Jukebox 2017 Letter
Apr. 3rd, 2017 07:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marianainthemoatedgrangeDear Jukebox writer,
Below is a scattershot and by no means complete collection of stuff I would love to see from this exchange. I really can't imagine myself disliking very much you could come up with for any of these songs, but in the interest of giving you a place to start from, here are a few suggestions.
Stuff I like:
- Period pieces, the more detailed the better
- Lyrical prose bordering on the purple
- Poetry
- Mythology/folklore wank
- Steampunk
- Travel narratives
- Scenery porn
- Porn porn (vanilla is fine, kinky is fine, non-/dubcon is fine for specified prompts, just no excrement or hardcore guro/body mod stuff.)
DNWs:
- Especially heavy angst (melancholy is great, total gloom and doom less so)
- Abovementioned porn dealbreakers
Song: Yoü And I - Lady Gaga (Music Video)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9YMU0WeBwU
Lyrics link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ladygaga/youandi.html
Genre: Pop-rock
Any of the incarnations of Gaga - battered piano player, Bride of Frankenstein chick, Jo Calderone, cyborg, mermaid - would be awesome to read about, but I'd especially love to read about the latter two. Was the cyborg the logical extension of the Bride scenario? Why is she returning whence she (presumably) came? Where do you come across a mermaid in the middle of Nebraska, and is she in that guy's barn by choice or is it a sort of selkie scenario where he captured her? Are all the Gaga incarnations some sort of gestalt entity that protect/haunt/whatever the place in question, or clones, or something? (Also, weird rule 63 selfcest with Jo and the piano player is also an option. I'm really down with any and all porn for most of these, but either that or the mermaid/her benefactor/captor would be appealing to say the least.)
Song: The Tower - Bruce Dickinson (Song)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTeN4xs7Do
Lyrics link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/brucedickinson/thetower.html
Genre: Heavy metal
So you're welcome to go to the video for this one, or to the tarot symbolism suggested by the chorus (a choice to be made under tumultuous, changing circumstances involving the division of positive-masculine and negative-feminine forces, details subject to change depending on what interpretations of the cards in question you like.) As such, you're welcome to make it as literal or as metaphorical as you want - honestly I'd be just as happy with a story about two lovers stuck in a tower surrounded by these mysterious people/symbols as with the above outline suggestion, as well as with something about the two trying to make their way to the top of the titular tower as a scary puppet watches their progress and Bruce Dickinson narrates the whole thing.
Song: Seeman - Rammstein (Song)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srN1GsnBui8
Lyrics link: http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics/herzeleid#seemann
Genre: Industrial metal
Any sort of story from the titular sailor's point of view - their glory days, the person the poem addresses, why the sailor wants to leave with them - would be very welcome. The themes of nostalgia and longing are obviously very big here as well, so a story heavy on those (maybe one last voyage with the person they love, or just want with them for whatever reason?) would be great. Drawing on the music video would be great too - I'm a huge sucker for a) hot goth girls wandering aimlessly around abandoned buildings, b) plague doctors, and c) trippy imagery involving ruined, apocalyptic landscapes, so anything in that vein would be extremely welcome.
Song: Courtyard Lullaby - Loreena McKennitt (Song)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FazS5Zs7k8
Lyrics link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/loreenamckennitt/courtyardlullaby.html
Genre: Celtic/New Age
The weird synthesis of longing, nostalgia and satisfaction/peace in the lyrics has always resonated with me hugely, and a story with that sort of ambiance would just make my exchange. I tend to imagine the 'you' addressed in the lyrics as some kind of seer or other magical sort capable of seeing the mysteries that fascinate the speaker, so something involving that ability would be great, as would a story about whatever the symbols (forest, unicorn, pomegranate tree) suggest to you. Apparently the song was inspired in great part by the Unicorn Tapestries, so if you wanted to play off that then I would love that as well. (Additionally, courtyards at night are basically my entire aesthetic so whether the story takes place in one in its entirety or just briefly touches on one I'll be super happy.)
