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robberbaronessDear Jukebox Author,
Thank you so much for offering one of my song choices! This exchange always produces some of the best, most creative stuff, and I can't wait to see what you come up with!
General likes: Fairy tales, gothic literature, film noir, revenge tragedies, bodice rippers, melodrama, dark comedy, heroine/villain/hero love triangles, heroine/villain dynamics, rescue romance, mythology, maledom (non and dubcon are welcome), bdsm, bondage, character studies, what-if AUs, genre swapping AUs, vampires, folklore, knight and lady dynamics, epistolary fic
General DNWs: Pushing away female characters, fetish universes, character bashing, fully mundane AUs for fantastical settings, unrequested identity headcanons, abrupt character death (bad guy death at the end of the story is fine), comeplay, scat or “showers” of any kind, extreme underage, characters in porn described as ugly
Daisy Bell - IBM 7094 and Hatsune Miku (Song)
I don't know why, but this duet makes me sob every time I hear it! Maybe Miku is singing along with her grandparent? Maybe she's cheering them up? Maybe it's even HAL from 2001 and she's making him feel less alone? You can go heartbreaking or heartwarming with this, just please don't make the computers evil! For art, I could see adorable humanization of the singers, or Miku singing along with an actual old timey computer. Just let me know if you feel as strongly listening to this as I do!
Devil is Fine - Zeal & Ardor (Song)
The concept for this album (and band) was a plantation where the enslaved turned to the devil instead of Jesus for salvation and sang spirituals to him. That’s a pretty kick-ass story right there. Is the devil truly a being of evil, or just misunderstood, or somewhere in between? What aid does he give, and what comes of that aid? It’s the perfect setup for folk horror, brutal or triumphant or both. I didn’t nominate the music video, but feel free to pull any imagery from it you like! For art, again you can draw from the video, but I'd also love to see just what the devil described in this song looks like.
The Witch of Westmorland - Stan Rogers (Song)
I love the mythic, vaguely Arthurian feel to this song, where you’d fully believe it was written a thousand years ago and is now the only record of some local legend. If you want to connect it to the Arthurian legends feel free, but there’s plenty to work with even without that. The witch is so mysterious! The knight came from a very bad situation! Who are they both, and what will they do when the song is ended? I’d prefer it they remained vaguely good guys, but there can be some morally gray medievalia going on. And I’m happy for Knight/Witch fic, but please no details on centaur sex! Art could be appropriately fairy tale-ish or mythic, whatever that means to you.
Pumped Up Kicks - Hildegard von Blingin' (Song)
I love how just changing the language in this song turned it into a dark Robin Hood ballad (he's even named Robert!) I'd prefer to go that angle rather than medieval school shooter, but feel free to get as violent and gritty as you want. You can show an adventure/crime spree, or the end of his career, or the beginning of it. Art could draw from illuminated medieval figures, or other styles that say 'ye olden days' to you.
The Devil Came Up to Boston - Adam Ezra Group (Song)
What can I say, this is just a really funny song! There are a lot of plot hooks you can work with here. The devil going to a series of different locations to embody stereotypes and challenge people for their souls! Sully having more urban fantasy adventures in Boston! The Dropkick Murphies just showing up whenever magical music showdowns happen so they can jam! Once again, while I didn't nominate the video, you can also pull from that, with a foul-mouthed band shocking and terrifying a talent show. For art, I would love to see cartoons of anything that happens in the song.
Cherry Red - Charming Disaster (Song)
Oh man, this song terrifies me, and has me on edge every time I use my gas stove. Just going into detail on the "haunting" would be spooky enough, or you could draw on the band's suggestion that maybe it was a ghost who left the gas on and doomed the living tenants. I'm also not opposed to them being saved at the last minute (by people or even by a friendlier ghost!) but it should be eerie nonetheless. Any art for this of the "hauntings" would chill me to the core!
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Heather Dale (Song)
I'm fascinated by the version of Gawain presented here, who may or may not be the same one as in Heather Dale's other Arthurian songs. He's pagan and worships some version of the Green Man! What's that like? Did Morgause or Morgan raise him that way? Who's the lady to whom he has sworn loyalty? (Please, please be Ragnell!) What are the implications of his encounter with his god? As in the original poem, might there have been some minor way he failed while overall meeting the challenge? Art illustrating the ending or the beginning with him and the Green Knight would be amazing.
