This is the most exciting time of year for Bellingham. The Farmers Market is getting ready to open, Ski to Sea is just around the corner, and more and more people come out of their homes to see what spring is bringing. As you can see in the picture above, we Bellinghamsters call ourselves the City of Subdued Excitement. Locals love it and Imports who moved here and want to increase their property value hate it.
On Facebook, the Top 5 music in bellingham are 1. Jack Johnson 2. Coldplay 3. Sublime 4. Rock and 5. The Beatles. With this in mind, I went through my iTunes and found some songs that I would want to be listening to while walking downtown and visiting my friend Kelly at the Cheerful, longboarding around my neighborhood, or sharing six dollar six packs with my friends while talking about politics, religion, and music…because that is all we talk about in bellingham. So in honor of the City of Subdued Excitement, I give you the Bellingham Edition of the Friday Mixtape:
Dragonfly - Ziggy Marley
Burn One Down - Ben Harper
Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn, and John
Tiny Dancer - Ben Folds
Inaudible Melodies - Jack Johnson
Badfish - Sublime
Jamming - Bob Marley
Cold Shot - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Two Coins - Dispatch
Mustang Sally - Buddy Guy
Jail Break - Thin Lizzy
Lie in Our Graves - Dave Matthews Band
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
The Great Gig In The Sky - Pink Floyd
Island In The Sun - Weezer
What’s in YOUR mix today? If you are have lived, are living, or know Bellingham what did I miss?
**Edit: if you want a copy, let me know.**
A very nice mix indeed, very nice.
However, you should be slapped for not including anything from Bham’s cutest boys- The Pale (Pacific). In the spirit of the rest of your mix, I’d add “Your Parent’s House” or “If Only She’d Leave Town”
By: bhauge on April 4, 2008
at 6:02 pm
You are so right. Thank you brad. I offer my right cheek to you.
By: ronpai on April 4, 2008
at 6:08 pm
Before there was The Pale, before there was Death Cab, there was….The Posies. I always think Posies when I think Bellingham music. “Going, Going, Gone” is a good song even if it is on the Reality Bites Soundtrack. It still takes me back….
By: Tim on April 4, 2008
at 9:12 pm
how could i forget the posies? bellinghams original.
By: ronpai on April 4, 2008
at 9:40 pm