So, what songs DO go with Firefly

POSTED BY: LeMat
UPDATED: Friday, March 26, 2004 17:36
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GUILDSSISTER

Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:36 PM

I believe the perfect album for Inara would be Enigma, especially the track "Principles of Lust" - of course....

"The principles of lust
are easy to understand
do what you feel
feel until the end
the principles of lust
are burned in your mind
do what you want
do it until you find
love..."

I've used it many times myself.....hehehe

Guild Sister

GEEZER

Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:03 PM

One oldie for Inara.

Sweet Cream Ladies, by the Box Tops

Sweet cream ladies, forward march;
The world owes you a living
Sweet cream ladies, do your part,
Think of what you're giving
To the lost and lonely people of the night
Out of need, they seek direction for their life
They will love you in the darkness,
Take advantage of your starkness,
And refuse to recognize you in the light

Sweet cream ladies, forward march;
Think what you're providing
Sweet cream ladies, show your starch;
What's the use of hiding?
Tell the socialites to look the other way;
It's instinctive stimulation you convey
It's a necessary function,
Meant for those without compunction,
Who get tired of vanilla every day

(salvation army band instrumental)

Sweet cream ladies forward march;
Puritans ignore them
Sweet cream ladies do their part;
Sweet cream men adore them
Let them satisfy the ego of the male
Let them fabricate success to those who fail,
And should penalties pursue them,
When there’s really credit due them,
They might keep a simple fellow out of jail!

(repeat & fade):
Sweet cream ladies, forward march. O-o-o…

"Keep the Shiny side up"

DUG

Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:03 PM

Kila. The entire Tog E Go Bog E album, especially the title song.

Unfortunately the gaelic would probably lose some people. People, in my opinion, suck.

BADGERSHAT

Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:26 PM

Folks, folks--

We're going WAYYYY the wrong direction here.

Listen to the music of the series, and tell me if there's even the SLIGHTEST need for pop music, or anything with lyrics, or writeen by radio-friendly artists?

The music should be entirely original score, Southwest style, just like the series, and created by the same composers and musicians from the series.

Anything else would cheapen the effect.

... except maybe "One Thing" by Finger ELeven... :)

"I like smackin em"--Jayne

LTNOWIS

Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:51 PM

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I"m partial to this song by Toby Kieth & Willy Nelson: "Beer for my Horses."

Yeah, this song always makes me think of Firefly. Except more Mal than Jayne, as it's about killing for justice, not money.

KURUKAMI

Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:59 PM

Depends on whether we're looking for things we'd like to hear on the soundtrack, or whether we're looking at things to make fanvids to. Personally, I've been hearing a certain song and imagining it done as a duet between Simon and River for over a month now:

RIVER
I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

SIMON
[CHORUS:]
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind

RIVER
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

SIMON
[CHORUS:]

RIVER
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along

SIMON
[CHORUS:]

BOTH TOGETHER
But you still have
all of me.

I found it particularly poignant because while I pictured Simon singing to River, she's singing both to him and to the Blue Hands. Neither of them are completely free of the other -- River because she's so dependent on her brother to survive with her mind twisted the way that it is, and Simon because he feels responsible and won't easily let himself be entangled by other matters... like getting involved with Kaylee, for example.

The song? "My Immortal", by Evanescence.

"Sir, I would like to gingerly point out that it is difficult for someone to be gently reassuring when they're holding three and a half feet of sharpened steel."

KURUKAMI

Friday, March 26, 2004 12:08 AM

Anyways, my personal response aside, the soundtrack shouldn't be ALL southwesternly guitar-work. Remember, Joss's 'verse is a combination of both East and West. There were several that sprang to mind for me, which might be a bit outside the bounds of C&W.

Examples include:

Cowboy Bebop - "Spokey Dokey"
Queensryche - "Real World"
Black Hawk Down - "Barra Barra"
Big Pig - "I Can't Break Away"
Matthew Good Band - "Weapon"

"Sir, I would like to gingerly point out that it is difficult for someone to be gently reassuring when they're holding three and a half feet of sharpened steel."

TEELABROWN

Friday, March 26, 2004 12:52 AM

I have the lyrics for "Others Standing By" if you're interested. They remind me of Firefly, but the point is about other things.

