WEBVTT 00:00:11.080 --> 00:00:14.259 What is going on, friends? Welcome to my weekly 00:00:14.259 --> 00:00:17.019 mixtape, the show that takes the classic mixtape 00:00:17.019 --> 00:00:20.140 approach to building a modern playlist. I'm your 00:00:20.140 --> 00:00:22.780 host, Brian Colburn, and I'm back with another 00:00:22.780 --> 00:00:26.620 Have It Your Way episode, that being the online 00:00:26.620 --> 00:00:30.179 randomizer I've been using to select the topic 00:00:30.179 --> 00:00:33.520 for the show. Now, these topics come from you, 00:00:33.579 --> 00:00:36.240 the mixtapers, the listeners, the community that 00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:38.380 I've been working to build at this show over 00:00:38.380 --> 00:01:07.129 the last couple of years, and I appreciate My 00:01:07.129 --> 00:01:09.629 Weekly Mixtape. It's free to join. And there's 00:01:09.629 --> 00:01:11.569 several tiers available there if you'd like to 00:01:11.569 --> 00:01:14.750 support the show a little extra. But with that, 00:01:14.790 --> 00:01:17.349 I'm not going to waste another second of time. 00:01:17.430 --> 00:01:19.609 And I'm going to click that online randomizer 00:01:19.609 --> 00:01:22.870 button so we can find out what this week's topic 00:01:22.870 --> 00:01:31.950 is going to be. Interesting. This one comes in 00:01:31.950 --> 00:01:34.930 from Brian Rosenberg via email. Brian, thank 00:01:34.930 --> 00:01:38.620 you for writing in this topic. Songs you'd give 00:01:38.620 --> 00:01:41.819 the person you have a crush on. The roots of 00:01:41.819 --> 00:01:47.420 many a mixtape. Wow. I have to give a slow golf 00:01:47.420 --> 00:01:51.079 clap on this one. What a topic. This is a Mixtape 00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:55.319 101 lesson. Ever since episode one, every time 00:01:55.319 --> 00:01:58.120 there's a first -time guest on the show, I have 00:01:58.120 --> 00:02:01.159 asked the question, what does the word mixtape 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:06.340 mean to you? And I could tell you at least 75... 00:02:06.959 --> 00:02:11.479 to 85 % of those responses involved making a 00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:15.300 mixtape for a crush, for somebody they were interested 00:02:15.300 --> 00:02:18.120 in and wanted to use music as a way to maybe 00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:20.719 open the door to further a discussion that might 00:02:20.719 --> 00:02:24.020 lead to a relationship or something more. So, 00:02:24.020 --> 00:02:28.360 wow. Okay, before I even get into songs, I think 00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:30.879 I need to dive into this topic a little bit more 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:34.400 than usual. Because when you're creating a mixtape, 00:02:34.419 --> 00:02:36.500 now this is going back to the 90s for me, but 00:02:36.500 --> 00:02:38.580 for the younger people listening, when you're 00:02:38.580 --> 00:02:41.879 creating a playlist for somebody you have a crush 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:44.900 on, if you've ever seen the show How I Met Your 00:02:44.900 --> 00:02:48.159 Mother, there's a scene where Marshall and Lily 00:02:48.159 --> 00:02:51.020 are talking about the fact that if you play a 00:02:51.020 --> 00:02:54.580 song for somebody and they like you back, that 00:02:54.580 --> 00:02:59.039 song can be seen as sweet and maybe even endearing. 00:02:59.659 --> 00:03:02.960 However, if they don't feel that way about you, 00:03:03.060 --> 00:03:09.800 it could be seen as creepy and psycho. So there's 00:03:09.800 --> 00:03:12.659 a fine line you need to toe when creating these 00:03:12.659 --> 00:03:15.680 playlists. Now, here are some of the tips that 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:18.819 I have when creating a mixtape or a playlist 00:03:18.819 --> 00:03:22.280 for that crush of yours. First one, if you're 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:25.780 already friends with this person, I think shared 00:03:25.780 --> 00:03:29.150 experiences. are a great way to go when it comes 00:03:29.150 --> 00:03:32.110 to songs. So if there's a song that you bonded 00:03:32.110 --> 00:03:34.490 over with this person, that you realized you're 00:03:34.490 --> 00:03:37.210 both a fan of this artist, it kind of takes a 00:03:37.210 --> 00:03:39.250 little bit away from the meaning of the song. 00:03:39.469 --> 00:03:42.530 The song can probably be about anything because 00:03:42.530 --> 00:03:45.210 if you've already had discussions about that 00:03:45.210 --> 00:03:48.969 song and how much it means to both of you, there's 00:03:48.969 --> 00:03:51.669 already that experience that kind of ties you 00:03:51.669 --> 00:03:54.810 two together to the song, regardless of the topic. 00:03:55.310 --> 00:03:57.530 Within reason, and I'll get to that in a little 00:03:57.530 --> 00:04:00.830 bit. But from a personal perspective, I can actually 00:04:00.830 --> 00:04:03.849 use that shared experience from one of my high 00:04:03.849 --> 00:04:06.330 school relationships. Because at the time when 00:04:06.330 --> 00:04:08.030 I was getting to know somebody that I eventually 00:04:08.030 --> 00:04:10.590 dated when I was in high school, there was a 00:04:10.590 --> 00:04:13.710 song out by R .E .M. called Man on the Moon. 00:04:14.430 --> 00:04:17.689 Now, this is a song about Andy Kaufman. There 00:04:17.689 --> 00:04:21.470 is zero romance in this song whatsoever. However, 00:04:21.670 --> 00:04:23.810 this was a song that was on the radio every time 00:04:23.810 --> 00:04:27.240 we were hanging out. And it became kind of an 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:30.560 inside joke with us because the yeah, yeah, yeah, 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:34.220 yeah in the song, it became a way we would respond 00:04:34.220 --> 00:04:36.720 to each other when we were saying, hey, do you 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:38.800 want to go to see a movie? Instead of just saying 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:41.139 that sounds like fun, it would be yeah, yeah, 00:04:41.139 --> 00:04:43.819 yeah, yeah. So that became kind of an inside 00:04:43.819 --> 00:04:46.759 joke language between the two of us. So when 00:04:46.759 --> 00:04:50.279 I first made a mixtape for this person, I included 00:04:50.279 --> 00:04:52.480 the song because of the history and the shared 00:04:52.480 --> 00:04:54.980 experience. had nothing to do with Andy Kaufman. 00:04:55.120 --> 00:04:59.220 There is no, hey, this is Andy Kaufman. No, none 00:04:59.220 --> 00:05:04.180 of that here. But it's a shared experience, which 00:05:04.180 --> 00:05:06.939 is kind of genre agnostic because you could be 00:05:06.939 --> 00:05:09.160 into punk, you could be into metal, hip hop, 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:11.779 country. It doesn't really matter as long as 00:05:11.779 --> 00:05:15.040 there's a connection over a song. Now, with that, 00:05:15.060 --> 00:05:17.639 there are some things you might want to consider. 00:05:18.139 --> 00:05:20.800 because it might do the opposite of what you're 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:23.939 intending those songs to do, even if there is 00:05:23.939 --> 00:05:26.879 a shared experience with them. One example I 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:29.220 can think of is with my wife, because when we 00:05:29.220 --> 00:05:31.199 were dating, it was a long distance relationship, 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:34.120 and we would always pass each other mix CDs to 00:05:34.120 --> 00:05:37.500 listen to in the car rides on the way back and 00:05:37.500 --> 00:05:39.360 forth, depending on which way we were headed 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:42.620 at the time. And for years, I put this one song 00:05:42.620 --> 00:05:45.569 by one band, and I'm not going to say who. because 00:05:45.569 --> 00:05:47.569 I'm still a fan of this band and still go see 00:05:47.569 --> 00:05:50.370 them a lot. However, I included this song on 00:05:50.370 --> 00:05:53.029 pretty much every mix CD I made for my wife, 00:05:53.149 --> 00:05:57.189 assuming she felt the same. And it wasn't until 00:05:57.189 --> 00:05:59.930 years later when that song came on shuffle. And 00:05:59.930 --> 00:06:01.470 I said, you remember when I used to put that 00:06:01.470 --> 00:06:03.850 on all your mixtapes? And she turned and went, 00:06:03.910 --> 00:06:06.910 yeah, never was a fan of that one. And that really 00:06:06.910 --> 00:06:10.439 was a moment for me because I. thought for this 00:06:10.439 --> 00:06:12.779 entire time that she was into the song because 00:06:12.779 --> 00:06:15.699 she never told me not to put it on there. And 00:06:15.699 --> 00:06:18.540 yeah, so that's an example