"recorded February 9th - 21st, 1996"
For most of my playlist-compiling career, I did not consider a balance of men and women in my decision-making. As a result, only about 20% of the songs on my mixes were from women musicians. Only on this single playlist in 1996, and another in 2004, did I intentionally include women, and this one is only 50% women! Starting in 2020, I have been endeavoring to include 50% women on every playlist. This has forced me to listen to more women, both classics and new artists, and I am a more broad-minded listener (pun intended) because of it. Across those 37 playlists, my average has jumped to 47% women. Please, hold your applause.
90 minute TDK cassette
Side A is all bands with guys singing
- What If We Give It Away? | R.E.M.
- No Excuses | Alice In Chains
- Wonderwall | Oasis
- Shout | The Beatles live, from Anthology 1
- Follow You Down | Toad The Wet Sprocket
- Waiting For Tonight | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers feat/The Bangles
- Peggy Sue Got Married | Buddy Holly & The Hollies (1996 remake)
- I Go Blind | Hootie & The Blowfish
- Elvis Ate America | The Passengers
- Real Love | The Beatles
- Just Like Anyone | Soul Asylum
- Hook | Blues Traveler
- Big Me | Foo Fighters
- Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up | Paula Abdul
- Did You Ever Really Love Me? | Nicki French
- Human Nature | Madonna
- Ironic | Alanis Morrissette
- Universal Heart-Beat | Juliana Hatfield
- Connection | Elastica
- Whip-Smart | Liz Phair
- Come A Long Way Michelle Shocked (not available on streaming)
- Bright As Yellow | The Innocence Mission
- Lucky Love (acoustic) | Ace Of Base
- Genius Of Love | Tom Tom Club