Author Topic: Character Theme Songs  (Read 3058 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Brandon Collins

  • Senior Poster
  • ****
  • Posts: 1119
  • Karma: +665/-3264
  • Gender: Male
  • You have a secret, Mr. Collins.
    • View Profile
    • The Rebel
Character Theme Songs
« on: October 01, 2006, 12:42:12 AM »
As I was listening to some music today, a certain song struck me as being a good theme song or song about Angelique. That is what brought up this topic. Anyone have any songs they know of that would fit a DS character? If so, post them hear and explain why you think it fits, it you like. I'm posting lyrics too.

Here is my song for Angelique, though there are plenty others out there that fit her as well:

"Killer Queen" by Queen

Lyrics:

She keeps a Maqet et Chandon
in her pretty cabinet
'Let them eat cake' she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
A built-in remedy
for Khrushchev and Kennedy
And anytime an invitation
you can't decline
Caviar and cigarettes
well versed in etiquette
Extraordinarily nice      (okay, maybe THAT doesn't fit with ol' Ang)
She's a killer queen
gunpower gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam       (if only she had one! think of the damage!)
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime.
Recommended at the price
Insatiable an appetite
wanna try?
To avoid complications
She never kept the same address    (no wonder she died so many times!)
In conversation
she spoke just like a baroness
Met a man from China
went down to Geisha Minah
Then again incidentally
if you're that way inclined
(she's a killer queen)
Perfume came naturally from Paris (naturally)
For cars she couldn't care less                (who needs them when you've got a broom?)
Fastidious and precise
She's a killer queen
gunpowder gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind          (or at least your heart)
Anytime
Drop of a hat she's as weilling as
playful as a pussy cat
The momentarily out of action         (HELLO Joshua)
Temporarily out of gas
To absolutely drive you wild, wild...
She's all out to get you
She's a killer queen
gunpowder gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Anytime
Recommeded at the price
Insatiabe an appetite wanna try?
Wanna try?


Now, aside from any implied or originally meant meanings (wink) I think this fits her. Was thinking about using "Witchy Woman" but the title is a little obvious and I didn't get a chance to listen to it before posting.

Wanna try?
Brandon Collins

http://rebellionbegins.blogspot.com

Twitter: @AwesomeBran

Offline Widows Wail

  • Junior Poster
  • **
  • Posts: 28
  • Karma: +11282/-1141
  • Gender: Female
  • .. and things that go bump in the night..
    • View Profile
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2006, 08:32:19 AM »
Interesting idea.
How about this song, Barnabas to Josette? I think the lyrics speak for themselves


The Long and Winding Road

The long and winding road
that leads to your door
will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me her
Lead me to you door

The wild and windy night
that the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
crying for the day
Why leave me standing here
let me know the way

Many times I've been alone
and many times I've cried
Any way you'll never know
the many ways I've tried

But still they lead me back
to the long winding road
You left me standing here
a long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
lead me to your door

But still they lead me back
to the long winding road
You left me standing here
a long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
lead me to your door
Yeah, yeah, yea
"All I can say is, Barnabas Collins must be a wonderful man." - Mrs. Johnson


Widows Wail

IluvBarnabas

  • Guest
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2006, 02:58:51 PM »
Great songs! They fit Quentin and Barnabas perfectly.

IluvBarnabas

  • Guest
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2006, 03:05:26 PM »
Oops, I meant to put in Angelique's name, instead of Quentin's, oh well.... ;D

I think "Cold-Hearted Snake" would fit the (early) 1897 Quentin perfectly and the song "Obsession" is a perfect description to how Angelique feels about Barnabas....come to think of it it would also suit Barnabas' life-long fixation on Josette. ;)

Offline Brandon Collins

  • Senior Poster
  • ****
  • Posts: 1119
  • Karma: +665/-3264
  • Gender: Male
  • You have a secret, Mr. Collins.
    • View Profile
    • The Rebel
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2006, 04:23:57 PM »
Love that song choice Widow's Wail! It does fit them perfectly! Though I'm sure Josette has done more crying than Barnabas. Think of all the times her crying spirit has appeared to save him! After all those years she still loves and cares for him.

And I agree with "Cold Hearted Snake" and "Obsession".

I've been trying to think of a good one for Trask. Any and all Trasks except for the butler one, probably. (We were never shown his dark side. Could he have been keeping an illegitimate love-child in the closet?)
Brandon Collins

http://rebellionbegins.blogspot.com

Twitter: @AwesomeBran

Offline Widows Wail

  • Junior Poster
  • **
  • Posts: 28
  • Karma: +11282/-1141
  • Gender: Female
  • .. and things that go bump in the night..
    • View Profile
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2006, 05:45:33 PM »
Love that song choice Widow's Wail! It does fit them perfectly! Though I'm sure Josette has done more crying than Barnabas. Think of all the times her crying spirit has appeared to save him! After all those years she still loves and cares for him.

