waiting in october mix

beauty is tragic and we are forever waiting: an october mix

real love ~ regina spektor

"all my little plans and schemes,
lost like some forgotten dream,
seems like all i really was doing,
was waiting for you."

this day ~ the sleepy jackson

"the sun comes in the morning,
and it waits at night,
and i've got the one the only one i know."

how soon is now ~ the smiths

"i am human and i need to be loved,
just like everybody else does."

faultlines ~ dirty pretty things

"and all this waiting is just hesitating for nothing, oh-oh ohh.
and the faultlines and all the conjecture from both sides,
why-oh-why can't we change things?
this is destroying me inside.
you know you wanna run away."

ocean and a rock ~ lisa hannigan

"i spoon you into my coffee cup,
spin you through a delicate wash,
i wear you all day."

cobwebs ~ ryan adams & the cardinals

"if i fall,
will you catch me?
if i'm sorry,
sorry enough.
if i fall,
will you pity me?
will you confuse my love for the cobwebs?"

new york ~ stephen fretwell

"oh, hold on to me.
i'm gonna get you out
i'm gonna set you free.
to a place that I've heard on the radio.
never sleeps.

i'll get a job in a bar,
you could be a waitress and serve cheap cigars
to fat mustachio men in suits, you'll look cute."

neighborhood #1 (tunnels) ~ arcade fire

"then i'll dig a tunnel
from my window to yours,
yeah a tunnel from my window to yours."

breakable ~ ingrid michaelson

"and we are so fragile,
and our cracking bones make noise,
and we are just,
breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys."

most of the time ~ sophie zelmani

"most of the time i'm halfway content.
most of the time i know exactly where it went.
i don't cheat on myself,
i don't run and hide,
hide from the feelings that are buried inside.
i don't compromise,
and i don't pretend,
i don't even care if i ever see him again;
most of the time."

porcelain ~ better than ezra

"well i wish i could kill you,
savor the sight.
get in to my car, drive into the night.
then lie as i scream to the heavens above.
that i was the last one you ever loved.
yes, your skin is like porcelain."

burrito ~ pete yorn

"come on over tonight
come on over this morning
momma says, 'you only fall in love once.'"

guess i'm doing fine (live) ~ beck

"it's only lies that i'm living,
it's only tears that i'm crying,
it's only you that i'm losing;
guess i'm doing fine."

sky ~ joshua radin & ingrid michaelson

"last night, we had a great fight,
i fell asleep in a horrible state,
than dreamt that you loved my best friend,
my heart would not mend,
seemed it was fate."

blue jeans & white t-shirts ~ the gaslight anthem

"and we sing with our heroes thirty-three rounds per minute,
we're never going home until the sun says we're finished.
and i'll love you forever if i ever love at all,
with wild hearts, blue jeans, & white t-shirts."

waiting ~ the devlins

"i'll still be waiting...
waiting with the orphans,
waiting for the bee stings,
they tell me that success brings,
waiting in the half light,
waiting for your whole life,
waiting for an ideal...
a low deal...
a no deal,
to play your stereotype.
and if you ever find the time,
you know i'm not far behind,
and if you ever need someone...

i'll still be waiting..."

waiting ~ october mix zipped

a cleaning mix

“they were careless people, tom and daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”

the great gatsby ~ f. scott fitzgerald

i don't want to do your dirty work: (but) i'll clean it up myself i guess: a cleaning mix for whiskeychick

Cleanse Song ~ Bright Eyes
Dirty Work ~ Steely Dan
That Green Gentleman ~ Panic! At The Disco
Young Folks ~ The Kooks
Paper Planes ~ M.I.A.
Strict Machine ~ Goldfrapp
Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing ~ Chris Isaak
Rock Star ~ Hole
Fists Up ~ The Blow
Back To Black (The Rumble Strips Remix) ~ Amy Winehouse
Handle With Care ~ Jenny Lewis & Friends
Lola ~ The Kinks
Ruby Tuesday ~ The Rolling Stones
Humpty Dumpty ~ Aimee Mann
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing ~ Jack Johnson
There's Never Enough Time ~ The Postal Service
Close To Me ~ Why?
Fix You ~ Coldplay
I'm So Tired ~ John Lennon

