Mark Petruccelli

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Member Since: 8/28/2001
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Other Mixes By Mark Petruccelli

Waddyawantfernuthin? Vol 5
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Do Do Do Do Do It Again
CD | Mixed Genre
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He Went the Hemingway
CD | Mixed Genre
ANTI - Established (2 CDs)
Cassette | Theme
  • Submit Date: 3/19/2006
  • Format: CD
  • Category: Theme

Dysfunction Junction

Artist Song
Bill Withers  Who Is He (And What Is He To You?)  
Randy Newman  Shame  
Bruce Springsteen  Highway Patrolman  
Martin Sexton  Casino Foundation  
The Rolling Stones  Mother's Little Helper  
Cherry Poppin' Daddies  Drunk Daddy  
Suzanne Vega  Luka  
The Mountain Goats  Dance Music  
Tom Waits  Hold On  
Reverend Horton Heat  It Hurts Your Daddy Bad 
Jim White  The Wound That Never Heals  
Chuck E. Weiss  Deeply Sorry  
Rickie Lee Jones  Altar Boy  
Tom Lehrer  Oedipus Rex  
The Doors  The End  

Comment:

I've been thinking about this theme mix for awhile, inspired primarily by the Chuck E. Weiss tune: How many variations of the Dysfunctional Family / Relationship song could I put together. Some are darkly humorous, others deeply disturbing. I know I've only scratched the surface here, but the afflictions(as I see them) are:
1. Suspicious Husband / Cheating Wife?
2. Abandoned Sugar Daddy Begs
3. Cops Brother is a Criminal
4. Mom's a Compulsive Gambler
5. Mom's a Pill Popper
6. Alcoholic / Violent Father
7. Battered Child
8. Abusive Stepfather
9. Woman Fleeing from Abusive Relationship
10. Father Laments Junkie Supermodel Daughter
11. Woman Sexually Assaulted by Father and Uncles Kills Everybody
12. Man Finds Girlfriend in Bed with his Mother (jeez Chuck!)
13. Alter Boy Abused by Priest
14. "Kill the Father, F*** the Mother"
15. see 14

Thanks to Rob C for the Stones.


Feedback:

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gobi
Date: 3/19/2006
odd ! . . . but I am a Chuck E. Weiss fan . . .
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Mixxer
Date: 3/20/2006
We are family, ha. Cool theme Mark. Great title too.
Different approach, but fans of dysfunctional families might also like to look at Teenage Temptress Does a Striptease for Step-daddy.
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The Misfit
Date: 3/20/2006
Great title, great mix!
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hemizen
Date: 3/21/2006
A walk on the dark side....
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Nomates
Date: 3/21/2006
Misdirection Connection more like. Gruesomely enjoyable.
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jonpoi
Date: 3/21/2006
Sick.
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p the swede
Date: 3/22/2006
hmmmm
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Siobhan
Date: 3/22/2006
Interesting! Great collection of songs and a good execution of a theme that's difficult to deal with. Always enjoy a bit of Luka.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 3/22/2006
Very cool. You're welcome. And spifforiffic Oedipal ending you've got there... to think that I've *met* your mom... hope this doesn't reflect your feelings for her. ;-)
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French Connection
Date: 3/22/2006
Reminds me too much of my days as a social worker (thank fuck they're long gone) but otherwise a damn fine mix.
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mahdishain
Date: 3/22/2006
extremely cool!
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sammyg123
Date: 3/22/2006
Let me gather all the collected thoughts together. Odd, Cool, Dark, Enjoyable, Cool, Sick. Damn Fine!
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kclairemcwise
Date: 4/4/2006
The scariest part of this is that you could do at least a second edition (if not many more) with stuff like 10,000 Maniacs' "What's the Matter Here?" (abused child), Juliana Hatfield's "My Sister" (about a sibling she never even had), Weezer's "Say It Ain't So" (daddy issues & substance use), Sublime's "Wrong Way" (so many issues...), etc. Of course, the stuff you have here is better music.
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baron von chicken pants
Date: 5/14/2006
this looks great. i love using the end as my last pick on the jukebox.