The Time of Your Life

For awhile, I was trying to decide whether I wanted to do a ~cheesy~ playlist (ALL GEORGE MICHAEL. ALL THE TIME) or a really cool mix (DINOSAUR JR., SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES). Then, I decided to just do a mix that I could listen to at anytime and it will make me happy; music that I would probably be into if I was 22 living in 1987.

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1. Cutting Crew: (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
2. The Smiths: A Rush and the Push and the Land is Ours
3. Guns 'n Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine
4. The Replacements: Alex Chilton
5. Echo & the Bunnymen: Lips Like Sugar
6. Talulah Gosh: Talulah Gosh
7. Sonic Youth: Schizophrenia
8. The Cure: Why Can't I Be You?
9. Depeche Mod: Strange Love
10. Madonna: La Isla Bonita

this mix makes me feel old.

.1982.

so uh, according to the wonderful internet, the number one song on the US charts for 11 june 1982 was "Ebony and Ivory."
this mix is ridiculously bad... enjoy!

01. Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey
02. Duran Duran - Rio
03. Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter
04. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
05. Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy
06. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (alright, yes, this was a single in 1983, but Thriller was recorded/released in 1982. don't trip.)
07. INXS - Don't Change
08. The Cure - The Hanging Garden
09. Billy Idol - White Wedding
10. Orange Juice - Rip It Up
11. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
12. A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
13. Roxy Music - More Than This
14. Culture Club - I'll Tumble 4 Ya
15. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
16. The Clash - Rock The Casbah
17. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (Sciiiiience!)
18. Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
19. Hall & Oates - Maneater
20. The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
21. Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
22. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
23. Prince - 1999

Birthyear Theme: Having Fun in '81

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1. Rush - Tom Sawyer ["Moving Pictures"]
2. The Clash - This Is Radio Clash ["This Is Radio Clash/Radio Clash" single]
3. The Specials - Ghost Town ["Ghost Town/Why?/Friday Night, Saturday Morning" single]
4. New Order - Ceremony ["Ceremony/In a Lonely Place" single]
5. Brian Eno & David Byrne - Mea Culpa ["My Life in the Bush of Ghosts"]
6. Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love ["Tom Tom Club"]
7. Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator ["Computer World"]
8. Devo - Through Being Cool ["Through Being Cool/Going Under" single]
9. Black Flag - Rise Above ["Damaged"]
10. Minor Threat - I Don't Wanna Hear It ["Minor Threat" EP]
11. Wipers - Youth of America ["Youth of America"]
12. Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk to Fuck ["Too Drunk to Fuck/The Prey" single]
13. The Gun Club - Sex Beat ["Fire of Love"]
14. The Cramps - The Crusher ["Psychedelic Jungle"]
15. Orange Juice - Intuition Told Me (Part Two) ["L.O.V.E... Love /Intuition Told Me (Part Two)" single]
16. Television Personalities - The Glittering Prizes ["And Don't the Kids Just Love It"]
17. Daniel Johnston - Grievances ["Songs of Pain"]
18. Prince - When You Were Mine ["Controversy/When You Were Mine" single]
19. Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure ["Under Pressure/Soul Brother" single]

Bonus!: The Rub - Hip-Hop History Volume 3: 1981

Throwback

Happy birthday, USA! Olivia Newton John's "Physical" was #1 on the charts the day I was born, so I thought it was only appropriate for an album cover. I was born in 1981, so to celebrate my year of birth (and America's) , here are songs from albums of that year.

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1. Stevie Nicks- "Edge of Seventeen"
2. New Order- "Ceremony(7" Single Version)
3. Black Flag- "Rise Above"
4. Prince- "Sexuality". I know just included him on my last month, but this song is essential listening.
5. Squeeze- "Tempted"
6. Electric Light Orchestra- "Twilight" No relation to the shitty book of the same name.
7. Oingo Boingo- "Only a Lad"
8. Billy Joel- "Miami(Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)." Fuck the haters, this song is EPIC.
9. Mission of Burma- "That's when I Reach For My Revolver"
10. Depeche Mode- "Just Can't Get Enough"
11. The Gun Club- "She's Like Heroin To Me"
12. The Go-Go's- "How Much More"
13. Elvis Costello- "Strict Time"
14. The Cure- "Primary"
15. Kim Carnes- "Bette Davis Eyes".
16. Ramones- "The KKK Took My Baby Away"
17. The Birthday Party- "Nick the Stripper". Early Nick Cave. Awww yeah.
18. The Pretenders- "I Go To Sleep"
19. The Raincoats- "Shouting Out Loud
20. Stiff Little Fingers- "Silver Lining"
21. Kraftwerk- "Pocket Calculator"
22. Hall and Oates- "You Make My Dreams Come True". If you don't like this song you are flat out LYING, sir.