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Shameful musical confessions

1. I love that song, Sexy Back, by Justin Timberlake. Almost as much as I love Draco Malfoy but it's even more confusing and twice as shameful. *hangs head; feels alone*
2. I didn't know All Along The Watchtower. And yet I <3 Dylan.
3. I recently got Loudon Wainwright and Warren Zevon mixed up.
4. I love that song, Careless Whispers. You know, the one they play in the dentist's office, the "I'm never gonna dance again / guilty feet have got no rhythm" one. George Micheal, I guess. The one redeeming thing about it is I love the Ben Fold's/Rufus Wainwright version, not so much the original.
5. I didn't know "Because" was by the Beatles.
6. I wanted to use a lyric from "Teach Your Children" for a title of dirtybadreallyreallyreallywrong pornfic.
7. I listened to Pop Goes My Heart on the way to work today and was loving it so much, I was constructing a Angel/Buffy, Angel/Cordy, Angel/Connor vid in my head. About Angel's heart going pop. Yeah. That.
8. In fact pretty much all I think about when I hear songs these days are, would that make a good vid? or: would that work in a character mix thing? I have a really great Irish sea chanty thing by Ween that so needs to be Liam's theme song.
9. I burned a cd for

seraphcelene, but I haven't sent it to her yet. Three months ago I also burned a cd for my s-i-l. I haven't sent it to her yet.
10. I lose at music! I really really lose. I never know what's going on. Unless

stoney321 put it on a Connor mix.

eta: 11. And yesterday, as I was shocked to discover, I don't even own a Sound of Music soundtrack. Huh?

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hahahah I love Stoney's scaryness.

Yeah, shouldn't've said it was finished. I mean it's probably crap and needs a lot of work, but it's a relief to me to get the main writing part done. I get that writery-excited thing going on.

no! why do you ask? Do you? *stalks* But really, people on the internet freak me out. I mean, not you guys, but *some* people. Like, the way they interact--is that how they really get on irl? And if so, how many people are really like that? Are we *that* fucked up? And if they're just like putting on an act, which I honestly believe that horse guy is (just talking out of my ass as I never so much as clicked on the wank. Some wank is fascinating. That...isn't, not to me), it *still* freaks me out that people get their jollies that way, you know?

I think the internet magnifies a lot of peoples' Crazy. I hold out hope that it is not actually a reflection of society as a whole. I do believe the horse guy is for reals, so. Live in hope, die in despair. Ha.

I have had one or two creepy experiences, but no one I would call a stalker per se.

I cannot wait to see your Congel fic. Cannot. Wait.

I loved George Michael and thought Careless Whispers was so deep and truthful. He was so heartfelt in the video, how could she just run off and leave him like that?? How? He was sorry, he was never gonna dance again...

*sways, lost in the feeling*

Um. What?

I think the internet magnifies a lot of peoples' Crazy.

I do too. But I mean the fact that there's that much crazy around to magnify kinda freaks me.

I do remember you posting about creepy internet experiences once. The stories people had to share were damn scary.

yay. C/A. I'm very worried about it. This is why I never finish anything; it makes me anxious.

LOL. You CHEESE.

I never saw the music video. I can actually probably count on fingers and toes the total # of music videos I've seen in my life. Not counting fan vids.

You're silly. I bet it rocks. Mainly because your stuff tends to rock. For reals, yo.

You can say I inflicted this on you - I call it love.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-zdutEhhM

:D

I know. About the silly, I meant. Actually also about the rocking, because I'm arrogant like that. But anyway thanks. Like, a lot.

It's not arrogant to know your own strengths. And you're welcome, like a lot. :)

In fact pretty much all I think about when I hear songs these days are, would that make a good vid? or: would that work in a character mix thing?

I have whole CDs of songs that I think should be vids. I make vids in my head when I'm bored. My flist as a whole should be v.v. grateful that I lack the talent and technology to make these vids a reality. *g*

Also - I got your email before I left for Birmingham last week. I'll get back to you with other stuff in the next couple of days! ;)

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

*runs for office on the premise of a Baby in Every Pot, but WRONGER*

ANGEL/CONNOR NOW PLS.

