Artist	Song
mark kozelek	find me, ruben olivares
prince	i wanna be your lover
yo la tengo	can't forget
wilco	kamera
the hollies	carrie ann
the zombies	leave me be (demo)
the cars	just what i needed
otis redding	pain in my heart
rebecca gates	lure & cast
the wedding present	spangle
the strokes	last nite
kings of convenience	days i had with you
aretha franklin	do right woman, do right man
al green	let's stay together
astrud gilberto	manha de carnaval
his name is alive	our last affair
jayhawks	over my shoulder
roberta flack	hey, that's no way to say goodbye
bjork	generous palmstroke
elvis costello	suffering face
ida	black thumb
stevie wonder	you are the sunshine of my life
pavement	fin

Comment:

so my mix-making skillz were pretty much used for the benefit of just one girl for the last 3 years. she was my best friend and my girl; now, slowly, we're regaining the best friend part, and that's a very cool thing.

and so i'm making mixes for her again. i've almost always set out to make her just a "sleepytime" or "party time" or "driving time," subtext-free mix, especially in the less-than-happy times. but when i look back at the tracklistings, i realize i was always communicating through pop music, intentionally or subconsciously. happy times, a lot of belle & sebastian, fountains of wayne, secret stars, bob marley. sad times, a lot of wedding present, otis redding, nick drake, bob dylan. angry times-- you get the idea.

i made her a mix right before i knew she was breaking up with me/ cheating on me/ etc. i suspected, and it was a very pretty, down-time, and exceedingly barbed mix. ended with elvis costello's "baby plays around," nina simone's "don't explain," elliott smith's "i didn't understand," and keith jarret's "i'm through with love". i gave it to her *after* it all happened, after much debate. i'm not into being passive-aggressive, but the mix said what i felt.

but now, we're getting on well. i feel pretty ok-- it's been months. i'm still in love with her, but i'm trying to "move on". so i thought i'd make a mix that would express that. some sort of "i'm alive and well, missing you, but not falling apart anymore" mix.

i think maybe it's not quite that.

Feedback: