Soundtracks of Our Lives

Courtesy of Ms. Bond:

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's 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 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...

The results behind the cut...

This is all courtesy of my trusty iPod, AKA, MotherBOXXX.

(Apologies for naming my iPod that extended to Jack Kirby, Grant Morrison, and Kevin Church, among others...)

Opening Credits:
Enoch Light: C'est Magnifique
Gives the whole shebang an almost Pillow Talk-like ambience. There have been worse opening credit themes. Plus, Cole Porter! BONUS!

Waking Up:
The Four Tops: A Simple Game

First Day At School:
Carla Thomas: What A Fool I've Been

Falling In Love:
Markus Nikolai: Bushes (FPM's Telecaster Mix)
Hmmmm...

If the bushes in the dark, groan in the dark,
Then someone's probably makin'... uhh...

Love is such an innocent word,
The largest understatement on Earth

Fight Song:
Scissor Sisters: Filthy Gorgeous (ATOC vs. Superbuddha Remix)
Who the hell am I fighting? A transvestite hooker? Is this a school fight song, or am I actually the one doing the fighting? Inquiring minds want to know.

When you're runnin' from a trick
And you trip on a hit of acid
You gotta work for the man
But your biggest moneymakers' flaccid
You gotta keep your shit together
With your feet on the ground
There ain't no one gonna listen
If you haven't made a sound
You're an acid junkie college flunky dirty puppy daddy bastard

Breaking Up:
Dionne Warwick: This Empty Place
Wow, MotherBOXXX has made a hell of a choice here! Bacharach and David? Always a classy choice! And wholly appropriate!

Only your embrace
Can fill this empty place.
Come back, come back, come back to meeeeeeee!

Prom:
Thurston Knudson: Jungle Telegraph
Apparently my high school is going for a really primitive vibe for the prom. Like, National Geographic primitive.

Life is Good:
Gene Pitney: Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa
More a driving song, but on the plus side, more Bacharach and David!

Mental Breakdown:
Sister Sledge: Got To Love Somebody
Interesting choice for a mental breakdown:

Tired of movies all by myself
I'm sure you folks know what I mean
My time has come and I need someone
To share my popcorns and jellybeans
Looked in the mirror, it all got clearer
I won't let my life pass me by
Stop feelin' sorry for myself
Fish are biting
I'll throw out my line

Driving:
Ella Fitzgerald: Do I Love You?

Flashback:
Art of Noise: Pause

Getting Back Together:
Belle & Sebastian: Dirty Dream Number Two (Live)
Apparently we get back together at a Belle & Sebastian concert. I can think of worse places to get back together! Unfortunately, these lyrics bode ill:

A choice is facing you, a healthy dose of pain
A choice is facing you as you stare through the rain
A choice is facing you but I choose to refrain for today
Tomorrow we'll be back in trouble again

Wedding:
Garry Blake & His Orchestra: Strangers in the Night
An unconventional choice for a wedding.

Paying the Dues:
Kylie Minogue: Spinning Around

I'm spinning around
Move out of my way
I know you're feelin' me 'cuz you like it like this

The Night Before The War:
Martin Denny: Black Orchid

Final Battle:
Pet Shop Boys: Gomorrah (Dettlinger Remix)
Apparently the gayest war, ever.

"Are you gonna go
To the Sodom and Gomorrah Show?
It's got everything you need for your complete
Entertainment and instruction
Sun, sex, sin, divine intervention,
Death and destruction
The Sodom and Gomorrah show
Is a once-in-a-lifetime production"

Moment of Triumph:
Marvin Gaye: Stubborn Kind of Fellow

Death Scene:
Komeda: Curious
Not my favorite Komeda song, but who cares? I'll be DEAD!!

Don't be shy
Say goodbye to your inhibition
Feel alright
Take a chance, it's your submission

It's not a question of time
'Cause all that matters is life

Funeral Song:
Stereolab: Eye of the Volcano
I was hoping for "Bill is Dead" by the Fall. Or at least "Sympathy for the Devil".

End Credits:
Eddie Kendricks: Keep On Truckin'
Score another one for my little MotherBOXXX!! Love it, love it. Ending on a funky, 70s Motown up-note.

Keep on truckin', baby
I got to keep on truckin'
Got to get to your good lovin'
Huh.huh.huh.huh.huh.

FIN

P.S., Sorry about all the exclamation marks. I have no idea what the heck is wrong with me today, but I'm not feeling amitious enough to edit the punctuation of this post.