Fanmix: Boys Want to Be Her (Melanie Marcus)
You're not only up against one angry mother and lesbian, you're up against one pissed off lawyer.
01. Magic Tree - Kristen Price
Falling from the Magic Tree,
You know you got me on the run from the enemy.
I want more, more, more.
You know that my parachute is failing me,
You know you got me on the run from the enemy.
Come on, rescue me.
Is that what you were wearing?
Mm. My wool coat.
And what was the tramp assistant wearing?
Did you ever have a disco Barbie?
You think I only played with G.I. Joe? Yes, even I, raging bull, was indoctrinated at a young age to the straight man's ideal of feminine perfection.
02. Boys Wanna Be Her - Peaches
You've got them all, by the balls causin' waterfalls, stone walls, bar brawls
Common stalls that cause'em all to you they crawl, body sprawl, smokin' Pall Malls
Close call, stand tall, doll, you make them feel so small...
And they love it!
There we were on our motorcycles.
Just south of Big Sur on the coast highway...
When this cop pulls us over. He said the sight of us was going to cause someone to drive off a cliff, that he was going to arrest us.
But then you started flirting with him.
No, no my dear, it was you.
Okay, long story short, we're behind a rock, he's got his pants down...
And this little vixen steals his boots and we tear the fuck out of there.
03. Checking My Pulse - Alix Olson
And now we are sitting in the window,
Your forehead is red-hot and touching my knee,
And I am checking my pulse,
Making sure it hasn’t quit on me.
And I’m sorry if you’re thinking that I knew what I was doing.
I guess what I do best is look like I am in control.
But tonight, tonight, I am a soft and untamed thing,
And I will wrap my breath around you til your exhale comes clean.
I am checking my pulse.
I'm glad what happened happened.
You are?
It made me realize that despite our ups and downs, the occasional dry spell, your still the only one I ever want to be with.
04. Raspberry Swirl - Tori Amos
Things are getting desperate
When all the boys can't be men.
Everybody knows I'm her friend,
Everybody knows I'm her man.
Just for your information, Lindsay and I fuck like crazy. We pant and drool like a couple of bitches in heat. Our pussies soak the sheets.
And we go at it a lot longer than the ten minute tumble you guys call sex.
And you don't even want to know how many times we get off in a night!
05. Done Wrong - Ani DiFranco
It just all slips away so slowly
You don't even notice till you've lost a lot.
I've been like one of those zombies in Vegas
Pouring quarters into a slot.
And now I'm tired and I am broke,
And I feel stupid and I feel used,
And I'm at the end of my little rope,
And I am swinging back and forth about you.
I don't have the need to constantly express everything I'm feeling.
Well I wish you'd try, because after that fiasco at Brian's you've turned off to me physically, emotionally. You never want to make love, you barely want to have a discussion.
Has it ever occurred to you that I might be tired?
Well I'm tired too. I'm tired of trying to get through to you. Of figuring out what the hell I did wrong. Of wondering why instead of feeling closer than we've ever been I have never felt more alone.
06. 9 Crimes (Demo) - Damien Rice
Leave me out with the waste, this is not what I do.
It's the wrong kind of place to be cheating on you.
It's the wrong time, but she's pulling me through.
It's a small crime, and I've got no excuse.
Is that all right? Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that all right? If you dont shoot it how am I supposed to hold it?
Is that all right with you?
Well, I think that this is fate. Just when you needed someone to tell your troubles to. Not that you have to tell me, considering I am your new best friend and weed-pusher.
Look, everyone has their, uh...
I know. And wait till you get a load of mine. But I want you to know something. That whatever said here at this table doesn't go any further.
Girl scout's honor.
07. Too Many Women - Rachael Sage
Too many women in this big black room.
Too many people with the same perfume.
Too many women but not enough
Of you.
She reminds me of Lindsay with red hair.
What about her?
She reminds me of Lindsay with black hair.
And don't tell me, he reminds you of Lindsay in drag.
I can't help it, I miss her. I thought we would be together forever, that she'd be the one I'd kiss goodnight for the rest of my life. Now I live with my cousin Rita and kiss her goodnight.
Christ.
08. Jackie's Strength - Tori Amos
Make me laugh.
Say you know what you want.
You said we were the real thing,
So I show you some more
And I learn what black magic can do.
You know, this would be the perfect place for a wedding. White satin bows on the arbor. Twinkling lights. The chuppah. Only not under the sycamore, I was thinking over by the rose bushes. Linds.
I thought we put this to rest once and for all.
Kendall Morgan woke it up in me.
Who?
The little girl who asked if we were married. I realized that some day our kid was going to ask us that very same question, and when he does, I'd have to say no, and then he'd want to know why not and then I'd have to say because. Straight people wouldn't let us. Only that's not the whole truth.
We wouldn't give ourselves permission. ...If it's not too late to be romantic. Lindsay Peterson, will you marry me?
09. The Girl I Left Behind - Charlotte Martin
The girl I left behind me, oh you said she wouldn't do.
I know who I want to be, be worthy of you.
So why do I change myself to be worthy of you?
She's a needer, a bleeder, likes to be on top.
And she's a girlfriend, a whirlwind, and not so logical.
But she's an ocean in motion, and magical
But you won't let her shine.
Okay. Let's give this bitch a whirl. ...It works! Hop on! Grab a helmet and come with me!
Some other time.
How about tomorrow?
I though we're marching with the marriage initiative.
It's a parade! Do we always have to be so fucking correct? Can't we have a little fun for a change?
10. Breed - Lauren Christy
I got soil, I got seed, I got 21 god damn days until I.bleed
I've got nothing left to lose.
