Joker's Theme Song?

[Tree27]

Okay, I know we all have our musical preferences, but lets do this.
What song of whatever bands you listen to is a perfect fit for the Joker in your eyes? Argue your points! Send music links! Whatever you want

My vote is "Start Wearing Purple" by Gogol Bordello!

heres why,
1.Joker wears purple X)
2. It's about going insane
3. It sounds like old Russian circus music
4.Theres some laughter in the song
5. And one of the lines says "dirty, old and useless clown"

give it a listen, JUST DO IT!

It's the 4th one down

http://search.playlist.com/tracks/gogol bordello, start wearing purple

 

[ClintF]

I made this vid from clips scattered across the net to what I thought was a fitting song,imo,but as you said everyone will be different.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHlULFJR8wQ

 

[Bathead]

"The Calliope Broke Down" in a minor key.

 

[jscottmarine]

It would definitely be a Tom Waits' song... lemme just find the most appropriate and ill post

 

[KittenPistol]

Ok don't shoot the new girl for her choices. ~Ducks~

"House of Wolves" by My Chemical Romance

"I'll be granting your permission because you haven't got a prayer"

"Tell me I'm a bad man, kick me like a stray"

"And as the blood runs down the walls, you see me creeping up these halls...."


And "Sleep" by My Chem also

"Some say now suffer all the children, and walk away a savior, or a madman and deluded from gutter institutions. Don't you breathe for me, undeserving of your sympathy, cause there aint no way that I'm sorry for what I've done. Cause I don't feel bad about it."

"The hardest part, letting go of your dreams. A drink, for the horror that I'm in. For the good guys, the bad guys, the monster's that I've been. Three Cheers for tyranny, un-apologetic apathy. Cause there aint no way that I'm coming back again."

 

[ScarecrowMan666]

Ok don't shoot the new girl for her choices. ~Ducks~

"House of Wolves" by My Chemical Romance

"I'll be granting your permission because you haven't got a prayer"

"Tell me I'm a bad man, kick me like a stray"

"And as the blood runs down the walls, you see me creeping up these halls...."


And "Sleep" by My Chem also

"Some say now suffer all the children, and walk away a savior, or a madman and deluded from gutter institutions. Don't you breathe for me, undeserving of your sympathy, cause there aint no way that I'm sorry for what I've done. Cause I don't feel bad about it."

"The hardest part, letting go of your dreams. A drink, for the horror that I'm in. For the good guys, the bad guys, the monster's that I've been. Three Cheers for tyranny, un-apologetic apathy. Cause there aint no way that I'm coming back again."

Hell yeah...another MCR fan. Ya know I never would have thought of Sleep, but I can definitely see house of wolves. I was thinking just about anything by the band Dog Fashion Disco...their music has been described as a mad clown chasing you with a knife. I can definitely hear that. Oh, and how about Give em Hell kid by MCR?

 

[deathfromabove]

Okay, I know we all have our musical preferences, but lets do this.
What song of whatever bands you listen to is a perfect fit for the Joker in your eyes? Argue your points! Send music links! Whatever you want

My vote is "Start Wearing Purple" by Gogol Bordello!

heres why,
1.Joker wears purple X)
2. It's about going insane
3. It sounds like old Russian circus music
4.Theres some laughter in the song
5. And one of the lines says "dirty, old and useless clown"

give it a listen, JUST DO IT!

It's the 4th one down

http://search.playlist.com/tracks/gogol bordello, start wearing purple

love golgo. great song.

It would definitely be a Tom Waits' song... lemme just find the most appropriate and ill post

what he building in there?

"The Calliope Broke Down" in a minor key.

perfect.

 

[KittenPistol]

Hell yeah...another MCR fan. Ya know I never would have thought of Sleep, but I can definitely see house of wolves. I was thinking just about anything by the band Dog Fashion Disco...their music has been described as a mad clown chasing you with a knife. I can definitely hear that. Oh, and how about Give em Hell kid by MCR?

Yes indeed! I am a huge MCR fan, have a MCR tat on my back actually and have the honor of knowing the guys personally. I think House of Wolves is a good fit and Give Em Hell Kid as well now upon retrospect. ~Combs through MCR songs~ Maybe Headfirst For Halos as well in a way, the manicness of it kind of works. Thank you for the Venom {a personal fave, the quote on my tat is from that song} may also work. Also I never told you what I do for a living would be a great fit.

 

[ScarecrowMan666]

That's awesome...do you really know them? That must kick all kinds of ass. You do realize though, there's alot of MCR haters on this board, so you and I will both probably get quite the tongue lashing from said haters. It's happened to me before, because I found out that MyChem is going to be redoing a Bob Dylan song for The Watchmen soundtrack. I was all for it, but you'd be surprised how many people were pissing and moaning about it. But yeah, Thanks for the venom would work pretty well too.

 

[pollyestergrimm]

for the joker?
you really think that a 30-year old would be listening to that emo stuff as his background music? it's fine if it's yours, but that is completely unrealistic.

i LOVE gogol, and that's my song. also the decemberists' 'a cautionary tale'.
dunno why. i actually think the joker could care less about music, but when he listens, it's classical so he can put his own lyrics to it...

