You're Never Gonna Shake Me

In order to avoid my Shakespeare paper, I will tell you about this new mix. It is probably the most lovelorn and self-pitying mixtape I've ever made, and that's saying something!

We've Hit A New Low Mix

1. "Be My Baby," The Ronettes
Neediest lyric: I'll make you happy, baby, just wait and see./For every kiss you give me, I'll give you three.

2. "That's Alright" (Fleetwood Mac cover), Caitlin Rose
Neediest lyric: [Note: This is actually a fairly emotionally mature break-up song.] I've been waiting,/And I'm through waiting for you./The train sings the same kind of blues.

3. "How Soon Is Now," The Smiths
Neediest lyric: I am human and I need to be loved,/Just like everybody else does.

4. "Jacksonville," Sufjan Stevens
Neediest lyric: N/A [Note: This song is all about Andrew Jackson and abolition or something. Nothing about being HUMAN and needing LOVE.]

5. "Dance Of The Seven Veils," Liz Phair
Neediest lyric: I only ask because I'm a real cunt in spring./You can rent me by the hour.

6. "Always Be My Baby," Mariah Carey
Neediest lyric: Boy don't you know you can't escape me,/Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby.

7. "Le Moribond/My Family's Role In The World Revolution," Beirut
Neediest lyric: Adieu l'Émile, je vais mourir./C'est dur de mourir au printemps, tu sais.

8. "Steady Boyfriend," April Young
Neediest lyric: I dream of dating you every night,/To feel your tender arms when you hold me tight.

9. "Roll On" (featuring Jenny Lewis), Dntel
Neediest lyric: Bitter, lonely, and isolated,/Before I know it I'll be an old maid,/But I love love, yes I do,/Even when its weight cripples you.

10. "How Will He Find Me," Deb Talan
Neediest lyric: Only held by gravity, fated with uncertainty,/No longer young and not that pretty,/How will he ever find me?

11. "When You Tell The Lions," tUnE-yArDs
Neediest lyric: When will my heart swim in the blood bath with other hearts that pulse just like mine?

12. "Middle Cyclone," Neko Case
Neediest lyric: Can't scrape together quite enough/To ride the bus to the outskirts/Of the fact that I need love.

13. "And I Love Her," The Beatles
Neediest lyric: I give her all my love./That's all I do.

14. "Long Boat Pass," Tennis
Neediest lyric: I’ll stay if you ask me to, ask me to,/Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

15. "Coming Up," Caitlin Rose
Neediest lyric: You say I can't be happy/Always feeling like a clown,/But I'll play the fool/As long as you can hang around.

16. "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away," Stevie Wonder
Neediest lyric: [Note: This song is like, 100% about God.] Why can't they say that hate is 10 zillion light years away?

17. "For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea," Belle & Sebastian
Neediest Lyric: For the price of a night with me/You'd be the village joke.
The neediest lyrics are of course up for debate. For some of these songs, I could have just written "All." And maybe I didn't mean "neediest"--more like most pathetic?

Love!
MMJ