If my life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?
How to Play:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question below, 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 …
Here are mine. If you want to hear clips of the tunes, I’ve made an iMix you can listen to:
Opening Credits:
Steam Train from Choo-Choo Soul, performed by Genevieve
First Day at School:
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op.14 No.2 - Allegro performed by Paul Lewis
Falling In Love:
Lights in the Sky performed by George Winston
Breaking Up:
The Puppy Song performed by Harry Nilsson
Prom:
Growing Up performed by Peter Gabriel
Mental Breakdown:
Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus performed by the Tallis Scholars
Flashbacks:
Dani California performed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Getting Back Together:
Poor Heart performed by Phish
Wedding Scene:
Being Me performed by Abbey Lincoln
Final Battle:
Twisted performe d by the Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews Quintet
Death Scene:
Both Sides Now (Remastered LP Version) performed by Joni Mitchell
Funeral Song:
Ain't Nobody Here but us Chickens performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
Finale:
Brijo (a.k.a. Bate Canela) performed by Monica Salmaso
End Credits:
Can't Take my Eyes Off of You performed by Lauryn Hill
Note: The only substitution on the list is under Final Battle. I could not upload Tom Bubsy's Jigs from The Musical Pub Crawl compilation CD (a souvenir from our honeymoon in Dublin), so I went back to my iPod, and next song was Twisted by the Troy Andrews Quintet.
I couldn’t have made this list more entertaining if I tried.
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4 comments:
Neat. Here's my soundtrack, maplemama (I suppose I have an inordinate amount of Bob Dylan -- then again, he is the man.)
Opening Credits:
All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan (at Harvard, 11-04)
First Day at School:
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
Falling In Love:
O City of Broken Dreams by John Cheever (chapter 3, read by Blythe Danner)
Breaking Up:
Suzanne by Leonard Cohen, performed by Nick Cave, Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla
Prom:
Dignity by Bob Dylan (Amherst, 11.04)
Mental Breakdown:
Man in a Long Black Coat by Bob Dylan
Flashbacks:
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, scene 7 performed by cast
Getting Back Together:
Visions of Johanna by Bob Dylan (Tramps)
Wedding Scene:
Kitchen Door Blues by Tennessee Williams
Final Battle:
Gratitude by Ani DiFranco
Death Scene:
Old Man by Neil Young, performed by Bob Dylan (Hartford '04)
Funeral Song:
Concrete Jungle by Bob Marley
Finale:
Spirit on the Water by Bob Dylan
End Credits:
Hell's Bell by AC/DC
Phew!
What a great list, Caleb! You've got me thinking I need to download some more Dylan. Thanks for playing!
Opening Credits:
Townes performed by Early Day Miners
First Day at School:
Your Hand In Mine performed by Explosions In The Sky (no joke!)
Falling In Love:
The First Song performed by Band of Horses
Breaking Up:
To Bring You Back performed by The Black Heart Procession
Prom:
Cupid's Trick performed by Elliott Smith
Mental Breakdown:
Muzzle of Bees performed by Wilco
Flashbacks:
Exhausted performed by Foo Fighters
Getting Back Together:
U Can Do (Life) performed by De La Soul
Wedding Scene:
Farewell Transmission performed by Songs:Ohia
Final Battle:
Western Eyes performed by Portishead
Death Scene:
Don't Give Up On Me performed by Solomon Burke
Funeral Song:
In Between Days performed by Ben Folds (written by The Cure)
Finale:
Grey Room performed by Damien Rice
End Credits:
Otherwise performed by Morcheeba
That actually worked out quite nicely!
What a great exercise! I will have to try this. But it also got me thinking that I don't have nearly enough stuff on my ipod and may have to check out some of your choices.
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