Soundtrack of your life...

I posted this topic on our boards a week or so ago & it was a big hit, hence the repeat here....

If you had to pick 10 songs (+/-) that would appear on the "soundtrack of your life" what would they be? You can include "why" if you feel like doing so...another "just for funner."

*Keep in mind that these aren't necessarily "favorite" songs - just those that have enough significance to be included on your own personal soundtrack.*

Mine are (numbered, but actually in no particular order...):

1. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
2. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys - Willie Nelson
3. Least Complicated - Indigo Girls
4. Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits
5. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman - Bryan Adams
6. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
7. True Companion - Marc Cohn
8. American Pie - Don McLean
9. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
10. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town - Pearl Jam
11. Book of Days -Enya
12. the entire Little Earthquakes CD - Tori Amos

Yep!

K~

Oh this one is going to be fun and difficult! Let's see

1. Take on me - A-ha
2. Who wants to live forever - Queen
3. It's my life - Bon Jovi
4. Complicated - Avril Lavigne
5. All I ask of you - Phantom of the Opera
6. All about soul - Billie Joel
7. One Step Closer - Linkin Park
8. It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday - Boyz II Men
9. Pour que tu m'aimes encore - Celine Dion
10. If I had a million dollars - Barenaked Ladies

*Keep in mind that these aren't necessarily "favorite" songs - just those that have enough significance to be included on your own personal soundtrack.*


Hmmm....Well, here is 10 of mine....kinda show's my age but they do all hold a significance somewhere in my life/

Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
Free Bird - Lynard Skynard
American Pie - Don McLean
Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Fat Man in the Bathtub - Little Feat
Seven Bridges Road - Eagles
The Perfect Country and Western Song - David Allan Coe
White River - Steve Miller Band
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

1) Growing up - Peter Gabriel
2) Woke up this morning - Alabama 3
3) Dreaming tree - Dave Matthews Band
4) Hurt - Nine Inch Nails.
5) Redemption - Conjure One
6) Vesuvio - Spacannapoli
7) Sky blue - Peter Gabriel
8) No way out - Peter Gabriel
9) Grieve - Peter Gabriel
10) Losing my religion - R.E.M

In no order:

1) Melissa Etheridge - All American Girl
2) Placebo - English Summer Rain
3) Garbage - Fix Me Now
4) Nine Inch Nails - All the Love in the World
5) U2 - Acrobat
6) Tom Petty - Wildflowers
7) Timbuk3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
8) Garbage - Cup of Coffee
9) Queen - The Show Must Go On
10) Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood
11) Dobie Gray - Drift Away

There might be some better selections to that list, but that's what I can think of for now... I did not pick the first song, my friends did a long time ago when we were thinking of one theme song for life right now. At the moment I'l having a harder time picking happier songs..doesn't help that I feel like complete garbage at the moment (physically)

There are two songs I absolutely love and cater to my warped sense of humor. Anyone actually ever heard of them? The Aadvark Song and The Drinking Man's Diet both by Allen Sherman.

Hmm ... good question, Kara. I'm sure if I answered on a different day, my answers would change a bit, but here's today's version:

1) Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul, and Mary
2) Yellow Submarine - Beatles
3) Desperado - Eagles
4) You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
5) My Generation - The Who
6) Hair of the Dog - Nazareth
7) Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
8) Tequila Sheila - Bobby Bare (Shel Silverstein)
9) The Weakness In Me - Joan Armatrading
10) Get Out the Map - Indigo Girls

It's interesting to see y'all's songs. There are a bunch of them that I like or that have meaning for me too. I think my real soundtrack would have to have at least 20 songs, though. :)

Wow, I can't believe it took me this long to notice this thread. I love music with a passion; there are times in my life it was all I could count on. Here is my soundtrack, though it is hard to pick just 10. In no particular order.

Nine inch Nails- A Warm Place
Type o Negative- Too Late; Frozen
Anthrax- Black Lodge
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Do you love me? (maybe my favorite song..)
Warrant- Bitter Pill (don't knock Warrant; this is an awesome song.)
Mr Bungle- Pink cigarette
Depeche Mode- In your Room
The Beatles- Hey Jude
Walk Don't Run (not sure who it's by, instrumental guitar)
Girl you'll be a Woman Soon (the remake from Pulp Fiction)

Bonus Track: Poison- Fallen Angel (had to add that!)

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Originally Posted by Marla

It's interesting to see y'all's songs. There are a bunch of them that I like or that have meaning for me too. I think my real soundtrack would have to have at least 20 songs, though. :)

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LOL...don't worry - this isn't mean to be all-inclusive, just to share some of the must-haves. My actual soundtrack is up around 500 songs at the moment. ;)

Bungle/Patton and Pink Cigarette - excellent - happy to see that!

