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Do You Have a Theme Song?

Posted over 2 years ago
I'm not just talking about a favorite song. I'm talking about a favorite song that seems to encapsulate important aspects of your personality. The song that would play when your character first walked in in the movie of your life. The song that you will play every day when you have your own radio show. Sure, it's a bit of an egotistical affectation to have one, but, hey, that's me. In fact, I have, at various times and places considered three different songs to be a suitable theme song for my bad self.3) Epic by Faith No More. Cool, mysterious, rocking, striving for meaning. It is number three because, well, I'm not really that cool.2) Hocus Pocus by Focus The only song that really kicks ass and is really silly at the same time. Suits me well.But the real answer is...1) Monkey Man by the Rolling Stones. I dig the Trickster character in literature and in my life, and that is what this song is all about. It totally shreds, the Stones were "my first band" (age seven), and, I happen to have a bit of a thing for monkeys.I don't expect everyone to be silly enought to have thought about this already, but give it a shot if you will. It's like reading your own zodiac. And if, like me, you sit around thinking about things like this during important department meetings, I expect to hear from you.
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Comments (72)

  1. Dale
    Dale says Figures your theme song would come from an album entitled Let It Bleed. I'll give this some thought (likely during my department meeting) and get back to you.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  2. Anna
    Anna says I once asked a similar question; sill...erm..evil minds think alike. Garbage - Why Do You Love Me "I'm no Barbie doll I'm not your baby girl I've done ugly things And I have made mistakes And I am not as pretty as those girls in magazines I am rotten to my core if they're to be believed You're not some little boy Why you acting so surprised? You're sick of all the rules Well I'm sick of all your lies Now I've held back a wealth of shit I think I'm gonna choke I'm standing in the shadows With the words stuck in my throat" It's not like this is me 100% all the time, but I've experienced every little thing it describes :)
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  3. Takeshi Kovacs
    Takeshi Kovacs says Whenever the cops want to know my name - I say, Col. Steve Austin. My theme would be the Theme song to the Six Million Dollar Man, AND I get all the nasty sound effects to - like the jump sound effect gets to be my ring tone, and the running sound effect gets to be my love making theme song - cuz I'm strong but super human fast - nnnnaaaaannnaaaaa. :)
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  4. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says Never given it much thought until I read your post, but the song I was playing at the time was Monkey To Man by Elvis Costello. I think that'll do for now, as it's got a bit of a swagger, it's slightly self-mocking, and can't help but make you smile. It's also got a killer guitar riff at the start, which I can picture blasting away as I walk into a room. Lyrically, the song argues that the human race is almost entirely comprised of idiots and morons. Hmm, maybe that fits me tooooooo perfectly...
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  5. ChiaraSera
    ChiaraSera says Oh i love this post! I love thinking of the music I listen to as being the soundtrack to my life. Every person who has touched my heart has their own song! Mine depends on the day: When I'm feeling like the hopeless romantic that I truly am at heart: The Postal Service- Clark Gable: "I want so badly to believe there is truth; that love is real" but when I'm feeling more hopefully romantic it's Maria Taylor's Song Beneath the Song.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  6. tybees
    tybees says Great question! I scrolled my collection and came up with "Float On" by Modest Mouse, cuz I bounce back rather quickly and have a generally positive outlook. And I say weird things.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  7. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Dale, think on, thinking guy! Anna, that's heavy. I think the complex nature of your personality demands multiple themesongs. Tak, how many cops out there know you as Steve Austin? And how many foxy ladies have had their treadmills melted by you? Terry, I think we should unite and form a massive monkey army. I have no interest in conquering the world (although a few radio stations would be nice), but perhaps a massive feces-flinging invasion of Congress and Parliament. Wait, maybe they would not notice any extra feces flinging.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  8. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says ChiaraSera, nice romantic duality. And Tybs, that does sound like you, bro.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  9. Dale
    Dale says Right now, since I'm apparently such a devious sort to get people addicted to bad music, I'm going to select "According To Plan" by ILYBICD, because my dream of turning people on to Mew, among other bands, has gone swimmingly. Too bad I can't find the lyrics, tho. And the bassline at the beginning ... I so want that as my into music.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  10. AnonymousAmy
