Friday, June 20, 2008

Don't

Here's a list of Don'ts which I plan to turn into a Mix Tape:

Don't Give Up - Basement Jaxx
I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You - Colin Hay
Don't - Dinosaur Jr
Papa Don't Take No Mess - James Brown
Don't Mess With My Man - Lucy Pearl
Don't You Worry About A Thing - Stevie Wonder
Don't Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty
Don't Want To Know - John Martyn
Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
Don't Ask Why - My Bloody Valentine
I Don't Care - Shakespeare's Sister

Any more?

Here are some of your suggestions:

Don't You Want Me Baby
- the drama! The synths! The haircuts!

Don't Stop Me Now - Freddie when he was young and beautiful, sans moustache. Awww...

Love Don't Live Here Anymore - saddest breakup song ever, NOT by Madonna, Bedshaped, but by Rose Royce. Rose Norwalt is a proper soulful singer, unlike old sinewy bionic-arms She-Ra.

Don't Leave Me This Way - babeh...

21 comments:

LC said...

Don't you want me, baby?

Bowleserised said...

Don't Need a Reason. Beth Orton.

emordino said...

Don't Phunk With My Heart.

Do they have to be good songs?

Tim F said...

Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely - Husker Du

Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley

She Don't Use Jelly - Flaming Lips

Don't Get Around Much Any More - Ink Spots

Don't Leave Me This Way - Harold Melvin & the Bluetnotes (original and best)

Moominmama said...

Papa Don't Preach - Madonna

Moominmama said...

Don't Go Breakin My Heart - Elton John

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Stevious said...

If you can find it, you NEED to include 'Donts' by David Shrigley.

http://www.last.fm/music/David+Shrigley/_/Donts

bedshaped said...

"Don't Stop The Music" - Rihanna.
"Don't Laugh At Me" - Norman Wisdom. Ha, let's see you get that one in a mixtape!
"I Don't Wann Damce" - Eddy Grant.
"Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds.
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" - Madonna (or Jimmy Nail!)
"We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off" - Jermaine Stewart.
"Don't Get Me Wrong" - The Pretenders.
"Don't Give Up"- Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush.
"Don't Speak" - No Doubt.
"The Drugs Don't Work" - The Verve.
"Love Don't Cost A Thing" - Jeniffer Lopez.
"Don't Stop" - S Club 7.
"Don't Cha" - Pussycat Dolls.
"Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira.
"Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie.
"I Don't Feel Like Dancing" - Scissor Sisters.
"I Don't Like Mondays" - Boomtown Rats.
"Don't Fear The Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult.
"Don't Go" - Yazoo.

The Curve said...

Don't - Thomas Leer
Don't Believe the Hype-Public Enemy
Don't Worry About the Government-Talking Heads
Don't Lie to Me-Big Star
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang-Heaven 17
Don't Sing-Prefab Sprout
I Don't Even Know If I Should Call You Baby-Soul Family Sensation
Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste-Jonathan Richman/Galaxie 500
Don't Be a Fool Billy-Super Furry Animals

Anonymous said...

Don't talk to me about love - Altered Images

Annie said...

Good work, everyone! Mix tape to follow. I might have to edit a bit or it'll be the longest in the world.

Tim, 'She don't use jelly'? Afraid to ask.

Stevious, I didn't know he made music. I looove him.

patroclus said...

I think 'Don't Fight It, Feel It' by Primal Scream, and 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' - Elvis Costello's version for preference.

Anonymous said...

'Don't Put Your Daughter On the Stage, Mrs Worthington' - Noel Coward.
If there's time.

rockmother said...

Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police

(Ruby) Don't take your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers

Don't You Think I'm Psycho Mama? - Leon somebody can't remember

(I LOVE Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage Mrs Worthington).

rockmother said...

Don't You Touch Me Baby 'Cos I'm Shaking So Much - Motorhead and Girlschool (yeah!)

Don't Fence Me In - Inkspots or Frankie Laine

Don't Go To Strangers - JJ Cale

Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Georgie Fame and Van Morrison version

Don't Let Love Get You Down - Archie Bell and the Drells

Don't Kill the Animals! - Lene Lovich

PS: I have Dont's by David Shrigley if you want it x

Annie said...

Thanks, ladies. I'll be over on Soulseek if you need me.

Del said...

I know you've already got loads of suggestions, but as a musogeek I simply have to stick my oar in.

I Don't Wanna Grow Up - Tom Waits/The Ramones/Scarlett Johansson (The Ramones version is my favourite, but they're all good)

I Don't Want To Get Over You - The Magnetic Fields

I Don't Want To Have To Break Your Face - Talulah Gosh

Don't Close Your Eyes On Me - The Crimea (album free to download from thecrimea.net)

Great theme. I trust the cover will be a lolcat kitteh saying "Do Not Want!"

Annie said...

Talulah Gosh...

bedshaped said...

I didn't say Rose Royce because I didn't think you would be old enough to remember/know it. Was just being polite, don't ya know.

Annie said...

Bless your heart, Bedshaped. On my blog I'm forever 21. (Whereas in real life, I'm old enough to remember 'Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs Worthington' from the first time round. They don't make them like that anymore.)

llewtrah said...

Don't Give Up On us Baby - David Soul

on second thoughts, skip that one.