cleaning mix ~ zipped

an autumn mix

the name of it is "autumn"
the hue of it is blood
an artery upon the hill
a vein along the road

great globules in the alleys
and oh, the shower of stain
when winds upset the basin
and spill the scarlet rain

it spinkles bonnets far below
it gathers ruddy pools
then eddies like a rose
away upon vermilion wheels

the name of it is autumn ~ emily dickinson

it's the time of the season: when the love runs high: an autumn mix for amber

I Wanna Be Adored ~ Monsters Are Waiting
August & September ~ Elbow
I'm On Fire ~ Bat For Lashes
Mad World ~ Alex Parks
Black Dirt ~ Sea Wolf
I See Monsters ~ Ryan Adams
Northern Lad ~ Tori Amos
Anna Begins ~ Counting Crows
Colorblind ~ Natalie Walker
Run ~ Snow Patrol
Pretty In Pink ~ The National
I'm A Monster ~ Ours
The Call ~ Regina Spektor
Tonight I'll Have To Leave It ~ The Shout Out Louds
Creep ~ Damien Rice
Walking After You ~ Foo Fighters
Angeles ~ Elliott Smith
Song To The Siren ~ This Mortal Coil
Time Of The Season ~ The Zombies

autumn mix ~ zipped

*note: in another online community/space i am doing a theme mix project that i would like to share here, as well. if you would like to give me a "theme" of any kind, i will make a mix for you, and post it here. comment with a theme, or email at laurastarlite@gmail.com

can the child within my heart rise above?

i don't need to sell my soul: a cover mix

Redondo Beach (Live) ~ Morrissey
Crazy ~ Violent Femmes
Gone Daddy Gone ~ Gnarls Barkley
Landslide ~ Smashing Pumpkins
Creep (Live) ~ Damien Rice
What A Waster ~ Adam Green
Panic Attack ~ Dirty Pretty Things
Sexual Healing ~ Hot Chip
Wonderwall (Elements of Noise Remix) ~ Cat Power
I Wanna Be Adored ~ Monsters Are Waiting
Mad World ~ Alex Parks
I'm On Fire ~ Bats For Lashes
Real Love ~ Regina Spektor
Because ~ Elliott Smith
Teardrop ~ Elbow
Just Like Heaven ~ The Watson Twins
Drive ~ The Veils
I'm Not In Love ~ Tori Amos
I Want You To Want Me ~ Chris Isaak

Cover Mix Zipped

september mix (part one)

You Scream Give Me What I've Always Missed: A September Mix (Part One)

All In My Mind ~ Love & Rockets
Black Cat ~ Ladytron
23 ~ Blonde Redhead
Metal Heart ~ Cat Power
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead ~ Stars
Pioneer To The Falls ~ Interpol
I'm On Fire ~ Bat For Lashes
You Don't Own Me ~ Lesley Gore
Starlite Diner ~ Ryan Adams
You Don't Know Me ~ Ben Folds & Regina Spektor
Tonight I Have To Leave It ~ The Shout Out Louds
Black Lexus ~ Joseph Arthur
You're Lost Little Girl ~ Siouxsie & The Banshees
Wild Horses ~ The Rolling Stones
Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken ~ Camera Obscura
Electric Bird ~ Sia
7/4 (Shoreline) ~ Broken Social Scene

September (one) Mix Zipped

i get the strangest feeling you belong

warm me up & breathe me: an edward and bella mix

why does it always rain on me ~ travis

"i cant sleep tonight."

you're all i have ~ snow patrol

"there is a darkness deep in you,

a frightening magic i cling to."

losing my religion ~ nina persson

"every whisper,
of every waking hour,
i'm choosing my confessions."

here with me ~ dido

"i didn't hear you leave,
i wonder how am i still here.
and i don't want to move a thing,
it might change my memory."

creep ~ radiohead

"you're just like an angel,

your skin makes me cry."

into dust ~ mazzy star

"i could possibly be fading,

or have something more to gain;

i could feel myself growing colder,

i could feel myself under your fate."

