Musical Meme

[tealin]

PYRATS
2D film from a school in France ... [weeps]


Memed from Tann and Salamandersoup
Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post a line from the first 10 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 5: No cheating.

Somehow iTunes managed to avoid all my REALLY obscure stuff, and I didn't have to figure out any 13th century Galician-Portuguese phoenetically. Have fun! Good luck!

1. There are angels in your angles ...
2. The lights go out and I can't be seen ...
3. There's a wrinkle in the water where we laid our first daughter...
4. I am nothing; you are wind and water and sky ... (hint: the sweet folksy ballad is laced with a heavy dose of irony)
5. Now if I help you, it matters that you see this sort of kind of thing is coming hard to me ...
6. Gonna tell everybody all around the world 'bout the sweetest little thing ... (If anyone gets this I will be very surprised)
7. Open sesame seeds, and see what you see ...
8. There is a castle on a cloud ...
9. The wind was a torrent of darkness among the ghastly trees ...
10. What a dream I had, pressed in organdy...

Comments

[bellatella.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh. Good 2D animation :D You have made my day ^_^

[salamandersoup.livejournal.com]

*watches movie*

...

8O
*lower lip trembles slightly*

[salamandersoup.livejournal.com]

Now that I can talk properly: SWEETSWIRLINGONIONRINGS that clip is quite possibly the single most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I mean, did you SEE the way the guy's chest moved when he sighed? Or the incredible camera moves in the fight scene! Well, of course you did ... It's so beautiful. *wipes away a tear*

Oh! And number 9 is Loreena McKennit's "The Highway Man", from the poem by Alfred Noyes.

[truetitipudlian.livejournal.com]

Ok, that movie was strangely funny; sick and a little sad, but funny.

Unworthy of Your Love -Assassins by Stephen Sondheim

For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her- Simon and Garfunkel

I’ve been a lurker(I hit upon you sometime back in 2000; I remember when your website was on yahoo geocities) for sometime now; in fact, yours were the first Harry Potter fan art I ever found. Your also the one who got me into Discworld, and I suppose you are the grandparent of all of those who I have hooked on it.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Wow, you actually got the Assassins one! Points to you!

Welcome out of the closet! Ah, when I survey my Discworld progeny ... :) Thanks for spreading the word.

[ari-enchanted.livejournal.com]

Assasins is awesome! I don't know anyone else who listens to it.

Best love song to Jodie Foster/Charles Manson ever!

[(Anonymous)]

i listen to it! my favourite song is "How I Saved Roosevelt", or any of the ballads, really. soooondheeeeiiim. :D

i got here through a series of random link-clicking, but that animation was so fluid and, and pretty! i'm studying animation myself, and... well, wow. thanks for sharing that. that was excellent.

i love your art, btw. like you haven't been told that before; all the same, i wanted to express my awe. :D

[stevie-roch.livejournal.com]

# 3 - The Decemberists "The Bachelor and the Bride".

I'm a lurker too, just like the person that commented before me. I love your Harry Potter and Discworld art.

Your Songs

[(Anonymous)]

8. Castle on a Cloud, young Cosette, Les Miserables
9. The Highwayman, Loreena McKennitt, The Book of Secrets or Live in Paris and Toronto

I've heard #2 as well but I have no idea what it is.

Why don't you do any drawings from the Highwayman? I have thousands of failed attempts and a few good ones. I know the song/poem by heart.

-Kaelynn

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Haha, oddly enough I did try a dozen or so attempts at Highwayman drawings back in school but Mr. Wayman always looked out of character (I'm no good at rogues) and I could never get Bess right so I kind of gave up in despair and haven't looked back. Maybe I'll give it another shot. When the song came up, I thought 'wow, it's been a long time since I heard this; it's really good!'

[dried-frog-pill.livejournal.com]

ZOMG PIRATES *wibble* What a gorgeous gorgeous movie. *watches again*

Gah, any of the songs I know have already been guessed :| Oh well

[sparrowofjack.livejournal.com]

#1 The Decemberists - Of Angels and Angles
#2 Coldplay - Clocks (?)

