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February 22, 2013
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Last Friday, we asked Twitter for songs about the brain or the mind to add to a playlist the Barbican is putting together for Wonder. Below is a Storify of what people suggested.

You can also hear the whole playlist on Spotify

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  1. wellcometrust

    Wellcome Trust@wellcometrust

    Know any good songs about the mind or brain? We’re helping @BarbicanCentre with #wonderseason playlist. Tag #mindtunes & we can find them.

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:30:01

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  2. wellcometrust

    Wellcome Trust@wellcometrust
    Here’s the songs @BarbicanCentre have so far on Spotify wellc.me/Wr8LRC #wonderseason #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:31:00

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  3. wellcometrust

    Wellcome Trust@wellcometrust
    If you’re wondering what #wonderseason is: wellc.me/12OPWwB #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:33:01

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  4. JournoLil

    Lilian Anekwe@JournoLil
    @wellcometrust Saw someone walking along High Holborn playing Insanse in the Brain out loud on a boombox the other day…. #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:32:29

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  5. ayasawada

    Mun-Keat Looi@ayasawada
    @wellcometrust Insane in the Brain – Cypress Hill #mindtunes #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:33:35

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  6. JournoLil

    Lilian Anekwe@JournoLil
    @ayasawada @wellcometrust that particular #mindtunes sounds better played on a stereo hoisted on someone’s shoulder. Just a suggestion.

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:42:27

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  7. ayasawada

    Mun-Keat Looi@ayasawada
    #mindtunes There She Goes by The La’s #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:34:52

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  8. susieoftraken

    Susannah Lydon@susieoftraken
    @wellcometrust general science tunes: Science Is Real by They Might Be Giants. The entire album. #mindtunes #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:35:06

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  9. ross_dunne

    ross dunne@ross_dunne
    @wellcometrust Lee Scratch Perry – “I’m a psychatrist” from “Panic in Babylon” #lesserknown #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:35:35

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  10. jgilleen

    James G@jgilleen
    The Lunatics (have taken over the asylum) – Fun Boy Three #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:38:19

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  11. thepragmaticape

    the_pragmatic_ape@thepragmaticape
    .@ayasawada @wellcometrust Am I going insane by Black Sabbath #mindtunes #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:38:25

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  12. IgniteFutures

    Ignite! Futures@IgniteFutures
    @wellcometrust @BarbicanCentre How about “insane in the brain” by Cypress Hill (clean version of course) #WonderSeason #MindTunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:38:28

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  13. STEMBradford

    STEM@Bradford@STEMBradford
    @wellcometrust @BarbicanCentre If I Only Had A Brain (wizard of oz ) #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:38:35

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  14. antighostmoon

    Anti-Ghost Moon Ray@antighostmoon
    @wellcometrust @BarbicanCentre We do! ‘I Turn My Arm’ by@gazelletwin is about phantom limb/neurology: youtube.com/watch?v=WkwDAam… #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:39:14

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  15. hassundlust

    TOM COWIE@hassundlust
    @wellcometrust @BarbicanCentre Is Migraine Skank by Gracious K acceptable? #mindtunes #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:40:27

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  16. ayasawada

    Mun-Keat Looi@ayasawada
    #MindTunes The theme tune from Pinky and the Brain (sorry, yes this one’s a bit weak…) #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:40:39

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  17. ktbennett

    Katy Rose Bennett@ktbennett
    @wellcometrust #mindtunes I have a song ‘Perfect World’ (by KTB) about psychosis and distortion of reality.

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:42:35

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  18. RuthKBrown

    Ruth Brown@RuthKBrown
    @wellcometrust All In Your Mind, Beck; You Don’t Know My Mind, Leadbelly; Where is My Mind? Pixies #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:43:31

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  19. jaimebishop

    Jaimeb fleet @jaimebishop
    #mindtunes soft machine – les rhythm digitales

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:43:59

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  20. christinagiles

    chrissie giles@christinagiles
    Ohh, @wellcometrust @BarbicanCentre Mania by @kristinhersh and #throwingmuses is great (and I think she’d enjoy #wonderseason) #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:44:08

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  21. dannynic

    Danny Nicholson@dannynic
    @wellcometrust @BarbicanCentre Lightning Seeds : Brain Drain. Pink Floyd : Brain Damage #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:45:12

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  22. dannynic

    Danny Nicholson@dannynic
    @wellcometrust @BarbicanCentre Garbage : Hammering in my Head #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:46:14

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  23. FabianSweeney

    Fabian Sweeney@FabianSweeney
    @wellcometrust @barbicancentre Serotonin by Simple Kid. The best neuropharmacology song I’ve heard. #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:51:28

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  24. JanetStrath

    Janet Strath@JanetStrath
    @wellcometrust From ‘mind’ search of my iTunes: the Pixies one you have; Suspicious Minds (Presley) & Pretty Vacant (Sex Pistols) #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:56:54

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  25. susieoftraken

    Susannah Lydon@susieoftraken
    @wellcometrust Angry Again – Megadeth #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:57:50

