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Don't ask me why but I've made a four-part 100-track "playlist symphony" that attempts to tell the cyclical story of humanity. Titles link to Apple Music

I. Death and Despair

1. Solitude by Billie Holiday

2. That’s Just the Way That I Feel by Purple Mountains  
3. Vanished by Crystal Castles

4. Someone Great by LCD Soundsystem 

5. DIp 2.1 by William Basinski  
6. ’Til I Die by The Beach Boys 

7. Scarborough Fair / Canticle by Simon & Garfunkel

8. Heroin by The Velvet Underground 

9. The Future by Leonard Cohen

10. This Old House Is All I Have by Against All Logic 

11. Dies irae - Gregorian Chant  
12. Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 by Frederic Chopin

13. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto

14. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber

15. Johanna Quartet by Stephen Sondheim from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 

16. Visions of Johanna by Bob Dylan  
17. Adios Nanino by Astor Piazzolla 

18. Red Eyes by The War on Drugs 

19. Bobby Jean by Bruce Springsteen

20. Massachusetts by Bee Gees 

21. Cranes in the Sky by Solange  
22. True Love Waits by Radiohead

23. Replica by Oneohtrix Point Never  
24. Fratres  (For Violin and Piano) by Arvo Part

25. Cosmia by Joanna Newsom 

II. God and Transcendence

1. The Magic Place by Julianna Barwick

2. Folk faer andlit by Hildur Guonadottir 

3. Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho (Live) by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 

4. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

5. Spem In Alium (40-part Mortet) by Thomas Tallis 

6. In the Light of the Miracle by Arthur Russell  
7. Journey in Satchidanada by Alice Coltrane ft. Pharoh Sanders

8. A Love Supreme, Pt. 4: Psalm by John Coltrane

9. It Took the Night to Believe by Sun O)))

10. Raga Jog by Ravi Shankar

11. Gnosienne No. 1 by Erik Satie 

12. Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus: No. 1, Regard du Pere by Olivier Messiaen 

13. Rothko Chapel: 5th Movement by Morton Feldman

14. Music for 18 Musicians: Section I by Steve Reich

15. 1/1 by Brian Eno

16. Faith/Void by Bill Callahan  
17. I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin 

18. In My Life by The Beatles

19. As by Stevie Wonder

20. I Want Wind to Blow by The Microphones  
21. Lux Aeterna by Gyorgi Ligeti 

22. Les Carnival des Animaux: Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saens  
23. Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto by Jean Sibelius  
24. Kaputt by Destroyer

25. Into My Arms by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 

III. Love and Joy

1. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy 

2. Das Rheingold, WMV 86A: Vorspiel by Richard Wagner 

3. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagio (Sehr langsam) by Gustav Mahler  
4. Blue in Green by Miles Davis  
5. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring by Frederick Delius  
6. Seasons (Spring): I. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi  
7. The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughn Williams  
8. Appalachian Spring: Moderato by Aaron Copland  
9. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenato by Sergei Rachmaninov  
10. The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  
11. Carmen: Habenera by Georges Bizet (sung by Maria Callas)  
12. Besame mucho by Conseulo Velasquez  
13. Tezeta by Mulatu Astake  
14. La vie en rose by Edith Piaf 

15. I Feel Love by Donna Summer

16. Cherry-Coloured Funk by Cocteau Twins  
17. Adore by Prince  
18. Nights by Frank Ocean

19. Pagan Poetry by Bjork  
20. Say Yes by Elliott Smith  
21. Baby It’s You by The Shirelles  
22. Sweet Thing by Van Morrison

23. Our House by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

24. Sometimes by My Bloody Valentine 

25. Lazuli by Beach House 

IV. Dehumanization and Exploitation

1. Bolero by Maurice Ravel

2. Klaiverstuck VIII, Nr. 4 by Karlheinz Stockhausen

3. Pacific 231 by Arthur Honegger

4. For a Few Dollars More by Ennio Morricone from For a Few Dollars More 

5. Estancia: Malambo by Alberto Gianastera 

6. Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich

7. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: III. Adagio by Bela Bartok

