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Post by jbd on Apr 19, 2008 18:35:30 GMT -5
i've made far too many mix tapes and mix CDs to count over the years, but it's my favorite hobby.
a small handful of the themes i've tackled include:
TRAINS
BIRDS
DOGS
CATS
CHICKENS
CARS
RADIOS (songs with RADIO in the title)
JUKEBOXES (in title)
SCI FI
BAR-B-Q
SCHOOL
JAIL
BUBBLEGUM
COOL CLOTHING
COVERS OF BEATLES TUNES, also
ELVIS PRESLEY TUNES, STONES TUNES, STAX TUNES,
ROLLING STONES TUNES...
FUNK INSTRUMENTALS
SPORTS
GUITAR HEROES
SAILING
TEEN IDOLS
MOTORCYCLES
MARIJUANA
BEER
BOOZE
GIRL GROUPS
BLUE EYED SOUL
CADILLACS
DOO WOP
THE DUTCH INVASION
THE CANADIAN INVASION
THE BRITISH INVASION
FRAT ROCK
60S SOUL
70S SOUL
GARAGE ROCK
PSYCHEDELIA
SKA
REGGAE
HEAVY METAL
FOLK
UNDERGROUND RADIO
GLAM
HORN BANDS
SPIES
SWING
LATINO ROCK
MONEY
what themes have you made mix tapes/CDs of?...
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Post by Ken on Apr 22, 2008 15:29:17 GMT -5
Hey jbd  Like you, I've made MANY mix cassettes and CD's over the years. The themes: The British Invasion Bubblegum 60's/70's Soul Halloween 60's Garage Bands |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Apr 22, 2008 16:07:18 GMT -5
i've made far too many mix tapes and mix CDs to count over the years, but it's my favorite hobby. a small handful of the themes i've tackled include: TRAINS BIRDS DOGS CATS CHICKENS CARS RADIOS (songs with RADIO in the title) JUKEBOXES (in title) SCI FI BAR-B-Q SCHOOL JAIL BUBBLEGUM COOL CLOTHING COVERS OF BEATLES TUNES, also ELVIS PRESLEY TUNES, STONES TUNES, STAX TUNES, ROLLING STONES TUNES... FUNK INSTRUMENTALS SPORTS GUITAR HEROES SAILING TEEN IDOLS MOTORCYCLES MARIJUANA BEER BOOZE GIRL GROUPS BLUE EYED SOUL CADILLACS DOO WOP THE DUTCH INVASION THE CANADIAN INVASION THE BRITISH INVASION FRAT ROCK 60S SOUL 70S SOUL GARAGE ROCK PSYCHEDELIA SKA REGGAE HEAVY METAL FOLK UNDERGROUND RADIO GLAM HORN BANDS SPIES SWING LATINO ROCK MONEY what themes have you made mix tapes/CDs of?... A SMALL handful  Wow! I have a few "series" of CDs (I've redone the tapes to CDs also) that I make: No One Else Remembers - Songs that got limited airplay back in the day, (rarely made the top 20) but have totally disappeared from sight. Never made the Top 20 - Songs that would make people say "what do you mean they never made the top 20; they HAD to have made the top 20 (e.g., Michelle, In the Still of The niight, Good Old Rock and Roll) Play It Again - two or more versions of the same song All Top 10; All Forgotten Point and Click - Songs i first heard about from you guys. Then some more mundane mixes of '50s,, '60s. '70s, 'early '80s, late '80s, and early '90s. From Andrew Collection - Mixes of the songs my son collects |
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Post by Viki (ditzybrunette85) on Apr 22, 2008 21:30:49 GMT -5
I used to make mixed CD's quite often and I actually really enjoy doing so!
60's
60's garage rock
70's punk and early new wave
80's
80's new wave
"old skool" hip hop
90's
90's rock/alternative/grunge
boy bands
british boy bands
Christmas
Halloween
Love songs
Probably some more that I can't think of. More than half my CD collection is mixed CD's that I've made!
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Post by Dawn on Apr 23, 2008 11:18:57 GMT -5
You've come up with some great theme ideas, JBD.
Some compilations I plan to put together:
Lesser-known versions of popular songs (I need a catchier title for this one!):
For example, Shuggie Otis' original Strawberry Letter 23, Gloria Jones' Tainted Love, Fleetwood Mac's Sentimental Lady, KC & the Sunshine Band's Rock Your Baby, etc.
Time to Play B-Sides
Inspired by the Blue Oyster Cult song lyric! Great B-sides of 45s, like Dave Mason's Mystic Traveller, Paul McCartney & Wings' Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five, The Monkees' The Girl I Knew Somewhere, etc.
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Post by 55dodger on Apr 23, 2008 23:45:42 GMT -5
I've made dozens of CDs (and billions & billions of cassettes) on many subjects.
I've made CDs about:
100 mph songs
Radio (songs with radio in the title or lyrics)
Click Tourney Winners
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda (Similar to Dawn's Lesser theme) - songs that either didn't crack the top 40 or didn't get any higher than 30 on the chart
Earth, Wind, & Fire - Not the group, but songs with these elements in the title.
Do's & Don'ts of Rock - Songs that have "Do" or "Don't" in the title
Rock 'n' Roll All Night
Party Every Day
Blue, Blue Feeling - Celebrating the color blue
I've done CDs with just guy singers or just girl singers
I did one called "Instrumentally Non-Speaking that I gave to my daughter.
And many many more. This is a great topic jdb, because of the endless available themes, and music to go with them.
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Post by jbd on May 8, 2008 17:32:33 GMT -5
whew! for a while there, i thought i was the only one who made these things!...
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Post by 55dodger on May 9, 2008 2:06:25 GMT -5
whew! for a while there, i thought i was the only one who made these things!... Don't worry jbd, you are not the only one. I was putting tapes together as a teenager. The only difference now is I don't put a small microphone next to the radio & be quiet for an hour. |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on May 9, 2008 8:46:05 GMT -5
whew! for a while there, i thought i was the only one who made these things!... Don't worry jbd, you are not the only one. I was putting tapes together as a teenager. The only difference now is I don't put a small microphone next to the radio & be quiet for an hour. LOL! That's what I was doing in the '60s, only it was a reel to reel recorder. I'd get so ticked off when the DJ talked over the beginning or the ending of the song. |
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