Artist	Song
Little Willie John	Fever
Blasters	(I'm) Shakin'
Screamin' Jay Hawkins	I Put A Spell On You
Tom Waits	Clap Hands
Los Lobos	Kiko & The Lavender Moon
Stan Ridgway	Drive She Said
MC 900 Ft. Jesus	The City Sleeps
Air	Le Femme D'Argent
Shivaree	Goodnight Moon
Joseph Gershenson & The Universal-International Orchestra	Touch Of Evil (Main Title)
Soul Coughing	Screenwriter's Blues
Kirsty MacColl	In These Shoes
Joe Henry	Fat
Chuck Prophet	Storm Across The Sea
Dave Alvin	Thirty Dollar Room
John Hiatt	The Tiki Bar Is Open
Morphine	Have A Lucky Day
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	Red Right Hand
Peggy Lee	Fever

Comment:

I had taken a few stabs at compiling a mix titled "SmokyNoirCool," a term I had coined to describe the kind of unattainable woman that comes across the radar every so often, and while pursuing her almost always ends bearing bitter, if any, fruit. Still, she's out there, and someone will crack the cheap padlock on her heart. Moreover, this is more about a mood. This is night music. Sure, you can spin this during the waking hours, but pop it in under cover of night, and drive where the muse takes you, and while it plays, you're not quite yourself. All of a sudden, you're driving a cab, or you're on your way to some clandestine meeting. Perhaps, all you seek is solace in a cup o'joe, served up by a faded waitress who still has a couple of sparks left, or at the bottom of a bottle. Hell, maybe all you wanted was some cheap Chinese take-out, and maybe that's all you'll get...or something else that you never bargained for...

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