Open Discussion:
If you were the star of a film about your life, what song would play in the opening credits?
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I have been thinking on this all day, lol! At first I thought back to my formative years and opted for Aimee Mann or Tori Amos (with selections permeated by awakening, sadness, and resignation). Then I thought about the future and picked Sunflower, by Alice Peacock. Then (I know!) I thought about *right now* and went with “Have You Ever” by Brandi Carlile. I just can’t pick one song. I have too many facets to my life and personality. Thankfully, my life hasn’t hummed the same tune for the past 34 years. I’m glad it’s an ever-changing playlist.
Mine for the public: Aesop Rock – Daylight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd_W_x3nclY
Mine for myself: Sasha – Baja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYPU60ff5tM
Is anyone surprised by mine? I think not. Elliot Smith – Miss Misery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH8-lQ9CeyI
I’m actually thinking about picking up the guitar, so I can play all the depressing acoustic songs. They just don’t sound as good on the piano.
Get It While You Can–Janis Joplin
Depends on when you asked. At 21, True Faith by New Order; at 30, Jones in my Bones by D’Angelo; now, either Om Ni American by Saul Williams or Good Intentions by MeShell NDegeocello.
For getting down with my bad self, Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell” has always captured the polarized, torn, Christian/anti-christian spiritual transcendent/trapped ethos of my life. RIP Ronnie James Dio.
This is bad ass shit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoxkuO2G74I&feature=related
I’ll give you a hint…
“… and I can take or leave it if I please.”
See, I think this is a difficult question because of how it’s phrased. You ask about the opening credits to a movie, which means the song will be intended to set up a situation, since movies are about change. The song over the closing credits to a movie is establishing the now totally-changed situation at the end of the character’s narrative arc. So if we’re taking it from 1977 to now, I’d say the opening credits song would be “Moondance” by Van Morrison, and the closing credits would be “Raise Your Glass” by Pink, establishing my arc from optimistic child… Read more »
See I was overthinking it too. I wasn’t just thinking opening credits I was close to coming up with a full soundtrack.
Kelly Clarkson’s “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”
Crazy Dreams by Carrie Underwood. 🙂 But I really like Katherine McPhee’s version from the show SMASH too.
I’m going to reply to my own comment! Also Brandon Heath’s “The Light In Me”.
“Underdog” by Spoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1hZVDLkJDc
Runners up:
“Girl in the War” by Josh Ritter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqLssKusGzM
“Days Away” by InAshton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3KFNqRBsKE
I’m always just days away from change. And obviously am taking this question way too seriously 🙂
I’m sort of surprised by Lisa’s collection.
But I love it!
Why were you surprised? I’m trying to figure out what *wouldn’t* have been surprising Joanna!
Kaneda’s theme from Akira.
http://youtu.be/G-wv4pFodIQ
Oh damn. I don’t like Akira that much but that song is boss.
Shit just got real.
Okay so the last thing anyone probably wants to hear is a melancholy theme song but that’s just how I roll most of the time.
“We Watch Our Sad Eyed Angel Fall” by Black Tape For A Blue Girl.
We need to get Danny a new theme song!
One condition Joanna. It can’t have words. For the most part words get in the way of the things I feel when listening to music.
Troubke Man by Marvin Gaye.
This would be mine… Though I still don’t know what the hell the song is about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSVTdAtNYE
OMG I need a theme song. Shit.
When I first moved to Seattle at 22, The Mary Tyler Moore Theme was the song that kept ringing in my head (feminist child of the 70’s).
Mostly, I stick with Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out” for it’s lyrical power and it’s hope and belief in the idea of outness, creativity and positive point of view. And because, even though I’m a performer, it’s taken a long time to really let myself be truly seen.
Also? Disco.
Only the best song in the history of the world: Louis Armstrong’s
“What a Wonderful World” of course!!! 🙂