sweetheart

y'all know how much i love a mix-tape.

and you know who makes a really good one?

starbucks.

no lie.

we just bought their compilation titled, sweetheart.  and it's so, so good.

i was going to wait until valentine's to post this, but then it occured to me that you should totally go buy one of these from starbucks now and listen to it on repeat for the next week.  play it in the kitchen while you are making dinner.  turn it up loud when you are in the car on the way to work.  oh, it's also available on itunes.

first of all, my sweetheart jim james covers one of my favorite bob marley songs, turn your lights down low.  hubba hubba.

vampire weekend covers andrea bocelli (of all people).  the first time i listened to it, i thought it sounded silly.  the second time i heard it, i thought it sounded badass.

there is beck, the head and the heart, phosphorescent, sharon jones & the dap kings.  then some that are new to me (whom i will google search stat), like bahamas and thao & the get down stay down.  i think i am in love.

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but the song that drives it home for me is ben harper's cover of fade into you by mazzy star.  oh boy, i do love how it sounds like he is pushing his voice out of his body.  did you know that we had a friend sing a ben harper song at our wedding?  i have a soft spot for him, for sure.

happy valentine's day, one week early.

i love you.  i do!

p.s. other starbuck compilations we have loved: making merry (i'll take willie nelson siging a christmas carol any day)and norah jones: artist's choice (which introduced me to i want a little sugar in my bowl by nina simone.  whoa.)