As you might have read here previously couple of my work and I buddies have started a music exchange. Each person had to come up with 20 songs from different musicians and genres, burn a cd and give it to the other members. The idea is to edutain others about the music that you like. <\/p>\n
From my previous list Emm Gryner and Cibo Matto got the most votes and Belle & Sebastian, Liz Phair, Tegan & Sara and Laibach got honourable mention. Only the White Stripes got chewed up. <\/p>\n
The next challenge is to come up with songs that are associated with emotions. As I like to complicate things, I’ve tried to include some “classics” since my co-workers are into different types of music and have not had too much chance to hear some of the musicians that I think have had a big influence. For your browsing pleasure here is my preliminary song list with annotations:<\/p>\n
When I was coming up with the following list I had hard time distinguishing \u201cDancey\u201d songs from the \u201cEmotions\u201d songs. I had made a point of choosing as many \u201cDancey\u201d songs for all categories. Also, I have decided to focus on what I call \u201cClassic Rock\u201d bands. Unlike Led Zeppelin, these bands might not be in constant rotation on the CHEZ 106.1 or the Bear but have substantial following within their respective genres. Some of the songs on this list have a nostalgic significance to me. If they sound like teenagey songs, that that is probably because I danced to them as a teenager.<\/p>\n
Happy<\/strong> Funny<\/strong> Angry<\/strong> Sad<\/strong> As you might have read here previously couple of my work and I buddies have started a music exchange. Each person had to come up with 20 songs from different musicians and genres, burn a cd and give it to the other members. The idea is to edutain others about the music that you like. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p278IQ-1u","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bojnberry.ca\/~boj\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u00a7\t\u201cKiss Factory\u201d by Miss Kittin from \u201cI com\u201d, 2004.
\n\u00a7\t \u201cPerfect Day\u201d by Lou Reed from \u201cTrainspotting Soundtrack\u201d, 1996 (Classic, Dancey)
\nBulk of Lou Reed\u2019s music that I\u2019m familiar with is from his Velvet Underground days. He continued on with successful music career after that and is still releasing records. This song was originally released in the early 70\u2019s (don\u2019t quote me on that though). Chris and I picked it as our wedding song. <\/p>\n
\n\u00a7\t\u201cKnow your Chicken\u201d by Cibo Matto from \u201cViva la Woman\u201d, 1996
\nCibo Matto are back by popular demand. The video for this song is funny too.
\n\u00a7\t\u201cChicken Song\u2019 ? by Grandmaster Chicken & DJ Duck ? ?
\nI don\u2019t actually have a copy of this song. I could not find it on iTunes either. I\u2019ll try and find it, but I\u2019m not making any promises. I can\u2019t even get the full name of the song because of the CBC strike. I think I will replace this entry with the “I bet you they won’t play this song on the radio” by Monty Phyton.
\n\u00a7\t\u201cThe Bob Dylan Song\u201d by Brendan Nolan from Southern Sunset, 1996
\nBrendan Nolan used to be the house musician at the Old Dublin in Montreal. This song is written by another chap, one Eric Bogle, with whom I am not familiar.
\n\u00a7\t\u201cCanada Song\u201d by MST3K cast from an episode
\nThis is a sorry excuse for lack of Canadian content in this edition of the \u201cMusic Challenge\u201d. Though not Canadian this song is taken from a TV show skit. The TV Show \u201cMystery Science Theatre 3000\u201d is about a guy and two puppets in front of a movie screen showing straight to video release or B movies. The guy and puppets add commentary to the goings on in the film and do sketches before and after commercials. In this particular episode, they\u2019re watching an independent Canadian film where a kid hides in the back of a pick-up to find and destroy an evil cult. In the skit, one of the puppets is dressed as a mountie and wants to honour Canada, but the other, more sinister, puppet derails him. Hopefully it is still funny without seeing the show.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a7\t\u201cLet\u2019s Lynch the Landlord\u201d by Dead Kennedys from \u201cFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables\u201d, 1980 (Classic, Dancey)
\nDead Kennedys are the key 80s political Hard Core Punk band. Soundtrack to my teenage years would have a hole the size of Mac truck without them. I still see kids on the street wearing DK badges. Besides, if you\u2019ve ever lived in the apartment building and required repairs, or hot water, you can at least somewhat appreciate the song.
\n\u00a7\t\u201cOcean\u201dby Sebadoh from \u201cHarmacy\u201d, 1996 (Dancey)
\nThis song is more brooding and accusatory than angry, but I still feel that it fits into this category. It also fits into the 90\u2019s indy music category. I downloaded the video to this song by fluke a few years ago and could not stop playing it over and over again.
\n\u00a7\t\u201cClash City Rockers\u201d by The Clash from \u201cThe Clash[US]\u201d, 1979 (Classic)
\nAlongside Sex Pistols, The Clash is THE British Punk Rock band of all ages. <\/p>\n
\n\u00a7\t\u201cThere is a Light That Never Goes Out\u201d by The Smiths from \u201cThe Queen Is Dead\u201d, 1986 (Classic)
\nIf it is sad and it is music it must be the Smiths. The quintessential British band (80\u2019s indy) that single-handedly captured all the loneliness, alienation and angst of growing up in this modern world.
\n\u00a7\t\u201cMarian\u201d by The Sisters of Mercy from \u201cThe First and Last and Always\u201d, 1985 (Classic, Dancey)
\nThe Sisters of Mercy are as 80\u2019s Goth as they get. Their single \u201cTemple of Love\u201d is still overplayed at seedy Montreal Goth clubs, or at least it was when I was frequenting these gloomy establishments in the late 90\u2019s. Though I was always more interested in Industrial than Goth \u201cMarian\u201d makes me want to dance no matter what the circumstances are. At least until about the middle of the song at which point I get bored and wonder off.
\n\u00a7\t\u201cHey That\u2019s No Way to Say Goodbye\u201d by Leonard Cohen from \u201cThe Songs of Leonard Cohen\u201d, 1968 (Classic, Canadian)
\nIt is difficult to pick a single song from Cohen\u2019s flawless debut album, or a single song from any of his albums but I love the lines about the shoreline and the sea so it\u2019s decided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"