Brightly Burning:
1 Songs from the Musical
Author's Notes: Well. I s'pose some explanations are in order. See, for a Literature project Julie (My friend and co-author. We share this pen name) decided to do a movie of Brightly Burning. I had read the book too-although about a year before this happened- so when Julie got stuck on the script she would come to me for help. One day when I was helping her out, I had the most extraordinarily brilliant idea.
Why not make it into a musical?
Julie, being the saner one, protested of course, but eventually gave in when I pointed out that the movie was bad enough that it wouldn't matter. We began writing songs to go with it, and we didn't realize until we were done that yes, the movie could get worse. To give you a sample of what the movie was like before, here are a few lines from the beginning:
Lan: This is stupid! Haven is stupid! Why can't we go back to Alderscoft?
Lan's Mom: Lan, do something useful today instead of nothing!
Lan: Cloth is stupid!
See what I mean? Well, after we filmed it I wanted to put the whole musical up here, but Julie protested. We came to an agreement: I would just post up the songs, and if people didn't flame the crap outta us, I could put up the musical. So here are the first few songs. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: We do not own Brightly Burning or any of its characters. They are copyrighted to Mercedes Lackey and probably lots of other people too. The lyrics to these songs (unfortunately) belong to us.
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LAVAN'S FAMILY
Lan's Parents: We're the cloth merchants and we're so cool!
Lan: Go drown yourselves in a puddle of drool! I hate cloth except to wear
Lan's Parents: We're sure you would if only you'd care
Lan: Well guess what, I don't, and I'm sure I won't
Lan's Parents: Fine you fool, you're going to school
Lan: I'm not gonna go!
Lan's Parents: O ho ho ho! Well, we think so!
Lan: School is stupid. Just like cloth
Lan's Parents: Well you're goin' unless you turn Goth!
Lan: Well crap, this is just not fair!
Lan's Parents: Don't and we'll tie you to a chair!
Lan: I hate you, you all suck! I think I'd rather be a duck!
Lan's Parents: Well you're not so go to school
Lan: Heck no, I am not a fool
Lan's Parents: Yes you are, so shut up dumb kid
Lan: Fine, but I'm not happy about what you just did
All: 'Cuz we're aalllll faaaaaaammiilllyyyyyy!!!
THE FORMER SIXTH'S
Sixths: We're the Sixth formers and we're so cool, we always rule the school! Punching people is our game as well as calling names!
Lan: Well I don't think that you're so hot, and smart you are not!
Tyron: Yeah, well get me red silk or I'll steal all your milk
Lan: I don't have any money
Sixths: Well steal it then honey
Lan: First my milk, then silk, geez do you guys just have a thing for stealing?
Sixths: We just like the greedy feeling!
Lan: Well I'm not getting you silk, so there!
Sixths: We'll beat you then, we don't care!
Lan: Bullies! I hate you! (Faints)
Sixths: Well whoop de do!
(AN: Little explanation here. Since Lan goes home between now and when he burns up the bullies, what we did was stop this song, then cut to Lan's house with another song. After that we finished up The Former Sixths. Got it? Good.)
Bully Fever
(Lan's Mom's lines are spoken)
Lan's Mom: How did you get so sick all of a sudden?
Lan: I caught the Bully Fever
Got to bully down
Bully Fever
I think it's goin' around
Lan's Mom: What kind of nonsense is this?
Lan: Tyron's a bully
He beat me upside down
He and his bullies
Hangin' around
Lan's Mom: The fever has gone to your head. Tyron's a very nice boy from a very nice family.
Lan: Tyron told me
To steal some silk
Tyron's a bully
Along with his ilk
Lan's Mom: Oh dear, the fever has made you delirious!
Lan: Mom please don't make me
Go back to school
Tyron, that bully
Will break more then the rules
Lan's Mom: That's enough. You're going back to school as soon as you're better.
Lan: Ohhhh maaaaaaaaaan…
THE FORMER SIXTHS (CONTINUED)
Lan: Oh no, I'm better and I don't have any silk! What will I do about Tyron and his ilk?
