Okay….
So, I originally finished this mix a few years back and it definitely has a sadder more rainy summer feel to it … Perhaps that makes it more appropiate for the vibe of this summer so far? I think I recognized it had a more melancholy flavor when I completed it, and that accounts for the choice of the last song. (It also skews more post-1980 than the previous 2 mixes. Worry not. The 60s & 70s will come back in full force with the next batch I promise)
This is not to say that it is not filled with gems. And I am sure that any listener who sticks with it will appreciate the cloudburst followed by a rainbow that is embodied by the late appearance of the Breeders. So um… click it and dig it!
(Playlist after the fold)
Playlist for O’Pinionated Summer Pop Vol. 3
Prince & The Revolution – When Doves Cry
Joan Jett – Crimson & Clover
Built to Spill – Else
Cheap Trick – Surrender
Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer
Fluttr Effect – Transmission
The Cure – Lovecats
Joe Jackson – Different for Girls
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Breakdown
Spoon – Everything Hits At Once
Yo La Tengo – You Can have It All
Talking Heads – Heaven
R.E.M. – Don’t Go Back To Rockville
The Breeders – Cannonball
The Shins – Gold Teeth
Sleater-Kinney – Little Babies
Blondie – One Way or Another
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart