Jul 242012
Pretend that you are making a mixtape, or if you prefer to be more modern, a playlist for any character on Mad Men. Pick a character, and then a list of songs that you wish you could send them. The songs do not have to be era appropriate, but extra points will be awarded if the are*.
*No points will actually be awarded. Math was never my strongest subject.
Great, fun idea! I’ll have to think a little about this.
Cool idea! So many songs remind me of Mad Men characters. Here’s a playlist for Peggy:
“Ring of Fire” by June Carter
“Little Green” by Joni Mitchell
“Walk on By” by Dionne Warwick
“A Natural Woman” by Carole King
“Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves” by Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin
“The River” by Joni Mitchell
Beloved Pegs:
1. L.A. Woman–Doors
2. Son of a Preacher Man– Dusty Springfield
3. Dreams–Fleetwood Mac
4. What’s Goin’ On, entire album–Marvin Gaye
5. You are the Sunshine of My Life– Stevie Wonder (This will be a gift from Don.)
6. Killing me Softly–Roberta Flack
7. R-E-S-P-E-C-T—Aretha Franklin. (nuff said.)
8. She Works Hard for the Money—Donna Summer
9. It’s too Late– Carole King
10. We’ve Only Just Begun–The Carpenters
11. Dear Mama– Tupac Shakur
12. More than a Woman–Bee Gees
13. Unchained Melody– The Righteous Brothers
14. Reminiscing–Little River Band
15. Get Down Tonight–K.C. and the Sunshine Band
The song I’d dedicate to the Beloved One: My Cherie Amour—Stevie Wonder.
Ooh, “Dreams” is a good one for Peggy!
I thought of “She Works Hard for the Money” for Joan, probably because the video for the song featured a single mom. But then again, we know we’d better treat Ms. Peggy right!
It would be more appropriate for our Joanie, but for Pegs it is a response to Don’s “That’s what the money’s for”.
Preacher Man is for S2 priest played by Colin Hanks.
We’ve Only Just Begun will be her wedding song.
Its too Late=Abe.
Killing me Softly=Don.
Bee Gees and K.C. because Peggy will LOVE disco.
Aw, bummer about Peggy and Abe, but “It’s Too Late” is (will be?) a good fit.
Peggy the Disco Queen! I can see her losing herself under the strobe light.
ADD for Pegs
1. I am Woman;
2 Satisfaction ( can’t get no )
3. Movin’ on up ( Theme from The Jeffersons )
4. Let’s spend the Night together ( duet with Abe, et al. )
5. She’s havin’ my baby ( duet with Pete )
For Betty:
Daddy’s Little Girl – Al Martino
I Feel Pretty – Natalie Wood from West Side Story
Big Girls Don’t Cry – Frankie Valli
Little Boxes – Malvina Reynolds (“Weeds” theme song)
Our House – Crosby Stills Nash and Young
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles
Stand By Your Man – Tammy Wynette
It’s a Thin Line Between Love and Hate – The Persuaders
It’s My Party – Lesley Gore
Help – The Beatles
Mother’s Little Helper – The Kinks
You Don’t Own Me – Lesley Gore
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
She’s Got You – Patsy Cline
Second Time Around – Frank Sinatra
Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon – Neil Diamond
Hmm, interesting how 3 of your songs for Betty have the word “Girl” in the title.
“You Don’t Own Me” reminds me of the movie, First Wives Club. Poor Betty didn’t make it into that one; she was a second wife without knowing it!
For Mr. Phillips:
Disco Duck
Who let the dog out?
Big Man Yesterday
Low Rider
And Another One Bites the Dust
Anything by Hermes Hermits
Special Pete Campbell remix by Three 6 Mafia: “It’s Hard Out Here for a (Grimey Little) Pimp”
The cover of the single could be a shot of his busted-up face at the end of either “Signal 30” or “The Phantom.”
Ha! Brilliant. Gold star.
