Do you remember when you were like 14-years-old and you’d be walking down the hallway in high school, and there’d be, you know, the hottie of your dreams, and for some reason, you started taking to following him down the hallway? And then there was that one time he had his guitar and he was sitting out in the courtyard playing some crappy O.A.R. song with his greasy pubescent hair swinging ever-so-softly over his sharp blue eyes (which you took as a sign of sensitivity and intelligence rather than poor hygiene.)
And then, for some reason, it all escalated into an anonymous mix CD and his locker and getting your hand stuck in the air vents trying to furtively shove it down and Mister Hottie coming by and asking why your hand was in his girlfriend’s locker.
Many of us have some pretty damn painful mix CD and playlist memories like that. Therefore, this issue’s Listen, Hear will regale itself in having entirely non-painful playlists made by our first-rate writers. Read on and enjoy, but I’m warning you: if you intend to use any of these playlists as a lady-catching device, we really can’t guarantee anything.
Songs for a Fireside Chat With the Kids About the Birds and Bees (72 minutes)
By DJ Bozak
1. Ooh Baby I Like it Raw – Old Dirty Bastard (Elektra) > 3:45
2. Let Me Put My Love Into You – AC/DC (Sony) > 4:12
3. Kick a Few Hoes – Hollertronix (Milkrate) > 2:55
4. Pop Yo Pussy – DJ Technics (White) > 5:42
5. Harder, Better, Stronger, Faster – Daft Punk (Astralwerks) > 7:23
6. Ride the Lightning – Metallica (Elektra) > 4:11
7. I Want To Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges (Columbia) > 2:25
8. Leather and Mustache – DJ Bozak (Needledrops) > 6:40
9. Tastes Like a Milkshake – M.O.T.O. (Husgrow)
10. Is It All Over My Face? – Loose Joints (West End) > 6:22
11. That Smell – Lynard Skynard and Sammy Haggar (MCA) > 3:35
Bass-Sick (Basic) Records for the Long Ride Home (72:22)
By Rosalyn Yates
1. Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers (Sony) > 2:05
2. Foe Tha Love Of $ – Bone Thugs-N-Harmoney (Ruthless) > 4:32
3. I Used to Love H.E.R. – Common Sense (Relativity) > 4:36
4. Pusherman – Curtis Mayfield (Rhino/Wea) > 5:04
5. Xxplosive – Dr. Dre (Interscope) > 3:37
6. Son of a Gun – Janet Jackson (Virgin) > 4:16
7. Nights Over Egypt – Jones Girls (The Right Stuff) > 4:38
8. Glory Box – Portishead (Polygram) > 4:58
9. Welcome to Jamrock – Damien Marley (Universal) > 3:21
10. Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes (V2) > 3:50
11. Triumph – Wu-Tang Clan (Relativity) > 5:40
12. The Blast – Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek (Priority) > 3:07
13. It Was A Good Day – Ice Cube (Priority) > 4:20
14. What They Do – The Roots (Geffen) > 6:00
15. Keep On, Keepin’ On – MC Lyte feat. Xscape (East/West) > 4:34
16. SpottieOttieDopalicious – Outkast (LaFace) > 7:07
Songs for Staring at a Disco Ball (71 Minutes)
By Fred Koschmann
1. Electronic Renaissance – Belle & Sebastian (Matador) > 4:53
2. Prego Amore – Erlend Oye (Astralwerks) > 3:54
3. If I Ever Feel Better – Pheonix (Astralwerks) > 4:28
4. When You Were Mine – Cyndi Lauper (Sony) > 5:06
5. Digital Love – Daft Punk (Virgin) > 4:57
6. Death Goes to the Disco – Pulp (Mci) > 5:45
7. Meaning of Love – Depeche Mode (Reprise/Wea) > 3:07
8. So Serious – Electric Light Orchestra (Sony) > 2:43
9. Six Different Ways – The Cure (Elektra/Wea) > 3:21
10. It’s a Beautiful World – Devo (Rykodisc) > 3:33
11. Cyclons in Love – Bent (Ministry of Sound) > 5:37
12. I’m Not in Love – 10cc (Polygram Int’l) > 6:10
13. Stereo Nights – Takkyu Ishino (Sony) > 3:59
14. True Faith – New Order (Qwest/Wea) > 4:29
15. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk (Virgin) > 3:45
16. Yr City’s a Sucker – LCD Soundsystem (Capitol) > 5:26
17. Everyone’s a Winner – Hot Chocolate (EMI) > 4:04
Make War, Not Love (58 minutes)
By Todd Hunter
1. War Buddies – Harvey Danger (Phono) > 4:25
2. War Within – Noel Hartough (N/A) > 4:12
3. War (First Try) – The Cardigans (Stockholm) > 4:07
4. War of Distortion – The Leaves (Sundazed) > 2:10
