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I made another mixtape. It's got a very different, far more consistent sound this one, because it's all music for the piano, and even more, it's practically all /depressing/ music for the piano. The piano is my favourite instrument, after all. So I picked all my favourite piano rock songs, and a couple of others, and then put them together in an order that worked, lyrically and musically. It sounds really good... but if you don't like the piano, well, stay away.
The problem is of course that unlike with the weather mix, no band will do just one songs with a piano in - if they play the piano, it'll feature in a lot of their songs. So I picked my favourites. If this mix were proportional to my taste, there would be a gzbillion more Andrew McMahon songs, but whatcha gonna do.
LISTEN HERE
Hammers&&Strings
(a fanmix for the piano)
Feeling Lonely: Hammers and Strings (A Lullaby) - Jack's Mannequin
these hammers and strings been followin' me around,
from a box-filled garage, to the dark punk rock clubs of one thousand american towns
Breathe Me - Sia
ouch, i have lost myself again
lost myself and i am nowhere to be found
Raining in Baltimore - Counting Crows
i need a phonecall,
i need a raincoat
Superman - Five for Fighting
i'm more than some pretty face beside a train,
and it's not easy to be me.
Moving On
Bright Lights - Matchbox Twenty baby baby baby when all your love is gone,
who will save me from all i'm up against out in this world?
Boston - Augustana
i think i need a sunrise,
i'm tired of the sunset.
Falling Down - Ben Jelen
the simple truth is i'm falling falling down
and i don't wanna drag her through the bottom
The Hill - Marketa Irglova
and i'm letting myself down
by satisfying you.
Silent All These Years - Tori Amos
years go by,
will i choke on my tears till finally there's nothing left?
Intermission:
L'Absente - Yann Tiersen
for the journey.
Feeling Loved:
Globes & Maps - Something Corporateand globes and maps are all around me now
i want to feel you breathe me.
Out of my League - Stephen Speaks
'cause it's frightening to be swimming in this strange sea
but i'd rather be here than on land.
Samson - Regina Spektor
you are my sweetest downfall,
i loved you first.
Angel - Sarah McLachlan
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there.
The End: Now Comes the Night - Rob Thomas
let us hold to each other
until the end of our days
How To Save A Life - The Fray
i would have stayed up with you all night
had i known how to save a life
For A Dancer - Jackson Browne
no matter how close to yours another's steps have grown
in the end there is one dance you'll do alone
We're So Far Way - Mae
we reached for the stars,
everything was now ours
Bonus Track:
Piano Man - Billy Joelbecause you cannot have a mix about the piano without this legendary song.
The problem is of course that unlike with the weather mix, no band will do just one songs with a piano in - if they play the piano, it'll feature in a lot of their songs. So I picked my favourites. If this mix were proportional to my taste, there would be a gzbillion more Andrew McMahon songs, but whatcha gonna do.
LISTEN HERE
Hammers&&Strings
(a fanmix for the piano)
Feeling Lonely: Hammers and Strings (A Lullaby) - Jack's Mannequin
these hammers and strings been followin' me around,
from a box-filled garage, to the dark punk rock clubs of one thousand american towns
Breathe Me - Sia
ouch, i have lost myself again
lost myself and i am nowhere to be found
Raining in Baltimore - Counting Crows
i need a phonecall,
i need a raincoat
Superman - Five for Fighting
i'm more than some pretty face beside a train,
and it's not easy to be me.
Moving On
Bright Lights - Matchbox Twenty baby baby baby when all your love is gone,
who will save me from all i'm up against out in this world?
Boston - Augustana
i think i need a sunrise,
i'm tired of the sunset.
Falling Down - Ben Jelen
the simple truth is i'm falling falling down
and i don't wanna drag her through the bottom
The Hill - Marketa Irglova
and i'm letting myself down
by satisfying you.
Silent All These Years - Tori Amos
years go by,
will i choke on my tears till finally there's nothing left?
Intermission:
L'Absente - Yann Tiersen
for the journey.
Feeling Loved:
Globes & Maps - Something Corporateand globes and maps are all around me now
i want to feel you breathe me.
Out of my League - Stephen Speaks
'cause it's frightening to be swimming in this strange sea
but i'd rather be here than on land.
Samson - Regina Spektor
you are my sweetest downfall,
i loved you first.
Angel - Sarah McLachlan
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there.
The End: Now Comes the Night - Rob Thomas
let us hold to each other
until the end of our days
How To Save A Life - The Fray
i would have stayed up with you all night
had i known how to save a life
For A Dancer - Jackson Browne
no matter how close to yours another's steps have grown
in the end there is one dance you'll do alone
We're So Far Way - Mae
we reached for the stars,
everything was now ours
Bonus Track:
Piano Man - Billy Joelbecause you cannot have a mix about the piano without this legendary song.