Some Candy Talking

Artist Song
Takako Minekawa  T. T. T. (Turntable Tennis) (Roomic Cube, 1997) 
They Might Be Giants  Where Do They Make Balloons? (No!, 2002) 
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band  Jollity Farm (Gorilla, 1967) 
Deerhoof  Milking (Milk Man, 2004) 
April March  La fille a la moto (Paris In April, 1995) 
Devo  Working In The Coal Mine (Music From The Motion Picture "Heavy Metal", 1981) 
Harry Nilsson  The Puppy Song (Harry, 1968) 
Yo La Tengo  The Lion Sleeps Tonight [live] (Live On WFMU, 2004) 
The Andrews Sisters  Chattanooga Choo Choo (The Andrews Sisters: Their Greatest Hits And Finest Performances, 1996) 
BS 2000  Buddy (Simply Mortified, 2001) 
Roger Miller  You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd (Golden Hits, 1965) 
The White Stripes  We're Going To Be Friends (White Blood Cells, 2001) 
Prefab Sprout  The King Of Rock 'n' Roll (From Langley Park To Memphis, 1988) 
The Beatles  Twist And Shout (Please Please Me, 1963) 
Billy Bragg and Wilco  Hoodoo Voodoo (Mermaid Avenue, 1998 ) 
Orange Juice  I Can't Help Myself (Rip It Up, 1982) 
Johnny Rivers  Secret Agent Man(Greatest Hits, 1985) 
Judy & Mary  Lovely Baby (Power Source, 1997) 
XTC  The Rotary (Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 1978 - 1980, 1990) 
Go Sailor  Ray Of Sunshine (Go Sailor EP, 1996) 
The Undertones  My Perfect Cousin (Hypnotised, 1980) 
The Sugarcubes  Birthday (Life's Too Good, 1988) 
The Specials  A Message To You Rudy (The Specials, 1979) 
Super Furry Animals  Chewing Chewing Gum (Guerilla, 1999) 
Nena  99 Red Balloons (99 Luftballons, 1984) 

Comment:

This is one that's been rattling around in my head for ages, and finally I got it down in concrete form - it's for two little boys I used to babysit, and who liked to run around yelling along to the "I don't wanna, I don't wanna!" chorus from Bad Idea by Ben Folds Five - that and Come On Eileen. It was always a surprise to hear what their latest favourites were, so hopefully this'll appeal! Thanks to Curtis for the Yo La Tengo cover. Title appropriated from The Jesus and Mary Chain.
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james porter
Date: 6/27/2004
dizzy & quality greatness
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The Misfit
Date: 6/27/2004
Good stuff!
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James Jackson
Date: 6/27/2004
Very nice indeed!
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Charlie Rose
Date: 6/27/2004
Looks great. I LOVE that Nena track!
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Dom1
Date: 6/27/2004
A Lovely sticky goo of a mix!
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Rob Conroy
Date: 6/27/2004
Wait a second... I thought I commented on this earlier. Beautiful, fantastic, etc. I really love your mixes and want to trade soon (if you're interested) once I clear off my trade plate a bit.
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Moe
Date: 6/27/2004
Sweet mix! Too many great artists to single out. I want candy!
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p the swede
Date: 6/27/2004
weird ;)
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lipstick vogue
Date: 6/27/2004
very nifty!
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PradaMeinhof
Date: 6/27/2004
I think the biggest compliment is to say that this has inspired me to make a bounce-around mix for my kids. I'm actually halfway through a lullabies mix for my daughter (Massive Attack, Dido, that kind of thing), and El Bouncy will be next.
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Bear
Date: 6/28/2004
Really cool. That SFA / Nena kiss-off is, wow, inspired.
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G-Sphere
Date: 6/28/2004
Lots of great picks.
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12vman
Date: 6/28/2004
This is a lot of fun - and the title is quite appropriate!
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joey de vivre
Date: 6/30/2004
Jolly ranchers - ear candy - nothing but fun!
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Nicholas Vegas
Date: 7/2/2004
Itza very Nice Mix.
Complimets to this weird & great Compilation.

NV
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 7/5/2004
Very damn fun. Love the Roger Miller, Undertones, and Bonzo picks.