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CD Mix Challenge:  007 - Licensed to Mix!

As promised, it’s time for yet another CD Mix Exchange!  Bet gets a (tm) for the “Licensed to Mix” gag, even though she doesn’t remember saying it (although that would explain why she thought it was so clever).

Those of you who have done this before, you know the drill.  If you’re new to the Challenge (and we welcome newbies!), here’s a quick rundown for you:  Using the list below, create a CD mix from your own collection of CD’s and mp3’s.  If you plan to play along, leave a comment below.  Everyone trades CD’s—so if there’s comments from five people, you’ll be making five CD’s.  I will collect snail mail addresses and send out an e-mail to all the participants with a mailing list.

The mailing deadline for this mix is Monday, May 5th.  If you plan to participate, your CD’s must be postmarked for that date!  C’mon, y’all, don’t make people wait.  Leave a comment below if you plan to join in—hope to hear from you all!  Should be a fun mix.

1. Kick-ass cover—of a song someone else has used in a previous mix.
2. Song that gives you goose bumps.
3. Song about the state you live in.
4. Parenthetical—a favorite song with parentheses in the title, such as “(Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes.”
5. Therefore I Am: song about thinking
6. Alliteration—song with alliteration in the title, that is, the words start with the same letter, like “Lonesome Loser.” (Remember the Little River Band?  Sure you do!)
7. Favorite song from year you were born.  To help you out with this one, here is a link to a site with Top 40 lists for 1930 - 1998, that ought to cover everyone.
8. Song about an animal
9. Song performed by non-traditional musician—such as an actor, athlete, weatherman, plumber ("You’re a plumber; what on earth is that?").
10. Grammatically Incorrect—I believe this is self-explanatory.  Anything with “Ain’t Got No” will certainly qualify.
11. Song with your favorite guitar or instrumental solo.
12. War!  What is it good for? Song about war.  Good God, y’all.
13. Song about Sex
14. Song about Drugs
15. Song about Rock ‘n’ Roll
16. Why so sad? Song about the blues, a broken heart, crying, etc.
17. Bonus/hidden track—I got a lot of comments that B-sides are a thing of the past, so I decided this was a little more 21st Century.  Any favorite bonus or hidden track from your CD collection.
18. Perchance to Dream: song about dreams/dreaming
19. Famous title—song with the same title as a famous book or movie.
20. Amnesty song—as with past mixes, this is for any song that you wanted to use in this or a previous mix but couldn’t find room for.

* In order to assist with the kick-ass cover song this time around, I will be going through my archives and posting links to all my previous mixes so you can have a little reminder and maybe get some inspiration.  I’ll have those links up tomorrow.  I’d like to encourage everyone else to do likewise, if you have some time.  If this is your first CD Mix Exchange, you can feel free to just choose any kick-ass cover song you like.

Okay, who’s in?  Comment below, please.

1. I should know this week if I can particiate.  I’ll let ya know by Friday.  This seems the most challenging yet!

   Kelly :)

   Posted by  on  04/21  at  12:40 PM

2. I’m in! I’m worried about the cover song, but I’m totally in.

   Posted by  on  04/21  at  06:35 PM

3. Ah, crap--the deadline is going to be right on top of our move.  We don’t have a snail mail address yet and even if we did, we’d be in transit when the CDs started to arrive. :/

   If things change (like if we actually find a place that isn’t a friend’s couch) I’ll let ya know!

   Posted by ThePete  on  04/21  at  10:08 PM

4. Against my better judgement, I’m in.

   Posted by Bet  on  04/21  at  11:34 PM

5. in. was there any doubt?

   i’m a cd mix exchange junkie.

   Posted by river selkie  on  04/22  at  01:39 AM

6. Finals and a 15-page paper? Whatevs. I’m in.

   Also, is “state you live in” meant to be taken literally/geographically (i.e. Colorado) or metaphorically/abstractly (Confusion, vexation, indifference, bliss)? I suppose if you’re in California, it could be both. But what about the rest of us?

   Yay, one of my suggestions made it! BTW: love the S/D/RR troika.

   Posted by Mr. Middlebrow  on  04/22  at  09:55 AM

7. well, looks like I got some work to do huh?  I’m in. (of course)

   Posted by marla b  on  04/22  at  10:02 AM

8. Stennie, you have made this QUITE the challenge....but I am almost done.
   And, BTW, I will take the latter Mr. Middlebrow, thank you for the suggestion.

   Posted by marla b  on  04/23  at  07:25 PM

9. Mr. Middlebrow (and others):  You may feel free to define “state” as literally or as figuratively as you like.

   Posted by  on  04/23  at  07:29 PM

10. I told Stennie over the weekend that I wasn’t going to be able to participate this time around (too much travelling coming up), but since I had nothing else to do in my hotel room this week with my Macbook and iPod but look at tracks, I’ve actually got about half a playlist going.  So right now I’m a “maybe” and if I can finish it off by Friday, I’m in.

    And you all thought you were getting off easy this time.

    Posted by  on  04/23  at  09:07 PM

11. My Vegas trip just got cancelled, so I guess I’m in for sure.  Now I just need to find a good song by a weatherman and I’m done.

    Posted by  on  04/25  at  12:26 PM

12. New blood, represent.

    I don’t think I know what I’m setting myself up for.

    Posted by Patrick  on  04/28  at  02:42 PM
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