but not tonight ~ depeche mode

"and i haven't felt so alive in years."

shake the disease ~ hooverphonic

"here is a plea,
from my heart to you,
nobody knows me as well as you do.
you know how hard it is for me,
to shake the disease,
that takes hold of my tongue in situations like these.
understand me."

roads ~ portishead

"regardless of what they say."

hide & seek ~ imogen heap

"spin me round again,
and rub my eyes;
this can't be happening."

clocks ~ coldplay

"confusion never stops,
closing walls and ticking clocks;
gonna, come back and take you home,
i could not stop that you now know."

breathe ~ sia

"warm me up,
and breathe me."

love will tear us apart ~ honeyroot

"do you cry out in your sleep,
all my failings expose?
get a taste in my mouth,
as desperation takes hold.
is it something so good,
just cant function no more?"

delicate ~ damien rice

"we might live like never before."

the engine driver ~ the decemberists

"i am tortured,

ever tortured."

what if you ~ joshua radin

"so, for tonight,
i'll stay here with you."

honey & the moon ~ joseph arthur

"if you weren't real i would make you up."

lovesong ~ the cure

"whenever i'm alone with you,

you make me feel like i am young again."

i will follow you into the dark ~ death cab for cutie

"i'll follow you into the dark."

claire de lune ~ claude debussy

zipped

watch out for those foreign girls

all you need is love: the final a mix

anything but love ~ the libertines

"watch out for those foreign girls,
mistake my plastic beads for pearls."

answering bell (live) ~ ryan adams and adam duritz

"all's i want is your fortress of tears to crumble,
and oh girl, i'd tear 'em down myself,
and oh girl, the story's they could tell,

but i'm just sayin' hi to your answering bell."

acting like a fool ~ matt costa

"you know i try,
and still i play the fool."

the air near my fingers ~ the white stripes

"don't you remember you told me in december that a boy is not a man until he makes a stand,
well i'm not a genius but maybe you'll remember this:
i never said i wanted to be a man."

alala ~ css

"ah la la, ah la la,
gimme three wishes."

all alone ~ gorillaz

"close your eyes and see,
when there ain't no light,
all you'll ever be.
come and save the night,
coz i don't leave,
when the morning comes it doesn't,
seem to say an awful lot to me...
all alone."

advisory committee (shok remix) ~ mirah

"the mist came down the ground was wet,
i talked with you inside my head,
the way i have forgotten back,
quickly prepare it's an attack."

anarchy in the u.k. ~ the sex pistols

"how many ways to get what you want?"

all in my mind ~ love and rockets

"if you give me an hour,i'll show you how you feel."

age of consent ~ new order

"won't you please let me go?
these words lie inside they hurt me so."

ashes to ashes ~ david bowie

"i'm happy, hope youre happy, too."

alice ~ sisters of mercy

"to promise her a definition,
tell her where the rain will fall,
tell her where the sun shines bright,
and tell her she can have it all."

the arc of time (time code) ~ bright eyes

"you can make a plan,
carve it into stone,
like a feather falling,
it is still unknown;
until the clock speaks up,
says it's time to go,
you could choose the high,
or the lower road.
you might clench your fist,
you might fork your tongue,
as you curse or praise,
all the things you've done.
and the faders move,
and the music dies,
as we pass over,
on the arc of time."

a-punk ~ vampire weekend

"half of the ring lies here with me,
but the other half’s at the bottom of the sea."

absolutely nothing ~ lily allen

"my heart is aching and i've never felt this bad,
i pinch myself to check that all of this is real.
keep thinking i'm not letting on, i feel this sad,
and then you've got the cheek to ask me how i feel."

airport taxi reception ~ sondre lerche

"i called you because i love you so."

all i want ~ the lightning seeds

"it makes me want to give you everything,
pick you up and take you home again,
hold you tight and think that now is then,
all i want to do,
all i want to do,
is make you listen from now on."

across the universe ~ the beatles

"words are flying out like endless rain into a paper cup,
they slither while they pass across the universe."

all you need is love ~ dana fuchs and jim sturgess

"it's easy,
all you need is love."

