I’ve been enjoying Life on Mars on ABC. I may have mentioned somewhere that I was puzzled by a few things–like why Sam doesn’t "prove" he’s from the future by making a specific prediction. But it seems that, for now, the writers are avoiding the issue. Nevertheless, I enjoy the show. One thing I really like about the show is the music. Unlike most shows these days, Life on Mars is not making use of the latest hits by Dido or The Fray (or any other CW-like music). Instead, because the events take place in 1973, they are using some good classic rock from that time period. In other words, the music has been great!
I’ve been working on putting together a playlist of the songs that they’ve used so far. Here’s my list:
- Everything I Own (Bread)
- Reeling in the Years (Steely Dan)
- Life on Mars (David Bowie)
- Spaceman (Harry Nilsson)
- Sweet Lucy (The Propositions)
- We’re an American Band (Grand Funk Railroad)
- Going to Make a Time Machine (The Majestic Arrows)
- Tuesday’s Dead (Cat Stevens)
- Wild in the Streets (Garland Jefferys)
- I’m Gonna Keep on Loving You (Kool Blues)
- He Keeps You (Boscoe)
- Anywhere In Glory (The Mighty Indiana Travelers)
- Everybody is a Star (Sly & the Family Stone)
- Black and White (Three Dog Night)
- Mother and Child Reunion (Paul Simon)
- Rock and Roll (The Velvet Underground)
- Bang a Gong (T. Rex)
- Lucky Lady (Jones Brothers)
- 20th Century Man (The Kinks)
- Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress (The Hollies)
- Long Promised Road (Beach Boys)
- Sweet Cherry Wine (Tommy James and the Shondells)
- I’m Chief Kamanawanalea (The Turtles)
- Just a Little Lovin’ (Dusty Springfield)
- Reflections of My Life (Marmalade)
- All the Way to Memphis (Mott the Hoopie)
- Get Down (Gilbert O’Sullivan)
- I am a Rock (Simon and Garfunkel)
- Ground Zero (Chris Cornell)
- Signs (Five Man Electric Band)
- Baba O’Reily (The Who)
- Little Willy (The Sweet)
- Out of Time (The Rolling Stones)
There you have it. Now isn’t that a cool play list?
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