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July 2010 Chart

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This one is on time! (And by on time I mean I posted it on the 22nd of the month which is when I intend to post these charts.)

Next month marks one year of me doing these charts. Look for a post in the next couple of weeks with some stats on the charts (most frequently charting artist! most frequently charting DJ!) and a best-of chart for the first year (one track from each month).

This month is, of course, full of awesome:

Bonus: You can now see/hear all of these in a YouTube playlist: July 2010 Chart YouTube Playlist.

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June 2010 Chart

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Probably the latest-posted chart yet… but think of it this way: The July 2010 chart (which will of course be packed-full of goodness) is just around the corner!

Music, Wong Kar-Wai

Great Moments In Juxtaposition

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Just finished watching Wong Kar-Wai‘s Happy Together again and the end reminded me of something I love in film: taking a really happy song and playing it against a really depressing scene.

Two moments immediately came to mind, though I’m sure there are many more (and would love input from others):

First, of course, is the end scene of Happy Together. Without spoiling much, it”s just a very lonely time in the movie and Danny Chung’s cover of “Happy Together” by the Turtles with its happy lyrics and tone makes the loneliness of the film that much stronger.

The first time I encountered this happy vs. sad juxtaposition was Michael Moore‘s Roger and Me. Toward the end there is a scene where Moore shows the economically depressed Flint, MI and plays it against the Beach Boy’s “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.”

Granted, both “Happy Together” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” have a slight sadness to them, the way they work with the scenes in both films takes the tiny bit of melancholy and multiplies it by a thousand.

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May 2010 Chart

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Sorry it’s late this month. Tons of tracks to make up for it… Not as many remixes this time — lots of original versions of songs. Weird, eh?

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April 2010 Chart

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Record number of tracks!

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March 2010 Chart

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Sorry it’s a little late. I was in Las Vegas earlier this week when I normally post (the 22nd of each month). See if you can spot the Vegas-inspired track in this mix.

Frankly, I think this is one of the better charts lately. Some really great tracks in here.

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February 2010 Chart

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February 22 is my birthday and the reason I chose to post on the 22nd of every month so that it would coincide with my birthday. I’d like to say that there is something special about this chart since it was posted on my birthday, but alas, it’s just another chart of great music — nothing extraordinary about it. Enjoy!

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January 2010 Chart

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As promised, a chart on time:

  • Fan Death – Veronica’s Veil (Erol Alkan extended rework) [YouTube music]
  • Maxïmo Park – Let’s Get Clinical (Clark remix) [YouTube music]
  • Classixx – I’ll Get You (Cassian’s I’ll Get Yeww! Remix) [YouTube music]
  • Ocelot – Our Time [YouTube music]
  • Depeche Mode – Hole To Feed (Popof Vocal Mix) [YouTube music]
  • Ali Love – Love Harder (Tronik Youth Got the Love Mix Fix) [YouTube music]
  • Empire of the Sun – Standing On The Shore (Hey Today! Remix) [YouTube music]
  • MEN – Off Our Backs (Jeppe’s Money Is A Major Issue Remix)
  • Tape to Tape – I (radio edit)
  • Annie – My Love Is Better (Sukh Knight Remix) [YouTube music]
  • Róisín Murphy – Momma’s Place [YouTube music]
DJ Mixes

December 2009 Chart

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I know I’m about 2 weeks late on this (I promise January 2010’s chart will be posted on January 22 as it should be), but I got all caught-up/stressed out in the end-of-the-year/end-of-the-decade stuff and have been ruminating on too much lately. This is the first of three music-related posts. Coming soon: Music 2009 and Music 2000s.

Some notes:
I recently watched Mama Mia! so that’s why Lay All Your Love On Me was included. Who knew I was a huge Abba fan?! I started loving Memories when Kid Cudi performed it live when I saw him in early December. I heard Fascination in the Ugly Betty episode “The Bahamas Triangle.” Finally, I find it odd/disturbing the remixes of both (Don’t Fear) The Reaper and No Time come from compilations that were created so that Bacardi (for Reaper) and Scion automobiles (No Time) could connect with the “young, cool” kids…

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November 2009 Chart

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More than ten again but there has just been so much good music out there lately! This time I added links to YouTube if the song was on there (usually not an official video but just the music).

Some notes:
Agneta is a re-edit of Agnetha Fältskog’s “Wrap Your Arms Around Me”. I have a few good remixes of Fixin To Thrill and When The Sirens Sound but for now the originals are my favorite oddly enough. I’ve always loved In The City, but it’s recent appearance in a Nip/Tuck epsiode reminded me of how great it is.