Your Life Soundtrack

I thought it was too cool to restrict to MySpace.

Here's mine:

Opening Credits: Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

Waking Up: Tell Me Why I Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats

Average Day: In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry

First Date: Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer

Falling In Love: Some Kind of Rush – Booty Luv

Love Scene: I Feel You - Schiller

Fight Scene: Satan - Orbital

Breaking Up: Closing credits - English Patient OST

Getting Back Together: Take a Chance on Me - ABBA

Secret Love: Inner Smile - Texas

Life's Okay: My Life (disco remix) – Shirley Bassey

Mental Breakdown: Trippin’ – Robbie Williams

Driving: Knightrider Remix - ?

Learning A Lesson: History Repeating – Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey

Deep Thought: The Silence – Mike Koglin

Flashback: Sit Down - James

Happy Dance: Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen

Regretting: Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word – Elton John

Long Night Alone: Everytime - Lustral

Death Scene: Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde

Closing Credits: One Perfect Sunrise - Orbital

I'm working on it. These things take time!

impressive said:

I'm working on it. These things take time!

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The older we are, the longer it takes!

It took me weeks, and even now I'm still not sure about a couple of them

scheherazade_79 said:

It took me weeks, and even now I'm still not sure about a couple of them

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Narrowing it down is a bitch! I need a list for "runners up" and "honorable mention"

Gonna date myself here:

Poignant moments: Tender and thoughtful Beatles' songs like "In My Life," "Things we said today," "She's leaving home," etc.

Moments of high accomplishment, rapid progress, etc: Doors tunes like "L.A. Woman," "Touch Me," "Break on through."

Moments of high excitement: The Who or Lead Zeppelin songs, like "We won't get fooled again," "(Gonna give you (all of my love)," "Pinball Wizard," etc. Certain passages in Allman Brothers "Mountain Jam."

Sad moments: Gotta think about that - there's a very large library.

I think "won't get fooled again" covers my life pretty well on its own.

Here's mine:

Opening Credits: The Song Remains the Same- Led Zeppelin

Waking Up: So fresh, so clean- Outkast

Average Day: It was a good day- Ice Cube

First Date: Because i got high-Afroman

Falling In Love: No more tears- Ozzy Osbourne

Love Scene: Love in an Elevator- Aerosmith

Fight Scene: Captain Kelly's Kitchen- Dropkick Murphys

Breaking Up: I think your a Nazi- Stephen Lynch

Getting Back Together: Self-Esteem- Offspring

Secret Love: Devil's Dance Floor- Flogging Molly

Life's Okay: What i got- Sublime

Mental Breakdown:bullet with butterfly wings- Smashing Pumpkins

Driving: Blaze of Glory- Bon Jovi

Learning A Lesson: Best of you- Foo Fighters

Deep Thought: Brid Og ni Mhaille- the Corrs

Flashback:Here i dreamt i was an architect- The Decemberists

Happy Dance: Fuck you im Drunk-Da yoopers

Regretting: Skibbereen- the Dubliners

Long Night Alone: Caoineadh na Mara/Lament of the Sea- Mary McLaughlin

Death Scene: 911- Wycelf Jean feat. Mary J. Blige

Closing Credits: Ride on- Cruachan feat. Shane MacGowan

i thought we were playing by myspace rules, i shall have to rethink it then, but we'll consider that the first movie

This'll do ... for starters ... but it's subject to modification:

Opening Credits: Big Boned Gal ~ k.d. lang

Waking Up: Let's Talk About Sex ~ Salt-N-Pepa

Average Day: Constant Craving ~ k.d. lang

First Date: Kiss Me ~ Melissa Etheridge

Falling in Love: All I Ask of You ~ Crawford/Brightman ~ Phantom of the Opera *swoon*

