Song rewrites!
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queensthiefHi everyone!
Lately, I've been finding myself rewriting songs or poems in my head so that they have lyrics that fit with the books I've also noticed, recently and in the archives, that there have been several hilarious and creative song rewrites that have surfaced.
So, so, so, I propose an activity.
I'll post the ones I've rewritten in the comments following this. Anyone else who wants to is more than welcome! Also feel free to link to old posts with this kind of stuff. (But put something about spoilers in the subject if it involves A Conspiracy of Kings!) And if you want to include links where we can see the original lyrics or listen to it, that would be primo.
Let's begin!
Lately, I've been finding myself rewriting songs or poems in my head so that they have lyrics that fit with the books I've also noticed, recently and in the archives, that there have been several hilarious and creative song rewrites that have surfaced.
So, so, so, I propose an activity.
I'll post the ones I've rewritten in the comments following this. Anyone else who wants to is more than welcome! Also feel free to link to old posts with this kind of stuff. (But put something about spoilers in the subject if it involves A Conspiracy of Kings!) And if you want to include links where we can see the original lyrics or listen to it, that would be primo.
Let's begin!
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Date: 5/29/10 07:15 pm (UTC)Original lyrics: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/soundtracks/l/lesmiserableslyrics/onedaymorelyrics.html
Recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0eRWvDu5WY
Sounis Reprobates:
One day more
Another day until Conspiracy
The lovely new book by MWT
It’s Sophos we know it’s about
But the story we’ll wait to find out
In one day more.
Sophos: I did not live until today
What happens to me is speculation
SR: One day more
Sophos: But tomorrow you can say
“I know where he is!” and have a celebration
SR: One day more
Gen: One more day all on my own.
Sophos: Will we ever meet again?
Gen: Worrying about him, in Attolia.
Sophos: You know I look up to you…
Gen: But the story will be known
Sophos: I’ll be on the bookshelves too!
Gen: …when Conspiracy is here!
Eddis: One more day, and we’ll find out
Sophos: Do I follow where she goes?
Eddis: … if I will hook up with Sophos.
Sophos: Of course, I am Sounis’ heir…
Eddis: Then again, now, maybe not.
Sophos: Different kingdoms, could be tough…
Eddis: It’s all up to MWT!
SR: The time is now, the day is here! One day more!
Attolia: One more day to ACoK,
But I do know this is true:
I expect a lot of blushing
From Prince, Sophos, yes, that’s you.
Sophos: Oh, please listen, Queen.
I may blush a lot,
But don’t underestimate me a jot!
I can ride a horse.
I can even swim.
If there’s a contest where you name the plants, I’d win!
SR: One day to a new beginning
Raise the Annux standard high
To Conspiracy of Kings!
To Conspiracy of Kings!
There’s a new book for beginning!
A new book to be begun!
Do you hear the Magus sing?
Sophos: My place is here, in the books with you!!!!!!
SR: ONE DAY MORE!
Magus: So please tune in, reprobates, all.
You will read ACoK.
You’ll discuss it here on Sounis
All in only One More Day.
SR: Watch us run amok
Hear the squeeing cries
When we read of Sophos and of dear Gen’s lies!
We’ll be ready for that new book--
Tomorrow isn’t far away,
Tomorrow is ACoK,
Tomorrow we’ll discover what our favorite author has in store!
One more dawn!
One more day!
ONE DAY MORE!
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Date: 5/31/10 12:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 5/31/10 12:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 5/31/10 12:44 pm (UTC)From now on the Magus in my head will sound just like Valjean.
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Date: 6/1/10 04:59 am (UTC)I can definitely picture him lifting up a cart. SUPERMAGUS!
...and thank you. :)
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Date: 5/29/10 07:22 pm (UTC)Poem: http://www.love-poems.me.uk/eliot_macavity_the_mystery_cat.htm
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZMz4FG9PpI
Eugenides, Eugenides, there’s no one like Eugenides.
He’s the thief, the king, the snake
who drives us to insanity.
When he’s sneaking in your bedroom,
he appears out of thin air --
cause when you’re least expecting it,
Eugenides is there!
Eugenides, Eugenides, there’s no one like Eugenides.
He’s known across three kingdoms
and his thievings have no remedies.
He is apt to eat your oatmeal,
take your hairpins from your hair.
And when you go to look for them,
your earrings are not there!
Eugenides, Eugenides, there’s no one like Eugenides.
Perhaps you’ll know he’s wounded
when you hear all those obscenities.
He’ll decline to ride a stallion,
he’ll disdain to ride a mare.