8. Metastesis by Iannis Xenakis  
9. Hand Covers Bruise by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross from The Social Network 

10. Windowlicker by Aphex Twin

11. How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths

12. Piel by Arca

13. The Robots by Kraftwerk

14. Plastic by Portishead

15. Deeper Understanding by Kate Bush

16. Immaterial by SOPHIE

17. One More Time by Daft Punk 

18. Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

19. 007 (Shanty Town) by Desmond Dekker & The Aces 

20. Zombie by Fela Kuti

21. Atomic Bomb by William Onyeabor

22. After the Flood by Talk Talk 

23. Losing My Religion by R.E.M. 

24. Sinnerman by Nina Simone

25. One by Harry Nillson

thank you xoxo

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Don't ask me why but I've made a four-part 100-track "playlist symphony" that attempts to tell the cyclical story of humanity. Titles link to Apple Music

I. Death and Despair

1. Solitude by Billie Holiday

2. That’s Just the Way That I Feel by Purple Mountains  
3. Vanished by Crystal Castles

4. Someone Great by LCD Soundsystem 

5. DIp 2.1 by William Basinski  
6. ’Til I Die by The Beach Boys 

7. Scarborough Fair / Canticle by Simon & Garfunkel

8. Heroin by The Velvet Underground 

9. The Future by Leonard Cohen

10. This Old House Is All I Have by Against All Logic 

11. Dies irae - Gregorian Chant  
12. Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 by Frederic Chopin

13. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto

14. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber

15. Johanna Quartet by Stephen Sondheim from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 

16. Visions of Johanna by Bob Dylan  
17. Adios Nanino by Astor Piazzolla 

18. Red Eyes by The War on Drugs 

19. Bobby Jean by Bruce Springsteen

20. Massachusetts by Bee Gees 

21. Cranes in the Sky by Solange  
22. True Love Waits by Radiohead

23. Replica by Oneohtrix Point Never  
24. Fratres  (For Violin and Piano) by Arvo Part

25. Cosmia by Joanna Newsom 

II. God and Transcendence

1. The Magic Place by Julianna Barwick

2. Folk faer andlit by Hildur Guonadottir 

3. Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho (Live) by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 

4. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

5. Spem In Alium (40-part Mortet) by Thomas Tallis 

6. In the Light of the Miracle by Arthur Russell  
7. Journey in Satchidanada by Alice Coltrane ft. Pharoh Sanders

8. A Love Supreme, Pt. 4: Psalm by John Coltrane

9. It Took the Night to Believe by Sun O)))

10. Raga Jog by Ravi Shankar

11. Gnosienne No. 1 by Erik Satie 

12. Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus: No. 1, Regard du Pere by Olivier Messiaen 

13. Rothko Chapel: 5th Movement by Morton Feldman

14. Music for 18 Musicians: Section I by Steve Reich

15. 1/1 by Brian Eno

16. Faith/Void by Bill Callahan  
17. I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin 

18. In My Life by The Beatles

19. As by Stevie Wonder

20. I Want Wind to Blow by The Microphones  
21. Lux Aeterna by Gyorgi Ligeti 

22. Les Carnival des Animaux: Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saens  
23. Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto by Jean Sibelius  
24. Kaputt by Destroyer

25. Into My Arms by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 

III. Love and Joy

1. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy 

2. Das Rheingold, WMV 86A: Vorspiel by Richard Wagner 

3. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagio (Sehr langsam) by Gustav Mahler  
4. Blue in Green by Miles Davis  
5. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring by Frederick Delius  
6. Seasons (Spring): I. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi  
7. The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughn Williams  
8. Appalachian Spring: Moderato by Aaron Copland  
9. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenato by Sergei Rachmaninov  
10. The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  
11. Carmen: Habenera by Georges Bizet (sung by Maria Callas)  
12. Besame mucho by Conseulo Velasquez  
13. Tezeta by Mulatu Astake  
14. La vie en rose by Edith Piaf 

