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Fortean-Themed Albums, Songs & Music

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As a bit of light relief how about a list of fortean themed records. Starter for 10.

It's raining men - Weathergirls
There's a ghost in my house - R. Dean Taylor

Bet there are more than 50...
 
I've got 2 so far :D

The ghost of you and me - BBMak
Demons - Fatboy Slim feat. Macy Gray

lucydru
 
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft, The Carpenters?
 
"Avenging Angels", by Space wouldn't that be scary if there was such a thing.:(
 
'What's the Frequency Kenneth?' by REM... written about the fella who thought he was being controlled by CIA mind experiments, and who attacked that US TV newsreader shouting "Kenneth? What is the frequency?!". (Can't remember newsreader's name but it wasn't Kenneth...)
 
"Alien" by Bush?
"My Beloved Monster", the Eels?
"Strange News From Another Star" by Blur?
or, my favourite, "Like a Rolling Stone", by Bob Dylan
 
I have another three :D

Men In Black - Will Smith
Is there life on Mars? - David Bowie
Rocketman - Elton John

Now I have started it's gonna be hard stopping me :D

lucydru
 
"Ground contol to major Tom"-- come on guys that was obvious. if Bowie was dead he would turn in his grave!
 
Evilsprout said:
'What's the Frequency Kenneth?' by REM... written about the fella who thought he was being controlled by CIA mind experiments, and who attacked that US TV newsreader shouting "Kenneth? What is the frequency?!". (Can't remember newsreader's name but it wasn't Kenneth...)
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It was Dan Rather of CBS. The culprit was arrested for murdering another CBS employee later and Rather recognized him as the man who had attacked him while asking, "Kenneth, what is the frequency?"

sureshot
 
More top fortean type tunes

Groundhog Days - Manic Street Preechers
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400
Until The End Of The World - U2
I Put A Spell On You - The Animals
Reincarnated Souls - Bunny Wailer
Armageddon - Bunny Wailer
Walking On Water - Blank Generation
What Goes Around Come Around - Cypress Hill
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Dracula - Gorillaz

I have more but I think that is enough for now :D

lucydru
 
'Girl From Mars' by Ash

'Season of the Witch' by Donovan

and, the greatest song ever about the most famous Victorian London crypto-murderer...

'Saucy Jack' by Spinal Tap
 
"Walking in the air"...Aled Jones
"Smoke on the water"...Deep Purple
"Pink Elephants on Parade"...Dumbo
 
Evilsprout said:
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft, The Carpenters?
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A multiple hit, IMHO :)

The original version was by a band called Klaatu, who, at the time (early 70's) were rumoured to be the Beatles, re-formed and using the name of the alien visitor from 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'. (They were actually 3 Canadians)

(And, getting off the subject for a minute, in the film, Klaatu is the alien played by Michael Rennie and assisted by an eight foot tall robot - but apparently the original idea was for the robot to be the emissary Klaatu, and the humanoid to merely be his 'mouthpiece'. This, however, was judged to be too weird for 50's cinema audiences to understand/cope with!)

Some more records:

I'm the Urban Spaceman - Bonzo Dog Band
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep
Dance with the Devil - Cosy Powell
Paranoid - Black Sabbath (wot u mean, doesn't count? is this some sort of conspiracy?)

:)
 
More

A spaceman came a travelling - Chris De Burgh
Satan - Teenage Fanclub
Mermaid - Inspiral Carpets
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
Ghosts - Randi Newman

lucydru
 
And more...

Snake Charmer - Rage Against The Machine
People are Strange - The Doors
Do You Believe? - The Cardigans
White Men in Black Suits - Everclear
The Bird Man - Our Lady Peace
Parrallel Universe - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

.. I'll stop there

will this thread ever end? Proabably not, and great fun it is too!
 
Tinfoilpants I got 20 so far, how many points do I get?

lucydru
 
sapho juice said:
How do you know this, Derek?
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1. The film - partly from the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, and partly from an article I read somewhere......

