funeral music

Last week's mix featured a precis of everything wrong with the world. This week, I'd like to play you songs which celebrate life. The live version of "Learnalilgivinanlovin" not only showcases Gotye's voice (and drumming skills), it summarises an admirable approach to life. The same goes for Bluejuice, handing out some "Vitriol" when the world tries to pull them down. (By the way, the video for this song is brilliant, featuring cute dancing girls and a bunch of freaked out bystanders in Sydney's Pitt Street Mall.) Fatboy Slim, a.k.a. Norman Cook, celebrates a long, long time together. Flies don't live very long but Les Négresses Vertes know one named Zobi who's having a hell of a time. The Seldon Plan's track reminds me of a 40th birthday party in Adelaide, which was the last time I danced, and I had a hell of a time myself. Stereo MC's similarly invite us to step up and get excited. Camille sings about a girl who realises she doesn't need someone to sail her away. She's the captain of her own destiny, and it's time she left port. Jonathan Mann has been writing a song a day for a few years now, and number 197 is the longest love song in history. And you should know that this mix missed number 72, "Penguins Having a Party," by the slimmest of margins. I've decided that Bobby Darin is singing my theme song. I can't think of a better way to take on the world. Mr. Brown, on the other hand is already on top of the world, and he feels good. Karma County have been through some tough times, but they're ready for their reward. Before he was Fatboy Slim, Cook was half of Freakpower. And speaking of tough times, things aren't always so sunny. Sometimes one needs to retreat to the safety of loving arms, and put aside worries for another day. Even your loved ones will be gone, probably sooner than you think. Of course I do not look forward to a heavenly reward or life after death, but I cling to the thought that after any of us goes, the seed of our spirit lives on in those we loved. And as bad as the world looks (pretty fucking bad), I hope that even after each of us is gone, the ones who come after will be slightly less fearful, and eventually our descendants will be brave enough to march the Hate Machines into the Sun. TRACK 01 "Learnalilgivinanlovin," Gotye INDEX: 00:00:00 TRACK 02 "Vitriol," Bluejuice INDEX: 02:59:59 TRACK 03 "Praise You," Fatboy Slim INDEX: 05:32:24 TRACK 04 "Zobi La Mouche," Les Négresses Vertes INDEX: 10:54:28 TRACK 05 "Dance Despite the Obvious," The Seldon Plan INDEX: 14:18:57 TRACK 06 "Step It Up," Stereo MC's INDEX: 17:55:35 TRACK 07 "Au Port," Camille INDEX: 22:54:41 TRACK 08 "Baby, It All Led to You (#197)," Jonathan Mann INDEX: 25:50:61 TRACK 09 "Don't Rain on My Parade," Bobby Darin INDEX: 30:28:01 TRACK 10 "I Got You (I Feel Good)," James Brown INDEX: 33:22:07 TRACK 11 "Good Things Come to Me Now," Karma County INDEX: 36:08:43 TRACK 12 "Song #6," Freakpower INDEX: 39:34:05 TRACK 13 "Love is Stronger Than Death," The The INDEX: 44:07:16 TRACK 14 "Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)," The Flaming Lips INDEX: 48:43:04