Runner up: The Fear You Won't Fall ~ Joshua Radin

Love Scene: Lick ~ Joi

Fight Scene: Hit Me with Your Best Shot ~ Pat Benetar

Breaking Up: Ten Days ~ Missy Higgins

Getting Back Together: Gravity ~ Sara Bareilles

Secret Love: Music of the Night ~ Crawford/Streisand ~ Phantom of the Opera

Runner Up: Elaborate Lives ~ Pascal/Headley ~ Aida

Life's Okay: Closer to Fine ~ Indigo Girls

Mental Breakdown: Lullaby for a Stormy Night ~ Vienna Teng

Driving: Thunder Road ~ Bruce Springsteen *love this version/duet - Springsteen is morphing into Dylan*

Learning A Lesson: Steer ~ Missy Higgins

Runner up: Cannonball ~ Damien Rice

Deep Thought: I Need to Wake Up ~ Melissa Etheridge

Flashback: Last Tears ~ Indigo Girls

Happy Dance: Hit Me Up ~ Gia Farrell

Regretting: Bat out of Hell ~ Meatloaf

Long Night Alone: Absence of Fear ~ Jewel

Runner up: Unchained Melody ~ Clay Aiken cover *I couldn't find the version I wanted, though*

Death Scene: Kissing You ~ Des'ree

Closing Credits: Unwritten ~ Natasha Beddingfield

Opening Credits: Moog Island--Morcheeba

Waking Up: At Last--Etta James

Average Day: Come Rain, Come Shine--Billie Holiday

First Date: Bellissimo--Ilya

Falling In Love: Undress Me Now--Morcheeba

Love Scene: Sex, I'm A--Lovage

Fight Scene: Theme from Cat People--David Bowie

Breaking Up: Caught Out There--Kelis

Getting Back Together: Milkshake--Kelis

Secret Love: Naughty Girl--Beyonce

Life's Okay: I Just Wanna Make Love to You--Sarah Vaughn

Mental Breakdown: Love Letters--Ketty Lester

Driving: Roads--Portishead

Learning A Lesson: 99 Problems--JayZ

Deep Thought: Trav Um Alivio--Apollo Nove

Flashback: Wicked Game--Kris Isaak

Happy Dance: Counting Flowers on the Wall--Oakridge Boys

Regretting: Mulholland Dr. Love Theme--Badalamenti

Long Night Alone: Answer--Sarah McLaughlin

Death Scene: Symphony 7--Beethoven

Closing Credits: These Dreams--Heart
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I had to choose two options for each category. There's just too much for me to keep with one. And, I added a category or two.

Opening Credits:
Get on: DJ Lester remix The Dirtmitts
A Sorta Faerie tail: Tori Amos

Waking Up:
Sunrise: Simply Red
Sitting down here: Lene marlin

Average Day:
Forget about the world: Gabrielle
Dreams: Cranberries

Feeling lost:
Bedshaped: Keanne
Silver blue: Roxette

First Date:
Blue Caravan: Vienna Teng
Kiss from a rose: Seal

Falling in Love:
Vienna Teng: Recessional
Forever Love/ Digame: Anna Nallick

Love Scene:
Set the prairie on fire: Shawn Colvin
Mandolin rain: Bruce Hornsby

Fight Scene:
Boulevard of broken dreams: Green day
Stripped: Depeche Mode

Breaking Up:
The Sound of White: Missy Higgins
Run: Snow Patrol

Getting Back Together:
The One I love: David Gray
Speeding cars: Imogen Heap

Secret Love:
When the stars go blue: The Corrs & Bono
Right kinda wrong: LeAnne Rimes

Life's Okay:
La Isla Bonita: Madonna
It's in your eyes: Peter Gabriel

Mental Breakdown:
Rock your Soul: Elisa
This used to be my playground: Madonna

Driving:
Crazy: Seal
Angel eyes: Michael learns to rock

Learning A Lesson:
Winter: Tori Amos
Sacrifice: Elton John

Deep Thought:
World’s on Fire: Sarah Mclachlan
Atheist Christmas Carol: Vienna Teng

