[ironknee]

Recently, a high school friend that i haven't seen for 23 years contacted me. She described her life with the song "Watching the wheels go by" by john lennon. it fits because she is (and was) a free spirit.

so just for fun, what song is the soundtrack to your life?

i'm still thinking...

[ManOfSteal]

United States of Whatever - Liam Lynch

[TheMosco]

Blind Melon - Change

[- - e r i k - -]

Frank Sinatra - My Way
(for my funeral)

[E's Lil Theorem]

While I live a somewhat simple life, I think it's still too complicated to be described by one song or even one album. Then again, maybe I just haven't heard "my song" or "my album" yet.

[:XI:]

Never be rude to an Arab - Monty Python.

In all honesty, I have no idea. I'll think about it and get back to you.

[Superchicken]

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...dItemId=544029

Jury Duty: The OC Supertones off their Loud and Clear Album is the sound track to my life...

"I know I haven't had the best of days
But I want to stop and thank you anyway,
Every single moment whether sleeping or awake is your creation
I don't always thank you for the love taps and the hard times in my life
Even though I should"

[iMOTOR]

Tough question, I'll just post some songs on my mind right now.

Moody:
Bittersweet Symphony-The Verve

Million Miles- J. Ralph

Look back In-Moby

Chilled:
Sanford and Son- Quincy Jones

Fame- Bowie


These songs would definitely be part of my "soundtrack"

[Briareus]

"Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" by Gustav Mahler

[tavilach]

Ding Dong Song - Gunther

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by :XI:

Never be rude to an Arab - Monty Python.

The Cure would disagree

-t

[Fyre4ce]

"We Are the Champions" by Queen.

:-)

[dreilly1]

You can't always get what you want...
But if you try sometimes, you just might find
you get what you need.

[paul w]

Originally Posted by turtle777

The Cure would disagree

-t

Albert Camus would say: Tu n'as rien compris!

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by paul w

Albert Camus would say: Tu n'as rien compris!

I would say: humor impaired ?

-t

[scaught]

today?

black flag - depression

tomorrow?

who knows.

[paul w]

you are? that explains it!

[OB1]

"Doowutchyalike" by The Digital Underground

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by paul w

you are? that explains it!

*sigh* whatever

-t

[paul w]

You Gots to Chill- EPMD

[sek929]

It varies but for this moment I'd say

Toadies - Tyler

[von Wrangell]

This one:

Mitt Sjätte Sinne
Petter

-man kan ställa sig frågor
varför allting är i lågor
går fram och tillbaka
som vågor
-jag filosoferar funderar
varför vi existerar
varför jorden planeter
allting cirkulerar
-varför folk beter sig
som folk beter sig
varför vissa går ned sig
ger med sig bara ger sig
-pengar riksdaler styr våra liv
det är fel jag vet
men jag vill också ha min del
hela livet är ett spel
-satsa rätt lev ut
fixa din biljett imorrn kan allt vara slut
för när mörkret faller
står du helt på egen hand
då är det öga för öga tand för tand
kan aldrig bryta våra band
-lösa upp vår släkt
jag håller ryggen täckt
mitt sjätte sinne är väckt
vi är satans spioner
men allt är bara bilder?
mina bilder och visioner
dom säger mer än miljoner
-ord och begrepp och koncept
de har rätt
nu har tryggheten släppt vårt vett
och hamnat fullständigt snett
-mina drömmar måste sina
vill att isen ska tina
att världen ska skina
men det handlar om flis
för allt har sitt pris
materialistisk trygghet
det är så världen drivs
-slicka upp sparka ned
attityder poppar upp alltför ofta
jag vill slippa all stress bara softa

refr.

-vi har nått vår sista timme
jag ser skräck
mitt sjätte sinne är väckt
har vi nått vår sista timme
jag ser skräck
mitt sjätte sinne är väckt

-allting tär i min hjärna
min kärna
jag dyker som en tärna
men stannar under ytan
-under ytan är jag säker
såren läker
men vindar vänder
jag ser ondskans tänder
konflikter mellan länder
vad händer
har vi nått sista dan på vår kalender
för jag ser städer i bränder
-oskyldiga springer och flyr från tortyr
generaler som styr
ger order om likvidering
i denna skräckfyllda bild
har livet någon mening
-knappast vad fattas
när världen smälter universiellt
finansiellt
när soldater drar i fält
drabbar samman parallelt
med all ilska ondska
hat som har svält
-gå ridå? för korridor
mitt hjärta slår
och tankar som jag får
som går
-kombineras med allegorier
galna fantasier
och svåra melodier
en djupare betydelse
för livets strategier
-jag hatar våld och allt det står för
aggresiva filosofer
pressa mina gränser
och jag visar vad jag går för
-det är svårt att känna lycka
när allt börjar trycka
jag vill berusa mig själv
och aldrig mer nyktra


And YNWA of course.

