p.s. someone link me to the theme song of the old animated series!

I'm currently in love with the soundtrack of the movie "Once." The movie itself was sheer love. Glen Hansard (of the Irish band The Frames) and Marketa Irglova play the lead roles in the movie. They also wrote and performed most of the wonderful music featured in the film.

...but Ruben sent me this song and it tickled me pink. "Still Alive" is the end song for the first-shooter puzzle game "Portal." The song is written by Jonathan Coulton and performed by Ellen McLain.

This was a triumph
I’m making a note here: huge success
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction
Aperture Science
We do what we must because we can
For the good of all of us
Except the ones who are dead
But there’s no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake
And the science gets done and you make a neat gun
For the people who are still alive

I’m not even angry
I’m being so sincere right now
Even though you broke my heart and killed me
And tore me to pieces
And threw every piece into a fire
As they burned it hurt because
I was so happy for you
Now these points of data make a beautiful line
And we’re out of beta, we’re releasing on time
So I’m glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned
For the people who are still alive

Go ahead and leave me
I think I’d prefer to stay inside
Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you
Maybe Black Mesa
That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance
Anyway this cake is great
It’s so delicious and moist
Look at me still talking when there’s science to do
When I look out there it makes me glad I’m not you
I’ve experiments to run, there is research to be done
On the people who are still alive

And believe me I am still alive
I’m doing science and I’m still alive
I feel fantastic and I’m still alive
And while you’re dying I’ll be still alive
And when you’re dead I will be still alive
Still alive
Still alive

- Can't wait for the new Alanis album, just for the song "Not As We" (featured on House MD, season 4, ep. 3).
- Gregory and the Hawk is sooooo mellow. Found this song on a fan mix. Have this one on repeat, except I feel sleepy afterwards.
- Owen's another discovery from a fan mix. Still haven't seen his album on stores here so resorting to downloads
- Explosions in the Sky's an instrumental rock band. I discovered them after listening to some fan mix (see, fanmixes are great for finding new music!) and ended up loving their songs. This one's from the Friday Night Lights soundtrack.
- Monty Python! Someone lend me their DVDs! Blame Ruben for giving me his Python-obsession.

Eclectic genres, with a lot of not-so-popular tunes.

String quartet tributes to several bands