May 28th, 2008Geek Music Redux
That Kerli music video got me thinking, and now I want to do a thing. A crowdsourcing thing.
Send me your favorite geek song (or themed list) along with a paragraph or so explaining why you like it, what makes it geek and anything else you want to add. I’ll post one every now and then along with YouTube clips and other stuff I find online.
Sure, you could just put it in the comments, but if you send it to me, I’ll share it with everybody else in a blog post. And besides, no one actually reads the comments, do they?
To start us off, here’s a list of all the Tori Amos songs that mention Neil Gaiman:
Tear in Your Hand
“If you need me, me and Neil’ll be hanging out with the Dream King. Neil said, ‘hi’, by the way”
Space Dog
“Seems I keep getting this story twisted. So where’s Neil when you need him?”
Horses
“Will you find me if Neil makes me a tree?”
Hotel
“Where are the Velvets?”
Carbon
“Get me Neil on the line. Have him read Snow, Glass, Apples”
You can hear snippets of each of these songs in this Amazon widget:
For you gay horror fans, this version of “Father Lucifer” includes an homage to both The Exorcist and Bronski Beat.
Judging by our Facebook group demographic stats, I need to explain for the youngsters that Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy” was a sort-of gay anthem back in the Moral 80s. And now I have an excuse to post it.
May 28th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
You finally come back, you bring many posts, promise pre-assault poll stats, and then you offer Tori/Neil fabulousness! I have missed you guys very much.
I had to wear an eye patch when I was five, for a lazy eye. It was much less cool then.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:17 am
Marc is back from vacation, and I’m all healed up, so we should be back on a weekly schedule now.
Eye-patch: You have to *make* it cool with Photoshop and BSG references. ;)