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UPDATED: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 20:28
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WILDHEAVENFARM

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:41 PM

Dashboard Confessional's "Vindicated". It's got a good feel and smacks of sadness and redemption.

I'm something of a coinnesuer [sic] of fanvids and I'd be happy to beta/consult.

Mary
Always a beast, never a burden.

DIETCOKE

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:55 PM

There is already a fan video on Wash. Julie from the OB did it. Made me cry.

NY/NJ Browncoats: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firefly_nyc

REI

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:41 PM

I think you need to have decided on what exactly you want in the song (apart from, obviously, applicable or ironic lyrics)

- Humor/Irony
- Happiness/Sadness
- Speed
- General style (classical/dance/rock (incl. era)/country/folk/etc)
- How much it applies specifically to Wash, vs. Wash and the rest of the crew

All of these things will make a big difference in what the video is going to look like, and you should.

For example, a humorus focus on Wash and the rest of the crew could be set to the "Gilligan's Isle" theme (Gilligan=Wash, Skipper=Mal, Millionaire=Simon, Wife=Kaylee, Movie Star=Inara, Professor=Book, Mary Anne=Zoe). Other bits of random humor could be to themes like Mr. Roger's, George of the Jungle (Watch Out For That Tree!), Speed Racer, Spaceballs, etc); random bits of humor like William Shatner singing anything, TMBG (I think Particle Man would make an amusing video, but that's just me!), any Star-Trek parody song (for example, Dr. Demento's "Star Trekkin"), any of the "All Your Base Are Belong To US" songs, etc. Ack, I just thought of a Reavers video to "Purple People Eater" :P Mashups are always amusing as well, as many people don't even know that they exist, and they can make a good impression ;)

For on theme, there are a *lot* of options. I have about two dozen mixes of "Fly Me To The Moon", in every genre you could imagine. "Flying" (beatles), "Fly me high" (Moody Blues), "Learning to Fly" (Pink Floyd), "Fly" (sarah brightman), "Fly Away" (Lenny Kravitz), "Just fly away from here" (Aerosmith), "Given To Fly" (Pearl Jam), "Fly" (Sugar Ray), "Fly Into Your Soul" (Bust A Groove), "I'll Fly Away" (O Brother, Where Art Thou), "Fly" (Nick Drake), "Lets Go Fly A Kite" (Mary Poppins), and many more.

For "space", we have things like "Space Dog" (Tori Amos, although a bit odd), "A Love From Outer Space" (A Luaka Bop), "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space (Little Shop of Horrors - Ok, perhaps not applicable to Wash!), "space" and "Space Battle" ("The Beta Band"), "Space Oddity" (David Bowie), "Spaceboy" (Smashing Pumpkins), "Space Journey" (Cast in Bronze), "2001 - A Space Oddyssey", "Space Suit" (TMBG), et al.

For "rocket", we have "Rocket" (Smashing Pumpkins), "Silver Rocket" (Sonic Youth), "Big Dumb Rocket" (Our Lady Peace), "Rocket Man", "Hotei Rocket" and "Rocket Dive" (Hide), "Rockets" (Cat Power - very pretty, slow), "Rocket" (Def Leppard), "Rocketman" (Red Elvises), etc.

Other things that come to mind are those with "Sail" in the title, like "Come sail away", "Sail Away Sweet Sister",

Insturmental stuff can be great. For example, some Apocalyptica just came on, and for some reason, it seems like it would fit Firefly very well - I can't really put my finger on why. Also, choral (say, New World Rennaisance - perhaps "Never Weather Beaten Sail"?), early-century (say, O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack), and modern choral (say, Bond) would probably work well as well. I'd avoid country even though it's in theme, but that's just me ;)

[meme@daughtersoftiresias vultures]$ fortune firefly
Mal: "Ain't no way in the verse they could find that compartment, even if
they were lookin' for it."

Zoe: "Why?"

Mal: "... cause?"

Zoe: "Oh yeah, this is going to go great."

ZEEK

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:43 PM

Proclaimers - 500 miles :-P

SMOKE

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:28 PM

Serenity By Godsmack

As I sit here and slowly close my eyes
I take another deep breath
And feel the wind pass through my body
I’m the one in your soul
Reflecting the light
Protect the ones who hold you
Cradling your inner child

It’s serenity
In a place where I can hide
I need serenity
Nothing changes, days go by

Where do we go when we just don’t know
And how do we relight the flame when it’s cold
Why do we dream when I thought mean nothing
And when will we learn to control

Tragic visions slowly stole my life
Tore away everything
Cheating me out of my time
I’m the one who loves you
No matter wrong or right
And every day I hold you
I hold you with my inner child

It’s serenity
In a place where I can hide
I need serenity
Nothing changes, days go by

Where do we go when we just don’t know
And how do we relight the flame when it’s cold
Why do we dream when I thought mean nothing
And when will we learn to control

Where do we go when we just don’t know
And how do we relight the flame when it’s cold
Why do we dream when I thought mean nothing
And when will we learn to control

I need serenity [x2]

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