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Teenage Temptress Does a Striptease for Step-Daddy (A Wilde Mix)
| Artist | Song | |
| Pride Of Mind | Salome (1995) | |
| Glenn Close | Salome [from Sunset Boulevard] (1994) | |
| Kim Wilde | House Of Salome (1983) | |
| Afghan Whigs | John The Baptist (1998) | |
| Alice Cooper | King Herod's Song [from Jesus Christ Superstar] (1996) | |
| House Of Love | Salome (1988) | |
| John & Beverley Martyn | John The Baptist (1970) | |
| Stefan Waggershausen & Maria Conchita Alonso | Bienvenido A Salome (1997) | |
| Alisa Amor | Salome (2003) | |
| Old 97s | Salome (1997) | |
| Extrabreit | Salome (1982) | |
| Rod Cone Situation, The | Salome (2003) | |
| Fito Olivares y La Pura Sabrosura | La Gnera Salome (1992) | |
| Amr Diab | Habibi [remix] (1999) | |
| Shahin & Sepehr | Dance Of The Seven Veils (1995) | |
| Susan McKeown & The Chanting House | Salome (1996) | |
| Shawn Colvin | Back To Salome (1996) | |
| U2 | SalomT [Zooromancer Mix] (1995) | |
| Patti Smith | Lo And Beholden (2000) | |
| Liz Phair | Dance Of The Seven Veils (1993) | |
| John Cale [vocals by Judy Nylon] | Dance Of The Seven Veils (1991) | |
| Die Laughing | Invocation (Salome's Dream) (1998) | |
Comment:
She did her famous dance in Galilee in 30 A.D., butMark's writeup
did not even call her by name. She finally got star billing 1862 years
later, in the play
SalomT
by Wilde (that's Oscar, not Kim). Here are some songs
that tell the story, arranged roughly in narrative sequence.
1 and 22 are instrumental clips. 2 and 21 are narrative clips.
"Habibi" is an Egyptian pop song that is based (supposedly) on
the same
style of Middle Eastern dancing that inspired (supposedly)
Wilde to add the
seven veils trope to the story, where the number seven derives
(supposedly) from the seven stages of the descent of the Babylonian
goddess Ishtar into the underworld. (It's hard to know
fact from folklore.)
Liz's song
is not actually about the dance; it is an ingenious takeoff
on Salome's conversation with the severed head of John.
Of course, everyone knows that the REAL Dance of the Seven Veils
is the one in the Richard Strauss opera Salome.
There are no
operatic clips in the mix,
but the Extrabreit song is a pop version of the main
theme from the German operetta by Robert Stolz,
also titled Salome.
Patti Smith portrays Salome as a
calculating and powerful figure.
I wonder if that view is taking hold in Women's Studies departments
around the country.
It is certainly an update from the instruction-following
daughter in the New Testament or the obsessed
erotomaniac in Wilde and Strauss.
Feedback:
This is fantastic.
Wow. This is spectacular. More than just a mix of catchy tunes. Your liners put the whole thing together quite nicely. Without them the mix wouldn't have meant much to me (I knew nothing about Salome until reading your comments). Nice.
Ditto ThisIsPop. Wow.
Ed - save a copy for me, will ya? - I think you are the resident biblical scholar here on the site. You're flooring me! After this I definitely can't go back to BOC for a while. Kudos on the theme and the related depth of knowledge. I want you're proposed French mix in our next trade as well. Best, Steve
Absolutely amazing work of musico-historical cultural scholarship. I mostly only knowe the Wilde-Beardsley Salome so would never have dreamed there was this much soundtrack for it. Maybe someday I can swap you something for this so I can hear these --(possibly all for the first time).
Folks - many thanks to all for the comments. Indeed, Salome has inspired quite a bit of music, and I hope this mix does her justice.
Believe it or not I was going to do a Salome Mix and abandoned it...glad I did because for once I cannot compete with this except for sndtrcks from Religous Epics! A really great job, Sir! A Mix Of The Week from me.
Very nice. Great theme, and I like your execution--looks like a nice balance of tracks.
Worth cutting off the head of St John the Baptist for!
This soundtrack is boss!
This makes me happy in so many ways.
Your mixes are amazing; both well-thought out and well-executed! Major props.