Creating Things Day Five - A Mix CD

I used to love making mix tapes when I was much younger.

You know, waaaaaay back in the day when people actually used tapes?

I just like older music forms. Seriously, my car has a tape deck in it.

I also own (and use) a record player. I love going shopping at the local record store.

But this is not about records, this is about CDs.

Because let's face it, it's so much easier to make music for someone these days.

All you have to do is drag some files across the laptop screen with your mouse and click Burn.

So today I'm making music.

I made these CDs to play in my car with summer music.

I meant to do it for the fall, but just never really felt like it.

So today, I'm making a post-holiday Winter Mix CD.

What kinds of songs make me feel wintry and not summer-y? I'll put up the playlist because who wants to see a series of pictures of my computer screen?

Here's the playlist:

CD #1

After All Is Said And Done by Beyonce & Marc Nelson

Beautiful Girl by Kenny Lattimore

Fuck You by Cee Lo Green

The Game Of Love by Carlos Santana ft. Michelle Branch

He Can Only Hold Her by Amy Winehouse

I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack

Just Might Be O.K. by Lupe Fiasco ft. Gemini

Make You Feel My Love by Adele

Refuge (When It's Cold Outside) by John Legend

Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year) by Anita Baker

Say You Will by Brandy

Start The Show by Common

The Sweetest Love by Robin Thicke

Water Runs Dry by Boyz II Men

You Send Me by Sam Cooke

CD #2

Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson

Dance Tonight by Lucy Pearl

Dreams by Boyz II Men

Hands Held High by Linkin Park

I Need You by Jill Scott

Is This The Way Love Feels by Chrisette Michelle

Living For The City by Stevie Wonder

Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson

Melt My Heart To Stone by Adele

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World by Prince

Next Lifetime by Erykah Badu

Nice And Slow by Usher

Slow Dance by John Legend

Sunday Morning (piano version) by Maroon 5

You're The Only One by Eric Benet

It turns out that when I think of winter music, I have three categories.

1. Music I want to snuggle to.

2. Music that is slightly subversive (I mean just slightly) or slightly angry.

3. Music that I really love no matter what time of year it is.

It's so hard to narrow down the list. That's how I ended up with two CDs.

I also learned that it's been forever since I got new music.

I literally have maybe 3 songs on the CDs that came out in the last year.

That's how Cee-Lo's song ended up on the list. It's so new. It's a winter song since it still plays on the radio in the winter.