Paul's Political Pasadena Mix

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Former Councilman Paul Little wasn't his usual jocular self after last night's meeting of the Pasadena City Council.

"Put that back," he said after I'd picked up one of his mixed CDs to look at. Said he didn't have time to comment on its contents. Gosh, one would think I was a RIAA enforcer.

One thing pols and their staffers don't seem to get: Telling a reporter they can't have something is the best way to guarantee they will. Especially something distributed to elected officials during a public meeting.

Scholars will puzzle over the significance of the 20 tracks Paul selected -- at least for a few minutes. Below I've listed the track titles and the ostensibly corresponding topics/themes he printed on the CD label. (More below the fold)

I've made zero effort to match them up, although some are obvious.

ThemesTracks
710 FreewayEverybody Wants to Rule the World/Tears for Fears
Affordable HousingCrime in the City/Neil Young
BackstabbingThe Wall/Pink Floyd
SOBsMan Smart-Woman Smarter/Robert Palmer
PUSDTraffic Jam/James Taylor
AltrioHear my Train a Comin'/Jimi Hendrix
SGV COGParty at Ground Zero/Fishbone
PreservationMexican Radio/Wall of Voodoo
RacePolitician/Cream
MeetingsLawyers, Guns and Money/Warren Zevon
Rose BowlVideo Killed the Radio Star/The Buggles
Measure BPink Houses/John Mellencamp
Blue/Gold LineMy City was Gone/The Pretenders
TrustRoad to Nowhere/Talking Heads
TreesBad Reputation/Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
DensityThe Way it Is/Bruce Hornsby
PotholesI Don't Like Mondays/Boomtown Rats
VisionBrother John is Gone/The Wild Magnolias
CivilityApolitical Blues/Lowell George
12 YearsGoodbye/Oingo Boingo

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