The Pansy Playlist

When I was a pre-teen/teenager, one of my favorite things to do was make mix CDs for myself and others. I took pride in my method of picking the perfect songs, ordering them to best contour the mood(s) of the CD, and of course, creating the liner notes. I made many TROUF mix CDs, some of which are still my favorite throw-back jams today. The first of these TROUF CDs was titled "Alaster's Pansy Kinda Punk Mix", which featured pop-punk favorites of mine that had contributed to the creation of his character. To honor that original CD, this playlist is titled "The Pansy Playlist." These are all songs that weren't on the original mix, but still capture the pop-punk feel I associate with Alaster. Enjoy!

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The Obituaries – The Menzingers

“I’m just freaking out, yeah I’ll be fine…

But I will fuck this up, I fucking know it”

                 

Carried Away –Passion Pit

I imagine this song as a lover’s quarrel between Blue and Alaster.

Blue is the first verse and Alaster is the second verse, and both come together in the chorus

                               

Verse 1: “Since my heart is golden,

I’ve got sense to hold in,

Tempted just to make an ugly scene.

No I’m not as proper

My money’s in copper

Ripped down from the brownstones to the streets.”

Verse 2: “All your appealing,

Once again with feeling,

Higher education making sense.

Justify your thesis

Certain that you need this

Tell me what your point is in defense.”

Chorus: “I get carried away, carried away from you

When I’m open and afraid and I’m

Sorry, sorry bout that, sorry bout

Sorry bout things that I’ve said,

Always let it get to my head.”

               

Beer—Reel Big Fish

“If I get drunk well I’ll pass out on the floor now baby

You won’t bother me no more

And if you’re drinking well I’ll know that you’re my friend

And I’ll say Hey, I think I’ll have myself a beer”

Something New—Airborne Toxic Event

“I’ve got this heavy debt

I’ve got nothing left

But this daunting weight

Slung round my neck” – could that weight be a magical crystal, perhaps??

               

A Lifeless Ordinary – Motion City Soundtrack

“I think I can figure it out,

But I’m gonna need a little help to get me through it.”

               

Work Song—Hozier

“And I was burning up a fever

I didn’t care much how long I lived

I swear I thought I dreamed her

She never asked me once about the wrong I did.”

FourFiveSeconds—Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney

“I think I’ve had enough

I might get a little drunk

I say what’s on my mind

I might do a little time”

I Can’t Seem to Tell – The Menzingers

To me, this entire song is so spot on for Alaster. Every lyric is applicable.

“Remember the days when I had a conscience?

Yeah, me neither.

I’m warning, I’m warning, I’m warning you

That I can’t seem to tell if it’s my head or the earth

That’s spinning around.”

               

Mirrors—Justin Timberlake

While this song is supposed to be about a romantic partner, I totally hear it as a twin love (between two twins) song.

“I’m looking right at the other half of me

The vacancy that sat in my heart

Is a space that now you hold

Show me how to fight for now”

You Go Down Smooth—Lake Street Dive

“I am afraid to need you so

And I am too sober not to know

That you may be my problem

Not my love.”

Flagpole Sitta—Harvey Danger

“I’m not sick, but I’m not well

And it’s so hot, cuz I’m in hell.

Been around the world and found that

Old stupid people are breeding

The cretins cloning and feeding.”

Rehab—Amy Winehouse

“I ain’t got the time, and if my daddy thinks I’m fine…”

Evil Friends—Portugal. The Man

Typically, I this song makes me think of Vegeta from DBZ. But, I feel it is also applicable to Alaster, as they have similar personality traits.

“It’s not because the light here is brighter

And it’s not that I’m evil, I just don’t like to pretend

That I could ever be your friend,

I could never be your friend

I don’t wanna be friends,

I never needed a friend.”

Where Is My Mind? – The Pixies

Self-explanatory.