of kind of reading 00:06:18.540 --> 00:06:22.100 the room. And I obviously missed that one. So 00:06:22.100 --> 00:06:24.360 with that, it goes without saying that reading 00:06:24.360 --> 00:06:27.040 the room and the person you're giving this mixtape 00:06:27.040 --> 00:06:30.040 or playlist to is very important. So I do have 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:33.579 a PSA along those lines. So here are a couple 00:06:33.579 --> 00:06:36.819 songs I would say maybe you might want to really 00:06:36.819 --> 00:06:39.829 think about. before you go throwing them onto 00:06:39.829 --> 00:06:42.990 your playlist or mixtape. Now, your mileage may 00:06:42.990 --> 00:06:45.629 vary depending on the person. These songs might 00:06:45.629 --> 00:06:48.610 be seen as happy and endearing or whatever, but 00:06:48.610 --> 00:06:51.269 I'm just saying kind of a guideline here. Basic 00:06:51.269 --> 00:06:55.689 101, The Police, Every Breath You Take, fantastic 00:06:55.689 --> 00:06:59.230 song, kind of creepy and stalkery if you really 00:06:59.230 --> 00:07:01.829 listen to the lyrics. And if the person doesn't 00:07:01.829 --> 00:07:06.860 feel the same way, it becomes, yeah. boys to 00:07:06.860 --> 00:07:11.899 men i'll make love to you huge song in the 90s 00:07:11.899 --> 00:07:14.839 played at school dances which i thought was odd 00:07:14.839 --> 00:07:17.860 even at that point in time and i know people 00:07:17.860 --> 00:07:21.639 have used this on mixtapes they gave to a potential 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:24.300 person they were interested in and i always felt 00:07:24.300 --> 00:07:27.699 like this was kind of the hail mary song because 00:07:27.699 --> 00:07:30.560 if you're just getting to know somebody this 00:07:30.560 --> 00:07:34.459 might not be the way to go now along with that 00:07:34.970 --> 00:07:37.930 on the rock side of the spectrum, Nine Inch Nails 00:07:37.930 --> 00:07:41.589 closer. I mean, if you have a shared experience 00:07:41.589 --> 00:07:44.110 listening to that song, maybe that would work. 00:07:44.230 --> 00:07:46.670 But if this person doesn't know you're a Nine 00:07:46.670 --> 00:07:49.449 Inch Nails fan and you're like, oh, let me introduce 00:07:49.449 --> 00:07:54.449 them to Nine Inch Nails music, that or even Hurt, 00:07:54.569 --> 00:07:58.509 I'd say avoid those. Maybe go with Head Like 00:07:58.509 --> 00:08:01.509 a Hole. If you're trying to expose them to music 00:08:01.509 --> 00:08:03.990 that you like, but you don't want to necessarily 00:08:04.889 --> 00:08:08.769 Put the wrong message out there. Now, with that, 00:08:08.790 --> 00:08:11.709 thinking 90s as well, because this is where my 00:08:11.709 --> 00:08:14.970 head is swirling right now, because when I made 00:08:14.970 --> 00:08:18.350 mixtapes for my crushes, it was in the 90s. Radioheads 00:08:18.350 --> 00:08:21.170 creep. Now, I know there's Radiohead fans out 00:08:21.170 --> 00:08:22.990 there that are going, oh, God, here's a guy that 00:08:22.990 --> 00:08:24.970 only likes creep. I'm not saying I only like 00:08:24.970 --> 00:08:28.589 creep. I like the Benz as well. But creep is 00:08:28.589 --> 00:08:30.930 indeed my favorite Radiohead song. I've mentioned 00:08:30.930 --> 00:08:33.639 this on the show before. I would be. That guy 00:08:33.639 --> 00:08:35.759 at a Radiohead concert that would be waiting 00:08:35.759 --> 00:08:38.440 for Creep and everybody else would probably go 00:08:38.440 --> 00:08:40.500 to the bathroom during that song, but I'd enjoy 00:08:40.500 --> 00:08:42.860 it. I mean, that's just me. The Benz is a great 00:08:42.860 --> 00:08:45.679 album, though, aside from Pablo Honey. Anyway, 00:08:45.759 --> 00:08:49.940 that song is very self -deprecating and dark. 00:08:50.700 --> 00:08:53.340 Self -deprecation in a song when it's done in 00:08:53.340 --> 00:08:56.419 like a bowling for soup, real big fish kind of 00:08:56.419 --> 00:09:00.500 fun, jovial, maybe humorous. where the lyrics 00:09:00.500 --> 00:09:02.519 are self -deprecating, but the song is upbeat. 00:09:02.899 --> 00:09:05.120 You might be able to pull that shared experience 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:09.179 there. But a song like Creep, unless the person 00:09:09.179 --> 00:09:11.740 you're talking to is a massive Radiohead fan. 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:14.779 Again, I'm thinking Pablo Honey here, early 90s, 00:09:14.779 --> 00:09:17.080 and this was a song they always talked about. 00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:19.679 Maybe, but you might want to be careful with 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:23.320 that one. And finally, thinking 90s, Adam Sandler's 00:09:23.320 --> 00:09:26.019 At a Medium Pace. If you don't know the song, 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:28.759 it's not safe for work. You'll never think about 00:09:28.759 --> 00:09:32.820 shampoo the same way. And definitely along the 00:09:32.820 --> 00:09:35.759 lines of I'll make love to you just on a completely 00:09:35.759 --> 00:09:38.700 different spectrum. Do not send that to a crush. 00:09:39.019 --> 00:09:42.159 That's just my PSA. Feel free to do whatever 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:44.519 you want. This is your world. Like Bob Ross said, 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:47.179 this is your world. You're the creator. I mean, 00:09:47.200 --> 00:09:50.379 you do you. But those are just some songs I would 00:09:50.379 --> 00:09:55.220 suggest maybe not including when creating a songs 00:09:55.220 --> 00:09:59.000 for a crush playlist. And now to the flip side 00:09:59.000 --> 00:10:01.299 of that, as I'm starting to mull over where I'm 00:10:01.299 --> 00:10:04.279 going to go with this, is the vibe you're looking 00:10:04.279 --> 00:10:07.179 to achieve. And that all depends. It's a person 00:10:07.179 --> 00:10:10.200 by person basis. If the person you're talking 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:12.940 to or are friends with and maybe you're having 00:10:12.940 --> 00:10:15.960 some feelings for and they're into metal music, 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:18.879 you might not want to go the poppier side of 00:10:18.879 --> 00:10:23.379 the spectrum and vice versa. See, in the 90s, 00:10:23.379 --> 00:10:25.559 there was this gray area because for a while. 00:10:26.090 --> 00:10:29.309 power ballads were played on top 40 pop radio 00:10:29.309 --> 00:10:32.730 they were mainstream even in the early 90s you 00:10:32.730 --> 00:10:35.870 think about songs to be with you by mr big even 00:10:35.870 --> 00:10:37.889 though that's a quote -unquote campfire song 00:10:37.889 --> 00:10:40.389 as billy sheehan told me when he was on the show 00:10:40.389 --> 00:10:43.610 you also had songs like i remember you by skid 00:10:43.610 --> 00:10:48.169 row heaven by warren pretty much any poison ballad 00:10:48.169 --> 00:10:50.090 except for something to believe in because that's 00:10:50.090 --> 00:10:52.669 more of a ballad that's not about love in any 00:10:52.669 --> 00:10:54.710 way shape or form think every rose has its thorn 00:10:54.710 --> 00:10:57.340 here These were the songs that were played on 00:10:57.340 --> 00:11:00.379 pop radio. Now, are these good songs to send 00:11:00.379 --> 00:11:03.039 to a crush that you're just getting to know? 00:11:03.379 --> 00:11:06.460 It all depends. It all depends on where you two 00:11:06.460 --> 00:11:09.139 stand. Now, if you're dating the person for six 00:11:09.139 --> 00:11:11.600 months to a year and you're making a mixtape 00:11:11.600 --> 00:11:14.779 for that person, again, in the 90s, sometimes 00:11:14.779 --> 00:11:17.320 you couldn't go wrong with a power ballad. But 00:11:17.320 --> 00:11:19.559 they're kind of just the way I talk about every 00:11:19.559 --> 00:11:22.620 week on this show. Music is so subjective. There 00:11:22.620 --> 00:11:25.649 are no right and wrong answers. Except for maybe 00:11:25.649 --> 00:11:28.330 at a medium pace when you're just trying to get 00:11:28.330 --> 00:11:30.330 to know somebody. But I'm not even going to say 00:11:30.330 --> 00:11:32.870 that's wrong. If the person finds it funny, maybe 00:11:32.870 --> 00:11:34.789 that's their sense of humor. Maybe it does work 00:11:34.789 --> 00:11:37.350 for you. But just again, your mileage may vary. 00:11:37.649 --> 00:11:40.690 Do with that as you will. But when it comes to 00:11:40.690 --> 00:11:43.610 power ballads in the 90s, there was that gray 00:11:43.610 --> 00:11:46.009 area where they still kind of stayed in light 00:11:46.009 --> 00:11:49.029 and in fashion for at least the first few years. 