I’ve seen this at Tracey’s – here’s mine. There is much that I find amusing here. The song that came up for “Final Battle” for example made me laugh out loud. And I find the song that came up for “Falling in Love” pretty damn … well, whatever. I also very much enjoy the soundtrack choice for me “waking up”. Bwahahaha.
IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, heres how it works:
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 thats playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Dont lie and try to pretend youre cool
Opening Credits: You Can’t Always Not Get What You Don’t Want – Tracy Bonham
Waking Up: Dirty Old Egg-Suckin’ Dog – Johnny Cash
First Day At School: Break of Dawn – Stevie Wonder
Falling In Love: Waiting – Green Day
Fight Song: Peaches and Cream – Domestic Science Club (a more girlie song cannot be imagined. It’s hilarious imagining some big fight with this song playing in the background)
Breaking Up: Praying for Time – George Michael
Prom: Joseph’s Dream – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat soundtrack (I am SURE that this is quite a popular prom theme. Imagine all the high schoolers slow dancing to the romantic strains of:
“Joseph’s coat annoyed his brothers
But what makes us mad
Are the things he often tells us
Of the dreams he often had …”
Yeah. Really common prom theme song.)
Life: A Sleepin’ Bee – Barbra Streisand
Mental Breakdown: The Meeting Place – XTC
Driving: The Wonder of You – Elvis Presley
Flashback: Down In the Meadow – Marilyn Monroe
Getting Back Together: Wig In a Box – Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack
Wedding: Free Your Mind – En Vogue
Birth of Child: 18 Miles from Memphis – Stray Cats
Final Battle: I Think I’ll Join a Cult – Pat McCurdy
Death Scene: Silhouettes – The Nylons
Funeral Song: She Loves Me Not – Closer Than Ever soundtrack
End Credits: From the Morning – Nick Drake
Some of those are so funny. “Free Your Mind” for wedding…HAHAHAHA
hahaha I know – that song is so … uhm…. strident!!
“THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT I’M A PROS-TITUTE OH NO …’
Yes, that was our first dance as a married couple. Awesome.
I did this and my Death Scene is Georgy GirlIt’s a Fine Day by Opus III, and for the end credits, by The Carpenters.
Oh, and my life song is It’s New to You by the Bugaloos.
That should say Georgy Girl by the Seekers. And We’ve Only Just Begun by the Carpenters. Not sure what happened there.
soo fun!!!
opening credits: Woman of Heart and Mind-sung by Minnie Ripperton written by Joni Mitchell
waking up: She’s Got You-Patsy Cline
first day of school: Gone-Nsync
falling in love: Drop the Pilot- Joan Armatrading
fight song: All I Want-Joni Mitchell
breaking up: Dim All the Lights- Donna Summer(hooray..break-up sex..the best!!)
prom: Overjoyed-Stevie Wonder (rather perfect!)
life: Escapade-Janet Jackson..wow..good one!
driving: Tired of Being Alone-Al Green
flashback: Time and Love-LaBelle(written by Laura Nyro)
getting back together: You’re All I Need to Get By-Dionne Warwick
wedding: Rainy Days and Mondays- The Carpenters–hahahahaha
birth of a child: Dreamin’-Blondie
final battle: The Happening- The Supremes…(side note..fave obscure song by the supremes…very peppy beat..very very cynical lyrics…its great!)
death scene: The Joker- Steve Miller Band
funeral song: The Main Event- Barbra Streisand..so fuckin funny!!!..and im seeing her tuesday night..for the FIRST time in my crazy Babs obsessed life!!! all by myself at the ginormous United Center!
end credits: I Walk the Line-Johnny Cash
love this game!!!
Mitchell – you are NOT going to see Babs. Are you serious???
Holy shit. I have to hear everything.
