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Filk is the music of SF fandom. Its subject matter ranges from “a detailed deconstruction of a weighty Asimov tome in 27 verses” to “stuff my cat did to my yarn last Friday.” There are a lot of puns. Some of the songs are completely original; others are parodies. A few are parodies of parodies. Then there are the parodies of parodies of parodies. I could go on.

Kari Maaren (x)

Not My Job: Actor Oscar Isaac On Folk Music Vs. Filk Music

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Isaac plays a folk singer in the new film Inside Llewyn Davis, so we’re going to ask him three questions about filk music — a sub-genre written by and for science fiction fans, sometimes in homage to their favorite characters and stories.

so this is a thing that happened

Not My Job: Actor Oscar Isaac On Folk Music Vs. Filk Music

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seananmcguire:

sean-kkendrick:

For we will be wicked and we will be fair
And they'll call us such names, and we really won't care,
So go, tell your Wendys, your Susans, your Janes,
There's a place they can go if they're tired of chains,
And our roads may be golden, or broken, or lost,
But we'll walk on them willingly, knowing the cost -
We won't take our place on the shelves.
It's better to fly and it's better to die
Say the wicked girls saving ourselves.

– Seanan McGuire, Wicked Girls

Wow.

#who is Jane? anyone please help? (via awrinkleintortall)
From Seanan McGuire’s FAQ:

The Jane referenced in the chorus of “Wicked Girls” is Jane Banks, from the Mary Poppins books. She was originally intended to have a verse of her own, but it didn’t happen. 

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sci-fantasy:

filkyeahfilk:

oral tradition problems

but for real I need to find the lyrics to this song

I heard it at OVFF and it was amazing

Someone filked “The Hand of God” about Superman? Nice. Any memory who it was, by name or description?

Unfortunately, I have no idea who it was, or if the person who sang it was the writer.  And even if they were, remembering that they were white, middle-aged, and very, very ordinary-looking wouldn’t help much…