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ghost-of-you · 6 months

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I feel seen, I cannot understand half of what they say until I see the lyrics

OKSADOKAOSKOAKSOAKSOKAOKSOKA i read the lyrics and then i dont trust what im reading, if im being completely honest there's a few older songs, specially cake songs, that I don't understand a WORD Calum or Luke are saying, like they really need to help us out, enunciate a bit more okasokaoskas

#but yeah #lets face do any of us can sing babylon with no issues?#no matter how many times i listen to too late i hear simlish #unpredictable is another one (again older songs are a PROBLEM) like the bridge he says earthquakes wont wait for another day #for starters that doesn't make any sense but also calum was not singing in English sokasokasokas #thats a very real problem #i was asked #anon 😌

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l-e-g-i-o-n-losh · 2 years

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Babylon 5 🤝 Fort Galfridian

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#babylon 5 #high noon over camelot #hnoc #the mechanisms #songs that the hyades shall sing #every time they talk about 'down below' on b5 i think about tubes and cylinders litcherally. is down insides or outsides #command has a big ass window so its outsides and its implied to be 'up' which would make 'down' closer to the middle #but literally then i rotate fort galfridian in my head and the sun is the middle and down is out towards the black and radiation #WHAT IS THE TRUTH

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ham1lton · 7 days

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i’m with the band.

pairing(s): lando norris x singer!reader

warnings: v slightly angsty? but happy ending.

summary: pop band CHANGE! has just released their anticipated third album; however, fans notice that the songs seem to tell an unsavory story….

author's note: i didn’t know whether u wanted me to do a happy song or sad but i like drama. i refer to y/n’s bandmates by their roles. so guitarist, bassist and drummer so you can add their names in! also this album is loosely based on SAWAYAMA and 5sos’s album youngblood. listen to them both if u haven’t!! incredible albums. if you can name all these songs that have been mentioned then MWAH!!! 😍

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changeband: thank you so much to the best, coolest and awesomest fans in the fucking planet. shoutout to everyone who showed up to our listening party in philly last week! you were metal as hell and we loved meeting everyone of you. no more fomo for the rest of you all now that our newest album is now out! please stream and buy and recommend to your friends and family and colleagues and even that annoying neighbour that everyone hates. we love you and we love this album!! here are some behind the scenes pics of us making and brainstorming this baby!

user1: this album is sooo good!

user2: ooh y/n got her masters in cuntology with a concentration in motherlogical studies from the university of servington… that NOTE in dynasty??? oh goddddd.

-> user4: DYNAAAASSSSTTTTYYYY 🗣️🔊

user3: the casual photo dump like they haven’t released the album of the CENTURY?

user8: you guys have come such a far way from working minimum wage and having to pool money for a recording booth omg. i’m so proud of you guys 🥺

*liked by changeband.*

user5: the way guitarist is eating this album. whoever greenlit her guitar solos i want to kiss them on the mouth.

user28: bad friend is my fav! both the acoustic vers and the normal vers!! PUT UR HANDS UP IF UR NOT GOOD AT THIS STUFF!!!! 😍😍

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ham1ltonshaderoom: girl band CHANGE! have released their new album ‘babylon’ and it has sent twitter in flames after the first tweet (pictured above) went viral. especially after the songs ‘lie to me’ and ‘want u back’ both contain lyrics that have sent fans of the power couple lando norris and y/n l/n spiralling. what do you all think of the drama ham1ltons?

user1: i do think it’s slightly suspicious… not necessarily a break up confirmation but it’s interesting. especially as she didn’t even bother to confirm or deny whether or not they’re still together on jimmy fallon….

user2: why do we speculate into these celebs lives? if they broke up, who cares and if they’re together… who cares?

hater1: who gives a fuck. she can’t even sing.

-> user3: you clearly gaf if you’re commenting under y/n related posts???

loveislanduk: don’t worry y/n! if need be, you can always find a new man on the island!

-> user98: messy asf 😭

user6: is tkl supposed to be y/n talking about how lando was super adored and that although he could have any girl, she’d be the only one who really loved him?

