Oh, man. Country music! Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried," Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," Leon Payne's "Psycho" (the best version may be Elvis Costello's or the Beasts of Bourbon's), The Louvin Brothers' version of "Knoxville Girl," anyone doing "Omie Wise."
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Hayden - Jul 20, 2009 1:15:57 pm PDT #1337 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
DavidS - Jul 20, 2009 1:36:14 pm PDT #1338 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Richard Thompson "I Feel So Good".
Also "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" is one of the best crime and romance songs ever.
Uhm, "Pusherman" by Curtis Mayfield?
Nick Cave's got "The Mercy Seat" which is about a guy in the electric chair.
Lots of Merle Haggard qualifies. Maybe "Mama Tried"?
"Bad Company" by the same?
tommyrot - Jul 20, 2009 1:37:41 pm PDT #1339 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Nick Cave's got "The Mercy Seat" which is about a guy in the electric chair.
Or perhaps the excellent Johny Cash cover of this?
Hayden - Jul 20, 2009 1:38:11 pm PDT #1340 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
"Sing Me Back Home" is another good one by the Hag. Townes Van Zandt's "Poncho and Lefty" still packs a punch, too.
megan walker - Jul 20, 2009 1:45:02 pm PDT #1341 of 6436
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Michael Jackson's "Bad"?
"The Mercy Seat"
How does this fit the definition of "happy criminal"?
DavidS - Jul 20, 2009 1:45:30 pm PDT #1342 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How does this fit the definition of "happy criminal"?
He loves that crackling smell of his scalp on fire?
Steph L. - Jul 20, 2009 1:48:19 pm PDT #1343 of 6436
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Amy, you could use some of the songs from Dr. Horrible.
t edit And does "Mack the Knife" count?
dcp - Jul 20, 2009 1:57:21 pm PDT #1344 of 6436
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
What about stuff from Pirates of the Caribbean? I like the theme, and "He's a Pirate."
Scrappy - Jul 20, 2009 2:01:27 pm PDT #1345 of 6436
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Hot Rod Lincoln (most versions) [link] The guy ends up in jail, plus it has some fab rockabilly guitar licks. I like the Commander Cody version myself.
"My dad said 'Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin'
If you don't stop drivin' that Hot...Rod... Lincoln.' "
tommyrot - Jul 20, 2009 2:50:31 pm PDT #1346 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've never heard it, tommy, but sure!
OK, it's up there....