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Soundtrack of my life

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Via KA and Air (who's working on hers), here is the "playlist of my life" according to Shuffle mode in my iTunes Library:

1. Opening Credits: "Last Night When We Were Young" - Kenny Burrell
2. Waking Up: "Truganini" - Midnight Oil
3. First Day at School: "Uh, Zoom Zip" - Soul Coughing
4. Falling in Love: "From Russia With Love" - Matt Monro
5. Fight Song: "Peter Gunn" - Sarah Vaughan (Max Sedgley Remix)
6. Breaking Up: "Back to the World" - Curtis Mayfield
7. Prom: "Popcorn" - Walter Wanderley (Diplo Remix)
8. Life is Good: "Taxman" - The Beatles
9. Mental Breakdown: "Bowtie" - OutKast
10. Driving: "Gallows Pole" - Led Zeppelin
11. Flashback: "Casino Queen" - Wilco
12. Getting Back Together: "Start the Commotion" - Wiseguys
13. Wedding: "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" - Neil Diamond
14. Paying the Dues: "All Blues" - Miles Davis and John Coltrane
15. The Night Before The War: "Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)" - Robert Johnson
16. Final Battle: "Oh Well (Parts 1 and 2)" - Fleetwood Mac
17. Moment of Triumph: "Cross Road Blues" - Robert Johnson
18. Death Scene: "Superbeast" - Rob Zombie
19. Funeral Song: "More Red Than Red" - Derek K. Miller
20. End Credits: "Love" - John Coltrane Quartet

That's honestly a pretty damn good playlist. I'm surprised at the amount of jazz (particularly Coltrane) and Robert Johnson. The "Popcorn" remix makes for a pretty weird prom, while I like the irony of "Taxman" as the theme to "Life is Good." The wedding theme is a tad creepy, and unfortunately, the Rob Zombie death scene music implies a more violent end than I'd like.

If you want to play "More Red Than Red" at my funeral, I'd be very pleased indeed. Still, that's going to be a long time away, so maybe I'll write something better before then.

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