 

[jscottmarine]

what he building in there?

haha i had to look that one up... but yeah, even as creepy as his monologues are, i was thinking like 'little drop of poison' orrrrrrrrr maybe 'mr siegal'... actually yeah, mr siegal works nice upbeat but ****ed up. ****ed upbeat. i like that!

 

[Darkseid1]

for the joker?
you really think that a 30-year old would be listening to that emo stuff as his background music? it's fine if it's yours, but that is completely unrealistic.

thank you.

 

[KittenPistol]

Meh. I knew most people wouldn't like it. Just my opinion. ~Shrugs~ It's not all I listen to but I'm not ashamed of listening to it either. Either way, no biggie. Still think the lyrics fit, so sue me.


Scarecrow, I do actually and meh that's fine. It's only a matter of time before someone starts with the emo shiz so I take it all with a grain of salt to be honest. Not everybody likes the same crap. I respect people's opinion to hate mine. LOL!

 

[TotalChaos]

for the joker?
you really think that a 30-year old would be listening to that emo stuff as his background music? it's fine if it's yours, but that is completely unrealistic.

i LOVE gogol, and that's my song. also the decemberists' 'a cautionary tale'.
dunno why. i actually think the joker could care less about music, but when he listens, it's classical so he can put his own lyrics to it...

Hrrrm...last time I checked I was over 30 (oh the horror!) and there is some of that "emo stuff" on my ipod. But my fave is AFI...don't dare call them emo.


Anyway, every time I hear that new Weezer song "Troublemaker" I can't help but think of the Joker hopping along to it. Sorta upbeat, but it could work.

 

[blightsbiohazar]

Whenever someone says Joker's theme song my mind instantly goes to his character theme in the Animated Series. You know...that cheery little whistling tune they played every time he made an entrance in the show? It gets stuck in my head at times. I'd say it's the definitive Joker theme

 

[Mindreaper21]

I'm all for the weird circus music

 

[Drizzle]

As far as music that wasn't in the movies, I think "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols fits TDK's Joker perfectly.

 

[Ammo]

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams

 

[Tree27]

As far as music that wasn't in the movies, I think "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols fits TDK's Joker perfectly.

you get a hug for that one,

god save the queen

 

[Ramystein]

Okay, I know we all have our musical preferences, but lets do this.
What song of whatever bands you listen to is a perfect fit for the Joker in your eyes? Argue your points! Send music links! Whatever you want

My vote is "Start Wearing Purple" by Gogol Bordello!

heres why,
1.Joker wears purple X)
2. It's about going insane
3. It sounds like old Russian circus music
4.Theres some laughter in the song
5. And one of the lines says "dirty, old and useless clown"

give it a listen, JUST DO IT!

It's the 4th one down

http://search.playlist.com/tracks/gogol bordello, start wearing purple

Ugh, I utterly despise that band. Idiot friends of my friend's idiot older brother all love that band and started hanging out in Bulgarian bars in NYC thinking it was cool cause that band supposedly does. And yea, they all think I should love the band/song because of your arguments they tried making to me and then some.

Give me the joker's theme song from the animated series any day. In fact, if anyone does have that uninterrupted by dialogue or sound effects from the cartoon, please lemme know. My friend and I have been trying to get that for a ring tone on our phone for years, but we're half lazy and half I dunno what else to try and find it.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

The music an ice-cream truck plays, music from a fair and the joker theme from the animated series. Nuff said.

 

[lexuality]

Oh betches, please... I have a whole freakin PLAYLIST.
click the spoilers for lyrics in full

Lecher b*tch (The Last Round) - Genitorturers
(just..plain...awesome.)

Spoiler

I am the Lecher ***** and I wear the X of castigation
I am the ****e of the extreme
I am the heretic and I crave your excommunication
Look in my eyes
Get a little star struck and a little insane
Tell me your story. Don't worry, I won't care
Cuz I'm the incomparable
Got a mission impossible
Just say that you love me
I said HEY! You're coming all the way
I've got some hell to pay
I'm diggin' all the way
All the way down
I said HEY! I'm coming all the way
I've got some hell to pay
Gonna rip you every way
On the way down again
I am the Lecher ***** and I call on all who feed on danger
Taste of the ****e suffer my seed
Crawl with the heretic and the world outside gets a little bit stranger
Look in my eyes
Wanna little star **** and a little good pain
Tell me your story. Don't worry, I've been there
Crown me your savior
Don't worry I'll be there
I said HEY! You're coming all the way
I've got some hell to pay
I'm diggin' all the way
All the way down
I said HEY! I'm coming all the way
I've got some hell to pay
Gonna rip you every way
On the way down yeah!
Don't belong lording above me
Won't be hard to pull you underground
It won't be long till ya love me
Then I'll be coming at your back
To bring it down
You're coming all the way
I've got some hell to pay
I'm diggin' all the way
All the way down
I said HEY! I'm coming all the way
I've got some hell to pay
Gonna rip you every way
On the way down again
Crossed your heart and still I lied
Stick this needle down inside
Leave you with an open wound
Left to die alone
Like an animal

