Here, Take My Sense of Self; I Wasn't Using It Anyway by Jenergy

Jenergy

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Submit Date: 9/27/2005
Format: CD
Category: Theme

Here, Take My Sense of Self; I Wasn't Using It Anyway


Artist	Song
Susan Maughan	Bobby's Girl

Vic Damone	Wives And Lovers

The Four Vagabonds	I Don't Want Anybody

The Skyliners, with Lenny Martin and The Orchestra	Since I Don't Have You

Ann-Margaret	As Long As He Needs Me

Harry Nilsson	Without You

Nina Simone	If I Should Lose You

Teenage Fanclub	Only With You

Dean Martin	I'd Cry Like A Baby

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	You're Really Got a Hold On Me

Big Maybelle	Don't Leave Poor Me

Done Lying Down	Cheat on Me

Norman Blake	You Are My Sunshine

Tiny Tim With Brave Combo	All That I Want Is You

The Statler Brothers	Flowers On The Wall

Hayseed Dixie	I'm Keeping Your Poop

Etta James	I Would Rather Go Blind

Chet Atkins	'Till There Was You

Jody Watley	After You Who

The Chiffons	When the Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too)

The Tinklers	Lucky In Love

Johnny Cash	'Cause I Love You

Link Wray	As Long As I Have You

Frank Sinatra	I've Got You Under My Skin

Billie Holiday	My Man

Comment:

So I'm walking home from work, listening to Gerry MacDonald's great complilation, If I Had Possession Over Popular Radio, and the song "Bobby's Girl" comes on. And, yeah, it's a great tune. But if you listen to the lyrics, basically, it's this girl saying that now that she's done with school, her one ambition is life is to hook this guy, who is, in fact, in love with somebody else. So, I'm thinking, "Girlfriend, get a life! Or a clue! Or something!" And then I got to thinking how many love songs are about defining oneself entirely in terms of another person. So I came home, and threw a mess of feel-sad-when-you're-sad-feel-glad-when-you're-glad type of tunes on a CD, and here's the result.

Thanks to wildheartedoutsider for "When the Boy's Happy," and of course, to Gerry for inspiring the whole thing.

Feedback:

The Misfit
Date: 9/27/2005

This looks amazing.

avant gardening
Date: 9/27/2005

i think i'm only familiar with the sinatra tune, but i know a few of the artists..every time someone says my mix is obscure i end up not knowing anything on theirs..go figure.

Salman1
Date: 9/27/2005

love that 5-6 combo. bitchin' mix.

sport !
Date: 9/27/2005

Wow, really inspired mix here! Especially great is the 3-10 stretch and the last 3 songs.

p the swede
Date: 9/27/2005

ace of course, starts me thinking of a crying songs vol 2

Mo Twang!
Date: 9/28/2005

Cool. Gerry is good mix inspiration.

G-Sphere
Date: 9/28/2005

Nice one. Lots of wonderful tunes. Great Skyliners pick too.

Rob Conroy
Date: 9/28/2005

Okay, your discs are done and will be sent today--please count me in for this very, very inspired, fantastically-executed mix. Brilliant and lovely.

musicgnome
Date: 9/28/2005

Simply fantastic.

sammyg123
Date: 9/28/2005

One of the best things about this site is seeing a compilation that half the songs you love and half you don't know. You assume that upon hearing the others you will love them as much. So, i'm off to download link wray, anne margaret, tiny tim et al & await to hear them with baited breath.

French Connection
Date: 9/28/2005

& what a result it is too, simply fantastique Jen.

Media Vixen: Radio Sally
Date: 9/28/2005

Cathartic, confusing kinda, but brilliant, no doubt!

hemizen
Date: 9/28/2005

That damm Gerry will do it to you everytime! Keep your head up and your feet dancing.

Moe
Date: 9/28/2005

I feel-sad-when-you're-sad-feel-glad-when-you're-glad, Jenergy. I'm feeling pretty glad after seeing this mix, so I hope you're glad too. Hope Gerry returns to the site soon.

Sean Lally
Date: 9/28/2005

This is super and sweet!

Pollyanna
Date: 9/29/2005

Cool mix! #9,24,25 are my fav's.

joey de vivre
Date: 9/29/2005

Love IS strange, isn't it. I get a twisted kind of amusement out of all those masochist love songs, which is lucky for me, because there are so many really demented ones out there. I have to agree, Bobby's Girl is just about the sickest ever. Someday I hope to hear this and chuckle at Dean Martin crying like a baby; I can only dimly imagine what that Hayseed Dixie tune must be like, but I want to hear it too!

gobi
Date: 9/29/2005

great idea - 'get a grip' springs to my sad mind.

gobi
Date: 9/29/2005

I've just re-read my comment . . . without my sad mind, it is not a very funny comment. Hope all goes well and your week gets better.

Siobhan
Date: 9/30/2005

Nice! It's difficult to do this sort of thing around such abstract (and yet strongly experienced) feelings - but you've done a great job here. "You Are My Sunshine" is a fantastic choice; one of my favourites.

Jenergy
Date: 9/30/2005

Thanks all for your comments. Yes, my week has gotten much better & my current legal issues are resolved (an no, they have nothing to do with the content of the mix, rather with possession of a car). Sammy, always happy to hear folks get into new music, but dammit, it's Ann-Margaret, not Anne Margaret (Ann-Margrock is also acceptable). Gobi - "get a grip" is a fine addition to "get a life" & "get a clue."

Nomates
Date: 9/30/2005

This mix has elicited more feedback than any other I've seen to date. Let me add my two penn'orth. The mix is riddled with artists I love. I cannot see anything wrong with it, and I've looked. Time to listen, I think.

zeke
Date: 10/2/2005

mmmmmissed this one. i'm really digging all of these old-time compilations of late. well done.

Curtis_Burns
Date: 10/2/2005

Great stuff Jenergy. Wash that man right outta your hair.

McDonald12
Date: 12/15/2005

Thanks, Jenny. A really great mix! Love all of this to bits!