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[karanguni]

So, apparently my brain still doesn't want to come out of its psychotic funk, and pounding away at textbooks is a known cure for life, not for depression. ERGO, LIVEJOURNAL.

Mmm, livejournal. I will trade any cool, kind and amazing soul who'll recommend me/link me to/give me two or three feel good songs to play whilst I chip away at the behemoth structure that is my life a ficlet of around four hundred or so words.

I'm looking for seriously brainless songs, here. Hit me with things that would make Bruce Wayne drive a car really fast down an expressway. Things that Tseng would burn onto a disc just to put through a papershredder*. Things that have a lot of people shouting incoherent, animalistic phrases like "OH YEAH" in the backgroud. I want so many beats per minute that I'll be able to use the song as a Weapon of Mass Vibration. I want so much bass that I can't hear the guitars. Or the vocals. Hip hop and Justin Timberlake and stuff you'd find on Iron Man or Hancock (move bitch, get out 'the way). Party songs. Songs in a language I do not/cannot understand and therefore cannot parse. Songs you secretly dance to while stripping. Or while putting clothes on, if that's your kink.

* though this proces is extremely inconvenient, inefficient, and costly in terms of ordinance

If you don't want to rec them to me with your LJ username attached, you can safely bring to light your Rihanna or Britney Spears collection by posting anonymously. 8D Or if you don't want anyone to know that you want evil!Bruce/tiny!Dick, or something.

Make this vaguely depressed writer happy, and give her songs that will make studying and life less painful while making her do something she truly a) enjoys and b) feels capable of. I don't care if you're on my flist - hell, invite people over if you think that they have a) good music or b) a dire need for fic.

If the fandom's obscure, just ask. :D

*tempts you*

*tempts you all*

*and makes pathetic noises at the same time*

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_ice_lady_/]

Ever heard of Serbian turbofolk? This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG3FwuikaSU) is one of the more humorous... erm... shows of it.

Want moar?

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

That is alternately scary and hilarious. If it weren't for the video I'd think they were singing something serious! 8D

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I don't know about hip-hop, but these ones sound pretty peppy to me, and some are pretty brainlessly hyper:

Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You
Tantei Gakuen Q - Luvly Merry Go Round
Ghost in the Shell: SAC - Lithium Flower
Rihanna - Please Don't Stop the Music
Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat
Pulp Fiction Soundtrack - Misirlou
Any of the OP songs from Gundam Seed
Asian Kung-fu Generation - Kimi to Iu Hana
Ouran High School Host Club - Sakura Kiss
Card Captor Sakura - Fruits Candy
Bleach - Houkiboshi
.hack//SIGN - Obsession
Otogi Zoushi - Ashitawa Kyouto Onaji Mirai
Getbackers - Namida no Hurricane
Gravitation - The Rage Beat
Guitar Hero 2 - Thunderhorse
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Shrek - All Star
Aly & AJ - Potential Breakup Song
Roxette - Dangerous
Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
Eraserheads - With a Smile
Tokyo Jihen - Sounan
Avenue Q - The Internet is for Porn

For the most part, I don't understand Nihongo so watch out for some of these ^^;

Hope you feel better soon.

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

♥! I love some of those tracks! Knights of Cydonia isn't exactly happy, but it does make me think of ridiculously huge herds of galloping horses. Lithium Flower used to make me flail with sad - duuuude, Scott whatshisname is a genius:

she's so cold and human; it's something humans do -- she's so golden solo, she's so number nine; smelling lithium now ajksflajlfkasjfl

Now to find some downloads. xD

Anything you want for fic?

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

I have plenty of brainlessly perky jpop, if you're interested...? XD

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

I HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM JPOP FOR VERY LONG. BRING THE GAY; I will sell you back senpai!fic or something. 8D 8D

[obabscribbler.livejournal.com]

I think pretty much the entire Claymore: Intimate Persona album might suit you, if you'd like me to send you the files. The anime is fab, but the tie-in songs are to die for (even though I can't understand a bloody word).

In the meantime, I've uploaded a boatload from my (genuinely) named playlist 'Make Me Feel Better Mix'. Some are cringe-worthy, but I've yet to fall into a funk that singing 'Reach' into a hairbrush can't fix.

