As I mentioned in my September 3 post, over the years, I've made many mix CDs, culled from my CDs, records, and iTunes purchases, for myself. More often than not, these have been pairs-of-segues compilations. Each pair of songs usually has a similarity in style, feel, or lyrics, resulting in a smooth transition; in some cases, however, I've paired songs together because of their deliberate, contrasting outlooks. Here are more of my favorite pairings:
1. Early In The Morning-Peter, Paul & Mary
2. Come The Day-The Seekers
(Have you had your rise-and-shine folk music fix today? If not, there's always tomorrow.)
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3. Astrud-Basia
4. All Would Envy-Chris Botti with Shawn Colvin
(These two songs segue naturally, thanks to similar vocal stylings and attitudes.)
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5. The Orange Autumn Days-Sean Watkins
6. One Winter's Night-Strength In Numbers
(Two beautiful, seasonal instrumentals that flow...)
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7. Godchild-Miles Davis
8. Euphoria-Charlie Ventura
(Two smart, crisp jazz tracks, going all the way back to 1949.)
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9. Ren-Hiroshima
10. Out Of A Movie-Joyce Cooling
(Contemplation time...)
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11. Blow Away-George Harrison
12. Thinking Of You-Loggins & Messina
(Proof that lyrics don't have to be esoteric to be effective.)
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13. Pu'olo Point-Cindy Combs
14. Nantucket Island-Willie Wright
(Two relaxing ways to enjoy your island of choice--with Hawaiian slack key guitar and laid-back singing that should have garnered more success in the '70s.)
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15. Just A Job To Do-Genesis
16. Stephanie Moore-Erin Bode
(Genesis kicks the energy level into the stratosphere on "Just A Job To Do," and Erin Bode builds on the '80s Genesis feel in "Stephanie Moore." Appropriately, both songs clock in at the same time of 4:47.)
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17. Positively Lost Me-The Rave-Ups
18. Train In Vain-The Clash
(Two well-captured lemonade-from-lemons scenarios...The protagonist in each song turns a loss into a memorable hook.)
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19. Last Date-Floyd Cramer
20. Bring It On Home To Me-Sam Cooke
(Listen to how "Last Date" ends; then, listen to the beginning of "Bring It On Home To Me." I played these songs back to back on WEW and was pleased by how well they fit together.)