Flashback:
Save Tonight: Eagle Eye Cherri
Shape of my heart: Suga babes

Happy Dance:
Vogue: Madonna
Straight Ahead: Tube and Berger and Chrissie hynde

Regretting:
Erase - Rewind: Cardigans
When Susannah cries: Espen Lind

Angry:
Call me when you’re sober: Evanescence
I hate myself for loving you: Joan Jett

Long Night Alone:
Breathe Me: Sia
The Vicodin Song: Terra Naomi

Death Scene:
What is this Love? Sarah Mclachlan & Blue Rodeo
Valparaiso: Sting

Opening Credits: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring

Waking Up: The Turtles~ Imagine Me & You

Average Day: Dana Glover~ Thinking it over

First Date: Bette Midler~ In These Shoes

Falling In Love: Lisa Stansfield~In all the right places

Love Scene: Heart~ No Other Love

Fight Scene: Nickleback~ Next Contestant

Breaking Up: Cyndi Lauper~ I’m gonna be strong

Getting Back Together: Snow Patrol~ Run

Secret Love: Doris Day~ once I had a secret love

Life's Okay: Wicked OST~ Defying Gravity

Mental Breakdown: Seal~ Prayer for the Dying

Driving: Siouxsie and the Banshees~ New Skin or The Cult~ Fire Woman

Learning A Lesson: Melissa Etheridge~ I will never be the same

Deep Thought: John Williams~ Schindler’s List Theme

Flashback: The Go-Gos~ Our Lips are sealed or Night Ranger~ Sister Christian

Happy Dance: Katrina and the Waves~ Walking on Sunshine

Regretting: Toni Childs~ House of Hope

Long Night Alone: Peggy Lee~ Black Coffee

Death Scene: U2~MLK

Closing Credits: Goo Goo Dolls~ Iris

Mine is easy: ROMEO & JULIET by Serge Prokoffiev

Average Day: Same Old Song and Dance - Aerosmith

Pissed off: Land of Confusion - Disturbed

Sad: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Graduation (which is soon for me) - School's Out - Alice Cooper

Relaxed: One - Metallica or Snow - Red Hot Chili Peppers

End of the Day: Cocaine - Eric Clapton (no idea why i love this song at the end of the day but I just do lol)
Early Morning: Burnin' for You - Blue Oyster Cult

Playing Games: Play With Me - Extreme

Girlfriend (if I ever get one lol): Killer Queen - Queen

Death: Bohemian Rhaspody (yes butchered it like I usually do) - Queen

Spawn_of_Cloudy said:

Average Day: Same Old Song and Dance - Aerosmith

Pissed off: Land of Confusion - Disturbed

Sad: Paint it Black - Rolling Stones

Graduation (which is soon for me) - School's Out - Alice Cooper

Relaxed: One - Metallica or Snow - Red Hot Chili Peppers

End of the Day: Cocaine - Eric Clapton (no idea why i love this song at the end of the day but I just do lol)
Early Morning: Burnin' for You - Blue Oyster Cult

Playing Games: Play With Me - Extreme

Girlfriend (if I ever get one lol): Killer Queen - Queen

Death: Bohemian Rhaspody (yes butchered it like I usually do) - Queen

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Finally. Songs I recognize and from one of our youngest members no less.
*sigh* Gawd, I'm old and out of touch.

BOB DYLAN'S 115TH DREAM...this is an average day for me.

I was riding on the Mayflower
When I thought I spied some land
I yelled for Captain Arab
I have yuh understand
Who came running to the deck
Said, "Boys, forget the whale
Look on over yonder
Cut the engines
Change the sail
Haul on the bowline"
We sang that melody
Like all tough sailors do
When they are far away at sea

"I think I'll call it America"
I said as we hit land
I took a deep breath
I fell down, I could not stand
Captain Arab he started
Writing up some deeds
He said, "Let's set up a fort
And start buying the place with beads"
Just then this cop comes down the street
Crazy as a loon
He throw us all in jail
For carryin' harpoons

Ah me I busted out
Don't even ask me how
I went to get some help
I walked by a Guernsey cow
Who directed me down
To the Bowery slums
Where people carried signs around
Saying, "Ban the bums"
I jumped right into line
Sayin', "I hope that I'm not late"
When I realized I hadn't eaten
For five days straight

