Setlist Society

This week I decided to go easy on the ordering and just put them in (mostly) chronological order. Maybe that will be interesting. Here's the list:

1. "Original Faubus Fables" from Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus by Charles Mingus
2. "Let's Get Together" from The Parent Trap by Hayley Mills
3. "Blowin' In The Wind" from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
4. "Like a Rolling Stone" from Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
5. "Taxman" from Revolver by The Beatles
6. "Fortunate Son" from Willy and the Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. "Volunteers" from Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane
8. "Compared to What" from Swiss Movement by Les McCann & Eddie Harris
9. "What's Going On" from What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
10. "Think About It" from Flight of the Conchords by Flight of the Conchords
11. "Live and Let Die" from Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney & Wings
12. "Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)" from Good Old Boys by Randy Newman
13. "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" from Rocket to Russia by The Ramones
14. "Bad Reputation" from Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
15. "Love is All Around" from Greatest Hits by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
16. "What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes" from Impeach the Precedent by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
17. "Ewok Celebration/Finale" from Return of the Jedi by John Williams

Ok, a few notes. First off, you get the version of Faubus with the lyrics that Columbia wouldn't let Mingus use. I know you have to listen to it twice, but it's a good track. It's a little known fact that the next track is an anti-cold war protest song hidden inside of a Disney movie. Think about it. #4 is my choice for Electric Dylan sticking it to the masses at Newport, among other things. #9 and #10 are a kind of parodic call and response, and one of two places where music appears out of chronology. #11 challenges the societal notion that we should live and let live, which also happens to be an excellent intro to one of my least favorite Bond flicks. I like #15 because I think it works on a couple of levels - it's both Punk and speaks to feminine empowerment (though I'm a man, so what would I know?). And finally, we've got a track that both celebrates the Rebellion's victory over the evil Man that is the Empire, and should be the anthem of those of us who want proper versions of a trilogy that we love. Enjoy. I hope I haven't inflicted too much of my strange humor on you this week.