Aiee! Filk! Help!

[slipjig3]

There is a part of my brain that I swear is trying to kill me.

Like today, for example. rafaela and I were driving along, and on the radio comes "88 Lines About 44 Women" by the Nails. Great song, one I hadn't heard in a while, especially on the airwaves. So I'm driving, and listening, and grooving along, when that part of my brain spoke up.

"Hey, there," it said. "'88 Lines About 44 Fangirls' would be funny."

I immediately began whacking my forehead against the steering whell, screaming, "No! No! Bad brain! Stop that! Nonononono...." And immediately after that, I started writing the $%#&*!. God dammit.

So, yeah, "88 Lines About 44 Fangirls." It's done. And it's not bad.

Um. After twenty years of serious moody folk-wankage songwriting, when exactly did I become a filker? I mean, I've almost got enough for a set now.

*seethe*

*sigh*

EDIT: I just went back and listened to the original Nails track again. I wish it to be known that my metric rhythm's better than theirs. Thank you.

Comments

[tablesaw]

Presumably this is a chance for us to write our own

Julie authored Potterslash
And worked a wand like Dumbledore
Grilka was the leather queen
Who took me up to Sto-vo-kor
Christy watched Atlantis
So that she could keep her stargate wet.
Cindy followed SG-1
To watch the cunning linguist sweat.

Your turn!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*gigglefits*

I'm just so sure you used "cunning linguist."

[tablesaw]

He is a cunning linguist! It's CANON!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Done!

[spoothbrush.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard that song in so long that I'd forgotten it existed.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

You're lucky. I'm now earwormed like a mofo.

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

This post is useless without MP3s.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

My attempts at doing a phone post of it felched badgers, so I posted the lyrics. I seriously need to get some recording equipment....

[malefica-v.livejournal.com]

Are you supposed to be NaNoWrithing? You're only filking out of sheer avoidance...

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Am not! I wrote this at work; I only do NaNo at home, because last time I tried NaNoing on the job, I had to do it longhand (no word processors there), and had exactly zero inclination to type the thing up when I got home.

[dicotomygrrl.livejournal.com]

Gimme gimme gimmeeeeee! I love that song and I really want to hear your fan girl version!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Lyrics posted. Hope ya likes!

[mick-hale.livejournal.com]

Revoicing the wanting of the lyrics here!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*salutes* Done.

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

88 lines about 44 screaming otakus? :D
Post 'em!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

See today's post. *grin*

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

You're such a tease....you know when you say you've filked a song or written a song of any sort that we'll all want to hear a phone post or at the very least, the lyrics!!

*pout*

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Am not a tease! *cough*much*cough* Or at least, I make good on my threats. (See tonight's post.)