Brilliant Mistake - an interesting mix of songs spanning 35 years

This 12-song compilation was one of the more difficult ones that I've put together.  I'd been listening to Elvis Costello's album King Of America and was quite impressed with his vocals on "Brilliant Mistake", so I set myself the challenge of blending together some tunes from the 80's with those from more recent decades. 

So, using 'Brilliant Mistake' as the anchor tune - I selected music from the 80's through to current to see what I could come up with.  I quite liked Fever Ray's rendition of Peter Gabriel's 'Mercy Street' and chose that as the opening track followed closely by Robbie Robertson's 'Unbound' and then the remaining arrangement of tracks through to the final song 'Your Own Sweet Way' by the The Notting Hillbillies (Mark Knopfler).  It's a pretty laid back mix that introduces a layer of complexity that makes for an interesting listen - probably best after at least 1-2 drinks :-)

Tracklist:

01 - Mercy Street - Fever Ray

02 - Unbound - Robbie Robertson

03 - Is It Like Today - Eliza Gilkyson

04 - Don't Forget Me - Red Hot Chili Peppers

05 - Dear Life - Beck

06 - Last Train Out - Gooding

07 - Brilliant Mistake - Elvis Costello

08 - Vide Noir - Lord Huron

09 - Twist In My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram

10 - December - Collective Soul

11 - Heartbeat - Zola Blood

12 - Your Own Sweet Way - Notting Hillbillies

Brilliant Mistake