# Is there a modern equivalent to "I made you a mix tape"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850 "2010-05-26T18:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850/41 "2010-05-27T04:03:31Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Thank god the era of the mix tape is over. The ultimate act of naked desperation. Well, that and standing outside her window, playing the tape on a boom box held over your head. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850/42 "2010-05-27T05:20:14Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Well, that and standing outside her window, playing the tape on a boom box held over your head. Just hope it doesn’t rain-- your ghetto blaster could short out! ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850/43 "2010-05-27T16:40:12Z")
Heh. I can’t watch that scene. Within seconds I get what feels like terminal douche chills. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850/44 "2010-05-28T01:16:47Z")
Ha! I remember back when you had to tape all your favorite songs off of the RADIO. And sometimes you didn’t always get the full song, and the DJs would talk over the END. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850/45 "2010-05-28T07:43:34Z")
> [@Tanbarkie](#): > > If you say this to a modern teenager, I guarantee you that the image in his or her head will be of Grandpa Simpson complaining about how you used to have to WALK to school! For hours! Through three feet of snow! Uphill! Well yeah. Imagine a mix vinyl or wax record! You either have to play all the music yourself! Live and nonstop! Or hire a band at great expense! In the future you can just plug someone’s name into google and it will create an iTunes genius playlist for you. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850/46 "2010-05-28T14:58:25Z")
When we were still going out (a year ago) my ex made me a “mixtape” that was one mp3 file with ten or so songs played in order and mixed into each other. Like a DJ mix. I thought it was really sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850/47 "2010-05-28T15:20:00Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > \ 😃 That’s one way to get under a _Kashmir_ sweater… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-modern-equivalent-to-i-made-you-a-mix-tape/540850.md?page=2)