ECLECTICA #22: Sequels & Tangents
compiled August 1999 by Paul Estin; recompiled October 1999
http://home.intranet.org/~estin/cd/

In this collection, I return to some of the themes covered in previous Eclectica 
mixes, and add some other songs which fit well with them.

Various previous Eclectica mixes, including #10, #14, and #20, touched on 
the theme of homosexuality.  Tracks 1 & 2 on this mix do, too.  2 & 3 
collectively return to “hypotheticals and speculations” from Eclectica #4 
“That Wasn’t Chicken.”  Then it’s on to more violence [track 4], types of 
potential mates (which was not really covered in #18 “At Night, The Ice 
Weasels Come”) in tracks 5-9, and culture [10-15].

Next, it’s a return to the politics and history of Eclectica #10 (“The Opinions 
Expressed...”) with tracks 16-22.  Track 17, “The Ask Not Waltz,” was 
created by Hank Levine and George Atkins by splicing together a well-known 
JFK speech with an “answering” chorus.  It was climbing up the charts when 
suddenly November 22, 1963 arrived.  Bad timing, there.

Finally, this mix concludes with a couple of songs which touch, in their own 
ways, on the topic of race.

About the cover
Alas, I’ve forgotten which Web site I found as the source for this comical 
photo.  I actually did enjoy the movie “Titanic,” but got quite a kick out of this 
supposedly “original ending from the movie.”