http://www.mediafire.com/?hggmmzwd5ox - Reach (S-Club-7)

http://www.mediafire.com/?iymn6vzegyk - Red Dwarf Theme (good stuff kicks in after about a minute)

http://www.mediafire.com/?yn4vrfsszxz - Friends Forever (Thunderbugs)

http://www.mediafire.com/?hggmmzwd5ox - Misfit (Amy Studt)

http://www.mediafire.com/?yal3z0mzpno - Sunchyme (Dario G)

http://www.mediafire.com/?4goolbzs7tb - High School Never Ends (Bowling for Soup)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/h3bnihgvn6v/02 The Land Of Make Believe.wma (Bucks Fizz)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/p8xuqntu7yt/03 Bad Day.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?4bmjewxmqy7
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qotdkv2n73g/05 Crashed.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/pk0egcazayr/06 Shine.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/lvyb1dhyzgs/08 Love It When You Call.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/gyloukilujb/10 Me and My Gang.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/kw1flyxvdrz/Ashlee Simpson - Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya).mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dxn4q4kdyns/Busted - Thunderbirds Are Go.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zhtxhnixbie/Gina G - Ooh Aah Just A Little Bit.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/nnzvzruwkki/The Veronicas- 4ever.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/trmve2c1yut/Track 03 - Plus 44 -- When Your Heart Stops Beating.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/uy2dtwmmjyy/tv theme songs - 90s - friends.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/1b1uecjatbm/01 Some Girls.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/fjvgl21vror/02 Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/file/lgexym2hzf8/05 Breathe in Breathe Out [Swat-Team Version].mp3

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

!!! Awesome stuff, thank you!

What'dyou like?

With videos

[white-jenna.livejournal.com]

Manufactured boy band bubble gum jpop that I would never be caught listening to if it was in my own language: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LOroIwMbZmc
Marilyn Manson's Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggity-Zag: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=67ms8qBBBqE
Mortal Kombat Theme: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=V7UKmArtGTI

Will certainly bring you more when I'm not running out the door to work.

Re: With videos

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

Coolstuff!

[kabuki-chan.livejournal.com]

http://www.mediafire.com/?yyq07eoik9h (http://www.mediafire.com/?yyq07eoik9h) a collection of some really strange songs for you ^^

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

♥ Anything you want for fic?

[aikonamika.livejournal.com]

Just Because (http://www.sendspace.com/file/2xlzdb) by Gaia Consort. This is my Zack's theme song. ^_^

Unwritten (http://www.sendspace.com/file/nu08jh) by Natasha Bedingfield. My "stretch out my arms and smile" song.

I'm Gonna Fly (http://www.sendspace.com/file/g55cgn) by Sydney Forest (from Kiki's Delivery Service). My personal theme song, and another of my "time to smile!" songs.

It's So Alright! (http://www.sendspace.com/file/sux5cb), one of Duo Maxwell's image songs from Gundam Wing. It's mostly in Japanese, but it's happy, and bouncy, and has never failed to get me out of a funk.

*huggles* Hope these help you feel better! And if I had it, I'd stick Caramelldansen on the list. *grin*

[aikonamika.livejournal.com]

*continues flipping through her music* Oh!

Sakura Kiss (http://www.sendspace.com/file/jrurp0) by Chieko Kawabe. It's the opening of Ouran High School Host Club, and really cute.

Funiculi, Funicula (http://www.sendspace.com/file/ngmh4m) by Allesandro Safina. It's Italian opera, and it's cute and bouncy, and the chorus is probably one of the most entertaining things ever to sing along with.

You're a Pirate (http://www.sendspace.com/file/t7sjbc) from...that kid's show. That I can't remember the name of.

Soak Up the Sun (http://www.sendspace.com/file/h3qvab) by Cheryl Crow. Sort of the definition of encouraging happy, light-minded thoughts.

Dream a Dream (http://www.sendspace.com/file/v8ki0z) from DDR. Nice, mindless song. I dance to it.

Era - Ameno (Remix) (http://www.sendspace.com/file/fpudf6). It doesn't quite fit in with the others in terms of happy-perky-bubbly, but it's a song that I just love due to the music and the sounds and the harmonies.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (http://www.sendspace.com/file/xlolwx). What could be happier than this? Especially with pretty mandolin in the background.

Raise Your Voices (http://www.sendspace.com/file/n645e5) - Secret Garden feat. Chamber Choir of Ireland. This is one of those songs that you listen to nice and loud, because it drives away every single thought in your head and just replaces it with pure, elemental, music. It's absolutely gorgeous.

Aaaaaand that's it for now. =D

[leradny.livejournal.com]

Death Cab for Cutie has lots of songs you can listen to for hours with little to no idea of what Ben Gibbard is saying. Although most of them are very sleepy songs for electronica, it is wonderful background music for writing. My favorite, Marching Bands of Manhattan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be2LvYXOcSI), for a sample :D.

[leradny.livejournal.com]

I should say they don't have particularly happy lyrics, so look up them up with caution. This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7mNNhRpxyg) is a more optimistic song.

[celes-grant.livejournal.com]

*TRIES VERY HARD*

http://www.yousendit.com/download/Q01HWUhwMGtqY3J2Wmc9PQ

Supalangalang!

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

♥ ♥

And fic...?

[scheherezhad]

The Tuning of Violins by Darren Hayes. This song fills me with joy every time I listen to it.

Days by Flow. Disco-tastic j-pop with a cool rap section.

The Impression That I Get by Mighty Mighty Bosstones. This one makes me dance like Kirsten Dunst listening to the mix tape in Bring It On.

