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Smeghead 05:55 pm UTC 12/22/07 |
| In reply to: | Merry Christmas Gotham ! - Scaramouche 10:16 pm UTC 12/18/07 |
| My thoughts: Outstanding. Good enough to be in the musical. Remeniscent of Jim without sounding like a copy. It was nice to hear something for Batman that didn't sound as recycled as other songs. My critiques: Perhaps a little variation on the chorus instead of it being so much repetition would have served the song well. Personally I could have done without the "Fucks". Just a personal thing... I have no problem with swearing I love Trey Parker's "America, Fuck Yeah!" and "Shut your fucking face Uncle Fucka" but I come from a long line of Comics Code approved comics and to me having these characters swear this much sounds wrong... I know I'm in the minority there. And lastly, When I heard them start singing Jingle Bells I wanted to hear the old standard "Jingle Bells, Batman smells... and the Joker got away!" at least once... Really great stuff. Of course I think the Dark Knight looks terrible...I prefer a Wonderful Toys type Joker to the all out murdering savage of Heath Ledger... I like comics a bit more "Fun"... Spider Man movies are perfect from where I'm standing... I'm just not into it being too morose... this was really great too bad the popularity of the Dark movies means the musical had to be one of the victims. > 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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