"Pressure Drop," the Specials. The church-organ intro to this makes a nice transition from the previous song, and the rest of it provides a much-needed mood lift.
"White Man in Hammersmith Palais," the Clash. One of the few songs ever to invoke Godwin's Law, but don't hold that against it.
"Call Me Up," World Party. A song with about ten words total, but catchy in spite of that. Or maybe because of that. Tough call.
"Some Other Sucker's Parade," Del Amitri. The most bouncy and upbeat pop song ever to advocate getting stinking drunk as a way of avoiding your problems.
"Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)," Bruce Springsteen. The best sing-along-in-the-car song on the whole tape, and one of the very best ever. A classic sprawling Spingsteen song, with key changes, sax solos, weird rhythm shifts, and oddly memorable lyrics-- he's like Jim Steinman with a sense of decorum. And the best backing band in the world.
"Dirty Boulevard," Lou Reed. Another cheerful little ditty from Sweet Lou, but really, you've got to back off a bit after the Springsteen tune, and this does the job.
"Where You Get Love," Matthew Sweet. Off Blue Sky On Mars, a fairly forgettable album recorded without the two guitarists who gave Girlfriend and 100% Fun their kick.
"Radiation Vibe," Fountains of Wayne. Fun Fact: The two main guys in this band are Williams alumni (class of '86 or thereabouts, if I recall correctly). I didn't know that when I bought the record, and I don't know them, but there you go.
"Battle of Who Could Care Less," Ben Folds Five. The closest thing to a filler track on the tape. I'm not all that wild about it, but I needed a couple more songs, and it doesn't actively suck while getting to the next track.
"Sweet Soul Dream," World Party. This breaks the informal rule against putting two songs by the same band on the same side of a tape, but at least it's from a different album than the other one. And it's a good song to end on, which is why Ben Folds was dragged in as filler before it...
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