Test 1, 2, 3.

A Bowler/Brisco fanvid for The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. set to Shane Filan's "Knee Deep In My Heart".

(Of course, now that I'm listening to it again, it might actually be more appropriate for Dixie/Brisco, but I like Bowler and Brisco's relationship better*, and it's a hypothetical video anyway.)

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A Highlander: The Series fanvid set to Metric's "Help, I'm Alive" (or possibly the Vitamin String Quartet instrumental cover) showing immortals coming back to life contrasted with the mortals who don't.


(Also I feel like pretty much any song by P!nk would be appropriate for an Amanda fanvid and/or playlist, but particularly "Bad Influence" and "Raise Your Glass".)

Because I could keep obsessing over it, or I could just post it as is.



1. Blown Away by Carrie Underwood

2. Pumped Up Kicks by Jayme Dee

3. Long Promised Road by the Beach Boys

4. Where Is My Mind? by the Pixies

5. All Roads Lead Home by Golden State

6. What The World Needs Now by Dionne Warwick

7. The High Road by Broken Bells

8. Lions! by Lights

9. Bright Lights, Big City by Jimmy Reed

10.Straighten Up And Fly Right by Nat King Cole

11. One Girl Revolution by Superchick

12. Fake Is The New Real by Alice Smith

13. Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It by Stars

14. Coming Home by Skylar Grey

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I recommend listening to it in order (sort by track number) plot-wise, but you can do whatever you want.

Iron Man/Tony Stark: TiK ToK* by Ke$ha
Now the party don't start 'til I walk in

Pepper Potts: I'm Not Your Hero by Tegan & Sara
I'm not their hero
But that doesn't mean that I wasn't brave
I never walked the party line
Doesn't mean that I was never afraid
I'm not your hero
But that doesn't mean we're not one and the same

Thor Odinson: If I Had A Hammer by Peter, Paul & Mary
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

Loki Laufeyson: Die, Motherfucker, Die** by Get Set Go
Die, mother fucker die
I want to see you cry
And then I'll watch you die
I want to hurt you, torture and desert you
Take a hot poker and stick it where the Sun don't shine
Then watch you die

Maria Hill: Maria by Jim Bryant
Maria!
I've just met a girl named Maria,
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same
To me.

Coulson Lives!: Back in Black by AC/DC
Forget the hearse cause I'll never die
I got nine lives, cat's eyes
Using every one of them and runnin' wild

Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff: Fall Away by The Fray
You fall away from your past
But it's following you

Nick Fury: He's The Wizard and Wonderful from The Wiz and Wicked, respectively***
Okay, bear with me here. Nick Fury is the ultimate Man Behind the Curtain. And he is totally 100% at ease with moral ambiguities and his will lie his ass off and manipulate people if that's what it takes. But he is not in it for money or glory or power. He is in it to get. shit. done. (Just take your dilemma, child/And lay it on the Wizard)

Hawkeye/Clint Barton: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatra
Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down.

Captain America/Steve Rogers: Bleed Red by Ronnie Dunn****
Sometimes we're strong, sometimes we're weak
Sometimes we're hurt and it cuts deep
We live this life breath to breath
We're all the same, we all bleed red

The Hulk/Bruce Banner: Lions!***** by Lights
Lions make you brave,
Giants give you faith,
Death is a charade.
You don't have to feel safe to feel unafraid.



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*Another Oz reference?

**I am consistent in my Loki song choices, okay?

***The Wizard of Oz/Avengers Fusion of Doom!: Iron Man is the Tin Man, obviously. Coulson and Hill work for the Wizard of Fury in the Emerald City Helicarrier. Captain America is the Scarecrow, and the Hulk is the Cowardly Lion. Thor is Glinda (take a moment to picture Chris Hemsworth in that poofy pink dress and funny hat, I'll wait). Loki is the Wicked Witch of the West. Hawkeye, Dr. Selvig, et al. are the flying monkeys (who were forced to work for the witch due to her having an enchanted Golden Cap). Black Widow is Dorothy, since she's the most badass character of the story.

****I always wanna call him Robin Dunne, but that's the actor guy from Sanctuary.

*****I'm gonna wind up doing an Oz mix, aren't I?

To my fannish_library_fest posts:

Fannish Bindings for a Fannish Library

A Lyrical Ode to Libraries
And I've got two more to add: White Blank Page by Mumford & Sons and Do It Anyway by Ben Folds Five ("sometimes you'll like the cover and that's precisely why you'll love the book").

[Almost] forgot the ficlet.

you need to have the first four lines of this song tattooed on your brain.



Careful the things you say,
Children will listen,
Careful the things you do,
Children will see.

And I ain't talking about curse words.

