I’ve been meaning to post another mix tape for a couple of weeks now, but everytime I’ve started to get around to it, something else would pop up. It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I guess all I really needed was a little nudge. Thanks mc.
So here it is. To date we’ve celebrated heat waves and the Fourth of July during the summer months, so it only seems right that we do the same for autumn. The tricky part is coming up with an underlying theme. Of all the seasons, fall seems to be the least celebrated in song. So I’m just going to leave it open for interpretation.
September to December. Baseball’s Fall Classic. The changing leaves. The first cold winds. The harvest. Halloween. Thanksgiving. Election Day. Pulling out your sweaters. The word “fall” itself. We’ll just leave it up to you to decide what comes to mind as autumn unfolds in a tuneful manner. Let’s hear what you’ve got.
If you’re not familiar with how this works, here’s what you need to know. Drop your song suggestions for this “Headed for a Fall” mix tape in the comments section below. But here’s the catch: We like to have our songs submitted in video form. So head to YouTube or some other video hosting site and find a video for your song. Copy the URL and paste it along with your song suggestion below. Then I’ll put the all the videos together, so that you can watch and listen along. Got it? Good. [Our mix tape begins after the break.]
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I’ll begin with this Fall Classic from the Band. This video actually includes two songs. The first in “King Harvest” from a 1970 practice session in Woodstock, NY. The second half of this video is the Band’s performance of “Long Black Veil” from the concert film Festival Express. Enjoy. So who’s got the next song?
01. King Harvest Has Surely Come (Shaun)
King Harvest Has Surely Come by The Band
02. Autumn Sweater (baconfat)
Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo
03. Maple Leaves (mc)
Maple Leaves by Jens Lekman
04. September Song (shaun)
September Song by Lou Reed
05. They Can’t Take Me Away From Autumn In New York (shaun)
They Can’t Take Me Away From Autumn in New York by Charlie Parker
06. Telephone Thing (ancym)
Telephone Thing by The Fall
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How’s that mc? Thanks for lightin’ the fire to get the mix tape series back on track.
A little obvious, but who cares:
Yo La Tengo’s “Autumn Sweater”
(If only they had made an official video for this song - they’d be millionaires now. The video for “Sugarcube” is so good, I can only imagine what they could’ve done with this heartbreaking little number.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiaVxfFFQpc
baconfat…that’s a super nice live performance though. Yo La Tengo is on the board.
OH MAN, that’s what I was gonna say. and in fact, did try to say this morning, but muse eats my comments sometimes. damn, now I’ll have to come up with something else. give me a moment…
@4. sorry bout that mc. for some reason your comments are considered Spam. i actually found your original comment. Look familiar?
“yay! here’s mine!
Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKS8RU6Ras8
(don’t watch the video, it’s pointless, but it’s the only youtube video I could find with the actual album recording)”
On the bright side though, ask and you shall receive. Here’s your mix tape.
I just hope you are able to find a suitable second choice.
Thanks Shaun… this feels right for this rainy fall day.
Jens Lekman, Maple Leaves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66hhLCsgPOA
mc, you’re the cat’s whiskers (that’s a good thing)…a perfect selection for a drizzly day. Jens Lekman is in the mix.
How could I not add this one? So I’m going to go again. It’s too perfect. Lou Reed–September Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHVqWRxpqXk (6 minutes in begins the wow moments!)
I also love that every song to this point has been live! And I think that being a studio or touring musician with Lou Reed would be a most interesting experience.
cat’s whiskers haiku
can it be on the mix tape?
oh man, i hope so
-parlie, circa ‘010
cat’s whisker haiku
let’s see: 5-7-5. is that right?
cat’s whiskers brush drums
saxophone voice of dharma,
Charlie Parker’s horn—
Written on the fly.
Shaun Harvey
September 27,2008
a video added in response to my haiku
Going for the obvious because I love them.
The Fall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEOtckaZtLg
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