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jbissell

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iTunes Celebrity playlists
« on: July 29, 2008, 11:02:17 PM »
I know there were a bunch that weren't mentioned during the show, here are some of my favorites:

Michael Moore on CCR “Fortunate Son” – “Says it all. Bush, the fortunate son who didn’t have to go to Vietnam, now sends the sons, not of the fortunate, but of the poor and working class. I would love to play this songs at full blast outside the White House some night. And don’t think I won’t!”

Jared Leto:

NIN “Closer” – “Great song to…uh…play at your high school prom. Part of an album that is a masterpiece of pain and desperation. And the textbook for thousands on how to succeed completely without compromise.”

30 Seconds to Mars “Attack” – “F**k it. I had to put this here. It’s the first single off our new CD, A Beautiful Lie. We are very proud of it. I originally wrote this song while on tour on Lollapalooza. I had thrown it out several times but it eventually became not only the first song on our new CD but the first single off of this record. It’s a song about freedom.”

Backstreet Boys:

Marc Anthony “I Need To Know” – “Great Spanglish crossover song which has inspired me to reach out to my Latin roots for my future Howie solo record. I liked the song so much that I performed it in a solo tribute show I did to raise money for lupus a couple years ago.”

Korn “Coming Undone” – “Jonathan Davis is a good friend of mine and an extremely talented write and singer. It’s my relaxing song, although many would find it a little harsh for relaxation.”

Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens:

Elvis “Hound Dog” – “I love this song cuz Elvis is da man.”

Counting Crows “Accidentally In Love” – “This is such an awesome song. It always reminds me of the movie Shrek when I hear it.”

George Lopez
on The Who “Behind Blue Eyes” – “Soft and hard, like me.”

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Re: iTunes Celebrity playlists
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2008, 11:08:38 PM »
MOS called in with Shyamalan but he forgot to mention Blink 182.

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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2008, 11:18:18 PM »
I missed out on highlighting this priceless quote from the Steve Perry playlist, re Eels' "It's a Motherfucker" (!!):

"How can you not love this love song. E is real Ball-Z."
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2008, 11:22:31 PM »
I love how gay Alan Cummings' list is. It's not even a little bisexual, which he apparently is.

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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2008, 11:31:41 PM »
A few more Dane Cook gems that I didn't mention:

Guns N’ Roses “Rocket Queen” – “Starts out like a pissed off cobra in a pit of drunk prison inmates before transforming into a gentle aunt washing your hair. ‘Rocket Queen’ is a satisfying song for anyone with multiple personalities that all hate each other and a strong desire to chew on a chain.”

Deep Purple “Space Truckin’” – “Hi, my name is Dane Cook. Wanna watch me play my air guitar? No? Well then go swallow your own fist you boring boob.”

Guns N’ Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” – “If there was ever a song that made me want to go down life’s ‘bad road’, it was this hypnotic, teeth-smashing creature of a song. I wanted to buy a ski mask and rob every bank in sight. Then give that money to a new charity I’ve started in my pocket.”

O-ZONE “Dragostea Din Tei” – “If you haven’t seen it or don’t know what I’m talking about you really have no business being online ever again. Internet? You should be on the InterNOT. Haha…lol…rotfl.”

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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2008, 11:57:01 PM »
Guess when Jim Carrey's playlist went up:

"Strawberry Letter 23" (Track 1): "Classic lost song from the '70s. Makes you wanna be on roller skates, with a disco ball. Coincidence that the number 23's in the title? I think not."

"Hey Man Nice Shot" (Track 19): "I heard it was about Kurt Cobain, who was born in 1967 and died in 1994; both dates add up to 23."

I would also be remiss if I didn't point out the grammatical error that either Carrey or Apple made here:

"Nobody's Home" (Track 17): "Remember when there were only '15 channels of sh*t on the TV to chose from, chose from, chose from?"

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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2008, 12:06:45 AM »
I love how gay Alan Cummings' list is. It's not even a little bisexual, which he apparently is.

Alan Cumming is bi?  Well, I'll be damned.  Who knew?  I have to check out that playlist.

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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2008, 12:09:34 AM »
What would a bisexual playlist look like?  A Garbage song, some show tunes, and some Megadeth?
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2008, 12:12:18 AM »
Five years ago, I'd have said it would probably include Ani DeFranco and/or Rufus Wainwright.  In actuality, it could contain anything.

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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2008, 12:13:55 AM »
What would a bisexual playlist look like?  A Garbage songFosse, some show tunesFosse, and some MegadethFossePeter Allen?

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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2008, 12:29:54 AM »
The best part about this, Dave, is that Fosse was a choreographer, not a composer or musician.  But it's great to imagine people who would watch iPod videos of Fosse dances with the sound off.
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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2008, 12:32:47 AM »
The best part about this, Dave, is that Fosse was a choreographer, not a composer or musician.  But it's great to imagine people who would watch iPod videos of Fosse dances with the sound off.

I normally just read dance notation, close my eyes, and imagine the beautiful dancers.



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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2008, 12:38:46 AM »
As an undergrad at Montclair, I actually had to study something called Labanotation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labanotation

Which is like, this weird semaphore language used to communicate different dance moves.  I don't know if it's still in common use, but it seems like the sort of batshit thing that some modern dance type would have come up with in the 1950s or 60s.  I had no idea what any of this meant and so just wrote down a bunch of random Labanotation symbols and then spazzed out to a Cure song for my "final exam."  At one point I actually tried to run up one of the walls of the black box theater, but wound up just sort of tapping it with my toe and running away.  I got an A-.
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« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2008, 12:55:00 AM »
My mom was in Erick Hawkins' dance class. It was the kind of place where if you were fat or ugly or didn't dance very well, they wouldn't make you feel welcome. She didn't have any of those problems.

Yet, when she dances, I only see her do dumb Mom Dancing. Please explain, Grote!

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« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2008, 01:20:07 AM »
The best part about this, Dave, is that Fosse was a choreographer, not a composer or musician.  But it's great to imagine people who would watch iPod videos of Fosse dances with the sound off.




that is why i "switched" to peter allen at the end; but I can no longer think of Fosse the man without hearing Robin Williams swishily screaming "FOSSE!" in my head

Get it, "switched"?