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# Rich Tarbell's Eternal Mixtape
- URL: https://www.obviatemedia.net/rich-tarbells-eternal-mixtape/
- Published: 2010-04-06T00:00:23.000Z
- Updated: 2010-04-08T23:41:19.000Z
- Author: Brendan Hilliard
- Tags: The Eternal Mixtape Project, #Import 2026-06-24 03:26, #Import 2026-06-24 15:11

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:: 88 lines about 44 bands ::

carroll was a catholic boy  
he held out until the bitter end  
exene was a different type  
she’s the one who put it in  
violent femmes sand about black girls  
never been afraid of a girl like that  
david lowery painted pictures sitting down  
like the buddhists sat

stipe was an aimless man  
With geographic memory  
tweedy wasn’t a jesus freak  
but he seemed to dig the misery  
liz had this special way  
of turning sex into a song  
bun e. couldn’t sing  
kept the beat and kept it strong

suicidal were the archetype  
A voodoo king, king of rap  
mbv were just loud as shit  
no rhyme goes with this  
rotten was an anarchist  
he really had that gift of gab  
devo’s point of view was this  
can’t take whatever you can grab

mclusky was another band  
who left their mark upon the map  
material issue tied me up  
then left us all hanging by a strap  
urge overkill had this nightclub walk  
that made grown women feel underage  
chrissie who had a son  
said “i must go” but finally stayed

mick had the last taboo  
shattered by his tongue one night  
iggy brought the taboo back  
and held it up before the light  
alex chilton who knew little fame  
was never satisfied  
d. boon came and went so fast  
he couldn’t even say goodbye

well dulli had a house in n’awlins  
lived on brown rice and cocaine  
alejandro had a house in Houston  
shot cough syrup into his veins  
paul thought his life was empty  
filled it up with alcohol  
lftr pllr was much too pretty  
they didn’t do that shit at all  
uh-uh. not lftr (yeah right)

lou said that love was simple  
turn it on and turn it off  
bowie was complicated  
like some french filmmaker’s plot  
sweet was like a perfect lady  
always kept their stocking straight  
julian was a rich punk rocker  
silver spoon and china plates

david byrne was a modern dancer  
lean pristine transparency  
morrissey wrote bad poetry  
in a crazy kind of urgency  
lux interior liked to fuck  
while wearing leather biker boots  
craig’s strange obession  
was for certain alcohols and fruits

mark sandman was an artist’s son  
the deeper image shook him up  
dee-dee’s mother left her father  
took his money and his truck  
bill carter had no such problems  
perfect norman rockwell home  
black francis had his band  
then he kind ended up alone  
kim joined a new wave band  
and changed her name to the breeders

bob mould who played guitar  
sang songs of loss and regret  
killing joke didn’t give a shit  
just a nihilist  
joe was much more my style  
he wrote songs just like this  
kim gordon went 40 days  
drinking nothing but perrier  
jello drove his chevrolet  
into the san francisco bay  
gbv came from ohio  
i am a scientist  
the nails – here’s a kiss  
i chose you to end this list.

:: endnotes ::

jim carroll band – “people who died”  
x – “Johnny hit and run pauline”  
violent femmes – “black girls”  
camper van beethoven – “tania”  
r.e.m – “maps & legends”  
wilco – “jesus, etc.”  
liz phair – “Stratford on guy”  
cheap trick – “surrender”  
suicidal tendencies – “institutionalized”  
my bloody valentine – “sometimes”  
public image ltd. – “fff”  
devo – “uncontrollable urge”  
mclusky – “to hell with good intentions”  
material issue – “Valerie loves me”  
urge overkill – “sister Havana”  
pretenders – “tattooed love boys”  
rolling stones – “can’t you hear me knocking”  
iggy pop – “the passenger”  
big star – “watch the sunrise”  
minutemen – “king of the hill”  
afghan whigs – “rebirth of the cool”  
alejandro escovedo – “last to know”  
replacements – “here comes a regular”  
lftr pllr – “nice nice”  
velvet underground – “pale blue eyes”  
david bowie with arcade fire – “life on mars”  
sweet – “ballroom blitz”  
strokes – “new york city cops”  
talking heads – “life during wartime”  
the smiths – “what difference does it make?”  
the cramps – “goo goo muck”  
the hold steady – “barfruit blues”  
morphine – “buena”  
ramones – “Havana affair”  
screaming blue messiahs – “wild blue yonder”  
pixies – “tony’s theme”  
breeders – “hellbound”  
husker du – “makes no sense at all”  
killing joke – “eighties”  
the clash – “the right profile”  
sonic youth – “kool thing”  
dead kennedys – “too drunk too fuck”  
guided by voices – “shocker in gloomtown”  
the nails – “88 lines about 44 women”