15. I Feel Love by Donna Summer

16. Cherry-Coloured Funk by Cocteau Twins  
17. Adore by Prince  
18. Nights by Frank Ocean

19. Pagan Poetry by Bjork  
20. Say Yes by Elliott Smith  
21. Baby It’s You by The Shirelles  
22. Sweet Thing by Van Morrison

23. Our House by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

24. Sometimes by My Bloody Valentine 

25. Lazuli by Beach House 

IV. Dehumanization and Exploitation

1. Bolero by Maurice Ravel

2. Klaiverstuck VIII, Nr. 4 by Karlheinz Stockhausen

3. Pacific 231 by Arthur Honegger

4. For a Few Dollars More by Ennio Morricone from For a Few Dollars More 

5. Estancia: Malambo by Alberto Gianastera 

6. Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich

7. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: III. Adagio by Bela Bartok

8. Metastesis by Iannis Xenakis  
9. Hand Covers Bruise by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross from The Social Network 

10. Windowlicker by Aphex Twin

11. How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths

12. Piel by Arca

13. The Robots by Kraftwerk

14. Plastic by Portishead

15. Deeper Understanding by Kate Bush

16. Immaterial by SOPHIE

17. One More Time by Daft Punk 

18. Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin

19. 007 (Shanty Town) by Desmond Dekker & The Aces 

20. Zombie by Fela Kuti

21. Atomic Bomb by William Onyeabor

22. After the Flood by Talk Talk 

23. Losing My Religion by R.E.M. 

24. Sinnerman by Nina Simone

25. One by Harry Nillson

thank you xoxo

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Just realized that as different as they seem, "Some People" and "Epiphany" are essentially articulating the same message. The singer separates themselves from the unwashed masses by taking life by the reigns in either show business or murder. Rose even tells them they can "rot", Sweeney is just more active in that regard.

what are other disparate but thematic pairs across the ouevre?

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Did anyone else see this show five years ago? Created and performed by A Strange Loop's Larry Owens, I remember it being a relentless hour long medley. It was incredibly impressive, I wish there was a recording available.

Something that impresses me about Sweeney Todd is how it subverts the "young lovers" subplot trope - usually the weakest element of a story (I'm thinking of everything from Marx Brothers movies to Les Miz to Pirates of the Caribbean) and transforms it into something much more fraught and interesting. "Kiss Me" is too paranoid to be a typical lovers lament which only makes the fleeting "love you/even as I saw you" refrain more swoon worthy.

"Green Finch and Linnet Bird" takes the most obvious metaphor of an imprisoned damsel and is able to complicate it through irony - she sings disbelief about caged animals futiley belting their all.

These complexities make me invested in a way I never would have if it were just well executed cliches. That's the kind of stuff that makes a masterpiece.

❤️

I'm going through the whole series with my parents for their first time. They are not particularly adventurous viewers but were definitely hooked by the early episodes. This past week we have watched the original finale, FWWM, and Part 1 of The Return which is probably the longest sustained link of horror in the saga. FWWM in particular left my father pretty disturbed and my mother had bad dreams after Part 1. Relieved that there are long stretches of Dougie on the horizon for them to relax a little... before 8. Has anybody watched along with older family members?

Watched Follies for the first time yesterday (the National Theatre Live recording w/ Imelda Staunton) and was struck speechless by "Losing My Mind". One of the best torch songs I've ever heard, up there with Billie Holiday's "Solitude." It's just so naked and simple and desperate . Been listening to any version possible. Which recording is your favorite? I like the original 71 a lot but also have found the Elisabeth Welch rendition to be stellar. The Liza dance track is a choice and it works, it's just not what I'm looking for when I want to listen to the song.