In the course of our ongoing discourses about proper Geometry and Theology, the Duke de Mondo flung me this mp3 across the electronic airwaves from his home in Ireland. Besides being Blogcritics beloved resident foul-mouthed Mick, the Duke is also widely reputed to be Osama bin Laden's homosexual lover. There is reputed video of the Duke and OBL sacrificing a goat to Satan, though it's somewhat blurry. Being the accomplished liar that he is (Did I mention that he's Irish?), I'm sure the Duke would vociferously deny all of this. Indeed, he might have an even bigger lie about me. Figures. Plus, he'd probably claim that the video isn't him, but rather Sasquatch, or perhaps ol' Slewfoot.…
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— go to most recent comments26 - Steve S
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Evergreen if it's the NC-17 version.
27 - Mark Saleski
man, this is impossible. i mean, i can pick my favorite song or somethin'...but hardly anybody would know it.
28 - Al Barger
More obscure picks are even better, Mark. Remember though, we're looking for something to represent YOU, that'd give people some kind of clue what type of fellow you are.
29 - DrPat
If it's really obscure, pull the lyrics or drop an mp3 link...
30 - Thugs Ma
Y'all don't know me, but Al does. I'm Thugs Ma.
Since pupping out The Thug, my world view has taken a different turn. The songs that most represent me:
Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues" -- "Gotta go back to workin'/Gotta buy my kid (singular) a brand new pair of shoes."
Loretta Lynn's Shel Silverstein hit: "One's on the Way." I used to have a bigger world view, I cared about politics, art and music. But lately my world view is stinky pants. With great joy. "Here in Topeka, the flies are a buzzin'."
And when I feel down on the opposite sex and overly confident, I get a yen to be the gal headin' on down alone in "Big River:"
"I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota). And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl. Then I heard my dream was back Downstream cavortin' in Davenport,
And I followed you, Big River, when you called."
He doesn't get her.
31 - Al Barger
I'll represent here for the Thug's Ma. Now, we could get her some deep dark night of the soul thing from her hero Sinatra if it were for an earnest drama. That would work.
Being the little Annie Oakley that she also is though, I'm thinking by way of intro something from Annie Get Your Gun. Perhaps "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" would be the thing for her.
32 - Zaldor
Ok, I'll bite... ;)
"Stuck in a Moment" - U2
33 - S.Rod
I usually don't comment but I liked this post..."She Just Wants to Be" by REM would represent me.
34 - Sister Ray
"All Tomorrow's Parties" or "Let It Bleed."
My screen-name song is too cryptic and too long to work as a character theme.
Natalie, I considered "All Apologies" by Nirvana as my song. I really related to "I wish I was like you/easily amused."
35 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
Now when i think about it, in fact, the only song i could wish for would be The Girl Inside by Kirsten Dunst, from the Get Over It soundtrack.
sigh...
36 - Al Barger
Hey, I've got a song for ya Duke:
Aaron and Osama sittin' in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
37 - Eric Berlin
More like Aaron and Kirsten...
(in Duke's mind... sorry Duke!)
38 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
ha! eric, a cruel blow to the guts that was!! haha
an Al, the matter is with the divorce courts, i think we should say no more about Osama, or, Mr No Fuckin Child Support as he's now known round these parts
39 - gypsyman
Oi this is harder than I thought, at first there was the straight forward appeal of "I'm a nut" but it lacks the subtlety of nuance that all of us are so famouse for, so than I thought of The Holiday Bar and Grill Cafe by Ray Matarick for my younger years
"I've been higher than a kite since early morning,
Hotter than the sun up in the sky,
drinking sure beats thinking,
think I'll drink til I die..."
but for the clean and sober me that won't work so Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" had some appeal or Jimmy Cliff's version of "I Can See Clearly Now" could also work.
But if one song were to encapsulate the essence of gypsyman it would have to be the seminal hit by Blurt from the early 1980's (Duke may know who these guys are)"My Mother Was A Friend Of The Enemy Of The People"
Great post Al
40 - Greg Smyth
For some reason I've always imagined strolling down the street in a John Hughes-esque version of my life to the strains of Huey Lewis & The News' Hip To Be Square.
I'm not entirely sure why...
41 - WTF
Hmmmm
OH WELL - The Rockets version -(written by Fleetwood Mac, but put into hyperdrive by The Rockets)
or perhaps
RETROROCKETS by Dr. Didge
I'm into rockets tonight...
"I got a rocket in my pocket... oh yeah mama"
Sincerly
Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot
42 - crooked spine
"Ends of the Earth" from Ocean Songs by the Dirty Three.