Walk Don't Run is the Ventures I am pretty sure.

This would be a difficult list for me to compile though.

Place Where the Black Stars Hang - Lustmord - all sprawling 50+ minutes of it.
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
Demon of the Fall - OPETH - hell ANYTHING Opeth at all is uber
Tongue of Flame - Transglobal Underground/Natacha Atlas
The Illusion of Motion - YOB (wish I could go see them Sunday)

(30 minutes later I realize I can distill it no further - there are too many great songs)

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

Bungle/Patton and Pink Cigarette - excellent - happy to see that!

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Yeah, the Mr Bungle is pretty darn entertaining to listen to. :) I love how they made that song, an original, but it still sounds like it could be a classic from the 50's. People always ask if it is a remake. That and Tower of Strength.

'Pink Cigarette' is i think my fave track off that album ("California" for those playing along at home).

You like Tomahawk as well?
Patton has best male vox, Natacha Atlas best female IMO - in both cases the range and control are pretty much insane

I forgot to mention that everything Floyd has to be on that list:D

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

'Pink Cigarette' is i think my fave track off that album ("California" for those playing along at home).

You like Tomahawk as well?
Patton has best male vox, Natacha Atlas best female IMO - in both cases the range and control are pretty much insane

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I like Tomahawk. My favorite song of theirs has to be "Hitch a Ride." I love all the weird sounds he makes!

hmmm 10 songs
Keep in mind i don't listen to much other than rap and a lil rock so bare with me lol

she will be loved-maroon five(certain event that was similar in my case lol)
we ain't- eminem, the game
charades- papoose
helena- my chemical romance
like father like son- the game
bottom of every bottle(i don't know the exact name)- nickel back
why,why,why- sporty theives
moment of silence- nas, kwan
dreams-the game
dear momma- 2 pac


Yeah i know too much of the game on this list lol ;)

Brian

goodness... i don't know if i could narrow it down to ten. those last few spots would be hard to fill. "true love waits" by radiohead and "anyone else but you by the moldy peaches are the only ones that come to mind. oh, and "satan gave me a taco" by beck, just because. :)

or you could skip the list and just take the soundtrack to "until the end of the world." best album ever made, seriously... tho i've never been able to find the movie. check yr local used cd bins.

and yay for bungle... i was surprised enough to find one person listening to them, let alone have a second pop up. they're a great band, and you have to love patton. his ep with dillinger escape plan is awesome, and a new fantomas just came out (thinking of new stuff). oh, and you two also check out mars volta, great stuff. just got the new one, so had to plug it.

Yeah, I admit I learned about Bungle/other Patton stuff from my boyfrieind. i always just thought of him as "the guy who was in Faith No More, the band that did that Epic song.." but it is really amazing when you dig deeper into a band and listen to their really good stuff, not just the one hit that happened to be popular. I was mad to see FnM on VH1's One Hit Wonder show; they are so much better than referring to them as that!

Wow, how interesting....

1. U can't always get what u want-Rolling Stones
2. Beast of Burden-Rolling Stones
3.Born to Run- Bruce Springsteen
4. Thunder Road-Bruce Springsteen
5. She talks to Angels- Black Crowes
6.Smell that Smell-Skynard
7.In my Life-The Beatles
8.Here comes the Sun- The Beatles
9. The Pretender- Jackson Browne
10.Sweet Baby- Clarke&Duke
Bonus---Redneck Women-Gretchen Wilson

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Originally Posted by KLG

LOL...don't worry - this isn't mean to be all-inclusive, just to share some of the must-haves. My actual soundtrack is up around 500 songs at the moment. ;)

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I hear ya, and there are definitely songs I like more than the ones on my list, but they are all very significant in representing something to me. When I went through my last breakup, I actually burned a soundtrack for it, with the sad stuff, then the angry songs, then the getting over it and moving on music, and it was pretty therapeutic to listen to for a while. It's easier to pick songs that go with a certain time or situation, for me, than for a lifetime. :)

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Originally Posted by Marla

When I went through my last breakup, I actually burned a soundtrack for it, with the sad stuff, then the angry songs, then the getting over it and moving on music, and it was pretty therapeutic to listen to for a while.

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I have done that too. :) It is always a big help to include a song or two that completely mock the person you are trying to get over. Like my last breakup a few years ago, I included a song that my friend and I had made some "nice" alternate lyrics to, about my ex, in regards to his status as a complete loser (he owed me money. :)
But yeah, I definately agree; with CD burners these days, you really can make soundtracks for your life. It is awesome.

