Name That Tune!

[autographedcat]

Because I typically parody pop songs, one of the most common reactions I get to one of my filks is "That's interesting, but I don't know the tune."  In the past, I'd kinda shrug and take it as one of the pitfalls of having eclectic and modern tastes in music, and figure there wasn't much I could do about it other than learn to play the song so I could perform it for people.

But now, thanks the magic that is the modern Internet, and particularly YouTube, I can now provide those original tunes for people who don't know them.  So I've gone through my online songbook, and for every song which is a parody and for which a suitable online source for that song is available, I have provided a link.  So if you've ever looked at one of my songs and wondered how it went, now you can find out!  And if you haven't ever looked at my songs, here's a good excuse to! 

A project for a future date is making scratch recordings available for the few original tunes I've done, but that will have to wait for another day.

The songbook can be found at: http://www.autographedcat.com/songs/.  Enjoy!

Comments

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

This is a wonderful idea, yay!

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[otherdeb.livejournal.com]

Couple things:

1. "Naked Ambition" came up 404 Not Found.

2. So we have both filked songs from Carousel...do you get the same blank looks I do on the music for yours?

3. I adored "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Cicada."

4. Re "Keep You Closer": You shared this song with odiesdee when you wrote it and with me shortly thereafter, and it still means a lot to both of us.

5. Re "Love May Yet Survive This Fall": You shared this with me when odiesdee and I were going through some very rough times. I passed it on to him. We are still standing. Thank you.

6. Even when I didn't know the tunes, I loved these. You are a very twisted man, and I'm proud to count you a friend.

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

1. Fixed. *blush*

2. Not really, but then, I've rarely performed it. :)

3. Heh, that was fun to write. I don't know that it could ever *really* be performed, but it amuses me. I should probably gather the links for it as well.

4 & 5. Thanks. Those both still mean a lot to me.

6. And thanks again. *hug*

Out of curiosity,

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

do you have all the song files in a zip format?

Re: Out of curiosity,

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

I don't, but it would be pretty easy to make. Would you like a zip file of the HTML pages?

Re: Out of curiosity,

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

preferably pdf or document files (wordperfect ideally, word if available)

Re: Out of curiosity,

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

No, I don't have them in that format, sorry.

Re: Out of curiosity,

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

then hotmeal would be OK

[liamstliam.livejournal.com]

Great stuff, thanks!

I added you as a friend.

I am, among other things, a filk geek.

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

You're a filk geek Red Sox fan with a John Kovalic icon. Welcome to my friends list. :)

Glad you liked the songs. Please feel free to perform any that strike your fancy. :)

[liamstliam.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

At Boskone, they played a Munchkin game with every known card. I am such a geek that I took a picture of the table, and I am going to send it to him.

I actually look a lot like Igor.

;)