You Choo-Choo-Choose Me? A Valentines MixTape

In case you didn’t realize it there are a mountain range worth of songs that mention love so I’ve rethought my valentine’s day playlist plan.

So here’s Part 2 of a Tri Part Journey (part 1 "What is Love" here) about the cloying sickness of being in love

• Andre 3000-Happy Valentine's Day [download]
• Etta James-My Funny Valentine [download]
• Frank Sinatra-My Funny Valentine [download]
• Elton John- Can You Feel the Love Tonight? [download]
• John Lennon- Love [download]
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Everybody I Love You [download]
• Eva Cassidy - Hallelujah, I Love Him [download]
• Imogen Heap - I Am in Love with You [download]
• Joss Stone -I've Fallen In Love With You [download]
• Frou Frou- It's Good To Be In Love [download]
• Tristan Prettyman- Love, Love, Love [download]
  
• Eleni Mandel- Meant To Be In Love [download]
  

but as always heartbreak is just around the corner...

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A Black History Mix

An exercise in exploring the history of black consciousness and history as expressed through music . Far from comprehensive or even really representative but these are some songs I have that I thought would provide a decent enough primer and that I like (and so, obviously should you)






Music for the People:

Sweet Honey in the Rock- Wade in the Water [download]
Robert Johnson- Me & The Devil Blues [download]
Billie Holiday-Strange Fruit [download]
Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm- Rocket 88 [download]
Nina Simone-Mississippi Goddamn [download]
Nina Simone- To Be Young, Gifted & Black [download]
Richie Havens- Freedom/Motherless Child [download]
James Brown- Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud) [download]
The Last Poets- Black Wish [download]
Stevie Wonder- Black Man [download]
The Last Poets- Just Because [download]
Gil Scott-Heron- Brother [download]
Public Enemy- Fight the Power [download]
Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One)- Why Is That? [download]
Ras Kass- Nature of the Threat [download]
2Pac- Old School [download]
Dead Prez- Hip Hop [download]
Outkast-Liberation [download]


Who’s up for a revolution?

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