zipped

all you give is returned: a mix for june

all you give is returned: a june mix

lucy in the sky with diamonds ~ bono
cleanse song ~ bright eyes
skinny love ~ bon iver
today ~ smashing pumpkins
she bangs the drum ~ the stone roses
getting led ~ adam green
europe is our playground ~ suede
back to black ~ amy winehouse
rise ~ azure ray
deft left hand ~ babyshambles
talk show host ~ radiohead
samson ~ regina spektor
carriage ~ counting crows
the last day of summer ~ the cure
summertime rolls ~ jane's addiction
summer breeze ~ seals & croft
west coast ~ coconut records
umbrella (rhianna cover) ~ manic street preachers
hippy's son ~ dirty pretty things

june mix

of all the drinks i get drunk off music

music is my hot sex: a friday mix

music is my hot, hot sex ~ css
walcott ~ vampire weekend
redondo beach ~ patti smith
sedative ~ babyshambles
my type of criminal ~ elk city
blue skies ~ albert hammond, jr.
hit the switch ~ bright eyes
mountain song ~ jane's addiction
of angels and angles ~ the decemberists
here comes your man ~ pixies
the warning ~ hot chip
hell = other people ~ bettie serveert
must be the moon ~ !!! (chk chk chk)
lola ~ the kinks
be-bop-a-lula ~ gene vincent
high & dry ~ radiohead
something/blue jay way (love mix) ~ the beatles
samson ~ regina spektor

hot music sex zipped

three steps to heaven

coffee and a found journal, interesting to look backwards in this sort of way. a glimpse into a not so long ago past, yet so much has changed.

i'm putting together a mix for tania. the story she's writing has me digging out music that i haven't heard since i used to take road trips with my grandparents. eddie cochran was a favorite of my grandfather's. every so often we'd find a diner that had those tabletop jukeboxes, this was one of the songs he always chose.

excerpt from the journal i found...

but my body still has that strange tense caffeine hangover that i haven't experienced since those nights melissa and i would stay up too late. cup after cup of coffee. mochas sometimes. she would always switch to decaf after 10pm. i'd always think "what's the point of coffee without?. so insomnia would mix with the caffeine and i would stay up most of the night writing. or pretending to sleep and writing. in my head. thus was last night. trying to talk my body into sleeping. and writing in my head. wish i'd written it down. i had this poem forming. felt this rhythm blending in. and then i finally faded into hazy dreams. woke up to law and order on the television. always sucks me in. when it was finished the poem was gone. ah well. it was out there somewhere. in some kind of sleep limbo. in reality purgatory. it is dancing with to-do lists forgotten and love letters that never saw pen and paper. i hope it has a better day than i.

three steps to heaven ~ eddie cochran

via youtube

music to take on the road (or something)

