The CTY Carlisle
Canon
You may have noticed (or, more likely, tried to block out) the multiple scrolling marquees containing song lyrics in various places around this site. Part of the reason for their existance is that most of them contain lyrics to songs form the CTY Canon, and are an integral part of CTY culture.
The group of songs referd to as the CTY "Canon" are songs that hold special significance for most CTYers.  Most of the songs are played at every (or at least one) dance each CTY session (barring DJ screw-ups).  More importantly, these are the songs we've made up special moves to, laughed to, cried to, and given a special place in our hearts.
The following is a list of the canon songs and their performers for the Carlise CTY site.  As you can see, I've starred a few of the songs that may not universally be considered Canon.
The last three songs (in larger type) are held as "High Holy Canon" and are the last three songs, in that order, played at every dance at every CTY site.
The very last song, American Pie, is the official unoffical CTY anthem.
*Barbie Girl - Aqua* *I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred* *Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants* *I Want to Be Sedated - The Ramones* *Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison* *Paradise City - Guns 'N Roses* *Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi* *It's The End of the World as We Know It - REM* *Build Me up Buttercup - The Foundations* *Bizzare Love Triangle - New Order* *Time Warp - Rocky Horror picture Show* *I Touch Myself - The Divinyls* *Nightswimming - REM* *Dancing Queen - ABBA* *Particle Man - They Might Be Giants* *Oh, L'Amour - Erasure* *In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel* *Dr.Boom-Bombay - Dr. Bombay* *Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles* *Sexbomb - Tom Jones & Mousse T* *Brimful of Asha - Cornershop* *The End of the Tour - They Might Be Giants* *It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls* *Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners* *YMCA - The Village People* *Istanbul - They Might Be Giants* *The Rainbow Connection - Kermit the Frog* *Forever Young - Alphaville* *Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeplin* *American Pie - Don Mclean*
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua
"I'm Too Sexy" - Right Said Fred
"Birdhouse In Your Soul" - They Might Be Giants
"I Want To Be Sedated"* - The Ramones
"Brown-Eyed Girl" - Van Morrison
"Paradise City" - Guns 'N Roses
"Tunak Tunak Tun" - Daler Mehndi
"It's the End of the World As We Know It" - R.E.M.
"Build Me Up Buttercup" - The Foundations
"Bizzare Love Triangle" - New Order
"Time Warp" - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
"I Touch Myself" - Divinyls
"Nightswimming" - R.E.M.
"Dancing Queen" - ABBA
"Particle Man" - They Might Be Giants
"Oh, L'Amour" - Erasure
"In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel
"Dr.Boom-Bombay" - Dr. Bombay
"Video Killed the Radio Star" - The Buggles
"Sexbomb"* - Tom Jones & Mousse T
"Brimful of Asha' - Cornershop
"The End of the Tour" - They Might Be Giants
"It's Raining Men" - The Weather Girls
"Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
"YMCA "- The Village People
"Istanbul" - They Might Be Giants
"The Rainbow Connection" - Kermit the Frog
"Forever Young" - Alphaville
"Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeplin
"American Pie" - Don McLean
*These songs are not necessarily widely held as part of the Carlisle Canon; They're ones that I, personally, consider part of it for a variety of reasons
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