00:11:54.840 --> 00:11:57.000 Sucks because I still listen to those songs now 00:11:57.000 --> 00:11:59.700 and don't hear any cheese in them. But maybe 00:11:59.700 --> 00:12:02.679 that's just me. So I think the final thing I'll 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:05.019 say here is read the room. Read the person you're 00:12:05.019 --> 00:12:07.220 talking to. Listen to when they're talking about 00:12:07.220 --> 00:12:09.980 music. Because they're going to give you clues 00:12:09.980 --> 00:12:12.620 as to what they like. Obviously, if you're a 00:12:12.620 --> 00:12:15.059 music nerd like me, you're bringing up music 00:12:15.059 --> 00:12:17.740 in conversations. So when they talk about artists, 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:20.240 you can include songs on that playlist where 00:12:20.240 --> 00:12:21.740 you're like, well, you know, you're into this 00:12:21.740 --> 00:12:25.019 band. I think you'll really dig this band. And 00:12:25.019 --> 00:12:27.159 that kind of is a great way to keep the conversation 00:12:27.159 --> 00:12:30.940 going, but not necessarily say you have a crush 00:12:30.940 --> 00:12:33.960 on them. But this playlist is specifically, thanks 00:12:33.960 --> 00:12:36.919 to Brian, songs you would give the person you 00:12:36.919 --> 00:12:40.519 have a crush on. So the songs that are coming 00:12:40.519 --> 00:12:43.960 into my mind are songs that don't lean too heavy 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:46.720 into the love side of the spectrum, but definitely 00:12:46.720 --> 00:12:51.000 drop hints. But before I get into the songs, 00:12:51.100 --> 00:12:54.019 if you're listening on Apple Music, Spotify, 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:57.039 YouTube, wherever you're listening. Please leave 00:12:57.039 --> 00:13:00.399 a five -star review, thumbs up, leave a comment, 00:13:00.539 --> 00:13:03.940 talk about songs you would include for your crush 00:13:03.940 --> 00:13:07.360 starter kit. Keep this conversation going outside 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:10.320 of the podcast universe. It helps introduce the 00:13:10.320 --> 00:13:13.220 show to other potential listeners out there that 00:13:13.220 --> 00:13:15.399 might enjoy the conversations we're having week 00:13:15.399 --> 00:13:17.960 in and week out. And finally, if you want to 00:13:17.960 --> 00:13:20.679 hear the songs I'm talking about here. Don't 00:13:20.679 --> 00:13:22.460 worry, you don't have to go seeking out these 00:13:22.460 --> 00:13:25.919 songs one by one. I make this process real simple. 00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:28.860 Every single episode of My Weekly Mixtape, you 00:13:28.860 --> 00:13:31.220 just head over to the episode page, and there 00:13:31.220 --> 00:13:33.379 I've embedded a playlist of all the songs I've 00:13:33.379 --> 00:13:36.139 talked about in each particular episode. I'm 00:13:36.139 --> 00:13:38.559 doing the same thing here, the ultimate songs 00:13:38.559 --> 00:13:41.320 for a crush playlist, and you can find that now 00:13:41.320 --> 00:13:46.039 by heading over to myweeklymixtape .com. All 00:13:46.039 --> 00:13:48.279 right, so here we go. The musical equivalent. 00:13:49.240 --> 00:13:54.320 Of sending somebody 143 on a beeper. Oh, God. 00:13:54.519 --> 00:13:57.440 This is going to be really tough. Because you 00:13:57.440 --> 00:13:59.600 want to toe the line. You don't want to go too 00:13:59.600 --> 00:14:02.460 heavy into the love. But you also want to make 00:14:02.460 --> 00:14:04.980 sure you're letting the person know that there's 00:14:04.980 --> 00:14:07.980 some feelings there. So you don't wind up in 00:14:07.980 --> 00:14:12.519 the friend zone. Okay. I think the first song 00:14:12.519 --> 00:14:15.440 I'm going to go with here is what I consider 00:14:15.440 --> 00:14:19.009 to be 90s pop rock perfection. And that is the 00:14:19.009 --> 00:14:23.710 Cranberries Dreams. This song is upbeat, so it's 00:14:23.710 --> 00:14:27.049 not slow and sappy to kick off this crush playlist. 00:14:27.769 --> 00:14:32.710 And the lyrics are innocent in a way. I know 00:14:32.710 --> 00:14:35.149 I've never felt like this before, but now I'm 00:14:35.149 --> 00:14:37.409 feeling it even more because it came from you. 00:14:37.929 --> 00:14:40.870 Then I open up and see the person fallen here 00:14:40.870 --> 00:14:44.529 is me, a different way to be. Musically, it's 00:14:44.529 --> 00:14:48.080 upbeat, it's happy. The lyrics kind of hint that 00:14:48.080 --> 00:14:51.279 there's something there, but it's not necessarily 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:54.700 as on the nose as I'm in love with you because 00:14:54.700 --> 00:14:58.120 that might be very heavy handed. And just at 00:14:58.120 --> 00:15:00.820 the end of the day, the song is fantastic and 00:15:00.820 --> 00:15:03.919 it's undeniable. And it's one of those songs 00:15:03.919 --> 00:15:06.759 that I knew people that were into hard rock music 00:15:06.759 --> 00:15:09.500 that dug the Cranberries vibe. And I knew people 00:15:09.500 --> 00:15:12.240 that were into pop and dance and hip hop that 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:15.950 dug the Cranberries vibe. Dolores O 'Rourke's 00:15:15.950 --> 00:15:19.710 voice, rest in peace, was angelic. There was 00:15:19.710 --> 00:15:21.909 something about her voice. I felt like her and 00:15:21.909 --> 00:15:24.870 Sinead O 'Connor had these two voices that as 00:15:24.870 --> 00:15:28.129 soon as they came on, you were like, I know exactly 00:15:28.129 --> 00:15:31.629 who that is. And it worked so well because it 00:15:31.629 --> 00:15:34.350 went from the light, ethereal sound of songs 00:15:34.350 --> 00:15:36.730 like Dreams to the heavier side of the band in 00:15:36.730 --> 00:15:40.389 Zombie. And this was just a group that. Oh man, 00:15:40.509 --> 00:15:43.509 they were so good. Their MTV Unplugged special 00:15:43.509 --> 00:15:46.730 is just another listen that if you haven't heard 00:15:46.730 --> 00:15:49.730 it, it's officially released widely on streaming 00:15:49.730 --> 00:15:52.730 now. A lot of those 90s MTV Unplugged specials 00:15:52.730 --> 00:15:55.769 you can now find as full -length albums. Pearl 00:15:55.769 --> 00:15:59.309 Jam, obviously Nirvana, Eric Clapton. I did an 00:15:59.309 --> 00:16:02.750 entire episode on acoustic songs and acoustic 00:16:02.750 --> 00:16:06.139 reimaginings. Early in season two. So I'll put 00:16:06.139 --> 00:16:08.240 that up on the episode page towards the bottom. 00:16:08.259 --> 00:16:10.899 If you want to check that one out, but the cranberries 00:16:10.899 --> 00:16:15.519 are, I feel like a very easy way to launch into 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:18.519 this playlist without going too heavy handed 00:16:18.519 --> 00:16:21.240 in either direction. And this is just a beautiful 00:16:21.240 --> 00:16:24.659 song that can be taken even from the lines of 00:16:24.659 --> 00:16:27.759 a friendship. So if things don't go the way you 00:16:27.759 --> 00:16:32.519 want, there are lyrics in this song that at least. 00:16:32.840 --> 00:16:35.100 can be seen as something that is also a friendship. 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:38.580 Totally amazing mind, so understanding and so 00:16:38.580 --> 00:16:40.980 kind. You're everything to me. That could be 00:16:40.980 --> 00:16:43.440 to a friend as well as to a possible crush. So 00:16:43.440 --> 00:16:45.840 I feel like this is the perfect place to start 00:16:45.840 --> 00:16:49.679 things off. And from here, I think I know where 00:16:49.679 --> 00:16:52.980 my vibe is going to be for this playlist. And 00:16:52.980 --> 00:16:56.039 please don't throw Mentos at your radio when 00:16:56.039 --> 00:16:57.840 I mention this next song, but we're going to 00:16:57.840 --> 00:17:00.860 go with the Foo Fighters' Big Me from their self 00:17:00.860 --> 00:17:03.929 -titled album. Now, just in case you're listening 00:17:03.929 --> 00:17:06.170 and going, what the hell are you talking about, 00:17:06.289 --> 00:17:10.009 Brian? The Mentos thing. When the Foo Fighters 00:17:10.009 --> 00:17:12.029 broke big, I actually had a chance to see them 00:17:12.029 --> 00:17:14.829 at William Patterson University, which was a 00:17:14.829 --> 00:17:18.049 small venue in the 90s. The Color and the Shape 00:17:18.049 --> 00:17:20.769 had just been released. Rocket from the Crypt 00:17:20.769 --> 00:17:24.130 opened. It was an amazing show. And this was 00:17:24.130 --> 00:17:25.910 at the point where they were still playing the 00:17:25.910 --> 00:17:29.009 song, even though they were getting pelted with 00:17:29.009 --> 00:17:32.569 Mentos. Because in the music video, It was a 00:17:32.569 --> 00:17:36.069 play on the Mentos commercial where at certain 00:17:36.069 --> 00:17:39.230 points, the main character of the commercial 00:17:39.230 --> 00:17:42.349 would hold up the Mentos and look at the screen. 