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Today is the
most feared day of the year, but that’s only if you suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia. For others their most feared may have been the day when they could no longer pass as a 16 year old when travelling on public transport, or even the day that One Tree Hill was cancelled (maybe that's just me). But for most, it's today that fills you with dread. You
may choose to stay indoors all day, to be more cautious, or be insistent that you are more prone to
accidents. For all you Friday 13th phobes out there, I'm happy to say that I'm the bearer
of good news, this is the last Friday 13th of this year, with the next one only coming around in September 2013.
I’ve never been that superstitious. I’ll happily walk across cracks in the pavement, walk under a ladder, or even let a black cat cross my path without even the bat of an eye lid. I’d even break a mirror for fun. Will I be doomed with 7 years of bad luck? In the words of Jim Royale, ‘My arse!’
As a nation, we seem to have an affinity with the number 13.
It’s instilled into us that this must be a day where we should be more vigilant and that any
wrong doings must be because it’s Friday 13th. Whether it being through religious proclamations many centuries ago that it was initially deemed as an undesirably bad day, nowadays you can still
see that the number 13 is still strayed away from. Many restaurants don’t have
a table 13 and a great number of hotels don’t even have a room 13. Or just head
down to your local bingo hall and as soon as number 13 rears its head, it’s always said to
be unlucky for some.
So with all this talk of Friday the 13th, I thought I'd take advantage of this day and make a playlist for you! Last month I did a Keep Calm and Carry On tracklist with all
the songs that I think perfectly compliment summertime. You can listen to that playlist
here.
Even though I’m not superstitious in the slightest, I always
link today with Halloween as it has those same connotations of fear etc, so
that’s why I’ve included a song off one of my favourite films – Hocus Pocus.
This song in particular and Seven Devils from Florence’s 2nd album,
Ceremonials emit that eerie feel that I associate with this day. I’ve chosen 13 tracks in total but I didn’t
want to opt for the obvious choices such as Superstition by Stevie Wonder.
As I scrolled through my ITunes I came across songs that I had not listened to in such a long time such as The Hoosiers and Maximo Park, but I thought the song titles from all my chosen tracks, when placed in the order that I have tell a story of a Friday the 13th that’s gone a little bit wrong. From the initial spell from those pesky witches in Hocus Pocus, that then results in the shedding of blood from their victim, to the emotions of worry, to fear and panic that then results in a hospital visit and then the eventual escape. But as the Klaxons say, it's not over yet...not until September 2013 when you have to live through the trauma of another Friday 13th - happy listening!
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Hocus Pocus – I Put A Spell On You
Florence and the Machine – Seven Devils
Band of Skulls – Blood
Little Comets – Worry
Maximo Park – Cloud Of Mystery
Ian Brown – F.E.A.R
The Smiths – Panic
The Hoosiers –Worst Case Scenario
Friendly Fires – In The Hospital
We Are Scientists – The Great Escape
Fenech-Soler – The Great Unknown
The XX – Shelter
Klaxons – It's Not Over Yet
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