Everyday is Like Sunday, Except for Blue Monday and Ruby Tuesday, and...Well, Friday I'm in Love: Year-End Round-Up Part 1

As promised, here is the first of three installments of the henceforth annual Everyday is Like Sunday, Except for Blue Monday and Ruby Tuesday, and...Well, Friday I'm in Love Year-End Round-Up. When I first started this weekly mix business back in January, I had no idea what would come of it, or whether I could even keep it up. In fact, I originally thought I would do it for the year and then end it gracefully; however, after its relative success, I've re-evaluated and figured I will try it once more for 2009. It may become a bit harder once I begin running out of solid themes, but hopefully, I'll continue to be inspired enough to see it through. As with most things with this blog, the number of weekly mixes comes out to a bizarre number - in this case, 46 (I didn't start them til a few weeks into January), meaning this Sunday and next Sunday will feature 15 mixes and the final Sunday of the year will feature 16.

You may or may not have been with me for the entire run of mixes, but here's your chance to find out what they were and download them in full if you should so choose. These links will remain active for roughly a month. The themes covered herein are robots, post-punk, gender/androgyny, cover versions, spring, Wales, punk, Ireland, duets, politics, nightlife, glam, C86, elation and depression. Oddly enough, those nearly sum me up as a person. **NOTE** There were a few spots where I had unknowingly repeated a song, so I've replaced those ones with different ones that still work within the mix.**

Everyday Feels Like Sunday - Of Montreal

Gloomy Sunday - The Associates


Weekly Mix #1 – When the Humans Are Away, The Robots Play Download

1. Pull Shapes – The Pipettes
2. Beggin’ (Pilooski Edit) – Frankie Valli
3. We Are Your Friends – Justice vs. Simian Mobile Disco
4. D.A.N.C.E. – Justice
5. Digitalism in Cairo – Digitalism
6. Atlantis to Interzone – Klaxons
7. The DJ’s Got a Gun – Robots in Disguise
8. Reality TV – Infadels
9. I Get Around – Dragonette
10. Gunshot Wedding Symptoms – Closethuman
11. Even If It Takes All Night – Paradise Boys
12. Ice Cream – New Young Pony Club
13. Standing in the Way of Control – The Gossip
14. Crime Does Pay (Renaissance Mix) – The Hourly Radio
15. We Don’t Play Guitars – Chicks on Speed (featuring Peaches)
16. Gonna Wanna – Chris Corner and Sue Denim
17. Girls in the Back – White Rose Movement
18. The Sound of the Crowd – The Human League
19. Destroy Everything You Touch – Ladytron
20. Blue Monday 88 – New Order

Weekly Mix #2 – Rip It Up and Start Again Download

1. Rip It Up – Orange Juice
2. A Matter of Gender – The Associates
3. All That Jazz – Echo and the Bunnymen
4. Radio Drill Time – Josef K
5. Natural’s Not in It – Gang of Four
6. Bombers (Single Version) – Gary Numan and The Tubeway Army
7. Because You’re Frightened – Magazine
8. Computer Staat – Abwaerts
9. Tension – Killing Joke
10. Pink Flag – Wire
11. Slowdive – Siouxise and the Banshees
12. Houses in Motion – Talking Heads
13. Jacques Derrida – Scritti Politti
14. Sketch for Summer – The Durutti Column
15. Being Boiled – The Human League
16. Theme For Great Cities – Simple Minds
17. Nightporter – Japan
18. Swan Lake – Public Image Ltd.
19. Booji Boy’s Funeral – Devo
20. Neukoln – David Bowie
21. Neuron Factory – Cabaret Voltaire
22. Atmosphere – Joy Division

Weekly Mix #3 – Gender Trouble Download

1. Girls and Boys – Blur
2. I Like a Boy in School Uniform – The Pipettes
3. I’m a Boy – The Who
4. Vicar in a Tutu – The Smiths
5. Lola – The Kinks
6. Another Girl, Another Planet – The Only Ones
7. Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure
8. Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
9. Being a Girl – Mansun
10. The Drowners – Suede
11. Nancy Boy – Placebo
12. Androgyny – Garbage
13. She’s My Man – Sigue Sigue Sputnik
14. Hot One – Shudder to Think
15. Sister – Adam Cohen
16. Walk on the Wild Side – Lou Reed
17. Androgynous – The Replacements
18. The Origin of Love – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
19. Venus as a Boy – Bjork
20. Born a Girl – Manic Street Preachers

