pissy/happy vd!
Music: And One: Bodypop 1.5 (2009)
Presumably, today we honor Martyr Valentinus the Presbyter and those with him at Rome who were martyred in late antiquity. The feast of St. Valentine refers to many saints, actually, and no one knows their godly feats except the Almighty Herself. So, how today's holiday came to be a celebration of romantic or courtly love is anyone's guess (some blame Chaucer), but as a celebration Valentine's Day is no older than the eighteenth century. In other words, it's a commercial holiday.
But, as I note every year, I always come through for you, because I love you, and of course, because I hate you too. These aggressive emotions are two sides of the same coin, are they not?
Side one, as you know, is Philophobia and consists entirely of expressions of bitterness and frustration (as in, "Goddammit, I want to be your lover, not your friend!" Hat tip to Thom). You can find the artwork here as a pdf file (just print it out, and then cut with scissors to fit in a traditional jewel case). You can find the mp3 stream here. Here's the track listing:
- soul whirling somewhere: “forget it. I give up.”
- phillip boa: "all I hate is you”
- velvet acid christ: “the art of falling apart”
- and one: “love is a drug abuser”
- mesh: “how long?”
- la roux: “i’m not your toy”
- assemblage 23: “how can you sleep?”
- radiohead: “house of cards”
- beautiful south: “especially for you”
- the smiths: “i want the one i can’t have”
- r.e.m.: “so. central rain”
- amy winehouse: “love is a losing game”
- sharon robinson: “party for the lonely”
- sade: “skin”
- hope sandoval & the warm inventions: “trouble”
- the magnetic fields: “you must be out of your mind”
- neko case: “if you knew”
- blaze foley: “clay pigeons.”
Side two is the pro-love mix, but it is a bit different this year. In years past I've always thrown in a couple of racy tracks, however, this year I've made them all racy tracks. In fact, the tunes are so racy that they are not safe for work listening! This mix, lovers, is rated X and if you are easily offended by sexual themes, vulgarity, or lewdness, you might use this year's little heart-shaped beasties mix to help desensitize yourself. I recommended putting it on your iPod and listening to it during a Sunday church service. You can download the CD art here. And you can find the mp3 file here. If you elect to get down with these naughty tunes, please remember I did warn you! The track listing:
- johnnie taylor: “your love is rated x”
- the outthere brothers: “i wanna f---k you in the asp”
- kool keith: “lick my asp”
- flight of the conchords: “business time”
- r. kelly: “sex planet”
- meshell ndegeocello: “trust”
- air: “love”
- peaches: “i feel cream”
- lonely island: “jizz in my pants”
- sheena easton: “sugar walls”
- prince: “erotic city”
- frankie goes to hollywood: “krisco kisses”
- morningwood: “hot tonight”
- cwa: “only straight girls wear dresses”
- gossip: “men in love”
- ray wylie hubbard: “pots and pans”
- dr. john: “shave ‘em dry”
- millie jackson: “slow tongue."
Please note these holiday compilations are for preview purposes only; if you like an artist, I encourage you to go out and buy one of their albums. And, of course, please enjoy these mixes responsibly. Whether you celebrate or celehate, enjoy your day!