I've been asked to help put together a ten-minute film, composed largely of still-images with explanatory inter-titles, that will show images of "impressive" university buildings from around the world, as part of a larger presentation regarding the initial stages of the development of a new Learning Resource Centre at the university where I work.
The powers that be, who are, like all powers, tasteless in terms of culture (they don't have the time, etc), want some motivational / stirring / rousing music to go over this.
One guy involved in this small project has suggested Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz. His Facebook profile picture is of him on Ramsay Street. That's what I'm up against here, people. Neighbours and Eurovision.
So throw suggestions at me!
We've got ten minutes, so could be looking at three songs, potentially, or perhaps a longer piece of classical or jazz. I'm thinking some aspirational soul or something; being cheesy, perhaps along the lines of Movin' On Up by Primal Scream of Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield.
I have a meeting with this guy and another chap involved in the project on Thursday morning, so you've got 24 hours. Tomorrow night I'll fling some songs on a USB key to blow their minds with on Thursday.
― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:03 (eighteen years ago)
Beethoven's 9th Wagner's Die Walküre "Horst Wessel Lied" (trad.)
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:15 (eighteen years ago)
Horst Wessel never lied.
― jim, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:17 (eighteen years ago)
Who Let the Dogs Out
― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:28 (eighteen years ago)
My notes thus far (from a quick perusal of my itunes)...
"rousing music"
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield - instantly recognisable, everyone loves soul, incredibly spiritually powerful
Movin' On Up - Primal Scream - almost as above
If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers - aspirational gospel soul with "our" message
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys - ditto
The Beatles - loads of songs to choose from, everyone loves them
Sly & The Family Stone - as above, but less people know the songs!
Wake Up - Boo Radleys - as Curtis
Sigur Ros - Hoppipola (sic) - gets that wordless sense of glory vibe going on
Donimo - Cocteau Twisn - as above
Such Great Heights - Postal Service - modern, aspirational, tuneful
"Heroes" - David Bowie - anthemic, unifying, aspirational, recognisable
So Let Me Go Far - Dodgy - positivist, aspirational, melodic
Catch The Sun - Doves - as above
Cloudbusting - Kate Bush - orchestral, stirring, recognisable without being cliched, great beat for editing to (too slow?)
B.O.B - Outkast - if we REALLY want to make an impact...
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It - hooky, positivist, tuneful
― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:40 (eighteen years ago)
I'm thinking something with a decent brass section. That or 'Devo Corporate Anthem'.
― Gavin in Leeds, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:41 (eighteen years ago)
The way things are in certain teams I could make some slightly cynical suggestions...
― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:43 (eighteen years ago)
"Bob the Builder"?
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:44 (eighteen years ago)
Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:45 (eighteen years ago)
Coldcut & Roots Manuva - True Skool
― chap, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:46 (eighteen years ago)
Rage Against the Machine - "Killing in the Name" The Mission - "Tower of Strength" Ian Van Dahl - "Castles in the Sky"
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:47 (eighteen years ago)
another Curtis/The Impressions - "We're A Winner"
Theme from the Jeffersons.
― will, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:50 (eighteen years ago)
Theme from the Jetsons
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:52 (eighteen years ago)
Theme From M*A*S*H.
― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:52 (eighteen years ago)
Theme From Seinfeld
― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:54 (eighteen years ago)
you oughta play the subversive card and use something by Einstuerzende Neubauten...
― henry s, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:55 (eighteen years ago)
Rockford Files Theme (no joke)
― will, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:56 (eighteen years ago)
Way Out - Orbital
― chap, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:00 (eighteen years ago)
miss kittin and the hacker - frank sinatra
― s1ocki, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:02 (eighteen years ago)
Jim Carroll Band - "People Who Died"
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:03 (eighteen years ago)
YATTA, obv
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u9rWFZesV8s
― nabisco, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:03 (eighteen years ago)
"Poing"!
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:05 (eighteen years ago)
VISION!!! CREATION!!! NEWSUN!!!
― bernard snowy, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:14 (eighteen years ago)
dubbed over with you shouting "building!" instead of "sun!"
― nabisco, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:21 (eighteen years ago)
^^^ commission
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:22 (eighteen years ago)
john cooper clarke - evidently chickentown
― s1ocki, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:23 (eighteen years ago)
The Jam, "Bricks and Mortar" Sleater-Kinney, "Step Aside"
― Sara Sara Sara, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:40 (eighteen years ago)
Just use that New Pornographers song like the "University of Phoenix"!
― wanko ergo sum, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:40 (eighteen years ago)
It's possible that in the UK, by law, you have to use a long loop of the opening of New Order's "Regret" for this sort of thing
― nabisco, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 20:40 (eighteen years ago)
the fall - hey! student
― Thomas, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:16 (eighteen years ago)
the fall - yeah! yeah! industrial estate!
― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:17 (eighteen years ago)
"build" by the Housemartins
― ailsa, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:24 (eighteen years ago)
"Crank Dat Spiderpig"
― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:31 (eighteen years ago)
Manic Street Preachers, "You Love Us" The Orb, "Blue Room"
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:32 (eighteen years ago)
This thread is great because it's nearly impossible to distinguish between serious and non-serious answers.
that horrible "smile" song from the adverts always seems to be on these sorts of things. if you're not brave enough to use the fall that is. who did that song anyway?
― Thomas, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:33 (eighteen years ago)
oh it was the fall? cheers thanks
horrible smile song = the supernaturals.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:35 (eighteen years ago)
they really were gash, weren't they?
― Thomas, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:36 (eighteen years ago)
The theme from Saved By The Bell
― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:36 (eighteen years ago)
supernaturals are very very nice blokes and had a couple of decent songs. their singles were almost unrelentingly terrible though.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:40 (eighteen years ago)
I'm sure they're lovely people!
― Thomas, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:43 (eighteen years ago)
alan braxe & fred falke, "rubicon" & others.
― blunt, Tuesday, 22 January 2008 21:51 (eighteen years ago)
this of course
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 09:05 (eighteen years ago)
Oh, it has to me "My New House" by The Fall, from "This Nation's Saving Grace" (Beggars Banquet BEG67CD)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 09:37 (eighteen years ago)
Coldcut-Walk A Mile In My Shoes (presuming that O2 didn't use that in the UK you're on a definite winner, I think they wrote it to soundtrack the plight of the humble multinational communications company)
― Ronan, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 11:37 (eighteen years ago)
Black - Wonderful Life
― Gavin in Leeds, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 11:39 (eighteen years ago)
Bright New World - Mike Sammes Singers (I Love You) More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase There's A Whole Lot Of Loving - Guys 'n' Dolls
― Dingbod Kesterson, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 11:56 (eighteen years ago)
a chunk of LCD Soundsystem '45:33'
― blueski, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:11 (eighteen years ago)
Kate Bush - Nocturne/Aerial, one after the other.
Studio - Way Out - from about half way through, where it builds from the soft Balearic chords onwards.
Both of these have the right sense of build and climax without being overbearing.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:26 (eighteen years ago)
There's always "All You Good Good People" followed by "Hooligan" of course.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:29 (eighteen years ago)