-> user4: tokyo love hotel is a homage to drummer’s japanese heritage not a lando worship song?? also it’s a metaphor for their heritages as three of them are women of colour who grew up in the west and saw their cultures exoticised.

-> user6: ‘yeah your fascination is my world’. that could be interpreted as her saying ‘your obsession is my boyfriend’.

-> user4: girl yeah but that’d be a lazy one would it not? lando ain’t that special 😭 i think that it’s reductionist to make everything she writes about a man and not her.

user44: calling the album babylon after the bible story? maybe they started with the idea of creating this amazing relationship and then grew apart? they stopped speaking each other’s language?

-> user56: maybe you need to put this energy into analysing your resume and figuring out why you’re still unemployed….

user65: idc if she broke up with that troll because that’d mean drummery/n will thrive!!

-> user9: um… u mean guitaristy/n??

-> user34: both wrong. bassisty/n is the best version!!!

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CHANGE’S INTERVIEW W/ JIMMY FALLON (transcript)

JIMMY FALLON: welcome, everyone! we have a special treat for you tonight. please give it up for the current leaders of the world charts, the incredible band CHANGE!"

(audience applause as the girls take their seats)

FALLON: alright, alright! now, there have been some rumours swirling around about your latest album and its connection to some personal matters. especially in regards to y/n. care to shed some light on that?

Y/N: well, jimmy, first of all, thank you for having us. i’m aware that there have been some rumours, but you know how it is. people love to speculate. our music is definitely personal, and yeah, it does reflect some of what's been going on in my life but i want to set the record straight. the songs on our album are inspired by a variety of our experiences, including relationships, but they're not always directly about any specific individuals. sometimes i’m inspired by other forms of media or my loved ones’ experiences. that’s the joy of making art, it can be whatever you want.

DRUMMER: yeah, and y/n is such a talented songwriter. she has this incredible ability to channel her emotions into our music and make you feel whatever she wants.

BASSIST: exactly. we're just here to make music that connects with people, and if our songs happen to resonate with someone going through a breakup? then we've done our job.

FALLON: is it true that you’re performing two songs for us tonight? can you confirm which ones?

GUITARIST: yes! we’re performing ‘want u back’ and ‘frankenstein’. both of our newest singles from babylon.

FALLON: well, you heard them, folks! get ready for an amazing performance from CHANGE!

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yourusername: we’re fine y’all perfectly fine please don’t call paw patrol.

user1: OH THANK GOD.

landonorris: she’s lying. i’m in my lemonade era…🍋

-> user23: you wish you could be that iconic. you’re in your dogwater era.

-> landonorris: UNPROVOKED???

user3: we needed this confirmation.

user8: PARENTS AREN’T DIVORCED WE WON 🙌

landonorris: now can you release the bonus tracks please please please 🙏🏼 ‼️😩

-> bassist: no :)

-> guitarist: yes :)

-> drummer: one of them is lying… guess who and i’ll send the whole album plus excluded tracks.

-> landonorris: … um 😅 guitarist?

-> drummer: WRONG ‼️ but i’m scared you’re gonna complain to y/n so i’ll send them over to you 🙄

user27: at least we’re back to having lando being CHANGE!’s biggest fans. what did he think of ‘exile’?

-> yourusername: he cried so hard he threw up.

-> user27: real shit.

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lixieisgod · 1 year

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𝐺𝑌𝐴𝐿 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝐴 𝑊𝐴𝐿𝐾𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑷𝑯𝒀 # !

𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠⤷ there is like zero Caribbean representation in fics so you know ya girl has try to fix that shit. Caribbean girls on top🕺🏽 so it’s not right that we ain’t got shit. please reblog and lmk if y’all like this.

𝑠𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑠⤷ 𝐸𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑. 𝐸𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑥 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑛! 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟

since the night you and eren met at a party you’ve basically been inseparable since. you two have been together for a while now and it’s safe to say you guys are the IT couple.

lmfaoo at first when your friends would catch you simping they’d be like “what happens to gazah forever” and start laughing. But they mean well it’s all jokes they like seeing you and eren so happy with each other.

a few people thought it wouldn’t last that long, thinking he wouldn’t be able to handle you. BUT BABYY were there wrong ! you two have a good balance in your relationship, your energies align so well.

there’s no getting between you two. “my man tie me, I’m on him badd”

you were a little nervous at fist to let him meet your family, you know they can be a little judgmental sometimes but you weren’t too worried. Everything went really good when he met the fam. Your male relatives were a bit over protective but you can’t blame them too much, you’ll always be their baby.

