Setlist Society

Yeah, so, like Amanda, some of these songs require certain context for me to listen to them in the manner of the theme. Also, some of these songs I don't really listen to in said context much anymore -- but included them because they have been songs I've used in the past.

I also confess that sometimes it's not the lyrics of the song that I need to hear, it's usually the music style... Anyways, enjoy!

1. "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" from (500) Days of Summer - Music From the Motion Picture by The Smiths
2. "Everything You Want" from Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon
3. "Bulletproof" from (iTunes Single of the Week) by La Roux
4. "Superman (It's Not Easy)" from America Town by Five for Fighting
5. "Climbing the Walls" from The Else by They Might Be Giants
6. "Cyclops Rock" from Mink Car by They Might Be Giants
7. "Love On the Rocks" from The Jazz Singer by Neil Diamond
8. "Reasons" from Not Without a Fight by New Found Glory
9. "Nothing Else Matters" from Metallica by Metallica
10. "If You Could Only See" from Lemon Parade by Tonic
11. "Sonny" from Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory
12. "Goodbye" from It Means Everything by Save Ferris
13. "Cheer Up" from Cheer Up! by Reel Big Fish
14. "Señor Burns" from Songs in the Key of Springfield by Tito Puente
15. "When Your Lover Has Gone" from The Summit: In Concert by Frank Sinatra
16. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" from The Summit: In Concert by Sammy Davis, Jr.
17. "Just a Girl" from Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt
18. "9 Years" from The Ska That Broke the Camel's Back by Button Hooked
19. "Bad Days" from Batman Forever by The Flaming Lips
20. "I Want More" from Suburban Legends by Suburban Legends
21. "If It Was Up to Me" from Fire the Cannons by Jet Lag Gemini
22. "You Can't Hurry Love" from Phil Collins: Hits by Phil Collins

A couple notes about the grooveshark playlist: #'s 15 and 16 above are different from what's in the playlist, but close enough to give you an idea (I like MY version of the Frank Sinatra song a lot better... The Sammy Davis, Jr. one is comparable but still not quite as good, either). "9 Years" is a track from some old roommates' ska band and hopefully Jared will have that e-mailed out to the group soon.

I'm not going to lie, this was one challenging list. I'll explain myself at the bottom.

1. "Amazing Grace" from The Gang's All Here by Dropkick Murphys
2. "Rock and Roll" from Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
3. "Hanging on the Telephone" from Parallel Lines by Blondie
4. "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces" from Whatever & Ever Amen by Ben Folds Five
5. "Tessie" from Tessie - EP by Dropkick Murphys
6. "The Distance" from Fashion Nugget by Cake
7. "Sinnerman" from Pastel Blues by Nina Simone
8. "Country Mile" from Let's Get Out of This Country by Camera Obscura
9. "Waterloo Sunset" from Something Else by the Kinks by The Kinks
10. "Beast of Burden" from Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
11. "These Days" from Chelsea Girl by Nico
12. "Linger" from Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? by The Cranberries
13. "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You" from Transcendental Highway by Colin Hay
14. "No Woman No Cry" from Legend by Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" from Hatful of Hollow by The Smiths
16. "Whole Wide World" from Wreckless Eric by Wreckless Eric
17. "My Lament" from Evanescence by The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra
18. "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante Cantabile" from Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On a Theme of Paganini composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff and preformed by The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, dir. Arthur Rubinstein
19. "Here Comes the Sun" from Abbey Road by The Beatles
20. "Buonanotte Fiorellino" from Rimmel by Francesco De Gregori

So, when it comes to music helping me through the hard times there are mainly two ways it works - either by letting me live vicariously through it, or by calming me and helping me to clear my mind. When I'm in the mood for one form of treatment, I'm usually not in the other, but in this list I've tried to make them play nicely. It shouldn't be hard to figure out where I'm going in this list - get the bad feelings out, hit the inevitable post-rockout crash, and clear my mind. It even ends on a happy note. Consider it therapy on a disc. More notes in the comments.

This musical panacea theme is a tricky one, I think, because the context of my disappointment or frustration totally determines what music I listen to, so I just picked a specific context to work with: love.

I propose we the contributors vote for which track was the worst of the worst. The boniest skeleton. The guiltiest pleasure.

Two rules:

1. Everyone gets three votes.
2. No voting for any of your own.

Put your votes in the comments of this post to keep them consolidated.

And to make this a true interlude (and in light of the prominence of boy bands in this week's posts), please enjoy this tritest of trite songs:

Shannon is taking a bye this week, so we have Christina filling in with a guest theme:

Ya know when you've had the day or week from hell and you feel like screaming, crying, shaving your head and joining a monastery, punching something (or someone), or just going to sleep for a long, long time? You, my friends, are not alone. If you're anything like me, you may occasionally feel like wallowing in all that self-pity, frustration, and sorrow. Other times you have so much anger or frustrated energy that you need help releasing it. Time for a little music therapy with the perfect panacea playlist! Let's hear yours. Who are your musical shamans? No one is the same, so I'm looking forward to a group of setlists as broad and varied as the emotional spectrum. Let's dance/sing/scream it out.

I contend that I'm still cool, just busy. And here's my list - every shameful bit.

1. "Doctor Jones" from Aquarium by Aqua
2. "C'est la Vie" from B*Witched by B*Witched
3. "I Just Want You To Know" from Never Gone by The Backstreet Boys
4. "Toxic" from In The Zone by Britney Spears
5. "Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú) from Mi Reflejo by Christina Aguilera
6. "Hello" from Can't Slow Down by Lionel Ritchie
7. "I Want You" from Savage Garden by Savage Garden
8. "Wannabe" from Spice Girls by Spice Girls
9. "In The Navy" from The Best of the Village People by The Village People
10. "Woo Hoo" from Bomb the Twist by The 5.6.7.8's
11. "Put Your Records On" from Corinne Bailey Rae by Corinne Bailey Rae
12. "We Are The World" from We Are The World - Single by USA for Africa
13. "Fly" from Floored by Sugar Ray
14. "Hung Up" from Confessions On a Dance Floor by Madonna
15. "Stay (I Missed You)" from Tails by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
16. "Waiting On the World to Change" from Continuum by John Mayer
17. "A Little Respect" from The Innocents by Erasure
18. "Escapar" from Escape by Enrique Iglesias
19. "Not Ready to Make Nice" from Taking the Long Way by The Dixie Chicks
20. "Tubthumping" from Tubthumper by Chumbawamba

I didn't bother to order these this week. You'll find notes in the comments, once I have time to get them there.

1. "Party in the U.S.A." from The Time of Our Lives (EP) by Miley Cyrus
2. "Gonna Make You Sweat" from Gonna Make You Sweat by C+C Music Factory
3. "Hard Habit to Break" from Chicago 17 by Chicago
4. "Are You Giving the Least to Those Who Matter Most?" from Sound Tracks by Michael McLean
5. "Karma Chameleon" from Colour by Numbers by Boy George and the Culture Club
6. "Weekend in New England" from This One's for You by Barry Manilow
7. "Rock Lobster" from Rock Lobster (single) by The B-52's
8. "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" from White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (single) by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
9. "In the Navy" from In the Navy (single) by The Village People
10. "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof" from Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof by Travis Tritt
11. "Afternoons and Coffeespoons" from God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies
12. "Mormon Rap" from Mormons Are Crazy by Walter Hayes Band

Make sure you check the comments. One of them includes a link to the "Mormon Rap."