Whose Mix Is It Anyway?

Music and mood go hand in hand.  Take the same song and change one thing about it, like the tempo, and you have a completely different animal.  For example, Track 14, "The Boy in the Bubble" performed by Peter Gabriel. The original from Paul Simon on the Graceland album was fairly upbeat.  But Gabriel's version makes the lyrics infinitely sadder just by slowing everything down. It makes you wonder why you never heard how depressing the lyrics really are.  Perspective. When I put together this mix, I was just selecting songs, but when I listened to the finished playlist, I realized how melancholic the overall tone is.  Was I feeling down when I put it together?  Maybe.  You decide.

1. "The Monkey and the Snake"- Meat Puppets
2. "Assassin"- John Mayer
3. "Genius Next Door"- Regina Spektor
4. "Mr. Lonely Man"- Chris Isaak
5. "Suzanne"- Journey
6. "Ladies in Blue"- Theresa Andersson
7. "Sweet Child O' Mine"- Guns 'n' Roses
8. "God's Gift to Women"- Kate Miller- Heidke
9. "All the Pretty Girls"- fun.
10. "Nemo"- Nightwish
11. "Carol Brown"- Flight of the Conchords
12. "Beth"- Kiss
13. "The Girl on Her Way"- Maia Sharp
14. "The Boy in the Bubble"- Peter Gabriel
15. "Cheatin' Man"- Anthony David
16. "Another Man's Woman"- Carbon Leaf
17. "Beautiful People"- Pet Shop Boys
18. "Lucky You"- The Lightning Seeds
19. "Evelyn"- Gregory Alan Isakov