A lovely story of friendship and music from Emily Birch..
"I have known one of my best friends, Penny, since we were eleven. Now we are both nearing thirty, it won't be long before we can celebrate 20 years of friendship! Our love of music has followed us over the years, so that now many of my memories of our fun times together are tied up with music.
When Penny and I went to university in Sheffield she only lived five minutes away from me, but we would regularly send each other post. Because we are firm believers that receiving post is GREAT! I would often get a mixtape from her, full of songs we both loved, proper classics, and some new bands I'd never heard of.
Penny is responsible for introducing me to the wonders of Joni Mitchell, Tom McRae and Beth Orton. What a gal! These mixtapes were often decorated beautifully, with great care and attention.
And now the tapes live in the glovebox in my car, which is so old it still has a tape deck. I love listening to these tapes on long journeys, remembering what fun we've had and knowing that there are many more years of great times to be enjoyed with my lovely friend.
I have picked one such tape for your listening pleasure, from March 2004 (yes Penny is an organised mixtape compiler!)".
Here are the tracks...
Title: "Perhaps they are both just peculiar in the head"
Side A:
Jet - Are you Gonna be my Girl
Foo Fighters - Everlong
OK Go - You're So Damn Hot
Erin McKeown - Slunglo
Frank Sinatra - (Love is) the Tender Trap
Joss Stone - Super Duper Love
Norah Jones - The Prettiest Thing
Jon Mitchell - Both Sides, Now
Amy Winehouse - There is No Greater Love
Tracy Chapman - New Beginning
Lamb - B-Line
Zero 7 - Simple Things
Beck - Where It's At
Dave Brubeck - Unsquare One
Side B:
Thea Gilmore - See if They Applaud
Bjork - Unison
Beth Orton - Blood Red River
Ben Harper - Roses From my Friends (live)
Tom McRae - Walking to Hawaii
Damien Rice - Volcano
Idlewild - Roseability
REM - Walk Unafraid
2 Many DJs:
Queen of Japan - I Was Made for Loving You
Dolly Parton- 9 to 5 into Royksopp - Eple
The Wannadies - You and Me Song
