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rockfenris2005 10:02 am UTC 09/22/07 |
| In reply to: | Ribbons of Blood - Scaramouche 09:55 am UTC 09/22/07 |
THANX!! I'm trying to get permission for something at the moment, but when you get a demo of that, write me @ madhatterster@gmail.com... It's not a show or anything, or anything major, just a little thing I have going and I'd like that to be apart of it.. so people can hear. I have some lyrics that could fit that piece if you can't come up with anything else. > Cool! > > I have done a (great) tune for 'Ribbons of Blood' and it's > written as a crooner-style ballad (think Sinatra doing > 'Strangers In The Night' meets Tony Bennett with shades of > Pavarotti) for Joker in Batman. > > It's kinda like a very 'tongue in cheek' lament; Joker is > pissed off with Batman and thinks Gotham is grey and > dreary, and time for a change. > > Trouble is I need to write more words, and develop the > song, and then I might try and demo it. > > Here are the lyrics (so far): > > 'I'll decorate this city, in ribbons of blood, > On ev'ry single avenue, in ev'ry darkened street... > > I'll decorate this city, in ribbons of blood, > With ev'ry beating heart I pull, from ev'ry soul I > meet... > > 'Cos killing is my business, and business is good, > I'm hunting 'em down, in ev'ry damn neighbourhood... > > So Merry Christmas Gotham, hope you like what I do > Merry Christmas Gotham, it's my one gift to you > Merry Christmas Gotham, hope you drown in the flood... > > As I decorate this city, in ribbons, ribbons of blood' > > Middle 8 > > 'Where's the Batman when you really need him? > Where's the caped crusader? > Can't he hear Gotham City pleading mercy tonight? > She's crying out for a hero to save her... > > > > > > Enjoyed that, quite cool. > > > > > > Spoken word 'vocals' are good and very 'Tim Curry'ish'. > > > Nice editing on the 'medley mix' ('Speed of Light' is a > > > great song, and had the best 'effect'). > > > > > > BTW - The Bat (Chernabog) is perched on top of the church > > > steeple, and not the 'highest tombstone'. > > > > > > > > > > *blushes* > > > > Thanx > > I wrote the draft of the monologue at 3AM and I > > (basically) read off the paper as I was recording it. > > Thanx for pointing out the "steeple" thing, otherwise I'd > > have completely forgotten and I've been meaning to go back > > and fix a few things. Btw. do you have those Joker lyrics > > on you? "I'll Decorate The City With Ribbons Of Blood"? > > "Regrets" and "More Nocturnal Pleasures" are always > > showing up in my playlist > > > > WOULD BE AWESOME if you did a tune for "Decorate The > > City" > > > > | |
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