I went into a restaurant
Lookin' for the cook
I told them I was the editor
Of a famous etiquette book
The waitress he was handsome
He wore a powder blue cape
I ordered some suzette, I said
"Could you please make that crepe"
Just then the whole kitchen exploded
From boilin' fat
Food was flying everywhere
And I left without my hat

Now, I didn't mean to be nosy
But I went into a bank
To get some bail for Arab
And all the boys back in the tank
They asked me for some collateral
And I pulled down my pants
They threw me in the alley
When up comes this girl from France
Who invited me to her house
I went, but she had a friend
Who knocked me out
And robbed my boots
And I was on the street again

Well, I rapped upon a house
With the U.S. flag upon display
I said, "Could you help me out
I got some friends down the way"
The man says, "Get out of here
I'll tear you limb from limb"
I said, "You know they refused Jesus, too"
He said, "You're not Him
Get out of here before I break your bones
I ain't your pop"
I decided to have him arrested
And I went looking for a cop

I ran right outside
And I hopped inside a cab
I went out the other door
This Englishman said, "Fab"
As he saw me leap a hot dog stand
And a chariot that stood
Parked across from a building
Advertising brotherhood
I ran right through the front door
Like a hobo sailor does
But it was just a funeral parlor
And the man asked me who I was

I repeated that my friends
Were all in jail, with a sigh
He gave me his card
He said, "Call me if they die"
I shook his hand and said goodbye
Ran out to the street
When a bowling ball came down the road
And knocked me off my feet
A pay phone was ringing
It just about blew my mind
When I picked it up and said hello
This foot came through the line

Well, by this time I was fed up
At tryin' to make a stab
At bringin' back any help
For my friends and Captain Arab
I decided to flip a coin
Like either heads or tails
Would let me know if I should go
Back to ship or back to jail
So I hocked my sailor suit
And I got a coin to flip
It came up tails
It rhymed with sails
So I made it back to the ship

Well, I got back and took
The parkin' ticket off the mast
I was ripping it to shreds
When this coastguard boat went past
They asked me my name
And I said, "Captain Kidd"
They believed me but
They wanted to know
What exactly that I did
I said for the Pope of Eruke
I was employed
They let me go right away
They were very paranoid

Well, the last I heard of Arab
He was stuck on a whale
That was married to the deputy
Sheriff of the jail
But the funniest thing was
When I was leavin' the bay
I saw three ships a-sailin'
They were all heading my way
I asked the captain what his name was
And how come he didn't drive a truck
He said his name was Columbus
I just said, "Good luck."

Opening Credits: Same Jeans - The View

Waking Up: Bastards Of Young - The Replacements

Average Day: Now They'll Sleep - Belly

First Date: It Was There That I Saw You - And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

Falling in Love: All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople

Love Scene: Into My Arms - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Fight Scene: Miss Misery - Nazareth

Breaking Up: Intervention - The Arcade Fire

Getting Back Together: Love Building On Fire - Eddie Vedder (Talking Heads cover)

Secret Love: Tell Me What It's Worth - Lightspeed Champion

Life's Okay: Energy - Apples In Stereo

Mental Breakdown: Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello

Driving: Hold Tight - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Learning A Lesson: Life's Little Ups And Downs - Charlie Rich

Deep Thought: Ballad Of Easy Rider - The Byrds

Flashback: Absolutely Barking Stars - Maria McKee

Happy Dance: Crash - The Primitives

Regretting: Waving Flags - British Sea Power

Long Night Alone: The Day Brings - Brad

Death Scene: Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Lead Belly

Closing Credits: Honestly - Zwan

glynndah said:

Finally. Songs I recognize and from one of our youngest members no less.
*sigh* Gawd, I'm old and out of touch.

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Age shouldn't have anything to do with it, Peter Gammons is like 60 and he has amazing taste in music. Finding good music takes work, always has, though more so now than ever before.

