Suggestions for "Trainwrecks" mixtape

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looking to make a mix of of songs in which the artist made a drastic, excessive, ill-advised turn in his/her career. The results could have been positive or negative or just really interesting (which hopefully they'll all be). I'm still pretty vague with what I want for it, so I'm hoping you guys will argue with me and have some suggestions I won't know about...

Ideas I have so far: something off of Tim Buckley's "Starsailor", that Lou Reed rap song (I've never heard it, actually), Malcom McLaren's "Buffalo Gals", something late Scott Walker, "The Crucifixion" or one of the other excessive Phil Ochs songs, "Crazy Babies" by Ozzy Osbourne...I had more which I'll add when I remember.

― Kevin Mulllligan (Reebock Mcentire), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:03 (twenty years ago)

Lauryn Hill "Oh Jerusalem" from her Unplugged album.

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:06 (twenty years ago)

"My Humps"

― No Suntan, No Credibility (noodle vague), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:09 (twenty years ago)

Good call on "My Humps"; "London Bridge" would work too

― Kevin Mulllligan (Reebock Mcentire), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:18 (twenty years ago)

"Buffalo Gals" ain't no trainwreck. "Baby I Love You" by the Ramones might fit, even though I like it.

― everything (everything), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Kevin's initial definition didn't exclude good songs. I like "My Humps".

― No Suntan, No Credibility (noodle vague), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:24 (twenty years ago)

MC Hammer - "Pumps And A Bump"

― Edward III (edward iii), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:26 (twenty years ago)

I like "Oh Jerusalem". A LOT.

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:32 (twenty years ago)

Velvet Underground, Squeeze

― mts (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:32 (twenty years ago)

I don't really see how "My Humps" fits, but whatever.

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:32 (twenty years ago)

Well didn't it move the sniggery "BEP aren't a proper rap group" attitude from the background to the 20 feet high neon-lit foreground?

― No Suntan, No Credibility (noodle vague), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:34 (twenty years ago)

"My Humps" is only a trainwreck if someone uses it for their figure skating routine, IMHO.

― mts (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:34 (twenty years ago)

I kind of figured that one that used to be "Let's Get Retarded" before they fucked it up or "Where Is The Love?" or something like that would hold that coveted spot, as they were earlier singles. Weren't they?

― signed, guy who rarely listens to radio (nickalicious), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:43 (twenty years ago)

"American Life", surely

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:45 (twenty years ago)

xpost

They were, but they're not gonzo enough. In my opinion, obv.

― No Suntan, No Credibility (noodle vague), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:45 (twenty years ago)

fuck all these serious responses, I WANT TO MAKE A TERRIBLE PUN INVOLVING THE NOTWIST'S "OFF THE RAILS" GODDAMMIT

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:49 (twenty years ago)

"Jazz Odyssey"

― No Suntan, No Credibility (noodle vague), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:53 (twenty years ago)

Search tracks where classic rock bands "went disco"
Kiss - I was made for lovin' you
Rolling Stones - Miss You
Grateful Dead - Dancin' in the Streets

― BrianB (BrianB), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:58 (twenty years ago)

By ILM law, every mix tape has to have a New Order track, so I nominate "World In Motion" (which isn't that terrible, but relatively... eeeeh, yeah it is.)

― the dow nut industrial average dead joe mama besser (donut), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 20:24 (twenty years ago)

Neil Young - "We R In Control" (or almost anything off Trans)
Bad Religion - "Billy Gnosis" (or almost anything off Into The Unknown)

Another good 'gone disco' song is The Kinks "Wish I Could Fly Like Superman"

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 20:40 (twenty years ago)

in the rock bands going disco vein, one of the original ideas for this I had was "Hot Stuff" by the Stones, which I only heard once but i remember being disastrous...

― Kevin Mulllligan (Reebock Mcentire), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 21:00 (twenty years ago)

Bob Mould, "Megamania."

I second the retraction for "Buffalo Gals." The entire point of Malcolm McLaren is drastic, excessive, ill-advised turns. And it's the song that helped birth the Art of Noise!

― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 21:19 (twenty years ago)

Van Halen - "Dancing In The Streets"

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 21:24 (twenty years ago)

Trans rules and We R in Control is one of the best songs!

I Was Made for Loving You and (esp) Miss You are JAMZ!

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 21:27 (twenty years ago)

I agree that "Miss You" has a certain contrived quality, but then what Stones track doesn't. On the other hand it also has a sincerity at points that makes it a keeper for me.

― factcheckr (factcheckr), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 23:31 (twenty years ago)

Oh, and that's "Megamanic" above. So horrible, I blocked it from my memory...

― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 23:36 (twenty years ago)

Rod Stewart "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" - I think this song is great, but it was a total cash-in that was heavily derided at the time.

― the dow nut industrial average dead joe mama besser (donut), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 23:42 (twenty years ago)

the Lou Reed song is "The Original Wrapper"

― the dow nut industrial average dead joe mama besser (donut), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 23:42 (twenty years ago)

i agree with the point about mclaren, myke, but yeah, again, this includes good songs too...I love buffalo gals and a lot of the other stuff on duck rock

― Kevin Mulllligan (Reebock Mcentire), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:56 (twenty years ago)

as i also love late scott walker, those phil ochs songs, and starsailor

― Kevin Mulllligan (Reebock Mcentire), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:58 (twenty years ago)

anything from liz phair's pop makeover

also, bobby darin in folkie mode

― timmy tannin (pompous), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 03:06 (twenty years ago)

Dee Dee Ramones rap album.

― S- (sgh), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 03:28 (twenty years ago)

Brian Wilson's "Smart Girls" vs. Lou Reed's "Original Wrapper" anyone? At least Wilson had meds for an excuse. I've never heard Dee Dee's rapping.

In the other direction, BODY COUNT!

― bendy (bendy), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 04:14 (twenty years ago)

Dee Dee Ramones rap album.

OMG, "Dee Dee King" ... weren't there two albums?

"Fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-fuh-funky...!"

― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 05:02 (twenty years ago)

some would say leonard cohen, 'death of a ladies man'
def. ride, 'carnival of light'

― derrick (derrick), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 05:33 (twenty years ago)

something off trans by neil young perhaps?

― badg (badg), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 05:56 (twenty years ago)

dude... "buffalo gals" is clearly not the trainwreck for malcolm mclarren... that modernized opera stuff he did... that's clearly his trainwreck.

― Dan Gr (certain), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 23:48 (twenty years ago)

Paul McCartney's "Temporary Secretary" seems to be the best song where people are SHOCKED when you tell them who it is.

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Bent Over at the Arclight), Thursday, 21 September 2006 09:46 (twenty years ago)

Surely Duran Duran's cover of "911 is a Joke" should be included- so bad, in so many ways!

― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Thursday, 21 September 2006 10:03 (twenty years ago)

Swans - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

― Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 21 September 2006 14:06 (twenty years ago)

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