Sam won 2nd place in my first contest: Cal's Colorful Contest. One of her prizes was a fanmix, she wanted one for D is for Diphtheria. Go read it if you haven't already.
The second part was so large I split it into two zips for convenience.
I have made a decision. I will no longer be offering single song downloads in my fanmixes, for two reasons, one it takes forever, and two it is a lot of work. So it will just be the zips of the sides for y'all now. The good thing is that for you guys I will be posting mixes faster.
Enjoy your prize, Sam.
Ta,
Cal.
textures by affairedevanite
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mouth of the microcosm: a mix for D is for Diphtheria
by Sam
i. “I Won't Let You Be My Paleontologist Barbie.”
[ZIP: PALEONTOLOGIST BARBIE]
1. If She Wants Me by Belle and Sebastian
Someone above has seen me do all right
Someone above is looking with a tender eye upon her face—
you may think you’re alone, but you may think again.
If I could do just one near-perfect thing I’d be happy
They’d write it on my grave, or when they scattered my ashes.
But on second thoughts, I’d rather be there with my best friend, if she wants me.
For Carl and Sukie.
2. More Life In A Tramp's Vest by Stereophonics
There’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest,
there’s more life more life more life in a tramp’s vest.
A theme for D.
3. The Magic Position by Patrick Wolf
So let the people talk—it’s Monday morning.
Walk past right past the fabulous mess we’re in.
It’s gonna be a beautiful day.
For Carl and Todd.
4. Can You Come Down With Us? by The Olivia Tremor Control
All those people need a place to go.
For the calamity in New Prague.
5. Sukie in the Graveyard by Belle and Sebastian
Sukie was a kid, she liked to hang out in the graveyard.
Sukie’s namesake.
6. Chase The Sun by Planet Funk
As I chase the sun
Up spinning around.
7. A Stroke of Luck by Garbage
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
It's falling down
And all around me, falling
8. Amari Szi Amari by Csòkolom
[English Translation]
O let me die
If I don't tell the truth
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj,
O let me die
If I don't tell the truth
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
For Babcia. Even though she’s technically Polish.
9. Heart of Glass by Puppini Sisters
In between, what I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine
Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind.
If I fear I'm losing you
It's just no good, you teasing like you do.
For Carl and Todd.
10. The Irish Keep Gate-Crashing by The Thrills
Lust, top-forty fame—I can smell your Catholic shame.
It goes on, and on, and on, and on.
Oh, my darling—it goes on, and on, and on, and on.
If I could learn to love you, could you learn to love me?
For Carl and Todd.
11. Earth's Best Kept Secret by Ruined Machines
[Instrumental]
A theme for D.
12. Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games) by Of Montreal
Let’s have bizarre celebrations
Let’s forget who forget what forget where
[…]
Maybe I’ll never die
I’ll just keep growing younger with you
And you’ll grow younger too
Now it seems too lovely to be true
But I know the best things always do
A song for Carl, Todd, and Sukie.
13. Speeding Cars by Imogen Heap
there there, baby
it's just text book stuff
it's in the ABC of growing up
now now, darling
don't lose your head
none of us were angels
A song for Carl, Todd, and Sukie.
14. History Song by the Good, the Band and the Queen
A storm of strings
Far away
The hangers on
Saved the day
A song for Carl, Todd, and Sukie.
15. Bluebird by Ambo
and the sun was brilliant, too
A theme for D.
16. Gone For Good by The Shins
I find a fatal flaw in the logic of love and go out of my head.
For Carl, Todd, and the train tracks of much reknown.
17. IOU by Metric
hesitation’s always mine
hesitate outside the times
with all I don’t say
with all I don’t do
I’m sending you
Invitations to hesitate too
A song for Carl.
18. Love, Again by Math and Physics Club
love
changes everything
and you kissed my cheek and my knees turned weak
and i forgot all that (...)
how will i ever let you know?
how will i ever let you know?
A song from the POV of Carl.
19. Junkyard by Page France
You me, and all the kings and queens, buried in the junkyard,
and every time the herald cherub sings, we rattle with the car parts.
I was born to lie here patiently—
be dragged on by the black star.
But you were born to glow majestically,
and love until your hands bleed.
For Carl, Todd, the temporary residents of Happy Jack’s Trailer Park, and the permanent residents of the Stawlin’s Creek graveyard.
20. Angry Angel by Imogen Heap
But that's just his cover
From what is under it
All his imagination
His passion for a creation
Which he has discovered
Uncovered a world
Of amazing sensations
His own little nation
A song for Sukie.
21. Golden Years by David Bowie
There's my baby, lost that's all
Once I'm begging you save her little soul
A theme for D.
ii. “Felicity Precious Chrysanthemum Grace.”