My flist as a whole should be v.v. grateful that I lack the talent and technology to make these vids a reality.

I'm not so sure I'm grateful. I bet they'd be cool!

And thanks so much. Like I said on the email, it just means a lot someone could read it all the way through! And then still have nice things to say ;o)

runs for office on the premise of a Baby in Every Pot, but WRONGER

I have no idea what you're talking about. Does that confirm my assertion that your brain is even more twisted than mine?

I'm skeerd of the A/C 'cause I really really want it to be good. I need to stop whining about it.

Even when you're shamefully clueless, you're adorable.

I kind of like that Careless Whispers song too. He sounds so ANGSTY.

I also think about vids when I listen to music. I have a whole set of vids-to-Paul-Williams-songs in my head. My computer can't handle making them, though, so my brilliance goes unshiny.

I should send you a cd. Of music.

(I really want to make a Spike/Dawn vid to the Mercy Brown song "Handsome and Vile")

I've never met anyone else who has my problem with keeping musicky stuff straight. I've met some who can't keep actors and stuff straight, but everyone seems to know what they're about when it comes to music and I just...*flail*

Only the Careless Whispers with Rufus, though. The other one is just too cheesy.

who's paul williams? LOOK AT ME.

(I really want to make a Spike/Dawn vid to the Mercy Brown song "Handsome and Vile")

DUDE. DUDE, I swear the last time I heard that song I thought of them. I swear. I'm possibly making this up, but I swear. NO! It was JM/MT, I rather. DUDE. And I have another vid in my head for another Mercy Brown song, but it was very wispy, like I got an idea for it and then I lost it. It was the "I didn't mean to grow old" song, the title of which I've forgotten. That's my favorite song on your album. I LOVE IT SO MUCH, K.

You are so kidding about Spike/Dawn! Aren't you? You aren't? Please say you aren't! I know it's meant to beeee!!

That would just be too weird, dude.

And I'm so so so glad you like it. Even though that song? The one that's your favorite? Is probably the one I like least. Haha. But that's okay.

Paul Williams wrote the music for Phantom of the Paradise. Also, lots of Carpenters songs, eg "We've Only just Begun", "Rainy Days and Mondays", etc.

I shall burn you a plethora of SoM stuff so you can live a complete and fulfilled life :-D

The German one IS cool. Actually, I should say the Austrian one. Oops. Well, it's in German. Anyway, maybe because it's the people I saw in Vienna. The Mother Abbess is the reason I fell in love with Climb Ev'ry Mountain and have since sought it out in as many versions as I could. I never really cared for it in the movie; it needs to be live and chills-on-your-arm-inducing. The one I just got is good. The woman who plays Maria was the winner of an American-Idol-esque show in Britain called "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria" I think it's coming to the States, and I will watch it and probably will vote too. Crazy. Anyway, the woman is a different Maria. Her voice isn't nearly as strong as Julie's (but she sets the bar pretty much too high for anyone), but it's pretty, wispy, and you can feel her Maria-eqsue joie de vivre through her vocals. It's charming. But the Captain is a disappointment. Have a manly voice, dammit! (The Austrian Captain is the vocal equivalent of The Boots, btw). But the Mother Abbess, again, is the best part of the CD. That last note must be held for ten seconds. It's amazing.

Movie clips... Sorry! I wasn't very clear. I had made audio clips from the movie years ago and burned them onto CD. I got pretty much everything that isn't a song and is good (that doesn't require visuals). I shall burn them for you too :-)

I'm glad you liked OGP. They talked about strawberries!!!

I shall burn you a plethora of SoM stuff so you can live a complete and fulfilled life

Awesome! Thank you so much!

I never really cared for it in the movie; it needs to be live and chills-on-your-arm-inducing.

I actually love it in the movie, but I know what you mean. It's a tad...long, kinda boring. But I love the song so, and am excited to hear this version!

"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria"

Eee! I never heard of that! Is it kinda like the Idol-esque "Grease" thing they're doing now, where people try to be the characters from "Grease"?

she sets the bar pretty much too high for anyone

Yeah, comparing anyone to her is almost not fair!

you can feel her Maria-eqsue joie de vivre through her vocals

That does sound awesome!

