What an odd subject for a post, but let us hold hands and journey through it together. Who knows, maybe we will come out the other side stronger people for the experience!
As an excuse to listen to the original 1980s Baywatch theme song, I decided to cobble together a “cheesy tunes” playlist on Spotify. This simple project promptly got out of control. Indeed the opening few tracks do tie in nicely with that original theme, but it then continues on into more sombre and haunting territory, before coming back around for a grand conclusion. I believe I started the list a couple of years ago, taking a great deal of time over it, then promptly forgot it existed.
Then, after pinging a friend the link as it tied in with a discussion about the Tim Burton Batman movies, I thought I best give the thing a full listen, just in case I owed the recipient an apology.
Much to my surprise, the list was actually pretty solid, with a strong narrative and no awkward musical left turns. I may still tweak the odd thing here and there, but, as it stands, I’m actually quite proud of it. Pretty much all the tracks are pop songs with lyrics, but there are a handful of instrumentals sprinkled throughout. These latter songs are also still performed on “rock instruments”, instead of a standard film score orchestra.
The choices are taken from pretty much every genre of film, television, and video games, from cute family cartoons to harrowing war dramas. It also covers most genres of music, although nothing too avant garde. It actually would have made a good musical educational for a teenage me, had someone else compiled it and handed it down. With that in mind, I’m sure it will be of no use to the more musically experienced of you.
If you’re interested, you can find it here.
Since much thought and time was put into the a narrative running order, you will be missing out if you hit that shuffle button. Plus, if you do, I will be disappointed. Not angry. Just disappointed. I’m telling a story through music, even though there’s no plot to the story. It just is.
Good grief, when did I become that person?!
Admittedly, it is lacking certain songs that I would usually consider “essential”, but I have a silly rule about not including the same songs on multiple playlists. I do not know why this is so, but that decision seems to keep me from going insane somehow.
I have, however, included both versions of “Somewhere Out There” from An American Tale. This was done on purpose, as the adorable film version sounds like more of an introduction to the bigger production that follows. I’m guessing the latter was released as a single. I think they both work well together, as they have such differing styles.
The final track would usually go on my LOL songs playlist, but it’s so sweet and sincere that I felt it might make a nice coda to the who thing. A bit like “Her Majesty” at the end of Abbey Road.
Plus Megan Mullally’s awesome!
Well, that didn’t hurt now, did it? I’m also planning a rather intimidating series of posts about music that has been important to me throughout my life, but, since it may up being rather upsetting to write, I may just chicken out and do a stock “my favourite albums” sort of thing.
I shall have one of my classic thinks about it
Do stay in touch, darlings.
Toodles!
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