Weekly Mix #4 – Cover to Cover Download

1. Sympathy For the Devil – Sandie Shaw (Original: The Rolling Stones)
2. What You Waiting For – Franz Ferdinand (Original: Gwen Stefani)
3. 20th Century Boy – Placebo (Original: T.Rex)
4. She Sells Sanctuary – The Dandy Warhols (Original: The Cult)
5. Comfortably Numb – Scissor Sisters (Original: Pink Floyd)
6. The Boys – Dragonette (Original: Calvin Harris)
7. Hounds of Love – The Futureheads (Original: Kate Bush)
8. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – Maximo Park (Original: The Proclaimers)
9. Say It Right – Bloc Party (Original: Nelly Furtado)
10. Boys Keep Swinging – The Associates (Original: David Bowie)
11. The Instrumental – Manic Street Preachers (Original: The June Brides)
12. Police & Thieves – The Clash (Original: Junior Murvin)
13. Spanish Dance Troupe – Of Montreal (Original: Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci)
14. This Charming Man – Stars (Original: The Smiths)
15. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side – Jeff Buckley (Original: The Smiths)
16. The Chauffeur – Sneaker Pimps (Original: Duran Duran)
17. Brass in Pocket – Suede (Original: The Pretenders)
18. Creep – Sad Kermit (Original: Radiohead)
19. Disco 2000 – Nick Cave (Original: Pulp)
20. To See a Friend in Tears – James Dean Bradfield (Original: Jacques Brel)
21. Modern Girl – Camera Obscura (Original: Sheena Easton)

Weekly Mix #5 – Rose Tinged Monocle Download

1. If She Wants Me – Belle & Sebastian
2. Reunion – Stars
3. Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken – Camera Obscura
4. Secret Kiss – Black Umbrella
5. He’s On the Phone – Saint Etienne
6. Too Young – Phoenix
7. Bewilderbeast – Badly Drawn Boy
8. Carolyn’s Fingers – Cocteau Twins
9. You Needed More – The Sleepy Jackson
10. Young Folks – Peter, Bjorn and John
11. Freewheel – Duke Special
12. Bowl of Oranges – Bright Eyes
13. Waking For Winter – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
14. I Me You I’m Your – Jim Noir
15. Small Town Crew – The Brunettes
16. Comforting Sounds – Mew
17. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Puressence
18. Suffused With Love – Sondre Lerche
19. Cherry Blossom Girl – Air
20. The Worst Taste in Music (Extended Version) – The Radio Dept.
21. Black Flowers – Yo La Tengo

Weekly Mix #6 – I Love Cymru Download

1. Delilah – Tom Jones
2. Ni Yw Y Byd – Gruff Rhys
3. December Song – Cymbient
4. Gewn Ny Gorffen? – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
5. The Sound of America – Matthew Harris
6. Hi Mewn Socasu – Euros Childs
7. Dazed, Beautiful and Bruised – Catatonia
8. Difywyd – Melys
9. You Can Keep the Kids – The Donde Stars
10. The Other Night – The Darling Buds
11. We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives! – Los Campesinos
12. The Ballad of Tom Jones – Space and Cerys Matthews
13. Paris 1919 – John Cale
14. Gettin,’ Havin’ and Holdin’ – Scritti Politti
15. A Thousand Trees – Stereophonics
16. Lazer Beam – Super Furry Animals
17. Pretty Buildings – People in Planes
18. Rusty James (live) – The Shoplifters
19. Die in the Summertime – Manic Street Preachers
20. Forget Him, I’m Mint – Mclusky
21. Suddenly It’s a Folk Song – Future of the Left
22. Ban the Gin – The Victorian English Gentlemen’s Club
23. Derek Jarman’s Garden – Nicky Wire