00:17:42.690 --> 00:17:46.289 Dave Grohl reenacted that only holding up the 00:17:46.289 --> 00:17:49.569 futos candy. However, I don't know about you, 00:17:49.609 --> 00:17:52.049 but if you've never been hit by a Mentos before, 00:17:52.269 --> 00:17:57.529 they are hard and they hurt, especially if somebody 00:17:57.529 --> 00:18:00.569 in the audience is whipping them. from a distance 00:18:00.569 --> 00:18:03.589 up to the stage. Now, I'm just talking about 00:18:03.589 --> 00:18:06.130 an audience member, and this is hitting me in 00:18:06.130 --> 00:18:09.950 the back, not in my face like the band had to 00:18:09.950 --> 00:18:13.210 deal with. You'll shoot your eye out, kid, is 00:18:13.210 --> 00:18:15.750 definitely a play here if you are one of the 00:18:15.750 --> 00:18:20.269 Foo Fighters. So I can understand why they peel 00:18:20.269 --> 00:18:22.710 back on playing this song, you know, kind of 00:18:22.710 --> 00:18:24.750 the same way you'd peel back the Mentos rapper. 00:18:24.869 --> 00:18:28.460 Anyway, I'm done. Never mind. But. They still 00:18:28.460 --> 00:18:30.920 continue to play it. Not as much. A couple of 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:32.839 times a year, they'll break it out in a show. 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:35.059 And I guess they kind of want to make sure that 00:18:35.059 --> 00:18:37.539 people aren't prepared for it with Mentos in 00:18:37.539 --> 00:18:40.259 hand. Thankfully, I was able to check that song 00:18:40.259 --> 00:18:43.019 off my Foo Fighters bucket list back in 1998 00:18:43.019 --> 00:18:45.559 on the Color and the Shape Tour. So I don't have 00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:47.420 to worry about it. I'd love to see them do it 00:18:47.420 --> 00:18:52.319 again. But beyond the Mentos aspect of it, this 00:18:52.319 --> 00:18:57.339 song is just sweet and fun. And once again, it's... 00:18:57.529 --> 00:19:01.269 about love, but it's not heavy handed on the 00:19:01.269 --> 00:19:04.069 love talk. If you think about the lyrics in this 00:19:04.069 --> 00:19:07.130 song, while I talked about it, carried on reasons 00:19:07.130 --> 00:19:10.430 only knew, but it's you I fell into. So you're 00:19:10.430 --> 00:19:12.130 kind of saying you're falling for this person, 00:19:12.250 --> 00:19:14.930 but it's not necessarily I'm in love with you, 00:19:14.990 --> 00:19:18.130 which might be too strong for that crush mixtape. 00:19:18.130 --> 00:19:21.690 And then musically, it's light, it's airy, and 00:19:21.690 --> 00:19:24.390 it kind of fits the vibe coming out of the cranberries. 00:19:25.620 --> 00:19:27.900 Now, I don't want to lean too heavy into the 00:19:27.900 --> 00:19:30.640 90s here because not everybody listening is only 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:32.579 a 90s person. I'm sure there's going to be some 00:19:32.579 --> 00:19:35.319 more 90s that pop up in this mix because that's 00:19:35.319 --> 00:19:37.900 just where my mind goes when it comes to this 00:19:37.900 --> 00:19:40.359 topic. But I want to bring it into some of the 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:43.279 2000s as well. And this song came out the year 00:19:43.279 --> 00:19:47.039 I got married, 2005. And it's one that my wife, 00:19:47.079 --> 00:19:49.039 it's one of my wife's favorite artists. And it's 00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:51.240 a song that I've heard her play many a times. 00:19:51.279 --> 00:19:53.329 And when I hear it, I think of her. But when 00:19:53.329 --> 00:19:56.369 you dive into the lyrics of this song, I could 00:19:56.369 --> 00:19:59.269 see where this would really work for somebody 00:19:59.269 --> 00:20:02.069 you have a crush on because it's a little sweeter 00:20:02.069 --> 00:20:05.750 and innocent and could also, again, work on that 00:20:05.750 --> 00:20:09.170 friend's level if things aren't necessarily working 00:20:09.170 --> 00:20:12.049 out on a romantic level with you and your crush. 00:20:12.230 --> 00:20:14.750 And that would be Jack Johnson's Better Together. 00:20:15.470 --> 00:20:17.789 I mean, you think about the way the Foo Fighters' 00:20:17.829 --> 00:20:20.819 Big Me is kind of light and breezy. I think Jack 00:20:20.819 --> 00:20:23.440 Johnson takes that light and breezy almost to 00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:26.859 a literal next level. His music is all about 00:20:26.859 --> 00:20:31.500 that kind of beachy, chill, mellow vibe. And 00:20:31.500 --> 00:20:33.720 it comes out. Obviously, the lyrics in the chorus 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:36.180 are just kind of repeating. It's always better 00:20:36.180 --> 00:20:38.059 when we're together. That could be seen as a 00:20:38.059 --> 00:20:40.480 love and flirty thing that can also work with 00:20:40.480 --> 00:20:43.779 friendships. And all of these moments just might 00:20:43.779 --> 00:20:46.660 find their way into my dreams tonight. To me, 00:20:46.680 --> 00:20:49.859 that's a nice little lyrical hint. if you want 00:20:49.859 --> 00:20:52.619 to call it that, but it's not so on the nose. 00:20:53.319 --> 00:20:57.039 And again, the music isn't heavy -handed. I am 00:20:57.039 --> 00:20:59.799 not going to be pulling out the 80s power ballads 00:20:59.799 --> 00:21:02.940 tonight. Now, if this was the 1990s and you've 00:21:02.940 --> 00:21:05.000 already been with somebody for six months or 00:21:05.000 --> 00:21:07.859 a year, those 80s power ballads, completely different 00:21:07.859 --> 00:21:11.119 story. But this is somebody for your crush, somebody 00:21:11.119 --> 00:21:12.900 you're looking to introduce to, and some of those 00:21:12.900 --> 00:21:16.059 might be heavy -handed. Jack Johnson. The opposite 00:21:16.059 --> 00:21:19.160 of that light and breezy and mellow. And let's 00:21:19.160 --> 00:21:22.279 just see where this goes musically and in times 00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:25.099 lyrically. So I feel like coming out of Big Me, 00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:27.920 this is a nice way to kind of keep it on that 00:21:27.920 --> 00:21:31.900 mellow side of things. But as I'm putting this 00:21:31.900 --> 00:21:34.500 together, I also am realizing I don't want it 00:21:34.500 --> 00:21:38.420 to be just one style or vibe of music because 00:21:38.420 --> 00:21:40.480 this is kind of a starter kit that you could 00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:43.869 use these songs. In any situation, and I kind 00:21:43.869 --> 00:21:45.589 of want to branch out and bring in a couple of 00:21:45.589 --> 00:21:48.950 other genres of music here, because I know there's 00:21:48.950 --> 00:21:51.650 an eclectic group of listeners out there that 00:21:51.650 --> 00:21:53.769 listen to my weekly mixtape each week. And I 00:21:53.769 --> 00:21:57.430 want to try to touch on more than just 90s or 00:21:57.430 --> 00:21:59.569 mellow for this playlist. And I want to bring 00:21:59.569 --> 00:22:02.670 in some more modern stuff as well. And by modern, 00:22:02.710 --> 00:22:06.130 maybe, I don't know, the last 15 years. So that 00:22:06.130 --> 00:22:07.910 way, at least some of the younger audience can 00:22:07.910 --> 00:22:10.049 get involved with this. And I think one of the 00:22:10.049 --> 00:22:14.809 best songs. That would be used for a crush. That 00:22:14.809 --> 00:22:17.869 isn't too heavy handed. In modern times at least. 00:22:18.269 --> 00:22:20.990 Is Bruno Mars Just The Way You Are. Which came 00:22:20.990 --> 00:22:25.549 out. I want to say around 2010. It's very complimentative. 00:22:25.750 --> 00:22:28.930 I mean the chorus is. When I see your face. There's 00:22:28.930 --> 00:22:30.829 not a thing that I would change. Because you're 00:22:30.829 --> 00:22:34.369 amazing. Just the way you are. And when you smile. 00:22:34.450 --> 00:22:36.849 The whole world stops and stares for a while. 