Weekly Music: A Teenage Mix For A Sleepover
Over the weekend Will went to Arizona to visit his family, and because he rarely goes on trips alone, my mind raced thinking of all the things I could do while he was away. I could watch all of the TV shows and movies he hated and listen to Tori Amos at full blast! (ok, I already do that in the studio during the day) I could eat dessert for dinner without judgement! I could… HAVE A SLEEPOVER!!! And so I did. Eight of my closest lady friends came over, armed with sleeping bags, snacks, and booze and we had ourselves some old fashion teenage fun. It was glorious and magical, despite the insane heat wave that made us a little less motivated to do all the activities we had planned (collage making, nail painting, hair braiding). I even made us pancakes and eggs in the morning. The funnest thing about planning the sleepover for me (besides making tiny pies again) was making a mix of all my favorite songs I loved when I was a teenager – the good, the bad, and the ugly. I spent a couple weeks on it, traveling down memory lane, my mind being blown every day by songs that would suddenly come to mind that I hadn’t heard in ages.
The span of when I was listening to these is from 1996-2002, and I tried to organize the songs in order of when I was really into them (you can sort of see the phases I was going through), so they are not necessarily in order of when they came out because I realized that before the internet, finding out about an album way after it came out was even more prevalent, as was the case often with my musical journey as a teenager. I also did not include really old music that I was into, like my Jimi Hendrix phase in 9th grade. I grew up in Seattle, don’t judge. I also tried to use songs that were at least somewhat recognizable to people who maybe didn’t own the album so that it was a bit more of a crowd-pleaser for the sleepover.
I made the mix on Spotify because I don’t really own many of these albums anymore and tracking them down/buying them all seemed ridiculous. Enough yammering, get listening right here or below:
Photos above are Instagrams by myself and Laure, the setting (my living room) and our morning cold brew. We didn’t really take any photos of the evening because it was kind of a sacred space that we were having too much fun in.
September 17th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
that sounds soooo amazingly fun! I might have to copy you and have a sleepover when my boyfriend goes on a biz trip in november…hmm…planning starts now! :)
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Kate Reply:
September 17th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
do it do it! best decision ever:)
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September 17th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
I was invited to a sleepover last week; it was SO much fun. Girl-time is good stuff. xo.
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September 17th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Oh man, this is great. Lisa Loeb! Glad you ladies had a fun time.
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September 17th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
i’ve been wanting to throw one of these for ages now! the only thing is that i don’t drink at all, so i’m not sure how many of my friends would be up for a pg-rated evening of nail-painting and gossiping about boys, in our pyjamas, haha! so glad you had a great time… :)
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Kate Reply:
September 17th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
You know, I thought it was going to be a drunken time, but I don’t think any of us got drunk and some people didn’t even drink. Maybe because it was so hot, but mostly we were eating lots of good food and chatting so much we didn’t need alcohol as much to fill the time, like if we had been in a bar or something. Just make sure there’s lots of delicious food and people will be happy!
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indreams Reply:
September 18th, 2012 at 6:35 am
wow, i totally would’ve thought the ladies would be up for some boozing…so maybe it’s just my insecurity about throwing a good party that’s stopping this! i really would like to have one, so maybe i need to get the invitations out and just DO IT…and of course make sure i plan some crazy recipes to go along with all the nail polish + magazines. :) thanks!
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September 18th, 2012 at 12:43 am
such an awesome idea! i might do this for my housewarming party.
romantically challenged
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September 18th, 2012 at 1:43 am
I’m having a full-on nostalgic moment here because my friends and I used to blast Alanis Morissette’s You Oughta Know during our lunch time breaks in high school, sneaking into the school’s music room. We thought we were so cool :) And basically, just about every song in this mix was a staple in my high school music diet – I played Glycerine and Linger over and over again. Fantastic Kate!
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September 18th, 2012 at 10:15 am
i was *just* thinking last week that when tapes/CDs were the primary (physical) medium for music, it was so much easier to know exactly who was behind which songs since each song credit would be listed in the tape/CD insert – it was a lot of fun for me to know which songs were actually written by the artist and which of my favorite bands/artists had the same producers. i don’t remember what song i was looking credits up for recently, but it’s nearly impossible now to find out that same info, even with google! wikipedia might list it if the song’s more mainstream, but it’s sad that with less people owning physical copies comes the heightened obscurity of the work of those behind their favorite music.
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September 18th, 2012 at 11:21 am
every song on that playlist just brought back so many memories. and a little tear i believe. so funny.
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September 18th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
This is such a great mix! I am really, really excited to listen to it, lol.
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September 19th, 2012 at 11:50 am
Dear Kate – I notice on the image on the left your lamp is hanging off some sort of rod attached to the wall. I’m stuck in the middle of a very poorly thought out lamp project so any information on how you hung this lamp and what the rod is would be extremely helpful.
Fingers crossed!
ps. Glycerine brings back insta memories of angst in the best way.
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Kate Reply:
September 19th, 2012 at 11:56 am
Hi Leela, it’s just a plant hanger I got at the hardware store! It was the first time I’d seen one that wasn’t ugly decorative or curved, and it works perfectly. I just used a twist-tie to attach the lamp cord to the back near the wall so the cord hangs nicely against the wall.
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Leela Reply:
September 19th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Genius! Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.
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September 20th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
before I took a look at your mix, I immediately thought of Fiona Apple, Liz Phair, Joni Mitchell & Ace of Base. :P
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September 25th, 2012 at 8:07 am
OMG BEST MIX EVERRRRRRRR
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September 26th, 2012 at 7:22 am
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September 26th, 2012 at 7:26 am
After a tough day at work yesterday, this post totally got me out of my bad mood and threw me back to high school days when we watched Breakfast Club on repeat and spent way too much time making mix tapes! What a great idea for a grown up sleepover. I’m a regular reader, Kate. Thanks for inspiring today’s post :)
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October 5th, 2012 at 7:26 am
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October 7th, 2012 at 10:00 am
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October 26th, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Holy high school music flashback! Subsitute Cheryl Crow for Pearl Jam (ha) and add a dash of Smashing Pumpkins and you have my teenage years in audio form recreated. Love it!
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