Other Mixes By Mike Eternity
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Caribbean Fiesta!
| Side A | ||
| Artist | Song | |
| The Beach Boys | Kokomo | |
| 13th Floor Elevators | Monkey Island | |
| Amazulu | Montego Bay | |
| Inner Circle | Sweat | |
| Madonna | Into the Groove | |
| Bad Ronald | 1st Time | |
| Len | Steal My Sunshine | |
| ATC | Around the World | |
| The Avalanches | Ray of Zdarlight (live) | |
| Aqua | Cuba Libre | |
| The Beach Boys | The Locomotion | |
| Baha Men | The Best Years of Our Lives | |
| El DeBarge | Rhythm of the Night | |
| Rhythm Syndicate | I Wanna Make Love to You | |
| Buster Poindexter | Hot Hot Hot | |
| Beenie Man | Jump and Wine | |
| Janet Jackson | Escapade | |
| Roxette | The Centre of the Heart | |
| Ace fo Base | Travel to Romantis | |
| The Real McCoy | Ooh Boy I Love You So | |
| Berlin | No More Words | |
| Big Mountain | Baby I Love Your Way | |
| Side B | ||
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| Blondie | Island of Lost Souls | |
| The Delays | Wanderlust | |
| Shaggy | Clothes Drop | |
| Long Beach Dub All Stars | Sunny Hours | |
| Ini Kamoze | Here Comes the Hotstepper | |
| Miranda | Don! | |
| Caviar | Tangerine Speedo | |
| MaxAmillion | Sexual Healing | |
| Inner Circle | Games People Play | |
| O.A.R. | Lay Down | |
| Jack Johnson | Taylor | |
| Kirsty MacColl | Mamba De La Luna | |
| Acapulco Tropical | La Pollera Colora | |
| New Order/Madonna | Bizarre Love Triangle / Ray of Light (mash-up) | |
| Prozzak | Tsunami | |
| Smash Mouth | Summer Girl | |
| UB40 | If it Happens Again | |
| Aztec Camera | All I Need is Everything | |
| Vitamin C | Smile | |
| Slightly Stoopid | Officer | |
| Fishbone with Gwen Stefani | Everybody is a Star | |
| Jimmy Cliff | I Can See Clearly Now | |
| My Blue Heaven soundtrack | Merengue | |
Comment:
Ooookay, this is definitely not going to endear me to anyone. I'm practically begging for AOTM's collective contempt here with Shaggy, Smash Mouth, Vitamin C, Baha Men, that Beach Boys song everyone hates, Aqua, Inner Circle, UB40, Buster Poindexter, and other songs that a lot of people find annoying. But I wanted to do a mildly tropical flavored party-type mix after noticing a slight trend on my iPod shuffle one day. Think of it as one long beach party, that's pretty much the idea. Bright, happy, carefree, lots of dancing and fun, both chill and ecstatic. These songs might seem lame, but they fit my theme as squarely as I could've hoped, and in spite of all, I must admit, I do like everything on here. It was all culled from my iPod, after all, so it stands to reason...I love a lot of it, actually.I thought starting off with that somewhat infamous Beach Boys song would be a good ice-breaker: if you're willing to get into this groove, you'll have to decide right away. There are people who can enjoy "Kokomo" (personally, it used to be a favorite of mine when I was a wee naive lad raised on the "Cocktail" soundtrack, and then I realized it was pretty syrupy and not all that great especially compared to real Beach Boys music, and now I've come full circle to appreciate it again), and people who can't see past its overplayed, unbearably schmaltzy sheen. The former will probably see where I'm coming from and maybe even like the rest of the mix, and the latter can go back to their "cooler" music camps and share a moment's grief with one another over how some folks just don't know good music. I meanwhile am going to finish my margarita and go do the merengue out along the shore with the gang. Another marvelous day in paradise...cheers!
Feedback:
This is GREAT! Well put together and immensely listenable if you ask me. I like that Delays choice, it is ver Carribean isn't it. And I'm a lover of Kokomo. There, I said it. Are the Baha Men & Inner Circle tracks covers?
Great from end to end. Now where did I put that Batido de Pina?
Christ Mike, this confounds me all ends up. It shows supreme imagination and refreshing ease with the subject matter but boy, every five or so tracks I get a punch in the face. I know we will never see eye to eye on this but Aqua are beyond redemption, Roxette are criminal and I recently listed that Ini Kamoze track as the 4th worst song ever written in an email to a friend.
God bless ya for your passion, always so eloquently conveyed in your notes. I always read the contents of your mixes knowing It will stir something in me good or bad. Here Comes the Hotstepper indeed...
God bless ya for your passion, always so eloquently conveyed in your notes. I always read the contents of your mixes knowing It will stir something in me good or bad. Here Comes the Hotstepper indeed...
to be honest, i hate a lot of the stuff on here (although i like a small amount of it too) but i can see how this works and how i might like it in this arrangement.
sammyg: yes, they're covers. "Games" is Joe South (which is somewhat better, but not as appropriate for this mix), and I can't remember which reggae-ish band originally did "Best Years"
Barry: thanks as usual. I like that you care, at least :) I won't deny how irritating Ini Kamoze can be, but I used to love that song back in 1994 when the "Ready to Wear" soundtrack came out. I still own it on tape...Out of curiosity, what are the 3 worst songs ever written? I'd love to see a list like that (wonder how many of them I probably like/can be found on my other mixes). I really wish you could let your guard down and enjoy Roxette and Aqua, though. Ditto Meatloaf, from a past comment. Pop music with no dignity ain't so bad, Barry! Even if it does give you tooth rot and brain melt. It's so happy, so catchy...
Barry: thanks as usual. I like that you care, at least :) I won't deny how irritating Ini Kamoze can be, but I used to love that song back in 1994 when the "Ready to Wear" soundtrack came out. I still own it on tape...Out of curiosity, what are the 3 worst songs ever written? I'd love to see a list like that (wonder how many of them I probably like/can be found on my other mixes). I really wish you could let your guard down and enjoy Roxette and Aqua, though. Ditto Meatloaf, from a past comment. Pop music with no dignity ain't so bad, Barry! Even if it does give you tooth rot and brain melt. It's so happy, so catchy...
True story this.. A couple of years ago whilst DJing at the club I've been resident at for a while now a young lad came up to me and said "Have you got the 'Liverpool Gangster'?". "Never Heard of it" I replied..
"Hey? Call yourself a DJ?" was his response..
"Well, yes. I also work in a music store so I know my stuff" was my response, now getting slightly irritated. This went on until I had to ask him to sing it to me..
You know, "Here comes the Hotstepper. I'm the Liverpool Gangster, Murrderer." the idiot replied. Always makes me laugh that. 'Best Years' was originally by Modern Romance btw...
"Hey? Call yourself a DJ?" was his response..
"Well, yes. I also work in a music store so I know my stuff" was my response, now getting slightly irritated. This went on until I had to ask him to sing it to me..
You know, "Here comes the Hotstepper. I'm the Liverpool Gangster, Murrderer." the idiot replied. Always makes me laugh that. 'Best Years' was originally by Modern Romance btw...
hehehe... it's all context. Even the 4th worst song (and Bobby Goldsboro better have a lock on 1, 2 or 3) works in context. This is a mix I'd love to have, 'specially for the covers...
and why not a collaboration on the worst songs that were hits?
and why not a collaboration on the worst songs that were hits?
Must admit I have a soft spot for that Beach Boys track, also via the Cocktail soundtrack. Nothing wrong with 'bright, happy, carefree'...