| re: Ribbons of Blood | |
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Rob 02:10 pm UTC 09/23/07 |
| In reply to: | Ribbons of Blood - Scaramouche 09:55 am UTC 09/22/07 |
| > 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... > > I like this lyric so much it has me in a quandry! See, having 'Ribbons of Blood' in Batman seems to fit so well, BUT...I wanna hear Jim's original rockabilly idea of an Xmas slasher as well. I see a scenario similar to 'A Kiss...' here - we need two different songs with the same title. | |
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