The dark secret art...

cruelpupet · 06-14-2005, 03:14 PM

of the mix tape/cd

When you are the giver or receiver of a mix tape/cd do you look for or put a hidden meaning to it through your song selection via lyrics?

cadetevon · 06-14-2005, 03:22 PM

Usually when giving I have a specific message: I miss you or I love you, or best friends, or some such.

The true is the same in the receiving.

For me at least.

BigJon · 06-14-2005, 03:24 PM

Yes. All the songs have the same theme...in my mind.

Thesifer · 06-14-2005, 04:46 PM

Ive made songs that were meant to make the person thing about certain things.. it usually works.. or seems to.. also

cruelpupet · 06-14-2005, 08:07 PM

I prefer non obvious songs personally...and not having all the songs follow a theme.

but thats just me i prefer subtlety

Gothic Girl · 06-14-2005, 08:48 PM

I've never given a mixed cd or received one as I think they're lame.

ski · 06-14-2005, 08:52 PM

I gave a mixed CD to a girl I just met, and labeled it "SONGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT LIKE" -- a lot of them have love lyrics, so I clearly labeled it that the CD wasn't a hint at anything; just music

cruelpupet · 06-14-2005, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gothic Girl

I've never given a mixed cd or received one as I think they're lame.

That just shows how lame you are.

Didnt you get the memo...mix tapes are back in style!

nickel · 06-15-2005, 06:44 AM

puff puff pass

zenbooty · 06-15-2005, 07:53 AM

Every mix is unique for me. Each has had some sort of theme to it, though. I used to make one each X-mas, and blow off a bunch of copies and give 'em away. That would usually be a mix of things I've been listening to over the last year. I try to keep the mixes eclectic. Make sure there is at least one piece for each person to love, and one they will probably hate. Other mixes I've made are often based on musical themes or moods (The sad mix, the driving mix, the stoner mix, the punk mix, the headbanging mix, etc.)

gear02 · 06-15-2005, 08:34 AM

http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/avenueq/mixtape.htm

cruelpupet · 06-15-2005, 10:35 PM

Heh...those lyrics are great.

I decided to go all out and did a booklet (will have to print it tomorrow) with lyrics and artwork, as well as that insert that goes inside the case.

http://www.stenchofpennies.com/mixcd/

filenames make it self explanitory.
Lyric pages are pinted as 1 2 3 4
front cover pages as 4 3 2 1 (with 4 not finished yet)
the blue side panels on the "Backcover image" will fold and display on the side of a cd case.

All Coverart and artwork has meaning...if she picks up on it is another story.

riskykougra · 06-16-2005, 10:07 AM

Hey...my sis just made me a mixed CD...all about running away from home and stuff....what does that mean??

molecularfire · 06-16-2005, 10:53 AM

Yeah there is usually an underlying theme or meaning to my mixed CDs but nobody ever gets them. My humour isn't as obvious to others as I think it is.

nickel · 06-16-2005, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molecularfire

My humour isn't as obvious to others as I think it is.

oh hells ya. i so agree with you there.

molecularfire · 06-16-2005, 11:11 AM

Yeah but in my defense it's harder on-line for people to realize that I like to deadpan jokes.

nickel · 06-16-2005, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molecularfire

Yeah but in my defense i get a hard on for people to realize that I like dead jokes.

word bro

molecularfire · 06-16-2005, 11:30 AM

Wow... you get me, you really get me.

cheapie · 06-16-2005, 12:15 PM

have y'all seen high fidelity?

molecularfire · 06-16-2005, 12:42 PM

No. Is it good?

cheapie · 06-16-2005, 12:51 PM

oh man. very VERY good if you like john cusack and jack black.

cruelpupet · 06-16-2005, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheapie

have y'all seen high fidelity?

yup...great movie.

06-14-2005, 03:14 PM	#1
cruelpupet Admiral Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 6,302	The dark secret art... of the mix tape/cd When you are the giver or receiver of a mix tape/cd do you look for or put a hidden meaning to it through your song selection via lyrics? __________________ Am I alone here? Is that it? Am I the only one who sees. Maybe we can learn to be just like him. Wear a little uniform. Yes, sir. No, sir. Thank you, sir.