Song: Tenacious Love - Qntal (Music Video)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGL79l51gDs
Lyrics link: http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Qntal:Tenacious_Love
Genre: Folk/Techno (I guess?)
As far as the music video goes, I do get a very strong fairy revel vibe - perhaps the lady outside the house is one of those mortals who gets caught up by the Fair Folk and parties herself to death, or at least ends up Rip van Winkleing herself many years into the future. Alternately, the fact that she seems to be excluded from/on the outskirts of the celebration might suggest her being an outcast of whatever clan/family/group of period-costumed weirdos meets in this old house to party, and a story exploring why she's lurking around out there in a cloak could be interesting. In any case, as long as there's a lot of costume porn and lovingly detailed description I'm sure I'll love whatever story you come up with for this exceptionally beautiful video.
Song: Out of the Shadows - Iron Maiden (Song)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqE2GFDlc6w
Lyrics link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ironmaiden/outoftheshadows.html
Genre: Heavy metal
Okay, let's make this clear up front: If you're familiar with Patricia McKillip's Ombria in Shadow and just write me songfic of that I will give you my firstborn. Failing that, however, any story that's along the lines of "hope and growth from something old and crumbling" would be absolutely lovely. Are "a gypsy's child" and "a king for a day" the same person, or if not, how are they related to each other? Are the titular shadows literal (an evil fantasy Dark Lord being overthrown, some kind of Persephone-esque cthonic journey ending) or metaphorical (a long, hopeless period in one person's life improving, that writ large for a whole group of people/civilization, etc.)? Also, as far as I'm concerned you really can't go wrong with anything that takes place in ruins/remains of old places, whether just abandoned parts of an otherwise still-functional city or somewhere abandoned for centuries, so if ambiance/setting is a good jumping-off point for you I'd encourage starting there.
Anyway, if you need elucidation on any of those requests then hit me up here or through the mods and I'll gladly answer whatever questions you have. Thank you so much in advance for whatever you end up writing and I seriously can't wait to read it. <3/Mari
Below is a scattershot and by no means complete collection of stuff I would love to see from this exchange. I really can't imagine myself disliking very much you could come up with for any of these songs, but in the interest of giving you a place to start from, here are a few suggestions.
Stuff I like:
- Period pieces, the more detailed the better
- Lyrical prose bordering on the purple
- Poetry
- Mythology/folklore wank
- Steampunk
- Travel narratives
- Scenery porn
- Porn porn (vanilla is fine, kinky is fine, non-/dubcon is fine for specified prompts, just no excrement or hardcore guro/body mod stuff.)
DNWs:
- Especially heavy angst (melancholy is great, total gloom and doom less so)
- Abovementioned porn dealbreakers
Song: Yoü And I - Lady Gaga (Music Video)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9YMU0WeBwU
Lyrics link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ladygaga/youandi.html
Genre: Pop-rock
Any of the incarnations of Gaga - battered piano player, Bride of Frankenstein chick, Jo Calderone, cyborg, mermaid - would be awesome to read about, but I'd especially love to read about the latter two. Was the cyborg the logical extension of the Bride scenario? Why is she returning whence she (presumably) came? Where do you come across a mermaid in the middle of Nebraska, and is she in that guy's barn by choice or is it a sort of selkie scenario where he captured her? Are all the Gaga incarnations some sort of gestalt entity that protect/haunt/whatever the place in question, or clones, or something? (Also, weird rule 63 selfcest with Jo and the piano player is also an option. I'm really down with any and all porn for most of these, but either that or the mermaid/her benefactor/captor would be appealing to say the least.)
