ARTS: Buddhist Pop

[Shinshi]

[Bian]

Hi all,

I really enjoyed all these recommendations. I know that I'm late to the party but here are just a few that I thought were fairly Zen / Bhuddist.

(Don't Fear) The Reaper - by Blue Oyster Cult (Ninja Sex Party has an amazing cover too)
Aerials - by System Of A Down
Where Have I Been All My Life - by George Strait (I know this is country with christian themes, but I've always felt the thought of being more awake and present through out life parallels pretty well with Zen)

[Bion]

Hi all,

I really enjoyed all these recommendations. I know that I'm late to the party but here are just a few that I thought were fairly Zen / Bhuddist.

(Don't Fear) The Reaper - by Blue Oyster Cult (Ninja Sex Party has an amazing cover too)
Aerials - by System Of A Down
Where Have I Been All My Life - by George Strait (I know this is country with christian themes, but I've always felt the thought of being more awake and present through out life parallels pretty well with Zen)

Not late to the party at all!!!! Thanks for adding to the playlist!!
Bian, would you mind adding a photo to your profile, please? It helps keep things very human around here!

Gassho
sat and lah

[Benjamin Gieseke]

Anything by the band Cloud Cult, especially their most recent albums "The Seeker" and "Metamorphosis". A couple tracks to get you started:

Or this one:

[Snow]

Vipassana - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ryan Lewis Remix)
Thank You - Alanis Morisette
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
Instant Karma - John Lennon
Bodhisattva Vow - Beastie Boys
Just Let Go - Sturgill Simpson
Where Is My Mind? - The Pixies
Everything is Everything - Lauryn Hill
Float On - Modest Mouse
Make You Feel That Way - Blackalicious
Do You Realize? - The Flaming Lips
Satisfied Mind - Jeff Buckley
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of - U2
Only - Nine Inch Nails
Good Times - Eric Burdon & The Animals

Not all Rock and Pop, my tastes tend to the eclectic.

I plan to delve into the Spotify list but am hesitant to add to it as I'm not sure my tastes are quite what you're looking for.

[Snow]

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FsD15pPDkiWEtDXqtAKSd?si=4W3JSnC8T3q7Mha7nRIWXQ&pt=c61f4c640ed6afa551107933e87841b6&pi=u-QkwV-4YaQNyw

Hope this link works.

St/lah
Gassho,
Brett

In what I can only take as an organic lesson on impermanence, your link has expired. Would you care to post a new one, or perhaps give the playlist a distinctive name?

[Bion]

In what I can only take as an organic lesson on impermanence, your link has expired. Would you care to post a new one, or perhaps give the playlist a distinctive name?

Are you sure? It works for me!

TRY THIS LINK >>

gassho
sat and lah

[Snow]

Are you sure? It works for me!

TRY THIS LINK >>

gassho
sat and lah

That one worked. I can only conclude that it was user error on my part before. Thank you.

[Brett]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I will get the Spotify playlist updated soon.

St/lah
Gassho,
Brett

[Bion]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I will get the Spotify playlist updated soon.

St/lah
Gassho,
Brett

Bet you didn’t expect this much input, huh!?

gassho
sat and lah

[Green Ben]

In my learning the guitar (I have all the main chords, although I still need to fake F and some of the Bs) ... I now do a dandy House of the Rising Sun ...

... which is, I tell you, a teaching on Karma and Samsara.

Of course, every song is a "Buddhist Song" when heard with wisdom and compassion.

Gassho, J

stlah

Hi Jundo,

this was one of the first songs I learned on bass (probably much easier than guitar part), and is a song I like for a meditative practice session, along with Papa Was A Rolling Stone, and I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.

With regard to the original question, Operation Ivy’s Knowledge might belong on such a playlist, with this chorus:

All I know is that I don't know
All I know is that I don't know nothing
All I know is that I don't know
All I know is that I don't know nothing!

Gassho

Ben

sat today / LaH

[Shinshi]

Hi Jundo,

this was one of the first songs I learned on bass (probably much easier than guitar part), and is a song I like for a meditative practice session, along with Papa Was A Rolling Stone, and I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.

With regard to the original question, Operation Ivy’s Knowledge might belong on such a playlist, with this chorus:

All I know is that I don't know
All I know is that I don't know nothing
All I know is that I don't know
All I know is that I don't know nothing!

Gassho

Ben

sat today / LaH

Love me some Operation Ivy! Thank you for invoking their name here.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH