• Submit Date: 8/27/2005
  • Format: CD
  • Category: Theme

Acoustic 4: What makes the water holy, she says, is that it's the closest thing to rain

Artist Song
Mercury Rev  Pick Up If You're There (Deserter's Songs, 1998) 
Azure Ray  The Drinks We Drank Last Night (Hold On Love, 2003) 
Death Cab For Cutie  A Lack Of Color (Transatlanticism, 2003) 
The Smashing Pumpkins  Stumbleine (Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, 1995) 
Paul Westerberg  Nowhere Man (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture"I Am Sam", 2001) 
The Juliana Hatfield Three  I Got No Idols [piano version] (For The Birds E.P., 1993) 
Bobbie Gentry  Ode To Billie Joe (Ode To Billie Joe, 1967) 
Dink Roberts  Roustabout (Back Roads To Cold Mountain, 2004) 
Joan Baez  Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (Joan Baez In Concert, Part 1, 1963) 
Josh Ritter  Wings (Hello Starling, 2003) 
Tempus Est Iocundum  Chanter m'estuet [excerpt] (Airs et Chansons de la Tradition Chevaleresque, 2002) 
Son House  John the Revelator (The Legendary Son House: Father Of The Folk Blues, 1965) 
Cat Power  Psychic Hearts (Undercover E.P., 2000) 
The Love Generation  Epitaph [A World Without Love] (Love & Sunshine: The Best Of The Love Generation, 2002) 
Doves  Friday's Dust (The Last Broadcast, 2002) 
John Harle  St Godrick's Song (Soundtrack to A History Of Britain, 2001) 
Teenage Fanclub  Guiding Star (Bandwagonesque, 1991) 
Roger McGuinn  Up To Me (MOJO: Dylan Covered, 2005) 
Peter Mulvey  The Way That I Love You (Rain, 1994) 
Jump, Little Children  Close Your Eyes (Magazine, 1998) 
Suede  Black Or Blue (Dog Man Star, 1994) 
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man  Mysteries (Out Of Season, 2002) 
Robbie Fulks  Barely Human (Country Love Songs, 1996) 
The Jam  English Rose (All Mod Cons, 1978) 

Comment:

Another all-acoustic mix, including loads of songs which I've just been waiting to put on a mix for ages! The title's from the Josh Ritter track - I've never been a big fan, but "Wings" really surprised me; it's beautifully written. I thought the picture (the Grotto at Lourdes, where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette) suited the title, but there's no religious theme. Many thanks to Moe for the Love Generation track, to Rob for the Bobbie Gentry, and to hemizen for the Dink Roberts.
image for mix

Feedback:

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p the swede
Date: 8/27/2005
looking soft and fine to me
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The Misfit
Date: 8/27/2005
Looks wonderful!
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Jenergy
Date: 8/27/2005
Lovely. I adore that Son House cut. And you can never go wrong with Robbie Fulks.
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sport !
Date: 8/27/2005
Delightful! And engaging...I'd love to hear it.
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hemizen
Date: 8/27/2005
Terrific!
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SMoss
Date: 8/27/2005
THis looks very, very nice!
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yertle-the-turtle
Date: 8/27/2005
fantastic!
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bufo alvarius
Date: 8/28/2005
Really nice, Siobhan. Tons of great pix on here, for sure.
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Muzag
Date: 8/28/2005
Nice :)
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bungeeless jumper
Date: 8/28/2005
i love all the songs that i know here so i guess i'll check the rest at once:)
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buglady
Date: 8/28/2005
This looks REALLY good. I love that Bobby Gentry song, even considered putting it on a mix soon... Lots to love on this one!
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French Connection
Date: 8/28/2005
Nice one Siobhan, wouldn't mind hearing this one. Pedantically speaking, Bandwagonesque was '91 not '96.
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Salman1
Date: 8/28/2005
I'm digging a lot of this. Nice Cat Power selection. Most people I've spoken with didn't really like that cover, but thought it was great.
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mahdishain
Date: 8/28/2005
very nice. i consider barely human one of the saddest songs i've ever heard.
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Dom1
Date: 8/28/2005
Mighty fine 7& 22 are my faves but there's a lot of good stuff!
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Dom1
Date: 8/28/2005
Oooooh u Sax Blower U!
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G-Sphere
Date: 8/29/2005
Wonderful collection. So many great picks.
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gaucho
Date: 8/29/2005
very very nice indeed.
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musicgnome
Date: 8/29/2005
Very nice.

That SP track is actually a fave of mine.

Looks sweet.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 8/29/2005
LOVE the Bobbie track (you're welcome), as well as your TFC, Jam, Beth Gibbons, Son House and Mercury Rev picks.
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g.a.b. l@bs
Date: 8/29/2005
Very nice...'pretty', even. Likewise on hearing your sounds, Ms. Hollis.
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Moe
Date: 8/30/2005
Outstanding collection Siobhan! Happy I could be of help. I've recently discovered what a great singer Bobbie Gentry is. Her back catalog begs to be reissued on CD.
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Hollis
Date: 9/6/2005
i really don't like that paul westerberg. he kills songs. but stumbeline. oh my stumbeline. son house and cat power are ones you know i like, as is that doves song. i completely forgot it existed till you put that up there. and... black or blue. yep. that's how you win your brother's approval - the SP and the S to the wade on there too. damn.