Jack's favourite songs?

[J6123]

http://soundcloud.com/subtone/subtone-unsolved-noisia-bbc

[GUT]

Oh well if it's back to life..

My Name is Jack by Manfred Mann

[Livia]

They All Love Jack by Stephen Adams (aka Michael Maybrick)

[Sam Flynn]

The Second Dream of the High Tension Line Stepdown Transformer - La Monte Young

Still and Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas - Alvin Lucier

Demonic Descent of the Cognoscenti While Shouting Over Cocktails - Harry Partch

...nothing to do with Jack, but I thought I'd share them with you. Genuine titles

Edit. Here's another by Harry Partch which might be more relevant: "Transmutation of Detectives on the Trail of a Culprit"

[sdreid]

I don't know about Jack but I certainly like this JtR song!

Jack the Ripper x AFI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04SHvYWB6GM

[Karl]

Deck the halls with bowels of Polly...

[curious4]

"I'm leaning on a lamp post at the corner of the street"

George Formby

[JadenCollins]

MJ - Smooth Criminal

[Rosella]

'Rip her to Shreds' by Blondie. Perhaps he didn't like ' Only a violet I plucked from Mother's grave' being sung over and over again, and so...!

[Pierre]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YYPNr_FOi4

[Elamarna]

My dear friends,

surely there can be only ONE.

This version has the lamp post for atmosphere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSGc0bx-kKM

Steve

[Rosemary]

Sukie Tawdry

'..that line forms on the right, dear..'

[Pcdunn]

"I Come With Knives"

I looked for songs with "knife" in the lyrics, and came across this, "I Come with Knives", written by Christopher Corner, recorded by IAMX. Possibly would have been JTR's theme if he was "working" today. Don't know the translation of the German stanza, sorry.

I Come with Knives
By IAMX
Kinder und sterne küssen und verlieren sich
Greifen leise meine hand und führen mich
Die traumgötter brachten mich in eine landschaft
Schmetterlinge flatterten durch meine seele
The paradox or our minds
Too much to believe, too much to deny
You fool me again to quiet my pride
But I’m a human, I come with knives
I never promised you an open heart or charity
I never wanted to abuse your imagination
I come with knives
I come with knives
And agony
To love you
Kinder und sterne küssen und verlieren sich
Greifen leise meine hand und führen mich
Die traumgötter brachten mich in eine landschaft
Schmetterlinge flatterten durch meine seele
In der mitternacht.
The monotony
And the rising tide
Is under my skin, is crawling inside
Adrenaline to rewire my mind
I'm only human, I come with knives
I never promised you an open heart or charity
I never wanted to abuse your imagination
I come with knives
I come with knives
And agony
I come with knives
I come with knives
To love you
And agony
To love you
With agony
I come with knives
With agony
To love you
Kinder und sterne küssen und verlieren sich
Greifen leise meine hand und führen mich
Die traumgötter brachten mich in eine landschaft
Schmetterlinge flatterten durch meine seele
In der mitternacht [x2]
In der mitternacht [x2]
Songwriters: CHRISTOPHER CORNER
© BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
For non-commercial use only.
Data from: LyricFind

[DJA]

surely there can be only ONE.

Meh. Sounds like something from a threepenny opera.

[Elamarna]

Meh. Sounds like something from a threepenny opera.

indeed, set in london.