5. War or Hands of Time – The Master’s Apprentices (Astor) > 2:51
6. War Forges On – Sullen (Thick) > 3:56
7. Cold War – Death from Above 1979 (Vice) > 2:33
8. Killer’s War – Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) > 4:03
9. The Love War – The Dismemberment Plan (Core for Care) > 2:11
10. Missing the War [Live] – Ben Folds Five (Epic) > 4:55
11. I Fought in a War – Belle & Sebastian (Matador) > 4:09
12. For the Wars – Clinic (Domino) > 3:39
13. Civil War Correspondent [Global Communication Mix] – PJ Harvey
(Island) > 6:43
14. Flagboy – For Squirrels (Y&T) > 4:12
15. In 1967 – Miriam (Arf Arf) > 1:32
16. 2 + 2 = ? – Bob Seger System (Capitol) > 2:45
Stories Among the Paths of America, A Roadtrip… (72 Minutes)
By Imran Siddiquee
1. All the Towns Near Boston – Norfolk & Western (Film Guerrero) > 4:24
2. Sunday in New York – Bobby Darin (Exemplar) > 2:31
3. Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen (Sony) > 3:16
4. Ohio Heat – Super Furry Animals (XI) > 4:07
5. Michigan – Red House Painters (Sub Pop) > 4:50
6. Decatur – Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty) > 3:03
7. Kentucky Woman – Neil Diamond (MCA) > 2:25
8. Tennessee – Arrested Development (Capitol) > 4:32
9. Carolina – M. Ward (Future Farmer) > 4:19
10. Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles (Rhino) > 3:40
11. Alabama – Neil Young (Reprise) > 4:02
12. Mississippi – Bob Dylan (Sony) > 5:26
13. Louisiana Man – Lucinda Williams (Smithsonian Folkways) >2:26
14. Oklahoma, USA – Yo La Tengo (Bar None) > 2:24
15. Kansas City – Okkervil River (Jagjaguwar) > 5:46
16. Dressed Up Like Nebraska – Josh Rouse (Slow River) > 3:22
17. Idaho – The New Amsterdams (Vagrant) > 4:34
18. Portland, Oregon – Loretta Lynn (Interscope) > 3:47
19. California Stars – Wilco (Elektra) > 4:57
20. In Blue Hawaii – Brian Wilson (Nonesuch) > 2:59
It’s All Happenin’ at the Zoo (Approximately 80 minutes)
By Brian McGovern
1. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! – Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty) > 5:23
2. Panther Dash – The Go! Team (Memphis Industries) > 2:45
3. Pigs That Ran Straightaway into the Water, Triumph of — The Mountain Goats (4ad/Ada) > 2: 53
4. This Here Giraffe — The Flaming Lips (Warner Bros) > 3:46
5. The Geese of Beverly Road – The National (Beggars UK) > 4:56
6. The Owls Go – Architecture in Helsinki (Bar None) > 3:35
7. Lazy Butterfly – Devendra Banhart (XL/ Beggars US) > 4:01
8. Build a Home Like a Bee – Chad VanGaalen (Sub Pop) > 2: 41
9. Warm Panda Cola -The Boy Least Likely to (Too Young To Die) > 0:49
10. Monkey Puzzle – The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Bomp) > 4:02
11. Bird on a Wire – Rogue Wave (Sub Pop) > 3:39
12. City Bird – Of Montreal (Polyvinyl) > 3:42
13. Hummingbird -Wilco (Nonesuch) > 3:11
14. Mayfly – Belle and Sebastian (Matador) > 3: 42
15. The Rooster Moans – Iron and Wine (Sub Pop) > 3:42
16. Wild Packs of Family Dogs – Modest Mouse (Sony) > 1:45
Songs I Listen to While Daydreaming About Boning Brian McGovern (Approx. 70 minutes)
By Carlye Wisel
1. A Boy Like Me – Down the Line (N/A) > 3:26
2. In the Meantime – Tim Blane (N/A) > 4:06
3. Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect – The Decemberists (Kill Rock Stars) > (4:31)
4. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey (Sony) > 4:10
5. Hands Down – Dashboard Confessional (Vagrant) > 3:06
6. Save Me – Hanson (Three Car Carage) > 3:40
7. Twist – Phish (Elektra / Wea) > 3:24
8. Just Friends – Gavin DeGraw (J-Records) > 3:25
9. Passenger Seat – Death Cab For Cutie (Atlantic / Wea) > (3:41)
10. The Chemicals Between Us – Bush (Kirtland) > 3:37
11. I Summon You (Acoustic) – Spoon (Matador) > 4:00
12. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) – Backstreet Boys (Jive) > 3:54
13. Sing for Absolution – Muse (Warner Brothers / Wea) > 4:54
14. Uncommon – Umphrey’s McGee (Sci Fidelity) > 2:51
15. College Girls Are Easy – Eazy E (Priority) > 4:26
16. You Don’t Know Me – Ray Charles (Rhino / Wea) > 3:14