At the family events he eats his weight in food lmfaoo. He’s a big fan of rotis, jerk chicken with white rice, green bananas and salt fish, as well as chutney. It melted your heart to see him enjoying traditional foods.

this man lives to see you dance, from the first grind he got at that party, he’s been hooked since. He’s actually got really good rhythm. So he’s great at any party, whether it’s holding onto your waist slow dancing with you singing the lyrics “ gyal, mi wan’ if hold yuh put me arms right around yuh” in his ear.

this one time you brought him to a family gathering and he danced western with the older ladies of the family, your grandma love him sm, he even calls her ma or mum.

this man can really turn tf up. like REALLY turn TF up. for example when you two are at a Bacchanal all his composure flies out the widow. But he never lets other girls try to dance with him and you do the same when it comes to other men.

lemme tell youuu, there’s a video of you two dirty dancing to vybez kartel at the fette. that shit was wildd like giving him mad fast wine and him positioning you with his hands on your lower back watching your movements

He loves when you make him breakfast, his favorite thing that you make him is fried bakes and cocoa tea. It’s like his comfort food at this point.

he loves hearing all the folklore stories, they’re so fascinating to him. he was low-key kinda scared when you told him you’d send a dupply after him as a joke.

He likes trying Caribbean snacks, he likes half frozen chubby and icelollies.

A DOMINOS FIEND !! your uncles and him were playing together and that shit was heateddd. He smacks the dominos hard asll lmfao. Your uncles lowkey started respecting him more after he won a few games.

He lovesss playing football in the rain with your cousins. your grandma puts oil in the middle of the head to make sure he doesn’t get sick.

LATE NIGHT DRIVES ARE A VIBEE. The two of you have this long ass playlist that you guys bump while driving in the middle of the night with the roof down.

Play from 0:45 before reading next slide

it’s the middle of the night and the two of you are speeding through the mostly empty streets with cold Heineken’s screaming the lyrics to the songs in you guy’s playlists. “ LONGING FOR MY BABY TO LOVE ME MOREE, WHAT AM I LONGING FOR? BABYLON RELEASE THE CURE” !

he sings you all of the old school love songs

he loves and appreciates you so freaking much, you’re the best thing in his life, and he lets everyone know it. you two are such a good couple.

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evenstar · 5 months

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TOKYO BABYLON FST: BOX

what's poppin TyoBabi fandom, I got a present for you

.zip File Download: DISCS 1 & 2 (109MB)

This FST is basically an in-depth run down of the collection of songs that were sung/mentioned/in the "VOL. 7/BOX" chapter of Tokyo Babylon 5, with some info about the artists and songs themselves. This, as far as I know, is the most thorough run-through of the music of "BOX" on the English web! I've divided it into two "discs", the first being the songs mentioned themselves, and the second being a few fun related extras. You can check out the second disc over on Radio Free T.Y.O, if you're interested ♥

Ginza no Koi no Monogatari

銀座の恋の物語 - "Ginza Love Story" 石原裕次郎・牧村旬子 - Ishihara Yuujirou and Makimura Junko mp3 download || youtube

The song that Seishirou and Hokuto are pouring their very souls into to perform in the beginning of the chapter. Released in 1961, this a smoky, jazzy duet typical of its time, telling the story of two star-crossed lovers, one in Tokyo and one in Ginza. It was an immediate hit, even having a movie based upon it made, starring Ishihara-san in the lead role. It's a staple duet in karaoke even to this day.

