For space is wide and good friends are too few.
“Not your father’s nonconformist-stands-tall song – at least, I don’t THINK so….”
I started listening to this fearing it might be hella transphobic, but it turns out it’s just kind of odd and nice, because it is, after all, a nonconformist-stands-tall song, just an unconventional one. Three cheers for Rupert the Swishy!
“The Bow’s Turned Back,” by Heather Alexander. I wish I knew where it was sung.
Incidentally, this is a cheerful sea song. Those are rare. Treasure it.
Love me one more time,
Make this night last forever,
For on the morrow, I leave for battle–
“Tomorrow I Leave For Battle,” by Heather Alexander
Short, sweet, and sad. Lyrics available here
IT IS TRUE
The ballot is here and you can listen to all the nominees here, and I generally owe animatedamerican for sometimes running my blog for me.
This is also your reminder that ANYONE who is involved in the filk community in ANY way is eligible to vote, which includes all of you. So do it. Be involved. Feel important.
Hey there!
I wanted to reach out to you because my band, The Library Bards are babies in the filking community, but would love to get more involved! We do nerdy parody songs, and you can hear one of them (about our favorite wizard) here: https://youtu.be/R7i-Cg5DiWo
We have other songs as well, and more music videos to come!
Thanks,
Xander
(A Library Bard :D)
Submitted by xanderiffic! The video is definitely worth watching, if only to see Gandalf dance. I mean, there are other reasons, but that should be sufficient.
Icarus’ sister – she’s a commonsense girl
She wears sensible clothes and she doesn’t ever talk to strangers
“Icarus’ Sister,” by Talis Kimberley. Lyrics here
Hey mister, from your off–world clothes, you’re no one that I know
Just who are you? What are you here to see?
How come you know so much about what happened long ago?
And how is it you look so much like me?
“Grandfather,” by Gary Hanak, lyrics available here, one of the saddest songs out there
I’m glad some of Gary Hanak’s stuff has finally made it to YouTube, because IT IS ALWAYS TIME FOR SAD SONGS ABOUT SPACE (that seem like they should be about Idaho)
I cry for the lost broken children
I weep for the last dying spark
And if only you could weep for the children
You would not call me demon in the dark
“Demon in the Dark,” by Kathy Mar. I don’t really know what this is about, besides killing children, but I like it. The song. Not killing children. I swear.
But you only knew me in winter
When the leaves had all finished their fall
Yes you only knew me in winter
So how could you know me at all?
According to Michelle Dockrey, “’Persephone’ is, essentially, about falling in love with someone who’s not right for you.”
Lyrics and chords here