{"id":7917,"date":"2015-04-20T07:09:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T13:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2015-04-19T18:54:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T00:54:44","slug":"mix-tape-monday-volume-5-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/mix-tape-monday-volume-5-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Mix Tape Monday \u2013 Volume 5 Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Between 1989, my sophomore year of high school, and 1995, my fourth year of college, I put together a nearly 20 volume collection of mix tapes, containing my favorite songs that I had gathered either from the radio, a cassette tape, or (eventually) CD.\u00a0 Three years ago<\/a>, we looked back at all 20 volumes and which of my \u201cfavorite\u201d songs I still listened to. Today, we revisit those mix tapes and see how things have changed in the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

Volume 5 takes us from the end of my junior year of high school, through the summer, and all the way to spring of my senior year, from mid 1991 through early 1992, and once again\u00a0features a\u00a0healthy dose\u00a0of hair metal\u00a0and pop. \u00a0It also includes the appearance of my first CD player, a Christmas gift in 1991.<\/p>\n

Side A<\/h3>\n

Firehouse – Don’t Treat Me Bad<\/p>\n

I haven’t listened to the first hit from Firehouse in nearly 3 years.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a03 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a05 plays, most recently on 7\/11\/2012<\/p>\n

Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex You Up<\/p>\n

The first hit for ths so-called R&B boy band had a decent increase over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a02 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a05 plays, most recently on 3\/10\/2015<\/p>\n

Boyz II Men – Motownphilly<\/p>\n

The debut hit from Philadelphia crooners had a healthy 3 play\u00a0increase since last we checked.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a01 play<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a04 plays, most recently on 2\/14\/2015<\/p>\n

Motley Crue – Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)<\/p>\n

The last hit off of Dr. Feelgood<\/em> gets a nice increase to keep it in the running for most listened to song.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a018 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a022 plays, most recently on 2\/6\/2011<\/p>\n

Slaughter – Fly To The Angels<\/p>\n

It’s been almost 2 years since I heard the big ballad from the hair band.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a04 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a06 plays, most recently on 5\/21\/2013<\/p>\n

Boyz II Men – It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye<\/p>\n

Big increases for both versions of the cover song originally written for the film Cooley High<\/em>.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats (Radio version):\u00a011 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a015 plays, most recently on 3\/14\/2014<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats (Album version):\u00a06 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a013 plays, most recently on 4\/3\/2015<\/p>\n

Salt-N-Pepa – Let’s Talk About Sex<\/p>\n

A\u00a0big three fold increase for\u00a0the first ladies of rap.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats: 3 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a09 plays, most recently on 4\/14\/2015<\/p>\n

Side B<\/h3>\n

Color Me Badd – All 4 Love<\/p>\n

The third hit from the funky boy band, that is now occasionally used as the walk-up music for Tyler Flowers, increased a bit over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a05 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a08 plays, most recently on 3\/7\/2015<\/p>\n

Poison – Your Mama Don’t Dance<\/p>\n

Poison – Talk Dirty To Me<\/p>\n

These 2 wouldn’t even be on this tape if I hadn’t spent part of the Christmas break in Florida.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a09 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a011 plays, most recently on 8\/11\/2013<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a06 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a012 plays, most recently on 7\/3\/2014<\/p>\n

Motley Crue – Home Sweet Home<\/p>\n

The re-released hit managed to more than double its total over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a06 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 4\/14\/2015<\/p>\n

MC Hammer\u00a0– Addam’s Groove<\/p>\n

The final top 10 hit for the rapper\/dancer nearly doubled its oddly impressive total.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a07 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 3\/14\/2015<\/p>\n

Guns N’ Roses – Don’t Cry<\/p>\n

The long-awaited follow-up from Axl Rose and company has also nearly doubled its plays over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a05 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a09 plays, most recently on 1\/10\/2015<\/p>\n

Def Leppard – Let’s Get Rocked<\/p>\n

Only 3 additional plays for the groups first new release in 4 years.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a07 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a010 plays, most recently on 11\/14\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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