[OLD] What is your favorite song at the moment?

[Sin'dorei300]

 

[BLazeKraze]

Listening to the song for pussies <3

 

[Sin'dorei300]

Oh yeah!!

 

[pyf]

La Salsa du Démon - Le Grand Orchestre du Splendid (1980)


Original, long version:

Music videos:

Official:

Unofficial (obviously), but sometimes fits the lyrics nicely imho:

Lyrics:
- in French
- in English (unofficial translation)

 

[Alok]

 

[pyf]

Danse macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns (1874)

Quoting Wikipedia:
"According to legend, "Death" appears at midnight every year on Halloween. Death calls forth the dead from their graves to dance for him while he plays his fiddle (here represented by a solo violin). His skeletons dance for him until the rooster crows at dawn, when they must return to their graves until the next year."


In video games, it can be heard notably in Alone in the Dark, and also in Air Power: Battle in the Skies.

 

[Sin'dorei300]

"We're not numbers, we're free, we're so alive
And the day we give in is the day we die."

R.I.P.- Colectiv
"A year has passed, nothing has changed."

 

[WhiteFang]

My favorite at the moment,just warning you:it's pretty damn offensive

 

[wrath bringer]

 

[Heinvers]

 

[Naze]

Danse macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns (1874)

Nice! I didn't know the background story for that Alone in the Dark track. It is nice to know that as we all know that everything sounds sexier in French. Which is a trope seen (along with gratuitous French) in this french-spanish classic from 2001:

 

[pyf]

Hey Girl - Daybroke (2010)

Sabotage - Daybroke (2010)

Both music videos contain references as well as subliminal clues, related to the 2009 'What's in the Box' viral mystery.
Wikibruce » What’s in the box?
Wikibruce » A big box of Babel Research (updated!)

 

[pyf]

Two tracks from the OST of the American documentary film Powaqqatsi: Life in transformation.


Serra Pelada - Philip Glass (1988)

The Unutterable - Philip Glass (1988)

Powaqqatsi is the second film in the Qatsi trilogy.

The trilogy depicts different aspects of the relationship between humans, nature, and technology.
The films set their tone, only by the juxtaposition of images and music. No dialogue nor vocalized narration is being used.

More info:
Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi

 

[DaneTheBeast]

 

[pyf]

Beautiful Stranger - Madonna (1999)

In 1999, Madonna was one of the artists chosen to contribute a single on the soundtrack for the spy action comedy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, which the music video promotes.

The song's title and romantic lyrics were inspired by the artist's then relationship with a British writer.

 

[sluk]

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No just kindding i think i like this one:

 

[fladdermasken]

 

[pyf]

Équinoxe, Part 4 - Jean-Michel Jarre (1978)

The futuristic sound and music of the late 1970s

More info:
Équinoxe - Wikipedia

 

[bear_369]

Sia - The Greatest (PEROX Remix)

 

[WhiteFang]

 

[Rence Kristoff]

^lol
The Greatest, Million Reasons, (Serious)Skyrim's Theme, (Still Serious) A song from a show.All of me, Flashlight, and more which I won't list

 

[pyf]

Don't give up - Peter Gabriel, with Kate Bush (1986)

The song was inspired by the Great Depression-era photographs of Dorothea Lange. It draws a parallel between the difficult social and economic conditions of the 1930s, and the rising unemployment in England during the first half of the 1980s.

 

[WhiteFang]

Ok enough messing around(for now)
This is my actual favorite song at the moment

 

[Cherrymage]

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

I just love the guitar and balance this song has. LP is not known for their guitar work, and this might not be their best, but this just sounds so good to my ear. It also has a good balance of most of what Linkin Park does great for me (high-low vocals, rap, guitar / drums, and a tiny bit of electronics). Gets me pumped every time.

A Line in the Sand (2014)
Genre: Alt Metal, Alt Rock, Rap

Blows their first album, Hybrid Theory, out of the water imo.

 

[SA Dashie]

The raw emotion that went into PMD Explorers of Darkness was pretty powerful to me.
I still feel the nostalgia today.
This is one of the soundtracks that stood out to me.

 

[deepstrasz]

Not technically my favourite as of now but wanted to jump on the bandtrain:

Discovered watching this:

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[Deleted member 219079]

^Well, what is your favorite atm then?

