Exploding Head Movies Episode May 19, 2025

XHM #741 - "Refuse to permit, offer to thrive" (2025 May 19)

6:58pm - 8:59pm

gak's back and in a soft start to eulogizing his father (1945-2025), we touch upon some Finnish themes and then Carmine Coppola's music from his son Francis Ford Coppola's gangster epic: 1972's The Godfather. Grief will be our guide.

01. Karstulan Mieslaulajat ja Savotta-orkesteri: Souvaripojat (Elämää Suomalaismetsissä, 2006) self-released
02. Kara-Lis Coverdale: Freedom (From Where You Came, 2025) Smalltown Supersound
03. The Beggar Girls: Finnish Polka (2019) Camel
04. John Stark & Aino Karelia: Finnish Waltz (Tunes & Songs of Finland, 1957) Smithsonian Folkways
05. Lasse Pihlajamaa: Säkkijärven Polkka (Master of Midcentury Finnish Accordion, 2011) Global Village
06. U2: Dirty Day (Songs of Surrender, 2023) Island/Interscope
07. R.E.M. Sweetness Follows (Automatic for the People, 1992) Warner Bros
08. Arborra: Expanse (Arborra EP, 2024) 7K!
09. Bing Crosby: Count Your Blessings [Instead of Sheep] (1954) Decca
10. The Swan Silvertones: Father Alone (Spirituals Volume 7, 1958) Decca
11. Henry Mancini: Fatherly Talk (Charade OST, 1963) Intrada
12. Paul Robeson: Land of My Fathers (An Evening with Paul Robeson, 1960) Verve
13. Nat King Cole: Mother Nature & Father Time (1954) Capitol
14. Voice of Hearing: The River Has the Right to Flow (2025) self-released
15. Helena Deland: The Animals (Goodnight Summerland, 2023) Chivi Chivi
16. Emilíana Torrini: Nothing Brings Me Down (Fisherman's Woman, 2004) Rough Trade
17. The Nausea: Per Sepulchra (Requiem, 2024) Absurd Exposition/Buried in Slag & Debris
18. Adrianne Lenker: I Won't Let Go of Your Hand (I Won't Let Go Of Your Hand EP, 2024) self-released
19. Hannah Georgas: Keep Telling Yourself (I'd Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Care, 2023) Real Kind/Arts & Crafts/Communion
20. Aisha Mars: Song for My Father (Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires, 2025) Leaving
21. Cindy Lee: I Have My Doubts (Diamond Jubilee, 2024) W25th
22. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Love Takes All (The Ones Ahead, 2023) Transgressive
23. Ray Bryant: Love Theme from The Godfather (Godfather, 2003) Pony Canyon/M&I
24. Cilla Black: Anyone Who Had a Heart (Is It Love?, 1965) Parlophone
25. Mina: Il Cielo in Una Stanza (Il Cielo in Una Stanza, 1960) Italdisc
26. Alexandre Tharaud: Love Theme from The Godfather (Cinema, 2022) Erato/Warner Classics
27. Carmine Coppola & The Milan Philarmonia Orchestra: Mazurka (The Godfather Suite, 1977) Sunnyvale
28. Carmine Coppola & The Milan Philarmonia Orchestra: Waltz (The Godfather Suite, 1977) Sunnyvale
29. Carmine Coppola & The Milan Philarmonia Orchestra: The Immigrant (The Godfather Suite, 1977) Sunnyvale
30. London Music Works: Promise Me You'll Remember [Love instrumental] (The Godfather Suite, 2022) Sunnyvale
31. Cory Weeds: Speak Softly Love [theme from The Godfather] (O Sole Mio! Music from the Motherland, 2020) Cellar Music

Live your days with joy & wonder.
Isä: 1945-2025

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Track Listing:

Souvaripojat
Karstulan Mieslaulajat ja Savotta-orkesteri · Elämää Suomalaismetsissä
Freedom
Kara-Lis Coverdale · From Where You Came
Finnish Polka
The Beggar Girls · Finnish Polka single
Finnish Waltz
John Stark & Aino Karelia · Tunes & Songs of Finland
Säkkijärven Polkka
Lasse Pihlajamaa · Master of Midcentury Finnish Accordion
Dirty Day
U2 · Songs of Surrender
Sweetness Follows
R.E.M. · Automatic for the People
Expanse
Arborra · Arborra EP
Count Your Blessings [Instead of Sheep]
Bing Crosby · Count Your Blessings 10"
Father Alone
The Swan Silvertones · Spirituals Volume 7
Fatherly Talk
Henry Mancini · Charade OST
Land of My Fathers
Paul Robeson · An Evening with Paul Robeson
Mother Nature & Father Time
Nat King Cole · Mother Nature & Father Time 10"
The River Has the Right to Flow
Voice of Hearing · The River Has the Right to Flow single
The Animals
Helena Deland · Goodnight Summerland
Nothing Brings Me Down
Emilíana Torrini · Fisherman's Woman
Per Sepulchra
The Nausea · Requiem
I Won't Let Go of Your Hand
Adrianne Lenker · I Won't Let Go of Your Hand single
Keep Telling Yourself
Hannah Georgas · I'd Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Care
Song for My Father
Aisha Mars · Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires
I Have My Doubts
Cindy Lee · Diamond Jubilee
Love Takes All
Beverly Glenn-Copeland · The Ones Ahead
Love Theme from The Godfather
Ray Bryant · Godfather
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Cilla Black · Is It Love?
Il Cielo in Una Stanza
Mina · Il Cielo in Una Stanza
Love Theme from The Godfather
Alexandre Tharaud · Cinema
Mazurka
Carmine Coppola & The Milan Philarmonia Orchestra · The Godfather Suite
Waltz
Carmine Coppola & The Milan Philarmonia Orchestra · The Godfather Suite
The Immigrant
Carmine Coppola & The Milan Philarmonia Orchestra · The Godfather Suite
Promise Me You'll Remember [Love instrumental]
London Music Works · The Godfather Suite
Speak Softly Love [theme from The Godfather]
Cory Weeds · O Sole Mio! Music from the Motherland