Please suggest songs (mostly but not exclusively blues and americana) for a soundtrack to a story about two very bad people on a cross-country Bonnie & Clyde-style crime spree.
Ideally the lyrics would be at least a little bit relevant, but that's less important than the tone. The best example I have so far is Holly Golightly's
Devil Do.
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posted by you're a kitty!
on Jul 16, 2012 -
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Recommendations for crazy Texas roadside weirdness along I35 between DFW and Austin appropriate for children?
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posted by dejah420
on Jul 20, 2011 -
22 answers
I teach ESL to new refugees and they have expressed a desire to see movies that tell them about or
show America. They want to know about the different landscapes, accents, lifestyles, etc. I'm looking for suggestions for simple, visually descriptive films that feature a wide variety of geographical locations and Americans. Can you think of any?
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posted by swingbraid
on Feb 24, 2011 -
26 answers
Late-March roadtrip from Toronto to San Francisco, or wherever we end up by the time we have to head back. We've got two weeks, or sixteen days if we really need it. There's three of us. We currently have no plan and only vague notions of freedom on the road and driving into podunk towns to see giant balls of twine. As such, we have tons of logistics questions, which I will attempt to summarize:
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posted by chrominance
on Mar 4, 2010 -
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I'll be driving from coast to coast soon. The only place I know for sure I want to see is the Grand Canyon. Help me get the most of this trip.
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posted by Nonce
on Jan 29, 2010 -
25 answers
It's 1925. I own a General Store. The General Store has a website (obviously)... Can you describe what that website might look like? How can a visitor to that site recognize it immediately as owned by a 1925 General Store (visually)?
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posted by prophetsearcher
on Dec 9, 2009 -
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I'm looking for americana music that comes from, or is roughly evocative of, the (romanticized?) rural West and Midwest.
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posted by archagon
on Mar 26, 2009 -
19 answers
I came across a stash of old postcards in the basement. I'm trying to identify the cars pictured in the postcards, but I haven't gotten very far. The pictures are
here; unfortunately the resolution's not great.
posted by killerinsideme
on Nov 2, 2008 -
17 answers
I wanna rock (with a twang)! I like Drive-By Truckers, Lucero, Centro-Matic, The Dexateens, and I HATE HATE HATE jam bands. Please advise.
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posted by BitterOldPunk
on Nov 17, 2007 -
72 answers
Please introduce my non-American friend and his mother to Real Americana food joints in North East USA, the more picturesque and famous the better.
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posted by derMax
on May 30, 2007 -
31 answers
Experiences you can have in North Carolina, but not in England? Please help me show my soon-to-leave new friend a good time. She's been here in NC for almost two years (from England and, before that, India). What should she not miss before she leaves?
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posted by amtho
on Aug 14, 2006 -
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I am looking for a store in Manhattan, New York where I can buy curious decorative objects: pop art, retro kitsch, odd memorabilia (not sport-related), ancient ad posters, antique swag, Americana, etc. Quality, authentic stuff, not crap; though I'm not against mass-produced items.
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posted by gentle
on Mar 28, 2006 -
15 answers
Where can I research the history of Amercian supper clubs? Online or otherwise? And where can I find good supper club photos?
posted by iced_borsch
on Nov 4, 2005 -
5 answers
I should be able to find this, but google isn't treating me well. There is this quote which I thought was by Emerson, but now I'm not sure... It goes something like "I will say one thing today and say the opposite thing tomorrow and defend it strongly." (Obviously I'm no quote expert, but that's the gist of it). Any help appreciated.
posted by pissfactory
on Jan 13, 2005 -
6 answers
Who can explain the evolution of the martini and "martini"? [leave your thoughts inside, where you'll find more of mine].
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posted by kenko
on Jun 16, 2004 -
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