Oooo I love ipod game this too. (And your prom lyrics made me guffaw.) Here’s mine:
Opening Credits: What A Piece of Work is Man — from the Hair Soundtrack (kinda heavyhanded way to open my movie, but okay)
Waking Up: Standing — sung by Giles, from the Buffy the Vampire musical episode soundtrack (ha–the opening line of the song is “You’re not ready for the world outside…”)
First Day At School: Please Mr. Postman — sung by The Carpenters (fun and peppy, makes me wanna go to school, i’ll buy it)
Falling In Love: Wait — by Get Set Go (dammit, sample lyric: “and you will wait too long, he will be gone, he will be gone…”)
Fight Song: Because We Can — by Fatboy Slim (from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack) (I could TOTALLY see this as a Fight Song) (lots of high kicks)
Breaking Up: The Blue Wrath — by I Monster (this is a kinda surreal upbeat peppy song on acid, if this is my breakup song I can only imagine the breakup is followed by a long drinking montage at the local bar)
Prom: Baby Don’t Forget My Number — by Milli Vanilli (wow, this is an AWESOME prom song. I mean, it would be a realllly weird prom song, but it makes me want to dance.)
Life: I’m Every Woman — by Chaka Khan (I’m not touching this one.)
Mental Breakdown: Precious — by The Pretenders (okay)
Driving: Baby I Need Your Loving — by Was Not Was (I must be driving after the guy who broke my heart earlier who I waited to long for.)
Flashback: Sugar Boy — by Beth Orton (ahhh, so melancholy)
Getting Back Together: The New Pollution — by Beck (okay, this works ‘cuz it’s totally happy, but “the new POLLUTION??!?” that doesn’t bode well.)
Wedding: I Don’t Want To Say Goodbye — by Teddy Thompson (very slow-danceable, but it’s kind of a sad first dance)
Birth of Child: Peace Train — by Richie Havens (yeah, this works for the birth scene, especially since it’ll be more of an adoption scenario) (this is actually perfect, i like this song choice.)
Final Battle: Dedicated Follower of Fashion — by The Kinks (this is really funny to imagine fighting to)
Death Scene: I’m Waiting For The Man — covered by David Bowie (hmmm)
Funeral Song: Amy Hit the Atmosphere — by The Counting Crows (this one is too on the noise, I’m annoyed at the music supervisor during this scene)
End Credits: My Conviction — from the Hair soundtrack (that’s really weird that my personal soundtrack both started and ended with songs from the Hair soundtrack, I swear i didn’t cheat.)
“I love ipod game this too”
huh?
I’d pay to go see this movie:
Opening Credits Think For Yourself The Beatles
Waking Up: Human The Human League
First Day At School – Zannalee Prince (better hide the little girls)
Falling In Love: Every Little Bit Patty Griffin (well, this is one relationship doomed from the start)
Fight Song: Blue Christmas Elvis Presley (boy I must be really messed up)
Breaking Up: Love Should Moby (Bellevue, here we come)
Prom: Youre Gonna Lose That Gril (oh oh, I feel another fight coming on)
Life: Lunch With Gina Steely Dan
Mental Breakdown: Prison Grove Warren Zevon (not a romantic comedy, obviously)
Driving: Happy Home Garbage
Flashback: Jackie, Dressed in Cobras The New Pornographers
Getting Back Together: See The Sun Dido (hey, one that actually works!)
Wedding: Soak Up The Sun Sheryl Crow
Birth of Child: Cotton Fields Creedence Clearwater Revival
Final Battle: When God Made Me Neil Young
(must be one slow moving battle)
Death Scene: Sky Blue and Black Jackson Browne (oooh…creepy)
Funeral Song: Christmastime Smashing Pumpkiins (Happy Holidays!)
End Credits: Someday Baby Bob Dylan
I am laughing so hard reading both of your soundtracks, Eric and Jeff – and your comments! hahaha!!
Jeff – I freakin’ love Patty Griffin, by the way – especially the album that that song comes off of. Not a happy album – but I think every song is pretty damn near perfect.
I love that album too, but my favorite of hers is “1000 Kisses” – which I think is one of the few perfect albums in existence. Almost five years after it was released, it seems like I notice something new every time it’s on.
Yeah – that’s a terrific album.
Isn’t it the one made possible by Dave Matthews buying her out of her way too restrictive recording contract and letting her do her own thing on his label??
I think I read something about that. I’m not a huge Dave Matthews fan but I love him for that, if it’s true.
I think that is true – more evidence that record company executives are weasels. I’ve also read that the songs on “Living With Ghosts” were actually demos made for album that she made with producer Daniel Lanois, but decided not to release because she thought it was more “Lanois” than “Griffin.”
