*1. Ring My Bell by Anita Ward on Billboard Hits: 1979
*2. Don’t Play Nice by Verbalicious on The Best of RnB: Hit Selection {not on iTunes}
*3. Building A Mystery by Sarah McLachlan on Surfacing
*4. Cold & Intimate by Nitin Sawhney on Prophesy
*5. Perfect by Alanis Morissette on Jagged Little Pill
*6. Winding Road by Bonnie Somerville on “Garden State” Soundtrack
*7. Human by Goldfrapp on Felt Mountain
*8. Under Pressure by David Bowie & Queen on Best of Bowie
*9. Fade Into You by Mazzy Star on So Tonight That I Might See
*10. Mariposa Traicionera by Mana on Revolucion de Amor

Thoughts on this mix:
While I like all of these song individually, I was not a fan of them all together. This one is a little too eclectic. Because of my broad music tastes, I fear this will happen quite often…
A lot of times, songs that work in my “S” classes don’t work straight from the aliPod to my ears.

Today’s favorite songs: Winding Road and Mariposa Traicionera (both of these are good songs to start your day with)

Today’s least favorite song: Cold & Intimate (this artist was given to me by one of my students and I’ve never quite taken to it ~ time to purge the aliPod of most of Nitin Sawhney)

Emotional response: I was relieved that this shuffle ended with such a sweet, Spanish song. I was feeling a little anxious after the other songs. This mix had a heavier feel and it was too early for that.

Lyrics I love:

you wear sandals in the snow
and a smile that won’t wash away
can you look out the window
without your shadow getting in the way
oh you’re so beautiful
with an edge and a charm
but so careful
when I’m in your arms ( from Building a Mystery)

***
and I can see a little house
on top of the hill
and I can smell the ocean
the salt in the air
and I can see you
you’re standing there
and you’re washing your car
and I can see California sun in your hair (from Winding Road)

***
’cause love’s such an old fashioned word
and love dares you to care
for the people on the edge of the night
and love dares you to change our ways
of caring about ourselves (from Under Pressure)

‘Til next Thursday. aliPod out.