Joan:
“The Man in the Moon,” Bea Arthur’s showstopper from Mame. “The man in the moon is a lady/a lady with lipstick and curls,” oh yeah.
“One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show,” Big Maybelle
“Ball and Chain,” Janis Joplin or Big Mama Thornton
“I Love My Dog,” Cat Stevens (because Joanie could use a pet)
“Woman’s Blues,” Laura Nyro
“Both Sides Now,” Judy Collins
“Don’t Doubt Yourself, Babe,” Byrds
“Leaving on a Jet Plane,” Peter, Paul, and Mary (okay, I just had to).
For Michael Ginsberg:
“[Somewhere] Over the Rainbow,” Judy Garland
“You Never Give Me Your Money,” The Beatles
“Space Oddity,” David Bowie
“Telstar,” The Tornados
“Saturn,” Stevie Wonder
“Message In a Bottle,” The Police
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” U2
“Across the Universe,” The Beatles
Amazing
Poor dearly departed Lane:
“Little Wing,” Jimi Hendrix
“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon and Garfunkel
“Brother Louie,” Hot Chocolate (yes, they did the original and more powerful version; I could have gone with “Emma,” but the idea here is to make Lane not want to kill himself, right?)
“Here Comes the Sun,” Beatles
“Beneath Still Waters,” George Jones
“Time and Love,” Laura Nyro
“You’ve Got a Friend,” Carole King
“Making Plans for Nigel,” XTC
… too soon?
Don:
“It Was a Very Good Year,” Frank Sinatra
“Good Old Desk,” Nilsson
“One,” Three Dog Night
“A Case of You,” Joni Mitchell
“If My Friends Could See Me Now,” from Sweet Charity
“Mad Mad Me,” Maria Muldaur
“If I Were a Carpenter,” Tim Hardin
“California Soul,” Fifth Dimension or Marlena Shaw
Ooh, I forgot “Disney Girls (1957)” by the Beach Boys. He’ll love that one.
(And yes, I did mean to put Bobby Darin instead of Tim Hardin, but Hardin wrote the song and his version will do nicely.)
Megan:
“Jackson,” Johnny Cash and June Carter
“Two of Us,” Beatles
“Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,” Aretha
“Nothing,” from A Chorus Line
“That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” Carly Simon
“A Fine Way to Go,” Lonnie Mack or B.J. Thomas
“Wild Horses,” Rolling Stones
“What Is Success,” Bonnie Raitt
Bobbie Draper:
Mother – The Police
Mother – Pink Floyd
Mother – Danzig
I can’t stop laughing at this.
What, no Tori Amos or John Lennon?
Tori’s maybe but if you include John Lennon’s, you better make sure no sharp instruments, prescription drugs or rope are not readily available.
True dat.
For Don:
Papa was a Rolling Stone – The Temptations
Me and My Shadow – Judy Garland
(Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Nice Work if You Can Get It – Ella Fitzgerald
Loving You – Minnie Ripperton
Our House – Crosby Stills Nash and Young
To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before – Willie Nelson and Julio Englasias
Breaking Up is Hard to Do – Neil Sedaka
One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer – John Lee Hooker
Can I Sleep In Your Arms? – Willie Nelson
What a Difference a Day Makes – Anita O’Day
For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder
Everything’s Coming Up Roses – Ethel Merman
Roger:
“Sugar Town,” Nancy Sinatra (yes, it was an acid song, although it was years before she or Hazlewood admitted it)
“Lookin’ Out My Back Door,” Creedence
“Why Don’t We Do It in the Road,” Beatles
“Stoned Love,” Supremes
“A Quick One,” The Who
“The Village Green Preservation Society,” Kinks
“Mockingbird,” Carly Simon/James Taylor
“You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby,” Bobby Darin (seriously, you should hear this version, it’s unbelievable).
Don:
“I’ve Got To Be Me,” Tony Clifton
HAH. Nice!
See what I did with that whole hidden identity thing?