leXX Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Desert Island Discs is very famous here in the UK. I thought I would do a Swampie version. Here is an extract from the Wiki: Desert Island Discs is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme. It was first broadcast on January 29, 1942 and is said by the Guinness Book of Records to be the longest-running music programme in the history of radio. [1] Guests are invited to imagine themselves castaways on a desert island, and to choose eight pieces of music to take with them; discussion of their choices permits a review of their life. Aside from music, they are permitted one book, excluding the Bible or other religious work and the complete works of Shakespeare, which are already present on the island to force more original choices. They also choose one luxury which must be inanimate and of no survival value, though large supplies of champagne seem to be allowed. A whole host of very famous people have been on the show, and you can read what they chose here. So you get the premise. 8 pieces of music, 1 book and 1 luxury item. This was a hell of a lot harder than I thought it would be. After shortlisting 40 songs, I finally broke it down to this. Music 1. Dissolved Girl by Massive Attack 2. Nara by E.S. Posthumus 3. Velveteen by Yoko Kanno 4. Beauty Never Fades ft. Saffron by Junkie XL 5. Twilight by Maze ft. Frankie Beverly 6. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley & The Wailers 7. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson 8. Singin' In The Rain by Mint Royale 9. Planet Rock by Africa Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force 10. Close To Me by The Cure Book A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Luxury Item Photo album of my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Music 1. The Funeral by Band of Horses 2. Aisle 10 by Scapegoat Waxx 3. Fantasy Impromptu by Frederic Chopin 4. Schroeder's Failure by tresk 5. 3x5 by John Mayer 6. Knights Of Cydonia by Muse 7. No Cars Go by The Arcade Fire 8. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine by The White Stripes Book Battle Royale by Koushun Takami Luxury Item My PSP and games with an infinite battery. ********* Snip ~ Not a very good idea, I'm too lazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 (I'm practically assuming I'm stuck here - this isn't some cheesy reflection of my life) 1. Battle Without Honor or Humanity (Kill Bill Soundtrack) by Tomoyasu Hotei 2. Wagner's Ride of the Valyries 3. Hallowed be thy Name by Iron Maiden 4. Sayonee by Junoon 5. Hammerheart by Bathory 6. Farewell by Summoning 7. Gravity by Maaya Sakamoto 8. Cows with Guns by Dana Lyons Book: Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche Luxury: A Decent spec computer w/ High-Speed Internet Connection or Project Gutenberg's Library or Any Ordinary Handheld with Unlimited Battery and Tetris (in that order, depending on what choices are allowed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 1. Hey Hey What Can I Do? - Led Zeppelin 2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles 3. The Longest Time - Billy Joel 4. Omphalo Centric Lecture- Nigel Westlake (Percussion piece!) 5. Beethoven's Fifth- Beethoven (duh!) 6. Indiana Jones Theme Song 7. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service 8. Kiss from a Rose - Seal 9. Where the Streets Have no Name - U2 10. Tonight Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins Book: Slaughterhouse 5- Vonnegut Luxury Item - Acoustic Guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Book: Slaughterhouse 5- Vonnegut Luxury Item - Acoustic Guitar I guess Slaughterhouse 5 would help when you want to muster enough hate of the world to help drown yourself underneath the waves once you tire of the monotony of the desert island. It's a great book, but not exactly something I would take to uplift my spirits. As for the acoustic guitar, I thought of the same thing too, but then I realized that strings break and then so would my heart. Also, you're probably the only other person in the world besides me who's both heard of and likes Hey Hey What Can I Do. It's the bass part that does it for me. Anyway: The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever Led Zeppelin - Bron Yr Aur Neutral Milk Hotel - Communist Daughter Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry Crosby, Stills, and Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Funkadelic - Maggot Brain Sly and the Family Stone - Africa Talks to You (The Asphalt Jungle) Radiohead - Paranoid Android Book: Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(the entire series, mind you, and yes it does come within a single volume). Luxury Item - Acoustic guitar. Yeah, I know, but this is on the proviso I have a virtually endless supply of strings and picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Luxury Item - Acoustic guitar. Yeah, I know, but this is on the proviso I have a virtually endless supply of strings and picks. Wait until it's the year 2052 and you've basically worn through the entire fret board after playing for seven hours a day for 44 years. But hey, when the neck does snap in half you'll be like Yngwie Malmsteen, only three times faster and more accurate, and you'll be able to trill four strings at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Wait until it's the year 2052 and you've basically worn through the entire fret board after playing for seven hours a day for 44 years. But hey, when the neck does snap in half you'll be like Yngwie Malmsteen, only three times faster and more accurate, and you'll be able to trill four strings at a time. By 2052 I'll be 62 years old. I'll probably wither away from malnutrition before my guitar's fretboard does. Edit - Do sex slaves count as luxury items? They're technically a commodity within certain parts of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Book: Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(the entire series, mind you, and yes it does come within a single volume). That was going to be my choice being my favourite book of all time, but I've read the series so many times now that I think I would eventually get bored of it on a desert island. And no Ty, sex slaves don't count lol. Your luxury item must be inanimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Music 1. Teardrop by Massive Attack 2. All These Things I've Done by The Killers 3. Ashes by Embrace 4. Clubbed to death by Rob Dougan 5. Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros 6. The Staunton Lick by Lemon Jelly 7. Smack my bitch up by prodigy 8. