Mix messages: Listeners share the songs that say 'I've got a crush on you'
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🗓️ 13 February 2024
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Summary
Featured Songs:
1. Peter Gabriel: "In Your Eyes"
2. Depeche Mode: "Somebody"
3. Erykah Badu: "Kiss Me On My Neck"
4. Madness: "It Must Be Love"
5. Mirah: "Dreamboat"
6. Q-Tip: "Vivrant Thing"
7. The Kinks: "Tired of Waiting for You"
8. The Magnetic Fields: "I Don't Want To Get Over You"
9. The Modern Lovers: "I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms"
10. Mazzy Star: "Fade Into You"
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| 0:20.3 | crush on someone or let's say some you know there's just somebody you |
| 0:23.5 | really like in your life and you decide to make them a mixtape a mixtape or you know a |
| 0:29.4 | playlist and you fill it full of all of these songs that are you know they're carefully |
| 0:34.7 | selected and calibrated to send them a message something that telegraphs your |
| 0:39.3 | feelings hopefully they'll pick up what you're putting down and they'll realize that oh you you're hoping this you know friendship turns into something else |
| 0:47.5 | Hazel Sills I know you've done it. I've definitely done it so many times and it's a really delicate balance between me kind of |
| 0:57.1 | wanting to show my music taste chops and expertise but then also making sure I'm communicating the right messages. |
| 1:05.0 | Right, yeah, I mean that's the thing is like, it also has to show that you're cool, right? |
| 1:10.0 | That's the most important part. |
| 1:11.0 | It's not just that one song. |
| 1:13.0 | You want them to conclude after listening to your mixed tape, |
| 1:16.0 | like, oh, I need to date this person. |
| 1:18.0 | Yeah, I need to be with this. |
| 1:20.0 | This is the person I need to be with. |
| 1:21.0 | I've done it too, so many times with, you know, results may vary. |
| 1:27.0 | Same. Mylech. No shame. Mylech may vary depending on use. |
| 1:32.0 | So we ask listeners to tell us about a time that |
| 1:34.7 | they did it, a time that they made a special you know coded mix for someone. People |
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