    AnonymousAmy says I'll pick This Woman's Work by Kate Bush. Pray God you can cope. I stand outside this woman's work, This woman's world. Ooh, it's hard on the man, Now his part is over. Now starts the craft of the father.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  11. Takeshi Kovacs
    Takeshi Kovacs says They never know my alias as the six million dollar man, they think I'm in the military and suffering from some wartime malady. I play right to it. I melt treadmills like Chuck Norris - better, stronger, faster - in bed. Taught by the best - Oscar Goldman.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  12. brand X
    brand X says It's always been pretty much a toss up for me between the Pixies' Tony's Theme and Devo's Mongoloid. I asked a friend to help me decide a couple years ago and she said they were both good choices, and that Mongoloid was a superior song, but Tony's Theme was more subtle. I'm not sure what she was driving at.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  13. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Dale, you are truly a member of the Council of Evil. Amy, I'm going to have to figure out what that means. Tak, I'm sure you're thanking the Academy every night! (that was intended as a vague sexual innuendo based on the name Oscar) brand X, I don't know either. But your choices indicate you are a weird dude. Kudos.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  14. lemontwist
    lemontwist says I don't think I could pick anything. I change my mind too frequently.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  15. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says I hereby bequeath you Jimmy Witherspoon's "Fickle Woman" as a suggested theme song.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  16. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says I'm with you in forming a monkey army, El Monko. Let's run amok in the corridors of power and establish our very own banana republic. At ease, apes, Lt-Gen Terence "Red Ass" Staunton
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  17. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Terry, that idea has tremendous a-peel. Ow! I've sustained a pun injury to my humerus.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  18. deanajean
    deanajean says Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood (I know!) and Cheap and Evil Girl by Bree Sharp were my theme songs before I settled down and got married. I don't have one anymore. I think I'll work on that. Maybe it will be Bitch by Merideth Brooks. Just kidding.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  19. Marco1019
    Marco1019 says _The Panther_ and _Heart of the Hustler_, both by *Thunderball*.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  20. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Sweet. The dangerous crowd checks in!
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  21. HarrySue
    HarrySue says Harriet's Got a Song... spent the whole of my teenaged years wishing there was a song with my name in it, but when you can only rhyme with charriot, it just doesn't seem likely. Fast forward a couple of decades and suddenly some guy named Ben Kweller's done it and forever earned a place of high esteem in my musical hall of fame. Just want to know what exactly a "satchel purse" is???
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  22. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says It is actually a bit of a redundant term. A satchel is a small bag, either carried by hand or slung over the shoulder. I suppose the implication is that it is a small purse, rather than a large one. And, yeah, that's a relief. The next rhyme down the list would have to be Judas Iscariot, and that is not much fun.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  23. chucky
    chucky says Mass Nerder by The Descendents Don’t got no goatee Don’t got no tattoo Don’t got no nose ring Don’t wanna be like you See I got these glasses, so I'll never be cool Always get my ass kicked when I get to school You know, except for I don't wear glasses and I'm way past school. Still feels right.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  24. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says My wife turned me on to the Descendents. Sweet. Oh, and I think the operative question is, if you did go back to school, would you get your ass kicked?
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  25. chucky
    chucky says Yep. Hell, I've had my ass cyber kicked here a couple of times. Heh. But, you know what? I'd kick their asses in class, I'd get good graaaades!!
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  26. Takeshi Kovacs
    Takeshi Kovacs says I could while away the hours justin' moggin' with the flowers If I only had a brain That would be theme song for today - only input MOG wherever funny
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  27. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Success is the best revenge. That reminds me of some comedian or other who challenged the maxim "living well is the best revenge," pointing out that there are no operas that end like "after discovering his wife's affair with his best friend, in a rage of jealousy, the Count went out and bought a yacht."
