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.

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

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.

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

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”.

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.

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.

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?