# The Sunday 25 Mix, Vol. VII – ‘Red’ Songs from The Dodos, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, Neko Case, The White Stripes

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2011/03/sunday-25-mix-vol-vii-red-songs/
- Published: 2011-03-05T06:01:51-05:00
- Author: Max Hammer

A few months ago we launched a new weekly playlist series called **The Sunday 25
Mix**, aka, **S-25**. The idea behind the playlist mix is to choose 25 songs we 
love that are not necessarily “indie,” thereby giving us the chance to share music
from any era and genre of music, including, but not limited to, classic rock, pop,
new wave, psychedelic rock, punk, post punk, folk, jazz, blues, hiphop, and so on.
Many of the S-25 mixes (dig the archives and find music jems) also included a spotlight
band, and in the future, many others will. If you’re a regular listener/reader of
IRC, you’ve probably already streamed some of the S-25 mixes, such as the special****
mix, or the **[Love Songs We Love](https://indierockcafe.com/2011/02/s-25-mix-vol-ix-songs-love-blake-mills-beach-house-belle-sebastian-tallest-man-earth-cake-broken-social-scene-mojave-3-coast/)**,
and **[Winter Songs](https://indierockcafe.com/2011/01/winter-mix-winter-indie-songs-playlist/)**
mixes.

The first few S-25 mixes were randomized, and well-received. Yet, in subsequent 
weeks, we found that our regular visitors were showing even more interest for songs
in a playlist mix that share a common characteristic or theme – whether implied 
or direct. Therefore, the weekly S-25 mixes from here on out will have specific 
subject matter that is reflected (often, not always) in the song title of every 
track in the playlist. A couple of good examples would be one of the most popular
S-25 mixes so far this year, the **[Egyptian Revolution](https://indierockcafe.com/2011/03/sunday-25-mix-vol-vii-red-songs/../2011/01/s-25-songs-mix-vol-egypt-featuring-sufjan-stevens-animals-bob-marley-john-lennon-kinks-cat-stevens-u2-doors-metro-wolfmother/)**
mix. For that mix, the songs were not directly related to each other, but when put
together, tell a bigger story.

The other type of S-25 mix is much more targeted and granular when it comes to the
theme or the subject matter, and it requires that whatever the subject matter is–
from something completely mundane to something gripping – each song title in the
mix must share the same highlighted word.  This week’s S-25 theme is the color red.
It’s always fun to put together playlist mixes, but the best part is sharing them
with other hundreds of thousands of other people across the globe.

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Sparklehorse, Caribou, Peter Gabriel, Elvis, Bright Eyes

In the meantime, enjoy these 25 – plus some extras for good measure – songs that
have ‘red’ in the song title, ranging from **UB40** and **The Decemberists** to **
Jimi Hendrix** and **Nick Cave**.  The live version of “Red House” is a bootleg 
from the old Winterland Theatre in Palo Alto (today ijust another piece of evidence,
even 40 years later, of why Hendrix is considered one of the – if not the – best
electric guitarists ever. Let’s kick off this mix with one of our favorite songs
from one of our favorite albums by one of our favorite bands of 2008, “Red and Purple”
by **The Dodos**.

You may notice some other common themes in this playlist mix other than the fact
that all of the song titles have the word ‘red’ in them; notice the number of songs
about ‘red ankles’ and ‘red hands,’ plus ‘red rain’ and ‘red wine’.

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[“Red and Purple”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/02%20Red%20and%20Purple1.mp3)–**
[The Dodos](https://indierockcafe.com/2010/07/summer-mixtape-vol-iv/) **from _Visiter_(
2008)_ _

[“Little Red Corvette” ](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/03%20Little%20Red%20Corvette1.mp3)–**
Prince** from_ Purple Rain [Explicit]_ (1987)

Originally, we were going to post a list of songs with any color in the song title.
The problem is that there are so many great songs with a color in the title that
we needed to get even more granular and simply pick a color. The choice of going
with a specific color – in this case, red – is not meant_ _to be symbolic _at all
_for anything other than the fact that it is one of many naturally occurring colors;
red is found deep in the oceans, in the veins that travel throughout of our bodies,
across the great expanse of the universe, and in countless other forms, shades and
designs, from rocks and flowers to feathers and fruits.

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Sons, Pepper Rabbit, Youth Lagoon, Jim Ward, Nurses

We scoured our music collections to gather up, filter out, and post 25 great songs
containing the word ‘red’ in the song title. We realize the whole idea might be 
a little corny to the oh-so-serious among you, but come on, man, we’re just trying
to make sharing great music just a little more playful and interesting. Afterall,
it’s Sunday.

