Shower Jamz!

This mix was inspired by an arcane practice from my friend Kyle. He and his then-roommate used to sneak the favorite songs of the other guy onto the stereo when one was in the shower. A pleasant, if unexpected, way to start your day.

Download your new favorite series of 'jems': Shower Jamz!.zip.

(Here's a song off of it, to sate your ears whilst you feast your eyes on this oh-so magical blog)

TRACKLISTING:

Wind-Up Doll *** Lee Perry and The Upsetters

I Can See Clearly*** Johnny Nash ("nothing but blue sky"!)

Move On Up *** Mark Eitzel (cover of Curtis Mayfield)

Last night on Earth*** Mekons- ("they can't hurt you now..."!)

The Way We Get By *** Spoon (piano!)

Oh, Pretty Woman *** Al Green (cover of Roy Orbison)

Alright *** Supergrass (keeping their teeth clean: super clean!)

Young Folks *** Peter Bjorn And John (Yeah!: Bein' Young!)

Lady Don't Tek No *** Latyrx (Booty Bassline! Sassy rappin'!)

Beng Beng Beng *** Femi Kuti (...heh heh...)

Oooh (Feat. Redman)*** De La Soul

Oh Yoko *** John Lennon (oh YO!)

Too Young *** Phoenix (Young again!)

To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high) *** Ryan Adams (again: Young Again!)

Settin' the Woods on Fire *** Hank Williams ("you be daffy, and I'll be dilly; we'll order up two bowls of chili"!)

Bimbo *** Jimmy Dean

If we can land a man on the moon, surely I can win your heart *** Beulah


I made an iTunes playlist, driven by the same desire: to get the day off to a really nifty start. It works! If you don't believe me, listen to this mix every morning for about 3-6 days, and then leave comments and a 'before' and an 'after' picture, okay?
Bet they look like this:
before:


after:


I've had this playlist, growing and growing, for years: I pared it down to some essentials. Some of these are songs I know that Kyle would like or does actually like; some are my own favorites. That some of the songs are simply selfish makes me feel better, because I don't like making mixes for other people: other people are gross!

Shower Jamz.zip

Lemme tell you though: just because I put some of mine own besties on here, does not preclude them from being thine own besties, too. For instance, if you do not know the Spoon song, you will love it (FACT). If Beulah songs don't make you happy and smile, you are dead inside (FACT). Phoenix is hit or miss, but this song?: hit (FACT). (They're mostly hit, by the by.)
I mean, you've heard of these people: Ryan Adams Hank Williams Al Green Spoon De La Soul Yoko (haha JK it's John Lennon, ya dope). See, I don't even need to put spaces in there, because you know when the name starts/stops.
There is nothing scary here, only 110% bestness and favoricity and gollytude.
Download: Shower Jamz!.zip