[ZIP: CHRYSANTHEMUM GRACE PART I] // [ZIP: CHRYSANTHEMUM GRACE PART II]
1. People Get Ready by The Frames
People all get ready
'Cos we're tearing down the stand
Rebuild what's gone unsteady
And see it through with newer hands
And what has gone between us
Is a lot, is a lot
And who'll be there to clean us
If you're not, if you're not
[…]
We have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
We have all the time in the world
To set alight, to set alight
For the kids of New Prague.
2. Slide by Ani Difranco
She laid down in her party dress
And never got up
Needless to say, she missed the party
She just got sad
Then she got stuck
She was wincing like something brittle
Trying hard to bend
She was numb with the terror
Of losing her best friend
But we never see things changing
We only see them ending
A song for Sukie.
3. For the Widows in Paradise; For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti by Sufjan Stevens
If you had a part of me, would you take your time?
Even if I come back, even if I die, is there some idea to replace my life?
I’ll do anything for you, I did everything for you.
For Carl’s journey across central Nebraska with a plastic sled and a biological deadline.
4. Dusting Down the Stars by Mobile
Left by the roadside all alone,
I turned to speak tot you right there and you were gone.
You stood and cried and wondered why,
You can’t return from where we came.
5. Song Against Sex by Neutral Milk Hotel
He said, “Oh, boy, you are so pretty…”
And when I finally kissed him, the whole world began to ring.
Always aching, always heading for mass suicide, occult figurines, and wasted gas station attendants, attending to their jobs.
And a nice drive in the country becomes a nice cliff to drop off of,
oh, when this life just gets so grating, all the grittiness of life…
For Carl’s angst, Arnold’s soul-bottling, the New Prague Kabredlo’s, and all associated misfortunes.
6. Hear Me Out by Frou Frou
So how do I do normal?
A smile I fake
A permanent wave
Of cue cards and fix-it kits
Can't you tell?
I'm not myself
A song for Sukie, perhaps Carl as well.
7. Modern Girls & Old-Fashioned Men by Regina Spektor ft. The Strokes
You were right
Modern girls always get their way
I was wrong
Modern men dream of what they can't say
That's alright
(That's alright)
I don't belong
A song for Sukie and Carl.
8. Red Fields by Celestial Aeon Project
[Instrumental]
9. Pardon Me by The Blow
Pardon me but wasn't that your heart?
That I felt on the bed,
In the bed in between the sheets?
I might have been confused,
By all the sweat,
There was a lot of sweat
And I might be mistaken but…
10. Bon Idee by Regina Spektor
Don’t tell your secrets to anyone
Because ideas are vulnerable
As soon as you say your idea out loud
Then it can go and live on its own
And you will miss it oh so much
And you will wait for it’s return
And you will wish it were your own
But ideas that left never come back home
11. Cherry Blossom Girl by Air
That means no time to waste
Whenever there's a chance
Cherry blossom girl
A song for Sukie.
12. Razzle Dazzle Rose by Camera Obscura
Rose, I’m feeling older
I was as lucky as a four-leaved clover
I tried to be happy, it wasn’t easy
When I choose my color, it will be
Razzle dazzle rose
A song for Carl.
13. Follow the Cops Back Home by Placebo
The call to arms was never true
Time to imbibe here's to you
I'll tell you stories bruised and blue
of drum machines and land slides
For the kids of New Prague.
14. Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers
Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea;
Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea.
15. Midnight Coward by Stars
sweetness, sweetness never suits me, when I get up to take you home
maybe it's love, love at first slightly drunk
[…]
sickness, weakness at the thought, of how you're going to play
how long should I stay?
promises, promises never cease to assist it, now I’m back on my back
please bite your words
[…]
I’ll be the first to leave
when did I grow up? I don't want to say too much
I’ll be the first to leave
[…]
I can see what's coming
but I’m not saying it
16. Ghost of a Shark by Tom McRae
tell me now is there a difference
between a shark and the ghost of a shark?
'cause all I have are secrets and memories of the dark
A song for Carl.
17. Myriad Harbour by The New Pornographers
Someone asked me, “Is there anything in particular I can help you with?”
All I ever wanted help with was you.
For Carl and Todd.
18. Flowers by Emilie Simon
you are so sweet and I'm so alone
oh darling, please, tell me you're the one
I'll buy you flowers, I'll buy you flowers
like no other girl did before
A song from the POV of Carl to Todd or vice-versa.
19. Someday the Waves by Iron & Wine
Waking before you
I've got a fever and a childish wish for snow
Seems like a long, long time
Since I spun you to this borrowed radio
A song for Carl.
