Jukebox 2026
Apr. 27th, 2026 11:48 amDear DJ,
I'm so excited! Obviously, as always ODAO for all of these because I'm sure I'll be into whatever you go for, but here follow some suggestions in case you want a few ideas.
Le Jardin Des Larmes - ZAZ ft. Till Lindemann (Music Video)
Link: youtu.be/UT1yNM9F1yY
I initially thought the story was told in chronological order, with Zaz somehow raising Till from the dead/whatever he is at the beginning to come keep her company only to kill him and rebury him, but upon closer examination I think the middle part might be a flashback. I do think the idea of him as an undead servant or maybe some kind of spirit/construct of the desert would be cool, but a more mundane sort of murder plot would also be a good time (also, what's up with him being there apparently looking for himself at the end? For her in the alternate version where he strangled her instead? Maybe he's a relative?) Art-wise I just love the beautiful jewel tones it's all shot in so something really capitalizing on that would be great.
High Rise - Ladytron (Lyrics)
Link: www.youtube.com/watch
Lyrics: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ladytron/highrise.html
For me, Ladytron lyrics are always such a vibe. I'm down for purely weird and experimental, I'm down for a literal interpretation of whatever sort of apocalypse/revolution/world sea change is being alluded to here. "Amplifying and destroying" is so interesting - what's being amplified or destroyed? Are the "silent movers" creatures or some sort? Is "Black Medusa" a literal monster woman? Maybe some sort of vehicle, or like a social group/movement or some sort? This is probably my most useless prompt overall but just go where the aforementioned Vibes take you, especially artistically, and I'm sure it'll be great.
Vampire Empire - Adrianne Lenker (Lyrics)
Link: www.youtube.com/watch
Lyrics: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/adriannelenker/vampireempire.html
I am obsessed with this obviously extremely unhealthy vampire-human relationship. (Okay, YES, this could be a completely normal human relationship featuring a lot of substance abuse but I think actual vampires would be way more fun.) Is it a ghoul situation a la Vampire: the Masquerade or are they just dating/fucking? Who's the "him" the vampire might want to be with instead? How old are they, and are they merely humoring the singer's dreams that she can fix them, or at least satisfy them on some level, or is it mutual to a degree? (In my imagination they're both women, but obviously that's up to you, and going by "I wanted to be your woman/wanted to be your man" there could be some ambiguity there anyway.) Auuuugh, there's just so much good shit here. Artistically I feel like there's a lot of material in the first verse, as well as "we jump into the pond and then we come under the shower."
I'm so excited! Obviously, as always ODAO for all of these because I'm sure I'll be into whatever you go for, but here follow some suggestions in case you want a few ideas.
General Stuff I Enjoy:
- WORLDBUILDING
- Lyrical prose bordering on the purple
- Poetry
- Mythology/folklore wank
- Fake meta/academic sorts of writing, like in-universe research papers and such
- Character studies
- Casefic/plotfic (what can I say, I'm easy to please story-wise)
- Travel narratives
- Food porn
- Scenery porn
- Porn porn (vanilla is fine, kinky is fine, non-/dubcon is fine considering most of these seem like there could be an element of that - honestly just go nuts.)
- Longfic (obviously shortfic isn't a dealbreaker, but I'm not a person who gets put off by receiving longfic for an exchange and will happily read as many thousands of words as you can put to paper/pixels)
Deutschland - Rammstein (Music Video)
Link: www.youtube.com/watch
If you're a German history buff, (or would like to be) go nuts with the historical AUs, especially the Romans and the Weimar fight club. If you're not or the historical periods are touchy enough that you'd rather leave leave them alone (entirely understandable) I'd also dearly love something more generically fantastic about the armored lady's presence on the battlefield resurrecting soldiers, or the astronaut-priests attending upon the space nun pregnant with puppies, or the cannibal monks with bondage mask guys trapped under their table for some reason. Just be as lush, OTT and weird/fucked-up as the video is, either visually or verbally, and have fun with the imagery and implications. Also, Rammstein was my very first introduction to bandslash, so if by some chance you're into that as well then any of the above with added boning between the guys, or the guys and Germania, would be entirely welcome.
Deutschland - Rammstein (Music Video)
Link: www.youtube.com/watch
If you're a German history buff, (or would like to be) go nuts with the historical AUs, especially the Romans and the Weimar fight club. If you're not or the historical periods are touchy enough that you'd rather leave leave them alone (entirely understandable) I'd also dearly love something more generically fantastic about the armored lady's presence on the battlefield resurrecting soldiers, or the astronaut-priests attending upon the space nun pregnant with puppies, or the cannibal monks with bondage mask guys trapped under their table for some reason. Just be as lush, OTT and weird/fucked-up as the video is, either visually or verbally, and have fun with the imagery and implications. Also, Rammstein was my very first introduction to bandslash, so if by some chance you're into that as well then any of the above with added boning between the guys, or the guys and Germania, would be entirely welcome.
Le Jardin Des Larmes - ZAZ ft. Till Lindemann (Music Video)
Link: youtu.be/UT1yNM9F1yY
I initially thought the story was told in chronological order, with Zaz somehow raising Till from the dead/whatever he is at the beginning to come keep her company only to kill him and rebury him, but upon closer examination I think the middle part might be a flashback. I do think the idea of him as an undead servant or maybe some kind of spirit/construct of the desert would be cool, but a more mundane sort of murder plot would also be a good time (also, what's up with him being there apparently looking for himself at the end? For her in the alternate version where he strangled her instead? Maybe he's a relative?) Art-wise I just love the beautiful jewel tones it's all shot in so something really capitalizing on that would be great.
High Rise - Ladytron (Lyrics)
Link: www.youtube.com/watch
Lyrics: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ladytron/highrise.html
For me, Ladytron lyrics are always such a vibe. I'm down for purely weird and experimental, I'm down for a literal interpretation of whatever sort of apocalypse/revolution/world sea change is being alluded to here. "Amplifying and destroying" is so interesting - what's being amplified or destroyed? Are the "silent movers" creatures or some sort? Is "Black Medusa" a literal monster woman? Maybe some sort of vehicle, or like a social group/movement or some sort? This is probably my most useless prompt overall but just go where the aforementioned Vibes take you, especially artistically, and I'm sure it'll be great.
Vampire Empire - Adrianne Lenker (Lyrics)
Link: www.youtube.com/watch
Lyrics: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/adriannelenker/vampireempire.html
I am obsessed with this obviously extremely unhealthy vampire-human relationship. (Okay, YES, this could be a completely normal human relationship featuring a lot of substance abuse but I think actual vampires would be way more fun.) Is it a ghoul situation a la Vampire: the Masquerade or are they just dating/fucking? Who's the "him" the vampire might want to be with instead? How old are they, and are they merely humoring the singer's dreams that she can fix them, or at least satisfy them on some level, or is it mutual to a degree? (In my imagination they're both women, but obviously that's up to you, and going by "I wanted to be your woman/wanted to be your man" there could be some ambiguity there anyway.) Auuuugh, there's just so much good shit here. Artistically I feel like there's a lot of material in the first verse, as well as "we jump into the pond and then we come under the shower."