43 - John Bil
I don't need anybody elses music to be my song, I have my own.
44 - Bob A. Booey
What song would you pick for me, darlings?
You did NOT pick the Doors, Berlin.
Natalie Davis likes Nirvana? Beavis and Butthead soundtrack, dude!
Dave Nalle is SO not the Clash. How dare you, Dave? How dare you? Why are YOU punk? :) I'm seeing Social Distortion in a couple of weeks, by the way.
That is all.
45 - DrPat
"They're Coming to Take Me Away" by Napoleon the 14th, BAB
46 - Al Barger
Thanks for your kind words Gypsyman. Since you start out being kind of a Heinz 57 ethnic mix (starting with being one of them Canucks what with their famous beady little eyes), and considering your sensitivity to the issues of Native Americans, perhaps you could represent with Irving Berlin's late period classic "I'm an Indian Too."
Alternate thought for myself. "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War has been near to my heart for long decades now. Depending on what kind of movie I was heading into, that could be just the thing to set up some heavy drama.
Drawing back an inch or two from the abject despair of her own pick, instead of the Nirvana, I would consider representing Miss Natalie with "Poor Judd Is Dead."
47 - Al Barger
While we're at, the evil America hating Chelsea Lou might be well represented by "Cruella de Ville." Indeed, if Chelsea doesn't scare you, no evil thing will.
After some of revelations on another thread, I'd be tempted to represent Sussman with something by Styx. I just don't know which Styx to beat him with.
And I'm still at a loss for a pick to represent our Dear Leader Eric Olsen.
48 - Bob A. Booey
"Granny Cool" by Sugar.
Just kidding, oh captain my captain.
That is all.
49 - Bob A. Booey
Dr. Pat, a Dr. Demento-type song is SO not me, though.
It's gotta be something a lil hipper, don't you think, darlings?
That is all.
50 - DrPat
Perhaps I was projecting my own desires, BABsie...
51 - Eric Berlin
Bob -- Sorry if I exploded your expectations by choosing "Soul Kitchen." I'm a 90% music/feel, 10% lyrics kind of person with pop music (which may be odd, as a writer, but there it is), so I can imagine seeing myself in a film, and having "Soul Kitchen" represent me... yeah, I could get behind that.
52 - Eric Berlin
Or "Super Rad" by the Aquabats.
Either way, I'm good.
53 - Bob A. Booey
Berlin, I don't know what the second song is, but I think I can work with it because it sounds obscure and indie-ish enough.
The Doors song, however, would make me reconsider our "Low Impedance" screenplay. I considered walking off the project altogether, bro :) I hate the Doors that much and if it jeopardizes our High Fidelity rip-off about overly verbose critic-y type 20something guys in a Dave Matthews world, then I was willing to draw a line in the sand, man.
That is all.
54 - Eric Berlin
I didn't know that we were writing a screenplay together... oh well, ignorance is bliss if the project is now in jeopardy!
Anyway, my wife absolutely hates The Doors, but we've managed to work through it.
55 - Michael J. West
I've ALWAYS wanted to swagger onto the movie screen with Syd Dale's "Disc A Go-Go playing over the proceedings.
56 - Silas Kain
"Evergreen" as sung by Belle Lawrence How gay is that?
And I dedicate the following to...
Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" to Al 'Beefy' Barger;
The Guess Who's "American Woman" to DrPat;
Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" to Dave Nalle;
Godspell's "Prepare Ye The Way of The Lord" to Anthony Grande;
Jesus Christ Superstar's "Gethsemane" to John Bambeneck;
Grease's "Beauty School Dropout" to Gonzo Marx;
Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" to Natalie Bennett;
Chicago's "You're the Inspiration" to Steve S;
Billy Joel's "Innocent Man" to Matthew T. Sussman;
Tom Petty & The Heartbreaker's "I Won't Break Down" to RJ;
Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" to Eric Berlin;
Steve Miller Band's "The Joker" to Bob A. Booey;
Frank Zappa's " Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" to Shark;
Cyndi Lauper's "She Bop" to Temple Stark;
and,
"A Mighty Fortress is Our God" to Eric Olsen for putting up with our crap.
57 - Eric Berlin
Thanks Silas -- I'm not the biggest Elton John fan, but the stuff of his I dig I really dig, and "I'm Still Standing" is one of them. Saw the video about 1,000 times during my youthful slothful MTV-fed years.
58 - Al Barger
Silas, thanks for calling me "Hot Stuff." It's good to be appreciated.
Yeah, Dear Leader certainly has to have holy levels of patience not to choke the living shit out of some folk here on a right regular basis.