[Superchicken]

Originally Posted by von Wrangell

This one:

Mitt Sjätte Sinne
Petter

Whole lot of German


And YNWA of course.

Yah... uhh... how many understood that bit?

[von Wrangell]

German?


It's Swedish

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by von Wrangell

German?
It's Swedish

Darn you, I was able to read it until you said it wasn't German

-t

[Jim Paradise]

Originally Posted by turtle777

The Cure would disagree

-t

Perhaps I'm missing potential humour or sarcasm in this post, but you do realize that the song is about Albert Camus' book The Stranger?

[von Wrangell]

Originally Posted by turtle777

Darn you, I was able to read it until you said it wasn't German

-t

Just let me know if you want me to translate it(to the best of my ability).

[dav]

tabula rasa - arvo part

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Jim Paradise

Perhaps I'm missing potential humour or sarcasm in this post, but you do realize that the song is about Albert Camus' book The Stranger?

That's not my point.

Most people here posted song titles that speak for themselves, without going into details what lies beneath it. So in this case, the Cure song's title goes against it the title "Never be rude to an Arab" (which, by the way, isn't meant exactly literal either), disregarding that there is a complete whole world of explanation and meaning behind it (drawing on Camus' book).

Did you know that the US used to play this song in Desert Storm via large PA systems to demoralize the Iraqi troops ? It didn't really matter what was behind that song, the line "Killing an Arab" was enought o be effective psych-war !

Ah well, let's just go on with our lives...

-t

[ASIMO]

Mr. Roboto - Styx

[historylme]

Beloved -- vnv nation.

For some reason, this is the song that I have listened to the most. It's dark tones and imagery hunts me.

[E's Lil Theorem]

Originally Posted by ASIMO

Mr. Roboto - Styx

[ort888]

Muskrat Love by Captain and Tennille.

[mac-kerouac]

Beck.......Jack-Ass

[Briareus]

Originally Posted by dav

tabula rasa - arvo part

Not technically a song, but still an amazing piece of music

[lavar78]

Theme From "Shaft" - Isaac Hayes

[nforcer]

Damn It Feels Good To be a Gangsta - Geto Boys
(Some f'd up version on iTunes for some reason)

[kmkkid]

hmmm this suits me fine:

Faggot by Mindless Self Indulgence. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...dItemId=774342


I've been denied all the best ultra sex
I've been denied all the best ultra sex
I... I tried to consume just like a super faggot
I got some dude
how can y'all give a mutha ****a something so good he couldn't say no
you nailed me hard
I love em when they don't give a mutha ****in' ****
I could have been someone
instead of falling flat upon my ass
dig me now, **** me later
and sing it to the tune of faggot faggot faggot ohhh
dig me now and **** me later
and sing it like that...
I've been denied all the best ultra sex
I've been denied all the best ultra sex
I.....I could have been a star
it freaks me out when I sound just like my mom
I couldve rocked the spot
instead of being just another faggot like I am
I played that **** straight
blowin' suckas to the side hopin' I get laid
now everybody knows
no way in hell I can ever live it down
dig me now, **** me later
and sing it to the tune of faggot faggot faggot ohhh
dig me now, **** me later
and sing it like that....
I've been denied all the best ultra sex
I've been denied all the best ultra sex
I could have been someone
instead of falling flat upon my ass
dig me now, **** me later
and sing it to the tune of faggot faggot faggot ohhh
dig me now, **** me later
and sing it like that....
I've been denied all the best ultra sex
I've been denied all the best ultra sex
molest
faggot faggot faggot faggot
faggot faggot faggot faggot
faggot faggot faggot faggot
faggot faggot faggot faggot

[Albert Pujols]

Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J

[Captain Obvious]

sympathy for the devil

[simonjames]

I was originally going to say Mad World but that seemed too morbid (recently a friend topped himself)

To pick just one song I guess the soundtrack of my life would have to be Depeche Mode's Enjoy the silence

[Face Ache]

Jake the Peg - Rolf Harris.

[nredman]

Somewhere In Between - by Lifehouse



I can't be losing sleep over this no I can't
& now I cannot stop pacing
Give me a few hours
I'll have this all sorted out
If my mind would just stop racing

'Cause I cannot stand still
I can't be this unsturdy
This cannot be happening

This is over my head
But underneath my feet
'Cause by tomorrow morning
I'll have this thing beat
& everything will be back to the way that it was
I wish that it was just that easy

'Cause I'm waiting for tonight
Then waiting for tomorrow
& I'm somewhere in between
What is real & just a dream
What is real & just a dream
What is real & just a dream

Would you catch me if I fall out of what I fell in
Don't be surprised if I collapse
Down at your feet again
I don't want to run away from this
I know that I just don't need this

'Cause I cannot stand still
I can't be this so unsturdy
This cannot be happening
Yeah

'Cause I'm waiting for tonight
Then waiting for tomorrow
& I'm somewhere in between
What is real & just a dream
What is real & just a dream
What is real & just a dream
What is real & just a dream

[dreilly1]

Another entry:

Life's a piece of sh*t
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...
<whistle>....

