Muzak Cool People Listen To

So this weekend during a mini-whirlwind roadtrip with my dear old dad, right about the time I was sporting my aviators and riding through some Carolina mountain holler, my dad said something about a CD I had made for him several years ago and it occurred to me that I had not made a super sweet mixed CD in quite a while. So because I have some extra blank CD's and an Itunes gift card, and because I don't want those wicked CD making skills to get too rusty, tonight was the night to bring that back. The much awaited 'Music Cool People Listen To' Volume 39 (or some such number).

Here's the shakedown:

She is Love- Parachute. Was introduced to this song on John Mayer's Pandora station. If some of those little mountain towns we rode through were music, they would be acoustic and slow and short and simple too, just like this song.
Round Here. Counting Crows. As is par for this year's course, this song came to me compliments of Jessica's W. Boyd's Roommate Music Education non-profit she's got going. It's been a raging success. "round here we stay up very very very very late".
Pinewood Chest and Closer to Me by Tyler Lyle. Tyler played at Blue Plate in May and Adam just sent him over to play at Remedy that night. He was nice enough to give me his CD that night and I literally cannot get enough of these 2 songs. Man. Seriously. He's from Atlanta, singer/songwriter. Please check him out @ TylerLyle.com
Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. Because oldies are still goodies and this one was probably on the some of the first "Music Cool People Listen To" so this song is basically a re-release of sorts. "Fast Car" will always have a special place in my heart. Good music, good lyrics, good memories.
"As I Lay Me Down To Sleep" Sophie B Hawkins. Almost didn't admit to this one because it's a little too B975 than I am comfortable with butttt it's also just a really beautiful song.

I wonder why I feel so high
Though I am not above the sorrow
Heavy heartedTill you call my name
And it sounds like church bells
Or the whistle of a train
On a summer evening
I'll run to meet you
Barefoot barely breathing

... and I'm sure Delilah thinks quite nice too. She'd be proud.
Will You Be There- Michael Jackson. Because this was the first MJ song I ever loved and is probably my favorite and, MJ if you're walking around out there reading blogs somewhere with Elvis, you had me since Free Willy.
In Repair. John Mayer. From the Village Sessions. Because in Jessica Boyd's music education program, sometime she leaves her cd's on the top of the dvd player and when that happens, I burn them onto my computer. Village Sessions= great.
When It Don't Come Easy and Rain by Patty Griffin. Because Patty, Patty, Patty how do you always know just what to say?
Who Will Save Your Soul? Jewel. I found this on my mom's computer and couldn't help myself. Reminds me of my sister and days of Ani and Tori and Fiona and Jewel and we were best friends. Lost touch with some of that music over time but never lost the love.
Grey Street and What Would You Say Dave Matthews Band. No explanation needed.
"look how she listens and says nothing of what she think. just goes stumbling through her memories"


So this frankly isn't my best work, but sometimes we need a rebuilding year. Just ask Derek Dooley about that.
CD drops tonight at Remedy because I recently figured out how to play a CD on the register computer and feed it through the speakers. Officially drops Tuesday because all music comes out Tuesday. People who work at Borders know these things. If you want one, I charge something like a high five or something. I don't really know. We'll hug it out.

Don't music judge me.