Weekly Mix #7 – A Riot of My Own Download

1. Kick Out the Jams – MC5
2. Personality Crisis – New York Dolls
3. I Wanna Be Your Dog – Iggy and the Stooges
4. Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
5. Blank Generation – Richard Hell and the Voidoids
6. Chinese Rocks – Johnny Thunders
7. God Save the Queen – The Sex Pistols
8. White Riot – The Clash
9. Orgasm Addict – The Buzzcocks
10. Pogo Dancing – The Vibrators
11. New Rose – The Damned
12. One Chord Wonders – The Adverts
13. Nobody’s Scared – Subway Sect
14. Zerox – Adam and the Ants
15. Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie and the Banshees
16. Ready, Steady, Go – Generation X
17. In the City – The Jam
18. The Saints Are Coming – The Skids
19. Peaches – The Stranglers
20. Sex and Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll – Ian Dury & the Blockheads
21. Suspect Device (Alternative Take) – Stiff Little Fingers
22. Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
23. Oh Bondage, Up Your’s! – X-Ray Spex

Weekly Mix #8 – Hear Me, I’m Irish Download

1. Girl From Mars – Ash
2. I Don’t Like Mondays – The Boomtown Rats
3. The Irish Rover – The Pogues
4. Who Died and Made You Elvis? – Stiff Little Fingers
5. Male Model – The Undertones
6. Fear – Paddy Casey
7. Stop – Delorentos
8. I Will Follow – U2
9. When We Were Young – Whipping Boy
10. Sand – Gavin Friday and Cillian Murphy
11. Snow – JJ72
12. Phantom – Mellow Drops
13. Sometimes – My Bloody Valentine
14. How to Be Dead – Snow Patrol
15. Our Love Goes Deeper Than This – Duke Special
16. Sweet Thing – Van Morrison
17. Black Water Child – Fionn O’Regan
18. Cannonball – Damien Rice
19. Singin’ in the Rain – Gavin Friday

Weekly Mix #9 – Dynamic Duos Download

1. Fairytale of New York – The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
2. Burning Down the House – Tom Jones and The Cardigans
3. What Have I Done to Deserve This? – Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield
4. Temptation – Jarvis Cocker and Beth Ditto
5. Well, Did You Evah! – Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop
6. Backlash – Joan Jett and Paul Westerberg
7. Under Pressure – Queen and David Bowie
8. Hell No – Sondre Lerche and Regina Spektor
9. Academia – Sia and Beck
10. Redemption Song – Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer
11. Satisfaction – Bjork and PJ Harvey
12. Nothing Compares 2 U – Prince and Rosie Gaines
13. Careless Whisper – Ben Folds and Rufus Wainwright
14. Don’t Give Up – Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel
15. Where the Wild Roses Grow – Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue
16. Set the Fire to the Third Bar – Snow Patrol and Martha Wainwright
17. Magpie – Patrick Wolf and Marianne Faithfull
18. Interlude – Morriseey and Siouxsie
19. All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun – Jeff Buckley and Elizabeth Fraser
20. I Love You Me Either – Cat Power and Karen Elson

Weekly Mix #10 – Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say Download

1. Let’s Impeach the President – Neil Young
2. Price of Oil – Billy Bragg
3. When the President Talks to God – Bright Eyes
4. Stop, Hey, What’s That Sound – Buffalo Springfield
5. Spanish Bombs – The Clash
6. Helicopter – Bloc Party
7. Guns Before Butter – Gang of Four
8. The Prole Song – Snog
9. ...And We Thought Nation-States Were A Bad Idea – Propagandhi
10. Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart – Manic Street Preachers
11. Last Day of the Miners’ Strike – Pulp
12. You’ve Only Got Yourself to Blame – Stroszek
13. Intervention – The Arcade Fire
14. Write to Your MP Today – McCarthy
15. Margaret on the Guillotine – Morrissey
16. War on Want – Johnny Boy
17. Celebration Guns – Stars
18. Shenandoah – Paul Robeson