But it's worth it when you find something amazing.

I'm too lazy today to do this, but I love seeing Morcheeba, kd lang and others on the lists (kd did Black Coffee too).

And Mott the Hoople? Dude! What about Head East? (Mott gave me a smile)

jomar said:

I'm too lazy today to do this, but I love seeing Morcheeba, kd lang and others on the lists (kd did Black Coffee too).

And Mott the Hoople? Dude! What about Head East? (Mott gave me a smile)

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Ain't nothing wrong with Mott

I did get curious about the years of the songs I picked, wondering about a pattern/bias. Here's what I came up with:

2006, 1985, 2007, 1999, 2002, 1972, 1997, 1974, 1995, 2007, 2007, 2005, 1966, 2007, 1969, 1969, 1996, 1987, 2008, 1997, 1941-1947 (exact date of the Lead Belly song unknown), 2003.

Seems a fair distribution I guess.

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Ain't nothing wrong with Mott

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Oh, I definitely agree!

I did get curious about the years of the songs I picked, wondering about a pattern/bias. Here's what I came up with:

2006, 1985, 2007, 1999, 2002, 1972, 1997, 1974, 1995, 2007, 2007, 2005, 1966, 2007, 1969, 1969, 1996, 1987, 2008, 1997, 1941-1947 (exact date of the Lead Belly song unknown), 2003.

Seems a fair distribution I guess.

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Indeed.

The whole list could be either anything by The Soundtrack Of Our Lives. Because a) they're just that good and b) with that name, how could I not mention them here?


Or something like this:

Opening Credits: Less McCann - Compared To What

Waking Up: Groove Armada - Suntoucher

Average Day: Stakka Bo - Great Blondino

First Date: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

Falling In Love: Mando Diao - Sheepdog

Love Scene: Poe - Hey Pretty

Fight Scene: Waterboys - Be My Enemy

Breaking Up: Oasis - Married With Children

Getting Back Together: Zero 7 - Somersault

Secret Love: Lamb - B-Line

Life's Okay: Morcheeba - The Sea

Mental Breakdown: The Smashing Pumpkins - Tales Of A Scorched Earth

Driving: Gorillaz - Dirty Harry

Learning A Lesson: Alice in Chains - Would

Deep Thought: The Cure - End

Flashback: Mad Season - Long Gone Day

Happy Dance: The Chemical Brothers - The Private Psychedelic Reel

Regretting: Hooverphonic - Eden

Long Night Alone: K's Choice - Shadowman

Death Scene: Nine Inch Nails - A Warm Place

Closing Credits: Alien Ant Farm - Movies


A whole lotta '90's there. Guess my age

Here's mine:
**yeah.. my life is anime inspired**


Opening Credits: We all look the same- Olivia Thai

Waking Up: Mushaboom-Feist

Average Day: Girls On Film- Duran Duran/ Speed Grapher Opening

First Date: 19 sai- XxXHolic Opening

Falling In Love: Slow- Kiyoharu

Love Scene: Aiko Kaoyu-Aishitene motto

Fight Scene: Bomb A Head! - Tenjho Tenge Opening

Breaking Up: The sore feet song- Ally Kerr/ Mushishii Opening

Getting Back Together: Anyone Else- ( Moldy Peaches cover)- Ellen Page/ Michael Cera

Secret Love: Escaflowne OP

Life's Okay: Heat Island- Rhymester/ Ayakashi OP

Mental Breakdown: Karmacoma- Massive Attack feat. Tricky

Driving: The ketchup song- Las Ketchup

Learning A Lesson: Smack my Bitch Up- Prodigy

Deep Thought: Let Me Be- Xavier Rudd

Flashback: Goth and Baseball Do Mix-RhettandLink

Happy Dance: Neko Nyan Dance!- Aiko Kaoyu cover

Regretting: Kiyoharu- Tattoo

Long Night Alone: Baby Low Tension- Peach Girl OP

Death Scene: Before I'm Dead- kidney theives

Closing Credits: Inner City Pressure- Flight of the Conchords