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol 9. You Got The Love by The Source feat. Candi Staton (1992 version) 10. Absurb By Fluke Book cheating a little bit but... The James Bond Collection Boxset by Ian Fleming Luxury Item my Laptop. - with some kind of solar powered charger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight of Keno Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 And no Ty, sex slaves don't count lol. Your luxury item must be inanimate. Who said they'd be animate? It's Ty who we're talking about Music 1. Welcome to Jamrock - Damian "Junior Gong" Marley 2. The Mundane and the Magic - Dark Tranquility 3. Get Up to Get Down - Brass Construction 4. One Love - Bob Marley & The Wailers 5. Maha Khali - Dissection 6. One - Metallica 7. The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden 8. Down With The Sickness - Disturbed Book The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien Luxury item Fridge full of nutritious drinks and meats. More precisely, a Fridge with a grill attached. Ingenious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 5. Hammerheart by Bathory Supreme choice! This is going to be difficult to decide, as I listen to a lot of different music. I currently have more than 21000 songs in my library, and it expands every week with promos and such (I'm a reviewer), so don't consider this list permanent. Songs: Forgotten Tomb - Alone The Cure - Pictures Of You Agalloch - You Were But A Ghost In My Arms The Sisters Of Mercy - We Are The Same, Susanne Темнозорь – As the Autumn Razors Sing Above My Veins Primordial - The Coffin Ships Bathory - One Rode To Asa Bay Silencer - Sterile Nails And Thunderbowels Joy Division - Atmosphere Drudkh – When the Flame Turns to Ashes Book: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien Luxury item: Porn. Lots and lots of porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I personally find Pie's selection the best so far, mainly because of Bathory, The Silmarillion (an excellent choice, because it's really the sort of book you can only read on a desert island) and Porn. no we're not favour-currying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight of Keno Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 The Silmarillion (an excellent choice, because it's really the sort of book you can only read on a desert island) What do you mean by that? I read it in three weeks at home when I was 12. And I don't think I lived on a desert island back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Slayne Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Music: Total Eclipse, by Iron Maiden. The Crown and the Ring, by Manowar. Orion, by Metallica. Take it off, by Kiss. Forever Autumn, Jeff Wayne’s musical version of the War of the Worlds. May it Be, by Enya. Pillar of Davidson, by Live. Heart shaped box, by Nirvana. Book: The War of the Worlds, by H.G.Wells. Luxury item: Statue of the Goddess Sekhmet (so I have something to talk to besides a freekin soccer ball called Wilson…) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Heheheh, I just imagined someone on a desert island blasting Manowar. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWally Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Oh my goodness Slayne, you basically described half of what I've been listening to recently... Iron Maiden, Metallica, Manowar, and Enya. All great bands. Not really my favorite, but definitely stuff I've been into recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Slayne Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Heheheh, I just imagined someone on a desert island blasting Manowar. xD Given that this island seems to have copious amounts champagne, then yeah...you can imagine me being roaring drunk and singing quite loud and badly "High and mighty, alone we are kings..." And given my seeming intolerance to any form of alcohol produced from a grape, then I'd quite promptly be throwing up soon after, and not remembering a single thing the next morning... *Peers at MrWally.* You know, you could almost be my little brother...similar avatar, similar taste in music, your sig even rings close to my own particular sense of humour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 I've edited my first post with Planet Rock and Singin' In The Rain by Mint Royale. Singin' In The Rain was recently brought back into the public eye by Britains Got Talent by being the song the winning act used to dance to, but was first used in a a few years ago. I have always watched this video from time to time as I love it so much, but it kinda didn't occur to me to list it as one of my favourite songs, so now I'm correcting the error. Planet Rock has always been my favourite breakdancing tune. I know this will be hard for some of you to believe, but back in the 80's I was actually part of a breakdancing crew. ^^ I notice a few of you put 10 songs instead of 8, so I've made mine 10 too. It will be interesting to come back to this thread a year from now and see if our favourite songs have changed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I notice a few of you put 10 songs instead of 8, so I've made mine 10 too. It will be interesting to come back to this thread a year from now and see if our favourite songs have changed at all. in that case so will I. will have to think about it though... I've edited my first post with Planet Rock and Singin' In The Rain by Mint Royale mint royale are good, i like 'from rusholme with love' & 'sexiest man in jamaica" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 mint royale are good, i like 'from rusholme with love' & 'sexiest man in jamaica" Yeah I love those songs too. Their album "Pop Is" is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Music: Such Great Heights by The Postal Service Believe by Yellowcard Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce Concerning Hobbits by Howard Shore The Gravel Road by James Newton Howard Stickerbrush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2 Jurassic Park - End Credits by John Williams How Far We've Come by Matchbox Twenty The Way by Fastball Paint It Black by GOB Book: Little House series boxset (weren't expecting that were you?) Luxury Item: I would say a nice bed, but that might be of survival value. So, I'll say my computer (in its entirety or as much as restrictions allow) and a permanent power source. Also: I listen to Singin' In The Rain by Mint Royale too, mostly due to that awesome commercial it was in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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