Nakanaide

泣かないで - "Don't Cry" 舘ひろし - Tachi Hiroshi mp3 download || youtube

The song that the random selector spits up for Subaru to sing, which Sei-chan subsequently picks up after sending him off to buy cigarettes/exorcise the OL. This was released in 1984, by Tachi Hiroshi, a singer and actor who became quite the sensation when he had a starring role in 西部警察 (Seibu Keisatsu; "Western Police") -- incidentally, directed by the abovementioned Ishihara-san, as you'd have it. "Nakanaide" was a hit, coming in 59th on the ORICON's 1984 top singles list. It's from his seventh album In the Mood.

Nanpasen

難破船 - "Shipwreck" 中森明菜 - Nakamori Akina m4a download || youtube

The song that the OL ghost sings. A dark and heartfelt song about a dying love, it was a massive hit when it was released in 1987, shooting straight to the top of the ORICON charts (as Nakamori-san's 17th number one hit), and has been a karaoke regular since then, just as the OL says in the chapter. Originally written and performed by the very respected Kato Tokiko for her 最後のダンスパーティ (Saigo no Dance Party; "Last Dance Party") album of 1984; she personally requested that Nakamori-san perform the song. It's been covered countless times, including by the original singer/songwriter and the cover artist themselves.

Daite...

抱いて… - "Hold Me..." 松田聖子 - Matsuda Seiko mp3 download || youtube

Not actually sung, but the OL ghost suggests she'd like to sing it next. A dramatic and emotional slice of idol pop from the Eternal Idol herself, Matsuda Seiko (who also performs "Who's That Boy", found on Single White). Released in 1987 as a promo-only single from her fifteenth studio album, 1988's Citron. Despite never being released as an official single, it's one of Matsuda's more popular songs, especially karaoke-wise. It's rather interesting that the OL picks a Matsuda song directly after a Nakamori Akina track -- the pair were notorious rivals in the 80s, supposedly even in love.

Benkyo no Uta

勉强の歌 - "Study Song" 森高千里 - Moritaka Chisato mp3 download || youtube

The song Hokuto is singing when Subaru attempts to sneak back into the karaoke box. Released in 1991, it peaked at #4 on the ORICON charts, and was remixed on Moritaka's second remix album as ザ・勉強の歌 (Za・Benkyo no Uta; "The・Study Song"). It was used as the opening theme to the anime TV series "Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's". It's a totally gimmicky song (complete with voguing in the very weird video clip), though cheerful and catchy, so its popularity on the karaoke circuit at the time shouldn't surprise anyone. (You just know that Hokuto unironically adored this song, and drove Subaru batty by singing it at every opportunity.)

Wakaretemo Suki na Hito

別れても好きな人 - "Beloved Even if We're Separated" ロス・インディオス＆シルヴィア - Los Indios & Silvia mp3 download || youtube

The song that Hokuto announces Subaru should sing with Seishirou as punishment for being late. Another staple in the duets section of karaoke, still, this 1979 release was actually a cover. The song was released by two Toshiba EMI artists, Matsudaira Kemeko and the Purple Shadows, respectively, in 1969. In October 1975, Los Indios released a single-voice version, and in 1979 it was rearranged as a male and female duet, with some lyrics changed slightly. The song was an instant hit, and by 1980, it had sold a million copies.

#Tokyo Babylon #TyoBabi #subaru sumeragi #hokuto sumeragi #seishirou sakurazuka #x1999 #clamp #seisub #tokyo babylon music #fst #fan soundtrack #fanmix

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Do you have tips on writing lullabies? It's for a mom character from my story who often sings lullabies to her kid. I'm not exactly the best at writing song lyrics, so I would appreciate some tips on writing lullabies.

Tips on Writing Lullabies

First, I want to say that most traditional lullabies like Rock-a-Bye Baby, Hush-a-Bye, and Hush Little Baby are in the public domain, meaning that it's okay for you to use them in your story. If your story is set in our world, you may just want to have your character sing a traditional lullaby rather than writing your own. Just double-check that the song isn't anachronistic and that it is, in fact, in the public domain.

