I have Voted. Have You? by hemizen

hemizen

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Submit Date: 3/6/2004
Format: CD
Category: Theme

I have Voted. Have You?


Artist	Song
Chicago	Dialogue Part 1 & 2

Woody Guthrie	This Land Is Your Land

James Brown	Living In America

Bruce Springsteen	Atlantic City

Gram Parsons	Streets Of Baltimore

Lesley Gore	California Nights

NWA	Straight Outta Compton

David Bowie	Panic In Detroit

Marvin Gaye	Inner City Blues

Johnny Cash	Fulsom Prison Blues

John Hiatt	Memphis In The Meantime

Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans

Steve Earle	NYC

CSN&Y	Ohio

Chuck Berry	Route 66

Elton John	Philadelphia Freedom

Scott McKenzie	San Francisco

John Hiatt	Tennesee Plates

The Clash	Washington Bullets

Roger Miller	Red Necks, White Sox And Blue Ribbon Beer

Paul Robeson	Old Man River

Comment:

The evolution of a mix. I wanted to make a mix featuring two classic American songs, This Land Is You Land and Old Man River. No matter what style(s) of music you like, these two songs have passed the test of time. This mix would be easy. Start with a base stock of Beatles, Dylan and Motown. Add some John Lee Hooker, Miles and Coltrane for spice. Put in The Strokes and White Stripes per taste and then some of my orginial secrets. Didn't happen. As I was playing the two songs in my head, two themes arose. The Nation and politics. Woody Guthrie's song was an answer to Irving Berlin's God Bless American. Paul Robeson was a brillant, multitalented man born the wrong color and at the wrong time. Since it is election year I decided to make this a geo-political mix. I started the mix off the the Chicago tune (still relevent more than 30 years later) to ask some questions and then did what Woody would have done, "hitched" aroung the country to see whats going on. The results are in.

Feedback:

SMoss
Date: 3/6/2004

Excellent mix! You could have succumbed to using Alice Cooper's somewhat gimmicky ELECTED, but you stuck with true Americana covering places and mindsets from all across the land. Given room, I could only suggest Michelle Shocked's Alaska, and maybe the Beach Boys' Hawaii. But maybe those would change the desired tone. Well done!

Dom1
Date: 3/6/2004

I like this! From a Brit perspective, I'm surprised you included Clash, Elton John and David Bowie. A WORTHY MIX, nevertheless!

Nic Diamond
Date: 3/6/2004

very nice. i'm always a fan of dabbling in politics when making a mix! perhaps a trade?

laurad.
Date: 3/6/2004

nice.

valis
Date: 3/7/2004

Brilliantly executed mix hemizen!

mckbrd
Date: 3/11/2004

it's been so long ago I'd almost forgotten Kent State.....nice mix/as was the latter one! thank goodness for digital and small cams nowadays!!! the whole world is watching!