But don’t you ask old Ornon why
his sheep flock wasn’t there!
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Date: 5/29/10 08:06 pm (UTC)THAT ONE FITS SO WELL OH MY GOD
*worships you forever*
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Date: 5/30/10 11:49 pm (UTC)...and you are extremely clever and hilarious yourself.
I worked on this one the longest. It was fun to come up with rhymes for "Eugenides!"
another verse
Date: 5/30/10 11:52 pm (UTC)One brother is named Temenus,
the other one is Stenides.
He is thought of as an Annux,
and, of course, a dancing bear.
He will prepare Attolia when
the Medes all go there!
Re: another verse
Date: 6/15/10 07:34 pm (UTC)Re: another verse
Date: 6/19/10 08:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 6/14/10 04:59 pm (UTC)Being a theatre nerd, I'm picturing this in great detail. Either Attolia or Eddis would sing this.
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Date: 6/19/10 08:36 pm (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 5/29/10 07:27 pm (UTC)Lyrics: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/101dalmations/cruelladevil.htm
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcdQk7JBPzQ
This song lent itself really well to rewriting! So here's one sung by Attolia at the beginning of QoA:
That spry little thief,
that sly little snake.
If things do not give soon,
how much will he take?
I have a feeling he could make my heart break!
That viper, that sly little snake!
At first I thought Eugenides was a nuisance.
But when I dealt with his hand with a chop,
I came to realize
he sees past my mask, my guise.
I’m in love with him and I won’t ever stop!
And one ABOUT Attolia (from a rather ignorant perspective). Except the rhyming only works if you pronounce it the non-Greek way...
Attolia Irene,
Attolia Irene.
She’s queen and she’s crazy,
she’s brutal and mean.
Watch out for her when she wears clothes of green.
Attolia, Attolia Irene!
Spoilers!
Date: 5/29/10 07:48 pm (UTC)Lyrics: http://www.lyrics007.com/Dido%20Lyrics/Sand%20In%20My%20Shoes%20Lyrics.html
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTYvpaujbvw
These years away it seems the world around us changed,
But you’re here now,
And you don’t look the same.
I want to leave it to tomorrow to be king,
Try to forget for one more night
that I’m here, in my palace, in a court
Where attendants don’t stop following me around
To real life where I can’t escape my duties
It’s been so long,
It’s been so long…
I still have sand in my food,
And I can’t shake the thought of you.
I shake it all, act cold to you
But is it what I should do?
I know we both must rule,
we can’t be friends, don’t be a fool
But I want to see you again
I want to see you again.
Tomorrow’s back to treaty writing, to debate
Try to arrange a strong alliance so we can combat the Medes.
Try to keep the chill between us though I’m glad to see you here,
Before there comes a time where all things will be okay,
It’s a road, like the road that we traveled with the Magus
It’s a life that I hope holds less battle,
You must be strong,
You must be strong…
I still have sand in my food,
And I can’t shake the thought of you.
I shake it all, act cold to you
But is it what I should do?
I know we both must rule,
we can’t be friends, don’t be a fool
But I want to see you again
I want to see you again.
These years so long,
and in the cell it was so easy, so happy to see you
You walked away
when I said that you’re country is losing
the war
I still have sand in my food,
And I can’t shake the thought of you.
I shake it all, act cold to you
But is it what I should do?
I know we both must rule,
we can’t be friends, don’t be a fool
But I want to see you again
I want to see you again.
Re: Spoilers!
Date: 5/29/10 10:57 pm (UTC)I LOVE DIDO!
Sand in my food.
You rock!
You do realize I'm never going to be able to listen to that song the same way again?
:)
Date: 5/30/10 11:56 pm (UTC)I was hoping you'd see this, because you're the one who put me on to Dido in the first place! When you posted in November or something about how "This land is mine" is perfect for Attolia. So I started listening to her.
So, THANK YOU! Yay! (Isn't Sounis a wonderful place?)
Re: :)
Date: 5/31/10 08:39 pm (UTC)Her music is so very relaxing and haunting. I like to listen to it when I'm stressed or tired.
My favorite is probably: Here With Me (which was the theme song for Roswell), White Flag, Hunter, This Land is Mine, and Sand in My Foo... Shoes.
I wish she had more albums than just Life for Rent and No Angel. So sad...
Indeed it is!
Re: :)
Date: 6/1/10 05:01 am (UTC)Re: :)
Date: 6/1/10 06:39 am (UTC)From what I gather, it's about someone named Isobel who ran off without a trace to escape an unhealthy relationship, and Dido is wishing her well. Err... Something like that. What do you think?
