Bebop on the Brain

By Alison L. Roberts

O.K., this is further proof that I am a little more than obsessed with the music of Cowboy Bebop. (And that I am an impatient person when it comes to paying for and receiving my copy of the boxset.)

There is so much good music — between the 26 TV episodes and the movie soundtracks — that it is difficult to listen to all of my favorites as I'm driving to and fro. (Inevitably, I don't have one CD or another, and who wants to leave these babies in the hot car anyway?)

Below, you will find my personal, unofficial CowBe Vocal Mix.

This is car-drivin' music, so it leans mostly toward the bluesy, rocky and poppy vocal tracks.

[Note: Song titles toward the end of the list may contain what some consider spoilers, so consider yourself warned.]

All music composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno and performed by Seatbelts.

from Cowboy Bebop O.S.T. 1 [VICL-60201]
- Tank! - 3'30
- Rain - 3'23 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Steve Conte

from Vitaminless [VICL-60248]
- The Real Folk Blues - 6'16 - Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato | Vocal: Mai Yamane
- Cats on Mars - 2'44 - Lyrics & Vocal: Gabriela Robin
- Fantasie Sign - 4'57 - Lyrics & Vocal: Carla Vallet

from No Disc [VICL-60202]
- Don't Bother None - 3'39 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Mai Yamane
- Want It All Back - 4'01 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Mai Yamane
- Green Bird - 1'53 - Lyrics & Vocal: Gabriela Robin

from Blue [VICL- 60203]
- Blue - 5'01 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Mai Yamane
- Words That We Couldn't Say - 3'27 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Steve Conte
- Chicken Bone - 4'55 - Lyrics: Gabriela Robin | Vocals: Sydney with Sister R
- Adieu - 5'39 - Lyrics: Brian Richey | Vocal: Emily Bindiger
- Call Me, Call Me - 4'44 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Steve Conte
- Farewell Blues/See You Space Cowboy - 5'12+ - Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato | Vocal: Mai Yamane

from Ask DNA [VICL-35297]
- Cosmic Dare (Pretty With a Pistol) - 4'24 - Lyrics: Raju Ramayya | Vocal: Reynada Hill
- Is It Real? - 4'40 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Scott Matthew

from Future Blues/ Knockin' on Heaven's Door [VIZL-60756/VIZL-54]
- Pushing the Sky - 4'07 - Lyrics: jinhiskhanman | Vocal: Mai Yamane
- Diggin' - 5'05 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Steve Conte
- No Reply - 5'59 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Steve Conte
- Gotta Knock a Little Harder - 5'19 - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Mai Yamane
- Rain (demo) - Lyrics: Tim Jensen | Vocal: Mai Yamane

Don't buy bootlegs.
Make sure YK and Seatbelts get paid for their genius!