2. The band - short biog. at http://www.allmusic.com/ (a useful site!) - and I'm old enough to remember, dammit!:(


And finally, for your consideration:

Devil Woman - Cliff / Shed 7
Starship Trooper - (there's a few of these, including Hot Gossip and Yes!)
Moon River - (there's dozens of artists done this!)
1984 - Van Halen
 
It's taken me days to think of this....

Gas Panic - Oasis

phew
 
Re: Klaatu - There's a piece about that in FT 30/page 50-51...

How about the whole of The Strangler's album - The Gospel According to the Men In Black?
 
Hmmmmmmm
Lost weekend - Loyd Cole
Sleeping Satelite - Tasmine Archer
Walk the dinosaur - Was not Was

Hey, didn't REM do a song about the end of the world?

Cujo
 
"Arriving UFO"...by Yes
on the Tormato album...1978.
"Emergency on planet Earth"...Jamiriquai.
"The Return of the Giant Hog-Weed"...Genesis'
"Astral Travellor"...Yes
"Machine Messiah"...Yes
" The Devil's Triangle"...King Crimson.
"Surface of Heaven"...Yes.
'The Ancient'...Yes
"Ritual"...Yes
"The Revealing Science of God"...I don't evn have to say now, do I.
"Hands of the Priestess"...Steve Hackett.
"The Hermit"...Steve Hackett
"Star of Sirius"...Steve hackett
"Here comes theSupernatural Aneastetist"...Genesis
"Watcher of the skys"...Genesis
"Visions of Angels"...Genesis
"Eclipse"...Pink Floyd
Now don't say I don't do nothing for ya!
 
Lucydru....I worry about you sometimes, you know that?

Anyhow, here's my 2 cents:

The whole of the moon - The Waterboys
Sugarman - Just Jinger
Harvey the Wonder Hamster - Weird Al
Everything you know is wrong - Weird Al
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
If you could read my mind - Stars on 54
Spaceman - Babylon Zoo
 
Hey, sapho, if that's representative of your record collection, can I borrow it sometime? :)
 
Even more

Angel Eyes - Alan Price
The Wizard - Black Sabbath
Monstor - L7
Witches' Song - Marianne Faithful
Evil Woman - The Doobie Brothers
Crying Beasts - Santana
Venus Freak - Macy Gray
Darkside - Crazy Town

Give me a hour or so and I will have EVEN more :D

lucydru
 
Give me a hour or so and I will have EVEN more
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Damn....now I'm REALLY worried about you, Lucydru... I think these little obsessions get a bit out of hand...

btw...
(There's now way I'll be able to top Lucydru's score, so I'll just plod along at my own little pace)
here's a few more from me:

Blaze of Glory - Bon Jovi
The Power - Snap
Coming out of the dark - Gloria Estefan
How do you talk to an angel - The Heights
 
Your lucky, I totally forgot about looking for my songs.

lucydru
 
Ok I have EVEN MORE, You can call me sad but if you want to.

Yes R.E.M. did a song about the end of the world it's -
R.E.M. - It's the end of the world as we know it

Now for more -
Strange - R.E.M.
Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Bloodsucker - Deep Purple
Flight of the Rat - Deep Purple
Big Eyed Bean From Venus - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Born Again - The Christians
Deny - The Clash
It's A Miracle - Culture Club
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Chicken Snake - The Stereo MC's
The Devils Right Hand - Steve Earle and The Dukes
As Long As I Can see The Light - Creedence Clearwater
Happy Death Men - Echo and The Bunnymen
Room 13 - Black Flag
Venus As A Boy - Bjork
We Are The Dead - David Bowie
Sell My Soul - Midnight Oil
Coming Back To Life - Pink Floyd

And my last for the moment and maybe the one that is my favourite titled song
Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band


lucydru
 
Anytime D, I feel refreshed I thought it was just me. But do you know the strangest most fortean thing of all...every other musical genre has been revived except Prog! I don't know why but it really sucks, I have the need to by new stuff but it just ain't there.
Anyway, would "Lamb lies down on Broadway" by Genesis count? Coz a lamb lying down in the street, is especially strange...but on Broadway would be even stranger!
I would like to hear your views on that on., thanks all.
 
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