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flowrs4opheliaAlthough there are some songs on here that are meant to be interpreted as love songs (and although I was quite a B/M fan once upon a time before I decided Justin is awesome and still hold a place in my heart for the ship), this fanmix is intended to be a completely canon-friendly one, with songs about love and loyalty between friends that lasts through many conflicts and the test of time, friends having fun and enjoying youth together, and unrequited love. And I intentionally picked a lot of music from the 80's since that's when Brian and Michael would have first become friends as teenagers. For the couple songs from before that generation, however, I don't have any good excuse except that I'm a dork :). Comments = <3
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1. Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie
I built you a home in my heart
With rotten wood
And it decayed from the start
I braved treacherous streets
And kids strung out on homemade speed
And we shared a bed
In which I could not sleep at all
You're so cute when you're slurring your speech
But they're closing the bar and they want us to leave
And you can't find nothing at all
If there was nothing there all along
|complete lyrics|
2. My Best Friend - Jefferson Airplane
Just don't play the Airplane around Debbie or she'll start taking off her bra and singing "White Rabbit." :)
You're my best friend
And I love you so well
Till the end of time you won't see me
When I see you, it seems
Now I can see I've fallen into your love stream
I follow your dream
Do you know what I mean, yeah
I follow you wherever time will take me to
Forever I'll be one with you
|complete lyrics|
3. Unemployed In Summertime - Emiliana Torrini
Let's get drunk on saturday
Walk on Primrose Hill
Until we lose our way
On a mission for my summer kiss
I close my eyes and wet my lips but then
I miss, and you laugh at my face
You're my best friend in the world
Just like me you don't do
Anything you're told
Unemployed in summertime
I've only just turned 21, I'll be ok
|complete lyrics|
4. Kiss Me On the Bus - The Replacements
"That's right, the fucking fairies are jumping up and down! The fucking fairies are going to celebrate!" - Brian, 119
On the bus, that's where we're ridin'
On the bus, watch our reflection
C'mon, let's make a scene
They're all watchin' us
Kiss me on the bus
Kiss me on the bus
If you knew how I felt now
You wouldn't act so adult now
Hurry, hurry, here comes my stop
|complete lyrics|
5. We're Going To Be Friends - The White Stripes
Brand new shoes, walking blues
Climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we are going to be friends
Safely walk to school without a sound
And we don't notice any time pass
We don't notice anything
We sit side by side in every class
And when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
That you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we are going be friends
|complete lyrics|
6. I Want the One I Can't Have - The Smiths
A tough kid who sometimes swallows nails
Raised on Prisoner's Aid
He killed a policeman when he was thirteen
And somehow that really impressed me
I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's written all over my face
And if you ever need self-validation
Just meet me in the alley by the railway station
It's all over my face
|complete lyrics|
7. I Never Knew You From the Sun - The Innocence Mission
"He loves you. He's miserable without you." - Justin, 112
What a time it was
I was befriended and was a friend
For the longest while
You were here
And I never knew you from the sun
This is not my landscape now
Where I find myself without you
Now I walk for miles
Into dark forests of piano songs
I'm lost
Deep in my sleeves, pockets down
Where I always reach
You are there
Oh, I never knew you from the sun
|complete lyrics|
8. Wraith Pinned To the Mist and Other Games - Of Montreal
Let’s have bizarre celebrations
Let’s forget who forget what forget where
Let’s pretend we don’t exist
Let’s pretend we’re in Antarctica
Maybe I’ll never die
I’ll just keep growing younger with you
And you’ll grow younger too
Now it seems too lovely to be true
But I know the best things always do
|complete lyrics| |download|
9. The One You Wanted - Howie Beck
If I could be the one you wanted
This could be my one last stand
I could just throw away this feeling
For all that I am
I could just throw away this feeling
To be glad for a day
It's not the way I feel coming round
It's not the way I feel coming down
(lyrics unavailable)
10. With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
What do I do when my love is away
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
(Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I want somebody to love
|complete lyrics|
11. Plainsong - The Cure
"You know what I remember? We were going to start a band. You were going to be the next Robert Smith." - Michael, 113
"I think it's dark and it looks like rain"
You said
"I think I'm old and I'm feeling pain"
You said
"And it's all running out like it's the end of the world"
You said
"And it's so cold it's like the cold if you were dead"
And then you smiled for a second
Sometimes you make me feel
Like I'm living at the edge of the world
"It's just the way I smile" you said
|complete lyrics|
12. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Mirror in the sky
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life
Well, I've been afraid of changing
Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
And I'm getting older too
|complete lyrics|
13. Brothers On a Hotel Bed - Death Cab For Cutie
You may tire of me
As our December sun is setting
'Cause I'm not who I used to be
On the back of a motor bike
With your arms outstretched trying to take flight
Leaving everything behind
But even at our swiftest speed
We couldn't break from the concrete
In the city where we still reside
And I have learned
That even landlocked lovers yearn
For the sea like navy men
'Cause now we say goodnight
From our own separate sides
Like brothers on a hotel bed
|complete lyrics|
14. Size Too Small - Sufjan Stevens
As is explained in one of the comments on the lyrics page I have linked to, Sufjan wrote this song about being the best man at the wedding of his friend he used to date who was basically his first love. Quite fitting for Michael and Brian, no?