Tyron: What is that I hear? You don't have anything for me, my dear?
Lan: Crap! This is really not good!
Bullies: Too bad your head is a block of wood.
Lan: Oh help, they're dragging me away! I don't think I'll live to see another day!
Bullies: Don't worry dolt, we won't kill you! We just wanna beat you till you're black 'n blue!(Bullies start flogging Lan)
Lan: Ow! Ow! Ow!
Bullies: Don't have a cow!
Lan: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (Sets everything on fire)
Bullies: WHOOOOOOOOOAAA!! (Some of the bullies burn up)
Tyron: Help! Don't kill me!
Lan: Oh, no! I've set the fire free!
Bullies: Help, its gonna get us!!
Tyron: Oh shit, I mus—(Burns up)
Bullies: Help! Help! (All burn up)
Lan: Man, I really need some kelp. I think I'm a murderer now, I just wish that I knew how! I'm feeling guilty, really a lot. Wow, that fire is really hot!
ELENOR'S SONG OF SORROW
(AN: This is a solo, sung by—who else?—but Elenor!)
The guy I love is in love with his horse
I wish he would love me instead, of course
It's just not right; it's just not fair
The dumb Companion is covered with hair
But my hair is better is only Lan would see
The only choice for a wife is me!
Sometimes I could kill him, but that's all right
I just don't want to get in a fight
Especially not with Laaaaavan
Even though he acts like he's eleeeevaaan!
But that stupid guy loves his Companion
It makes me cry 'cuz he's my Champion
Oh, this is my song of sorrow
And I'll sing it 'cuz there's not tomorrow
Oh, I LOOOVE LAAAAAAVAAAAAN!!
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::crosses fingers hopefully:: Weeeell? Dija like it? There's more to come, and these were the sanest song of the lot. And always, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! Please do it! What you think of these songs determines if you get to see the whole crazy musical.
Well, gotta go do my homework, so this is Krissy, signing off and saying: Have a nice cup of pudding everybody!
1 Songs from the Musical
Author's Notes: Well. I s'pose some explanations are in order. See, for a Literature project Julie (My friend and co-author. We share this pen name) decided to do a movie of Brightly Burning. I had read the book too-although about a year before this happened- so when Julie got stuck on the script she would come to me for help. One day when I was helping her out, I had the most extraordinarily brilliant idea.
Why not make it into a musical?
Julie, being the saner one, protested of course, but eventually gave in when I pointed out that the movie was bad enough that it wouldn't matter. We began writing songs to go with it, and we didn't realize until we were done that yes, the movie could get worse. To give you a sample of what the movie was like before, here are a few lines from the beginning:
Lan: This is stupid! Haven is stupid! Why can't we go back to Alderscoft?
Lan's Mom: Lan, do something useful today instead of nothing!
Lan: Cloth is stupid!
See what I mean? Well, after we filmed it I wanted to put the whole musical up here, but Julie protested. We came to an agreement: I would just post up the songs, and if people didn't flame the crap outta us, I could put up the musical. So here are the first few songs. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: We do not own Brightly Burning or any of its characters. They are copyrighted to Mercedes Lackey and probably lots of other people too. The lyrics to these songs (unfortunately) belong to us.
* * *
LAVAN'S FAMILY
Lan's Parents: We're the cloth merchants and we're so cool!
Lan: Go drown yourselves in a puddle of drool! I hate cloth except to wear
Lan's Parents: We're sure you would if only you'd care
Lan: Well guess what, I don't, and I'm sure I won't
Lan's Parents: Fine you fool, you're going to school
Lan: I'm not gonna go!
Lan's Parents: O ho ho ho! Well, we think so!
Lan: School is stupid. Just like cloth
Lan's Parents: Well you're goin' unless you turn Goth!
Lan: Well crap, this is just not fair!
Lan's Parents: Don't and we'll tie you to a chair!
Lan: I hate you, you all suck! I think I'd rather be a duck!