00:22:37.130 --> 00:22:39.789 Because girl you're amazing. Just the way you 00:22:39.789 --> 00:22:43.079 are. Again, this could be used in a friendship 00:22:43.079 --> 00:22:45.900 mode. This doesn't necessarily have to be. I 00:22:45.900 --> 00:22:48.640 mean, there's parts of it that lean into it where 00:22:48.640 --> 00:22:50.859 her lips, I could kiss them all day if she'd 00:22:50.859 --> 00:22:54.019 let me. It's very much hinting, but it's putting 00:22:54.019 --> 00:22:56.200 this person up on a pedestal. It's somebody that 00:22:56.200 --> 00:22:59.220 you're longing for. And I feel like the music, 00:22:59.299 --> 00:23:03.259 even though we're branching from pop rock to 00:23:03.259 --> 00:23:07.039 rock to acoustic to this R &B, I feel like there's 00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:11.240 a vibe. between all of these songs so far that 00:23:11.240 --> 00:23:13.220 kind of fit the mold where if you were listening 00:23:13.220 --> 00:23:17.559 to this as a mixtape or a playlist, you are getting 00:23:17.559 --> 00:23:21.799 a cohesive story either lyrically or through 00:23:21.799 --> 00:23:25.359 the music. And I keep going back to read the 00:23:25.359 --> 00:23:27.900 room. That's a very important part of this because 00:23:27.900 --> 00:23:30.420 if the person you're talking to is not a fan 00:23:30.420 --> 00:23:33.279 of Bruno Mars, don't include this song. Use your 00:23:33.279 --> 00:23:35.559 own judgment. I'm just trying to come up with 00:23:35.559 --> 00:23:38.150 songs that I think would work. For a situation 00:23:38.150 --> 00:23:40.950 where you're trying to talk to a crush musically, 00:23:41.069 --> 00:23:44.670 but not necessarily wedding bells and marching 00:23:44.670 --> 00:23:47.210 down the aisle, this is more, hey, let's grab 00:23:47.210 --> 00:23:50.150 a cup of coffee and talk. I kind of have feelings 00:23:50.150 --> 00:23:53.430 for you type of songs, which there are some, 00:23:53.529 --> 00:23:55.890 but there are not many. I am having a hard time 00:23:55.890 --> 00:23:57.329 because a lot of the songs that are running through 00:23:57.329 --> 00:23:59.589 my head, I'm going, nope, that's a year down 00:23:59.589 --> 00:24:01.869 the road type of song, or nope, that's a song 00:24:01.869 --> 00:24:03.710 you play as your first dance at your wedding. 00:24:04.190 --> 00:24:06.289 And I'm trying to think of songs that really 00:24:06.289 --> 00:24:10.589 fall into this space that's more aligned with 00:24:10.589 --> 00:24:13.769 high school, where you're not thinking walking 00:24:13.769 --> 00:24:15.849 down the aisle. You're thinking getting to know 00:24:15.849 --> 00:24:19.190 somebody, dating. And I'm not going to lie. This 00:24:19.190 --> 00:24:21.910 is a tough topic to think about in hindsight, 00:24:21.910 --> 00:24:24.710 because here I am, 48, and I'm thinking about 00:24:24.710 --> 00:24:27.190 songs I would share with my wife. Well, those 00:24:27.190 --> 00:24:29.549 are songs about love, because we've been married 00:24:29.549 --> 00:24:32.890 for over 20 years now. So the songs that I would 00:24:32.890 --> 00:24:35.869 share with my wife now, way back in the 90s when 00:24:35.869 --> 00:24:38.410 I was dating somebody, probably not the same 00:24:38.410 --> 00:24:41.509 songs because it's two different phases of life. 00:24:41.609 --> 00:24:43.329 So I'm trying to think of songs that would fit 00:24:43.329 --> 00:24:48.690 where I was 15, 16, 17 years old versus where 00:24:48.690 --> 00:24:51.589 I am now. So that's why it's natural for me to 00:24:51.589 --> 00:24:54.210 look back to the 90s as well as for me to continue 00:24:54.210 --> 00:24:57.789 stalling like I am right now, because this is 00:24:57.789 --> 00:24:59.869 one of the harder topics I've done on this show. 00:25:00.650 --> 00:25:03.529 But there have been songs that have come out 00:25:03.529 --> 00:25:05.990 in later years where I'm like, wow, that would 00:25:05.990 --> 00:25:09.250 have been a great song to use when I was younger. 00:25:09.589 --> 00:25:12.769 And another one of those songs is somebody that 00:25:12.769 --> 00:25:17.009 I was lucky enough to have as a guest on my weekly 00:25:17.009 --> 00:25:20.410 mixtape, that being Uncle Cracker. Now, a lot 00:25:20.410 --> 00:25:22.650 of the songs I've talked about, obviously, because 00:25:22.650 --> 00:25:25.609 I'm a guy, are coming from a guy's perspective. 00:25:26.049 --> 00:25:29.759 But there are certain songs. That can work from 00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:32.119 a guy's perspective or a lady's perspective, 00:25:32.220 --> 00:25:35.539 depending on the lyrics or the meaning or the 00:25:35.539 --> 00:25:37.559 tone of the song, regardless of who's singing 00:25:37.559 --> 00:25:40.640 it. And I think Uncle Cracker's smile fits right 00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:43.359 into that category. You're better than the best. 00:25:43.460 --> 00:25:46.880 I'm lucky just to linger in your light. Cooler 00:25:46.880 --> 00:25:50.980 than the flip side of my pillow. I mean, when 00:25:50.980 --> 00:25:54.339 you talk about a song that hits the nail on the 00:25:54.339 --> 00:25:57.160 head, the first time I heard that line. I said, 00:25:57.180 --> 00:25:59.640 how has that never been used in a song before? 00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:03.339 Cooler than the flip side of my pillow. That 00:26:03.339 --> 00:26:07.119 is something that everybody has done, flipping 00:26:07.119 --> 00:26:09.559 that pillow in the middle of the night and getting 00:26:09.559 --> 00:26:13.759 that ah moment. Using that in a song like this, 00:26:13.779 --> 00:26:16.359 the first time I heard it, I was like, bravo, 00:26:16.359 --> 00:26:20.480 man. That is unbelievable. It's such a simple 00:26:20.480 --> 00:26:23.839 line, but it's so effective. And this is, again, 00:26:23.900 --> 00:26:26.579 one of those songs that doesn't have to mean 00:26:26.579 --> 00:26:31.640 falling deep in love. It's just someone who makes 00:26:31.640 --> 00:26:35.359 you smile. The chorus alone. You make me smile 00:26:35.359 --> 00:26:38.660 like the sun, fall out of bed, sing like a bird, 00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:42.220 dizzy in my head, spin like a record, crazy on 00:26:42.220 --> 00:26:45.259 a Sunday night. You make me dance like a fool, 00:26:45.359 --> 00:26:48.180 forget how to breathe, shine like gold, buzz 00:26:48.180 --> 00:26:50.960 like a bee. Just the thought of you can drive 00:26:50.960 --> 00:26:54.309 me wild. Oh, you make me smile. Yes, I'm reading 00:26:54.309 --> 00:26:57.049 the lyrics here, but that doesn't necessarily 00:26:57.049 --> 00:26:59.710 have to be about a loved one. That could be about 00:26:59.710 --> 00:27:02.369 just someone you truly care about. Obviously, 00:27:02.369 --> 00:27:05.730 the drive me wild part is a hint towards something 00:27:05.730 --> 00:27:08.170 more. But I feel like this is the type of song 00:27:08.170 --> 00:27:10.990 that you're using for a crush. You're not necessarily 00:27:10.990 --> 00:27:14.349 saying I'm madly in love with you, but you're 00:27:14.349 --> 00:27:16.369 trying to kind of test the waters. And that is 00:27:16.369 --> 00:27:19.970 the perfect chorus for that. And I also have 00:27:19.970 --> 00:27:21.990 to give credit where credit's due. I've seen 00:27:21.990 --> 00:27:24.690 this used as a first dance in a wedding before. 00:27:25.250 --> 00:27:28.549 So the song does have legs beyond the crush phase. 00:27:29.170 --> 00:27:31.750 But the fact that the lyrics of this song can 00:27:31.750 --> 00:27:34.450 kind of go in so many different directions is 00:27:34.450 --> 00:27:37.710 why I think this song became so popular. Because 00:27:37.710 --> 00:27:41.250 music is subjective. Lyrics are subjective. What 00:27:41.250 --> 00:27:44.549 the artist wrote it for and how a listener interprets 00:27:44.549 --> 00:27:47.210 a song could be two completely different things. 00:27:47.849 --> 00:27:50.869 And this song resonated with a lot of people 00:27:50.869 --> 00:27:54.650 in many different ways. And I will say, back 00:27:54.650 --> 00:27:57.210 in season one, when I had Uncle Cracker on, it 00:27:57.210 --> 00:28:00.029 was such a fantastic conversation. He has been 00:28:00.029 --> 00:28:02.529 doing some amazing things all the way back since 00:28:02.529 --> 00:28:05.230 the days when he was spinning for Kid Rock. And 00:28:05.230 --> 00:28:08.369 then going on to his solo career, which between 00:28:08.369 --> 00:28:12.130 songs like Follow Me and Smile has now evolved, 00:28:12.369 --> 00:28:14.609 especially because of his collaborations with 00:28:14.609 --> 00:28:17.319 Kenny Chesney into the country world. His last 00:28:17.319 --> 00:28:19.619 two albums have been fully ingrained into country 00:28:19.619 --> 00:28:22.400 music, and he fits perfectly into that mode. 00:28:22.500 --> 00:28:24.880 I mean, the first time I heard Smile, I said, 00:28:24.900 --> 00:28:27.180 man, this could be a country hit. And sure enough, 00:28:27.339 --> 00:28:30.140 it started making the rounds on country radio 00:28:30.140 --> 00:28:33.539 as well as pop radio. And I feel like this is 00:28:33.539 --> 00:28:36.500 the song that really kind of, besides the collaborations 00:28:36.500 --> 00:28:39.480 with Kenny Chesney, of course, truly solidified 00:28:39.480 --> 00:28:41.819 him as somebody that can kind of bridge that 00:28:41.819 --> 00:28:45.009 gap between pop music and country music. And 00:28:45.009 --> 00:28:47.089 doing the stadium tours with Kenny Chesney over 00:28:47.089 --> 00:28:49.970 the last few years has truly grown his country 00:28:49.970 --> 00:28:52.390 presence. It was an honor to have him on the 00:28:52.390 --> 00:28:53.769 show. And if you haven't heard that episode, 00:28:53.950 --> 00:28:56.150 go back to season one and give it a listen. You 00:28:56.150 --> 00:28:58.190 can hear some great stories about some of the 00:28:58.190 --> 00:29:00.849 songs he's done, working with Dobie Gray on the 00:29:00.849 --> 00:29:02.869 cover of Drift Away, one of my favorite songs 00:29:02.869 --> 00:29:06.529 of all time. Truly a My Weekly Mixtape highlight, 00:29:06.650 --> 00:29:08.549 and I'm very glad I was able to make that happen. 