(no pun intended) iām not wild about the patrick wolf song at the end of Godās Own Country, it feels very....... livejournal in 2011, if I can say that (feels mean), and my idea of the music that naturally grows out of the Mood and Environment and Landscape of this film is a little bit different. BUT the characters in GOF do not choose to engage with music ā iāve met farmers who literally go through the whole day with headphones on, iāve met farmers who literally play the radio the ENTIRE day in their tractors because it makes the job seem less lonely & they get to hear human voices ā and the GOC characters really do not do that. THAT SAID: here is my godās own country playlist presented in the most user unfriendly way, ie., LINKS to YOUTUBE VIDEOS
1. the world is as soft as lace - felt
2. in my view - young fathersĀ ānothingās ever given away/ I believe to advance that you must payā
3. bluebeard (alternate version) - cocteau twinsĀ āAre you waiting for me? / Are you safe, are you my friend? / Or are you toxic for me? / Will you betray my confidence?ā
4. beneath the southern cross - patti smithĀ āWho walked / The curve of the world / Whose bones scraped / Whose flesh unfurledā
5. ploughboy lads - alasdair robertsĀ āI love his hair and i love his skin/ I love the very cart he harrows inā
6.Ā HĆ©, Robechon ! - adam de la halle, ensemble micrologus (extract from a medieval pastoral musical drama about shepherds)Ā in short:Ā āhey robin, come to me! / and weāll play!ā -Ā āHey marion! / Iām coming to you!ā
7.Ā J'ai Encore Un Tel PastĆ© - adam de la halle, ensemble micrologus (extract from a medieval pastoral musical drama about shepherds)Ā ājāai encore un tel pastie / qui nāest mie de laste / que nous mangerons, marote / bec a bec, et moi et vousā - iām paraphrasing but -Ā āIāve got another one of those great pies / That we can eat together, darling / Mouth to mouth, you and Iā [i confess these two are deep cuts but iām obsessed with this recording] [GOC is a film abt. nourishment. fight me]
8. glow worms - vashti bunyanĀ āMoving slowly through the springtime air / Holding moments in the depth of careā
9. a kissed-out red floatboat - cocteau twinsĀ (does this have decipherable lyrics? debatable! but some people think she says:Ā āI'm standing here /
If I said ālove,ā youād listen, my heartā)
10. help me lift you up - mary margaret oāharaĀ ādon't have to tell you that you're all alone / Hear what we will, not go homeā
11. when you know why youāre happy - (mmoh cover) -Ā Richard Reed Parry & Little ScreamĀ āthere is but one life / One life wonāt doā
12. devotion - tirzahĀ āI just want you to listen / I donāt want a solution / I just want to explain thingsāĀ
13. tranquil eye - cocteau twinsĀ