Itazura na Kiss by day after tomorrow. Perky like pink sugar.

Balloons by Dong Bang Shin Ki. So bouncy!

Open Road Song by Eve 6. Makes me want to take a road trip.

Cosmic Girl by Jamiroquai. Because into every life some funk should come.

Sold by John Michael Montgomery. Country FTW.

Ride on Shooting Star by The Pillows. The great, rather nonsensical end theme from FLCL.

Ramalama (bang bang) by Roisin Murphy. Not really perky, per se, but it's freaking awesome.

No Sleep Tonight by The Faders. Girly pop-punk.


And, um, I could do more. I just thought I should maybe reign myself in for the time being. ^_^;

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I remember Days! Fun song. *steals the rest* ♥

Anything you want for fic?

[whitefirebird.livejournal.com]

"Scar" by missy higgins is pretty bouncy regardless of content
"Allegro Cantabile Sound" from Nodame Cantabile
"Hounds" and "Hotdog wolf" from Wolf's Rain - these have a sort of swing to them, particularly "hounds", that just work really well to lift a mood
"All Star" by Smashmouth
"Destined for" - I don't know who it's by but I have it listed under random anime on my ipod
"PRIDE" by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOUR
"Die another day" by madonna (shock!Horror! She produced something decent!)
"E Komo Mai" from Lilo and Stitch is good for feel-good factor
If you don't mind the occasional rap verses maybe "CHANCE!" by UVERworld, again feel-good factor
"Open Your Heart" and the Reprise version from .Hack
"Slide" and "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls
"Electric de chocobo" from ffvii is good for just plain quirkiness, despite being a little repetitive.
"VIVID" by fairy fore from FFU(FFU is shit except for this song) - if you look up the lyrics for this song on animelyrics.com they're pretty non-sensical but it's still a song that always puts a smile on my face.
"Lost heaven" by L'Arc~en~ciel ( it's from D.N.Angel)
"GROOVY", "Ashita no melody" and "Hitorijime" from CCS
"So Young" by the corrs
"Congratulations" and "Kiss kiss kiss" from Ah! My Goddess round off my contribution

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

Smashmouth = ultimate feel good. xD

Thanks for the recs? Anything I can do for ya?

[white-jenna.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the Memories by Fall Out Boy: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=r7MTT9VizpY
I love the World (Discovery Channel): http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BxymuiAxQ
Baretta by The GazettE: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eV3dxp02vYw Not only is the song awesome, but the solos at 3:22? *swoon*
Fire to the Eurobeat by Tam Arrow: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qijpkP7bdYA Vid can be seizure inducing.
Filth in the Beauty by The GazettE
Butterfly by Smile DK: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8822aFjTsZ0
Butterfly Upswing remix: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8PU3NQ-kNQk
Also Kissy Kissy by the same group; yay for Swedish bubblegum
Guilty pleasure/husband is horrified Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NgsqqpH10TY
You Spin Me Round covered by Dope:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2nmuOgTrDRI
Milkshake covered by Goodnight Nurse: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WmtWcpBEoT4
Bad Boy by Cascada: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yIcwPca3j3Y
Poison covered by Groove Coverage: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UVbPGgO-c4I The original Poison by Alice Cooper is wonderfully growly
When Worlds Collide by Powerman 5000: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sWInxazBeoI
Mambo No 5 by Lou Bega: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Vaw-9WElAjc
Runaway by Bon Jovi
It's My Life by Bon Jovi
Barbie Girl and Roses are Red by Aqua (more Swedish bubblegum)
Whiskey in the Jar by Metallica
The Kids Aren't Alright by The Offspring
Better Now by Collective Soul
Tell Me Where You Are by Ago
We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel
Have a Nice Day by Bon Jovi
The Rocky Road to Dublin by The Young Dubliners
Bullet with Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins
Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
You Could Be Mine by Guns N' Roses
I think that's it. :) If you're in the mood for crack, FFVII, anyone who wants to play or gets drug in kicking and screaming, "My blood runs cold/my memory has just been sold/my angel is the centerfold.
I can certainly provide something else if crack is not in vogue at the moment.
ETA: Just about anything by Flogging Molly (Irish punk)

[pere-chan.livejournal.com]

Some songs I listen to while struggling through storyboards at 3am (beware cheezy electropop!):
Silence Is Sexy - Pioneer Ten (http://perevision.com/music/eagle/04_Pioneer_Ten.mp3)
BT feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Running Down The Way Up (http://perevision.com/music/eagle/02_Running_Down_the_Way_Up.mp3)
Wolfsheim - Approaching Lightspeed (http://perevision.com/music/eagle/01_Approaching_Lightspeed.mp3)
Sharon Apple - Information High (http://perevision.com/music/eagle/07_Information_High.MP3)
New Order - Jetstream (http://perevision.com/music/eagle/11_Jetstream.mp3)

Hope this helps...

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

\o\ Songs!

What'd you like for fic? *g*