My anniversary was yesterday.  We’ve been married for 11 years.  I spend a fair amount of time looking for new music that my wife will like.  At the five year mark, I made a double album mix tape (actually, CD) for her.  Here’s the playlist:

DATING 1993-1998

I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You - UB40

Under the Milky Way - The Church

Nightswimming - R.E.M.

Linger - The Cranberries

Stay - Lisa Loeb

Satellite - Dave Matthews Band

Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan

Good Mother - Jann Arden

Lovefool - The Cardigans

She’s Got a New Spell - Billy Bragg

I Will Survive - Cake

All For You - Sister Hazel

I’m Gonna See You - That Dog

32 Flavors - Alana Davis

All I Want - Toad the Wet Sprocket

This Must Be the Place - Talking Heads

Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townsend

MARRIAGE 1998-2003

Secret World - Peter Gabriel

Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies

Stay (Wasting Time) - Dave Matthews Band

Out of My Head - Fastball

I’m In - Radney Foster w/ Abra Moore

Save Me - Aimee Mann

Here with Me - Dido

Barrel of a Gun - Guster

Walk On - U2

The Christians and the Pagans - Dar Williams

Basement Apartment - Sarah Harmer

Back to You - John Mayer

Shoot the Moon - Norah Jones

The Two of Us - Aimee Mann and Michael Penn

Que Fortunidad - Dan Zanes

Where I Go - Natalie Merchant

Power of Two - Indigo Girls