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I'd end up posting multiple songs anyway

• Three Days Grace - Gone Forever
• Three Days Grace - Wake Up
• Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo
• Volbeat - For Evigt
• Apocalyptica - Bittersweet
• Foo Fighters - My Hero
• HIM - The Funeral Of Hearts
• Stone Sour - Absolute Zero

Edit:

No just kindding i think i like this one: (Fat Rat - Unity)

Hmm, I like Fat Rat's production as well, but I wouldn't consider the genre casually listenable. It fits well where I usually come across it - montage videos lol.

 

[sluk]

Thx man you are the only one who looks back to other peoples songs

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[deepstrasz]

^Well, what is your favorite atm then?

I can't really recall them all because I have many, many.... many favourites.

But, I'll add some more songs then:

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[sluk]

WWWWOOOOOWWW so many?

 

[DaneTheBeast]

Man that's a lot of songs. TheFatRat, SmK and Tobu have great music. I'll share some personal favorites
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[Murlocologist]

 

[Naze]

Apocalyptica - Bittersweet

I remember that song really got me when it was out back in 2009-2010 (?). I can't decide which one I prefer, the instrumental or the original version.

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But who didn't like this song back than is either a liar or a no-heart:

 

[Heinvers]

 

[deepstrasz]

OK my last post was a huge joke.

 

[Deleted member 219079]

Not my favorite (I posted my all-time favs above), but sounds pretty good:

 

[deepstrasz]

For MLP fans:

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For Undertale fans (sorry, not that many):

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[pyf]

Popcorn - Hot Butter (1972)

An early electronic pop instrumental, originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969.
'Pop' may stand for pop music, and 'corn' for kitsch.

Hot Butter's version is by far the most well-known of this tune.

 

[deepstrasz]

If you think you've seen a recently posted song before in this thread please write so we'd take it down/replace it.

 

[pyf]

Stalactite - Les Aiglons (1963)

More about this Swiss band's short-lived history, on their official home page (in French).

When Stalactite was recorded, the band members' age ranged from 15 to 18.

 

[WhiteFang]

 

[pyf]

Paying Homage to David Bowie


In the adventure video game Omikron: The Nomad Soul, David Bowie played two roles within the game:
- as Boz, a game character who is a revolutionary wanted by authorities
- as the lead singer of a band named The Dreamers, performing in bars around Omikron City


The video game included eight songs written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels. Here are some of them:


New Angels of Promise

Something in the air

The pretty things are going to hell

Survive

Characters in the game could buy a virtual album by The Dreamers that they could listen to in their apartments. Or they could simply walk into an apartment that already has some of the music laid out in plain view or in hidden compartments.


The songs also appeared on David Bowie's album Hours, which was released a few weeks earlier than the game. Some songs on the album were a bit different than the versions used in the game. For example, for the song "New Angels of Promise" (used in the game's intro), Bowie changed the chorus lyric 'Omikron' to 'Suspicious Minds'.


(source: Wikipedia)

 

[pyf]

A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley (2002 remix by Junkie XL)

The original version, from the 1968 musical comedy film Live a Little, Love a Little, is here.
The remix uses a later re-recording of the song Elvis did that same year.

 

[deepstrasz]

@pyf

 

[pyf]

My Baby just cares for me - Nina Simone (1958)

This track from 1958 remained relatively obscure until 1987, when it was used in a UK television commercial. To follow up this exposure, the track was released as a single.

The 1987 music video features claymation by Aardman Animations (of Chicken Run / Wallace and Gromit fame, among others).

The original 1930 version, sung by Eddie Cantor in the musical comedy film Whoopee!, is here.

 

[deepstrasz]

 

[Sin'dorei300]

 

[pyf]

Two tracks from the 1991 British film Prospero's Books. Music by Michael Nyman.

Prospero's Books is an avant-garde film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest (1610-11?)


Prospero's Magic

The Masque (lyrics here)

The three performers are (in order of appearance):
- Marie Angel (as Iris, goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods).
- Ute Lemper (as Ceres, goddess of agriculture, fertility and motherly relationships)
- Deborah Conway (as Juno, goddess of marriage and childbirth)


Full original text by William Shakespeare, side-by-side with an adaptation into modern English:
No Fear Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act 4, Scene 1, Page 3

 

[San]