“Always Be Here,” by The Doubleclicks
this is…a very relateable breakup song.
filk
Sacred Fire – Heather Alexander
Hickory, birch and willow, oak, ash and thorn,
Hazel, holly, rowan are the nine where the flame is born-
All of you who gather here bear wounds that never healed,
Festered and forgotten, blood stained and congealed
To Alexander’s credit, I’ve never heard a song use the sound of fire (remixed) as percussion.
Kitchen Heroes – Talis Kimberley
It’s the stock and the cellar and the hearth and the hive
Will decide who falls and who survives
And we’re going to need our kitchen heroes then
A song for the squires, healers, farmers, and cooks – “Kitchen Heroes,” by Talis Kimberley
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
mix: there’s a starwind rising
because space is REALLY COOL, YOU GUYS
…I’ve been sitting on this one awhile, and kind of forgot about it, but I figured right now would be a thematically appropriate time to post it. so have a really eclectic assortment of space music, I guess.
- Star Trek Original Theme (Alexander Courage)
- Space Girl (Peggy Seeger)
- Original Doctor Who Theme (Ron Graineramp & Delia Derbyshire)
- Starwind Rising (Leslie Fish & The Dehorn Crew)
- Starman (David Bowie)
- Rocket Man (Elton John)
- Hope Eyrie (Julia Ecklar; originally by Leslie Fish)
- Battlestar Galactica Original Theme (Stu Phillips)
- Medley: Main Title / Rebel Blockade Runner (John Williams)
- Flash (Queen)
- Babylon 5 Season 1 Theme (Christopher Franke)
- Farscape Theme (SubVision)
- Space (M.I.A.)
- Battlestar Galactica Main Title (UK Version) (Bear McCreary)
- The Doctor’s Themes (Aeroferal; original themes by Murray Gold)
- Fire in the Sky (Kristoph Klover; orignally by Jordin Kare)
- Gravity (Steven Price)
- Star Trek Voyager Main Title (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Paper Moon (Seanan McGuire)
- Somebody Will (Sassafrass)
It’s not all filk, but there’s quite a bit of filk so consider this your BONUS POST for STAR WARS DAY
Come You Knights – Will Sturman
This is an old Star Wars filk song by Sheila Willis I’ve been saying I would re-record for a while now. The only other recording I know of sounds like it was a good (probably better) performance, but it’s ancient, and the sound quality is kind of miserable. It seemed like now was the time.
My hands got kind of confused toward the end, but I finished just before the phone rang, so I’m calling it a win.
Wolfen One – Heather Alexander
I knew the risk I took
When down beside you I had laid,
And lo, the breath of two new lives
Was well worth the price I paid
“Wolfen One,” by Heather Alexander
The Curse – Julia Ecklar
Suffer my soul, for the hunt is not over
The hounds follow me to the end of the earth
Through blood death and pain, I follow my calling
A road I have followed since the day of my birth
It’s really a pity that this recording is so corrupted, because from what I can tell it used to sound pretty neat. Now I guess it sounds doubly ominous, in a way.
“The Curse,” by Julia Ecklar
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Songs that Matter – Terence Chua
There are songs for a world filled with fairytales
There are songs for a world more mundane
But the words and the music are dancing as one
And the magic they weave is the same
“Songs that Matter,” by Terence Chua
Lyrics available here
The Enterprise Came Flying In – Star Trek Renegades
Now presenting… The Enterprise Came Flying In, the first pre-release from the IDICarols album, featuring Trekmas classics such as
- Hark, the Emissary Leads
- Rockin’ Around the Enterprise
- O! Mister Spock
- The Twelve Days of Trekmas
- and many, many more!
Secular, Trekular fun can be yours for the low, low price of your dignity! When no other holiday music will do, sing along to IDICarols, coming soon to a Trekkie near you.
[original instrumental track source]
Princess in a Castle – Terence Chua
Like a princess in a castle
Like a queen without a king
Like a present wrapped in ribbons
Or a bird with broken wings
She is waiting to be rescued
She is waiting to be free
If someone could only tell her
Just who she’s supposed to be
“Princess in a Castle,” by Terence Chua
Lyrics available here