A friend of mine puts together a "Tainted Love" Mix every Singles' Awareness Day (aka Valentine's Day). She has given me permission to share her list this year (not like she has rights to any of these songs, but she did compile them). Here is her post:
quote:Just in time for Friday the 13th: Singles' Awareness Day!!!
Being a little more creative with it this year. Since I'm slowly in the process of reconstructing all my iPod playlists from the crash, I now present.... the Tainted Love Mix!! For all those songs about rejection, breakup bitterness, and stalkerish or otherwise unhealthy relationships.
1. This is a Lovesong...for the Loveless-- The Juliana Theory 2. Tainted Love-- Soft Cell 3. Break Your Heart-- Barenaked Ladies 4. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better-- The Byrds 5. Somebody More Like You-- Nickel Creek 6. So Cruel-- U2 7. Merilee-- Clive (a local band--one of my friends' husbands is the drummer. Basically sounds like a drinking song for a girl who broke some guy's heart. Also, it features toy piano.) 8. Posession-- Sarah McLachlan 9. You Wanted More-- Tonic 10. Don't Leave Home-- Dido (the most stalkerish song I've ever heard, since it's disguised as a sweet and mushy one) 11. It Ain't Me Babe-- The Turtles (debated whether to do this or the Bob Dylan version, but this one eventually won) 12. Leave-- Matchbox 20 13. Ever Fallen in Love-- Pete Yorn 14. Love Stinks-- The J. Geils Band (yes, I know it's very, very 80s, which normally I can't stand, but this is THE quintessential anti-SA-day song!) 15. Loose Ends-- Imogen Heap 16. Shadowboxer-- Fiona Apple 17. Sweetest Thing-- U2 18. Can't Complain-- Nickel Creek 19. Push-- Matchbox 20 20. Wreck of the Day-- Anna Nalick 21. Amateur Lovers-- Switchfoot 22.Tired of Waiting for You-- The Kinks 23. Set Me Free-- The Supremes 24. Not About Love-- Fiona Apple 25. With or Without You-- U2 26. Love Stuff-- Hokus Pick 27. Anna Begins-- Counting Crows 28. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree-- KT Tunstall 29. Maddest Kind of Love-- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 30. Lily (My One And Only)-- Smashing Pumpkins (heehee!) 31. This Is How A Heart Breaks-- Rob Thomas 32. Girl-- The Beatles 33. Set Me Free-- The Kinks 34. Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone-- Jewel 35. Black-- Pearl Jam 36. Stupid-- Sarah McLachlan 37. Married With Children-- Oasis 38. Coffee and Ciggarettes-- Augustana 39. Leave--Glen Hansard (from the Once soundtrack) 40. Run For Your Life-- The Beatles 41. Exit Music (for a Film)-- Radiohead (which is, of course, from the soundtrack of Romeo + Juliet-- what's a tainted love mix without some star-crossed lovers?)