[macamac]

I've been everywhere - Johny Cash
Wipeout - The Surfaris
Fight the Good Fight - Triumph
Time Canon - Triumph
Petite Etude - Chopin
Fanfare Music - "Rocky - Motion Picture Soundtrack" - The whole thing actually.
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Smoothie Song - Nickel Creek
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Come As You Are - Nirvana
Lithium - Nirvana
Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones
Star Spangled Banner - The Rippingtons
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
Scuttle Buttin' - Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Sky is Crying - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Courtesy of the Red White and Blue - Toby Keith
1984 - Van Halen
Have you forgotten? - Darryl Worley
Who Are You - Van Halen
Diver Down - Van Halen
Concerto for the Electric Guitar - Yngwei Malmsteen
Fur Elise - Trans Siberian Orchestra
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Idomeneo "Quando Avran Fine Omai, Padre, Germani, Addio!" - Anna Netrebko
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet
Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker



Just a few songs that define my life.

[CreepingDeth]

What do you mean 'defines your life'? Does this mean it has to be an anthem or something ala Queen?

[ironknee]

Originally Posted by CreepingDeth

What do you mean 'defines your life'? Does this mean it has to be an anthem or something ala Queen?

whatever song (s) that you love because it speaks to u

[the_glassman]

Pretty much anything from Linkin Park. Some of their lyrics sound like they came straight from my life.

[macamac]

Also depended on the time of life: Papa Roach had a good one or two... "Last Resort" was a favorite for a bit.

[CreepingDeth]

*Sniff*

Alright:
Let's try…a few.
Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - AC/DC
Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
Taxman - The Beatles
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Come Together - The Beatles
The Warning - Black Sabbath
The Wizard - Black Sabbath
After Forever - Black Sabbath
Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
Green Onions - Booker T. And The MG's
Time Is Tight - Booker T. And The MG's
Nottingham Lace - Buckethead
Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
Swlabr - Cream
White Room - Cream
Politician- Cream
Hush - Deep Purple
Speed King - Deep Purple
Lazy - Deep Purple
Space Truckn' - Deep Purple
Child In Time - Deep Purple
Light My Fire - The Doors
Riders Of The Storm - The Doors
Toccata - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Karn Evil 9 - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Tarkus - Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Watcher Of The Skies - Genesis
Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Castles Made Of Sand - Jimi Hendrix
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
United - Judas Priest
Painkiller - Judas Priest
21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
Dazed And Confused- Led Zeppelin
The Lemon Song- Led Zeppelin
Heartbreaker- Led Zeppelin
Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp- Led Zeppelin
When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin
Dancing Days- Led Zeppelin
The Rover- Led Zeppelin
Kashmir- Led Zeppelin
Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
Hangar 18 - Megadeth
Whiplash - Metallica
The Call of KTULU - Metallica
Master Of Puppets - Metallica
Orion - Metallica
Ace Of Spades - Motörhead
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Mr. Crowlet - Ozzy Osbourne
Cemetery Gates - Pantera
Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd
Remember A Day - Pink Floyd
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun - Pink Floyd
One Of These Days - Pink Floyd
Time - Pink Floyd
Money - Pink Floyd
Us And Them - Pink Floyd
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Dogs - Pink Floyd
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Marooned - Pink Floyd
Man On The Silver Mountain - Rainbow
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones
2112 - Rush
La Villa Strangiato - Rush
YYZ - Rush
Satch Boogie- Joe Satriani
Seasons In The Abyss - Slayer
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Scuttlebuttin' - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Couldn't Stand The Weather - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Tightrope - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Riviera Paradise - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
For The Love Of God - Steve Vai
Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds
You're A Better Man Than I - The Yardbirds
Over, Under, Sideways, Down - The Yardbirds
I've Seen All Good People - Yes
Roundabout - Yes
The Fish - Yes
Heart Of The Sunrise - Yes
Close To The Edge - Yes
Siberian Khatru - Yes
Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen
Wowie Zowie - Zappa
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet - Zappa
Peaches En Regalia - Zappa
The Black Page - Zappa
Baby Snakes - Zappa
Can't Afford No Shoes - Zappa
La Grange - ZZ Top
Tush - ZZ Top