20. All the Arms Around You by Halloween Alaska
Into some forgotten space
Where the envy and the hate
Swim around in figure eights
Swim around in figure eights
You're the brother and the beast
You're the friend I knew the best
Can't you listen to the past?
A song for Sukie and Carl.
21. A Sea Chanty of Sorts by Margo & The Nuclear So & So’s
And when we kissed
It didn't feel poisonous
And when you cried
I dried off your blue eyes
A song for Carl and Todd.
iii. “You're kind of black sheep.”
[ZIP: BLACK SHEEP]
1. Misadventures of the Campaign Kids by King of Prussia
we anticipate reactions to our points before the guns are drawn
that's preemption of our own
A song for the kids of New Prague.
2. Into the Dark by Ben Lee
It's not a slow dance
This modern romance
Feels like we've already waited too long
A song for Carl and Todd.
3. A Wish For Something More by Amy McDonald
Oh the sun is shining far too bright
For it to still be night
Oh the air feels so cold
So cold and old
How can it be light
Oh let's take a walk outside
4. Vito's Ordination Song by Sufjan Stevens
Rest in my arms,
sleep in my bed—
there’s a design to what I did and said.
5. Masterfade by Andrew Bird
well you sure didn't look like you were having any fun
with that heavy-metal gaze they'll have to measure in tons
and when you look up at the sky
all you see are zeros
all you see are zeros and ones
A song for Sukie.
6. A Match Made In Texas by Her Space Holiday
He’s towing the line
He’s gender-defined
It’s the magic of America—we’re always so American.
The truth of it is, he just wants to kiss that boy she’s talking to
The one that seems to own the room
The way that he dances and the touch of his hands
and the unapologetic way his tiny clothes stick to his frame.
[…]
It’s her confident charm and the curve of her arms
That tightly bends her circuitry into a twisted mass of interesting.
The first for Carl and Todd, Todd and Mandy, Ashley, and for Carl and Sukie’s collective lack of understanding of the meaning of gender stereotype. The second is for Sukie.
7. Keep It There by The Weepies
Came down on a bottle rocket
Found my heart right where I locked it
Last night like rain on chalk
It's gone like money in my pocket.
A song for Carl.
8. Last Ever Lone Gunman by Snow Patrol
I've never been so angry
To find out that I failed
It didn't even work
I have to make amends...
I do alright in my own way
We've all got bigger plans
But when it comes down to it
Mine might save the world
At least for one more day
A song for Sukie.
9. Broken Bones by Aqualung
I need a little more time with you, oh
I just need a little more time with you
[…]
This is a story 'bout the three of us,
Down by the water and the tide is rising.
This world is burning and I'm terrified
I need a little more time with you, ooo
The last part, especially, is for Sukie, Carl, and Todd.
10. A Tender History In Rust by Do Make Say Think
[Instrumental]
A theme for D.
11. Bottle It Up by Sara Bareilles
Love, I do it for love
12. Everything is Alright by Motion City Soundtrack
Give me a reason to end this discussion,
to break with tradition,
to fold and divide.
Please tell me that you’re alright—yeah, everything is alright.
For Carl and Sukie.
13. You Can’t Lose Them All by Maia Sharp
I could go down in history
I could go up in smoke
could be the center of attention
or the butt of every joke
But every time I get shot down
I justify the risk
because I come a little closer
to a hit with every miss
A song for Carl and Sukie.
14. Dreamworld by Rilo Kiley
The people under your feet are shooting stars in the night.
The people, all that you meet.
They're living in a dreamworld.
You're livin in a dreamworld
A song for the residents of New Prague.
15. Location Temporary by Mirah
Waking up in winter snow
The car is shaking.
I don't know how we got so far away.
A song for Carl.
16. Inevitable by Damien Jurado
Open your eyes here comes a bigger part
And seek and define the answers are easy to read
A song for Sukie.
17. Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks
and they don't feel afraid
as long as they gaze at
waterloo sunset - they are in paradise
A song for the kids of New Prague.
18. All is Violent, All is Bright by God is an Astronaut
[Instrumental]
A theme for D and the kids of New Prague.
19. Last Flowers Till the Hospital by Radiohead
and I can't face the evening straight
you cannot for me escape
houses move and houses speak
if you take me there you'll get relief
20. With A Little Help From My Friends by Jim Sturgess & Joe Anderson
I get by with a little help from my friends.
A song for Sukie and Carl.
21. Sons And Daughters by The Decemberists
These currents pull us ‘cross the border
Steady your boats, arms to shoulder
Till tides all pull our hulls aground
Making this cold harbor now home.
We’ll leave our tracks untraceable.
For the forefathers of New Prague, and for Babcia’s hitchhiking across the state to find her daughter.
Enjoy,
If there are any problems, please tell me and I'll do my best to fix them.
Ta,
Cal.