06-14-2005, 03:22 PM	#2
cadetevon Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,388	Usually when giving I have a specific message: I miss you or I love you, or best friends, or some such. The true is the same in the receiving. For me at least. __________________ Yvonne Funny: My Next Wife.

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BigJon Vice Admiral Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In the kitchen...skinning onions... Posts: 4,946	Yes. All the songs have the same theme...in my mind. __________________

06-14-2005, 04:46 PM	#4
Thesifer Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,338	Ive made songs that were meant to make the person thing about certain things.. it usually works.. or seems to.. also __________________

06-14-2005, 08:52 PM	#7
ski Admiral Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 5,420	I gave a mixed CD to a girl I just met, and labeled it "SONGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT LIKE" -- a lot of them have love lyrics, so I clearly labeled it that the CD wasn't a hint at anything; just music __________________ And closer...

06-14-2005, 08:07 PM	#5
cruelpupet Admiral Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 6,302	I prefer non obvious songs personally...and not having all the songs follow a theme. but thats just me i prefer subtlety

06-14-2005, 08:48 PM	#6
Gothic Girl Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Somewhere else that's similar to hell... kind of... maybe Posts: 2,362	I've never given a mixed cd or received one as I think they're lame.

06-15-2005, 06:44 AM	#9
nickel Vice Chairwoman, Joint Chieftess of Staff Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jeterville, NYY Posts: 17,786	puff puff pass __________________ click me

06-15-2005, 07:53 AM	#10
zenbooty Admiral Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Prime Material Plane Posts: 7,486	Every mix is unique for me. Each has had some sort of theme to it, though. I used to make one each X-mas, and blow off a bunch of copies and give 'em away. That would usually be a mix of things I've been listening to over the last year. I try to keep the mixes eclectic. Make sure there is at least one piece for each person to love, and one they will probably hate. Other mixes I've made are often based on musical themes or moods (The sad mix, the driving mix, the stoner mix, the punk mix, the headbanging mix, etc.) __________________ Common sense is what tells you the Earth is flat.

06-15-2005, 08:34 AM	#11
gear02 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,223	http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/avenueq/mixtape.htm

06-15-2005, 10:35 PM	#12
cruelpupet Admiral Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 6,302	Heh...those lyrics are great. I decided to go all out and did a booklet (will have to print it tomorrow) with lyrics and artwork, as well as that insert that goes inside the case. http://www.stenchofpennies.com/mixcd/ filenames make it self explanitory. Lyric pages are pinted as 1 2 3 4 front cover pages as 4 3 2 1 (with 4 not finished yet) the blue side panels on the "Backcover image" will fold and display on the side of a cd case. All Coverart and artwork has meaning...if she picks up on it is another story. Last edited by cruelpupet : 06-15-2005 at 10:52 PM.

06-16-2005, 10:07 AM	#13
riskykougra Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Too close to the North Pole. Posts: 562	Hey...my sis just made me a mixed CD...all about running away from home and stuff....what does that mean??

06-16-2005, 10:53 AM	#14
molecularfire Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Walking through a lemon grove looking for one good orange Posts: 6,134	Yeah there is usually an underlying theme or meaning to my mixed CDs but nobody ever gets them. My humour isn't as obvious to others as I think it is. __________________ Disclaimer - The above opinion should not be taken as medical advise. My only advise is to talk to your doctor. If you are stupid enough to take anything I say seriously, you have nobody to blame for your cranio-anal inversion but your stupid self. I may not be smart enough to do everything but I am dumb enough to try anything. - Beastboy.

06-16-2005, 11:11 AM	#16
molecularfire Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Walking through a lemon grove looking for one good orange Posts: 6,134	Yeah but in my defense it's harder on-line for people to realize that I like to deadpan jokes.

06-16-2005, 11:30 AM	#18
molecularfire Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Walking through a lemon grove looking for one good orange Posts: 6,134	Wow... you get me, you really get me.

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06-16-2005, 12:15 PM	#19
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	have y'all seen high fidelity? __________________ 70% of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Bob Sanders

06-16-2005, 12:42 PM	#20
molecularfire Admiral Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Walking through a lemon grove looking for one good orange Posts: 6,134	No. Is it good?

06-16-2005, 12:51 PM	#21
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	oh man. very VERY good if you like john cusack and jack black.

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