Comments on: Friday Fun Thread: Music for BAMFs

By: PhDork

PhDork — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:48:05 +0000

mm: George Michael isn’t so much a BAMF (although I certainly thought him one in 1987), as his album helps me be one.

Other players on Friday (and subsequently, as I continue to plow through piles of junk): New Order, Devo, and Kraftwerk.

By: wondering

wondering — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:02:09 +0000

@ elibard: YES!!

By: Marie Anelle

Marie Anelle — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:38:21 +0000

I actually have a playlist for music that gets me going like a boss and I will share it with you. Some of it is horrible.

Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
Foster the People – Helena Beat
Ring My Bell – Anita Ward
Lovers In a Dangerous Time – BNL version
Hot Mess – Chromeo
Tommy Gun – The Clash
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk
Ghosts N Stuff – Deadmau5
Voulez Vous – Abba (don’t judge me)
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
Cosmic Love – Florence and the Machine
Dog Days Are Over – Florence and the Machine
You Got The Love – Florence and the Machine
Jealous of Your Cigarette – Hawksley Workman
Everlong – Foo Fighters
Number of the Beast – Iron Maiden
Cherry Bomb – The Runaways
Le Disko – Shiny Toy Guns
Incense and Peppermints – Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Good In Everyone – Sloan
Rock Lobster – B-52s
Moment of Weakness – Bif Naked
Suffragette City – David Bowie
Golden Years – David Bowie
Whip It – Devo
Last Dance – Donna Summers
Crazy on You – Heart

It’s a mix…..

By: rodriguez

rodriguez — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:44:41 +0000

I have more than one long playlist labeled “My Pleasure”. DePhazz takes up a lot of that.

For work the background music I prefer is in whatever language I don’t understand. Lyrics distract me more than instrumentals. So, specifically, I love the Skatalites, Rachid Taha (all but especially Made in Medina) and Tinariwen.

By: elibard

elibard — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:00:07 +0000

I also really like editing to Dead Can Dance.

By: wondering

wondering — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:32:41 +0000

Cover songs. Bad ass punk or heavy metal groups covering 80s songs. Like Marilyn Manson’s version of Sweet Dreams, KMFDM doing Material Girl, Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm, Paint it Black by GOB…I think you get the idea.

And weird electronic trance stuff like Brainbug.

By: Shadow Boxer

Shadow Boxer — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:19:47 +0000

last summer i discovered the joy of “Don’t Turn Out the Lights” by NKOTBSB. (Don’t judge me!) Great for driving, working, cleaning, hauling my gimpy butt all over (way to big) campus, whatever. It has 3x the plays of any other song on the album. I think i had it on repeat for a solid hour of driving.

I have really gotten into a pop-club-techno-pointless-lyrics music kick lately. Lots of “I can’t believe I’m listening to and ENJOYING this music” music. But when I need to hunker in the bunker and Get Shit Done, for the pas year at least, I’ve turned to new age and classical. Go figure.

By: elibard

elibard — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:58:25 +0000

I’m with you all. It has been a tough year, so I’ve limited my pop intake to light pop of the 80s, 90s and 00s. Coldplay; some Katie Perry – yes, really; The Cars; One Republic; Fatboy Slim; early Madonna; Men Without Hats; 90s club music; Weezer; Cake; The Presidents of the United States of America (esp. Peaches); DeeLite; etc. Same with movies: it needs to be happy, funny, dreamy, fantastic, sci-fi, romantic, or have big explosions – preferably all in one.

By: mischiefmanager

mischiefmanager — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:30:08 +0000

Between that and NPR covering the Cain harassment story by describing one of the victims, I am Not Pleased with them of late. Some liberal shill organization they are. *looks disgruntled*

When I cook Thanksgiving and Passover dinners, my Zen is a key prep tool. Nothing is better than ’60′s music-Beatles, British Invasion, Motown, Beach Boys…that stuff still rocks. From now, Girl Talk is always high energy and great fun. I like MIA too, and the Beasties. The New Pornographers, the Shins, and Vampire Weekend have lots of uptempo songs. I still love lots of ’80′s bands too.

My current guilty pleasure is “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People, which is lyrically pretty sobering but irresistibly hook-y.

Dorkie, you think George Michael is a BAMF? You must live in a very well-behaved neighborhood.

By: viajera

viajera — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:26:10 +0000

This sounds very familiar. For me, it’s Apply for Post-Docs, Write Dissertation Chapters, Grade Papers, Write Workshop Proposal, Schedule Defense, and Help Friend with Fieldwork Season. I’ve been writing like a mofo for months, and that’s going to continue until my defense in late March, at least.

I’m already exhausted, and the only thing that keeps me going – even, nay especially, when writing – is music with a fast, pounding beat. Right now it’s Pandora’s Smashing Pumpkins channel. At the gym it’s a mix of reggaeton, salsa, merengue, grunge, and techno. At home it’s my local community radio station, especially during the brass band hours, though I’m going to have to upgrade to something faster and louder soon. No NPR – that shit just pisses me off too much!