2:44 p.m. - February 14, 2006
The Rockin' Soundtrack - Songs Inspired By The Serial
As you know (well, maybe, OK maybe you don�t know but pretend like you do), I�ve been cast in an online soap opera called Rockin� starring a bunch of other nefarious characters around these parts. It�s a fun read and I look forward to many more seasons to come. Especially if the Tart is involved with me. Heh! (Note: Liz, I�m ACTING! And it�s not even ME! It�s an online persona! And she�s overt in the UK. Yes, dear, I�ll be a good boy tonight for Valentine�s Day�) Anyway, the auteur, who is a rockin� dude (right Smash?) deserves some mix CDs like others have received. And well, what better way to make HIM mixes than to create a soundtrack for the Soap. So, while the CDs have been mailed off across the pond, I�m here as SmedCo presents: Rockin� � The Soundtrack Six CDs and 99 tracks that somehow tell the story, somehow underpin the story, somehow augment and enhance the story, and somehow just are the story itself. And with no further ado, here they are: Rockin� � Characters This disc contains songs that reminded me of the various and sundry characters roaming around Rockin�. Who Do You Love - The Woolies The Innocent - Drivin 'N' Cryin Carnation - The Jam White Lies - Jason & The Scorchers Born Annoying - Helmet Devil with the Green Eyes - Matthew Sweet I'm Not a Loser - Descendents Not The Same - Ben Folds Tiffany Queen - The Byrds Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion Deceiver - The Beat Farmers Stranger in My Own Home Town - Elvis Presley Money Won't Change You - James Brown Son of Mustang Ford - Swervedriver She's About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet Bad Times - Lubricated Goat You Ain't Tuff - The Uniques Whiskey'n Mama - ZZ Top Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard - John Prine Rockin� � Love
Love, exciting and new, and there�s a lot of lovin� going on in the soap. (Not off camera, of course � we�re all professionals here!) These tunes, I believe, illustrate all of the facets of the romantic relationships that take place in the story line. Darlin' Be Home Soon - The Association Nearly Lost You - Screaming Trees Beg, Borrow, And Steal - The Rare Breed Love Lies Dying - The Del Lords Loved One's Lies - Jupiter Affect Where Is the Love? - Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack I'll Be Gone - Dwight Yoakam To Look At You - INXS I'm In Love With A Girl - Big Star Sweet City Woman - Stampeders Battle of Who Could Care Less - Ben Folds Five Glad Girls - Guided By Voices Mind Talking - Arson Garden You're No Good - Betty Everett T.C.B. Or T.Y.A. - Bobby Patterson Sorry - Easybeats One Of These Days - Camper Van Beethoven Bellybone - Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise Waiting For The Sun - The Jayhawks Love's My Only Crime - Laughing Hyenas Stop - Get A Ticket - Clefs Of Lavender Hill Rockin� � Moods
These songs evoke a mood or a feeling that is prevalent in several scenes and can be thought of as background mood music, in a sense. At times, it�s just an instrumental snippet, a specific part of the song. Others could be the opening and closing themes for episodes. Bombastic Intro - Big Black Static - Jawbox I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby - Captain Beefheart Desert Sea - Jawbox Little Johnny Jewel - Television I Walk On Guilded Splinters - Dr. John That's What You Always Say - Dream Syndicate These Are the Fables - The New Pornographers The Cheater - Bob Kuban And The In-Men Handshake Drugs - Wilco Fruit And Icebergs - Blue Cheer Brighton Rock - Queen I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself) - James Brown Rockin� � Scenes Every time I read the serial, songs come into my head that can illustrate a scene. Sometimes it�s just a brief snippet, again, and some of these are a bit anachronistic to a show called �Rockin�� � but rockin� takes all shapes and colors. Run, Run, Run - The Gestures Dizz Knee Land - Dada Hollywood Swinging - Kool & The Gang Same Old Scene - Roxy Music Sex With You - King Missile Nausea - X Flaming Telepaths / Astronomy - Blue �yster Cult Randy Described Eternity - Built To Spill We Danced Anyway - Deana Carter Just A Job To Do - Genesis Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor Hang 'Em High - Van Halen Oddfellows Local 151 - R.E.M. Kerosene - The Bottle Rockets Rockin� � Scenes II I couldn�t stop at just one of these. The same premise applies; these songs are evocative enough to marry them up with a scene or two in the serial � even perhaps interludes between scenes. Private Lives - Ultravox Imposters Of Life's Magazine - The Idle Race Build A Fire - Drivin 'N' Cryin Slow Dog - Belly Heart Of The City - Nick Lowe From Blown Speakers - The New Pornographers Nucleus - Acid Green Mic Check, Chin Check - Birdmen of Alcatraz Wound Up - Black Flag Still Wishing to Course - Camper Van Beethoven Corduroy - Pearl Jam Route - Son Volt From The Curve - Superchunk Black Top - Helmet Yours Is No Disgrace - Yes Rockin� � Vices Of course, there are plenty of vices to go around � and here are some songs that show off those vices in all of their glory. Hit Liquor - Shudder To Think By The Devil (I Was Tempted) - Blue Mink Devil Song - Camper Van Beethoven A Drug Against War - KMFDM Drug Girls - Velocity Girl Slow Suicide - Blue Mountain You Should Be High Love - Billy Squier Snowblind - Black Sabbath Lust For Kicks - The Cars Sweet Troubled Soul - Stellastarr* I Want to Take You Higher - Sly & the Family Stone A Girl Named Sandoz - Eric Burdon & The Animals Surprise! You're Dead! - Faith No More Evil - Interpol El Diablo - ZZ Top The Bomber - James Gang Artificial Energy - The Byrds That�s right, 99 cuts of rockin� good material. There�s some country, some obscure garage band, some silly little hits from the 70�s, some Indianapolis artists (Arson Garden, Acid Green, Birdmen of Alcatraz) that maybe 8 people in the world know about, some new stuff, a lot of old stuff, and some stuff that may surprise you. But it all fits in this great big giant world of �Rockin�!�
Now if only Mary Hart would come by � I could give her an exclusive copy! (Along with you�)
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