IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool …
(I had to shift past film snippets and such but otherwise stayed true to the meme… because I have nothing better to do at nearly 1am, obviously…)
Opening Credits
“Yachts” – A Man Called Adam
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Waking Up
“Grammercy Park Hotel” – Ben Lee
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First Day at School
“Emerald Green” – My Life Story
Falling in Love
“Utsumi & Nanahara – Poison Medicine” – Filharmonia Narodowa (Battle Royale OST)
Fight Song
“Rock Star” – Hole
Breaking Up
“Starting Over” – The Crystal Method
Prom
“What’s Coming Next” – Maplebee
Life is Good
“Panther Dash” – The Go! Team
Mental Breakdown
“Cacaphoney” – Giorgio Moroder (Midnight Express OST)
Driving
“Duvet TV Size” – BoA (Serial Experiment Lain OST)
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Flashback
“Backseat Love” – N*E*R*D
Getting Back Together
“The Man (El Hombre De La Pampa Mix by Gotan Project)” – Peace Orchestra
Wedding
“Dream Team” – Spearhead
Paying the Dues
“Jovial Costume” – Alias
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The Night Before the War
“Let’s Get It On” -Â Roni Size &Â ReprazentÂ
Final Battle
“We All Fall Through The A” -Â The KleptonesÂ
Moment of Triumph
“Goldfinger” – John Barry
Death Scene
“Suffragette” – PASSAGE
Funeral Song
“Asi Son Mis Dias” – Control Machete
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End Credits
“Between The Wars” – Billy Bragg
Cousin George
Did you really get “starting over” for breakup?
The list was too long so I’ve *starred* the good ones…
Opening Credits:
** “Joy” – Isaac Hayes
Waking Up:
“Beg” – All Saints
First Day at School:
** “Little Empty Boat” – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Falling in Love:
** “Special K” – Placebo
Fight Song:
“Can’t Get Enough” – Suede
Breaking Up:
** “Say What You Want” – Texas
Prom:
** ** “The Blower’s Daughter” – Damien Rice
Life is Good:
“Fell In Love With A Boy” – Joss Stone
Mental Breakdown:
** ** “Sunny Afternoon” – The Kinks
Driving:
“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” – Michael Jackson
Flashback:
“Nationwide” – Dead 60′s
Getting Back Together:
** “I Can’t Get With That” – Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Wedding:
** “Super Duper Love” – Joss Stone (again!)
Paying the Dues:
“Planets” – Teenage Fanclub
The Night Before the War:
“Message” – New Druids
Final Battle:
“Woman I Know” – Bernard Butler
Moment of Triumph:
“Black or White” – Michael Jackson
Death Scene:
** ** “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” – U2
Funeral Song:
** ** “We Suck Young Blood. (Your Time Is Up.)” – Radiohead
End Credits:
** ** “This Fire” – Franz Ferdinand
So what have we learnt children?
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Nicolas Papaconstantinou
Yep. Really got that. Don’t really know the song, though, I’ll be honest!
And what have we learnt? That there’s no meme so time-wasting that it can’t also be infectious?
“Say What You Want” for breaking up is perfect, kind of (in a “white flag” kind of way) and “Sunny Afternoon” as nervous breakdown music is horrifying and apt.
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Cousin George
Agree with all of that. Sunny Afternoon sent a shiver down my spine with its madness
Except that I don’t know what meme is and can’t be bothered to look it up even though visiting dictionary.com would have taken less time than typing this out.
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Nicolas Papaconstantinou
Dude…
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meme
It’s basically used as shorthand for “annoying online cultural objects that are only elevated beyond simply being obnoxious and vacuous chain-mails by people’s willingness to engage with them more deeply”.
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Andy Kirk
Here’s my life in random music
Opening credits:
- The Last time, Rolling Stones
Waking up:
- The Wizard turns on, The Flaming Lips
First day at school:
- Groove holmes, The Beastie Boys
Falling in Love:
- 60 miles an hour, New Order
Breaking Up:
- Beast of Burden, The Rolling Stones
Prom:
- Father father, Super Furry Animals
Life is Good:
-Girls and boys, Blur
Mental Breakdown:
- Happiness is a warm gun, The Beatles
Driving:
- Na Na Na Na Naa, Kaiser Chiefs
Flashback:
- Rats, The Automatic
Getting Back Together:
- Burning benches, Morning Runner
Wedding:
- You can’t fool me Dennis, Mystery jets
Paying the Dues:
- Where we at, Jurassic 5
The Night Before the War:
-I saw her standing there, The Beatles
Final Battle:
- Dancing with Mr D, The Rolling Stones
Moment of Triumph:
- Flick, Lambchop
Death Scene:
- Cicciolina, Pop will eat itself
Funeral Song:
- Eq-ing, Audio Bullys
End Credits:
- Middle Eastern holiday, Hard Fi
Probably the right songs, not necessarily in the right order. Given the choice I would have Tijuana Taxi by Herp Alpert in there towards the end
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Nicolas Papaconstantinou
Oooh, Mr Kirk…
I have to tell you, that’s the most eclectic set of bands I’ve seen outside my own iTunes playlist. Lovely!
Especially like the telling mix of hip-hop, guitar bands, and old classics… Very nice indeed.
For my death scene, though, it would have to be a musical loop of one of the instrumental parts of Cicciolina… The vocals in it would be too distracting from the mood.
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Andy Kirk
Ta. I’ve always been a bit of a vinyl nut, but since I joined the digital revolution I am approaching eclectic overload.
Interesting band Pop Will Eat Itself. They could have been massive, but they had just the wrong balance between dance pioneers and Grebo chancers. They could maybe have passed as mysterious dance boffins a la Daft Punk, if only they hadn’t made the mistake of letting people see them gangling around on TOTP.
One of them did go on to dip his toes into Big Beat waters with Bentley Rhythm Ace
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Nicolas Papaconstantinou
That about sums PWEI up in a nutshell. They were always a lot smarter then they let people see.
Another of them (Graham Crabbe) went the full-on jangly electronica route, pre-empting the Lemon Jelly sound by a good few years, as Golden Claw Music.
Of course, then there’s Clint Mansell, the other front man. He’s become a shit-hot soundtrack composer, I think on Trent Reznor’s label. For some idea of his skillz, check him out on imdb.
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