Happy Friday the 13th!
Ok, here is the promised second half of Tears On My Pillow. It took a bit longer than expected, and some of the artists that planned on being involved weren’t able to; but it’s like they say, “all good things take time.” If you enjoyed the first half, then I’m sure you’ll like this one too. It rocks a little harder than the first one, but really who’s complaining?
Once again I’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who helped make this possible including: all the bands/artists, The Future Cat (who made the matching artwork), and Unholy Rhythms for her support on this second half. Enjoy it, everyone!
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Tears On My Pillow: Part II
1 My Parasol - “Tears On My Pillow” (Little Anthony and The Imperials)
2 School Knights - “Runaway” (Del Shannon)
3 Holytigress - “Blue Moon” (Elvis Presley)
4 Shimmering Stars (ft. Sue McClure) - “Love Is Strange” (Mickey & Sylvia)
5 High Pop - “Not a Second Time” (The Beatles)
6 Lizard Kisses - “Please Stay” (The Drifters)
7 Acid Glasses - “Tonight You Belong To Me” (Patience and Prudence)
8 SLUTEVER - “Tongue Tied” (Wanda Jackson)
9 Guitars - “Good Times” (Sam Cooke)
10 Cloud Nothings - “Johnny Get Angry” (Joanie Sommers)
11 Filardo - “Il se fait tard” (François Hardy)
12 Ba Babes - “I Can’t Control Myself” (The Troggs)
13 Kid Counselor - “Girl of the North Country” (Bob Dylan)
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If you’re ready for it, here is the third installment of the Cactus-Mouth/Unholy Rhythms collaborative mixtape series. Since we did mixtapes for Christmas and then Valentine’s Day we realized that our third effort should also have a theme. So I came up with the idea of covering songs from the late 1950’s through the early 1960’s. It was a special time in pop music, a more innocent time. It’s also the music that we were raised on. I have fond memories of taking naps as a little kid while my parents listened to Sam Cooke, Patsy Cline, The Everly Brothers, and others. So this was a special project for me.
We asked some of our favorite artists to choose and cover one of their favorite songs from this specific era. Each artist had their own favorites and they also knew which sort of song would best fit their individual style. In addition, the stellar artist The Future Cat lent her talents to the beautiful lady on the cover artwork. All together the result was more amazing than I could have ever hoped. U/R and I have been working on this mixtape for a couple months now, so we’re really excited for everyone to hear it. We would also love to endlessly thank each of the artists that worked on this for us. Many of them had hectic schedules, but found time to help us out. This is all their work, we take no credit.
Now there are bound to be some familiar faces on this mixtape, but hopefully there are also some that are new to you. Each artist is absolutely amazing and is totally deserving of your time, so I encourage you to check them out. Oh, and I’ve also included a link to the original songs so you can check them out too (so just click the original artist). OK, I’ve blathered on enough. We now proudly present you with:
Tears On My Pillow: Part I
1 Mutual Benefit - “Cupid” (Sam Cooke)
2 Chains of Love - “Stay” (Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs)
3 Sore Eros - “Palisades Park” (Freddy Cannon)
4 Adelyn Rose - “Broken Hearted Melody” (Sarah Vaughn)
5 Die Jungen - “I’m Sorry” (Bo Diddley & the Carnations)
6 Tashaki Miyaki - “Nothing Can Change This Love” (Sam Cooke)
7 M o r o - “Sound of Silence” (Simon & Garfunkel)
8 Heavy Hawaii - “All I Have to Do Is Dream” (The Everly Brothers)
9 Blue Jungle - “Who’s Sorry Now” (Connie Francis)
10 His Clancyness - “Love Hurts” (The Everly Brothers)
11 Wisdom Tooth - “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” (Tiny Tim)
12 Piresian Beach - “Where You Gonna Go” (Art Guy)
13 Le Chevalier - “Non, je ne regrette rien” (Edith Piaf)
14 Grandpa Was a Lion - “Moon River” (Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini)
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*And if you guys like Tears On My Pillow: Part I, then keep your eyes peeled because you’ll looove Part II. It should be out in a few weeks!*
If you follow my blog then it is probably no surprise that I love pop music from the late 1950s and early 1960’s. Frankie Valli. Connie Francis. The Beach Boys. The Everly Brothers. I love it all. Now I also love indie music (duh), so here is where those two loves converge.
The following is a mixtape of cover songs that I’ve slowly collected in my iTunes. They are songs by some of my favorite artists from the 50’s/60’s covered by some of my favorite artists of today. I’m calling it California Nights, I hope you nosepickers enjoy it.
California Nights:
1 The Postelles — “Everyday” (Buddy Holly)
2 Girls — “End of the World” (Skeeter Davis)
3 Dum Dum Girls — “Let It Be Me” (The Everly Brothers)
4 Micah P. Hinson — “Sleepwalk” (Santo & Johnny)
5 Ty Segall — “Pretty Woman” (Roy Orbison)
6 Best Coast — “That’s the Way Boys Are” (Lesley Gore)
7 Atlas Sound — “Unchained Melody” (The Righteous Brothers)
8 Summer Camp — “I Only Have Eyes for You” (The Flamingos)
9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. — “God Only Knows” (The Beach Boys)
10 The Morning Benders — “Crying” (Roy Orbison)
11 Grizzly Bear — “He Hit Me” (The Crystals)
12 Asobi Seksu — “And Then He Kissed Me” (The Crystals)
13 Vivian Girls — “He’s Gone” (The Chantels)
14 Secret Colours — “Tomorrow Never Knows” (The Beatles)
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