Fast and Beautiful - Dope Stars Inc.
(two words for you: nurse joker)

Spoiler

i feel pretty i know
when i use some make up and i dress up nothing compares to me
and i try so many different ways finding out the best for me

and it's really hard to catch a shade of pure perfection
and you can't imagine how much time i spend to look this way

i feel pretty i know
when i go downtown baby
hangin around
i feel pretty i know
call me a fashion dandy
but i don't care
i feel pretty i know

when i use some make up and i dress up nothing compares to me
and i can't find somebody else looking pretty cool as me

and then everybody start to buzz about actions
but they don't realize to waste their time
cause i don't f**king care

i feel pretty i know
when i go downtown baby
hangin around
i feel pretty i know
call me a fashion dandy
but i don't care
i feel pretty i know

i'm Your Villian - Franz Ferdinand
(it's the lyrics more than the voice or the music here)

Spoiler

You toss in a word
I'm your villain
I see the passion emerge
I'm your villain
But serious
You're so serious
Like a waiter
Hating the rich
But taking their tips

If I could laugh I'd love you
If I could smile at anything you said
We could be laughing lovers
I think you'd prefer to be miserable instead
If I could love I'd love you
If I could love like anybody else

I know what I am
I'm your villain
I don't give a damn if
I'm your villain
Because serious
You're so serious
But I've got ready salted
ready on your belly
If you want to have fun

See you later, baby See you later...

My ultimate Joker songs have to be either Sound of Madness or Sin With A Grin, both by Shinedown.

Spoiler

Lyrics to Sound of Madness:
Yeah, I get it,
You're an outcast.
Always under attack.
Always coming in last,
Bringing up the past.
No one owes you anything.
I think you need a shotgun blast,
A kick in the ass,
So paranoid...
Watch your back!

Oh my, here we go...

Another lose cannon gone bi-polar
Slipped down, couldn't get much lower.
Quicksand's got no sense of humor.
I'm still laughing like hell.
You think that the cryin to me,
Looking so sorry that I'm gonna believe,
You've been infected by a social disease.
Well, then take your medicine.

[Chorus]
I created the Sound of Madness.
Wrote the book on pain.
Somehow I'm still here,
To explain,
That the darkest hour never comes in the night.
You can sleep with a gun.
When you gonna wake up and fight... for yourself?

I'm so sick of this tombstone mentality,
If there's an afterlife,
Then it'll set you free.
But I'm not gonna part the seas
You're a self-fulfilling prophecy.
You think that cryin to me,
Looking so sorry that I'm gonna believe,
You've been infected by a social disease.
Well, then take your medicine.

[Chorus]
I created the Sound of Madness.
Wrote the book on pain.
Somehow I'm still here,
To explain,
That the darkest hour never comes in the night.
You can sleep with a gun.
When you gonna wake up and fight... for yourself?

Spoiler

Lyrics to Sin With A Grin :
Take a good look at agony
Forced, dead, pass down
Time release
I'm inspired to find the lie
Blackless X on the back
Of a soulfull man
I've got way's you understand
Look left, look right, but I'm
Behind you
I never noticed, until I focused
On everything you did, you said,
You lit the fuse inside my head

[Chorus]
Thank you for reminding me
Of what I have seeked inside
Thank you for the venom, did
You think it would paralyze?
These scars I scratch, I tear
All them under my skin
Where you've always been
Thank you for reminding me,
The sin with a grin

Hey, men
Standing on a twisted 2x4
Built your house, but forgot
To lock the door
I'm inside with two black eyes
I have not one shred of sympathy
I have no use for apologies
I'm inspired to find the lie
I never noticed, until I focused
On everything you did, you said,
You lit the fuse inside my head

[Chorus]
Thank you for reminding me
Of what I have seeked inside
Thank you for the venom, did
You think it would paralyze?
These scars I scratch, I tear
All them under my skin
Where you've always been
Thank you for reminding me,
The sin with a grin

I have 45 songs on my Joker playlist, but those are just the best ones that I think you guys should listen to.

 

[blightsbiohazar]

Ugh, I utterly despise that band. Idiot friends of my friend's idiot older brother all love that band and started hanging out in Bulgarian bars in NYC thinking it was cool cause that band supposedly does. And yea, they all think I should love the band/song because of your arguments they tried making to me and then some.

Give me the joker's theme song from the animated series any day. In fact, if anyone does have that uninterrupted by dialogue or sound effects from the cartoon, please lemme know. My friend and I have been trying to get that for a ring tone on our phone for years, but we're half lazy and half I dunno what else to try and find it.

Yes I second that notion. I REALLY REALLY REALLY want the Joker theme music from the animated series.

 

[Veneficus]

I'm going to second Sound of Madness and Sin with A Grin.

 

[SuperFerret]

I can't imagine anything but Banana Phone, thanks to Keyser Soze.