Point well taken,  I should have explained after all. LOL
I was doing that thing we all do with lyrics -visualizing something no one sees but us.

I 'see' Barnabus standing on Widows Hills after walking "the long and winding road" lamenting his long lost Josette.........("the wild windy nights") the wind (the widow's wail)  singing with him.....she "left him standing there" when she jumped....and he is begging her to return ("don't leave me standing here") etc....


I think 'Cold Hearted Snake' is just perfect!!
"All I can say is, Barnabas Collins must be a wonderful man." - Mrs. Johnson


Widows Wail

Para L. Time

  • Guest
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2006, 08:16:25 PM »
For Barnabas: "Waiting for the Night", by Depeche Mode:

I'm waiting for the night to fall
I know that it will save us all
When everything's dark
Keeps us from the stark... reality

I'm waiting for the night to fall
When everything is bearable
And there in the still
All that you feel... is tranquility

There is a star in the sky
Guiding my way with its light
And in the glow of the moon
Know my deliverance will come soon

I'm waiting for the night to fall
I know that it will save us all
When everything's dark
Keeps us from the stark... reality

There is a sound in the calm
Someone is coming to harm
I press my hands to my ears
It's easier here just to forget fear

And when I squinted
The world seemed rose-tinted
And angels appeared to descend

To my surprise
With half-closed eyes
Things looked even better
Than when they were opened...

Been waiting for the night to fall
I knew that it would save us all
Now everything's dark
Keeps us from the stark... reality

Been waiting for the night to fall
Now everything is bearable
And here in the still
All that you feel... is tranquility.

Offline Brandon Collins

  • Senior Poster
  • ****
  • Posts: 1119
  • Karma: +665/-3264
  • Gender: Male
  • You have a secret, Mr. Collins.
    • View Profile
    • The Rebel
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2006, 09:22:38 PM »
"Waiting for the Night" fits Barnabas perfectly! I love those lyrics.

I've been looking for a song that is titled "Confused" or something like that for Vicki, but have yet to come across one. I did, however, find a what I think is a great one for Barnabas and Julia. If anyone watched the Grey's Anatomy finale last year, you've heard it. I believe it was played after Denny died. Anyway, here it is:

"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol

We'll do it all everything, on our own
We don't need anything, or anyone
If I lay here, If I just lay here
Would you like with me
And just forget the world
I don't quite know how to say how I feel           (DUH BARNABAS!)
Those three words are said too much                 (Julia: Well maybe they wouldn't be if you weren't such a
They're not enough                                                                        man-wh**e)
If I lay here, If I just lay here
Would you lie with me
And just forget the world
Forget what you're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden
That's bursting into life
Let's waste time chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace to remind me                   (Finally, Barnabas has realized!)
To find my own
If I lay here, if I just lay here
Would you lie with me
And just forget the world
Forget what you're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden
That's bursting into life
All that I am, All that I ever was                   (And that was a lot for Barn!)
Is here in your perfect eyes
They're all I can see, I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never
Change for us at all

I think this is pretty self explanatory. "Laying here" means in a coffin if you think of it after the [spolier]ending of a recent book[/spoiler]. Or you could just think of Barnabas laying in his coffin and finally realizing that he loves Julia and that this is all he wants to say to her.
Brandon Collins

http://rebellionbegins.blogspot.com

Twitter: @AwesomeBran

Para L. Time

  • Guest
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2006, 11:46:23 PM »
Another song for Barnabas: "One Caress" by Depeche Mode (I swear, if there is ever another tv show or movie, the soundtrack should be all Depeche Mode!)

Well I'm down on my knees again
And I pray to the only one
Who has the strength
To bear the pain
To forgive all the things that I've done

Oh girl
Lead me into your darkness
When this world is trying it's hardest
To leave me unimpressed
Just one caress
From you and I'm blessed

When you think you've tried every road
Every avenue
Take one more look
At what you found old
And in it you'll find something new

Oh girl
Lead me into your darkness
When this world is trying it's hardest
To leave me unimpressed
Just one caress
From you and I'm blessed

I'm shying from the light
I always loved the night
And now you offer me... eternal darkness

I have to believe that sin
Can make a better man
Or it's the mood that I am in
That's left us back where we began

Oh girl
Lead me into your darkness
When this world is trying it's hardest
To leave me unimpressed
Just one caress
From you and I'm blessed...

Offline Penthea

  • Junior Poster
  • **
  • Posts: 42
  • Karma: +838/-1486
  • Gender: Female
  • I Love DS!
    • View Profile
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2006, 12:19:20 AM »
I think that this song would work for either Barnabas or Quentin.