If you're writing a story set in an imaginary world, or there's some other reason why you feel an original lullaby would make more sense, it helps to understand a little bit of what lullabies actually are. The earliest known lullaby was recorded on a clay tablet in cuneiform script 4,000 years ago in Babylon, what is now modern-day Iraq. Like many lullabies over the centuries, it is a little dark and comes with a message for the baby: essentially, stop crying or you'll wake up the house demon. Many researchers believe that part of the function of a lullaby is to help the parent vocalize their fears in relation to the baby, whether that fear is related to the baby's mortality, the potential danger of crying (attracting predators or angering others), or even more personal concerns bothering the mother.

So, a good place to start is with your story's setting... where does the parent character live? Where did they grow up? What concerns do they have or might their parents have had (or the parents of that town/village/culture) that would make it into a lullaby?

For example, let's say you're writing a fantasy and the parent character comes from a village at the foot of a mountain range where mining is the primary industry, and heavy rains fall in the winter months which sometimes create dangerous conditions in the mine. From here you can imagine a parent sitting at home, rocking their baby to sleep while they wait for the other parent to return from the mines... but because it's raining, there's now the fear that the other parent won't return because the rains are so dangerous. How might that translate into a song? How might the parent vocalize these fears in some way to the child?

Some other things to keep in mind are the typical sound and structure of a lullaby:

-- 6/8 time signature with no more than 5 notes is common -- slow, melodic tones reminiscent of a heartbeat -- rhythm that works with rocking or gentle swinging -- few words, repeated over and over

You might even look at existing lullabies and use them as a template. Let's say I want to create my miner-related lullaby using Twinkle Twinkle Little Star as a guide:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

So, maybe it could be something like...

Rain, rain, the winter rain Mother's in the mines. May she find her way to you her darling Valentine. Rain, rain, the winter rain Father's turn will come. May the sun be shining soon, for now the day is done. It's simple and it tells a little story... these parents take turns working in the mines, and it's dangerous work. The parent left behind is always hoping the other parent will make it home to them, and that the rain will stop so it's not so dangerous.

Another example worth noting is the lullaby from The Hunger Games, Deep in the Meadow. (You can read the lyrics here.) This lullaby is lighthearted on the surface... it paints a beautiful picture of a meadow where the child will be safe and loved. But the darker undertone is that the meadow is the safe place while the rest of the world the child lives in is not safe, and that obviously hearkens to the specific world that Katniss and her family grew up in.

And while we're on the subject, although it's not a lullaby, the ballad The Hanging Tree, also from The Hunger Games, has a similar origin in terms of matching theme to setting. (You can read about it here, CW for dark themes.)

I hope that will help you figure out a lullaby for your story!

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Golden Globes 2023 — Film WINNERS

Best Motion Picture – Drama Avatar: The Way of Water Elvis The Fabelmans — WINNER Tár Top Gun: Maverick

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Cate Blanchett, Tár — WINNER Olivia Colman, Empire of Light Viola Davis, The Woman King Ana de Armas, Blonde Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Austin Butler, Elvis — WINNER Brendan Fraser, The Whale Hugh Jackman, The Son Bill Nighy, Living Jeremy Pope, The Inspection

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Babylon The Banshees of Inisherin — WINNER Everything Everywhere All at Once Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Triangle of Sadness

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Lesley Manville, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Margot Robbie, Babylon Anya Taylor-Joy, The Menu Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once — WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Diego Calva, Babylon Daniel Craig, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Adam Driver, White Noise Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin — WINNER Ralph Fiennes, The Menu

Best Motion Picture – Animated Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — WINNER Inu-Oh Marcel the Shell With Shoes On Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Turning Red

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) Argentina, 1985 (Argentina) — WINNER Close (Belgium) Decision to Leave (South Korea) RRR (India)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — WINNER Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness Carey Mulligan, She Said

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin Brad Pitt, Babylon Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once — WINNER Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

Best Director — Motion Picture James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once Baz Luhrmann, Elvis Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans — WINNER

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Todd Field, Tár Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin — WINNER Sarah Polley, Women Talking Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, The Fabelmans

Best Original Score – Motion Picture Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Hildur Gudnadóttir, Women Talking Justin Hurwitz, Babylon — WINNER John Williams, The Fabelmans

Best Original Song – Motion Picture “Carolina,” Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing) “Ciao Papa,” Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro, Roeban Katz (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio) “Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice (Top Gun: Maverick) “Lift Me Up,” Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) “Naatu Naatu,” Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj (RRR) — WINNER

