Graduation Mix!

Well, all my friends here at SUNY Oneonta are getting a bit too sentimental over our impending graduation. Admittedly, the idea of no longer getting to stay out late, sleep in, and lead a mostly privileged life of relaxation has got me reminiscing about the good times that made up my four years here. Between playing a season with the school soccer team, studying abroad in Rome for a semester, and playing a ton of shows (mostly solo, though last weekend's send-off with Simone Felice and a stripped down set at Bluefields Cafe on saturday night were the two most enjoyable shows I've ever played) I created a college experience that was a little atypical from the rest. But what is the typical college experience? Asher Roth stereotyped the hell out of it, but maybe he wasn't too far off. We grow up in a culture that glorifies the non-educational elements of college (fraternities, binge drinking, random hookups) and so its not a big surprise that people seek to become those images, no matter how ridiculous or a waste of money they may be.

And so this mix is just as ridiculous! A light-hearted look back on the pros (booty calls, house parties, beercans) and cons (getting a job, date rape, falling for a teacher) with a couple college standards thrown in. Seriously, can you think of anything more "college" than Dave live from Luther College or Otis Day & The Knights doing "Shout"? 

Download

1. "Fraternity Blues" - Townes Van Zandt

2. "College" - Animal Collective

3. "Campus" - Vampire Weekend

4. "Booty Call" - G. Love

5. "Graduate" - Third Eye Blind

6. "Shout" - Otis Day & the Knights

7. "Get A Job" - The Silhouettes

8. "(Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party" - J. Geils Band

9. "Art School Girl" - Stone Temple Pilots

10. "Beercan" - Beck

11. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" - The Beatles

12. "Army" - Ben Folds Five

13. "Date Rape" - Sublime

14. "Chemistry Class" - Elvis Costello

15. "#41 (Live)" - Dave Matthews

16. "Harvard Blues" - Count Basie & His Orchestra