DPP: A song will outlive all sermons

[howlinchickhowl.livejournal.com]

Howdy :)

So yesterday was fun, we talked about our favourite UFT's and by the way, if any of you missed the latter portion of the discussion which was directed mainly by nazkey , amaliak , and pali167  you should go check it out, it is FASS-TASTIC!


Today we're gonna talk a little bit about music, even though I'm certain that it's has been done before. It strikes me that pilots fandom is relatively short on song-fics, where most fandoms feed on them. And ok, I'm not the world's biggest fan of song-fics, my experience of them is that they are often clumsy and made lazy by virtue of being able to rely on lyrics to say what you want to without having to think of how you word it for yourself. I am however, interested in fic inspired by music, that doesn't necessarily use the song as part of the story.

Now, I know a lot of you guys are really into poetry and have written many wonderful fics inspired by/based around poetry. But what about songs?

Do you guys have favourite pilots songs? Have you written fics that were inspired by particular pieces of music/songs? Have you written actual song-fics? Does anyone have songs that they wish someone would write pilots fic based around? It's a musical free for all!

And to get you started, here are a few songs that make me think of pilots.


By the way, they're slightly abstract occasionally in their pilots-affiliation, I can't tell you exactly why all of them work for me.

The Moth - By Aimee Mann

4am - By Cherry Ghost

Don't Leave - By Faithless

Painted on my heart - By The Cult:

And this one, which I think might be kind of a fun AU if someone wants to play,

Whiskey in Mind - By Christian Kane

Everyone feel free to jump in with your songs, fic-recs, prompts or just general feelings. Or, if you feel like it, gifs of hot men being hot, because that's allowed too :)

Comments

[shah-of-blah.livejournal.com]

I write to music all the time, and as a result, a lot of my fics--both fan and original--have unofficial soundtracks. And with fanfiction, I often steal titles from the lyrics.

Let's see...
Hold Me Sway (http://shah-of-blah.livejournal.com/12160.html) was written to Dimming of the Day by Richard & Linda Thompson (and the title is stolen from it).
The Disappearing Ground (http://shah-of-blah.livejournal.com/24451.html) was written while listening to Rilo Kiley's "The Good That Won't Come Out" on repeat.
The Other Side (of This Life) (http://bsg-remix.livejournal.com/5779.html) was written to David Byrne's "The Other Side of This Life."
Drink in the Dawn (http://shah-of-blah.livejournal.com/60197.html) (BSG/DW) was written to the song "Waltzing's for Dreamers" by Richard Thompson, although other people might not totally get the connection.

And I once did this fic meme thing (http://shah-of-blah.livejournal.com/11402.html) where you put your ipod on shuffle and write ten drabbles based on the songs that come up.

[bouncy-nut.livejournal.com]

"The Disappearing Ground was written while listening to Rilo Kiley's "The Good That Won't Come Out" on repeat."

I was literally just going to post this song as reminding my of pilots! Literally right this second. Especially . . . "You say I chose sadness but it never once has chosen me." I knew I recognized that title from somewhere. :)

[shah-of-blah.livejournal.com]

I know, the song is too perfect for pilots! Like, almost every line. I especially like "all of the good that won't come out of me/and all the stupid lies I hide behind/It's such a big mistake/lying here in your warm embrace." That, and everything else.

[bouncy-nut.livejournal.com]

i love that she's pissed at him so she's gonna embarass herself by getting drunk and falling down in the street, or something like that. VERY Kara.

[kag523.livejournal.com]

I just have to pop in here and say I adore your writing and I LOVE these songs. For some reason I never put the two of them together, that you'd based titles on them. *face palm*

[shah-of-blah.livejournal.com]

A LOT of my fic titles are stolen from songs...it's a bad habit that I've been trying to beat.