21:33 - 06 November 2009
it's a sad story
That's the working title for what I used to call the "trash trilogy," which has now been edited and condensed into one mix, one CD's worth of a story about a guy, a girl, his frustration, her pain, their breakup, her suicide, and his survival afterwards.
Please, if you can think of a better title (preferably one from the lyrics), please, please tell me what it is. This used to be one disc about him, one disc about her, and one disc about everyone else they knew. Well, scratch that.
It's also a pretty decent mix, with lots of my favorite artists and their (in my opinion) saddest and most fitting songs. The story, though, is the unifying concept; the lyrics are pretty much 100% perfect for the story I tried to tell. Darned proud of it, considering it's been a year and a half of tinkering to get to this point.
For the most part, the female singers are voicing the girl's thoughts; that's not 100%, but it's a rough truth. Girl thoughts by guy narrators are #4, #6 (half credit, as it's also the thoughts of the guy), #11, and #12. The male singers, then, are roughly singing the guy's thoughts, except for #15.
it's a sad story
- Acid Tongue - Jenny Lewis
- Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
- I am Weary (Let Me Rest) - The Cox Family
- Leaving - Josh Ritter
- No Room to Bleed - Ben Lee
- Your Heart is an Empty Room - Death Cab for Cutie
- Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead
- Pretty Dress - Rosie Thomas
- Grey - Ani Difranco
- Magic - Ben Folds Five
- Porcelain - Moby
- Else - Built to Spill
- Videotape - Radiohead
- Silver Lining - Rilo Kiley
- It's Been Raining - Kimya Dawson
- Pretty Voice - Cloud Cult
- Sleep - The Dandy Warhols
- Is There a Ghost - Denison Witmer
- Vein of Stars - The Flaming Lips
- Return - OK Go