Among our personal music playlists – which have been under development for years–
are many different categories and themes; dozens upon dozens of intriguing playlists,
spanning the gamut of themes, ranging from [**Songs About The Moon**](https://indierockcafe.com/2009/09/songs-about-the-moon-from-magnetic-fields-my-bloody-valentine-belle-sebastian-paul-simon-ccr-and-more/),**
[Songs About New York City](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Songs%20About%20New%20York3.html)**,
and [**Songs For Moms**](https://indierockcafe.com/2009/05/mothers-day-playlist-iron-wine-the-kinks-the-decemberists-melpo-mene-mull-historical-society/),
to genre-based playlists, like dream-pop, garage rock, Americana and post punk, 
to name a few.  As we’ve done in the past, more of these mixes will be posted in
the ensuing months, including the weekly S-25 Mix. Of the many playlist categories
in our iTunes is one of our favorites themes: ‘Songs About Colors’  which contain
literally hundreds of great songs with at least one color in the song title. Still
sounds corny? That’s cool, we totally get it, but hopefully you’ll enjoy this mix
even if you think it’s corny.

[“Red Wine On White Pants”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/08%20Red%20Wine%20On%20White%20Pants1.mp3)–**
Terry Ohms** from _What Do You Mean What Do I Mean? __ _(2010)

“Red Right Hand” – **Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds **from _Let Love In _(1994) – _special:
only $5.99 on AMZ _
 **Cover Version**: “Red Right Hand” – **Arctic Monkeys*** from
_Cryin’ Lightning_

[“Deep Red Bells”](http://www.the-frame.com/other_files/music/sept09mix/05 Neko Case - Deep Red Bells.mp3)–**
[Neko Case](https://indierockcafe.com/2009/08/indie-rock-summer-mix-vol-ii-songs-from-phoenix-neko-case-franz-ferdinand-wilco/)**
from _Blacklisted_ (2002)

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Sons, Pepper Rabbit, Youth Lagoon, Jim Ward, Nurses

[“Red Rain”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/peter_gabriel_red_rain.mp3)–**
Peter Gabriel** from _So_ (1986)

[“Red Curbs”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/06%20Red%20Curbs.mp3)–**
Admiral Radley **from _I Heart California_ (2010)

“Red Dress” –** TV on the Radio** from _Dear Science_ (2008)

[“They’re Red Hot (Robert Johnson)”](https://indierockcafe.com/mp3s/2010/summermix6/03 they re red hot.mp3)–
[**Eric Clapton**](https://indierockcafe.com/2010/04/yoko-ono-talks-to-irc-about-her-dance-hits-musical-collaborations-sean-and-john-lennon-and-her-childhood/)
from _Me & Mr. Johnson_ (2004)

![wilcobeingthere](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/51qprTIAUSL._SS500_.
jpg "wilcobeingthere")

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[“Red-Eyed and Blue”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Red-Eyed%20and%20Blue.mp3)–**
[Wilco](https://indierockcafe.com/2009/10/halloween-indie-rock-songs-vol-v-bright-eyes/)**
from _Being There _(1996)

[ “Red Ankles”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/03%20Red%20Ankles.m4p)–**
Matt Pond PA **from _Four Songs_ EP (2004)

[“Reds”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/03%20Reds1.mp3) – **Houses**
from _All Night_ (2010)

[“Red Berries”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/04%20Red%20Berries1.mp3)–**
Angus & Julia Stone** from _Hollywood _(2008)

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“Red House” (Live) – **Jimi Hendrix** from _Live at Winterland _(1971)

[“Red Light Green Light” ](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/10%20Red%20Light%20Green%20Light.mp3)–**
The Fresh & Onlys** from _Play It Strange _(2010)

“99 Luft Red Balloons” – **Nina Hagen **from _Nina Hagen _(1984)

[“Red Right Ankle”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/08%20Red%20Right%20Ankle.mp3)–**
[The Decemberists](https://indierockcafe.com/2011/01/releases-decemberists-tennis-braids/)**
from _Her Majesty, The Decemberists_ (2005)

![](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/41GEUgdoWoL._SS500_.jpg)

“Red Rain” – **The White Stripes** from _Get Behind Me Santa! _ (2005)

“Red Skies” – **The Fixx** from _Shuttered Room _ (1982)

[“Red Red Wine”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/preview.mp3) – **UB40**
from _12 inch _ (1988)

[“Red Red Wine”](http://chrwradio.com/lma/2000/The Russian Futurists - The Method Of Modern Love/The Russian Futurists - Red Red Wine.mp3)–**
The Russian Futurists** from_ The Method of Modern Love_ (2010)

“Red” – **Miles Davis **from _Aura_ (1985)

[“Red Sky”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Red%20Sky.mp3) – **Please
The Trees** from _Please The Trees _(2009)

Lastly, we need your help. We want you guys to pick the songs for the next S-25 
Mix using the Comments box below. The theme will be **cars.** Do you have one or
more songs about cars that you really dig? Remember, for this mix series, your song
suggestions are not restricted to the indie genre – whatever that means to you.