Oh God, Another Meme

Like many memes, this feels really profound when I do it. When I look at other people's soundtracks, I know a lot of the songs, but really, I'd have to see the movie. Feel free to skip this post or stop reading at any time.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE? (via Greg Van Eekhout from barthanderson)

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…

Opening Credits: Under African Skies, Paul Simon, Graceland

Waking Up: Ain’t No Sunshine, Carol Duboc (jazz cover)

First Day At School: Same Situation, Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark

Enter The Villain: I Am What I See, Single Gun Theory, Like Start in My Hands

Falling In Love: After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Midnight) Rickie Lee Jones, Rickie Lee Jones

Breaking Up: All of Me, Lester Young (In a conventional movie, Falling in Love and Breaking Up would be reversed. My movie is heavy on cheap irony)

Prom: They are Zombies!!! They Are Neighbors!!! They Have Come back From the Dead!!! Sufjan Stevens, Come on Feel the Illinoise

The Big Game: Wild Blue Seas, Single Gun Theory, Like Stars in my Hands

Life is Good: Sister Jack, Spoon, Gimme Fiction

Mental Anguish: Car on a Hill, Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark

Driving: Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, Sufjan Stevens, Come Hear the Illinoise

Flashback: Beside You In Time, Nine Inch Nails, With Teeth

Getting Back Together: Any Major Dude Will Tell You, Steely Dan, Citizen Steely Dan

Meeting the Parents: Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) The Arcade Fire, Funeral

Wedding: A Short Reprise for Mary Todd Lincoln, Sufjan Stevens (again!)

Paying the Dues: Behind Blue Eyes, The Who, Who’s Next

The Night Before The War: Crazy Love II, Paul Simon, Graceland

Chase Scene: The Caves of Altimera, Steely Dan

Final Battle: Black Friday, Steely Dan

Moment of Triumph: The Royal Scam, Steely Dan

Death Scene: Peg, Steely Dan

Funeral Song: Bad Reputation, Freedy Johnson, This Perfect World

End Credits: Blue Motel Room, Joni Mitchell, Blue