00:29:09.480 --> 00:29:12.119 But at this point, that is your first five songs 00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:14.880 of this 10 song playlist. So I want to do a quick 00:29:14.880 --> 00:29:17.859 recap here. We started off with The Cranberries 00:29:17.859 --> 00:29:21.000 Dreams, followed up by Foo Fighters' Big Me, 00:29:21.599 --> 00:29:25.039 Jack Johnson's Better Together, Bruno Mars' Just 00:29:25.039 --> 00:29:28.720 The Way You Are, and Uncle Cracker's Smile. And 00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:31.319 just as a reminder, you can hear all the songs 00:29:31.319 --> 00:29:34.299 I've talked about in this mix through the playlist 00:29:34.299 --> 00:29:38.839 I embedded on the episode page over at myweeklymixtape 00:29:38.839 --> 00:29:42.740 .com. All right. So now that we're going to continue 00:29:42.740 --> 00:29:46.099 along for the second half of this songs for a 00:29:46.099 --> 00:29:49.279 crush mixtape or playlist, depending on how you're 00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:52.019 going to run with it. Now, as I closed up the 00:29:52.019 --> 00:29:53.599 first half of this, I talked about how Uncle 00:29:53.599 --> 00:29:56.579 Cracker kind of towed the line between pop and 00:29:56.579 --> 00:29:59.500 country. I'm going to lean all the way into country 00:29:59.500 --> 00:30:00.940 for this next one, because I know I have a lot 00:30:00.940 --> 00:30:02.500 of people that listen to country that listen 00:30:02.500 --> 00:30:05.319 to this show. And I want to make sure I touch 00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:07.299 on some country music as well, because that's 00:30:07.299 --> 00:30:10.019 where I got my start. In radio was a country 00:30:10.019 --> 00:30:13.039 radio show at Montclair State University. So 00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:15.420 moving this forward, I do want to pay it forward 00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:18.880 with a song that while I was in college was a 00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:22.079 big hit and honestly couldn't be a more on the 00:30:22.079 --> 00:30:26.299 nose pick for this type of playlist. And that 00:30:26.299 --> 00:30:29.799 is Check Yes or No by one of the legends of country 00:30:29.799 --> 00:30:34.319 music, George Strait. The chorus alone speaks 00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:38.799 to deciding where things go. In a relationship, 00:30:39.059 --> 00:30:41.119 do you love me? Do you want to be my friend? 00:30:41.299 --> 00:30:43.880 And if you do, well, then don't be afraid to 00:30:43.880 --> 00:30:47.059 take me by the hand if you want to. I think this 00:30:47.059 --> 00:30:51.539 is how love goes. Check yes or no. Like the notes 00:30:51.539 --> 00:30:54.200 we used to pass back and forth in high school, 00:30:54.259 --> 00:30:58.079 which I have to say, the ladies of the 90s, you 00:30:58.079 --> 00:31:02.359 had this type of folding structure down to the 00:31:02.359 --> 00:31:06.259 point that I am still. 30 years removed in awe 00:31:06.259 --> 00:31:09.819 of how you were able to take a sheet of 8x11 00:31:09.819 --> 00:31:13.000 paper and fold it into all of these intricate 00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:16.640 shapes that once you opened it up, at least for 00:31:16.640 --> 00:31:19.420 me, I was never able to get it quite back into 00:31:19.420 --> 00:31:21.960 the fold that you were able to do it in. So bravo 00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:25.940 on that. But from a song perspective, I don't 00:31:25.940 --> 00:31:28.480 think it gets any more on the head than Check 00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:32.220 Yes or No. This is a beautifully written song. 00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:36.299 It's a great storytelling song, and it truly 00:31:36.299 --> 00:31:38.880 explains the line that I'm trying to toe here. 00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:42.420 You're trying to use music as a way to get to 00:31:42.420 --> 00:31:44.539 know somebody a little better or maybe share 00:31:44.539 --> 00:31:47.519 your feelings with them. And this song does just 00:31:47.519 --> 00:31:51.059 that in a cute, almost innocent kind of way. 00:31:51.619 --> 00:31:53.759 And heck, if they check no, then at least you 00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:55.299 have your answer right then and there. You don't 00:31:55.299 --> 00:31:57.380 have to worry about anything else. Maybe put 00:31:57.380 --> 00:32:01.470 this as the first song. So that way. So that 00:32:01.470 --> 00:32:03.289 way you don't have to add any extra songs if 00:32:03.289 --> 00:32:08.150 she checks no. Anyway. I'm amusing myself with 00:32:08.150 --> 00:32:10.990 that one. Sorry about that. But honestly, Check 00:32:10.990 --> 00:32:13.029 Yes or No is one of my favorite George Strait 00:32:13.029 --> 00:32:16.769 songs of the 90s. And he has so, so, so many 00:32:16.769 --> 00:32:19.769 hits. And while this was just one of the three 00:32:19.769 --> 00:32:21.730 songs that was added to the straight out of the 00:32:21.730 --> 00:32:24.490 box box set, I feel like it's up there with some 00:32:24.490 --> 00:32:26.990 of the best songs he's ever written. So by all 00:32:26.990 --> 00:32:31.079 means, this has to make this playlist. And it 00:32:31.079 --> 00:32:33.359 gives me an excuse to touch on some country music 00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:36.299 coming out of Uncle Cracker's smile to end the 00:32:36.299 --> 00:32:39.559 first half of it. But coming out of that, I'm 00:32:39.559 --> 00:32:41.500 going to stick with something that is country, 00:32:41.680 --> 00:32:45.740 but is also pop, but is also not by the original 00:32:45.740 --> 00:32:48.079 artist. Because I've been trying to give some 00:32:48.079 --> 00:32:51.720 tips in this on how to impress somebody through 00:32:51.720 --> 00:32:55.039 music. And I'm not sure if this impresses somebody 00:32:55.039 --> 00:32:57.279 or not. That's the music nerd in me thinking 00:32:57.279 --> 00:33:02.380 it might impress somebody. Let's just say you're 00:33:02.380 --> 00:33:04.440 interested in someone who's a big Taylor Swift 00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:09.259 fan, but you, on the other hand, aren't. That's 00:33:09.259 --> 00:33:14.000 okay. You can still include Taylor Swift on your 00:33:14.000 --> 00:33:17.319 mixtape or playlist for this person in a way 00:33:17.319 --> 00:33:21.960 that speaks in your own musical voice. Now, what 00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:24.759 do I mean by that? It's pretty simple. There 00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:28.500 are tons of Taylor Swift cover songs out there. 00:33:28.839 --> 00:33:32.799 I did a whole episode on different versions of 00:33:32.799 --> 00:33:35.299 Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer, if you want to check 00:33:35.299 --> 00:33:37.319 that out. But that's not the song I'm going to 00:33:37.319 --> 00:33:39.779 go with. I'm going to go with a song that leans 00:33:39.779 --> 00:33:43.039 directly into this topic, You Belong With Me, 00:33:43.140 --> 00:33:46.680 when she was still doing country as her main 00:33:46.680 --> 00:33:50.400 style of music. However, as much as I do like 00:33:50.400 --> 00:33:53.700 Taylor's version of that song, if I'm trying 00:33:53.700 --> 00:33:56.279 to impress somebody and let them get to know 00:33:56.279 --> 00:33:59.660 me musically, With the knowledge that they're 00:33:59.660 --> 00:34:04.240 a Taylor Swift fan, I would drop Butch Walker's 00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:08.340 rendition of You Belong With Me on this mixtape 00:34:08.340 --> 00:34:11.960 for a crush. Why? Because Butch Walker is more 00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:16.760 where I align musically. So this tells this person, 00:34:16.940 --> 00:34:20.139 every time you've talked about Taylor Swift, 00:34:20.420 --> 00:34:24.639 I've heard you. But here's your favorite artist. 00:34:25.420 --> 00:34:29.239 Through music that I listen to. Will this make 00:34:29.239 --> 00:34:31.460 this other person become a Butch Walker fan? 00:34:31.840 --> 00:34:34.260 Who knows? I mean, I think everybody should be 00:34:34.260 --> 00:34:36.699 a Butch Walker fan, but that's besides the point. 