Jeff – really! I had no idea! That felt like SUCH a personal album to me.
Not wacky about “Flaming Red” – the next album – although the song “Tony” has the power to bring me to tears. Do you know that song?
That is a great song; no doubt about it. I don’t listen to that album a lot – there’s several great songs, but again you can tell that the record company was trying to make her into something that she wasn’t. You can almost imagine the conversation: “well, the acoustic one didn’t sell that well, let’s turn her into a rocker!”
Check out the version on her live album, “A Kiss In Time.” It’s the definitive one (as are the versions of the other songs from “Flaming Red.”).
I don’t have her live album – wow, thanks for the tip.
Have you ever seen a concert of hers? I never have – but I’m so curious about what she’s like.
And I so agree with you about that album. It’s just not “her” – it’s so obvious.
No, I’ve never seen her live – she doesn’t make it out to California that often. She’s recording a new album now, so maybe next year…
I’d love to see her live – I need to keep my ear to the ground for tours in the New England area.
Opening Credits: Driver 8 – R.E.M.
Waking Up: Goodbye – Steve Earle (sad start!)
First Day At School: Tongue – R.E.M. (how creepy!)
Falling In Love: Jacksonville – Sufjan Stevens
Fight Song: When I went Down in the Valley to Pray – Dry Branch Fire Squad
Breaking Up: Maybe – Allison Krauss & Union Street Station
Prom: Save it for a Rainy Day – The Jayhawks
Life: Fifteen Keys – Uncle Tupelo
Mental Breakdown: If I had a Boat – Lyle Lovett (my mental breakdown will be whimsical)
Driving: Throwing it All Away – Genesis
Flashback: Time After Time – Eva Cassidy (perfect)
Getting Back Together: Life in a Northern Town – The Dream Academy
Wedding: Red Clay Halo – Gillian Welch
Birth of Child: So Wrong – Patsy Cline (Whoops – maybe devil child?)
Final Battle: Rock of Ages – Gillian Welch
Death Scene: Time is on my side – Irma Thomas (my death scene will be played for laughs)
Funeral Song: Tampa to Tulsa – The Jayhawks
End Credits: Love Me – Elvis Presley (Woo-hoo! I love this one.)
//my mental breakdown
will be whimsical//
hahahahahaha The best kind of breakdow is full of whimsy!
Yes, after a rough start, my life movie is looking pretty goofy!
I don’t have an iPod, but Rick got one recently and loaded it up evidently with a lot of classic country. So here’s his. I really love the Final Battle one and the Death one:
Opening Credits: I dont Believe You The Magnetic Fields
Waking Up: The Cry from The Cross – The Stanley Brothers.
First Day At School: No More Waiting – Rick Vamos
Falling In Love: Angel of Mine – Jacqui Naylor
Fight Song: The Virginian – Neko Case
Breaking Up: It Don’t Show on Me – Buck Owens
Prom: Dare as the Dungeon – Johnny Cash
Life: Blue, Blue Day – Don Gibson
Mental Breakdown: Jackson – Johnny Cash, June Carter
Driving: When My Blue Moon turns to Gold Again – Willie & Jean
Flashback: Poison Lies – Stanley brothers
Getting Back Together: Bird Dog – Everly Brothers
Wedding: Orange Blossom Special – Johnny Cash
Birth of Child: The Delicate Place – Spoon
Final Battle: A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufj John Stevens has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze – Sufj John Stevens
Death Scene: I Wish it Had been a Dream – Louvin Brothers
Funeral Song: Walking the Floor over You – Ernest Tubb
End Credits: Sweet Sacrifice – Evanescence
I got a lousy shuffle. The only remotely interesting ones were:
Waking up: Theme from the ’60s TV show “Secret Agent”, British version. (Pretty dramatic.)
Getting back together: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Death Scene: incidental music from the original Star Trek TV show
Also, I am apparently having a Miami Vice wedding. Pastel tuxedo, baby!
Um, so I just did mine…it was totally freaky. I got “Simple Kind of Life” by No Doubt for the Break Up song, “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley for the Mental Breakdown song, “Toxic” by Britney Spears for fight song, and “Don’t Come Around Here No More” by Tom Petty for funeral song. HAHAHAHA