Saturday, September 15, 2007

Songs For Ghost

Ghost and music have few things in common, however they do share one distinctive quality; both are infinite. Ghost enjoy most all good music but are more susceptible to the songs they can shiver and shake too.

Since these earthbound spirits are going nowhere fast they tend to get ornery and bored, so they haunt. But there is a way to befriend your ghost.

I have complied a list of songs that will satisfy or at least tantalize the shades of unknown that roam your home.

*(mgl) = most ghostly lyric












** you can click on any of the links to open or save the song. they are all ghost worthy. or to make it easier just click on the link at the bottom for all of them in one file. **



Band of Horses - Is there a Ghost - A climatic ghost rock, all in the title.
(mgl) ~
" I could sleep / when i lived alone / is there a ghost in my house "

Sunset Rubdown - A Day in the Graveyard II - Echoing stroll through a cemetery. Alex and I are witness to what can happen during a day in the graveyard
(mgl) ~
" there was a day in the graveyard / with helicopters over head / i had a rose pedal bed / and the sun on my shoes "

Bright Eyes - I Will be Gratefull for this day - ghost vibe the creepy organ lead in this song. this along with the lyrics reminding them of the innocence of love they once felt in their human lives.
(mgl) ~ now he's a shape that moves like echos through my empty room / and there's a voice that speaks / like someones right behind me / i turned around and found exactly what you would expect / the clothes are left on my floor / the papers piled on my desk / but the ink is where the cause effects is meant by it / the story is incomplete / the pictures left unfinished "

Mum - They Made Frogs Smoke till They Exploded - the scariest choir of dead children you will ever here "meh-ming" and possibly the greatest song title ever.
(mgl) ~ "meh meh mameh meh meh"

Album Leaf -
Over the Pond - spirits are often calmed by this one. The trickling piano drops gives soundtrack to their love of gracefully hovering over water. Listen closely for laughter, and maybe you can hear them sing along.

Sufjan Stevens -
In the Devil's Territory - Seven Swans in it's entirety has been known to summon spirts. My pal Dan knows first hand the effects this plucking spell can have on you.
(mgl) ~ Be still know your sign / The Beast will arrive in time / We stayed a long, long time / To see you, to beat you / to see you at last.

Animal Collective - Cuckoo Cuckoo - The eerie tempo of the piano and ambient voices in this track captures their attention
(mgl) ~ " the king and i died / he kept floating past my eyes / and singing his song / life was good, now deaths all wrong / cause you can't feel a thing / no heart flutters in late spring / you just drift and pray for Sunkist golden days "

Michael Cashmore - How God Moved at Twilight Ghost relate to Cashmore's shaky voice. They enjoy his descriptive lyrics.
(mgl) ~ " white sheets and blooded proof of touch less dawn / picking at sunlight / no longing love or stones / and sleep is your dark eyes "

Panda Bear -
Bro's - This happens to be "gowl's" (my ghost) fav song.
(mgl) ~ i'm not trying to forget you / i just like to be alone / come and give me the space i need / and you may you may you may you may find that we're alright "

Beach Boy's -
Hang on to your Ego - ghosties get off to any beach boys songs, even if they aren't intended or written for them. They use this song to haunt one of their favorite preys, those with guilty ego's great enough to hold onto. i cope these people learn there lessons.
(mgl) ~ " they come on like they're peaceful / but inside their so uptight / they trip through the day and waste all their thoughts at night "

Avey Tare & Kria Brekken - Sis Around the Sandmill - The entire track is reversed, automatically making it intended for ghost. everyone knows the reversed rules.
(mgl) ~ "all"

Dntel ft Jenny Lewis - Roll On - Each and every ghost loves jenny lewis, gowl even once dated her.
(mgl) ~ " a warm bed, well that was something / and history's hopes keeps thumping / and it's just no fun / when you hate the person that you've become / bitter alone and isolated "

Grizzley Bear - On a Neck, On a Spit - I picture a ghost traveling decollete areas, roaming without cause.
(mgl) ~ " My messenger in disguise / makes up for such short goodbyes / You can't come home again / Each time it's different /And the yards around your feet fall away while you're asleep "

Liars - The other side of Mt. Heart Attack - if there is such thing of ghost companionship this is it's theme song.
(mgl) ~ If you need me i can always be found / If you want me to stay i will stay by your side.

Gentleman Hanger aka James Carlson - Sleigh Ghost - a woolgathering dream turned shrine created by yours truly. woodblocks, whale calls, and an unsolved cracking sound possibly made by a ghost opening a can of encore cola.
(mgl) ~ " He comes to you at last / he covers up your past / the ghost inside your sleep / the ghost inside your dreams "


full album

8 comments:

gentleman_hanger said...

this is the worst ghost art ever. i need a cool editing program. "paint" is not workin out

Fetal Pig said...

Awesome post- that Dntel/Jenny Lewis song is tops!

alisgood said...

mann i wish i saw that in time to download some of it.

especially the dntel/jenny lewis and the avey some.

gentleman_hanger said...

i would gladly re up it for ya mister..let me know

Jackson Glass said...

This was a great post!

I'd love to see you update sometime soon... get on it!

alisgood said...

i will gladly accept a re uping.=D

gentleman_hanger said...

enjoy mister


http://www.sendspace.com/file/xvol40

Anonymous said...

Good for people to know.