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Daniel 07:36 am UTC 12/19/07 |
| In reply to: | Merry Christmas Gotham ! - Scaramouche 10:16 pm UTC 12/18/07 |
| AWESOME Scaramouche! Thanks for sharing...I enjoyed it very much....sounds very much like Queen....dude, you got alot of talent :-) > Merry Christmas Gothamites.....another Scaramouche demo. > > I’ve always loved Jim’s great title ‘I’ll Decorate The > City, With Ribbons of Blood’, and felt it should be a song > for Joker in a Batman musical, hence this ‘first draft’ > demo, with a slightly tweaked title. > > Having said that, with some minor lyric changes in the > choruses, it could also be a song for Hook and/or Sweeney > Todd? > > Please read the scene description first, as this is what I > envisaged, whilst writing the lyrics (and music). > > Hope you enjoy (and hopefully the link works)! > > Scene Description: > > It’s Christmas Eve in Gotham, and following a bank robbery > attempt, thwarted by Batman, Joker retreats defeated to > one of his many hideouts, this time a flat rooftop > somewhere high above Gotham, rendezvouing with his > ‘crew’. > > At first he prowls around the rooftop, furious at yet > another loss, before bellowing into the snowy night > sky... > > ‘God Damn the Batman! And god damn, all his god damn > wonderful toys! Where does he get ‘em boys? Where does he > get ‘em?’ > > 'An just what have I gotta do, for one sweet little > victory, eh? Just one sweet, miserable little victory, for > good ol’, little ol’, Joker'. > > 'God damn the Batman! How he tortures me in so many ways, > so many hours, and so many days...' > > He then stares out, surveying the city below... > > ‘Well fuck him, and fuck this city! Look at it! A cesspit > of the filthiest filth, and the darkest of darks, the > blackest of blacks and the greyest of greys...oh god, a > city of black & grey. I’m so sick of black & grey! Who > would have thought it was Christmas?’ > > Joker then realizes it is the time of ‘goodwill’ to all > men... > > ‘Ah yes, Christmas, I almost forgot. It’s Christmas boys, > I almost forgot. But I’m so sick of black & grey. I need > to colourize this city...it’s Christmas after all...what > can I do, what CAN I do?’ > > He thinks for a brief moment, devising a devious plan of > revenge... > > ‘Yes! I have it boys, I bloody well have it...oooooh does > anybody ever dream like this anymore? Gather round boys, I > have it...now listen...LISTEN!’ > > His ‘crew’ gather round and the song begins, before Joker > slowly walks towards the edges of the roof, glaring out > over Gotham, and gesturing with his arms. > > During the song, his ‘crew’ add backing vocals, and > perform a choreographed dance; a maniacal mesh of ballet, > rhythmic gymnastics and Morris dancing. > > They have sleigh bells tied to their legs, and hold high > above their heads, long red ribbons, which flutter & float > in the night wind. > > During the ‘middle 8’, Joker becomes more agitated and > moves between his ‘crew’, grabbing them by their lapels > and barking instructions: > > ‘Kill ‘em all, kill ‘em all, amputate, disembowel…’ > > In the section that follows, his crew acknowledge his > orders ‘amputate’, ‘disembowel’ etc, and Joker signals his > pleasure ‘gooood’, ‘that’s right’ etc. > > In the last chorus, during the repeated ‘in ribbons’ rant, > Joker & his ‘crew’ throw red ribbons off the rooftop (or > if on stage, out into the audience). > > The song/scene ends to the tune of ‘Jingle Bells’, with > Joker and his ‘crew’ gaily skipping away down the fire > escape, off to ‘slice ‘n’ dice’... > > Lyrics: > > 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’ll hunt ‘em all down, in ev’ry damn neighbourhood > > So Merry Christmas Gotham City, hope you like what I do! > Merry Christmas Gotham, it’s my one gift to you! > Merry Christmas, Gotham City, hope you drown in, my > flood! > As I decorate this city, in ribbons, ribbons of blood! > > I’ll decorate this city, in ribbons of blood > I’ll butcher ev’rything that moves, an feast on ev’ry > yell > I’ll decorate this city, in ribbons of blood > Just watch the gore-fest I create, a nightmare worse than > hell > > ‘Cos killing is my business, it gives me such a thrill > A never-ending orgasm, I savour ev’ry kill > > So Merry Christmas Gotham City, hope you like what I do! > Merry Christmas Gotham, it’s my one gift to you! > Merry Christmas, Gotham City, hope you drown in my flood! > As I decorate this city, in ribbons, ribbons of blood! > > Kill ‘em all, kill ‘em all, amputate, disembowel > Fuck ‘em all, fuck ‘em all, slice ‘n’ dice, hear them > howl > Fuck ‘em all, fuck ‘em all, kill them all! > > Amputate...(gooood) > Disembowel...(that’s right) > Slice ‘n’ dice...(so naughty, but nice) > Hear them howl...hear them howl...(yes boys, I love it!) > > Killing is my business, an tonight I’ll play my games, > I’ve got a cemetery of tombstones, and they’re waiting for > your names > > So Merry Christmas Gotham City, hope you like what I do! > Merry Christmas Gotham, it’s my one gift to you! > Merry Christmas, Gotham City, hope you drown in my flood! > As I decorate, this city, in ribbons > As I decorate, this city, in ribbons > As I decorate, this city, in ribbons... > In ribbons, in ribbons, in ribbons > In ribbons, in ribbons, in ribbons, in ribbons... > (oooooh....does anybody ever dream like this anymore) > Ribbons of blood > > Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way > We’ll slice ‘n’ dice, they’ll run like mice, the Joker > loves to play, oh... > (repeat & fade) > > > > > > > > > | |
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