{"id":8228,"date":"2015-06-15T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T14:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=8228"},"modified":"2015-06-13T08:48:50","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T14:48:50","slug":"mix-tape-monday-revisited-volume-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/mix-tape-monday-revisited-volume-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Mix Tape Monday Revisited\u2013 Volume 12"},"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.\u00a0 Today, we revisit those mix tapes and see how things have changed in the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

Volume 12 covers the summer of 1993 and into the fall and my sophomore year of college. \u00a0Alternative has mostly taken over, although there’s still a small smattering of pop and hair metal, or whatever we were calling Def Leppard and Guns ‘N Roses back then.<\/p>\n

Side A<\/h3>\n

10,000 Maniacs – Because The Night<\/p>\n

The\u00a0hit from MTV Unplugged<\/em>, which was Natalie Merchant’s swan song with the group, more than doubled its total over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

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

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a021 plays, most recently on 1\/16\/2015<\/p>\n

Cracker – Low<\/p>\n

Somehow, I’ve only listend to the first hit from Cracker’s sophomore effort once in the last 3 years.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a013 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a014 plays, most recently on 7\/16\/2012<\/p>\n

Def Leppard – Miss You In A Heartbeat<\/p>\n

The minor hit for the boys from Sheffield garnished only 1 additional listen, nearly 2 years ago now.<\/p>\n

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

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a03 plays, most recently on 8\/11\/2013<\/p>\n

Cher w\/ Beavis & Butthead – I Got You Babe<\/p>\n

Cher’s threesome\u00a0with\u00a0the animated duo, from the hit film Beavis & Butthead Do America<\/em>, earned a healthy increase over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

2014 iTunes stats:\u00a017 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a022 plays, most recently on 5\/16\/2015<\/p>\n

Guns N’ Roses – Estranged<\/p>\n

The GnR opus doubled its listens over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

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

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a04 plays, most recently on 6\/21\/2014<\/p>\n

Lemonheads – Into Your Arms<\/p>\n

More than\u00a0a tripling of listens for the big hit from\u00a0Evan Dando and the boys.<\/p>\n

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

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a013 plays, most recently on 6\/5\/2015<\/p>\n

Side B<\/h3>\n

Gin Blossoms – Found Out About You<\/p>\n

The second hit from the Gin Blossoms garnered 3 additional listens over the past 3 years, although none in over a year and a half.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats: 5 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a08 plays, most recently on 9\/9\/2013<\/p>\n

Stone Temple Pilots – Creep<\/p>\n

Thanks to a scratched CD, I was forced to buy the song from iTunes and lost its old playback history, making it the only song to have decreased in listens between 3 years ago and now.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats: 5 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a01 play,\u00a0on 8\/14\/2014<\/p>\n

Nirvana – All Apologies<\/p>\n

The second hit from In Utero<\/em> doubled its total from 3 years ago.<\/p>\n

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

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a014 plays, most recently on 5\/3\/2014<\/p>\n

Guns N’ Roses – Since I Don’t Have You<\/p>\n

The last hit of the Slash era of GnR nearly doubled its total from 3 years ago.<\/p>\n

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

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a011 plays, most recently on 8\/4\/2014<\/p>\n

Ace of Base – The Sign<\/p>\n

The smash hit from the Swedish sensations tripled its number of listens.<\/p>\n

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

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a03 plays, most recently on 1\/27\/2015<\/p>\n

James – Laid<\/p>\n

The\u00a0one hit for the lads from Britain got a small increase over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats: 15 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a017 plays, most recently on 2\/11\/2015<\/p>\n

Crash Test Dummies – Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm<\/p>\n

The\u00a0one hit for the lads from Canada also got a small increase over the past 3 years.<\/p>\n

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

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a06 plays, most recently on 8\/21\/2013<\/p>\n

Cracker – Get Off This<\/p>\n

The follow up hit from Kerosene Hat<\/em> was listened to 3 times in the last 3 years, despite not having been heard in over a year.<\/p>\n

2012 iTunes stats:\u00a013 plays<\/p>\n

2015 iTunes stats:\u00a016 plays, most recently on 5\/16\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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