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If your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?

posted 18 years ago by warholcw
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This is my first post here. A friend on myspace posted this, I thought it was brilliant.

So, here's how it works:
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...

The Life of Jake Chegahno

Opening Credits: Everlast - Pain

First Day At School: Tipsy - oops

Falling In Love: Del the Funkee Homosapein - Mastermind

Fight Song: Lou Reed - The Gun

Breaking Up: James - Lullaby

Prom: Wolfmother - Woman

'Life: Led Zeppelin - In the Light

Mental Breakdown: Rage Against the Machine - Street Fighting Man

Driving: The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldier

Flashback: Pavement - Newark Wilder

Getting Back Together: Tower Jam - Phish

Wedding: Jack Johnson - Dream be Dreams

Birth of Child: Jerry Lee Lewis - Old Glory

Final Battle: Eagles of Death Metal - Keep your head up

Death: Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit

Funeral Song: Eagles of Death Metal - Kiss the Devil

End Credits: Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing purple

That's it, be honest.
I thought is was odd Gogol Bordello got the end credits, I just watched 'Everything is Illuminated' recently.

[–] Leopoldkitty 18 years ago

This seems kind of cool. Ok, here are mine, I listened to the whole songs:

My crazy life:

Opening: Kinks- Nothing in the World can stop me worrying about that girl

1st day at school- Cretin Hop- The Ramones

Falling in Love: Helplessly Hoping- Crosby Stills Nash and Young

Fight Song: Wish I Could Fly Like Superman- The Kinks again

Breaking Up: Road Tripping- Chili Peppers

Prom: Particle Man- They Might be Giants- weird

Life: Now That I Know- Shannon McNally

Mental Breakdown: Stray Cat Strut- Stray Cats

Driving: Over There- The Connells

Flashback: The Shining- Badly Drawn Boy

Wedding: Got Me Wrong- Alice in Chains

Birth of Child: Free- Phish

Finale Battle: America- West Side Story

Death: Amsterdam- Coldplay

Funeral: What She Said- The Smiths

Finale: Golden Brown- The Stranglers- I am very happy, I love this song!

Very cool game to play!

[–] jfacto 18 years ago

what does this have to do with jim jarmusch...

whatever sounds cool.
I predict a lot of tom waits in this forecast...

Opening: From a Buick 6 - Bob Dylan

1st day at school: Sway - rolling stones

Falling in Love: Little Honda - yo la tengo

Fight Song: the world at large - modest mouse (maybe if the fight was in slow- motion

Breaking Up: Focus on Sanity - Ornette Coleman

Prom: My love - Justin Timberlake (sweeeet)

Life: Bukowski - Modest Mouse

Mental Breakdown: Shakey Dog - Ghostface Killah

Driving: Bandwitch - Broken Social Scene

Flashback: Get Behind the Mule - Tom Waits

Wedding: Come Running - Van Morrison

Birth of Child: Dirt - The Stooges (irony?)

Finale Battle: I hate music - The replacements

Death: up on cripple creek - the band

Funeral: let it ride - Ryan Adams (that works well)

Finale: Canadian railroad trilogy - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (GORD'S THE MAN)

that was cool.

[–] dancetildawn 18 years ago

Opening Credits: Liz Phair - Girls! Girls! Girls!

First Day At School: Xiu Xiu - Bog People

Falling In Love: Guster - I Spy

Fight Song: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control

Breaking Up: The Zombies - I Know She Will

Prom: Nirvana- Penntroyal Tea (accoustic solo)

'Life: The Beatles - Here, There and Everywhere

Mental Breakdown: Rainer Maria - The Double Life

Driving: Serge Gainsbough - New York U.S.A.

Flashback: Nat King Cole - Hajji Baba

Getting Back Together: Chicks on Speed - An Excerpt from the Song Made For Ocean Club Berlin, This is for you Melissa

Wedding: Spoon - Small Stakes

Birth of Child: The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (with someone you shouldtn've?)

Final Battle: Ladytron - Discotraxx

Death: The White Stripes - The Denial Twist

Funeral Song: Ladytron - P.A.C.O.

End Credits: The Zombies - I Can't Make Up My Mind

I like the Liz Phair for opening credits and Serge Gainsbough for driving...and The Beatles, but nothing else seems to fit the situation!