well you may be a lover, but you ain't no dancer: a mix

helter skelter ~ dana fuchs

here with me ~ dido

east of eden (acoustic) ~ peter doherty

sugar, sugar ~ the archies

a history of lovers ~ iron and wine/calexico

it's in his kiss (shoop shoop song) ~ betty everett

the story ~ norah jones

all my loving ~ jim sturgess

all the way down ~ the cake sale

we're not supposed to be lovers ~ adam green

cherry blossom girl ~ air

cherries in the snow ~ elk city

and your bird can sing ~ the beatles

bird gehrl ~ antony and the johnsons

can't stand me now ~ the libertines

darling clementine (acoustic) ~ peter doherty

devices ~ the terrordactyls

devil's highway ~ hello stranger

hero takes a fall ~ the bangles

tiny vessels ~ death cab for cutie

ain't no dancer mix zipped

enjoy

hearts & hope: a valentine's mix

make a plan to love me ~ bright eyes

playground love ~ air

cupid ~ amy winehouse

it must be love ~ paolo nutini

let's stay together ~ al green

damn, i wish i was your lover ~ sophie b. hawkins

heart throb ~ be your own pet

breck road lover ~ the libertines

borderline ~ counting crows

your song ~ the streets

wicked game ~ chris isaak

romeo & juliet ~ the killers

so real ~ jeff buckley

the last beat of my heart ~ devotchka

as is ~ ani difranco

somebody ~ depeche mode

such great heights ~ iron & wine

fade into you ~ mazzy star

two hearts ~ ryan adams

hearts & hope mix zipped

she almost lost her mind

keep art alive; art by voodooangel

she loves you: & you know you should be glad: a mix of rebuilding

she loves you (live) ~ babyshambles
i just seen a face ~ the beatles
what katie did ~ the libertines
take comfort ~ the cooper temple clause
broken mirrors in the mud ~ the selmanaires
mine for life ~ the sounds
lover ~ devandra banhart
son of a preacher man ~ dusty springfield
butterfly nets ~ bishop allen
the calendar hung itself ~ bright eyes
tear you apart ~ she wants revenge
lovesong ~ the cure
salome ~ peter doherty
laid ~ james
bingo ~ m.i.a.
such a lovely thing ~ devotchka
courage ~ sarah polley

she loves you all zipped up

all these places feel like home

keep art alive; art by grandylion

chelsea hotel memories: close calls & cannonballs, my darling: a c mix

california ~ phantom planet

call it off ~ tegan & sara

can't take my eyes off of you ~ muse

can i stay ~ ray lamontagne

cannonball ~ damien rice

caring is creepy ~ the shins

catapult ~ counting crows

caught a light sneeze ~ tori amos

caught by the river ~ doves

ceremony ~ new order

change ~ tears for fears

change your mind ~ the killers

crumb begging ~ babyshambles

chelsea dagger ~ the fratellis

changes ~ david bowie

chelsea hotel #2 ~ leonard cohen

chicago (acoustic) ~ sufjan stevens

close call ~ rilo kiley

come back ~ pearl jam

chocolate ~ snow patrol

c mix ~ zipped

mix theme: rain

keep art alive; art by iapia

this week's theme: rain

the trick is to make it your own; to take the theme and craft it into some kind of musical landscape that paints the picture for you.

if you would like to play along here are the guidelines (i do not like the word rules):

* mixes due on a friday*

feel free to post your finished results in your own space, in comments, contact me if you would like me to post it here, or just keep it for your own music drunk enjoyment.

where did we go wrong?

keep art alive; art by kristin burns

romeo & juliet never got the chance: because everyone knows the making up is the best: girls vs. boys mix part three

mr. blue sky ~ lily allen

skag trendy ~ the view

spellbound ~ siouxsie & the banshees

that's what i get ~ nine inch nails

loose lips ~ kimya dawson

lover ~ devandra banhart

songbird ~ eva cassidy

i burn for you ~ frank black

the hill ~ marketa irglova

all the way down ~ glen hansard

dreams ~ letters to cleo

french dog blues ~ babyshambles

anyone ~ joan as police woman

last goodbye ~ jeff buckley

not going anywhere ~ keren ann

romeo & juliet ~ the killers

the park ~ feist

train under water ~ bright eyes

girls vs. boys three ~ mix zipped

Is it bitter or sweet? all depends on your timing

between the bitter and the sweet: wash away my dreams: a b artist mix

bittersweet faith ~ bitter:sweet

"are we're moving in the right direction?

what is fate, if fate's immersed in shame?

a high price for the beauty of perfection;

i go when all i want to do is stay."

i love you (but you're green) ~ babyshambles

"it's only blood from broken hearts that writes the words to every song."

cleanse song ~ bright eyes

"someone wrote in red - start over."

the shining ~ badly drawn boy

"remembering when i saw your face,

shining my way, pure timing.

now i've fallen in deep,

slow silent sleep;

it's killing me, i'm dying."

i wish you love ~ a band called quinn

"but you don't have to worry about those things we said,

it's past.

i just hope tomorrow brings you joy."

more, more, more ~ babes in toyland

"take me where you want to,

then my heart you steal."

how deep is your love? ~ the bird & the bee

"and you may not think i care for you,

when you know down inside,

that i really do."

god only knows ~ the beach boys

"i may not always love you,

but long as there are stars above you,

you never need to doubt it."

i love you ~ a band of bees

"you wouldn't walk away,

if my stories they weren't true."

the weight ~ the band

"who sent me here with her regards for everyone."