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  28. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says Hey, I can rhyme a few things with Harriet... Harriet, O Harriet My sweet darling Harriet You make my heart soar Like a great wing-ed chariot My love is so massive That my hands can't carry it Please meet me tonight At a downtown Marriott
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  29. chucky
    chucky says ...maybe a mash-up or mix with: "I Didn't Do It" by The Microscopic Septet, or the Clash' "Atomic Tan"...the S.W.A.T. theme...
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  30. chucky
    chucky says Heh. But there *should* be operas that end that way. How awesome would a yacht be? Heh.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  31. Hattie
    Hattie says My theme song would vary, depending on the action and mood. But of the TV studio said I could only have 1 song, it would be "32 Flavors" (Alana Davis's version) or "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" ('cause I'm a playa! Kidding). "32 Flavors" hands down.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  32. HarrySue
    HarrySue says okay Terry you have now ascended to the top of my list of my top five song writers using the name Harriet... oh, but I forgot there are some here who don't like top 5 lists... sorry guys! ps on way to work I put together that the actual phrase in my theme song is satchel PERCH... so much for the small handbag.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  33. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says You people are all so silly. Huzzzah!
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  34. HarrySue
    HarrySue says does anyone remember the "you need a theme song" episode on that laywer show with Calista Flockhart?
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  35. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Ally McBeal? Never watched it.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  36. KezOnTour
    KezOnTour says Elastica - Waking up... Id work very hard, But Im lazy I cant take the pressure and its starting to show, In my heart You know how it pains me A life of leisure is no life you know Waking up and getting up has never been easy, Oh I think you should know Waking up and getting up has never been easy, Oh I think you should know Oh I think you should go Make a cup of tea And put a record on. Id work very hard But Im lazy Ive got a lot of songs but theyre all in my head Ill get a guitar And a lover who pays me If I cant be a star I wont get out of bed
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  37. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Reminds me of another one-time candidate for me, the Beatles' "I'm Only Sleeping."
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  38. HarrySue
    HarrySue says Kez, you and my boyfriend have the EXACT SAME theme song. You're like dopplegangers.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  39. Viva La Britt
    Viva La Britt says Shit, man- you've reminded me that I haven't come up with a theme song for '07 yet. Yes, I 've done this for the past several years- please stop laughing. One year it was Limp Bizkit's "My Way":http://www.lyrics007.com/Limp%20Bizkit%20Lyrics/My%20Way%20Lyrics.html (say what you will, that song is powerful, man) and last year it was Peaches' I'm the Kinda (meh, I didn't live up to that standard _at all_). Hmm, contenders for this year...I'm thinking Spoon's "My Mathematical Mind":http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/My-Mathematical-Mind-lyrics-Spoon/4033AC8498249629482570200028A6E0 (My mathematical mind can see the breaks /So I'm gonna stop riding the brakes...Instead I'm gonna see mistakes). Or maybe CSS' "Music is My Hot, Hot Sex":http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Cansei-De-Ser-Sexy/Music-Is-My-Hot-Hot-Sex.html or J. Mayer's cover of "Bold As Love":http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jimi+hendrix/bold+as+love_20071546.html ...yep, the rest of my afternoon is shot to hell now- thanks, El Monko.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  40. fairportfan
    fairportfan says *Wall of Death* - Richard Thompson *I Don't Like Mondays* - Boomtown Rats (written during an interview/live in-studio at RAS {Georgia State U student FM}. i wonder if the old Telex at WRAS is still around; i wonder if the current staff realise it belongs in the R'n'R Hall of Fame if it is...)
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  41. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says Yeah, the Ally McBeal "theme song" episode. If I recall, Ally went for Tell Him by The Exciters, while her therapist Tracey (played by Tracey Ullmann) had Tracey by The Cufflinks. I'm actually a little ashamed that I remembered all that...
