EH Mixtape: My Legs Are Sweatin’ Mama: The Life & Times of Sissy Davis

I was shuffling through iTunes this evening while working on some freelance stuff and came across the mix and, having never been at all happy with the cover art I made at the time, set out to draw up something new and improved. While I was at it, I figured I might as well re-share the mix as well. So that’s what I’m doing.

I originally assembled this mix back in ’06 for the now defunct music appreciation site Swoon, that I used to write for with Paige and Paul.

This mix was specifically for a mixtape challenge with Paige, where we selected a cinematic heroine and constructed a narrative mixtape soundtrack for their life. Paige chose Margot Tenenbaum, I chose Sissy Davis from Urban Cowboy. I envisioned this as a mix of Sissy’s favorite songs, that she’d have on endless loop in her truck tape player. I also tried to tie in some biographical narrative as well (pretentious, I know).

I think the rule was to try not to use songs from that movie’s original soundtrack, but I think we both cheated on that. That said, this mix contains plenty of cheesy 70′s California Country and AM Gold. Steer clear if that sort of stuff makes you nauseous.

Tracklisting:

1. Randy Meisner “Hearts On Fire (I Had Myself A Tall One, Waitin’ At The Bar)”
2. Johnny Lee “Lookin’ For Love (Singles Bars & Good Time Lovers)”
3. Emmylou Harris “Jambalaya (On The Bayou)”
4. Walter Egan “Magnet & Steel”
5. Anne Murray “Could I Have This Dance (You Wanna Get Married?)”
6. Dolly Parton “Here You Come Again (The Love Montage)”
7. Willie Nelson “Whiskey River”
8. The Eagles “Heartache Tonight (Tattoo In The Parking Lot)”
9. Nicolette Larson “Lotta Love”
10. Fleetwood Mac “I Don’t Want To Know”
11. Randy Van Warmer “Just When I Needed You Most”
12. Eric Clapton “The Core”
13. The Eagles “After The Thrill Is Gone (Keep Singin’ For The Sake Of The Song)”
14. Fleetwood Mac “Dreams (Sissy’s Theme)”
15. Boz Scaggs “Look What You’ve Done To Me (She Got Herself A Real Cowboy)”
16. James Taylor & J.D. Souther “Her Town Too”
17. The Rolling Stones “Dead Flowers”
18. Heart “Heartless”
19. Michael McDonald & Carly Simon “You Belong To Me”
20. Atlanta Rhythm Section “Imaginary Lover”
21. Boz Scaggs “Lido Shuffle”
22. Linda Ronstadt & J.D. Souther “Hearts Against The Wind (Bud n’ Sissy)”

DOWNLOAD: VA – My Legs Are Sweatin’ Mama: The Life & Times of Sissy Davis (1hr. 28 min. 24 sec., 113MB)

UPDATE: Paige has uploaded her Margot mix over at Flux-Rad (also with new artwork!).