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  26. _PoojaRaval

    Pooja@_PoojaRaval
    @wellcometrust @barbicancentre does Pinky and the Brain – Brainstem count? #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 03:59:07

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  27. wellcometrust

    Wellcome Trust@wellcometrust
    Great #mindtunes suggestions so far (click the hashtag to see). Keep them coming! #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:00:50

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  28. TMBSScience

    TMBSScience@TMBSScience
    @wellcometrust @barbicancentre Way in my Brain – SL2 #ClubClassic #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:04:42

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  29. UoNEntLab

    EnterpriseLab@UoNEntLab
    .@wellcometrust @BarbicanCentre Where is my Mind? by The Pixies #mindtunes #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:05:00

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  30. TMBSScience

    TMBSScience@TMBSScience
    @wellcometrust #mindtunes Pet Shop Boys – Always on my mind

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:05:48

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  31. TMBSScience

    TMBSScience@TMBSScience
    #TMBSKids @wellcometrust after after tunes that involve the brain and mind #CanUHelp ??? Tweet suggestions to them with hashtag #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:07:13

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  32. STEMBradford

    STEM@Bradford@STEMBradford
    @wellcometrust Brain damage pink floyd #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:08:23

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  33. NancyWilko

    Nancy Wilkinson@NancyWilko
    @wellcometrust Out of my mind – Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:11:32

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  34. JacquesHughes

    Benjamin@JacquesHughes
    @wellcometrust ‘I just can’t get you out of my head’/Kylie #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:11:59

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  35. ShuntingM

    Matt Huntingford@ShuntingM
    #mindtunes Way in my Brain, SL2, Crash Course in Brain Surgery (Metallica), Brainstorm (Arctic Monkeys)’

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:12:33

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  36. JanetStrath

    Janet Strath@JanetStrath
    @wellcometrust Oo, iTunes also lists Mastermind (Divine Comedy); Read My Mind (The Killers) & Always Something There To Remind Me #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:15:14

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  37. neurotaylor

    Kathleen Taylor@neurotaylor
    @wellcometrust You have of course raided Tom Lehrer’s oeuvre? #mindtunes #wonderseason

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:17:01

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  38. amyplatypus

    amy sanders@amyplatypus
    @wellcometrust @barbicancentre #wonderseason #mindtunes
    Suspicious Minds -Elvis, Aht Uh Mi Hed – Shuggie Otis, Voices inside my Head -Police

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 04:53:43

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  39. HollyStory52

    Holly Story@HollyStory52
    Following on from @amyplatypus with another Elvis classic – “You were always on my mind” #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 05:04:17

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  40. HollyStory52

    Holly Story@HollyStory52
    Surely must have been said already but….Where’s your head at?! Basement Jaxx #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 05:22:43

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  41. RaviMill

    Ravi Mill@RaviMill
    ‘Where is my mind’ Pixies, ‘Schizophrenia’ Sonic Youth, ‘Sound & Vision’ Bowie, ‘What goes on (in your mind)’ Velvet Underground #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 06:39:00

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  42. amyplatypus

    amy sanders@amyplatypus
    @wellcometrust #mindtunes Aretha Franklin – Think, Radiohead- Scatterbrain, anything by Stevie #Wonderseason ?

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 06:53:31

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  43. markgfh

    Mark Henderson@markgfh
    #wonderseason #mindtunes @wellcometrust @barbicancentre Mad World — Tears for Fears. Oh You Pretty Things (Bowie) is about mental illness

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 07:57:05

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  44. dannybirchall

    Danny Birchall@dannybirchall
    Robyn Hitchcock: the Abandoned Brain youtube.com/watch?v=3gELBko… #wonderseason #mindtunes @wellcometrust

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 07:58:38

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  45. Kerry_Gordon

    Kerry Gordon@Kerry_Gordon
    Re: your brains by Jonathan Coulton #wonderseason #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 08:01:43

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  46. Unity_MoT

    Unity@Unity_MoT
    Crash Course in Brain Surgery (Budgie – Metallica version is a cover) #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 08:03:56

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  47. Unity_MoT

    Unity@Unity_MoT
    Brain Salad Surgery, b-side to Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s Fanfare for the Common Man, although not on the album of that name #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 08:06:11

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  48. Unity_MoT

    Unity@Unity_MoT
    And let’s not forget Josh Wink’s Higher State of Consciousness #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 08:08:40

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  49. ayasawada

    Mun-Keat Looi@ayasawada
    @Unity_MoT Good call! #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 08:10:41

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  50. Unity_MoT

    Unity@Unity_MoT
    @ayasawada Couldn’t possibly have #mindtunes without a bit of classic acid 😉

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 08:12:06

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  51. Anaokar

    Maya Anaokar@Anaokar
    insane in the membrane, you were always on my mind, losing my mind #mindtunes

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 08:26:00

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  52. wellcometrust

    Wellcome Trust@wellcometrust
    Thanks for all your #mindtunes suggestions – a great eclectic mix! Keep them coming. You’ll hear them @ #wonderseason wellc.me/12OPWwB

    Fri, Feb 15 2013 06:30:51

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More suggestions? Put it in the comments or tweet us on #mindtunes or #wonderseason.

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