#golden globes #80th golden globe awards #golden globes 2023 #gg 2023 #winners

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Aššum šer’ānīm wēdūtim- Concerning a single sinew

Šarrum ilput u bēlīšu īšbī- That a king touched and his lord was satisfied

Adīni bēlī narūtī lā išemme - But until now my lord hears not my musician’s craft

I nīš tūhrī, u išartu- The rise of the tuhru, the normal (akkadian music terminology)

Embūbu, kitmu, u pitū- Wind-pipe, closed, open (akkadian music terminology)

Šarrum wēdum luktarabka uzammer- A lonely king singing Luktarabka

Luktarabka, Luktarabka, Luktarabka- May I praise him forever, may I praise him forever

Luktarabka- May I praise him forever.

Ikrībka uddanninū- Your prayers strengthened,

Eli kīrīša ūtellil tāmurši - In her garden purifying herself you saw her,

Šapliš warḫim kuzūbša īlte’īka- Under the new moon her sexual vigor was more powerful than thee,

Ana kussīka šī iṣmidka, napištaka iḫpi, u mālīka- To your throne she yoked you, she broke your throat and cut your hair,

Ibtuq, u luktarabka ušassīka- And she made you cry out Luktarabka

Luktarabka, luktarabka, luktarabka- May I praise him forever, may I praise him forever

Luktarabka - May I praise him forever

Šumaka taqbi ušalpissu- You said I desecrated your name,

Šumaka ula īdēšu- I do not know your name,

U šumma eddīšu aqbi, lā tanakker - And if I said I knew it, do not become hostile,

Ēma qibiātim nannaratam- Wherever there is utterance there is light,

Šumma tešme, ittappaḫ,- If thou heard, it shines,

Elletum u šebirtum luktarabka- The holiness or the brokenness luktarabka,

Luktarabka, luktarabka, luktarabka- May I praise him forever, may I praise him forever

Luktarabka - May I praise him forever

Narāmī, annīkiam attallak- My love, I went here repeatedly

Kummī šunutī alammad- I know these chambers,

Ina ramāni ušib, lāma alammadki- I used to dwell alone before I knew you,

Adīni kunukakki ammar- I’ve seen your seal,

Adi bīt igārim, palāḫum ir- On the temple wall, worship,

-nittam ul imaṣṣīšu, luktarabka- does not equal victory, luktarabka,

Luktarabka, Luktarabka, Luktarabka- May I praise him forever, may I praise him forever,

Luktarabka- May I praise him forever.

Pīqat elēnunī ilam- Perhaps above us is a god,

Aššum ru’āmim, adīni tuppātim kališina- But concerning love, until now all the tablets

Iqabbiānim, aššum ana dakum awilīī- taught me, concerned the killing of men,

Šasûm ina mušiātim ul tešemme- It is not crying out by night you hear,

Awilum nannaram ul īmur- Nor a man who saw the light,

Ina Bābilim ša la hallelujah,.. In Babylon there is only Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Luktarabka, Luktarabka- May I praise him forever, may I praise him forever,

Luktarabka- May I praise him forever.

I finally did it. Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, translated into Akkadian (Ancient Babylonian).

“Hallelujah” itself is not a single word in the original Hebrew, it’s a verbal phrase- Praise Yah, the imperative of the verbal root h-l-l, rendered in the second person masculine plural. The same verbal root exists in Akkadian with the initial H dropped, as alālum, to sing, but I couldn’t find a verbal form that scanned well with the tune. Instead I went for a form of the verb karābum, meaning to bless/pray/praise. In the precative tense and GT stem- “Luktarabka”, roughly translatable as “May I praise thee continually/eternally”, which I felt captured the meaning of both the original phrase and its place in the song.

