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Tuesday Morning Jukebox – More about babies

by Jonathan McLeod · October 23, 2012

Tags: Glynis Scarlet Smashing Pumpkins U2

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Glyph says:

October 23, 2012 at 10:21 am

So weird – “Scarlet” came up on shuffle the other day and I was thinking A.) What a pretty piece of music it is and B.) How much it sounds like Joy Division’s “Atmosphere” (not shocking, as U2 were big JD fans and briefly worked with Martin Hannett).Report
- Jonathan McLeod in reply to Glyph says:
  
  October 23, 2012 at 10:25 am
  
  Scarlet has always reminded me of Atmosphere, too.
  
  Fun fact: a good friend of mine made me promise that Atmosphere get played at his funeral. Naturally, I agreed. I hope is wife is ok with that.
  
  Thanks for the link. I’m going to check out that interview when I havea chance.Report
  - Glyph in reply to Jonathan McLeod says:
    
    October 23, 2012 at 10:34 am
    
    If the wife objects, just make it clear that “Atmosphere” should be played at *all* funerals. For a while, I wanted both that, and U2’s “Bad” (the live version from the Wide Awake In America EP) played at mine.
    
    Now, I may just go with “The Humpty Dance”.Report
    - Jonathan McLeod in reply to Glyph says:
      
      October 23, 2012 at 10:55 am
      
      Good choice.
      
      Our resident doctor has an affinity for The Humpty Dance, also. Maybe he’d like it played at his funeral.Report