Suicide is Painless

If you are a news junkie like me, you have probably seen the story of Samuel Israel III who may or may not [probably not] committed suicide by jumping off the Bear Mountain Bridge in New York. On the front of his car, he wrote "Suicide Is Painless" in the dust, which is a reference to the theme song to M*A*S*H*. When I was in high school, my best friend's parents had nearly every episode of M*A*S*H* on tape...not DVD...tape. Now that is what I call commitment.

P.S. The movie is way, way, way, way better than the best TV episode ever was...

Theme from M*A*S*H* [Suicide is Painless]
From one of the countless TV theme song collections.

John Mandel -- Suicide is Painless
From the M*A*S*H soundtrack.

The Ventures -- Suicide is Painless
From the collection Tele-Ventures: The Ventures Perform the Great TV Themes.

Bill Evans -- Suicide is Painless
From the You Must Believe in Spring album.

Manic Street Preachers -- Suicide is Painless
From the Forever Delayed collection.

Marilyn Manson -- Suicide is Painless
From the Blair Witch 2 soundtrack.

The Manics: The Band My Grandma Told Me Was Cool

My Grandma was born in England and met my Grandpa while he was fighting there in World War II. When I was little, my Grandma would fly over and visit her family nearly every year and she would always bring presents home for my sister and me. When I was a little older, my Grandma would bring a CD home that was popular in England (her niece, Diane, helped her pick it out).

She gave me my first copies of Oasis' "What's the Story Morning Glory" which I had heard about but hadn't picked up yet and a band called the Manic Street Preachers. I had never heard of them before but their album Everything Must Go became on of my all time favorites.

This is a track from their next album, This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours...remixed by the great Massive Attack.

Manic Street Preachers -- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Massive Attack Remix) **Highest Recommendation**

Not all of the Manics albums are available in America, to get them all go here.