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  42. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says A theme song for every year! I love your style VLB. Have a nice day... fairporty, I'm glad I posted this on a Wednesday so you could participate.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  43. Dale
    Dale says Nah, operas can't end like that; there must be spectacular carnage at the end. It's in the code somewhere, but I couldn't be bothered to look it up. Actually, "The Count of Monte Cristo" would be an apt artistic representation of living well being the best revenge.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  44. HarrySue
    HarrySue says Oh yea! I can stop obsessively checking this thread now I know that Aly's song was Tell Him. Gotta love a guy with a good memory. Comes in handy when you're changing your theme song every year, or every month, or every day for that matter...
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  45. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says You said it, Calendar Girl.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  46. HarrySue
    HarrySue says I refuse to have Neil Sedaka's Calendar Girl as my song. No way. Ain't gonna happen.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  47. NinjaSquirrel
    NinjaSquirrel says Ummm... For my exsperiences and inexsperiences this ppast year i will have to choose... Buddy Holly by Weezer You should only have a theme song for a year because in real life tv changes themesongs with seasons or at least changees some form of the shows anything.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  48. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says "Ain't Gonna Happen" by Rev. Horton Heat?
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  49. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says And NinjaSquirrel, say hi to Mary Tyler Moore for me.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  50. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  51. ivylander
    ivylander says Depending on the day, Link Wray's "Rumble," The Feelies' "Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness," or the Bonzo Dogs' "My Pink Half Of The Drainpipe."
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  52. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says PIMP, that is my favorite Thin Lizzy tune. And Ivy, I hope today is a Bonzo Dog Day for you.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  53. ivylander
    ivylander says They're all Bonzo Dog days, man....
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  54. Universalis
    Universalis says The song i would play as my intro : -> Bomber - Motörhead (any live version will do) Why ? Just like me seems to ram into things a little bit too fast without thinking to it before, excellent to wake you up, old enough not to be here only to sell for cash, still sounding not like prehistoric on the other hand. ---- The song i would play as my outro : -> Magrouni - Erik Truffaz Why ? Barely understandable lyrics in some north african dialect (cannot speak it, just like how it's sounding), adds a bit of mystery-(call it a rootleg) to my every nights or whatever time i listen to that. (maybe not every day but very often).
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  55. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says I like your temporally oriented thinking.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  56. haggardpilot
    haggardpilot says for many, many, many years it was "Mayonaise" by Smashing Pumpkins. for the last year and a bit it's been "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  57. Cody B
    Cody B says Funkadelic-Maggot Brain (most days) Parliament-Mr. Wiggles (good days) Funkadelic- One Nation Under A Groove (best days)
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  58. Hellsatana
    Hellsatana says anything loud, obnoxious, abrasive, generally not to easy on the ears......yeah....make the ears bleed
    Permalink posted 01/10/2007
  59. mutterimieli
    mutterimieli says I'm with AJ on this one.
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  60. B42
    B42 says GD - Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance Words by John Perry Barlow; music by Bob Weir Holes in what's left of my reason, Holes in the knees of my blues, Odds against me been increasin' But I'll pull through. Never could read no road map And I don't know what the weather might do, But hear that witch wind whinin' 0 See that Dog Star's shinin', I've got a feelin' there's no time to lose, No time to lose!
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  61. debi
    debi says Great thread - I like having a theme song for each year For 2007 its a song from Rent - Another Day The heart may freeze or it can burn The pain will ease if I can learn There is no future, there is no past I live this moment as my last There's only us, there's only this Forget regret, or life is yours to miss No other road, no other way No day but today (could just be that its a big birthday year..and I'm feeling a need to slow it down!)
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  62. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says I'm really grooving on the variety here. I think this set would make for a splendid radio show.
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  63. kristiana
    kristiana says I like big butts and I can not lie You other brothers can't deny That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist And a round thing in your face You get sprung Wanna pull up tough Cuz you notice that butt was stuffed Deep in the jeans she's wearing I'm hooked and I can't stop staring Oh, baby I wanna get with ya And take your picture My homeboys tried to warn me But that butt you got Make Me so horney
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  64. kristiana
    kristiana says um. the butt in question would be mine, apparently. at least according to 2 stoned Thai dudes at a beach bar who played it after I swam up to the bar and laughed their asses off. Although I too appreciate some junk in the trunk.