I’d toyed with the idea of this translation for a long time, but put it off, partially because of the third and fourth lines. Then I discovered this paper, a study and analysis of a surviving cuneiform tablet of instructions for tuning a stringed instrument. The instructions are not fully understood even by experts, and I don’t know enough music theory to reconstruct “the minor fall, the major lift” exactly. But I did use the names that appear to be given to the individual chords or strings of the instrument in the third and fourth lines- nish tuhri, ishartu, embubu, nidi wabli, qablitu, kitmu, pitu. It appears the components of the instrument may have been named after animal body-parts, conceptualising the entire harp as a living animal working in tandem with itself.

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spineless-lobster · 1 year

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The thing about the Captain singing “I Am The Very Model” is that it’s actually a satire about the British Army during the 19th century. The Major-General lists all the things he knows from Babylonic cuneiform to many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse. But none of those very interesting little bits of information have anything to do with leading an army. Yes, he knows the kings of England and can quote various battles (categorically, no less) but that would make him a great historian, it wouldn’t help him on the battlefield.

When he does know things about the military is all rather basic. He can tell the difference between a Mauser rifle and a javelin (because y’know, a sharp stick and a fucking gun are very hard to tell apart) he knows the meaning of the word “Commissariat” (food and equipment department) and he knows more of tactics than a novice in a nunnery (and I know more of walking than a baby, big whoop)

Anyways, I find this interesting considering when it comes to being part of the army, the Captain isn’t exactly the type for it. Ben has said on multiple occasions that the Captain is very much unfit for the army. Describing him as “a sensitive man” and that “he’d be the first to run if the Germans came out of the woods”. And we very clearly see he is more cutout for theatre than the military. Now, is the Captain as incompetent as the Major-General? Well no of course not, but he’s just as unfit to be in a position of military leadership as the Major-General is. (Perhaps to a lesser degree, but you get what I’m saying) I just think him singing that song is very telling about his character.

I feel like anyone who knows the song or the opera has figured this out already and I’m not exactly saying anything new, but I haven’t seen anyone else make this connection before so I thought I’d say it.

Also I don’t doubt the Captain would hyperfixate on random topics and be able to spout trivia about it. He’s just like me fr

#haha! you thought my previous Major-General post was for nothing!#sorry this was so long winded lol #bbc ghosts #the captain #long post #kind of #gilbert and sullivan #pirates of penzance

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bladenotblaze · 3 months

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Greta Van Theory

My way soon- because I think they are talking about traveling to the battle and kind of preparing for it ‘I’ve packed my bags and I’ve got my freedom’ I also think that ‘I’ll bet on chance if I’ve just got one.’ Means that they have to go to the garden gates because of something that happened

Weight of dream ‘spoiled wine’ refers to Stardust chords because the sinners drank the wine and it was spoiled just like then

Stardust Chords because ‘sound the broken bells’ they haven’t heard the broken bells but they will soon

Broken Bells- finally they heard the bells and the army of Calvary is coming because the bells is their call to war

Caravel means blurring the lines of fantasy and reality which could be them talking about if this entire battle is real of fake

Built by nations talking about how it was taken down by warrior and Barbains are warriors hence why it’s before The Barbains

The barbains they took down Babylon and Babylon was a nation that was built

Light my love will later refer to heat above with the lyric ‘can you feel my love rising with the heat above’ meaning that they are close to the end or death

Trip the light fantastic- ‘and I will sing on my universal song.’ They heard the broke. Bells and are still fighting

Tears of rain just like LML will be brought up in heat above with they lyrics ‘the faces are still burning’ making a connection to the heat above lyrics‘fires still burning all around’

Age of machine- the only reason which is kind of dumb is that in the music video age of machine ends with them leaving the bunker and walking into a white light. And the heat above music video opens with them in a white light

Heat Above- it making multiple references to Tears of rain, Age of machine, Broken bells with ‘can you hear that dreadful sound’ and light my love.

This is all of have I know this doesn’t make sense at all but I thought it would be nice to share my stupid theory. I want to hear what hear what you guys think about this and if you think I could be onto something. Please I’m begging someone to comment of message me if you think the orders wrong of if you have ideas. I know this is really fucking stupid but I thought I’d share.

#danny wagner #greta van fleet #josh kiszka #sam kiszka #jake kiszka #starcatcher #gvf #danny gvf #jake gvf #josh gvf #Greta Van theory #greta

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ghost-of-you · 1 year

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Quick question: do y'all think that having tears as an opener would be more damaging than Babylon?