Lan's Parents: Well you're not so go to school
Lan: Heck no, I am not a fool
Lan's Parents: Yes you are, so shut up dumb kid
Lan: Fine, but I'm not happy about what you just did
All: 'Cuz we're aalllll faaaaaaammiilllyyyyyy!!!
THE FORMER SIXTH'S
Sixths: We're the Sixth formers and we're so cool, we always rule the school! Punching people is our game as well as calling names!
Lan: Well I don't think that you're so hot, and smart you are not!
Tyron: Yeah, well get me red silk or I'll steal all your milk
Lan: I don't have any money
Sixths: Well steal it then honey
Lan: First my milk, then silk, geez do you guys just have a thing for stealing?
Sixths: We just like the greedy feeling!
Lan: Well I'm not getting you silk, so there!
Sixths: We'll beat you then, we don't care!
Lan: Bullies! I hate you! (Faints)
Sixths: Well whoop de do!
(AN: Little explanation here. Since Lan goes home between now and when he burns up the bullies, what we did was stop this song, then cut to Lan's house with another song. After that we finished up The Former Sixths. Got it? Good.)
Bully Fever
(Lan's Mom's lines are spoken)
Lan's Mom: How did you get so sick all of a sudden?
Lan: I caught the Bully Fever
Got to bully down
Bully Fever
I think it's goin' around
Lan's Mom: What kind of nonsense is this?
Lan: Tyron's a bully
He beat me upside down
He and his bullies
Hangin' around
Lan's Mom: The fever has gone to your head. Tyron's a very nice boy from a very nice family.
Lan: Tyron told me
To steal some silk
Tyron's a bully
Along with his ilk
Lan's Mom: Oh dear, the fever has made you delirious!
Lan: Mom please don't make me
Go back to school
Tyron, that bully
Will break more then the rules
Lan's Mom: That's enough. You're going back to school as soon as you're better.
Lan: Ohhhh maaaaaaaaaan…
THE FORMER SIXTHS (CONTINUED)
Lan: Oh no, I'm better and I don't have any silk! What will I do about Tyron and his ilk?
Tyron: What is that I hear? You don't have anything for me, my dear?
Lan: Crap! This is really not good!
Bullies: Too bad your head is a block of wood.
Lan: Oh help, they're dragging me away! I don't think I'll live to see another day!
Bullies: Don't worry dolt, we won't kill you! We just wanna beat you till you're black 'n blue!(Bullies start flogging Lan)
Lan: Ow! Ow! Ow!
Bullies: Don't have a cow!
Lan: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (Sets everything on fire)
Bullies: WHOOOOOOOOOAAA!! (Some of the bullies burn up)
Tyron: Help! Don't kill me!
Lan: Oh, no! I've set the fire free!
Bullies: Help, its gonna get us!!
Tyron: Oh shit, I mus—(Burns up)
Bullies: Help! Help! (All burn up)
Lan: Man, I really need some kelp. I think I'm a murderer now, I just wish that I knew how! I'm feeling guilty, really a lot. Wow, that fire is really hot!
ELENOR'S SONG OF SORROW
(AN: This is a solo, sung by—who else?—but Elenor!)
The guy I love is in love with his horse
I wish he would love me instead, of course
It's just not right; it's just not fair
The dumb Companion is covered with hair
But my hair is better is only Lan would see
The only choice for a wife is me!
Sometimes I could kill him, but that's all right
I just don't want to get in a fight
Especially not with Laaaaavan
Even though he acts like he's eleeeevaaan!
But that stupid guy loves his Companion
It makes me cry 'cuz he's my Champion
Oh, this is my song of sorrow
And I'll sing it 'cuz there's not tomorrow
Oh, I LOOOVE LAAAAAAVAAAAAN!!
* * *
::crosses fingers hopefully:: Weeeell? Dija like it? There's more to come, and these were the sanest song of the lot. And always, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! Please do it! What you think of these songs determines if you get to see the whole crazy musical.
Well, gotta go do my homework, so this is Krissy, signing off and saying: Have a nice cup of pudding everybody!