RE: The Atheist Forums Playlist
August 11, 2013 at 7:49 pm
Under the Stars - The Lion King soundtrack
Love the way it builds from the melancholy beginning to the powerful, dramatic ending.
(This is the soundtrack remix, not the score as it "appeared" in the movie)
Up is Down - Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End soundtrack
Love the syncopation and the momentum of this song.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
A classic. I love the contrasts in this song, how it goes from haunting to light and airy, from dark to a psychotic, circus explosion, which I suppose is dark in its own way. Plus, you can't find a better song for Donald and Daffy to play dueling pianos to.
We Are the World 25 for Haiti
Thought it was an interesting revamp of the classic and I actually like the rapping breakdown (that's kind of the best part for me).
But, more importantly, it was the first time I had ever seen the creature known as The Beiber. I remember it clearly. The song began and this cherubic face emerged on my television (1:30 in the video) and I thought to myself, "Who is that girl??"
And besides the one throw-away remark about us being god's family I like the sentiment of the song, that we're in charge of saving our own lives and that the world has to come together to help each other because we can't wait around for someone else to do it.
Black or White - Michael Jackson
Say what you want about Michael, but he was a bit of a musical genius. His Dangerous Album was the first one I ever had that wasn't an album or artist that my parents regularly listened to or liked. He was formative to my childhood and taught me things like that you shouldn't judge someone because of the color of their skin, that we need to take care of the planet, that if you want to change something you need to start with yourself and that zombies are real. The important things.
Plus, I always really wanted to dance like him. That's why I did this video and not the actual full song.