Re: :)
Date: 6/4/10 05:36 am (UTC)I found this discussion about the meaning. No one really agrees, but another idea there is that she had an abortion and was regretting it.
http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/310/#73014988432
And "by the tree in Ennis" sounds an awful lot like "by the tree in Eddis" (pronounced Sounisian way) to me. :)
Re: Spoilers!
Date: 5/31/10 01:01 am (UTC)Re: Spoilers!
Date: 5/31/10 01:02 am (UTC)Kyoko+Ren=<3 <3 <3
Date: 5/31/10 08:28 pm (UTC)This is Kyoko being very happy when she gets to play the angel in Fuwa's promotion video.
*embraces fellow fan*
Skip Beat is one of my favorite manga. Although I must admit, I've been neglecting the most recent chapters that have been posting online, but it's summer now, so I should be able to catch up.
Re: Kyoko+Ren=<3 <3 <3
Date: 6/3/10 08:36 pm (UTC)I love finding fellow fans on here! I've already found a princess tutu fan as well as Ouran High School Host Club.
Re: Kyoko+Ren=<3 <3 <3
Date: 8/19/11 09:02 pm (UTC)OMG your a princess tutu fan?? I LUVETH princess tutu!!! its just...awesomely amazing!
Re: Kyoko+Ren=<3 <3 <3
Date: 8/20/11 03:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 5/29/10 11:16 pm (UTC)Original Lyrics
http://www.metrolyrics.com/ice-queen-lyrics-within-temptation.html
When thieves have fallen and skies turned to grey
The night keeps on closing in on the day
A nightingale sings his song of farewell
You'd better hide from her freezing hell
Oh cold night, she's coming
You'd better keep moving
Forward, if you love your hand
Gen
Come on, just feel it?
Don't you see it?
You'd better believe
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Date: 5/30/10 11:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 5/30/10 06:09 pm (UTC)Original poem: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/stop.html
Because I could not stop for life
He kindly stopped for me
A boat that held but just ourselves
And eternity
We slowly rowed, (he had one hand)
The other cut away
I kept my silence, he kept his
What was there I could say
We passed a copse where armies hid
Prepared to fight at dawn
A battle rendered meaningless
Now that the queen is gone
Or rather they passed me
Attolia becomes Irene
The title is for those who live
In death I’m not a queen
We paused, he spoke of crowns and war
His child’s voice afraid
But fear and pride will bow before
A new alliance made
Since then ‘tis years, and yet each
Feels shorter than the night
My enemy held out his hand
And offered me my life
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Date: 5/31/10 12:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 5/31/10 12:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 5/31/10 08:42 pm (UTC)Love this!
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Date: 6/5/10 03:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 5/30/10 07:07 pm (UTC)Lyrics: http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/barenaked-ladies-lyrics/one-week-lyrics.html
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPo9ISQpzvM
It’s been one week since you threatened me
To “make me” stop lying (you get my meaning)
Five days since you smiled at me, saying
I guess that’s your nature, here have a drink
Three days since I calmed down again
I realized my marriage is strange, but I’m not dead
Yesterday we we’re friends again
But it’ll be two days 'till we sleep in the same bed
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Date: 5/31/10 12:06 am (UTC)...'tis funny! And he *would* cound the days.
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Date: 6/1/10 12:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 6/14/10 04:42 pm (UTC)Original song: "Queen For A Day" by Blackmore's Night. (Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=MkzFas0WZ2o&feature=related Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/queen-for-a-day-lyrics-blackmores-night.html )
New Lyrics:
Beautiful, but oh, so hard
Irene, my heart’s queen
Caught me not in her palace yard
But deep in the forest green
She stole my heart, I stole her throne
She swore she’d kill me that day
But she knows that I love her still
Now that I’m King – in a Way.
Her courtiers, they hate me still
Sand in my food and bed
Nasty songs and inks that spill
For the crime of daring to wed
She stole my heart, I stole her throne
She swore she’d kill me that day
But she knows that I love her still
Now that I’m King – in a Way.
Oh, to finally not be afraid.
Oh, to return to life in the shade.
And when I quit my weary charade
And made their jaws hang low
“Loyal” servants raced to my aid
And saw all they didn’t know.
She stole my heart, I stole her throne
She swore she’d kill me that day
But she knows that I love her still
Now that I’m King – in a Way.
But she knows that I love her still
Now that I’m King – in a Way.
Now that I’m King – in a Way.
Now that I’m King – in a Way.
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Date: 6/19/10 08:39 pm (UTC)