Anyway. I've made a mix tape for y'all to scope out. I can't actually upload the songs for you to download (bandwidth issues, plus it's sort've illegal ya know) but you can download them yourselves and burn them and it'll be like I created it just for YOU. I gave it the 'You Make No Sense' name because, well, it's two fold. One, it's Nicole Kidman's big week (birthday + marriage) and I thought that line from the excellent Birth was a fitting title because it aptly describes the music itself. I have no rational way of creating this mix for you. I just... selected a bunch of songs I'm loving at the moment. Here we go y'all:
1. Liza Minnelli - "Losing My Mind"
2. Pet Shop Boys - "Flamboyant [Michael Mayer Mix]"
3. Paul Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - "Faster Kill Pussycat [Hip-Hop Mix]"
4. Cut Copy - "Going Nowhere"
5. Tiga - "(Far From) Home"
6. Dannii Minogue - "So Under Pressure"
7. Lo-Fi-Fnk - "Steppin' Out"
8. Madonna - "Get Together [Teifschwarz Mix]"
9. Bronski Beat - "Smalltown Beat"
10. Christian Falk feat. Robyn & Ola Salo - "Dream On"
11. New Order - "Ceremony"
12. Regina Spektor - "Us"
13. Dixie Chicks - "The Long Way Around"
14. Snow Patrol feat. Martha Wainwright - "Set the Fire to the Third Bar"
15. Lisa Miller - "Eleven"
16. Sarah Blasko - "Remorse"
17. Terry Reid - "Seed of Memory"
18. Kate Bush - "The Painter's Link"
Want some comments on each? I can provide those for you!
Liza Minnelli - "Losing My Mind"

Pet Shop Boys - "Flamboyant [Michael Mayer Mix]"

Paul Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy - "Faster Kill Pussycat [Hip-Hop Mix]"
Surely you've heard the original of this song by now. It's awesome, but give this version a go. It slows down the pace, but it doesn't lose any of the punch. The bit where Brittany sings the harmony part is choice.
Cut Copy - "Going Nowhere"
I have no idea who these guys are, and I still don't. I heard this song on "The OC" a while back and thanks to the marvel that is Music From The OC I tracked it down and downloaded it. Awesome track with a great guitar... thing. New Wavish I think. Great song.
Tiga - "(Far From) Home"

Dannii Minogue - "So Under Pressure"
Confession time - I adore me some Dannii Minogue. Her last album "Neon Nights" was surprisingly fun, and her last single "You Won't Forget About Me" was ace. Now, trust Dannii to release a single detailing how her sister (Kylie, y'all) and her battle with cancer... and how it affected her. Loves it. What sort of pop star with Dannii be if she wasn't focused on herself? Add to that the fact that the song is really really great and I'm still in love with Dannii. There's still nothing funnier than seeing Julian McMahon (Dannii's former husband) dancing in one of her old video clips in a Hawaiian shirt. Priceless.
Lo-Fi-Fnk - "Steppin' Out"
I'm noticing a scary trend. A lot of these tracks seem to be quite... what's the word... gay! (I realise I just quoted The Producers which just ups the gay-quota two-fold.) This track by some (I think) Swedish band is about coming out. It's a great upbeat track (as you would expect from Sweden). Again, thanks to HomoEclectic for pointing me towards this track. Awesome stuff.
Madonna - "Get Together [Teifschwarz Remix]"

Bronski Beat - "Smalltown Boy"
The gay trend continues - but that's probably just a reflection on the music, right? This song is from 1984 and is about a boy wanting to get out of Glasgow and move to the big city (London) because he's gay. If any of y'all remember the group Yazz you'll have a fair idea of what this song sounds like. That sort of androgynous singing style that was so popular in the '80s. But, the song is awesome, so... ya know... get it "Run away/Turn away/Run away/Turn away" LOVE
Christian Falk feat. Robyn & Ola Salo - "Dream On"
God, I wish they would release a proper version of this song! The only available versions are live ones so you'll have to make do with that. It's seriously a great great great great great song! I love this one to pieces. I can't gush about this song enough. Brilliant pop. But, yeah, I wish they'd release it as a single or something so we can get better production values instead of the live acoustics. But, still, AWESOME.
New Order - "Ceremony"
Yes, the song from the Marie-Antoinette trailer (not, "Age of Consent" which is actually better, but I'm listening to this one at the moment). New Order are quite simply one of the greatest groups ever and this near-identicle cover of Joy Division's "Ceremony" from their classic "Substance 1987" album is excellent. Who doesn't love New Order? SHOW YOUR DIRTY FACE!
Regina Spektor - "Us"
I thank Cal for this one (Cal's awesome btw). "Us" is very WOW worthy, completely unexpected (her "Oedipus" is quite excellent too, but that's all I've heard). Think Vanessa Carlton on speed and you're in the right ballpark. Love the piano and the strings and everything.
Dixie Chicks - "The Long Way Around"

Snow Patrol feat. Martha Wainwright - "Set the Fire to the Third Bar"
I basically love anything Martha does and this is no exception. This is from Snow Patrol's "Eyes Open" album, which I liked quite a bit. This was my favourite song from the album. It's just so haunting and atmospheric, no doubt because of Martha's heavenly vocals. She's bliss.
Lisa Miller - "Eleven"
Lisa Miller is an Australian singer whose first album (which I have not heard) was all covers, but decided to make an album of original songs, it was all "Version Originale" and it was really great. This is probably my favourite song from the album (although "I Love You A Thousand Dollars" is also special), it's all about having writers block. It even featured in 2005 Uma Award winner Look Both Ways. Just a great warm song.
Sarah Blasko - "Remorse"

Terry Reid - "Seed of Memory"
I found this song just last week in Rob Zombie's hilariously disgusting The Devil's Rejects (it was the closing credits song) and immediately fell in love. It's from 1973 apparently and I don't really know anything else. Great song, that's all.
Kate Bush - "The Painter's Link"
It seems quite fitting to end the mix with some beautiful Kate Bush. Stunning and sublime.
Don't you just love how the mix starts off all dancy electro and then starts to wind down in the middle and then ends with a collection of slower songs. I love doing stuff like that. Although when I was creating a mix tape for Nathaniel I somehow managed to make a CD that detailed the start, middle and end of a relationship. Purely by accident. It was sort've awesome though.
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