Tag: Can’t Be Sure

Is it asking too much, of my favorite friends,to take these songs for real.Is it asking too much, of my partner's hands,to take these songs for real? It's just over 20 years since coming out, so I thought given all the current 90's nostalgia I'd (re)create a mix of music that I was listening to back then, the music I escaped into, and the tiny glimpses of queerdom in a mostly straight Britpop scene. This mix takes us from my closeted days to coming out to my best friend and parents, the rush of going on the scene and sex, and the down side: the lonely desperate looking for companionship and love in clubs and bars, feeling out of place and not welcome in the bear scene...what me and Kirk call the 'KA effect' after the King's Arms, the weird vibe you get walking into a gay bar and everyone looks at you, Slaughtered Lamb style. It's quite emo in places, but obviously it was an intense time (coming out usually is!)...Although if I did this mix at the time it would be more so, songs like Manics 'No Surface All Feeling' and more heavier Joy Division tracks would feature, but it all gets very dark, I wanted to include the confusion and heartbreak in coming out, but keep it lighter. On the other hand I could've soundtracked it all with Cardigans songs, they seem to map out the same arc as me. I used to be a little boySo old in my shoesAnd what I choose is my choiceWhat's a boy supposed to do?The killer in me is the killer in youMy love, I send this smile over to you I created quite a few tapes at the time, but sadly don't have them anymore, but this is mostly from the late 80's and early-mid 90's, from Britpop to indie and indie dance to some cheesy pop and dance. All with meaning for me, or are flagposts for other things like the Mama Cass which is there because of Beautiful Thing...and quite a few are nods to friends of mine - James was a big Dubstar fan, the middle Britpop 'rush' section recalls going to Popstarz with Kirk, etc. Only one fudge, Wide Open Space came out the same time as me (hohoho) but the Perfecto mix didn't arrive til a year later. Watch out for part two, that covers what happened next...*cue mysterious music* Coming Out Mix 1: My desire it knows no shame (177Mb, 2 hours) Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go (Stealth Sonic Orchestra Remix)Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must GoDubstar - StarsThe Sundays - Can't Be SureDavid Bowie - Buddha Of SuburbiaShed 7 - Chasing RainbowsMorrissey - I Am Hated for Lovingk.d. lang - Wash Me CleanPet Shop Boys - I Want to Wake UpSparklehorse - Happy Man (Memphis Version)Joy Division - Ice AgeAphex Twin - Girl/Boy SongSoft Cell - FrustrationWhite Town - Your WomanArab Strap - The First Big WeekendThe Cardigans - Sick & TiredGene - Sleep Well TonightKenickie - Come Out 2NiteLush - Single GirlSuede - Animal NitrateSuper Furry Animals - Something 4 The WeekendPlacebo - Nancy BoyRed Snapper - Hot FlushMama Cass - Make Your Own Kind Of MusicSaint Etienne - He's On The Phone (Motiv 8 Mix)Mansun - Wide Open Space (Perfecto Mix)New Order - SubcultureShannon - Give Me TonightCarter USM - Rent (Pet Shop Boys)McAlmont & Butler - How About You?Pet Shop Boys - To Speak Is A SinPlacebo - Hang On To Your IQSmashing Pumpkins - DisarmMorrissey - Why Don't You Find Out For YourselfG**rg* M*ch**l - It Doesn't Really Matter

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