Weekly Mix #11 – How to Survive in the Nightlife Download

1. 24 Hour Party People (Jon Carter Mix) – Happy Mondays
2. Nightlife – IAMX
3. The Girls – Calvin Harris
4. Night on Fire – VHS or Beta
5. Fancy Footwork – Chromeo
6. It’s the Beat – Simian Mobile Disco
7. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk
8. Pleasure From the Bass – Tiga
9. Love + Pain – Clor
10. Ready For the Floor – Hot Chip
11. I Wanna Be Your Slave – The Knock
12. Wake Up – The Sunshine Underground
13. I Need Your Love – The Rapture
14. Swastika Eyes – Primal Scream
15. Movement – LCD Soundsystem
16. Mandarine Girl – Booka Shade
17. Alala – CSS
18. Ooh La La – Goldfrapp
19. Tombstone – Midnight Juggernauts
20. Life After Sundown – Glass Candy

Weekly Mix #12 – Glitter Lives Download

1. Moonage Daydream – David Bowie
2. Metal Guru – T.Rex
3. Wigwam Bam – Sweet
4. Daytona Demon – Suzi Quatro
5. Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me – Slade
6. Trash – New York Dolls
7. TV Eye – Iggy and the Stooges
8. School’s Out – Alice Cooper
9. Baby’s On Fire – Brian Eno
10. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) – Cockney Rebel
11. This Town Ain’t Big Enough For the Both of Us – Sparks
12. All the Young Dudes – Mott the Hoople
13. Beauty Queen – Roxy Music
14. Make Up – Lou Reed
15. I Love a Good Fight – Jobriath
16. See My Baby Jive - Wizzard
17. 2HB – Venus in Furs

Weekly Mix #13 - I Don't Need Anyone, No Not Anyone At All Download

1. Velocity Girl – Primal Scream
2. Plastic Smile – Bubblegum Splash
3. Close My Eyes – Strawberry Story
4. Penelope Tree – Felt
5. Wee Timorous Cowering Beastie – Dalek Beach Party
6. Charlton Heston – Stump
7. This Boy Can Wait – The Wedding Present
8. Disdain – Kind
9. He’s Frank (Slight Return) – The Monochrome Set
10. This Town – The June Brides
11. I’m On the Side of Mankind as Much as the Next Man – McCarthy
12. Nothing to Be Done – The Pastels
13. Hit the Ground – The Darling Buds
14. Stop Killing Me – The Primitives
15. Happy Head – The Mighty Lemon Drops
16. Whole Wide World – The Soup Dragons
17. Safety Net – Shop Assistants
18. Transparent – The Servants
19. The Revolutionary Spirit – The Wild Swans
20. You’re Kidding Aren’t You – The Field Mice
21. Apple Orchard – Bouquet
22. It’s a Fine Day – Jane

Weekly Mix #14 – Escape Download

1. Energy – The Apples in Stereo
2. Happy Day – Blink
3. Sing Me Spanish Techno – The New Pornographers
4. Rebellion (Lies) – The Arcade Fire
5. The Magic Position – Patrick Wolf
6. In a Big Country – Big Country
7. Waterfall – The Stone Roses
8. Regret – New Order
9. Bohemian Like You – The Dandy Warhols
10. Fighting Fit – Gene
11. Kiss of Life – Supergrass
12. Invincible – OK Go
13. Pick Me Up Uppercut – Pop Levi
14. Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
15. Going Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop – Luke Haines
16. Golden Years – David Bowie
17. Kite – Kate Bush
18. Johnny Boy Theme – Johnny Boy
19. Somewhere Across Forever – stellastarr*

Weekly Mix #15 – I Naturally Fled Download

1. One Hundred Years – The Cure
2. A Pain That I’m Used To – Depeche Mode
3. Isolation – Joy Division
4. NYC – Interpol
5. Well of Misery – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
6. Soul in Isolation – The Chameleons
7. I Can’t Escape Myself – The Sound
8. Premature Burial – Siouxsie and the Banshees
9. Child Psychology – Black Box Recorder
10. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Smiths
11. A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity to Be Free – Elliott Smith
12. Black Eyed Dog – Nick Drake
13. Planet Helpless – Puressence
14. From Despair to Where – Manic Street Preachers
15. Black-Eyed – Placebo
16. Twenty Years Under Water – Lorraine
17. Sing For Absolution – Muse
18. Sad Eyes – Bat For Lashes
19. Creep – Radiohead