Thank you so much for offering one of my song choices! This exchange always produces some of the best, most creative stuff, and I can't wait to see what you come up with!
General likes: Fairy tales, gothic literature, film noir, revenge tragedies, bodice rippers, melodrama, dark comedy, heroine/villain/hero love triangles, heroine/villain dynamics, rescue romance, mythology, maledom (non and dubcon are welcome), bdsm, bondage, character studies, what-if AUs, genre swapping AUs, vampires, folklore, knight and lady dynamics, epistolary fic
General DNWs: Pushing away female characters, fetish universes, character bashing, fully mundane AUs for fantastical settings, unrequested identity headcanons, abrupt character death (bad guy death at the end of the story is fine), comeplay, scat or “showers” of any kind, extreme underage, characters in porn described as ugly
Daisy Bell - IBM 7094 and Hatsune Miku (Song)
I don't know why, but this duet makes me sob every time I hear it! Maybe Miku is singing along with her grandparent? Maybe she's cheering them up? Maybe it's even HAL from 2001 and she's making him feel less alone? You can go heartbreaking or heartwarming with this, just please don't make the computers evil! For art, I could see adorable humanization of the singers, or Miku singing along with an actual old timey computer. Just let me know if you feel as strongly listening to this as I do!
Devil is Fine - Zeal & Ardor (Song)
The concept for this album (and band) was a plantation where the enslaved turned to the devil instead of Jesus for salvation and sang spirituals to him. That’s a pretty kick-ass story right there. Is the devil truly a being of evil, or just misunderstood, or somewhere in between? What aid does he give, and what comes of that aid? It’s the perfect setup for folk horror, brutal or triumphant or both. I didn’t nominate the music video, but feel free to pull any imagery from it you like! For art, again you can draw from the video, but I'd also love to see just what the devil described in this song looks like.
The Witch of Westmorland - Stan Rogers (Song)
I love the mythic, vaguely Arthurian feel to this song, where you’d fully believe it was written a thousand years ago and is now the only record of some local legend. If you want to connect it to the Arthurian legends feel free, but there’s plenty to work with even without that. The witch is so mysterious! The knight came from a very bad situation! Who are they both, and what will they do when the song is ended? I’d prefer it they remained vaguely good guys, but there can be some morally gray medievalia going on. And I’m happy for Knight/Witch fic, but please no details on centaur sex! Art could be appropriately fairy tale-ish or mythic, whatever that means to you.
Pumped Up Kicks - Hildegard von Blingin' (Song)
I love how just changing the language in this song turned it into a dark Robin Hood ballad (he's even named Robert!) I'd prefer to go that angle rather than medieval school shooter, but feel free to get as violent and gritty as you want. You can show an adventure/crime spree, or the end of his career, or the beginning of it. Art could draw from illuminated medieval figures, or other styles that say 'ye olden days' to you.
The Devil Came Up to Boston - Adam Ezra Group (Song)
What can I say, this is just a really funny song! There are a lot of plot hooks you can work with here. The devil going to a series of different locations to embody stereotypes and challenge people for their souls! Sully having more urban fantasy adventures in Boston! The Dropkick Murphies just showing up whenever magical music showdowns happen so they can jam! Once again, while I didn't nominate the video, you can also pull from that, with a foul-mouthed band shocking and terrifying a talent show. For art, I would love to see cartoons of anything that happens in the song.
Cherry Red - Charming Disaster (Song)
Oh man, this song terrifies me, and has me on edge every time I use my gas stove. Just going into detail on the "haunting" would be spooky enough, or you could draw on the band's suggestion that maybe it was a ghost who left the gas on and doomed the living tenants. I'm also not opposed to them being saved at the last minute (by people or even by a friendlier ghost!) but it should be eerie nonetheless. Any art for this of the "hauntings" would chill me to the core!
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Heather Dale (Song)
I'm fascinated by the version of Gawain presented here, who may or may not be the same one as in Heather Dale's other Arthurian songs. He's pagan and worships some version of the Green Man! What's that like? Did Morgause or Morgan raise him that way? Who's the lady to whom he has sworn loyalty? (Please, please be Ragnell!) What are the implications of his encounter with his god? As in the original poem, might there have been some minor way he failed while overall meeting the challenge? Art illustrating the ending or the beginning with him and the Green Knight would be amazing.