Lyrics:
Are we all alone, or are there others standing by.
Waiting to see what we will do, how hard we'll try?
It costs a lot to live, even more to fly.
Kindly send a prayer my way while I shoot up in the sky.

“Why would you go there?” they say.
“There's nothing up there anyway.
We could use the money here.
Don't you know that life's too dear?”
Dreamers never ask why.
Spend their money in the sky.

We'll send the best from Earth, to find out what it's worth.
We'll send the best from Earth, to find out what it's worth.

Late at night when I'm feeling blue,
I know the dream can't come true.
Everything's too far away —
Generations far, they say.
But like things that can't be done
Beyond the pull of our sun,
To some far star we'll steer,
Though it takes a thousand years.

And the sky's no limit anymore.
We've broken through heaven's door.
Don't you want to see where we could be?

Ain't it funny how people dream?
Make up worlds they've never seen,
Beings wonderful and rare
In this cosmos that we share.
Sometimes dreams come true.
Satellites beyond the blue,
Welcoming the human race
When we go and live in space.

You can find an MP3 by going to http://www.prometheus-music.com/others.html

Quote:
We're going WAYYYY the wrong direction here.

Listen to the music of the series, and tell me if there's even the SLIGHTEST need for pop music, or anything with lyrics, or writeen by radio-friendly artists?

The music should be entirely original score, Southwest style, just like the series, and created by the same composers and musicians from the series.

I do think we're looking for music to go in the movie/show. Just things that seem to fit with the movie/show.

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LEMAT

Friday, March 26, 2004 1:36 AM

Yeah, Teela, that is kinda more my intention than putting together a soundtrack. I am sure that Joss and 'ems can do that on their own.

But, if we did hear lyrical music, I tend to think it would be along the lines of Chinese, English and Celtic folk music plus blue-grass and gospel out on the rim, punk/Oi! and blues in the more built up planets to contrast the psuedo-shininess of the Alliance...you know, stuff that people come up with on their own, based on the experiences that they have. Of course, what we associate with it varies from person to person.

Smoke...SMOKE...Are you smoking, yet?

DAVCO92

Friday, March 26, 2004 4:48 AM

I think some C&W songs by Chris Ledoux might fit the show really well. "This Cowboy's Hat" is SO Mal!!!!! I can even imagine hearing it in Firefly...

"This Cowboy's Hat"

I was sittin in a coffe shop,
having a cup to pass the time,
Swappin Rodeo stories,
with this ol' Cowboy friend of mine

some motorcycle riders started snickerin in the back.
started pokin fun at my friends hat.

one ol' boy said "Hey Tex, where'd ya park yer Horse?"
my friend just pulled his hat down low,
but they couldnt be ignored.

one husky fella said
"I think ill rip that hat right off yer head"
Thats when my friend turned around,
and this is what he said.

Chorus:
You'll ride a black tornado,
across the western sky,
Rope an ol' Blue Northern,
and milk it till its dry,
Bulldog the mississippi,
and pin it's ears down flat,
Long before you take this CowBoys Hat!

Now partner, this ol' hats better left alone,
see it used to be my daddy's,
but last year he passed on,
My nephew skinned the rattler that makes up this hat band,
but back in 69' he died in Vietnam.
This eagle feather was given to me by an old indian friend of mine,
someone ran him down somewhere alone that Arizona line,
and a real special lady gave me this Hat pin,
but i dont know if ill ever see her again...

Repeat Chorus

Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me,
then we understand eachother,
and we'll just let it be.
but if you still think its funny,
Man you got my back up against the wall,
And if you touch my hat,
your gonna have to fight us all!

Right then i caught a little sadness in that Gang leaders eyes,
he turned back to the others,
and they all just kinda shuffled on outside,
but when my friend turned back towards me,
I noticed his ol' hat brim,
well it was turned up,
in a big ol TEXAS grin!!!!

Repeat Chorus

I wish I could post a link so that you could listen to it. I have seen that song bring tears - caught up remembering friends and family now deceased. I can see Mal remembering his war buddies and family back on Shadow...

Burn the land, boil the sea...

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