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1. Top 5 Songs About Death: A Laura's Dad Tribute List
Published at 8:25 AM on November 21, 2008
By Steve LaBate
Let's Get (Meta) Physical: Top 5 Top 5 Lists in John Cusack film High Fidelity
When Rob tells Dick and Barry that Laura's dad has passed away, they grieve the only way music geeks know how, by making a Top 5 list. Hey, angina's tough.
• "Leader of the Pack" - The Shangri Las
• "Dead Man's Curve" - Jan & Dean
• "Tell Laura I Love Her" - Ray Peterson (or Ricky Valance)
• "One Step Beyond" - Madness
• "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot ("Brother what a night it really was!")
[Ed. Note: Remember, when making your own personal Top 5 Songs About Death list, be sure not to include any pre-disqualified tracks, especially not the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want," which is barred from inclusion because of its involvement with The Big Chill.]
The 20 Best Live Acts of the…
The 10 Best Movie Soundtracks of the…
The 17 Best Romantic Comedies This Decade
The 25 Best Movie Performances of the…
B.O.B. - Put Me On
Blind Pilot - The Story I Heard
Kim Taylor - Days Like this
Punch Brothers - Punch Brothers at CMJ
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Stay Zombie…
David Bazan - Hard To Be
Anya Marina - Whatever You Like
My entries for Track 1 Side 1:
Enter Sandman - Metallica, from Metallica
The Queen is Dead - The Smiths, from Rank
Finest Worksong - R.E.M., from Document
"Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" -
Gordon Lightfoot("Brother what a night it really was!")
NOPE. That line is from "The Night Chicago Died".