[eveforward.livejournal.com]

Pyrats! OMG love. Swords and blood and yay! YAAR!

[tony-cliff.livejournal.com]

I'll do this. Oh yes I will. Prepare to laugh.

[jesskat.livejournal.com]

#2 = "Clocks", Coldplay

[canisdoofus.livejournal.com]

OoH!!! Post the lyrics in Galician if you have them, I want to see if I recognise it. My grandfather tried teaching me Galician when I was little.

*SIGH* I want to apply to that school!!!

Yay! T listens to JCS!

[(Anonymous)]

I guess this post is a magnet for lurkers* but I couldn't resist. #5 is none other than Blood Money from Jesus Christ Superstar**. For some reason, I was incredibly happy that you have that on your ipod...
Anyway, all of the affluent joy and gushiness over your work applies to me as well. You started me on Discworld way back some time last spring, and I had finished the series by the end of the summer. So thank you***.

* i.e. me
** My junior year high school musical. LOVED IT!!
*** You also got me into inserting footnotes in anything I write, so thanks again.

[noodledaddy.livejournal.com]

The drummers at the beginning are TOTALLY out of sync with the sound. TOher than that, it is amazingly good. Reminds me in look of that there Miguel and Tulio.

[morbid-bunny.livejournal.com]

Is number one Of Angels And Angles by The Decemberists?

[chinchilla82.livejournal.com]

Hrm...can't guess the last two...

But...the animation...those pirates...ZOMG. O_O I've watched it about five times now. I wish I could slow it down a bit. But that motion...the lines...hellsers, even the music! *drool*

[emerald-maz.livejournal.com]

Pyrats... reminds me very muchly of The Curse of Monkey Island. A 'touch' more violent, but the quirkyness and strange humour of it all (as well as the animation), is very similar.

[tannhaeuser.livejournal.com]

[disneyboy.livejournal.com]

Um...some of us still don't have mp3 players (cough, cough) - unless you count the computer or the CD player that's MP3 compatible...and, well, I was able to guess the "Les Miserables" song (though I have heard the "Simon and Garfunkle" and Loreena McKennitt songs before - just couldn't recognize them.):(
Shifting the focus quickly before I feel too old and clueless - The "Pyrates" were a lot of naughty fun...but when am I going to have the opportunity to weep over your animation, my dear?

[tannhaeuser.livejournal.com]

[lepitot.livejournal.com]

Wow. That animation was incredible. So amazing.

That actually made me want to consider becoming an animator. Something about how smoothly all the drawings moved...seeing hand drawn characters move again...something about that combination makes me want to give it a try myself.

re:pyrats

[auntbijou.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh! Talk about a surprise ending!! I explored some more and I liked "Sebastian" and "Le Building" just killed me!!! that poor guy, plastered to the front of the bus! (dies laughing) One of the best "cause and effect" animations I've seen in a while. Whoo!
You know... #6 looks familiar. I'm going to have to ponder it for a while. Since I'm on enforced bedrest, that shouldn't be too hard. (...sigh...)

Loreen McKennitt!

[(Anonymous)]

Another fan! YESSSSS!!!!!!! I'm glad someone else likes her songs, and not just me.

The 6th one

[blue_dwarf]

Ok I registered here extra to solve the 6th one. It's name is "Cover girl" which had it original appearance in Terry Pratchett's animated series "Discworld".
Haven't checked your other songs yet but anybody who liked Buddy must be on the right track says I.
Really a shame we aren't supporting that sort of music in the world, oh and if you by any chance have some similar songs like that, I listen to Dire straits and Huey Lewis and the news, Bryan Adams, Ratt... I know I probably overdid it with the names but I somehow hope you can recommend your personal favorites.
Cheers

Re: The 6th one

[tealin]

Oh, you are good! And that reminds me, I haven't listened to that album in quite some time, I should dig it up again ...

Lately my personal favourites have all been Sarah Slean, particularly (but in no specific order) Society Song, Lucky Me, Napoleon, Modern Man I&II – I could go on but I will spare you. I have had Dire Straits recommended to me before; this is a double reminder to give them a listen! Thanks for the reccs!