In any case, after one of my last wshIgimh (pronounced wish-a-gim-huh, just all the starting letters of what song have I got in my head), I started thinking that my current method of practicing my belly dancing, which was put the gabillion songs on the ipod on shuffle and when I hit a good one, dance, otherwise spend a good deal of time hitting the > button until I found one, was rather ineffectual. So I made a tribal fusion belly dance practice playlist for myself. If anything, it shows me that I am still ninety percent stuck in the late nineties/early oughts for most of my musical choices. So here’s my list, which for some reason, my iPod started putting in some sort of alphabetical order, then said never mind, and really, I don’t understand apple products. Why must they assume they know what I want?
So here’s the list.
- Prayer in C (Robin Schultz remix) by Lillywood
- In the Bath by Lemon Jelly
- Barra Barra by Rachid Taha
- Lo Boob Oscillator by Stereolab
- Filthy and Gorgeous by Scissor Sisters
- The New Pollution by Beck
- Do You Want To? by Franz Ferdinand
- Push It by Garbage
- Monster by Kanye West (featuring a whole bunch of people)
- A Crimson Rose and a Gin Tonic from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack
- Que Sera Sera from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack (this isn’t the Doris Day one or anything)
- Katamari Syndrome from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack
- SexyBack (dirty) by Justin Timberlack
- Ping Island/Lightening Strike from The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou soundtrack
- I Don’t Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me) by Marilyn Manson
- Paradise Circus by Massive Attack
- Work It (DJC Remix) by Missy Elliot
- Only by Nicki Minaj (boooooo Chris Brown on the track though)
- Anaconda by Nicki Minaj
- The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana
- I Go Walking After Midnight by Patsy Cline
- Go West by Pet Shop Boys
- If You Think You Need Some Loving by Pomplamousse
- Jungle Animal by Pomplamousse
- Du Hast by Rammstein
- Rachmaninov: Prelude in C# Minor played by Rachmaninov himself!
- Disko Partizani by Shantel
- Professional Widow by Tori Amos
- She’s Your Cocaine by Tori Amos
- Royals by Lorde
- Siboney (Instrumental) by Xavier Cugat
- me and my monkey on the moon by something in Japanese script so I don’t know
- some other song by the person above, also in Japanese so I don’t know
- Super Mario Brothers 2 Jazz Remix by Estradasphere
- Sonaata No 11 Alla Turca played on the piano by someone (don’t know who)
- The Boy With the Arab Strap by Belle & Sebastian
- Brimfull of Asha (Fatboy Slim Remix) by Cornershop
- Cornerstore by Brazilian Girls
- Music is My Radar by Blur
- The State I Am In by Belle & Sebastian
- I Don’t Love Anyone by Belle & Sebastian
- Get Me Away From Here by Belle & Sebastian (I really like Belle & Sebastian, that should be obvious)
- La Réalité by Amadou & Mariam
- Taxi Bamako by Amadou & Mariam
- Rehab by Amy Winehouse
- Bad Girls by M.I.A.
- Wish by Nine Inch Nails
- Intergalactic by Beastie Boys
- Sénégal Fast Food by Amadou & Mariam
Now I just put my playlist on random and dance away. I don’t even mind how silly I look and how I’ll never be a dancer. I dance away anyway.