I had made audio clips from the movie years ago and burned them onto CD.

I remember you talking about that a long while back! I had forgotten! That sounds awesome. I wonder if I can put them on my comp, so it says things like, "I'm sorry sir, but I don't know your signal" when I need to enter a password or something. Bahaha.

Thanks so much!

I'm glad you liked OGP. They talked about strawberries!!!

I know! That part reminded me of you.

You are so kidding about Spike/Dawn! Aren't you? You aren't? Please say you aren't! I know it's meant to beeee!!

I don't know! When you said that, it jiggled something really familiar in my mind, but I dunno what! It's possible you've said it before, and I'm just remembering that, but I think what it was is last time I heard the song I was thinking about Jame Marsters. I listened to it again and I really think that's it, but not Spike/Dawn because while they *so* fit for the song, I didn't get that familiar feeling.

The one that's your favorite? Is probably the one I like least.

Oh no! I love that song! But my favorites on an album change the more I listen to it.

Well it's still really interesting. My computer totally needs an upgrade before I can start dabbling in vid making; like I need a new hobby? Anyway, at least I know someone else thinks it fits! (Plus it could advertise MB...because the video would be SO AWESOME everyone would see it and ask about the song!)

Re: "Prettiest Girls" -- I think playing the songs gives one a different feeling about them. I like "my" part in it, but there's something about the melody of the verse I don't like. I can't really explain it. I like the lyrics. Anyway, sometimes my favorites are based on what I enjoy doing, rather than the listening experience.

That's so funny. On the way to work this morning I was thinking you should do the Spike/Dawn vid, and then I was like, "K probably thinks she has too many hobbies. ... I wonder if she has vidding equipment?" And yeah, awesome advertising!

Ha! I never finish the things I've committed to doing. But I do want to eventually get some more hard drive space so I can try vidding. All I really need is more room; my computer's at least 5 years old and I'm lucky it's gotten me this far. I'm constantly deleting things to make room for other things. My computer has, at most, about 3 gigs of room free.

Awesome! Thank you so much!
You're quite welcome!

I actually love it in the movie, but I know what you mean. It's a tad...long, kinda boring. But I love the song so, and am excited to hear this version!

I think that's why I never liked it. When I was little, I found it boring, and it was one of the few reactions that never changed as I grew older. But sometimes I watch it and absolutely love the lighting at the end (kind of Vermeer with the Rev. Mother's profile lit), and Maria's expressions throughout are gorgeous. After I heard the Austrian version and returned home, it became my mission to find as many renditions of the song as I could. It took a little while, but I found a few. I'll include them, so you can be climbed out :-)

Eee! I never heard of that! Is it kinda like the Idol-esque "Grease" thing they're doing now, where people try to be the characters from "Grease"?

It's just like the Idol-esque "Grease" thing they're doing now. Only it's just for Maria. I wonder if the American version will have both auditions for the Captain and Maria. That would be interesting. I've seen clips from the British show on YouTube, and the contestants wear Maria-esque dresses and sing all sorts of showtunes. I do hope it makes it to the States, because that means another version of TSoM will be on stage and hopefully, another cast recording! I'm obsessed! I love them!!!

Yeah, comparing anyone to her Julie is almost not fair!

Yes, it is unfair. Only Laura Michelle Kelly as London's Mary Poppins was up to snuff in my less-than-knowledgeable opinion. Although I think Maria is a tougher act to follow, since Julie seemed to encompass Maria so perfectly. Other actresses playing her always seem to be trying too hard to either be like her or to be not like her, if that makes any sense.

I remember you talking about that a long while back! I had forgotten! That sounds awesome. I wonder if I can put them on my comp, so it says things like, "I'm sorry sir, but I don't know your signal" when I need to enter a password or something. Bahaha.

Ohhhh, that would be awesome!!! Or Friedrich's less than emphatic "Oh hi" when you boot up. They've been saved as .mp3 files on my computer, but I bet you could convert them into .wav files and play around with them. The possibilities are endless!!!