Song: The Tower - Bruce Dickinson (Song)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTeN4xs7Do
Lyrics link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/brucedickinson/thetower.html
Genre: Heavy metal
So you're welcome to go to the video for this one, or to the tarot symbolism suggested by the chorus (a choice to be made under tumultuous, changing circumstances involving the division of positive-masculine and negative-feminine forces, details subject to change depending on what interpretations of the cards in question you like.) As such, you're welcome to make it as literal or as metaphorical as you want - honestly I'd be just as happy with a story about two lovers stuck in a tower surrounded by these mysterious people/symbols as with the above outline suggestion, as well as with something about the two trying to make their way to the top of the titular tower as a scary puppet watches their progress and Bruce Dickinson narrates the whole thing.
Song: Seeman - Rammstein (Song)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srN1GsnBui8
Lyrics link: http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics/herzeleid#seemann
Genre: Industrial metal
Any sort of story from the titular sailor's point of view - their glory days, the person the poem addresses, why the sailor wants to leave with them - would be very welcome. The themes of nostalgia and longing are obviously very big here as well, so a story heavy on those (maybe one last voyage with the person they love, or just want with them for whatever reason?) would be great. Drawing on the music video would be great too - I'm a huge sucker for a) hot goth girls wandering aimlessly around abandoned buildings, b) plague doctors, and c) trippy imagery involving ruined, apocalyptic landscapes, so anything in that vein would be extremely welcome.
Song: Courtyard Lullaby - Loreena McKennitt (Song)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FazS5Zs7k8
Lyrics link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/loreenamckennitt/courtyardlullaby.html
Genre: Celtic/New Age
The weird synthesis of longing, nostalgia and satisfaction/peace in the lyrics has always resonated with me hugely, and a story with that sort of ambiance would just make my exchange. I tend to imagine the 'you' addressed in the lyrics as some kind of seer or other magical sort capable of seeing the mysteries that fascinate the speaker, so something involving that ability would be great, as would a story about whatever the symbols (forest, unicorn, pomegranate tree) suggest to you. Apparently the song was inspired in great part by the Unicorn Tapestries, so if you wanted to play off that then I would love that as well. (Additionally, courtyards at night are basically my entire aesthetic so whether the story takes place in one in its entirety or just briefly touches on one I'll be super happy.)
Song: Tenacious Love - Qntal (Music Video)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGL79l51gDs
Lyrics link: http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Qntal:Tenacious_Love
Genre: Folk/Techno (I guess?)
As far as the music video goes, I do get a very strong fairy revel vibe - perhaps the lady outside the house is one of those mortals who gets caught up by the Fair Folk and parties herself to death, or at least ends up Rip van Winkleing herself many years into the future. Alternately, the fact that she seems to be excluded from/on the outskirts of the celebration might suggest her being an outcast of whatever clan/family/group of period-costumed weirdos meets in this old house to party, and a story exploring why she's lurking around out there in a cloak could be interesting. In any case, as long as there's a lot of costume porn and lovingly detailed description I'm sure I'll love whatever story you come up with for this exceptionally beautiful video.
Song: Out of the Shadows - Iron Maiden (Song)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqE2GFDlc6w
Lyrics link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ironmaiden/outoftheshadows.html
Genre: Heavy metal
Okay, let's make this clear up front: If you're familiar with Patricia McKillip's Ombria in Shadow and just write me songfic of that I will give you my firstborn. Failing that, however, any story that's along the lines of "hope and growth from something old and crumbling" would be absolutely lovely. Are "a gypsy's child" and "a king for a day" the same person, or if not, how are they related to each other? Are the titular shadows literal (an evil fantasy Dark Lord being overthrown, some kind of Persephone-esque cthonic journey ending) or metaphorical (a long, hopeless period in one person's life improving, that writ large for a whole group of people/civilization, etc.)? Also, as far as I'm concerned you really can't go wrong with anything that takes place in ruins/remains of old places, whether just abandoned parts of an otherwise still-functional city or somewhere abandoned for centuries, so if ambiance/setting is a good jumping-off point for you I'd encourage starting there.
Anyway, if you need elucidation on any of those requests then hit me up here or through the mods and I'll gladly answer whatever questions you have. Thank you so much in advance for whatever you end up writing and I seriously can't wait to read it. <3/Mari