Don't worry about putting the buns in the oven!
What? ...Oh my God. It's... it's blue.
You're damn right it's blue. I told you. Don't fuck with Mother Nature, huh? Well I'm here to tell her, don't fuck with me!
11. The Waiting Song - Ani DiFranco
The system gives you just enough
To make you think that you see change.
They will sing you right to sleep,
And then they'll screw you just the same.
But I will wait
Yes, I will wait for the truth.
Fuck off.
Too late! Now then. Show me on the doll where the bad man touched you.
You want to know where he touched me? Right here. In the gut. You want to know why? Because a lesbian couple with a child just fired their lesbian lawyer with a child so some straight white male asshole can argue their case.
Makes sense to me.
Why am I not surprised?
12. I Want You - Elvis Costello
I want you.
You've had your fun you don't get well no more.
I want you.
Your fingernails go dragging down the wall...
Be careful, darling, you might fall.
Sam's gone.
Not forgotten. I watched you two from the window, it was a very touching goodbye scene.
He's my friend. My mentor. He's...
Awakened things in you? Your desire to paint, to express yourself? Anything else?
You don't have to tell me. I know.
You don't live with someone for nine years and not know.
13. Woman Like A Man - Juniper
My love, eat your meat.
Keep your teeth.
Burn.
You lost me. You cost me.
You thought me of me, yeah.
We're bad what we do,
Stupid fools.
I'm surprised you even bothered to come.
Why wouldn't I?
Not a man in sight. Just us dykes.
Look, I told you how sorry I am. That it was a mistake.
Actually, you said it was a good thing. That it gave you a chance to contrast and compare and come to the conclusion that, mm, given the choices, you still prefer me.
That part is true.
Well it isn't true for me. I know which team I play on. It's not a choice or a preference, it's who I am. It's who I've always been. A rug-muncher, a muff-diver, a cunt-lapper, a bull, a lezzie, a dyke!
What do you think I am? I'm a lesbian.
Not if you're having sex with a man, honey.
14. Massive Blur - Melissa Ferrick
"Why does it keep coming up?" you ask.
"I want it to go away.
"It keeps coming between us, and I am tired of turning away."
But I'm so angry, so angry. I am so damn scared.
Ta ta ta ta tuck a tangent, tuck a tangent anywhere you like
'Cause I'm not just gonna get through it, baby,
Well it's not gonna happen tonight.
Because it is all in the timing and the placement of words.
You know I can chase it, I can beat it, I know it's absurd.
I just can't face it, can't face it, because all that I see
Is a massive blur.
We can't go on doing the all-female version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe. It's just too exhausting. You can't forgive me no matter how much I apologize or try to make it up to you. And I'm starting not to care. I mean after all, how many times can somebody reject you before you finally just give up?
So what are you saying?
That perhaps it's best for both of us, and for Gus, and the baby, if we aren't together. That we stop putting each other through needless hell, trying to repair something which obviously can't be fixed.
I think you're right.
15. Baby Mine - Bette Midler
Baby mine, don't you cry.
Baby mine, dry your eyes.
Rest your head close to my heart,
Never to part, baby of mine.
Aww. You're finally here. You have no idea how much your mommy wanted you. What she had to go through to get you.
Don't worry, I'll be sure and tell her. We have without a doubt the most beautiful children God has ever created.
I won't argue with that.
16. Chasing the Girl - Rachael Sage
Come here, my compass.
I wanna feel you... dangerously close
Till we don't know which one is the other
Cause love is blind.
Come here, my compass.
I want to feel the two of us
I wanna be The boy with the most cake
Chasing the girl with the most
Ice cream.
I realized something when I woke up this morning.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
That I want to see your face first thing every day for the rest of my life.
Yours too.
17. Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Mix) - Metric
I fought the war.
I fought the war but the war won't stop for the love of god.
I fought the war but the war won.
Look, it was just one incident. One crazy person.
Yeah, I dearly wish I could believe that, that this kind of thing will never happen again. But my grandfather knew that wasn't true. That's why he left and came here, and I know it too.
Oh, God. I probably sound like a paranoid, an alarmist.
You're just afraid. And with good reason.
You know, I used to hate it when Brian would say, "There are two kinds of straight people in this world: the ones that hate you to your face, and the ones that hate you behind your back." Because I knew that wasn't true, there are plenty of straight people who don't hate us. But the ones who do no longer have to do it behind our backs. They can do it in the White House, in churches, on television, in the streets! Is that the kind of place we want to live? Is that the kind of place we want to raise our kids?
Bonus: This is the version of Woman Like a Man that I would have liked to use, but since it was on the radio all the "naughty words" were switched out which sort of defeats the point. But it's cool so here it is:
Damien Rice - Woman Like a Man (Live on KCRW)
[1] The only audio change was really taking some silent space off of 9 Crimes. This is the hidden demo version from CDs of 9 - it's Damien solo and is rockier than the final one.
[2] The problem with this mix, and I expect with Lindsay's too but we haven't started the liner notes on that one yet, is that CowLip didn't really go into Mel or Linds or Mel/Linds very much so while we have a lot of songs that portray things that had to have happened - like Checking My Pulse for Mel and Linds' falling in love song, for example, or Magic Tree for Mel's coming out - but they never TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS so there wasn't really any way to comment on them with quoteage. Sooo we got creative. Basically.
[3] Trivia: Although two of the songs here are pulled from The L Word Soundtrack, we have managed to avoid the use of BETTY. Go us!
[4] Yes yes, the women in the Checking My Pulse graphic look nothing like Michelle Clunie and Thea Gill. I am not that good with Photoshop.
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