Contemplations on a Theme

[vovat]

I got a haircut today. I never really like how my hair looks just after I get it cut, but I really needed it done, and it'll grow out soon. Is it in a hairdresser's personality to talk to everyone like they're little kids, or do I just have that effect on them? I've also had a few barbers insist on giving me a little boy's haircut, but that probably had something to do with the fact I didn't give them specific instructions as to how I actually wanted my hair cut. The thing is, I'm not totally sure what I want. I should probably get a picture of someone with a decent haircut, so I can bring it in for future haircuts.

Another thing I hate about getting my hair cut is how, afterwards, it always feels like there's hair in my shirt collar.

I was listening to the most recent Hypnotic Clambake album today. It has an instrumental track on it called "Clambake," and that got me thinking how a mix of band themes, self-titled songs, and the like might make for a good mix. I can't think of that many that I have in my collection, though. The Young Fresh Fellows have two themes, and They Might Be Giants and Belle and Sebastian have self-titled songs. I could also stretch it a bit to include "This Is Cracker Soul," that "Mucker Furgason" song that's at the beginning of Muckafurgason's self-titled album, and possibly even Mono Puff's "Dedicated." And, if necessary, I guess I could always throw on the Monkees' theme song. Anyway, what other bands or artists have themes or self-titled songs? I'm sure there are a lot that I'm not thinking of.

I guess I don't really listen to enough different artists to make themed mixes all that feasible. One mix I'm almost definitely going to do is a Best of 2005 one, although I'll probably include stuff from earlier years that I first heard in 2005.

Comments

[loz]

Queen's "God save the Queen" is... well, I think of it as appropriate because it's a rocked out version of the anthem and it really feels like they're saying "God save us". I don't know of any other ones which fit the bill, though.

[colleenanne.livejournal.com]

Cracker's "What You're Missing" isn't self-titled, but I Feel like it fits into that band theme-song vein.

[3x1minus1.livejournal.com]

talk talk's "talk talk" ...from the album, talk talk. {g}

i don't know why that's the first one that came to mind.. i think it was the album title overkill.

[skylark-king.livejournal.com]

Off the top of my head there's Big Country, Stray Cats have Stray Cat Strut and Devo.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I've never heard anything by Big Country. When I see the name, I think of the Talking Heads song of that title.

[revme.livejournal.com]

I've heard Big Country's "Big Country", but, well, yeah, you're right to think of Talking Heads, because their song is awesome, and Big Country's is sorta eeeh.

Also, YFF had 3(? -- might be blanking on another one): YFF THeme, YFF Update Theme, New YFF THeme (from a 7")

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay. I've never heard the New Theme.

[revme.livejournal.com]

It's OK.

Also, at work, I found out about "Bad Company" by Bad Company. Also, I think Black Sabbath had a "Black Sabbath", but I could be confusing that with "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath".

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

I think "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" still counts as a self-titled song...

not that I'm the one actually making this mix or anything.

[revme.livejournal.com]

That's kinda what I thought! (and sorry for copping your mention of "Bad Company" -- I basically posted, then saw your post... d'oh!)

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

I've only ever heard Big Country's "Big Country." Actually, that was one of the ones I thought of too, Big Country's song "Big Country" off their album Big Country. Gotta love those. While I'm here I might as well continue... there's also Bad Company's "Bad Company" which I think is boring but it fits. I know there's a zillion of these that I can't think of at the moment. A lot of one-hit wonders.

[skylark-king.livejournal.com]

The two Big Country songs of note are Big Country (In a big country dreams stay with you like a lovers voice 'cross the mountain side) and Fields of Fire. I'm sure you've heard both, just didn't know it.