For your holiday listening pleasure. The Faithful Sidekicks do it again. š
science fiction
Space Hero – Vic Tyler, Mike Pondsmith, & Leslie Fish
Space Hero.
āSpace Heroā by Leslie Fish, a cheerfully grim look at military recruitment in outer space. Sung here by Vic Tyler & Mike Pondsmith with Leslie Fish on guitar.Ā Lyrics available here.
Few Days – Technical Difficulties
I canāt stay in these diggings long
Few days, few days
I canāt stay in these diggings long
And I am going home
āFew Daysā is one track on the album Please Stand ByĀ by Technical Difficulties, available here to share.
Vor – Bill & Brenda Sutton
Vor is the name we won from our fathers.
Vor is the love that our mothers provide.
Vor is the honor we share with our brothers.
Vor is the duty that keeps us alive.Ā
āVor,ā by Bill Sutton – a good, old-fashioned space hymn for the Vorkosigan Saga.Ā This version features Bill and Brenda Sutton, plus Betsy Tinney on cello, Chas Somdahl on guitar, and Dave Clement, Becca Leathers, and Michelle Dockrey providing backing vocals – including a beautiful Russian counterpoint, written by Michelle.
In Memoriam: Zanda Myrande
Great sadness in the filk community: UK filker Zanda Myrande, better known through most of her filk career as Zander Nyrond, has passed away this week.
Space Shanty – Misbehavinā Maidens
To the tune of āThe Mermaidā
ā
It was Wednesday morn when we engaged
Boldly going places man has never known
When up on the Bridge, they spied a Romulan ship
Far away from the Neutral Zone
Chorus:
And the planets they do roll, And the distant stars they glow
And we poor Ensigns are running round the ship
While civilians they lie down below (below, below)
While civilians they lie down below
Up spoke Number One ofĀ the Enterprise
And he was a handsome bearded man
He straddled a chair with his very long legs
And said, āCaptain do we have a plan?”
Chorus
Up spoke the Captain of the Enterprise
And a well-spoken man was he
“I donāt want to tangle with the Romulans,
I would rather drink my hot Earl Grey tea!”
Chorus
Up spoke the doctor of the Enterprise
She was a strong willed woman in blue
She said, “Captain come on, you have to run this ship
All the crew is depending on you!”
Chorus
Up spoke Lt. Commander of the Enterprise
And a curious android was he
“Can someone please explain why this Romulan ship
Has decided to break the treaty?”
Chorus
Up spoke the pilot of the Enterprise
And a nerdy little genius was he
He said, “I think that we shouldā¦”
“Shut up Wesley!!”
Chorus
Up spoke the engineer of the Enterprise
And his visor was really high-tech
“I hope that this conflict doesnāt take that long
Iāve a date waiting on the holodeck.”
Chorus
Up spoke the counselor of the Enterprise
And a very pretty empath was she
“Thereās a Romulan vessel outside of this ship
And I sense the Romulans are angry”
Chorus
Up spoke Security on the Enterprise
And a very moody Klingon was he
He saidā
“Klingons do not sing space shanties.”
Chorus X2
One With The Force – The Faithful Sidekicks
So I want to draw your attention back to these wonderful people for a sec, and their latest CD. And the Star Wars feels. All the Star Wars feels. This is great in person as well, but that backing track really hits the spot.
Santaās Got a Time Machine – The Moldy Filters
For those who celebrate, fear not! āSantaās Got a Time Machine,ā courtesy of The Moldy Filters. Catchy as can be, and seasonally appropriate.
Santaās got a time machine
Got a flux capacitor under the seat
Of his sleigh, heās traveling
With gallifreyan reindeer
And presents to bring
smols-darklighter – Coruscant (is Palpatinople)
*eyes shoot open as Iām drifting off to sleep* AU where after the Empire was founded, Coruscant was renamed Palpatinople
#palpatown#palpatinopolis#philapalpia: the planet of palpable love#oh god make this stop
*sings*
Coruscant is Palpatinople
It was Coruscant, now Palpatinople
The Jedi are gone, Palpatinople:
Hereās how liberty dies
And the Sith Lords rise.Everyone on Palpatinople
Lived on Coruscant (now Palpatinople)
But if you are rich on Palpatinople
You were rich on Coruscant too.(Even āCoruscantā was onceĀ āHad Abbadon.ā
Why George changed it, hereās a clue:
Zahnās writing in the the Old EU!)OH, Sheev renamed it āPalpatinople,ā
Heās the Senate now; Palpatinopleā
How will āPalpatinopleā get the boot?
Thatās up to the Rebellion and Luuuuke!*musical Wookiee noises*
ItāsEvil (itāsEvil)
*more musical Wookiee noises*
ItāsEvil.Coruscant is Palpatinople
It was Coruscant, now Palpatinople
The Jedi are gone, Palpatinople:
How will āPalpatinopleā get the boot?
Thatās up to Han, Leia, and Luuuukeā¦ā¦and Rogue One (One-ONE-onnne)
*badum-tss*
Omega 13 – The Faithful Sidekicks
āOmega 13,ā a dance number by The Faithful Sidekicks (Eric and Jen Distad), who are made of win. This one is for those who love Galaxy Quest. Which should be everyone. Yes, that was a judgment.
Come on, do it again
Letās rewind the scene
Put your coat on the hanger
And grab your doppelganger
Letās do the Omega 13