So I made the mistake of reading a bunch of articles about reproductive rights and the contraception debate and then listening to the Little Mermaid soundtrack, and now my brain has busted out this bizarre feminist meta wherein Mermaid choosing to become Human = [bright young] Women [sick of swimmin'] choosing to become Sexually Active, but how in so doing they are expected to give up their voice in regards to the consequences.

Yeah, I don't know either. My brain hurts.

(Betcha on land, they understand, bet they don't reprimand their daughters.)

Rise Up With Fists by Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins is my Emma song. It really captures her resistance to change and cynical view of the world.

Fairytale by Sara Bareilles and Brick By Boring Brick by Paramore are the warped fairy tale songs.

Lil Red Riding Hood by Sam Sham & the Pharoahs is exactly what it says on the tin. I'm assuming Ruby's gonna get an episode at some point, and they definitely seem to be going for the "You sure are looking good" vibe of the song with what we've seen of the character so far.

Rebel Prince by Rufus Wainwright. I suppose it's too much to hope for that they'll bust out a gay prince.


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I'm also considering I Will Possess Your Heart by Death Cab for Cutie. Usually the main thing I pay attention to in this song is the "It's like a book elegantly bound, but in a language that you can't read just yet" bit, because, well, behold the book nerd. Also the rest of the lyrics are creepy and stalkery. But the creepy bits work for Regina literally possessing people's hearts, so.

So previously, I've talked about de-religionifying the "Good King Wenceslas" carol, but this year, I've decided it should stay religious. Particularly the bit that's all:

Therefore Christian men be sure,
Wealth or rank possessing,
Ye, who will now bless the poor,
Shall yourselves find blessing.

And then we staple it to the foreheads of all the supposed Christians in congress.

I Don't Want To Be -- Gavin DeGraw

Beautiful -- Christina Aguilera

Video -- india.arie

Just The Way You Are -- Bruno Mars

Firework -- Backbeats

Believe In Yourself (Reprise) -- Lena Horne

One Man Guy -- Loudon Wainwright III

One Man Guy -- Rufus Wainwright

I'm A Woman -- Koko Taylor

A Woman's Worth -- Alicia Keys

Ain't Nothing Wrong With That -- Robert Randolph and the Family Band

Feeling Good -- Nina Simone

Travelin' Thru -- Dolly Parton

Swim -- Jack's Mannequin

Yes, We Can -- will.i.am, Barack Obama

Different People -- No Doubt

Everything's Gonna Be Alright -- Bob Marley

There's Always Tomorrow -- Janet Orenstein

Put One Foot In Front Of The Other -- Mickey Rooney & Keenan Wynn

Joy -- Janis Ian

Don't Stop Believin' -- Journey

Good Life -- One Republic

So What -- Pink

It's My Life -- Bon Jovi

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Doesn't everybody have one?

All Along The Watchtower -- Bob Dylan
Only Ashes -- Something Corporate
Bad Moon Rising -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Eve Of Destruction -- Barry Mcguire
The End's Not Near -- Band of Horses
London Calling -- The Clash
Till My Days Are Through -- Sanders Bohlke
For Whom The Bell Tolls -- Metallica
Fire On The Mountain -- Asa
Didn't It Rain -- Jim Byrnes
How Far We've Come -- Matchbox 20
End Of The World -- Armor for Sleep
It Ends Tonight -- All American Rejects
Santa Monica -- Everclear
Letters From The Sky -- Civil Twilight
Silent Spring -- Blackbird Raum
Everything Goes To Hell -- Tom Waits
It's All Over But The Crying -- Garbage
The Man Comes Around -- Johnny Cash
2525 -- Zager and Evans
Goodnight Saigon -- Billy Joel
One Last Breath -- Creed
Who Will Save Your Soul -- Jewel
Handlebars -- Flobot
Crossfire -- Brandon Flowers
Counting -- Me
I Will Follow You Into The Dark -- Death Cab For Cutie
O Fortuna -- Carl Orff
All Along The Watchtower -- Jimi Hendrix

Not included because Stupid iTunes is stupid and won't let me download a song without downloading Stupid iTunes. I mean, Amazon desperately wants me to download their player, but they let me buy songs without doing so. Do you want my money or not, iTunes?: Till The World Ends -- Jimmy Wong

I like the song, and then the video just adds another layer of coolness.

or, Why Katy Perry Annoys The Crap Out Of Me

Katy Perry singing her song, "Firework":



People with actual talent (The Backbeats from NBC's The Sing-Off) singing Katy Perry's song, "Firework":

So, "Oh, What A Beautiful Morning" was running through my head last night, and it occurred to me that there's an Oklahoma musical, but there isn't a New Jersey musical.. and if you know me at all, you know what's going to happen next...

New Jersey: The Musical! With it's hit song, "What's That Smell?"!

What's that smell?
Comin' from round the corner?
What's that smell?
Driftin' on the breeze?

That's the smell of Jersey!
Yeah *jazz hands*