#like babylon is an intense song to have as an opener #i think tears would be worse because we are not used to ash singing #but like #would it really be more damaging or are they in the same level?#i'm rambling

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l-e-g-i-o-n-losh · 1 month

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Hmm. Ok gotta fix up a watchlist.

Child's Play

Black Christmas

Puppet Master (late installments + demonic toys)

Ichi the Killer

Us

The Mark of Zorro (1940)

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This is tubi only + movies not shows

#songs that the hyades shall sing #accepting recs #i love horror and sci fi #IF YOU HAVR TUBI BLEASE WATCH FARSCAPE + BABYLON 5 THEYRE SO GOOD

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edge-oftheworld · 3 months

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one day there’s going to be a song that’s as much of a banger as you don’t go to parties and has all four members singing like bloodhound and is as emotional as jet black heart and as much of a vocal flex as bad omens or easier and has the desperation of all of calm and is as fun as if walls could talk and is as much of a bop as youngblood and is as iconic as she looks so perfect and as encouraging as she’s kinda hot and has the imagery of babylon and the hope we just started to see in 5sos5. and they’re gonna make it in their own time in their own way when they want to and that’s going to be the best thing about it

#5sos #5 seconds of summer #idk about you I’m looking forward to #5sos6 #calum hood #michael clifford #ashton irwin #luke hemmings #calm #5sos5 #sgfg #youngblood #it’s coming I really think it is #something that takes the best from these eras

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babylon5 · 8 days

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this but its i dont want a babylon 5 musical episode where they sing half assed pop songs i want susan and talia angstily belting out soldier and rose ghost quartet

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moodboardmix · 9 months

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Jane Mallory Birkin (14 December 1946 – 16 July 2023)

Jane Mallory Birkin was born in London in December 1946, daughter of British actress Judy Campbell and Royal Navy commander David Birkin.

She had lived in her adopted France since the late 1960s and apart from her singing and roles in dozens of films, she was a popular figure for her warm nature, stalwart fight for women's and LGBT rights.

She first took to the stage aged 17 and went on to appear in the 1965 musical "Passion Flower Hotel" by conductor and composer John Barry, whom she married shortly after. The marriage ended in the late 1960s.

Before venturing across the Channel aged 22, she achieved notoriety in the controversial 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni film "Blow-Up", appearing naked in a threesome sex scene.

But it was in France that she truly shot to fame, as much for her love affair with tormented national star Gainsbourg, as for her tomboyish style and endearing British accent when speaking French.

It was on the set of the film "Slogan" in 1969 that Birkin first met Gainsbourg, who was recovering from a break-up with Brigitte Bardot, and the two quickly began a love affair that captivated the nation.

That same year they released "Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus" ("I Love You... Me Neither"), a song about physical love originally written for Bardot in which Gainsbourg's explicit lyrics are punctuated with breathy moans and cries from Birkin.

The song was banned by the BBC and condemned by the Vatican.

Following the breakup of that relationship in 1981, she continued her career as a singer and actress, appearing on stage and releasing albums such as "Baby Alone in Babylone" in 1983, and "Amour des Feintes" in 1990, both with words and music by Gainsbourg.

Gainsbourg's drinking eventually got the better of the relationship, and Birkin left him in 1981 to live with film director Jacques Doillon. However she remained close to the troubled singer until his death in March 1991.

It was around this time that she inspired the famous Birkin bag by French luxury house Hermes, after chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas saw her struggling with her straw bag on a flight to London, spilling the contents over the floor.

She wrote her own album "Arabesque" in 2002, and in 2009 released a collection of live recordings, "Jane at the Palace".

She is survived by two daughters the singer and actress Charlotte, born in 1971, and Lou Doillon, also an actress, born in 1982. She also had a daughter, Kate, who was born in 1967 and died in 2013.

(Reporting by John Irish Editing by David Goodman and Frances Kerry)

(Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime,...Moi Non Plus)

Rest in peace to the Timeless Style Icon and Epitome of Effortless Chic

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