00:34:37.679 --> 00:34:41.900 Will this person be offended at the fact that 00:34:41.900 --> 00:34:45.380 their beloved Taylor Swift is being covered in 00:34:45.380 --> 00:34:48.760 a slightly different way? You're running a risk. 00:34:49.440 --> 00:34:54.420 You're taking chances. So if anything. This person 00:34:54.420 --> 00:34:57.239 has to respect the effort you're putting in, 00:34:57.280 --> 00:34:59.880 the thought behind the fact that you're taking 00:34:59.880 --> 00:35:02.960 an artist that she likes and trying to introduce 00:35:02.960 --> 00:35:06.460 music you like through something she's already 00:35:06.460 --> 00:35:09.139 familiar with. And I think that's a unique approach 00:35:09.139 --> 00:35:13.639 to mixtaping or playlisting. See, in the 80s, 00:35:13.639 --> 00:35:16.400 there were a ton of cover songs from the 50s 00:35:16.400 --> 00:35:20.280 and 60s that breathed new light into songs. Billy 00:35:20.280 --> 00:35:24.190 Idol did Money Money. Kylie Minogue did the locomotion. 00:35:24.210 --> 00:35:26.789 Kim Wilde did You Keep Me Hanging On. But there 00:35:26.789 --> 00:35:31.190 was a 20 or 30 year age gap between the original 00:35:31.190 --> 00:35:35.630 and the cover slash reimagined version by another 00:35:35.630 --> 00:35:40.289 artist. However, nowadays, I've seen covers get 00:35:40.289 --> 00:35:43.090 produced within weeks of the original becoming 00:35:43.090 --> 00:35:46.789 popular. And that's a completely different dynamic 00:35:46.789 --> 00:35:49.989 that just didn't happen in music in the 80s and 00:35:49.989 --> 00:35:53.219 90s. where a song would become a number one hit, 00:35:53.340 --> 00:35:55.559 and then within a couple of weeks, you've got 00:35:55.559 --> 00:35:58.300 a punk cover, you've got a rock cover, you've 00:35:58.300 --> 00:36:00.179 got a country cover. And I'm not talking about 00:36:00.179 --> 00:36:02.380 these AI versions that are out there. I'm talking 00:36:02.380 --> 00:36:06.059 about bands that go into the studio and professionally 00:36:06.059 --> 00:36:10.079 record a version of a hit song in the same timeframe 00:36:10.079 --> 00:36:13.599 that the original came out. Case in point. I 00:36:13.599 --> 00:36:15.699 had Jared Reddick for Bowling for Soup on the 00:36:15.699 --> 00:36:18.139 show, and he told me the first time he heard 00:36:18.139 --> 00:36:21.360 Miley Cyrus' Flowers that he knew that Bowling 00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:23.860 for Soup had to cover it. And within a few months, 00:36:24.019 --> 00:36:27.000 Bowling for Soup's cover of Miley Cyrus' Flowers 00:36:27.000 --> 00:36:30.679 could be found on all the streaming sites. This 00:36:30.679 --> 00:36:32.820 is something you were not able to take advantage 00:36:32.820 --> 00:36:35.139 of when I was growing up, and I think you should 00:36:35.139 --> 00:36:37.820 use to your advantage now if you're trying to 00:36:37.820 --> 00:36:40.519 show somebody your musical side of things through 00:36:40.519 --> 00:36:43.760 songs that they're already familiar with. Now, 00:36:43.800 --> 00:36:46.260 if you haven't heard Butch Walker's cover of 00:36:46.260 --> 00:36:48.659 You Belong With Me, you owe it to yourself to 00:36:48.659 --> 00:36:50.800 check it out, whether you're a fan of Taylor 00:36:50.800 --> 00:36:55.079 Swift's version or not. This is a campfire sing 00:36:55.079 --> 00:36:59.320 -along track that he does so well. There's such 00:36:59.320 --> 00:37:03.280 an honesty to this cover. You could tell he loves 00:37:03.280 --> 00:37:06.480 the original. But he brought something to this 00:37:06.480 --> 00:37:09.400 song that gives it a completely different dynamic. 00:37:09.400 --> 00:37:13.909 It's gender -flipped. And it works so well. And 00:37:13.909 --> 00:37:16.829 there's a bounce to the song that I am going 00:37:16.829 --> 00:37:21.210 to use as a way to transition into the next song 00:37:21.210 --> 00:37:24.530 that I am going to choose for this Songs for 00:37:24.530 --> 00:37:28.170 a Crush playlist. And depending on where you're 00:37:28.170 --> 00:37:30.050 from and where you want to position this song, 00:37:30.110 --> 00:37:31.789 this could be something that goes all the way 00:37:31.789 --> 00:37:34.969 back to the 80s, or you can use it in the 90s, 00:37:34.969 --> 00:37:38.739 or you can use it in the 2000s. Because the song 00:37:38.739 --> 00:37:42.000 originally came out in the late 80s, but it was 00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:45.099 not a hit, at least in the US, until the movie 00:37:45.099 --> 00:37:48.079 Benny and June. So I am going with the Proclaimers. 00:37:48.079 --> 00:37:51.840 I'm going to be 500 miles. Benny and June made 00:37:51.840 --> 00:37:54.780 this song a massive hit in the 90s, even though 00:37:54.780 --> 00:37:57.900 the song was several years old already at the 00:37:57.900 --> 00:38:01.539 time. However, in the 2000s, the song took on 00:38:01.539 --> 00:38:04.940 another life in the TV show How I Met Your Mother. 00:38:05.309 --> 00:38:06.829 I'm not going to use the reference because if 00:38:06.829 --> 00:38:09.030 you haven't seen the show, it's better to kind 00:38:09.030 --> 00:38:11.090 of discover the lore of that song within the 00:38:11.090 --> 00:38:13.670 show. But if you're a fan of it, you know exactly 00:38:13.670 --> 00:38:17.130 what I'm talking about. So depending on what 00:38:17.130 --> 00:38:19.429 decade you're from, there are different instances 00:38:19.429 --> 00:38:21.929 you could use the song. If you're going the music 00:38:21.929 --> 00:38:24.869 nerd route like me, you can go back to the 1988 00:38:24.869 --> 00:38:28.269 version from Sunshine on Leith. If you're in 00:38:28.269 --> 00:38:30.349 the 90s, you can use the Benny and June route. 00:38:30.530 --> 00:38:32.829 And the 2000s, the How I Met Your Mother route. 00:38:32.889 --> 00:38:34.909 A little something for everybody. But coming 00:38:34.909 --> 00:38:38.449 out of the bounce that Butch Walker's cover of 00:38:38.449 --> 00:38:41.650 You Belong With Me has, I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles 00:38:41.650 --> 00:38:45.829 is the perfect follow -up song. Lyrically, it 00:38:45.829 --> 00:38:49.010 fits well with the song's sound. When I'm lonely, 00:38:49.190 --> 00:38:50.989 well, you know I'm gonna be. I'm gonna be the 00:38:50.989 --> 00:38:53.730 man who's lonely without you. And when I'm dreaming, 00:38:53.889 --> 00:38:55.590 well, you know I'm gonna dream. I'm gonna dream 00:38:55.590 --> 00:38:59.389 about the time when I'm with you. This is another 00:38:59.389 --> 00:39:00.929 one of those songs that you could definitely 00:39:00.929 --> 00:39:03.949 use in the form of a friendship. Or something 00:39:03.949 --> 00:39:06.889 more. So it has that little bit of a play there. 00:39:07.050 --> 00:39:09.590 Just in case the person's not as receptive, there 00:39:09.590 --> 00:39:13.329 you go. You have your out. Now let's go back 00:39:13.329 --> 00:39:16.489 to the 90s. You have a crush on somebody who 00:39:16.489 --> 00:39:19.530 is into Johnny Depp and loves Benny and June. 00:39:20.010 --> 00:39:22.730 You're not so much a fan of I'm Gonna Be 500 00:39:22.730 --> 00:39:26.210 Miles. You can go the punk route, as Down By 00:39:26.210 --> 00:39:29.769 Law had a fantastic punk cover that came out 00:39:29.769 --> 00:39:33.530 in the 90s. And if you're a punk rock person 00:39:33.530 --> 00:39:35.610 and they're maybe getting introduced to it, what 00:39:35.610 --> 00:39:38.469 a perfect way to introduce them to a genre of 00:39:38.469 --> 00:39:40.369 music that they might not be familiar with. I 00:39:40.369 --> 00:39:43.469 was huge into metal and punk in high school. 00:39:43.530 --> 00:39:47.210 I also had an affinity for pop and pop rock and 00:39:47.210 --> 00:39:50.389 everything else. So just as eclectic as I am 00:39:50.389 --> 00:39:53.230 musically now, I was in high school. So I had 00:39:53.230 --> 00:39:55.130 no problem listening to the original version 00:39:55.130 --> 00:39:58.409 or the cover, maybe much to the chagrin of people 00:39:58.409 --> 00:40:01.679 I made mixtapes for. It was all good as far as 00:40:01.679 --> 00:40:03.780 I'm concerned. I've covered this song so many 00:40:03.780 --> 00:40:06.760 times in concert. It actually pairs up really 00:40:06.760 --> 00:40:09.739 nicely with Cheap Chick's Surrender. And if you're 00:40:09.739 --> 00:40:12.760 also into punk covers, MXPX does a version that 00:40:12.760 --> 00:40:15.440 kind of mashes the two up. Works so well together. 00:40:15.880 --> 00:40:18.619 So yeah, for some reason, punk rock and I'm Gonna 00:40:18.619 --> 00:40:21.519 Be 500 Miles do go hand in hand on several occasions. 