Momma's Mix-Tapes!

The mix-tapes that my mom made, especially for the purpose of traveling in the car, are an important part of my youth- these are some of the songs that stand out the most in my memory and many of which have remained strong favourites through the years and shaped my own taste in music. I've included the track listings for some of these tapes below (all were made 80's-90's), and I've embedded an Imeem playlist including some tracks from each tape side at the bottom of the post- enjoy! Be sure to share your personal fav mix track-listings or childhood music memories in the comments!

Variety of Favorite Songs, Part 1 - Side A
"A Forest" - The Cure
"This Glass House" - Christian Death
"Age of Consent" - New Order
"Sweet Emotion" - Aerosmith
"Temptation" - New Order
"Respect" - Aretha Franklin
"Kiss Me" - Tin Tin
"Tomorrow Never Knows" - The Beatles
"Hey Joe" - Jimi Hendrix
"Dreaming" - Blondie

Variety of Favorite Songs, Part 1 - Side B
"Primary" - The Cure
"The Bitter End" - The Boomtown Rats
"All That Money Wants" - The Psychedelic Furs
"Kick in the Eye" - Bauhaus
"Never Stop" - Echo and the Bunnymen
"Music For Chameleons" - Gary Numan
"One Tree Hill" - U2
"Dazzle" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
"Ramble On" - Led Zeppelin
"Disappointed" - Public Image Ltd.
"Sounds of Science" - Beastie Boys

Variety of Favorite Songs, Part 2 - Side A
"Are Friends Electric?" - Gary Numan
"Love is a Stranger" - Eurythmics
"A Short Term Effect" - The Cure
"What'd I Say" - Jerry Lee Lewis
"How Soon Is Now" - The Smiths
"In the Mood" - Robert Plant

Variety of Favorite Songs, Part 2 - Side B
"The Evening's Young" - Yello
"Act a Fool" - King Tee
"Peg" - Steely Dan
"Don't You Forget About Me" - Simple Minds
"That's Alright Mama" - Elvis Presley
"Numbers" - Soft Cell
"Asleep" - The Smiths
"U Got the Look" - Prince

Variety of Grooves - Side A
"Bad Days" - The Flaming Lips
"Flavor" - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
"Covered" - Public Image Ltd.
"Sure Shot" - Beastie Boys
"Wake Me" - Rusty
"Violet" - Hole
"I Stay Away" - Alice in Chains
"Are You Experienced" - Jimi Hendrix
"Down in the Park" - Gary Numan
"Miracle on 32nd St." - The Flaming Lips

Variety of Grooves - Side B
"Yin and Yang the Flower-Pot Man" - Love and Rockets
"Hey Joe" - Jimi Hendrix
"****in' With My Head" - Beck
"Run Like a Villain" - Iggy Pop
"Tomorrow Never Knows" - Danielle Dax
"Starfield Road" - Sonic Youth
"Street Fighting Man" - The Rolling Stones
"The Cross" - Prince
"Baby You're a Rich Man" - The Beatles
"For the Love of Money" - The O'Jays
"Shayla" - Blondie
"Space Race" - Billy Preston

Hits of the 70's - Side A
"Funky Town" - Lipps Inc.
"Saturday Night" - Bay city Rollers
"Low Rider" - War
"Roller Coaster" - Ohio Players
"Knock on Wood" - Amii Stewart
"Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
"Le Freak" - Chic
"Taking Care of Business" - Bachman Turner Overdrive
"Wild Thing" - Fancy

Hits of the 70's - Side B
"Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees
"Star Wars Theme" - Meco
"The Hustle" - Van McCoy
"Heartbeat, It's a Love Beat" - De Franco Family
"Get Down Tonight" - KC & the Sunshine Band
"King Tut" - Steve Martin
"Down By the Lazy River" - The Osmonds
"Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer
"Rock and Roll All Nite" - Kiss
"Sexy Thing" - Hot Chocolate

Variety #4 - Side A
"Under Pressure" - Freddie Mercury / David Bowie
"Best Friend" - Queen
"Groove is in the Heart" - Deee-lite
"Hippie Chick" - Soho
"American Woman" - Guess Who
"3 Strange Days" - School of Fish
"Kiss Them For Me" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
"Dirty Back Road" - The B-52's
"Wrong" - School of Fish

Variety #4 - Side B
"Bring on the Dancing Horses" - Echo and the Bunnymen
"Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" - The Smiths
"All Tomorrow's Parties" - Japan
"Castles Made of Sand" - Jimi Hendrix
"When the Day Goes Down" - Eurythmics
"Sympathy For the Devil" - The Rolling Stones
"Ease" - Public Image Ltd.
"Johnson's Aeroplane - INXS
"Mad World" - Tears For Fears

Halloween Tape - Side A
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" - Bauhaus
"A Short Term Effect" - The Cure
"This Corrosion" - Sisters of Mercy
"Halloween" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
"White Rabbit" - Jefferson Airplane
"Fodderstompf" - Public Image Ltd.

Halloween Tape - Side B
"Graveyard" - Public Image Ltd.
"The Evening's Young" - Yello
"Monsters in Disguise" - Hazel O'Connor
"Heaven Up Here" - Echo and the Bunnymen
"Nothing to Fear" - Oingo Boingo
"She Sells Sanctuary" - The Cult
"Down in the Park" - Gary Numan
"Monster Mash" - Bobby Boris Pickett

Variety of Stuff - Side A
"Possum Kingdom" - The Toadies
"All Apologies" - Nirvana
"Groovy Train" - The Farm
"Wake Me" - Rusty
"Not For You" - Pearl Jam
"Tumblin' Down" - Ziggy Marley
"Honeydrip" - Ian McCulloch
"Mockingbirds" - Grant Lee Buffalo
"Temptation" - New Order
"What Are You Wearing" - Butter 08

Variety of Stuff (+Gary Numan) - Side B
"Nice Shot" - Filter
"Head Like a Hole" - Nine Inch Nails
"Are Friends Electric" - Gary Numan
"Down in the Park" - Gary Numan
"Music for Chameleons" - Gary Numan
"We Take Mystery to Bed" - Gary Numan
"I Die You Die" - Gary Numan
"Bombers" - Gary Numan
"We Are Glass" - Gary Numan
"This Wreckage" - Gary Numan

THE PLAYLIST (use the top right button to open in a new window and hear the songs in full!)

Mommas Mix-Tapes!