When I was Eighteen

[dotinthesky]

I loved mix tapes when I was in high school. I'd make them for the bus trip to school, or for my bedroom at night, when everyone was asleep and all I could see from my window were the distant ships circling Hong Kong. I spent a lot of time with them, and I started to believe eventually that they were a part of me. I was part of the last mix tape generation.

My 18-year-old essence captured on tape:

Morrissey - Everyday is Like Sunday
Belly - Feed the Tree
One Dove - White Love
Blind Melon - No Rain
The Cure - In Between Days
James - Sometimes
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence
Erasure - Oh L'Amour
Cocteau Twins - Bluebeard
Blur - Clover Over Dover
Suede - Animal Nitrate
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
The Breeders - Cannonball
Shed Seven - Mark

Comments

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I wish I'd had some gay friends back then like you, to help me come out and all that. Oh well, c'est la vie. What were you listening to when you were 18? :-)

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I wasn't even out to a select few! I was completely closeted, which I now think was a shame. :-/

Please post your mix's playlist. I'm curious. :-)

[belacane.livejournal.com]

yeah, i gotta second that.