New · No. 015 · Marcus Aurelius · “Time Is A River, Press Play”

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Historical and fictional figures, each an A3 poster with seven tracks chosen for them and a QR code that plays the playlist.

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Marcus Aurelius posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous
No. 001Statesman
Winston Churchill posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Winston Churchill

“We Shall Fight Them On The Dancefloor”

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No. 002Playwright
William Shakespeare posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

William Shakespeare

“All The World's A Stage And I Want It Loud”

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No. 003Naturalist
Charles Darwin posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Charles Darwin

“On The Origin Of This Playlist”

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No. 004Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Napoleon Bonaparte

“Not Tonight, Josephine (A Lie)”

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No. 005Pharaoh
Cleopatra posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Cleopatra

“Queen Of The Nile, Mistress Of The Aux Cord”

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No. 006Scientist
Marie Curie posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Marie Curie

“Half-Life, Full Volume”

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No. 007Detective
Sherlock Holmes posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Sherlock Holmes

“The Game Is A Three-Minute Track”

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No. 008Heroine
Elizabeth Bennet posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Elizabeth Bennet

“First Impressions Were Wrong, Actually”

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No. 009Prince
Hamlet posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Hamlet

“To Stream Or Not To Stream”

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No. 010Pirate
Long John Silver posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Long John Silver

“Fifteen Men On A Dead Man's Playlist”

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No. 011Conqueror
Alexander the Great posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Alexander the Great

“Conquering Everything, Including The Aux”

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No. 012Warrior Queen
Boudicca posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Boudicca

“Burn It All Down (She Tried)”

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No. 013Inventor
Nikola Tesla posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Nikola Tesla

“Alternating Current”

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No. 015Philosopher Emperor
Marcus Aurelius posthumous playlist poster, A3 art print by Dead Famous

Marcus Aurelius

“Time Is A River, Press Play”

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Behind the playlist

Behind every playlist.

See the notes that go with each Spotify playlist: why these seven, and what they actually heard.

Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Winston Churchill, Dead Famous No. 001. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Land of Hope and Glory to Eye of the Tiger. 'What they actually heard' covers Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Rule, Britannia! and the Dam Busters March. Editor's note: he found it 'quite satisfactory, if perhaps light on Elgar' and wanted track six louder.Winston Churchill · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for William Shakespeare, Dead Famous No. 002. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Bohemian Rhapsody to Achy Breaky Heart. 'What they actually heard' covers Dowland's Come Again, Gibbons's The Silver Swan and Greensleeves. Editor's note: he found Bohemian Rhapsody 'passable' and wept quietly to Greensleeves.William Shakespeare · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Charles Darwin, Dead Famous No. 003. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from The Sound of Silence to Eye of the Tiger ('survival of the fittest'). 'What they actually heard' covers Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words and Anglican choral music. Editor's note: Darwin listened twice and took careful notes on the gradual variation between tracks.Charles Darwin · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Napoleon Bonaparte, Dead Famous No. 004. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Imperial March to Short People. 'What they actually heard' covers Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, La Marseillaise and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. Editor's note: he stood slightly too close to the speaker and called the Imperial March 'adequate'.Napoleon Bonaparte · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Cleopatra, Dead Famous No. 005. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Run the World (Girls) to Walk Like an Egyptian. 'What they actually heard' covers the Seikilos Epitaph, the Delphic Hymns to Apollo and reconstructed Egyptian temple music for sistrum and harp. Editor's note: she approved of Beyoncé immediately and asked for The Bangles to be played quietly.Cleopatra · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Marie Curie, Dead Famous No. 006. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Fix You to Radioactive. 'What they actually heard' covers Debussy's Clair de Lune, Chopin's Polonaises and Mahler's Symphony No. 5. Editor's note: Curie listened once in silence, then remarked that the Imagine Dragons track was 'not inaccurate'.Marie Curie · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Sherlock Holmes, Dead Famous No. 007. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Clint Eastwood to I'm Too Sexy. 'What they actually heard' covers Beethoven's Spring Sonata, Strauss's Tales from the Vienna Woods and Paganini's Caprice No. 24. Editor's note: Holmes deduced the producer's regional accent and admitted Seven Nation Army 'has structural merit'.Sherlock Holmes · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Elizabeth Bennet, Dead Famous No. 008. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Since U Been Gone (rejecting Mr. Collins) to Single Ladies. 'What they actually heard' covers Mozart's Piano Sonata K.545, English country dances and Haydn's String Quartets Op. 76. Editor's note: she listened with one eyebrow raised.Elizabeth Bennet · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Hamlet, Dead Famous No. 009. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Mad World to Don't Worry, Be Happy. 'What they actually heard' covers John Dowland's Come Again, Lachrimae Pavan and Flow My Tears. Editor's note: Hamlet listened for hours holding a skull, pausing for a forty-line monologue on whether listening was an action.Hamlet · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Long John Silver, Dead Famous No. 010. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from I'm Still Standing to How Much Is That Doggie in the Window. 'What they actually heard' covers the sea shanties Spanish Ladies, Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest and Drunken Sailor. Editor's note: he called AC/DC 'a fine shanty for the modern age' and asked for a larger share of royalties.Long John Silver · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Alexander the Great, Dead Famous No. 011. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Power by Kanye West to Don't Stop Believin'. 'What they actually heard' covers ancient Greek music: the Seikilos Epitaph, the Delphic Hymns to Apollo and the salpinx war trumpet. Editor's note: Alexander declared The Final Countdown 'fitting'.Alexander the Great · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Boudicca, Dead Famous No. 012. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Run the World (Girls) to London Calling. 'What they actually heard' covers the carnyx war horn, Loreena McKennitt's Celtic-inspired Skellig and Hans Zimmer's Barbarian Horde. Editor's note: she approved of We Will Rock You at maximum volume before battle.Boudicca · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Nikola Tesla, Dead Famous No. 013. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Thunderstruck to Africa. 'What they actually heard' covers Dvořák's New World Symphony, Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever and Dvořák's Songs My Mother Taught Me. Editor's note: Tesla was disappointed that seven is not divisible by three and asked for track five on a loop for his pigeon.Nikola Tesla · Behind the playlist →Spotify playlist liner notes graphic (shown on Spotify, not printed) for Marcus Aurelius, Dead Famous No. 015. 'Why these seven' explains each track, from Let It Be to Let It Go. 'What they actually heard' covers Mesomedes of Crete's Hymn to the Sun and Hymn to Nemesis and the Seikilos Epitaph. Editor's note: Marcus Aurelius listened once without complaint, called the shuffle function 'simply the nature of things' and described not skipping Let It Go as the hardest campaign of his reign.Marcus Aurelius · Behind the playlist →

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