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Constructing a Norwescon Playlist
Apr. 3rd, 2009 08:51 amThe odds of me actually listening to my iPod at any point during Norwescon weekend for more than a couple of songs are remote, and yet I feel compelled to create a Norwescon playlist for my iPod.
(I also want to make a mix cd for my friends even though few people listen to cds these days... eh, I may make a few anyway.)
But I'm trying to decide what songs best fit on a Norwescon mix. For this I think I should avoid adding a lot of new music that I've fallen in love with recently, and instead add songs that are more familiar and that fall into one of several categories:
Party Songs: Norwescon is a big party, and any music that gets me in the mood goes first on the list. This might include stuff that reminds me of past Norwescons or conventions in general, or just songs with a lot of energy and attitude. So far I have: Ace of Spades by Motorhead, Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne, Rasputin (either by Boney M or the newer version by Turisias), Less Talk More Rokk by Freezepop, Back In Black by AC/DC, possibly Welcome to the Jungle by Guns n Roses, Vaccination Scar by the Tragically Hip (any of my favorite uptempo Hip songs would do), Lithium Flower by Yoko Kanno, Come Along by Yat-Kha, Bumble Bee by the Casual Dots, Lullaby by Tamiya Terashima (anime song from... eh, I forget) and two songs that I'm not sure belong, All Because of You by U2 (but I do want a U2 song in there, maybe Vertigo?) and Refugee by Melissa Etheridge (which really falls into the category of songs I've been listening to recently, not necessarily a party song).
Science Fiction/Fandom Songs: Any song that relates to a sci fi theme or science fiction fandom. Note that this could include some filk but I want to use songs I actually like. ^_^ Right now I have: Firefly Main Theme, It Is Pitch Dark by MC Frontalot, Hassle: The Dorkening by MC Frontalot, What We Need More of Is Science by MC Hawking, Star Wars by Moosebutter, Obey the Moderator by Optimus Prime, Fett's Vette by MC Chris.
Fantasy Songs: I have songs on a range of fantasy themes. Werewolf Songs: Wolf Like Me by TV on the Radio, You're a Wolf by Sea Wolf, and New Wolf by The Comas. Vampire Songs: Fight for Deliverance by Heavenly. Songs about Magic, Mythic Gods & Shamanism: Shaman by Amorphis, Spirit of the Forest by Korpiklaani, The Hammer of Thor by Tyr. Pirates: Captain Ward by Tempest. High Fantasy: Key of Twilight by Yuki Kajiura. Another Awful Hobb's Tale by Elvenking, Land of Olden Glory by Wuthering Heights, House of Heroes by Battlelore (Tolkien metal). Zombie Songs: Dawn of the Dead by Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Do the Bruce Campbell by MC Lars, YT Cracker, Zealous1 and Schaffer the Darklord. Also two other fantasy-related story-songs: The Tin Man by Schaffer the Darklord (Oz) and The Beekeeper by Tori Amos (a song about a deal with Death I think).
Other songs on the list at the moment: Summerland by King's X, Illuminating by the Gathering, Earthquake at Versailles by the Changelings, Tear Me Down by Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Locomotive Breath by Styx, Heart of a Girl by Jesse Dangerously, Who Walks In When I Walk Out? by Hazmat Modine.
Interspersed between all of these songs are movie soundclips from Big Trouble in Little China, The Princess Bride, Star Wars, Army of Darkness, The Incredibles, This is Spinal Tap and Star Trek (Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock). Also quotes from Marvin the Martian. I spent almost 2 hours last night importing some of these into iTunes and organizing all of my movie soundclips -- they are wav files and import with no information except the file name, which might be something like "btlcsob" for a file where Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China says, "Son of a Bitch Must Pay". So I went through and listened to each sound file, gave it a full song title that told me what the quote was, listed "Movie Soundclips" as the artist and listed the movie it came from as the Album. Now they're all organized so that I can look them up easily and know what each one is.