something ~ the beatles

"you're asking me will my love grow,

i don't know, i don't know.

you stick around now, it may show,

i don't know, i don't know."

think i'm in love ~ beck

"take a little picture in a photobooth,

keep it in a locket and i think of you;

both of our pictures, face to face."

pinch me ~ barenaked ladies

"i feel fine enough, i guess,

considering everythings a mess."

just pretend ~ the bens

"'cause we hurt each other once before,

let's not do that again."

circle of friends ~ better than ezra

"but youre makin amends,

through your circle of friends,

and youre trying to fit me to their mold."

promise ~ black rebel motorcycle club

"all lines are broken,

and we need you to hold on."

dry the rain ~ beta band

"walked in the corner of the room,

a junk yard fool with eyes of gloom;

i asked him time again,

take me in and dry the rain."

london loves ~ blur

"london loves,

the way you just don't stand a chance."

passion of lovers ~ bauhaus

"she breaks her heart, just a little too much.

and her jokes attract the lucky bad type."

b three mix zipped

mix theme: memories

this week's theme: memories

the trick is to make it your own; to take the theme and craft it into some kind of musical landscape that paints the picture for you.

if you would like to play along here are the guidelines (i do not like the word rules):

* mixes due on a friday*

feel free to post your finished results in your own space, in comments, contact me if you would like me to post it here, or just keep it for your own music drunk enjoyment.

it's always better when we're together

break down and begin again: and other ways to mend a broken heart: the b two mix

breck road lover ~ the libertines

"and if lust and despair,

are two bullets in the same gun;

well, we’ve been playing russian roulette,

for far too long."

black ~ pearl jam

"i know someday you'll have a beautiful life,

i know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky, but why,

why, why can't it be, why can't it be mine?"

baby, can i hold you tonight? ~ tracy chapman

"forgive me,

is all that you can say.

years go by and still,

words don't come easily;

like forgive me,

forgive me."

black-dove (january) ~ tori amos

"you don't need a space ship.

they don't know you've already lived,

on the other side of the galaxy."

break your heart ~ natalie merchant

"i know that it will hurt,

i know that it will break your heart the way things are,

and the way they've been;

and the way they've always been."

black ~ pete yorn

"you will never stop and see,

what you’re doing to me."

bowl of oranges ~ bright eyes

"i'm gonna try and make you laugh. and if i can't, if it just hurts too bad,

then we will wait for it to pass and i will keep you company,

through those days so long and black.

and we'll keep working on the problem we know we'll never solve,

of love's uneven remainders,

lives are fractions of a whole."

black dirt ~ sea wolf

"black dirt will stain your feet,

and when you walk,

you'll leave black dirt in the street."

barely breathing ~ duncan sheik

"you really had me going,

wishing on a star,

but the black holes that surround you,

are heavier by far."

black metallic ~ catherine wheel

"i still can't guess what you're after."

beg, steal or borrow (live on jonathan ross) ~ peter doherty

"they'll tell you anything."

blackbird ~ the beatles

"take these broken wings,

and learn to fly."

both sides now ~ joni mitchell

"moons and junes and ferris wheels,

the dizzy dancing way you feel,

as every fairy tale comes real;

ive looked at love that way.

but now its just another show,

you leave em laughing when you go,

and if you care, dont let them know;

dont give yourself away."

black coffee in bed ~ squeeze

"i was writing to tell you that my feelings tonight,

are a stain on my notebook,

that rings your goodbye."

better together ~ jack johnson

"love is the answer,

at least for most of the questions in my heart;

like why are we here? and where do we go?

and how come it's so hard?

it's not always easy and,

sometimes life can be deceiving.

i'll tell you one thing it's always better when we're together."

bizarre love triangle ~ new order

"everyday my confusion grows."

bohemian like you ~ the dandy warhols

"cause i like you."

breakfast in america ~ supertramp

"take a jumbo cross the water,

like to see america.

see the girls in california,

i'm hoping it's going to come true,

but there´s not a lot i can do."

between love & hate ~ the strokes

"don't sing along with me.

i said i was fine,

it's just the second time,

we lost the war."

b two mix ~ zipped