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From The great Luke Ski:

Killing 'Em Softly with These Songs

Starting on September 7, Dad's Garage will be bringing back their "Murder, She Improvised" format (improvised murder mysteries solved by Scotland Yard's greatest detective, Sir John Holmes). I'm putting together a CD of songs for the pre-show and intermission music...compiling songs of MURDER.

I haven't burned the CD yet, but here are some of the tunes I'm considering:

"The Future" by Leonard Cohen ("I've seen the future, brother, it is murder")
"Dire Wolf" by The Grateful Dead.
"Murder by Numbers" by The Police.
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by The Beatles.
"The Wedding List" by Kate Bush.
"Murder Incorporated" by Bruce Springsteen.
"Delilah" by Tom Jones.
"One More Murder" by Better Than Ezra.
"Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield.
"Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price.
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue.
"Henry Lee" by Nick Cave and PJ Harvey.
"Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads.
"Psycho"; either the Teddy Thompson or the Elvis Costello version. (YouTube doesn't appear to have either version online.)
"Killer Queen" by Queen.
"Murder in the Graveyard" by Screaming Lord Sutch. (The YouTube link is another band, The Savages, doing a cover version.)
"Jack the Ripper" by Screaming Lord Sutch.
"To Keep My Love Alive" from the musical "A Connecticut Yankee" (I've got a track of Sophia Loren singing this one).
"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence.
"Death of Zorba" by The Jody Grind. (No YouTube video, sorry.)

I'd just like to get some feedback on this list. Does anyone have any other suggestions for "Songs of Murder" that I've overlooked?

Also, I'd like to avoid duplication, so I'm probably only going to use one of the Nick Cave duets and one Screaming Lord Sutch song. For SLS, I would have to go with "Murder in the Graveyard" (just for that 'Murder! MURDER! MUR-DER!!!' intro). As for the Nick Cave songs, which one do you think I should use?

Power Girl's Theme Song

"I'm Wearing an Orange Tank Top" by Anna NicoleMiner's Daughter. (The song'll start playing when you follow the link to the band's MySpace page.)

"You might have a chance with me
If you'd look me in the face.
Not bitter, just fed up with you,
Where'd I put my mace?"

Okay, so that last line makes it more like Hawkgirl's theme song...but the rest of it always makes me think of Kara.

Promotion, Self- and Otherwise

It's going to be a pretty busy weekend for me: Thursday night will be yet another performance of "Free Parking" at Dad's Garage, which promises to be a lot of fun. (One of the highlights of the rehearsal, without wanting to give too much away: Eve Kreuger will be appearing as "Biffy the Werewolf Shooter" in one sketch. Now how can you resist that?)

Then, on Friday night, I'll be going to see Anna NicoleMiner's Daughter (not to mention Rock City Dropouts and Black Daniel's) at the 10High. They're always good for a fun, high-energy concert.

Busy, but oh-so-enjoyable.

April March Summarizes 52 #52

I know where you go,
You go on your own,
Somewhere just as cold
As spaces between the stars.
No need to go that far...

You know where you are,
Where you are today.
Look up at the sun,
Nothing's in the way.
Skies are clear today...

So say it (say it, say it, say it, say it, say it...)
Zero zero's over,
The sun is watching over you today.

Martika Summarizes World War III

Step by step, heart to heart,
Left right left, we all fall down...
Like toy soldiers.
Bit by bit, torn apart,
We never win, but the battle wages on...
For toy soldiers.

(This summary could also apply to "Infinite Crisis," "Civil War," or just about any big crossover, for that matter...)

It Is Nothing At All

I've always wanted an excuse to post this, and since we had a little rain earlier this morning, that's as good a reason as any. (Get it? Rain? Waters of March?)



Another thought: If anybody reading this has the video-editing skills to do it, wouldn't it be cool to make a video set to the English-language version of the song, using scans of various comic scenes to illustrate each item on the list? (Of course, the perfect visual for the line "It's a trap" would be Admiral Ackbar...)

ANMD Concert Tonight

Quick post: I'll be going to the AnnaNicoleMiner's Daughter concert at the Masquerade tonight...should be a lot of fun!