Before I forget, I have the Jane Eyre Broadway cast recording. I can copy that too, if you'd like.

absolutely love the lighting at the end (kind of Vermeer with the Rev. Mother's profile lit), and Maria's expressions throughout are gorgeous.

Yes! I dunno, most stories where a big plot point is someone just "changing their mind", it doesn't feel like a turning point, it feels like plot and characters being wishy washy. But you can see Maria, I dunno, really soaking it up. Like she's really finding out who she is in those moments, not in a big startling epiphany way but a really calm, inner peace way. And so that scene feels like something really happened to me, even though nothing does.

I'll include them, so you can be climbed out :-)

Awesome! Thanks so much!

I do hope it makes it to the States, because that means another version of TSoM will be on stage and hopefully, another cast recording! I'm obsessed! I love them!!!

Hee! That's a reason I love you! I hope it comes to the US too! And try-outs for the Capt would be so awesome.

Other actresses playing her always seem to be trying too hard to either be like her or to be not like her, if that makes any sense.

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. That seems to happen a lot with Hard Acts To Follow. I felt like Kiera Knightley's Elizabeth Bennet in the new Pride and Prejudice was like that, trying too hard not to be Jennifer Ehle's Lizzy.

Or Friedrich's less than emphatic "Oh hi" when you boot up.

bahahahaha!

Before I forget, I have the Jane Eyre Broadway cast recording. I can copy that too, if you'd like.

I actually own that. I bought it several months ago but I've been unable to get through the whole cd. Which is awful I know, but something about Jane and Rochester singing just sits wrong with me. I thought I was going to be able to get past that and into the story and so really enjoy it, but for the most part I just cringe. Oh well!

Yes! I dunno, most stories where a big plot point is someone just "changing their mind", it doesn't feel like a turning point, it feels like plot and characters being wishy washy. But you can see Maria, I dunno, really soaking it up. Like she's really finding out who she is in those moments, not in a big startling epiphany way but a really calm, inner peace way. And so that scene feels like something really happened to me, even though nothing does.

Now I have to go and watch this scene again!I love that bit where Maria grabs the pole.... oh, that does sound all sorts of wrong. But she grabs the beam! The beam! She grabs the beam and her face transforms into a wistful, yet peaceful, image of beauty. It's fun to think about what happened after the song was over. Oh! Plot bunnies!

Hee! That's a reason I love you! I hope it comes to the US too! And try-outs for the Capt would be so awesome.

It would be interesting if they held auditions for the Captain, since any actor believably playing the Captain would be considerably older than any previous contestants for TV talent shows. It would be awesome for fans of the show/theater, but I wonder if it would ever sell.

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. That seems to happen a lot with Hard Acts To Follow. I felt like Kiera Knightley's Elizabeth Bennet in the new Pride and Prejudice was like that, trying too hard not to be Jennifer Ehle's Lizzy.

oh good! I'm glad I made some sense. And I think (preparing to run), Kiera Knightley's completely different portreyal of Lizzie worked for me. But then, we've already had this conversation.

I actually own that. I bought it several months ago but I've been unable to get through the whole cd. Which is awful I know, but something about Jane and Rochester singing just sits wrong with me. I thought I was going to be able to get past that and into the story and so really enjoy it, but for the most part I just cringe. Oh well!

I was wondering what you thought of that recording. I know what you mean. Jane and Rochester don't seem like characters who would break into song. I think that's partly why many of the songs seem like inner monologues, rather than outward Maria-esque singing. Some of the songs work (Secret Soul is bittersweet), and others just drone on forever (Forgiveness... how old is that actress playing Helen?)

Anyway, the CDs are under way. Did you want the 1998 Broadway revival cast? Rebecca Luker makes a fine Maria, but they pronounce Kurt's name annoyingly different, and the Captain is wussy. The guy who played Rochester would have made a good Captain. Anyway, the CD is lovely - The Lonely Goatherd is in a different spot than any other production I could find, and I rather like it.

BTW, did you see the latest Jane Eyre? If so, what did you think?

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