Side A
Artist	Song
jackson browne	the pretender
creeper lagoon	naked days
liz phair	fuck and run
talking heads	life during wartime
arab strap	scenery
the doors	not to touch the earth
beulah	what will you do when your suntan fades?
the jesus and mary chain	reverence
neu!	negativland
grandaddy	el caminos in the west
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
pet shop boys	opportunities (let's make lots of money)
luna	1995
paul simon	american tune
the pogues	thousands are sailing
primal scream	loaded
pavement	unfair
prince	darling nikki
morrissey	we hate it when our friends become successful
donna summer	last dance
sonic youth	expressway to yr. skull

Comment:

originally conceived as a mix that represented los angeles (an "assignment" from my girlfriend) this more or less turned into a tape about america in general, focusing mainly on the desire to succeed and the failure and disappointment that result, but it also touches on greed, commercialism, and america's obsession with sex.

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