Try this at home!

Here's a little bit of fun that I stole from a friend's Myspace page:

The deal is you're supposed to grab your mp3 player (iPod or otherwise), set it for random shuffle, and flip through it to see what turns up in response to the categories below. No cheating and no flipping ahead until you get to a song that "fits" better. And the result is... The Soundtrack to the Movie of Your Life. Wow!

If this is true, my life is really messed up. Read on....

Opening credits:
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) - The Monkees [Yeah, that's how I want the Movie of PSK to begin. Awesome.]

Waking up:
Early Morning Cold Taxi - The Who [Well, I'd be shocked if the Who didn't appear somewhere on this list, occupying the amount of real estate on my player that they do.]

First day of school:
I've Got a Feeling - The Beatles ["I've got a feeling that school will suck the life out of me as an adult."]

Falling in love:
Obvious - Jane's Addiction [Well, sure--because that's a happy/sweet falling-in-love sort of song. Whatever.]

First Song:
Wild Country - Thunderclap Newman [Honestly, I'm not sure I could even recognize this song if asked to select it from an aural lineup.]

Fight Song:
Cello Suite No. 1, 5, Menuett - Bach (Yo Yo Ma) [Hah! I love that my fight song is a Bach piece for the cello! I am so bad-ass!]

Breaking Up:
All Singing, All dancing - The Simpsons ["Gonna paint your wagon, gonna paint it fine. Gonna use oil-based paint, because the wood is piiiine." "Ponderosa pine! Ooo-oo!" This alone would make it worth it to get together with someone and then break up with him--just to hear this song.]

Prom:
Like It Like That - A Tribe Called Quest [Actually, a prom that featured a Tribe song would be pretty cool.]

Life:
Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon [Beautiful song. "And so this is Christmas... and what have you done?" A pretty good selection for this entry.]

Mental Breakdown:
Gunshy - Liz Phair [Yeah, this has just the right moody, ethereal feel for it to make it fit.]

Driving:
Gone Daddy Gone - Violent Femmes [Meh. I have so many better, actual driving songs on my driving playlists! Where's "Radar Love"? Where's "Thunder Road"?]

Flashback:
Don't Tell Me You Love Me - Night Ranger [Yes, I own a Night Ranger cd. Bite me.]

Getting back together:
The World's Address - They Might Be Giants ["I know you deceived me. Couldn't sleep at night." Not exactly what I'm looking to hear when reconciling.]

Wedding:
Shake Your Rump - Beastie Boys [Oh, totally! Were I to marry, this is on the reception playlist!]

Birth of child:
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Annie Lennox [No--that's just weird.]

Death Scene
Busy Bodies - Elvis Costello [Eh, nothing to say about this. It really is too random to fit.]

Funeral Song
When Doves Cry - Prince [Awesome!]

End Credits
Reason to Believe - Bruce Springsteen [A beautiful, haunting album. Still, it's a wee bit darker than I would have hoped.]

So there you go. Have fun with your own soundtracks!