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eric on Aug 15th 2009 at 1:36 am Get, Mix CDs, Music

True Till College – XBEERX! – My Favorite Drinking Songs

If there’s one thing that I like more than anything else in the whole wide world, it’s getting totally smashed at a kegger.

Ok, maybe not. I don’t drink. Heck, I’ve never even tasted alcohol. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t listen to drinking songs, right? Some of my favorite songs of all time are drinking songs.

Get it right here. Or read on below…

BEER!

There are many anti-drinking songs out there. From straight edge anthems to country songs about how beer ruined everything. Those genres are both slightly represented here (Crucial Youth representing sXe and Asleep at the Wheel just saying “NO!” for country music), but mostly drinking songs should be about drinking. And that’s what the majority of these songs are about.

The Irish are fairly well represented here, of course. They are mostly to thank for drinking songs. But country also holds a place on that mantle. Punk comes in a close third. I tried to find some Irish punk country drinking songs to tie it all together, but came up short, having to settle for Against Me’s “Pints of Guinness Make You Strong.” Other styles, like that of the crooners and even a polka show up to the party.

Here’s the track list…

BEEEER!

So does my lack of alcohol consumption make me unqualified to make a mix CD full of drinking songs? Or does my clear mind, unhindered by the effects of that vile poison allow me to select the perfect mix? You be the judge!

Go get it! (128MB)

I’m using a new file hosting service called Megaupload (new to me, I mean). If you have any problems with it, just let me know. It’s easy! Just click the link, put in the little “captcha code,” hit enter and then choose “regular download,” ignore the ads (sorry) and download it to your desktop.

It’s a zip file, so everyone in the universe should be able to open it.



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Comment by pantsNo Gravatar
2009-08-15 07:00:46

Bitchin’ compilation! True ’till college is true!

This sounds like a fun cd.

L’Chaim!

Comment by ericNo Gravatar
2009-08-15 07:04:49

Woo! This one is quite a bit of fun. And you’ll like the next one (coming October 15). And a six-part series I have planned for next year.

 
 
Comment by Suresh DasNo Gravatar
2009-08-15 13:07:30

Does this count? I went to a special meditation seminar given by the top Buddhist spiritual leader for the Dalai Lama (can’t remember his title – Rimposhe?) at our yoga school last month. He had us sit in lotus, on the floor, with our eyes closed, and told us to empty our minds of all thoughts. We sat like that for about 20 minutes.

I don’t know why but the words to a song just kept playing in my head over-and-over -

99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer, if one of those bottles should happen to fall there’d be 98 bottles of beer on the wall, 98 bottles of beer on the wall…

I’m telling you the truth – no lie!

 
Comment by urukramaNo Gravatar
2009-08-16 02:12:32

What!? Nothing by The Business? :-)

Years ago, I saw them live at a festival. They played somewhere in the early evening (5-6pm or so). Half of the band was wasted, and I was surrounded by totally drunk punks yelling at the top of their lungs “drinking and driving is so much fun!” Oh, the days!

Here are a few of their songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIFQrSrGH4g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXwUzPdH-pE&feature=related

Comment by ericNo Gravatar
2009-08-16 07:50:17

I vaguely remember these guys. There was a punk radio show on the local college radio station when I was really young (12 or 13) that I listened to. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard them on that. That’s where I first heard The Avengers and Minor Threat. It was a mixed bag.

Not sure if I heard “Drinking and Driving,” but it sounded really familiar. I wish I would have put it on the mix. Hm. Seems sort of lacking without it. I didn’t really represent punk as much as I should have.

 
 
Comment by Ryan BeggarNo Gravatar
2009-08-18 16:29:53

Is Megaupload related to Megaweapon? I hope so.
Megaweapon!

Comment by ericNo Gravatar
2009-08-18 20:33:02

OMG! We love Megaweapon!

 
 
Comment by urukramaNo Gravatar
2009-08-19 13:57:06

Yes, I was surprised there was so little punk on it, given your history, and the abundance of punk drinking songs. Here in Europe we used to have plenty of “beer punk” bands — bands whose songs were mainly about beer, and whose band members would generally be *very* drunk while performing. Most of these were local, and several of them sang in their own languages (German, Dutch, French). I suppose they are still around, but I haven’t been involved with that scene in over ten years. I can look some of them up, if you want.

In any case, like the previous mix, this one is fun.

Comment by ericNo Gravatar
2009-08-19 16:14:31

Thanks!

I definitely didn’t want one genre dominating the mix and I think I at least pulled that off. Country is probably best represented and punk just isn’t. Elmer’s song isn’t really even about drinking. And the Gang Green song is a ballad. Also, I just did a hardcore mix not too long ago, so I didn’t want to over do it.

My next mix will definitely not be as enjoyed by most. It’s very specific. And then comes the Christmas mix, which, like last year’s, is a hodge podge of stuff.

 
 

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