The December Mix-Off

a new year's pop mix (59:08)

1. The Boy From New York City - The Ad Libs
2. Do You Believe In Magic? - The Lovin' Spoonful
3. He's A Rebel - The Crystals
4. Do You Love Me? - The Contours
5. Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
6. Let's Dance On - The Monkees
7. Be My Baby - We Are Scientists
8. There Is A Mountain - Donovan
9. Got To Get You Off My Mind - Solomon Burke
10. New York - Cat Power
11. My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) - En Vogue
12. Keeps Gettin' Better - Christina Aguilera
13. So What - Pink
14. Celebrity Skin - Hole
15. Ruby Room - Foxboro Hot Tubs
16. Molly's Lips - Nirvana
17. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
18. Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve
19. Womanizer - Britney Spears
20. 15 Step - Radiohead

Thanks for these, Gabe. A great idea to make this site entertaining. My choice will be on here very soon..

Just brilliant. I'd be bloomin' delirious by track 5. What a great opening quintet! Also love the En Vogue and Eve choices.

A great opening to '09 Sara :)

I'm with SammyG, great opening quintet. I'm a sucker for that Stealers Wheel track. Love the closing Nirana through Radiohead run too. Can't wait for the 2nd hour's music :-)

NYE ( Continous 1:00:00 )

1.Slade - Auld Lang Syne
2.Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony Mony
3.Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
4.The Supremes - The Happening
5.Beyonce feat Jay-Z - Crazy In Love
6.Chris Clark - From Head To Toe
7.The Clash - Janie Jones
8.The Meters - Cabbage Alley
9.Inez & Charlie Foxx - Mockingbird
10.Keith Barrow - Turn Me Up
11.Shirley Ellis - Soul Time
12.The Temptations - Get Ready
13.Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming
14.Smoked Sugar - I'm A Winner
15.Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
16.Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby
17.Dana Gillespie - You Just Gotta Know My Mind
18.Lucky Soul - Add Your Light To Mine
19.Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby
20.Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - ( Love Is Like A ) Heat Wave
21.Al Wilson - The Snake
22.Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

Here's a slightly different take on the New Year's Eve mix - bearing in mind that the big New Year's Eve tradition ( BESIDES how much can you drink) is that midnight kiss with the one you're going to be with for the coming year - very romantic, let's not forget!
So this mix, though tracks 4 through 19 should be party-danceable enough, are really aimed at your date, whom you HOPE is tuned in enough to pick up all your musical messages - or, if not, will at least get the general gist of it & be with you at midnight & beyond:

1) Ella Fitzgerald - What Are You Doing New Year's?
2) Jack Teagarden - If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)
3) Mildred Bailey - Long About Midnight
4) J J Cale - After Midnight
5) Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
6) Honeydrippers - Good Rockin' at Midnight
7) Lowell Fulson - Rocking After Midnight
8) Laura Lee Perkins - Come on Baby (Kiss Me)
9) Sam Butera + the Witnesses - Dig That Crazy Chick
10) Arthur Alexander - The Girl That Radiates That Charm
11) Shangrilas - Give Him a Great Big Kiss
12) Etta James - Something's Got a Hold on Me
13) Charles Sheffield - It's Your Voodoo Working
14) Four Pennies - You're a Gas with Your Trash
15) Harold Burrage - She Knocks Me Out
16) Speedo & the Pearls - Who Ya Gonna Kiss?
17) Lamplighters - Smoochy
18) Marie Jenkins - Jump With Me baby
19) Cars - Just What I Needed
20) Otis redding & Carla thomas - New Year's Resolution

NYE - Sammyg123

Love, love, love. Love everything aboot it.

Ohhh love the idea, and the 3 entries thus far. I wish I could compete but that would require focus. Ho hum.
Hey Gabe, can you give the big thumb to more than one?

Ohhh love the idea, and the 3 entries thus far. I wish I could compete but that would require focus. Ho hum.
Hey Gabe, can you give the big thumb to more than one?

-barrydali

Well, yes. I'm going on the guess that a winner will come out in the end, because I don't forsee any cheaters here. Heh heh!

And I have a feeling that in a month you can crank something out, Barry, and be damned with your focus-pocus baloney!

I like them all so far from 3 of my favorite mixers. What's not to like? It's party time. Unfortunately this year we're going to party like it's 1929.

I do think the monthly mix-off is a terrific concept. I'll be anxious to check the posts before the ball drops in T-Square.

All mixes look really good. Sammy, can I come to your party? That playlist is amazing. Joe's looks like what I first thought I'd go for. Nice.

Great stuff, Retro, with one exception. Am I the only one who absolutely LOATHES "Celebration"? Saccharine and played into the ground. No diss on you, tho. Love the rest of it.

I miss the 80s.

Terrific mix, Joe. The best part is the great songs you chose to start and end the mix.

Early '80s New Year's Eve Pop

The following is a sampling of music that was popular on New Year's Eve from late 1979 to early 1984.
I had done a mix three years ago that chose 1 song per New Year's from '54-55 to '79-80 and put them
in chronological order.  This one picked at least two from each year and put them in order by what
sounded best to my ear.  The length of the mix is 58m58s.

1. 80-81 Kool & The Gang - Celebration (1981 #1)
     2. 83-84 Madonna - Holiday (1984 #16)
     3. 80-81 Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (extended) (1980 #5)
     4. 80-81 Delbert McClinton - Giving it Up for Your Love (1981 #8)
     5. 80-81 Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') (1980 #5)
     6. 83-84 Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing (1984 #24)
     7. 79-80 M - Pop Muzik (1979 #1)
     8. 81-82 Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed (1981 #20)
     9. 82-83 Toni Basil- Mickey (1982 #1)
    10. 81-82 The Cars - Shake It Up (1982 #4)
    11. 82-83 Stray Cats - Rock This Town (1982 #9)
    12. 80-81 Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (1980 #9)
    13. 83-84 The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep (1984 #3)
    14. 79-80 Led Zeppelin - Fool in the Rain (1980 #21)
    15. 82-83 Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (1983 #3)

-retrojoe

Looks good Joe. Love Starting over, I believe that's a great inclusion.

Fab mix JdV, love it..