Of course, if I ever have to reinstall iTunes on that computer again I'll have to start all over. :p
(I also want to make a mix cd for my friends even though few people listen to cds these days... eh, I may make a few anyway.)
But I'm trying to decide what songs best fit on a Norwescon mix. For this I think I should avoid adding a lot of new music that I've fallen in love with recently, and instead add songs that are more familiar and that fall into one of several categories:
Party Songs: Norwescon is a big party, and any music that gets me in the mood goes first on the list. This might include stuff that reminds me of past Norwescons or conventions in general, or just songs with a lot of energy and attitude. So far I have: Ace of Spades by Motorhead, Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne, Rasputin (either by Boney M or the newer version by Turisias), Less Talk More Rokk by Freezepop, Back In Black by AC/DC, possibly Welcome to the Jungle by Guns n Roses, Vaccination Scar by the Tragically Hip (any of my favorite uptempo Hip songs would do), Lithium Flower by Yoko Kanno, Come Along by Yat-Kha, Bumble Bee by the Casual Dots, Lullaby by Tamiya Terashima (anime song from... eh, I forget) and two songs that I'm not sure belong, All Because of You by U2 (but I do want a U2 song in there, maybe Vertigo?) and Refugee by Melissa Etheridge (which really falls into the category of songs I've been listening to recently, not necessarily a party song).
Science Fiction/Fandom Songs: Any song that relates to a sci fi theme or science fiction fandom. Note that this could include some filk but I want to use songs I actually like. ^_^ Right now I have: Firefly Main Theme, It Is Pitch Dark by MC Frontalot, Hassle: The Dorkening by MC Frontalot, What We Need More of Is Science by MC Hawking, Star Wars by Moosebutter, Obey the Moderator by Optimus Prime, Fett's Vette by MC Chris.
Fantasy Songs: I have songs on a range of fantasy themes. Werewolf Songs: Wolf Like Me by TV on the Radio, You're a Wolf by Sea Wolf, and New Wolf by The Comas. Vampire Songs: Fight for Deliverance by Heavenly. Songs about Magic, Mythic Gods & Shamanism: Shaman by Amorphis, Spirit of the Forest by Korpiklaani, The Hammer of Thor by Tyr. Pirates: Captain Ward by Tempest. High Fantasy: Key of Twilight by Yuki Kajiura. Another Awful Hobb's Tale by Elvenking, Land of Olden Glory by Wuthering Heights, House of Heroes by Battlelore (Tolkien metal). Zombie Songs: Dawn of the Dead by Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Do the Bruce Campbell by MC Lars, YT Cracker, Zealous1 and Schaffer the Darklord. Also two other fantasy-related story-songs: The Tin Man by Schaffer the Darklord (Oz) and The Beekeeper by Tori Amos (a song about a deal with Death I think).
Other songs on the list at the moment: Summerland by King's X, Illuminating by the Gathering, Earthquake at Versailles by the Changelings, Tear Me Down by Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Locomotive Breath by Styx, Heart of a Girl by Jesse Dangerously, Who Walks In When I Walk Out? by Hazmat Modine.
Interspersed between all of these songs are movie soundclips from Big Trouble in Little China, The Princess Bride, Star Wars, Army of Darkness, The Incredibles, This is Spinal Tap and Star Trek (Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock). Also quotes from Marvin the Martian. I spent almost 2 hours last night importing some of these into iTunes and organizing all of my movie soundclips -- they are wav files and import with no information except the file name, which might be something like "btlcsob" for a file where Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China says, "Son of a Bitch Must Pay". So I went through and listened to each sound file, gave it a full song title that told me what the quote was, listed "Movie Soundclips" as the artist and listed the movie it came from as the Album. Now they're all organized so that I can look them up easily and know what each one is.
Of course, if I ever have to reinstall iTunes on that computer again I'll have to start all over. :p
