Friday, April 3, 2009

Music for the moment

Songs according to the situation


Situation: You've sky dived from a plane only to find that your parachute won't open.

Appropriate Songs: Free Fallin' (Tom Petty), It's Raining Men (The Weather Girls, I'm gonna let myself get absolutely soakin' wet), Time For Me To Fly (REO Speedwagon, anytime now would be fabulous), Falling Upside Down (Rascal Flatts, right side up, it makes no difference), Hurt So Good (John Mellancamp, only once you've hit the ground of course)


Situation: After hiking through the jungle for about 5 minutes you find yourself face to face with a rather large tiger.

Appropriate Songs: Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen, or sprint, whatever), Don't Look Back (Fine Young Cannibals), Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor, is the last thing you'll see), I Like To Move It (Bang Gang, really really fast), Real Gone (Sheryl Crow, now you see me, now you don't), Take It On The Run (REO Speedwagon, just doin' what I gotta do), Whip It (Devo, but only if your a lion trainer)

Situation : While driving your very fast, very expensive, and very gorgeous speed boat you are taken over by a band of mafia pirates who demand you walk the plank.

Appropriate Songs: Fins (Jimmy Buffet, to the left, fins to the right), Holding Out For A Hero (Bonnie Tyler, anytime now, thanks), Livin' On A Prayer (Bon Jovi), Release Me (Jim McDonough, *beggingly cries*), Surrender (Cheap Trick, wave that white flag), Under The Sea (Little Mermaid, don't laugh), Under Attack (ABBA, I'm being taken), Walk This Way (Aerosmith, drop this way, sink this way), SOS (ABBA, save our s____)


Situation: After spending the day spelunking, you go to leave only to find that the mouth of the cave has caved in, no pun intended, and you are trapped.

Appropriate Songs: Cherry Bomb (John Mellancamp, if only you had one), A-OK (Motion City Soundtrack, no, you're not), The Adventure (Angels and Airwaves, it sure is), All Around Me (Flyleaf, rock, rock, rock), The Grand Illusion (Styx, those aren't really rocks), Help Me (The Great Divide), Only The Good Die Young (Billy Joel, you keep telling yourself that), All Revved Up With No Place To Go (Meat Loaf)


Situation: Preparing for your hot date later that night you begin to dry your hair, only to realize that it has caught on fire.

Appropriate Songs: Hot Blooded (Foreigner), Hearts On Fire (Bryan Adams, hearts, heads, it's really all the same thing), I Melt (Rascal Flatts), Light My Fire (The Doors, too late), The Reflex (Duran Duran, the louder you scream, the faster it all goes away), My Favorite Accident (Motion City Soundtrack, one day we'll all look back on this day and laugh), Smokin' (Boston, yes, you are)


Situation: After narrowly escaping from a band of ruffians by jumping onto a passing train you turn around to find it occupied by a traveling circus.

Appropriate Songs: Don't Stand So Close To Me (The Police, no really, back up), Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne), Dude Looks Like A Lady (Aerosmith, man, or woman?), I Want You To Want Me (Cheap Trick, I can do that trick with the spoon on my nose, eh, any takers?), Let It Be (The Beatles, please, leave me alone), Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (Crash Test Dummies, and that's all I have to say about that), Roll With The Changes (REO Speedwagon, yeah, I'll do just that), You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Meat Loaf)


Situation: While moonwalking (on the moon) you look down to find that your rope has snapped and you are slowing drifting away.

Appropriate Songs: Across The Universe (Eric Hansen, here I go), So Long, Farewell (The Sound of Music), Break Away (Rascal Flatts, yes, you did), Come Back Down (Lifehouse, would if I could), Comin' Back Soon (Crash Test Dummies, no, you won't be), Defying Gravity (Wicked, what gravity?), Heaven Can Wait (Meat Loaf, too bad, cause here I come), Rocketman (Elton John, at least, I was), Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Journey, and I won't be comin' back), Walking On Sunshine (Katrina & The Waves, so hot, so hot), Higher & Higher (Jackie Wilson)

let me know if you can think of anymore songs or situations

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