A Breakup, in Music

I used to be in a mixtape club with my friends. We had lots of esoteric rules and lots of weird themes. My breakup mixtape, however, is the best mixtape I’ve ever made. And that was before the club. What’s funny is that the breakup wasn’t even for a serious relationship. My mixtape for my biggest breakup isn’t that good. This mixtape started in November 2007, and I’ve been editing it up until now. So here is my quasi-finished product. It is in three sides, each 35 minutes long. Sides 1 and 2 are about the initial shock of the breakup, and side 3 is about the long-term: getting over the person, getting into a new relationship, and watching that one crumble.

Here’s the list:

Side 1:
Black Like Me—Spoon
Star Of Wonder—Sufjan Stevens
My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion—The Flaming Lips
Norwegian Wood—The Beatles
Something About Us—Daft Punk
Whistle For The Choir—The Fratellis
A Minor Incident—Badly Drawn Boy
Nothing Better (Styrofoam Remix)—The Postal Service, Remix by Styrofoam
If You Fall—Azure Ray

Side 2:
I’m a Cuckoo—Belle & Sebastian
Ragas In Minor Scale—Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass
Wouldn’t It Be Nice—The Beach Boys
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)—Billy Joel
Guilty—Amelie: Original Soundtrack Recording
Dearly Departed—DeVotchKa
Brian Boru’s March—Ceol Cridhe

Side 3:
Viz—Le Tigre
Lonely Holiday—Old 97′s
I Don’t Even Know Myself—The Who (Who’s Next Remastered)
Charu’s Theme” From Satyajit Ray’s Film Charulata—Satyajit Ray
Here Comes the Sun—The Beatles
I wanna be your Boyfriend—The Ramones
Ec-Stacy—Jess Stacy
Take On Me—The Shins
Our Love Was—Petra Haden, covering the Who
Blessing in Disguise—DeVotchKa

Each side I have mixed together, with cross fades and some trimming of the music. I have provided the files below for you to download:

Side 1
Side 2
Side 3