"Miss Nelson" and "Viola Swamp"

Double disk set!
October 2005
for: nudgewinkgirl

MISS NELSON
1. Vacation - Go Gos
2. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
3. Legal Man - Belle and Sebastian
4. Ooh Child - Beth Orton
5. Things Are What You Make Of Them - Bishop Allen
6. Paul Simon - The Russian Futurists
7. Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
8. Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) - Eels
9. Greatest You Can Find - Keren Ann
10. My Coco - Stellastarr
11. Deadbeat Club - The B-52s
12. What I'm Trying to Say - Stars
13. Honey Babe - Magic Car
14. Mushaboom - Feist
15. Tonight's the Night - The Shirelles
16. Perfect World - Liz Phair
17. Nothin' Shakin' - Linda Gail Lewis
18. You Are The Everything - R.E.M.
19. Willow - The Field Mice
20. Dansez-vous - Pink Martini
21. Hey Jude - The Beatles

VIOLA SWAMP
1. Date with the Night - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. Feel Good Inc.- Gorillaz
3. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding? - Elvis Costello
4. Coin-Operated Boy - Dresden Dolls
5. Gimme Some Salt - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
6. Have Mercy - Loretta Lynn
7. One Way or Another - Blondie
8. Dance Me In - Sons & Daughters
9. Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash
10. Evil - Interpol
11. A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley
12. The Good Ones - The Kills
13. I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine - Patti Page
14. Fix Up, Look Sharp - Dizzee Rascal
15. Down by the Water - PJ Harvey
16. Janie Jones - The Clash
17. I Want More - Can
18. Ray of Light - Madonna
19. Can't Let Go - Lucinda Williams
20. Little Babies - Sleater-Kinney
21. The Hardest Button to Button - The White Stripes
22. In the Dark - Nina Simone
23. Slippery People (live) - Talking Heads

Comments on the mix: The inspiration for this mix is the children's book "Miss Nelson is Missing!" It's a school story about an angelic teacher (Miss Nelson) and her monstrous substitute (Viola Swamp). Years ago, my friend A. (a teacher) and I were talking about this book and how she had to play both roles in the classroom. It seemed a good idea for a mix tape and so I made her one. Flash forward to 2005, where my Mix Club research revealed that nudgewinkgirl was a teacher. I decided to revive the idea (with completely different songs). Instead of two sides (which admittedly works better), there are two disks. Miss Nelson is sweet. Viola Swamp is cunning and brutal. Of course, somewhere in the mix-making process, I realized that "Miss Nelson is Missing!" might not be nearly as well known in the UK as it is in the US. And that ... turned out to be the case. Ah well. It's still a good idea.