21 Romantic Classics

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 1:31 pm

Have you ever made a compilation tape for your s.o?

What do you think - is this practice hopelessly romantic and meaningless, or do you find yourself trying to recall a couple of slightly less obvious Al Green numbers ten minutes after meeting a new person?

What is your best tape tactic?

Personally, I am guilty of the crime of putting My Girl on a tape for my girl. I felt bad about it afterwards though, and vowed to replace my Otis Redding Definitive Collection with Collected Rarities as soon as I could

Have you got any track lists of compilations better than sex?

Did you ever try to get your boyfriend to propose to you through subliminal messages in the lyrics of a compilation? Successfully??

I did make a tape for my gf recently, but found myself unable to romantically-justify some of the tracks I was chosing, so I had to make a special section at the end for tracks that weren't meant to be construed as part of the message

I think T'Aint No Sin and The Muppet Show A Cappella Medley were among them

RandomThug · Post by **RandomThug** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 3:00 pm

I made a tape with my girl once.. but it wasn't really romantic, but I do watch it every other night.

fable · Post by **fable** » Sun Jul 06, 2003 5:18 pm

Have you got any track lists of compilations better than sex?

There is such a thing?

On another note, I do occasionally send my wife some of the intimate love poetry which is the best I read, but she tells me she prefers my own words. I don't think my writing is quite *that* good. My sexual performance, on the other hand...

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 3:54 am

Originally posted by RandomThug
I made a tape with my girl once.. but it wasn't really romantic, but I do watch it every other night.

Thanks for bringing a smile to my face this horrid Monday morning Thug

Frogus, I think it is a good idea, you've got a decent taste in music and I think it will work well. Don't go overboard on the smoochie numbers though, don't make it tawdry, keep it simple and sexy. Plus it doesn't have to be too long, forty five minutes is perfect.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 5:03 am

Originally posted by frogus
Have you ever made a compilation tape for your s.o?

Yes, I made an mp3-compilation for Silur when I first met him and he lived in the US. It wasn't very romantic though, since the directions of thoughts at the time were sort of one-dimensional.

Have you got any track lists of compilations better than sex?

Not better than sex, but it certainly makes you think about it...however, I can't post the titles here, because a lot of words in the titles would be censored. But I remember it included a variety of songs from classics such as "Je Taime" with Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Donna Summers' "Love to love you baby" and James Brown's "Sex Machine" to house classic "French kiss" by Lil Louis and some very explicit Lil' Kim song, and also some more funny songs about sex. I think it was about 40-45 minutes long.

@Fable: ROFL, that's the right attitude

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 6:54 am

Re: Re: 21 Romantic Classics

Originally posted by C Elegans
George Brown's "Sex Machine"

I'm sure you mean James Brown....OOWWWW!

Personally frogus mate I'd go for 70's soul, can't go wrong.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:02 am

Re: Re: Re: 21 Romantic Classics

Originally posted by Mr Sleep
I'm sure you mean James Brown....OOWWWW!

I certainly do

The experimental group The Residents is to blame for this error, I often write or say "George Brown" because I have an album by The Residents called "George and James" with very weird interpretations of George Gershwin and James Brown songs.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:20 am

Re: Re: Re: Re: 21 Romantic Classics

Originally posted by C Elegans
I certainly do The experimental group The Residents is to blame for this error, I often write or say "George Brown" because I have an album by The Residents called "George and James" with very weird interpretations of George Gershwin and James Brown songs.

That's a very strange explanation, which can only mean it's true

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:30 am

Originally posted by frogus
Have you ever made a compilation tape for your s.o?

LOL, would love to try that but its not really worth my effort. We greatly differ on music, I personally blame the likes of MTV for this current period of pop culture. I once played Hendrix's "Foxy Lady" but the neighbours complained of the volume.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:31 am

Re: Re: 21 Romantic Classics

Originally posted by Tamerlane
LOL, would love to try that but its not really worth my effort. We greatly differ on music, I personally blame the likes of MTV for this current period of pop culture. I once played Hendrix's "Foxy Lady" but the neighbours complained of the volume.

then play it louder until they go deaf. It's only polite to watch out for other peoples welfare

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:36 am

Re: Re: Re: 21 Romantic Classics

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
then play it louder until they go deaf. It's only polite to watch out for other peoples welfare

LOL, well whilst that sounds prefectly reasonable, I wouldn't want to tangle with the police on that particular issue.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:43 am

It's a good samaritan act

Anyone can turn down to spare someones ears a few moments of pain, but how many people would give someone the gift of a lifetime without ever being bothered by loud music again?

der Moench · Post by **der Moench** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 5:52 am

Fun topic, frogus.

I made a couple of CDs for my love just this Valentine's Day, and she liked them very, very much. Yay!

But I don't think I can make any recommendations or give any suggestions. You gotta let the situation be your guide. CE had one purpose with her musical selection

and I had rather another - which I need not to into here.

Suffice it to say that the music ran a wide gamut - from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Sarah McLaughlin to Offspring to T-Bone Burnett to The Kinks (it would be a psychological impossibility for me to create a musical selection without including The Kinks!

). Heck - I even had a song from Rush in the collection, if you can believe it.

It's all about lyrics, and what you want to say ...

If we burn our wings
Flying too close to the sun
If the moment of glory
Is over before it's begun
If the dream is won
Though everything is lost
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost

When the dust has cleared
And victory denied
A summit too lofty
River a little too wide
If we keep our pride
Though paradise is lost
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost

And if the music stops
There's only the sound of the rain
All the hope and glory
All the sacrifice in vain
And if love remains
Though everything is lost
We will pay the price,
But we will not count the cost

Rush - "Bravado" (lyrics by Peart)

Peace.

Chanak · Post by **Chanak** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 6:21 am

@DM: Thanks for posting that song. Neil Peart is a poet beyond compare. His work is quite amazing, really.

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 1:23 pm

Get 'The Ship Song' by Nick Cave.

But why do you not feel the Muppets are romantic?