Thursday, January 18, 2007

If My Life Was a Movie, What Would the Soundtrack Be?

Found this very cool short challenge on CC Chapman's blog.

How to Play:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question below, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the nextbutton
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool …

Here are mine:

Opening Credits:
Jams Run Free - Sonic Youth

First Day At School:
Chapel Hill - Sonic Youth

Falling In Love:
Bowl of Flies - Leatherface

Breaking Up:
Candle in the Wind - Leatherface

Prom:
A Sucker's Evening - Palace Music

Mental Breakdown:
The Bitter End - Hot Water Music

Flashbacks:
I Send my Love to you - Palace

Getting Back Together:
On The Road - Tom Waits

Wedding Scene:
In My Life - Johnny Cash

Final Battle:
Solo - Hepcat

Death Scene:
Heaven is the Dust Between my Toes - No Means No

Funeral Song:
Misery and Famine - Bad Religion

End Credits:
It Wasn't Me - Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins

Finale:
Cold & Wet - Bonnie "Prince" Billy



Ok...what's yours???

6 comments:

Dry Shave said...

Opening Credits: Man In Black (Johnny Cash)

First Day of School: I Still Miss Someone (Flatt & Scruggs)

Falling in Love: The Rebel - Johnny Yuma (Johnny Cash)

Breaking Up: We Threw Gasoline On The Fire (NOFX)

Prom: Uranus (Descendents) [I never went to any high school dance]

Mental Breakdown: Shutters and Boards (Porter Wagoner)

Flashbacks: Thief (Trip Shakespeare)

Getting Back Together: Never Gonna Be The Same Again (Bob Dylan - bootleg)

Wedding Scene: Touch Me (Willie Nelson)

Final Battle: The Main (Nova Mob - song about heroin addiction, bootleg copy)

Death Scene: Much Too Much (The Who)

Funeral Song: Pledging My Love (David Allan Coe - you'll learn about this him in TN)

End Credits: Destiny's Chid (Waylong Jennings)

Finale: Really Insane (Sebadoh)


-Ross

Dave said...

Nice Ross. As I mentioned, craziest prom ever!

I'm still getting over my fight scene. Hilarious.

Dave

Dry Shave said...

At least your first day of school wasn't "How To Maximize Your Kill Count" by the Supersuckers.

Matt is doing this same thing at Digital Detroit Radio, it's sweeping the nation.

dovercourt said...

Opening Credits:
First in Flight - Blackalicious

First Day At School:
Handjobs for the Holidays - Broken Social Scene

Falling In Love:
Can't do Nuttin for ya man - Public Enemy

Breaking Up:
Blood on the Motorway - DJ Shadow

Prom:
I Can't Wake Up - KRS One

Mental Breakdown:
Do it Now - Mos Def

Flashbacks:
Drawing Flies - Soundgarden

Getting Back Together:
Cashout - Fugazi

Wedding Scene:
There Goes the Fear - The Doves

Final Battle:
An Eagle in Your Mind - Boards of Canada

Death Scene:
In My Eyes - Rage Against the Machine (covering Black Flag)

Funeral Song:
You're Gonna Get Yours - Public Enemy

End Credits:
Can't Keep Runnin Away - The Pharcyde

Finale:
Foreman's Dog - Fugazi

dovercourt said...

Opening Credits:
First in Flight - Blackalicious

First Day At School:
Handjobs for the Holidays - Broken Social Scene

Falling In Love:
Can't do Nuttin for ya man - Public Enemy

Breaking Up:
Blood on the Motorway - DJ Shadow

Prom:
I Can't Wake Up - KRS One

Mental Breakdown:
Do it Now - Mos Def

Flashbacks:
Drawing Flies - Soundgarden

Getting Back Together:
Cashout - Fugazi

Wedding Scene:
There Goes the Fear - The Doves

Final Battle:
An Eagle in Your Mind - Boards of Canada

Death Scene:
In My Eyes - Rage Against the Machine (covering Black Flag)

Funeral Song:
You're Gonna Get Yours - Public Enemy

End Credits:
Can't Keep Runnin Away - The Pharcyde

Finale:
Foreman's Dog - Fugazi

dovercourt said...

Opening Credits:
First in Flight - Blackalicious

First Day At School:
Handjobs for the Holidays - Broken Social Scene

Falling In Love:
Can't do Nuttin for ya man - Public Enemy

Breaking Up:
Blood on the Motorway - DJ Shadow

Prom:
I Can't Wake Up - KRS One

Mental Breakdown:
Do it Now - Mos Def

Flashbacks:
Drawing Flies - Soundgarden

Getting Back Together:
Cashout - Fugazi

Wedding Scene:
There Goes the Fear - The Doves

Final Battle:
An Eagle in Your Mind - Boards of Canada

Death Scene:
In My Eyes - Rage Against the Machine (covering Black Flag)

Funeral Song:
You're Gonna Get Yours - Public Enemy

End Credits:
Can't Keep Runnin Away - The Pharcyde

Finale:
Foreman's Dog - Fugazi