I was the best man in a size too small
You were my best friend, going at it all
And what if I told you
I was still in love with this?
Would you surprise us
in a size for all of me?
I still know you
And I still like you, the best man
I still know you, the best man
I still owe you
|complete lyrics|
15. Genius and the Thieves - Eluvium
From the closing credits of episode 509.
Instrumental
16. Wonderwall - Oasis
Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should have somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things
That I would like to say to you
But I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
|complete lyrics|
Bonus Tracks
Ryan Adams's cover of "Wonderwall"
Weezer's cover of "Wonderwall"
1. Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie
I built you a home in my heart
With rotten wood
And it decayed from the start
I braved treacherous streets
And kids strung out on homemade speed
And we shared a bed
In which I could not sleep at all
You're so cute when you're slurring your speech
But they're closing the bar and they want us to leave
And you can't find nothing at all
If there was nothing there all along
|complete lyrics|
2. My Best Friend - Jefferson Airplane
Just don't play the Airplane around Debbie or she'll start taking off her bra and singing "White Rabbit." :)
You're my best friend
And I love you so well
Till the end of time you won't see me
When I see you, it seems
Now I can see I've fallen into your love stream
I follow your dream
Do you know what I mean, yeah
I follow you wherever time will take me to
Forever I'll be one with you
|complete lyrics|
3. Unemployed In Summertime - Emiliana Torrini
Let's get drunk on saturday
Walk on Primrose Hill
Until we lose our way
On a mission for my summer kiss
I close my eyes and wet my lips but then
I miss, and you laugh at my face
You're my best friend in the world
Just like me you don't do
Anything you're told
Unemployed in summertime
I've only just turned 21, I'll be ok
|complete lyrics|
4. Kiss Me On the Bus - The Replacements
"That's right, the fucking fairies are jumping up and down! The fucking fairies are going to celebrate!" - Brian, 119
On the bus, that's where we're ridin'
On the bus, watch our reflection
C'mon, let's make a scene
They're all watchin' us
Kiss me on the bus
Kiss me on the bus
If you knew how I felt now
You wouldn't act so adult now
Hurry, hurry, here comes my stop
|complete lyrics|
5. We're Going To Be Friends - The White Stripes
Brand new shoes, walking blues
Climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we are going to be friends
Safely walk to school without a sound
And we don't notice any time pass
We don't notice anything
We sit side by side in every class
And when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
That you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we are going be friends
|complete lyrics|
6. I Want the One I Can't Have - The Smiths
A tough kid who sometimes swallows nails
Raised on Prisoner's Aid
He killed a policeman when he was thirteen
And somehow that really impressed me
I want the one I can't have
And it's driving me mad
It's written all over my face
And if you ever need self-validation
Just meet me in the alley by the railway station
It's all over my face
|complete lyrics|
7. I Never Knew You From the Sun - The Innocence Mission
"He loves you. He's miserable without you." - Justin, 112
What a time it was
I was befriended and was a friend
For the longest while
You were here
And I never knew you from the sun
This is not my landscape now
Where I find myself without you
Now I walk for miles
Into dark forests of piano songs
I'm lost
Deep in my sleeves, pockets down
Where I always reach
You are there
Oh, I never knew you from the sun
|complete lyrics|
8. Wraith Pinned To the Mist and Other Games - Of Montreal
Let’s have bizarre celebrations
Let’s forget who forget what forget where
Let’s pretend we don’t exist
Let’s pretend we’re in Antarctica
Maybe I’ll never die
I’ll just keep growing younger with you
And you’ll grow younger too
Now it seems too lovely to be true
But I know the best things always do
|complete lyrics| |download|
9. The One You Wanted - Howie Beck
If I could be the one you wanted
This could be my one last stand
I could just throw away this feeling
For all that I am
I could just throw away this feeling
To be glad for a day
It's not the way I feel coming round
It's not the way I feel coming down
(lyrics unavailable)
10. With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
What do I do when my love is away
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
(Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I want somebody to love
|complete lyrics|
11. Plainsong - The Cure
"You know what I remember? We were going to start a band. You were going to be the next Robert Smith." - Michael, 113
"I think it's dark and it looks like rain"
You said
"I think I'm old and I'm feeling pain"
You said
"And it's all running out like it's the end of the world"
You said
"And it's so cold it's like the cold if you were dead"
And then you smiled for a second
Sometimes you make me feel
Like I'm living at the edge of the world
"It's just the way I smile" you said
|complete lyrics|
12. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Mirror in the sky
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life
Well, I've been afraid of changing
Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
And I'm getting older too
|complete lyrics|
13. Brothers On a Hotel Bed - Death Cab For Cutie
You may tire of me
As our December sun is setting
'Cause I'm not who I used to be
On the back of a motor bike
With your arms outstretched trying to take flight
Leaving everything behind
But even at our swiftest speed
We couldn't break from the concrete
In the city where we still reside
And I have learned
That even landlocked lovers yearn
For the sea like navy men
'Cause now we say goodnight
From our own separate sides
Like brothers on a hotel bed
|complete lyrics|
14. Size Too Small - Sufjan Stevens
As is explained in one of the comments on the lyrics page I have linked to, Sufjan wrote this song about being the best man at the wedding of his friend he used to date who was basically his first love. Quite fitting for Michael and Brian, no?
I was the best man in a size too small
You were my best friend, going at it all
And what if I told you
I was still in love with this?
Would you surprise us
in a size for all of me?
I still know you
And I still like you, the best man
I still know you, the best man
I still owe you
|complete lyrics|
15. Genius and the Thieves - Eluvium
From the closing credits of episode 509.
Instrumental
16. Wonderwall - Oasis
Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should have somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things
That I would like to say to you
But I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
|complete lyrics|
Bonus Tracks
Ryan Adams's cover of "Wonderwall"
Weezer's cover of "Wonderwall"
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Date: 2007-03-15 08:10 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-03-15 09:19 am (UTC)Thank you for the work and time which went into this, and making it available for us all to enjoy.
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Date: 2007-03-16 12:25 am (UTC)You're welcome!
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Date: 2007-03-15 07:03 pm (UTC)Good job putting this together, and thanks =)
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Date: 2007-03-17 06:37 pm (UTC)Butbutbut!
There's Beatles on here. And Sufjan Stevens. And Brothers On A Hotel Bed. And Wonderwall, which is perfect for B+M despite how annoying I find the song.
So this is pretty much brilliant. That is all.
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Date: 2007-04-06 09:50 pm (UTC)2. oh, the Airplane
3. God, I just love this song and imagining Brian and Mikey hanging out...It has such a playful tone.
4. SO FUCKING CUTE
5. This is seemingly about a younger age group than when they met, but oh well, it's still cute.
6. yeah
7. Man, I was actually considering this for my B/J mix, to reflect Brian's feelings after the bashing, since it's about realizing how you took someone for granted. So pretty and sad :(
8. What? Okay.
9. A little long and boring. It's like Elliott Smith but shitty.
10. I like how this could be about Brian turning to Michael for comfort ("my widdle key") after Justin dumped him for Ian. This song has always kind of blurred the lines between friendship and LOVE, which also makes it fitting.
11. Yeah, well, you have to have the Cure.
12. I've never really liked this song, but it definitely works.
13. NOOOO so sad. This better just be meant to be about their little rift when Michael's being a jerk in season 5.
14. Nice.
15. Pretty...You know, I kind of had this goal to put an instrumental on all of the fanmixes that I make, but I haven't been doing that lately.
16. Yes....
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Date: 2007-09-29 06:38 am (UTC)thanks =)
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Date: 2007-09-30 06:15 am (UTC)Hey!
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