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Originally Posted by Marla

It's easier to pick songs that go with a certain time or situation, for me, than for a lifetime. :)

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Ah yes...hence a "soundtrack" is eventually a lifetime of situations - a veritable symphony of emotion & experience, but never quite a finished piece. Music may not make the world go round, but it sure makes the ride worth listening to. ;)

K~

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Originally Posted by Ironhead

*Keep in mind that these aren't necessarily "favorite" songs - just those that have enough significance to be included on your own personal soundtrack.*


Hmmm....Well, here is 10 of mine....kinda show's my age but they do all hold a significance somewhere in my life/

Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
Free Bird - Lynard Skynard
American Pie - Don McLean
Cats in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Fat Man in the Bathtub - Little Feat
Seven Bridges Road - Eagles
The Perfect Country and Western Song - David Allan Coe
White River - Steve Miller Band
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

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OMG you rule....all great tunes

1) Black No.1 - Type O Negative
2) Right Side of the bed - Atreyu
3) Passive - A Perfect Circle
4) I love Livin' in the City - Fear
5) Be Yourself - AudioSlave
6) Truth - Limp Bizkit
7) Schism - Tool
8) Every Day Is Exactly the Same - Nine Inch Nails
9) The Crimson - Atreyu
10) Change of Seasons - Dream Theater

Hey nice.

Both my oldest son and my brother-in-law are heavily into Atreyu.

We wound up seeing them twice last summer.

Kara, this is a great thread. And Little Earthquakes is one of the best albums ever.

Here's my soundtrack in chronological order (of course):

1. Kodachrome – Paul Simon (the first 45 I can remember buying, owning and playing)
2. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield (the first two live concerts I ever went to)
3. Vacation – The Go-Go’s (the first live concert I went to without a parent)
4. Purple Rain – Prince (early high school)
5. I Will Follow – U2 (mid high school)
6. When the Levee Breaks – Led Zepplin (late high school)
7. Shelter – The Rolling Stones (the crazy lost year after high school)
8. God - Tori Amos (transition period)
9. Closer – Nine Inch Nails (never fails to remind me of getting to know Smulkin)
10. Swamped – Lacuna Coil (made a major impact on my musical tastes last summer)
11. Desperate Actions of a Broken Man – When Everything Goes Wrong (it’s been stuck in my head for the last four days)

The last one is my brother’s band. He’s the bassist. If you care to listen, go to www.purevolume.com/wheneverythinggoeswrong (Unfortunately, the vocals came out sounding a little tinny.)

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

Hey nice.

Both my oldest son and my brother-in-law are heavily into Atreyu.

We wound up seeing them twice last summer.

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Caught them once last year in NY, at Ozzfest.
They're great, I mainly went for God Forbid though.

This is a good thread, I see a bunch of great music here. This will require a bit of time to compile. Try these on for size;



#1- 2112 (Rush)
#2- La Villa Strangiato (Rush)
#3- Gentle Flower, Hidden Beast (Steve Morse Band)
#4- Animals (Pink Floyd)
#5- In My Time Of Dying (Led Zeppelin)
#6- Heart Of The Sunrise (Yes)
#7- A Day In The Life (The Beatles)
#8- Aja (Steely Dan)
#9- Fooling Yourself(The Angry Young Man) (Styx)
#10- Gone Hollywood (Supertramp)

I love the Beatles. :)
I used to dislike Rush, when I was younger; I just thought they were too complicated and stuff. Now that I am older and more intelligent, I honestly appreciate their work a LOT and think of them as one of the best technical bands out there.

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I love the Beatles. :)

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who? :confused: just kiddding i love them too::( (does my avatar give me away?)

top ten songs then ok.....

Yesterday-The Beatles (well really it was Pauls but lets not get technical)
Iris-Goo Goo Dolls
Help-The Beatles
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da -Beatles
Rocky Raccoon-Beatles
Twist and Shout-Beatles
Bridge over troubled water-Simon and Garfunkel
The Boxer-S&G /\
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River of Dreams-Billy Joel
Look What You've done-Jet

and the list goes on and on im mean i have this play list thats my absolute favorites and nothingelse goes on it and each song has to pass my personal inspection blahblah blah and its still over 200 songs long

I got to know the Beatles by listening to my dad's band; when I was growing up, they used to play locally and their main staple was Beatle cover tunes. :)
It is hard to pik a favorite song of theirs; isn't it weird how they evolved (compare "twist and shout" with something later on like, say, "come together.")

I think I'll add a few to mine..

Sisters of Mercy "More"
Alice Cooper "House of Fire"
KISS "Tears are Falling"
Depeche Mode "Just cant Get Enough"

I know I am weird. :)

completely i mean they can have a song like "yesterday" and "while me guitar gently weeps" which was all like soft bluies rock and roll and on the other side of the spectrum there is "back in the ussr" and then they have there india stoner songs like "within u without u"

I know, it was fascinating how they pulled all that stuff off! I love versatile artists.