I guess the Yeah Yeah Yeahs relate to Jim Jarmusch. Jim wrote the introduction to Nick Zinner's book I Hope You Are All Happy Now. And I've always thought Nick looked like a black haired Jim Jarmusch.

[–] catch_the_spindrift 18 years ago

Opening Credits: Natural Science - Rush

First Day At School: Anthem - Rush

Falling In Love: Taxman - The Beatles

Fight Song: Please - U2

Breaking Up: Man In A Suitcase - The Police

Prom: The Glory Of Love - The Velvetones

'Life: Mambo Mucho Mambo - Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra

Mental Breakdown: That's Just What You Are - Aimee Mann

Driving: Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor

Flashback: Money (That's What I Want) - The Beatles

Getting Back Together: Janie Jones - The Clash

Wedding: Tennessee Stud - Johnny Cash

Birth of Child: Reggatta De Blanc - The Police

Final Battle: Spanish Key - Miles Davis

Death: Chase - Jan Hammer

Funeral Song: Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk

End Credits: Reunion - Burkhard Dallwitz

The only interesting ones are my "Funeral Song" and "Wedding" (more like the honeymoon). I love "First Day At School". I can actually see that.

[–] Heinsbergen 18 years ago

great idea.

Opening Credits: Bob Dylan - Dead Man, Dead Man

First Day At School: Marilyn Manson - Prelude (The Family Trip)

Falling In Love: Albert Hammond Jr. - Everyone Gets A Star

Fight Song: Korn - Ball Tongue

Breaking Up: Aphex Twin - INKEY$

Prom: Korn - Divine

'Life: Pearl Jam - Push Me Pull Me

Mental Breakdown: Rob Zombie - The Devil's Rejects

Driving: The Hives - Die, All Right!

Flashback: Bob Dylan - Blind Willie McTell

Getting Back Together: Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole

Wedding: Böhse Onkelz - Guten Tag

Birth of Child: Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain

Final Battle: The White Stripes - Outlaw Blues

Death: Primus - Is It Luck?

Funeral Song: Bob Dylan - Forever Young

End Credits: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Bang

Where are you, Mount Everest? Give me some Everest.

[–] hely_zamalek 18 years ago

Ok..i wasnt going to write this..but i tried the game..and after the first three songs went really well i deciced to share :)
Opening credits : Only god knows why- Kid Rock
First day at school : Michel- Anouk
Falling in love : On every street - Dire straits
Fight song : Lucky Man - The Verve
Breaking Up : Home - Live
Prom : Get Rythm -Joaqin Phoenix (walk the line)
Life :Hips Don't Lie- Shakira
Menal Breakdown :Let it be- The beatles
Driving :Just Friends - Gavin McGraw
Flashback : I'm with you - Avril Lavigne
Getting Back Together : Put your ass into it- Ice cube (man thats working )
Wedding : I'll Be- Edwin McCain ( i swear i couldnt have chose it any better)
Birth of a child : I'm Already there - Lonestar
Final Battle : By the way -Red hot chili peppers
Death: Life is Good- Junk ( i swear i am not making this up )
Funeral Song : Sunny Hours-Long beach dub allstars (couldnt stay good untill the end)
End Credits :Photograph- Deaf Leppard

Man i loved this game..THANX

[–] mmcfater 18 years ago

The Life of Matthew McFater

Opening Credits: Let's Ride - Choclair

First Day At School: Rat Pack - That Old Black Magic

Falling In Love: Rhymefest - Stick (hahha..hilarious)

Fight Song: Ice T - Power

Breaking Up: Urban Mystic - Where Were You

Prom: Outkast - I like the way you move

Life: Miles Davis and John Coltrane - Bye Bye Blackbird

Mental Breakdown: A Tribe Called Quest - Stressed Out (wow.. perfect)

Driving: Sammy Davis Jr. - Candyman

Flashback: Matisyahu - Refuge

Getting Back Together: Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive

Wedding: Eagle Eye Cherry - Long Way Around

Birth of Child: Rat Pack - Drinking Song

Final Battle: Outkast ft. Sean Paul - Hey Ya Remix

Death: Camp Lo - Sparkle

Funeral Song: Bedouin Soundclash - Shadow of a Man

End Credits: Outkast - Elevators

Haha..wow...in many cases the songs work for me... fun stuff.

[–] wutschwlllm 18 years ago

Death: The White Stripes - The Denial Twist

Im Kino gewesen. Geweint. ---Franz Kafka