Attempting to recreate a long-lost mixed tape.

meri 2013.06.12

I posted this on Facebook this other day:

I almost have a series of songs in my head. It’s an almost earworm. It’s maddening.

(Ages and ages ago, my boyfriend at the time had made an awesome mix tape. I know it had Nine Inch Nails, Concrete Blonde, Depeche Mode, and Erasure on it. I can *almost* remember the songs, and the order they’re in, but not quite. And it’s driving me up the wall. I’ve sent messages to the two people I know who might actually have a copy of the tape, to see if I can get the track listing.)

Yeesh.

Shortly after that, I started a conversation with two of the folks who were an integral part of our strange little social group back in the day, asking them for their recollections. We all brainstormed for a bit, and tracks I hadn’t thought of were jiggled loose.

Now, I know that this is far from the awesome tape that we had back in 1991-1992, but it’s a pretty bouncy little mix, and it’s doing great things for my productivity.

• Alphaville
  • Big in Japan
  • Forever Young
• Concrete Blonde
  • Joey
  • Tomorrow Wendy
• The Cure
  • Close to Me
• Depeche Mode
  • Blasphemous Rumors
  • Enjoy the Silence
  • Master and Servant
  • Personal Jesus
  • Route 66
  • Somebody
  • Strangelove
• Erasure
  • Love to Hate You
• Martin L. Gore
  • In a Manner of Speaking
• Information Society
  • A Knife and a Fork
  • Mirrorshades
  • Peace and Love, Inc.
• Nine Inch Nails
  • Head Like a Hole
  • Ringfinger
  • Something I Can Never Have
  • Terrible Lie
• Pet Shop Boys
  • Where the Streets Have No Name
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Give It Away
• Rurik
  • Certain Kind of Madness
  • Live in Shame
• The Smiths
  • Girlfriend in a Coma
  • Stop Me
  • Unhappy Birthday
• Soft Cell / Marc Almond
  • Tainted Love

I still need to add in: Red Flag, Ministry, Front 242, KMFDM, Morrissey… How the hell did the original brain make such a great mix in 90 minutes of cassette tape? (The listing above is already at 2.3 hours…)

One day, I’ll find the original track listing, but until then, my little personal obsession continues. 🙂