To all the girls I've loved before
Who traveled in and out my door
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before

To all the girls I once caressed
And may I say I've held the best
For helping me to grow
I owe a lot I know
To all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change continue blowing
And they just carry me away

To all the girls who shared my life
Who now are someone else's wives
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before

To all the girls who cared for me
Who filled my nights with ecstasy
They live within my heart
I'll always be a part
Of all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change continue blowing
And they just carry me away

To all the girls we've loved before
Who traveled in and out our doors
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the girls we've loved before

To all the girls we've loved before
Who traveled in and out our doors
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the girls we've loved before
-------------------------------------------------------
To all the girls I've loved before
By Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias


Offline Brandon Collins

  • Senior Poster
  • ****
  • Posts: 1119
  • Karma: +665/-3264
  • Gender: Male
  • You have a secret, Mr. Collins.
    • View Profile
    • The Rebel
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2006, 03:34:38 AM »
Wow more great songs! Thanks for sharing these Para L. (great play on words btw!) and Penthea. I think both would fit Barnabas  & Quentin marvelously!

Para L.--Who is this Depeche Mode? Is this an artist or a group? I've never heard of him/them before. What type of music is it?

Brandon Collins

http://rebellionbegins.blogspot.com

Twitter: @AwesomeBran

Offline arashi

  • Senior Poster
  • ****
  • Posts: 1814
  • Karma: +10751/-12640
  • Gender: Female
  • What a lovely night for the unquiet dead.
    • View Profile
    • Darkness Falls
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2006, 04:07:11 AM »
Yay for Depeche Mode!

May I also suggest The Cure's Untitled for Barnabas & Josette, also Quentin & Beth because I love this damn song!

hopelessly drift
in the eyes of the ghost again
down on my knees
and my hands in the air again
pushing my face in the memory of you again
but i never know if it's real
never know how i wanted to feel
never quite said what i wanted to say to you
never quite managed the words to explain to you
never quite knew how to make them believable
and now the time has gone
another time undone
hopelessly fighting the devil futility
feeling the monster climb deeper inside of me
feeling him gnawing my heart away hungrily
i'll never lose this pain
never dream of you again

And for Maggie's kidnapping by Barnabas the Toadies Possum Kingdom. Years ago I made a music video of this song to that storyline, I'm in the process of remaking it right now.

Make up your mind
Decide to walk with me
Around the lake tonight
Around the lake tonight
By my side
By my side
I'm not gonna lie
I'll not be a gentleman
Behind the boathouse
I'll show you my dark secret

I'm not gonna lie
I want you for mine
My blushing bride
My lover, be my lover, yeah...

Don't be afraid
I didn't mean to scare you
So help me, Jesus

I can promise you
You'll stay as beautiful
With dark hair
And soft skin...forever
Forever

Make up your mind
Make up your mind
And I'll promise you
I will treat you well
My sweet angel
So help me, Jesus

(hey, hey, hey)

Give it up to me
Give it up to me
Do you wanna be
My angel?
So help me!

Be my angel
Be my angel
Do you wanna die?
I promise you
I will treat you well
My sweet angel
So help me, Jesus

Jesus
Jesus
Jesus...

David

  • Guest
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2006, 04:17:48 AM »
For Carolyn, who had the most number of boyfriends on the show:
"Just dancing up a river in the Dark,
 Looking for a lover to Court
 and Spark"
 ~~~~~Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark

For everyone on the show, bar none:
"Well I'll be damned
  Here Comes Your Ghost Again........"
  ~~~~~Joan Baez, Diamonds and Rust

David

David

  • Guest
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2006, 04:24:32 AM »
For Barnabas & Julia: ;D

"Let's Do the Time Warp Again"

  but how would they look in those fishnets, garters & heels???!!

David

David

  • Guest
Re: Character Theme Songs
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2006, 05:16:26 AM »
It was the lyrics of Joni Mitchell that taught me to appreciate the beauty of words.
From Joni's
"The Circle Game"
this is for all of David Henesy's characters:

"Yesterday A Child Came Out to Wonder
  Caught a Dragonfly Inside a Jar
  Fearful When the Sky Was Full of Thunder
  And Tearful at the Falling of a Star......

  So The Years Spin By
  And Now the Boy is 20
  Though His Dreams Have Lost Some Grandeur
  Coming True
  There'll be New Dreams, Maybe Better Dreams
  And Plenty
  Before The Last Revolving Year Is Through

  And The Seasons They Go Round and Round
  And The Painted Pony Goes Up and Down
  We're Captured on the Carousel of Time
  We Can't Return, We Can Only Look
  Behind From Where We Came
  And Go Round And Round And Round
  In The Circle Game"


   David