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Part of the Song a Day Project!

It's laissez-faire, I don't even give a care!

Youtube Link: Moxy Früvous - King of Spain

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Part of the Song a Day Project!

Apparently at some point, Kubo Tite (Bleach) chose this as Rukia's theme song, whcih was definitely news to me, as I picked it out of my music list and then saw Rukia all over the youtube comments. Huh! I know this song from some point in high school, I think before Bleach came out. But what a neat convergence, seeing as I like Rukia a lot. Huh!

Youtube Link: Ashley MacIsaac - Wing-Stock

Or, you know. Just get to know people.

So guess what, flist! I'm socially awkward. SURPRISE RIGHT??? You are BLOWN AWAY.

Lately I have been spending a lot of time at cafes with wireless — basically JUST so I could spend some time outside of work/house because I realized that I had barely left the apartment for like a year. You know how I joke about being a hermit? Well I wasn't joking you see >.>

And well. At one of the cafes, the Starbucks by my work, there are some interesting people. People who know my order! Because creature of habit, that is me. There is a kinda nerdy girl with awesome glasses, a guy with dreads TOO AWESOME to fit under his starbucks hat so the hat just kind of perches on top at totally random angles, a tall guy with a shaved head and HUGE ADORABLE EYES (@general_jinjur: think Gerard Way), and a tiny girl who is just like. IDEK. Basically uhhhh my type: small without looking fragile and 100% adorbs.

In case you COULDN'T TELL the latter two folks rather ping my makeouts-o-meter, but all of them seem like they would be really cool to know just in general.

Problem! They're all at Starbucks! Which is their place of employment! In the service industry!

Is there any way to invite further association with them without coming off as Creepy McCreepershark? They seem to like me! But then I like. Respect people in the service industry? And like smile at them and treat like them YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY ARE PEOPLE. So maybe they are just reacting to me not being a douche to them. Idek guys, I am hermitty hermit who is a socially awkward hermit; I dunno how to read these things!

But still, it would neat to have friends in the area. ... especially that smaller girl >.> The partner keeps saying I should just give her my number XD

On a more serious note! I know this can be really uh. Not awesome. If it's a guy trying to hit on a woman while she's at work. That is generally just like megacreeps. There are worse and better ways to do it, but you start off with the woman in a bad position, especially if it's a job in a service industry or he otherwise has power over her. So that's not awesome. I am not a guy though, I am kind of on the opposite end of the power differential there, and pretty much I think it would just be awesome to get to know these people! So idk. Help?

Part of the Song a Day Project! Also part of Transformative Songs Week in honour of the OTW March Drive.

While a song itself may be original — it can exist in a transformative context. Today's song is from RENT, which is an AU musical version of the opera Le Bohème. I picked Light My Candle because it's one of the points of closes convergence between the two works. If you check out the libretto (search for Rodolfo/Roger's line "I have no inspiration." to hop to the right part), you can see how closely the two match!


Youtube Link: RENT - Light My Candle.


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Hat tip for the lyrics.

Awesome AU songs are another reason I support the OTW.

Part of the Song a Day Project! Also part of Transformative Songs Week in honour of the OTW March Drive.

Today, I want to feature a fanwork that's both a medley and a cover — an instrumental version of music from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and other Zelda games, arranged and performed by this fan, based in part on a medley present in the end credits. The music from this game is still under copyright — and I want to protect and celebrate the right and ability of fans such as this one to create and distribute their own takes on the source material they interact with.

This is a really lovely piece, and as I've mentioned before I have a definite soft spot for videos such as this, where you watch each part performed as it comes in. While there are no lyrics, I'm putting the list of songs/music used behind the cut.

Youtube Link: Fredrik Larsson - Wind Waker Unplugged.


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Listening to amazing stuff like this is another reason I support the OTW.

Part of the Song a Day Project! Also part of Transformative Songs Week in honour of the OTW March Drive.

One of the oldest musical traditions is the regional or individual take on a known or shared tune. Music has a rich history of sharing and communal performance — the particular performance is at least half the magic, and that, not the piece of music itself, is the thing that is unique to the given performer. Today, a lot of this tradition is restricted to public domain works — but there's still plenty of room to create something with a unique and fascinating take on a source work.

This piece (itself a re-release of a related group) combines "Carol of the Bells" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" — and something totally unique to this group: their style.

Youtube Link: Transiberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24

Embedding is disabled on this vid, so please click through!

I support this kind of work — interaction with our past, our history, that contextualizes it in a way relevant to our time, that transforms past works into something unique and uniquely our own.

And that is another reason I support the OTW.

Part of the Song a Day Project!

Could use some sunshine in my life! And brass instruments have this amazing ability to make any song sound more up and happy.

Youtube Link: S Club 7 - Reach


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How much do I love modern folk songs? Oh. Oh, you'll learn how much.

Please pardon the obnoxious ending and slow start for the youtube vid — it's my favourite recording and I couldn't find any other copies =\

Youtube Link: Stan Rogers - Barrett's Privateers

I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers


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Yes, seriously. I never watched the show, but I always loved the opening. There's a full version, but I've always liked the shorter opening theme cut better =)

Youtube Link: Gary Portnoy - Where Everybody Knows Your Name [Cheers Opening]

Sometimes you want to go
where everybody knows your name


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Hey all! The OTW bought new servers and had a nominations festival to think up names for the machines. Now the shortlist and poll are out, and a whole lot of awesome names are on there! Including!

*deep breath*

Aerith & Tifa, Agrias, Chun-Li, Dick Grayson, Ed Elric, GLadOS, Hawkeye & Olivier, Ico & Yorda, Izumi, Jade Curtiss, Lucca Ashtear, Nico Robin, Sailors Neptune & Uranus, Samus Aran, Terra, Tsunade, Uhura, and Zelda!

And so you should definitely vote for these or the awesome names of your choice!

Vote Now! Voting Closes March 22


I've thrown together a bunch of banners for the above. Feel free to promote them and spread the word; hotlink at will! Some of these are in the same category, so they're actually in conflict in the polls but I DON'T CARE THEY'RE ALL AWESOME


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