Perhaps some GnR, then. "Patience" would be a decent choice for Monsieur Olsen.
59 - Al Barger
Going back to the original premise of the article, and the Duke's comment 38, I'm seeing a Lifetime channel movie based on this relationship, with Our Lying Mick cast as the female victim just trying to get Justice and a few dollars to support the child.
I'm not sure what kind of child Aaron and Osama would have. Not sure I want to think too much about that.
Duke's song for this movie might be Tammy Wynette's classic "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"
60 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
i think we would have some kind of goat-child.
an maybe Tammy's song would fit just splendid. or maybe Dolly's Little Sparrow, on account of the baby has wings.
61 - Mary K. Williams
No, I really can't pick just one. And it's hard not to just pick Favorite tunes when it really should be about the imaginary soundtrack - but I'll try.
First thing that came to mind is "I'm a Bitch" (Meredith Brooks), not because I'm a bitch,(well I can be), but because of the more yin-yangy aspect of the song.
It's funny that someone mentioned "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" (Godspell soundtrack) because that is one of the songs that I train to. It happens to work perfectly with 'Cat One' one of my favorite forms (karate).
On that same training subject, when I was preparing for my shodan rank, I wore out my MP3 just about while I was riding(cycling) on a trainer. My favorite was "Brain Stew" by Green Day. So, yeah, that definiely will be in my movie montage.
For a while there, I was thinking of the mp3 play list as the soundtrack to my life -
SO - If I havnt lost anyone yet
here's a bit more:
"Subway Stories Soundtrack" (Mecca Bodega)
"Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes" (Paul Simon's Graceland)
a bunch of things by U2
"The Impression that I Get" (Mighty Mighty Bosstones - this one is special, I used the lyrics for my rank essay)
"It Hurt so Bad" (Susan Tedeschi)
"I Know my Love" (The Corrs and The Chieftans - yes, this is the long shot while I'm tooling along in my convertible)
Thanks Al, that was fun. : )
62 - Shark
E Berlin: "...I can imagine seeing myself in a film, and having "Soul Kitchen" represent me... yeah, I could get behind that."
Um, that would be "Backdoor Man".
63 - BRICKLAYER
"Cadaveric Incubator Of Endoparasites" by Carcass. That song is all me, all the time.
64 - Eric Berlin
Shark, you been spying on me?
65 - DJRadiohead
I have enjoyed this thread...
A lot of Elliott Smith's song represent how I feel pretty well but I wouldn't say they actually reflect my own life.
I think the one I would go with for the moment is "My So-Called Celibate Life" by the Pernice Brothers.
66 - DJRadiohead
Silas' post on #56 is one of my favorite things ever! Silas... I will keep my fingers crossed you never feel the need to associate Cyndi Lauper with me. I especially enjoy your choice for EO. Nice.
67 - DrPat
"American Woman" is okay -- did you know you can Tango to it? ('Course, I can tango to almost everything...)
Silas, I always thought of you as Natalie Wood (and chorus) singing, "I Feel Pretty"
68 - steve
The Beatles- "Tomorrow Never Knows"
69 - phil
Imagine, Something, Because, I Will, Help, Yesterday, Here there and Everywhere, In my Life, I need You,...
70 - Sister Ray
There is a song by one of my favorite artists that has my real-life name in the title, but I thought it would be obvious and self-aggrandizing to choose it as my theme.
Thankfully, I would like this particular song even if it didn't have my name. There a few other songs that use my name, but I don't especially like them.
If your name is in a song, how do you feel about it? I knew a Mickey who got real tired of the Toni Basil hit.
71 - Mark Sahm
Sister Ray, I pray to my black star that the acronym for Stay-At-Home-Mothers is never, ever made into a song. :o)
72 - Al Barger
Alternately, we could represent for Silas with Elton's all-time classic "Grow Some Funk of Your Own," the nominally hetero approach interrupted by the senoritas fast-talking boyfriend who grabbed him by the arm. "Oh, and it hurt SO MUCH!"
73 - Silas Kain
If you weren't so hetero, Al, I'd nominate you to be the Gay Party's Presidential candidate. You have such an innate sense of fashion and music.
74 - Al Barger
Gee gosh, Silas. I'd suck as an interior decorator, though. On the other hand, one of my favorite bits of home decor was the big framed poster of Prince's nude Lovesexy cover that I had hanging in my living room for a couple of years.
On that note, depending on the film context, you could represent for me doing my best celebratory white boy dance to "I Know."
75 - Shark
Big Al "Judy Garland" Barger: "...one of my favorite bits of home decor was the big framed poster of Prince's nude Lovesexy cover that I had hanging in my living room..."