00:40:21.940 --> 00:40:25.039 Definitely worth looking that up. Now coming 00:40:25.039 --> 00:40:29.519 out of The Proclaimers. I think I'm going to 00:40:29.519 --> 00:40:31.420 stay with something that works as both a punk 00:40:31.420 --> 00:40:37.199 cover as well as a light and airy power pop song, 00:40:37.360 --> 00:40:41.119 because that's what the original is. In the original, 00:40:41.199 --> 00:40:45.099 this is the late 90s now. This song, you could 00:40:45.099 --> 00:40:48.260 not escape on radio. And as far as I'm concerned, 00:40:48.500 --> 00:40:54.460 this song is power pop perfection. It's one of 00:40:54.460 --> 00:40:58.179 my favorite power pop songs of all time. My father 00:40:58.179 --> 00:41:01.280 was a huge Backman Turner Overdrive fan. I listened 00:41:01.280 --> 00:41:04.380 to the two album nonstop growing up. And in the 00:41:04.380 --> 00:41:07.440 90s, when Randy Backman's son, Tal Backman, came 00:41:07.440 --> 00:41:10.400 out with the song She's So High, it instantly 00:41:10.400 --> 00:41:13.860 resonated with me before I even realized that 00:41:13.860 --> 00:41:17.380 it was Randy's son. Now, Backman Turner Overdrive 00:41:17.380 --> 00:41:20.739 just toured this past year, and Tal is in the 00:41:20.739 --> 00:41:23.239 band with them. And they do break the song out 00:41:23.239 --> 00:41:25.380 in the set. If you haven't seen it, it's definitely 00:41:25.380 --> 00:41:28.610 worth checking out. But She's So High is one 00:41:28.610 --> 00:41:31.150 of those songs that puts this person up on a 00:41:31.150 --> 00:41:33.449 bit of a pedestal. Now, don't get me wrong. This 00:41:33.449 --> 00:41:35.849 is in no way, shape, or form to the level of 00:41:35.849 --> 00:41:39.090 Radiohead's Creep, but lyrics like, she's got 00:41:39.090 --> 00:41:40.949 the best of everything. What could a guy like 00:41:40.949 --> 00:41:43.750 me ever really offer? She's perfect as she can 00:41:43.750 --> 00:41:46.809 be. Why should I even bother? Yes, there's a 00:41:46.809 --> 00:41:49.150 bit of self -deprecation in the lyrics to this 00:41:49.150 --> 00:41:53.030 song, but it's so insanely catchy. You just look 00:41:53.030 --> 00:41:55.590 over all of that. And you get sucked into this 00:41:55.590 --> 00:41:58.909 melody and these vocals and this power pop perfection. 00:41:59.130 --> 00:42:01.170 I know I've used those three words together before, 00:42:01.269 --> 00:42:03.809 but that's what this song is. One of the best 00:42:03.809 --> 00:42:07.190 power pop songs of the 90s. And here we are well 00:42:07.190 --> 00:42:09.309 over 25 years later. And I'm still wondering 00:42:09.309 --> 00:42:13.690 how Tal did not have a massive career after this 00:42:13.690 --> 00:42:17.449 song because it is so insanely catchy. And I 00:42:17.449 --> 00:42:20.150 am not a movie buff by any stretch of the imagination. 00:42:20.230 --> 00:42:22.550 I know a lot more of you out there are than I 00:42:22.550 --> 00:42:25.460 am. So please correct me. If I'm wrong, but I 00:42:25.460 --> 00:42:28.679 feel like she's so high was in pretty much every 00:42:28.679 --> 00:42:32.280 single teen and romantic comedy that was released 00:42:32.280 --> 00:42:36.960 from like 1999 until I don't know yesterday. 00:42:38.679 --> 00:42:41.340 If I'm wrong out there, movie fans, please let 00:42:41.340 --> 00:42:44.219 me know. Now, again, if you want to stay away 00:42:44.219 --> 00:42:46.019 from the power pop thing and you're a heavier 00:42:46.019 --> 00:42:48.780 fan, look up the four year strong cover. You 00:42:48.780 --> 00:42:51.690 can get your punk rock version in. and still 00:42:51.690 --> 00:42:55.630 get the message across through that cover. Now, 00:42:55.650 --> 00:42:57.449 I know a lot of the songs I've talked about tonight 00:42:57.449 --> 00:42:59.789 come from a guy's perspective. Some can work 00:42:59.789 --> 00:43:01.949 in both directions, like Uncle Cracker's Smile. 00:43:02.610 --> 00:43:05.130 But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't the recipient 00:43:05.130 --> 00:43:08.530 of mixtapes in the 90s. And I wanted to choose 00:43:08.530 --> 00:43:10.750 a song to close things out tonight that comes 00:43:10.750 --> 00:43:13.909 from the female perspective. And a song that 00:43:13.909 --> 00:43:16.849 I had received on a mixtape once that definitely 00:43:16.849 --> 00:43:19.489 resonated with me and is a song that I think... 00:43:19.760 --> 00:43:23.739 fits this style and this theme really well is 00:43:23.739 --> 00:43:27.519 sixpence none the richers kiss me keeping that 00:43:27.519 --> 00:43:31.619 light and breezy pop tone it kind of flows with 00:43:31.619 --> 00:43:33.500 a lot of the songs we've talked about tonight 00:43:33.500 --> 00:43:37.639 it's very flirty the lyrics kiss me beneath the 00:43:37.639 --> 00:43:40.340 milky twilight lead me out on the moonlit floor 00:43:40.340 --> 00:43:43.380 lift your open hand strike up the band and make 00:43:43.380 --> 00:43:46.559 the fireflies dance silver moon sparkling so 00:43:46.559 --> 00:44:19.000 kiss me Thank you. Use the song sentiment, but 00:44:19.000 --> 00:44:21.900 not necessarily the sound of the original tune. 00:44:22.920 --> 00:44:27.179 But with that, we have the second half of this 00:44:27.179 --> 00:44:30.519 Songs for a Crush playlist, which kicked off 00:44:30.519 --> 00:44:33.079 on the country side of the spectrum with George 00:44:33.079 --> 00:44:36.280 Strait's Check Yes or No, followed up by Butch 00:44:36.280 --> 00:44:39.179 Walker's cover of Taylor Swift's You Belong With 00:44:39.179 --> 00:44:42.440 Me, The Proclaimers' I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles, 00:44:42.900 --> 00:44:46.360 Tal Backman's She's So High, And then wrapping 00:44:46.360 --> 00:44:50.019 this crushed mixtape up on a nice bow with Sixpence, 00:44:50.039 --> 00:44:53.639 None the Richers, Kiss Me. Just as a reminder, 00:44:53.719 --> 00:44:56.000 you can head over to myweeklymixtape .com to 00:44:56.000 --> 00:44:58.639 hear all the songs I've discussed in this mix 00:44:58.639 --> 00:45:01.780 through the playlist embedded on the episode 00:45:01.780 --> 00:45:05.400 page. Now here comes the fun part. Here's where 00:45:05.400 --> 00:45:08.760 the conversation continues. I want to know what 00:45:08.760 --> 00:45:12.139 songs you think are ideal to send to a crush. 00:45:12.599 --> 00:45:15.579 I am not talking about love songs. I am not talking 00:45:15.579 --> 00:45:17.820 about songs you send somebody that you are in 00:45:17.820 --> 00:45:21.099 a loving, committed relationship with for a long 00:45:21.099 --> 00:45:24.440 time. I am talking about those introductory songs, 00:45:24.679 --> 00:45:27.340 the songs that flirt a little bit, that kind 00:45:27.340 --> 00:45:30.719 of test the waters. Musical icebreakers, if you 00:45:30.719 --> 00:45:33.619 will. Is this friendship? Is this something more? 00:45:33.820 --> 00:45:37.579 What songs would you add to this playlist? It 00:45:37.579 --> 00:45:40.320 could be any decade, any genre. I want to hear 00:45:40.320 --> 00:45:44.159 what songs come to your mind. Hit me up, myweeklymixtape 00:45:44.159 --> 00:45:47.280 at gmail .com. If you're listening on Spotify, 00:45:47.559 --> 00:45:50.019 use that comment feature. You can also reach 00:45:50.019 --> 00:45:53.440 out to me on social media at myweeklymixtape. 00:45:53.460 --> 00:45:56.980 You can use the contact page over at myweeklymixtape 00:45:56.980 --> 00:45:59.739 .com or you can join the conversation with the 00:45:59.739 --> 00:46:03.099 fellow mixtapers over at patreon .com forward 00:46:03.099 --> 00:46:06.400 slash myweeklymixtape. It's free to join and 00:46:06.400 --> 00:46:08.179 there's other tiers if you'd like to support 00:46:08.179 --> 00:46:11.719 the show a little bit extra. Also, I want to 00:46:11.719 --> 00:46:15.239 hear your topic ideas for future episodes. Just 00:46:15.239 --> 00:46:18.019 the way Brian Rosenberg sent in this topic, I 00:46:18.019 --> 00:46:20.360 want to know which topics you have in mind. You 00:46:20.360 --> 00:46:23.659 can use any of those platforms to reach out and 00:46:23.659 --> 00:46:26.659 send me new topic ideas. I will add them to this 00:46:26.659 --> 00:46:29.480 randomizer. And every single time I do an episode 00:46:29.480 --> 00:46:32.559 of this nature, I will push the button and maybe 00:46:32.559 --> 00:46:34.719 your topic will come up. I'll be sure to give 00:46:34.719 --> 00:46:37.199 you a shout out like I did for Brian today. Brian, 00:46:37.320 --> 00:46:39.670 thank you so much. for sending this one in. This 00:46:39.670 --> 00:46:43.190 was a lot of fun to talk about. And I hope I 00:46:43.190 --> 00:46:45.630 did this topic justice. I hope this is what you 00:46:45.630 --> 00:46:48.489 were looking for. Now, if you are listening on 00:46:48.489 --> 00:46:52.650 Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, any of the places, 00:46:52.710 --> 00:46:55.869 be sure to leave me a five -star review, a thumbs 00:46:55.869 --> 00:46:58.309 up, drop a comment about what you liked about 00:46:58.309 --> 00:47:01.320 the episode. Do all the things. Please help me 00:47:01.320 --> 00:47:03.519 spread the word about My Weekly Mixtape so that 00:47:03.519 --> 00:47:07.039 other music fans can find the show. My name is 00:47:07.039 --> 00:47:09.880 Brian Colburn. This has been My Weekly Mixtape. 00:47:09.880 --> 00:47:12.519 And until next time, enjoy the tunes.