Chain Reaction

My partner has picked up the slack recently, so now it my turn to turn it up a notch and go off topic for just one post.

I recently joined the myspace revolution, and my buddy sent me this chain letter that detailed his life soundtrack, and I found it somewhat interesting. Usually I’ll delete a chain letter (they call them bulletin’s on myspace, though they serve a slightly different purpose) the second I get it, but this one stood out.

The general premise was, you put your ipod on shuffle, and you hit the skip button to go that next song, which determines the soundtrack for the movie made on your life. For example, the first time you press the skip button, the next song that comes on is the song that plays during your opening credits. Hit skip again, the next song that comes on is the song for you waking up and getting ready for school, hit skip, the next song that comes on is the one that plays for your first day of school, you get the idea.

I thought this was a very interesting concept, so I decided to try it. Hey, I had nothing to lose, I’ve got very little besides gangster rap on my ipod anyways, so I thought the results would be somewhat humorous. Lets take a look at the soundtrack of the Life of Bull.

Opening Credits: Dre and Snoop, Next Episode. How great is that beat? I love that song, and it would make sense to open up the movie with the credits rolling and that song playing with the different characters being introduced with still shots.

Here is an even greater question, who plays me? Richard Mull? Vin Diesel? (I’m giving myself a lot of credit there) Or how about this, who plays Ed and Hace? Earthquake and Typhoon?

Waking Up: Dem Ghetto Boys, Lean Wit It Rock Wit It. Great song, its up-beat though, which I certainly am not when I’m waking up. Nobody is as angry as I am when I wake up. It’s a good thing I live a lone and normally don’t wake up next to anyone else, because I’m miserable when I wake up. Good song, but its kind of like Rosie O’Fat trying to jump into a size 6 dress, it just doesn’t fit.

First Day of School: Motorhead, HHH Theme (The Game). I wont get much agreement here, but that song f’n rules. I remember the WV Power ran out onto the field to that song last year. This song gets you fired up, and while I NEVER got fired up for school, if I were watching the movie on my life, this song would get me fired up to see what happens at school.

Falling in Love: Lil Jon and the Eastside Boys, Whatchyou Gon’Do Instrumental. Talk about a great song that doesn’t fit. I love this instrumental, but my lack of variety in the ipod kind of hurts the chances of finding a song for this scene. Not that I give a shit, because I’d rather skip this part of the movie anyways. Whatever the song for this moment, it must be composed by the Legendary Buster Gonads.

Fight Song: Bonecrusher, Never Scared. This is the best song I have on my ipod, and I don’t know that there is a rap song that gets me as fired up as this one. This is the PERFECT song for this scene, enough said.

Breaking Up: Lil Jon and the Eastside Boys, Put Ya Hood Up. See Falling In Love, the same rules apply here, lets move on.

Prom: Juelz Santana, Murda Murda. Out-F’n-Standing. I love this song, as hardcore as it is, everytime I’m angry, I hear this song and it makes me smile. Prom is overrated anyways so this kind of song with me and a bunch of white, suburban, wanna be gangsters wearing tuxes while getting out of limos would be clutch, good pick.

Life: Ice Cube, Friday. Another classic, the way this song plays, it almost seems like you’ve got a great handle on life, and its coming at you in slow motion. It still has a great beat and it fits perfectly.

Mental Breakdown: Yung Dro, Shoulder Lean. Great song, bad fit, I’d like to think I wont go through a big mental breakdown, but you never know. Either way, this probably wouldn’t be an appropriate fit in this situation.

Driving: Biggie, Big Poppa. You know you’ve been rolling down the street with the windows down and the rearview mirrors vibrating with this song playing. It makes you feel like a pimp because the ladies love it and the guys love playing it.

Flashback: D12, my band. I don’t totally understand this one, it doenst make much sense.

Getting Back Together: Archie Eversole, We Ready. Perhaps the most under appreciated rap song of all time. Rap songs don’t normally apply in these situations, but this one fits. We Ready……..to get back together right? Or not.

Wedding: Jay Z, Dirt Off Ya Shoulda. Something tells me there are plenty of other options that would fit this situation a little better. Remember, the play list is on shuffle for a reason.

Birth of Child: Lil Jon, Ludacris, Usher, Yeah! Perfect, just the right song and the right amount of excitement without getting too sappy.

Final Battle: Chamillionaire, Ridin Dirty. When you’re riding into your final battle, you are most certainly ridin’dirty, good fit.

Death Scene: Eminem, Without Me. Well, its fitting, maybe a little too loud, but Life Goes On……….Without Me.

Funeral Song: Eminem, I Got Five On It. For a funeral song its not bad. We all cant have the Scottish Bagpipes. Since all I have is gangster rap, this fits.

Closing Credits: Ruff Ryders Anthem. This song is straight gangster. If I ever wanted a song to play that summarized or capped my life, this would be it. You can ride off into the sunset with the Ruff Ryders, there is no other way. Classic.

BLOGGIN' is cheap muthuf****!!!!