Life On Mars Soundtrack
Am I mad, in a coma, or have I just been listening to the Life On Mars Original Soundtrack CD. Most excellent. Not surprising really as the picking ground for material, the 70's, has been identified as the best decade for popular music.My only criticism of it is the lack of any Hawkwind, not that I'm biased, especially as the show has featured Brainstorm, Silver Machine, Urban Guerrilla, Ejection and You Shouldn't Do That over its two seasons. Still there's always the potential for a second soundtrack album at some stage in the future and plenty of material still to chose from.
Track Listing
- King Of The Jungle (dialogue)
- David Bowie - Life On Mars
- Roxy Music - Street Life
- Wings - Live And Let Die
- ELO - 10538 Overture
- John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man
- Atomic Rooster - Devil's Answer
- T Rex - Rock On
- Free - Little Bit Of Love
- Lee 'Scratch' Perry and the Upsetters - Jungle Lion
- Armed Bastards (dialogue)
- The Sweet - Blockbuster
- The Faces - Cindy Incidentally
- Ananda Shankar - Snow Flower
- Slade - Coz I Luv You
- Mott the Hoople - One Of The Boys
- Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner
- Frankie Miller - I Can't Change It
- Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
- The Audience - I Had A Dream
- Uriah Heep - Traveller In Time
- Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
- I Want To Go Home (dialogue)
For the curious and sad amongst you, a full listing of music used in the show follows.
Series 1
Episode 1.1
- David Bowie - Life on Mars
- Blue Öyster Cult - Stairway to the Stars
- Lou Reed - I'm so Free
- The Who - Baba O'Riley
- Deep Purple - Rat Rat Blue
- Deep Purple - Fireball
- Cream - White Room
Episode 1.2
- Wings - Live And Let Die
- Deep Purple - No One Came
- Willie Lindo & The Charmers Band - Drum Song
- Thin Lizzy - Saga of the Aging Orphan
- Deep Purple - Lazy
- Pink Floyd - One of These Days
- The Upsetters - Dream Land
Episode 1.3
- The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
- Uriah Heep - Gypsy
- Free - Wishing Well
- Atomic Rooster - Head in the Sky
Episode 1.4
- Hawkwind - Brainstorm
- David Bowie - Jean Genie
- Jethro Tull - Cross-Eyed Mary
- Hawkwind - Silver Machine
- Slade - Gudbuy T'Jane
- The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
- The Sweet - Blockbuster
Episode 1.5
- Thin Lizzy - Call the Police
- Status Quo - Good Thinking
- Thin Lizzy - The Rocker
- Cream - White Room
- T. Rex - Jeepster
- Roxy Music - Would You Believe
- Hawkwind - Urban Guerilla
- Hawkwind - Ejection
- Coloseum - I Can't Live Without You
- Roxy Music - Mother of Pearl
- Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Episode 1.6
- Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Episode 1.7
- The Hollies - I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top
- Britney Spears - Toxic
- Peters and Lee - Welcome Home
- Pulp - Disco 2000
- Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Episode 1.8
- Atomic Rooster - Friday 13th
- Atomic Rooster - The Rock
- John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man
- Atomic Rooster - In the Snow
- Atomic Rooster - Devil's Answer
- Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
- David Bowie - Life on Mars
- Lindisfarne - Meet Me on the Corner
- Free - Little Bit of Love
Series 2
Episode 2.1
- Atomic Rooster - Head in the Sky
- Roxy Music - Street Life
- Atomic Rooster - Break Through
- Chicory Tip - Son of My Father
- Three Degrees - Everybody Gets to Go to the Moon
- Dusty Springfield - Spooky
- Three Degrees - Year of Decision
- David Bowie - Star Man
Episode 2.2
- Mott the Hoople - Sweet Jane
- Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
- Derek Wadsworth - Ain't Got No
- Uriah Heep - Love Machine
- Uriah Heep - Bird of Prey
- The Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
- Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Episode 2.3
- David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure
- Audience - The Big Spell
- The Sweet - Hellraiser
- Lindisfarne - Poor Old Ireland
- Barclay James Harvest - When the City Sleeps
Episode 2.4
- Frankie Miller - I’m Ready
- Lindisfarne - Court in the Act
- Santana - Samba Pa Ti
- Slade - Coz I Love You
- David Bowie - Aladin Sane
- T Rex - Rock On
- Barclay James Harvest - When the City Sleeps
- Gilbert O’Sullivan - Alone Again Naturally
Episode 2.5
- Hawkwind - You Shouldn't Do That
- Roxy Music - Just Like You
- ELO - 10538 Overture
- Cozy Powell - Dance with the Devil
- Atomic Rooster - Breathless
- Ananda Shankar - Snow Flower
- Elton John - Rocket Man
- The Audience - I Had a Dream
- Shocking Blue - Hot Sand
- Uriah Heep - Traveller in Time
- Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar
- Traffic - Many a Mile to Freedom
- Traffic - Evening Blue
- Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
- The Faces - Cindy Incidentally
- The Sweet - Done Me Wrong Alright
- Cream - Crossroads
- The Sweet - Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace
- Mott the Hoople - One of the Boys
Episode 2.8
- Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
- Elton John - Funeral for a Friend
- Atomic Rooster - Decision/Indecision
- Tom Waits - I Hope I Don't Fall in Love with You
- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Over the Rainbow
- David Bowie - Life on Mars
- Mott the Hoople - One of the Boys
- David Bowie - Changes
Comments
klaus@cha.fr
Thanx in advance
Now if you'd wanted to know the details of any Hawkwind songs used in the show....
Thanks for posting up the track/episode breakdown; like you I was disappointed that none of the featured Hawkwind tracks made it on to the CD soundtrack. Would have been great to see 'You shouldn't do that' on there.