Thanks to qp for being so forthcoming with her fic while it was still a work in progress, and for her help with picking a title! Also thanks to my flist for suggesting possible songs- especially intrastellar, who suggested the KT Tunstall track I've used.
I've put up individual mediafire links for all the songs, and a .zip of everything on megaupload. Links are at the bottom of this post!
And I thought hearts were strong a with you in any water fanmix
Patrick Wolf- Overture (download) It's wonderful what a smile can hide If the teeth shine bright and it's nice and wide It's so magical, all you can keep inside And if you bury it deep no one can find a thing, no
Diane Cluck- All I Bring You Is Love (download) Don't you see I bring you only love No matter what it looks like…
Le Tigre- Eau d’Bedroom Dancing (download) I'm in the sky when I'm on my floor The world's a mess and you're my only cure
Ryan Adams- I Taught Myself How to Grow Old (download) I taught myself how to grow 'Til I was crooked on the outside, inside's broke I taught myself how to grow old… Most of the time I got nothing to say When I do it's nothing and nobody's there to listen anyway I know I'm probably better off this way I just listen to the voices on the TV 'til I'm tired My eyes grow heavy and I fade away
Graham Coxon- A Day Is Far Too Long (download) And I thought pain was clean And I thought hearts were strong But bones aren't sticks anymore And a day is far too long
The Accidental- I Can Hear Your Voice (download) Don't want to go back Don't know if I can Got a full blown yellow attack Got a big black bird on my back
The Mountain Goats- Maybe Sprout Wings (download) A bad dream shook me in my sleep And I woke up sweating Ran through the dark to the shower Already forgetting... Try to think good thoughts Trying to find my way clear
The Cooper Temple Clause- On. Off. On. (download) We've got treatment, we've got city slick Messages on the hush-hush Machines can't work, this thing's got skin Magazines and liars, Hooks and chains to tear you down.
Joel Plaskett Emergency- Unconditional Love (download) Hearts that are heavy And souls that can't swim Could drown in decisions Before they begin
The Lucksmiths- California in Popular Song (download) I think it only fair to warn you All those songs about California lied The stars won’t shine tonight It isn’t going to be alright
Beck- Guess I’m Doing Fine (download) Now I bade a friend farewell I can do whatever pleases me. It's only lies that I'm living It's only tears that I'm crying It's only you that I'm losing Guess I'm doing fine
KT Tunstall- Funnyman (download) Said you feel like a bruise On a beautiful body. And all the damage you do Is so honest and true I don't want to feel sorry for you.
The Research- I Love You But (download) I love I love I love I love I love you But I'm scared I'll fuck it up It's not that I don't love you I'm just scared I'll fuck it up
The Veils- The Nowhere Man (download) If you want me Then you've found me With time out of mind
65daysofstatic- Don’t Go Down To Sorrow (download) (instrumental)
Malcolm Middleton- Fight Like the Night (download) You can be my hero, by not letting me down Not letting me down again, and being around You can be my hero, by crawling into the rut Crawling into the rut with me, and holding my chin up
Delays- Hideaway (demo arrangement) (download) Without a second thought you found the words to explain me, Without a second look you tried to open my mind, Well I know that you are waiting and your patience is failing, But I know that I’ll get there in a matter of time.
Laura Veirs- Make Something Good (download) It’s gonna take a long long time, But we’re gonna make something so fine.
So, this was incredibly difficult and also fun! I started it in October, after I saw the film for the first time...
According to last.fm, I listened to each of these songs 60-80 times in the process of putting the mix together. So, uh, this has taken some time? Also there are 35 tracks, because making decisions is hard! So this is more of a fanboxset, really, but I didn’t think anyone would mind... there's a download link for each song, and a .zip file of all the songs at the end of the post. If you need me to break that .zip down into smaller chunks, I think I'm able to do that, so let me know!
There are probably too many Cooper Temple Clause songs on here (three), but it’s not my fault that they wrote such an applicable album! And the title is from a Mountain Goats song, but not the one I used in the actual mix. Okay? Okay. Enjoy!
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"I never met a man in my life whom I admired and loved more than you, but I never could show you how much your friendship meant to me, for you had much to give and I nothing."
(Captain Scott's last letter to JM Barrie, 23rd March, 1912.)
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