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  65. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Ah, pure poetry. I assume you are hip to the Spinal Tap classic, "Big Bottom."
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  66. kristiana
    kristiana says Oh yes, dear, I was just watching it the other night. Monday is my lucky bun day.
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  67. hawaiianpunch
    hawaiianpunch says Stranger Than Fiction or, The Soundtrack of My Life These are the songs that play on the heavenly sound system of my everyday life: DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World Jean Grae - Code Red Deftones - Back To School Nine Inch Nails - Happiness In Slavery The International Noise Conspiracy - The Reproduction Of Death Sleater-Kinney - The Drama You've Been Craving Pretty Girls Make Graves - Chemical, Chemical De La Soul - Three Is The Magic Number Maxwell - Closer (Live Nine Inch Nails cover) Massive Attack - Angel Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna The Smiths - Unloveable Prince - The Beautiful Ones & the slow 2 minute fade in the end of Purple Rain
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  68. Scarlett Echo
    Scarlett Echo says My current theme song: Stabilo - If It Was Up To Me If it was up to me, I’d never look both Ways before crossing the street If it was up to me, I’d never wear my Seatbelt, and I’d probably still speed If it was up to me, I never would have Smiled in any pictures I’d most likely sleep all day If I could just relax for awhile So you better come quick I’m about to do something foolish If you could be so kind As to call the police I swear this time It’s not just for attention But I also know that you have heard that From me once before If it was up to you, I would never swear around people I’m supposed to respect If it was up to you, I’d keep in touch with Friends from the past Even though they never last If it was up to you, I’d always say my prayers before I ate And before I went to sleep If it was up to you, I’d be happy and I’d Write songs that made you happy too I can’t seem to care much for these things That you call life So you better come quick I’m about to do something foolish If you could be so kind As to call the police I swear this time It’s not just for attention I don’t want the topic to change I couldn’t ever tell you, to your face That I’ve only been pretending To enjoy this place It’s all been make believe And it’s mostly in my head The problem is we only guess Where we go when we finally rest Will it be better than where we are now Still I’d like to believe It’s better than here Better than where we are Better than here We’ve forgotten what we’re here for Or maybe we never knew If a simple life is what we want Why are we so confused? Cuz we all want a happy ending But we’re tired of children’s books We’re tired of feeling useless And we’re tired of dirty looks I swear we used to feel things Or at least we cried real tears We used to say I’m sorry But we haven’t now for years So forgive us of our sins Before we make our move Let us die in peace So we never have to choose
    Permalink posted 01/11/2007
  69. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says Hawaiian Punch, sounds like you live a dramatic, magical, mysterious, life. Scarlett Echo, heavy. I'll have to check that one out.
    Permalink posted 01/12/2007
  70. BrandNewSumthing
    BrandNewSumthing says I really want to say that it's "Femme Fatale" by Velvet Underground but in actuality I'm not nearly cool enough for that. I still love it, though. When I'm feeling confused, it's "Best Imitation of Myself" by Ben Folds Five. Most days, it's "Center of Attention" by Guster. ("I'm the center of attention in the walls inside my head" -'Nuff said) Or "I'm Always in Love" by Wilco. :-)
    Permalink posted 01/13/2007
  71. El Monko and Son
    El Monko and Son says yeah, I hear ya. I also have an "if I were cool enough" pick. See above. Rock on, Chaka Khan. WSTS!
    Permalink posted 01/14/2007
  72. carmensandiego
    carmensandiego says Funny, I was thinking of this very subject on my way home from work today. For me, I would have to say the Bangles' "If She Knew What She Wants." OR...or, or, or...for a song that does not have words yet the melody and the ups and downs of the song perfectly describe me to the core, I would have to say Bond's "Explosive."
    Permalink posted 01/15/2007

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