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42 minutes ago, Ookla the Variable said:

"One Jump Ahead" From Aladin sung by Lift!!!

This would be amazing!!!

Would fit fairly well unedited, but I made some minor adjustments

One Jump Ahead

Lift: Gotta keep
One jump ahead of the breadline
Ahead without shoes on my feet
I steal only what I can eat
(That's Everything!)
One jump ahead of the Azish
That's all, and to put it bluntly
These guys don't 'preciate I'm hungry
Azish:
Riffraff!
Street rat!
Soundrel!
Take that!
Lift:
Just a little snack, guys
Skybreakers: Rip him open, take it back, guys
Lift:
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
You're my only friend, Voidbringer!
Wyndle:
But!
Azish:
Oh it's sad Lift has hit the bottom
Lift:
Cept I was never at the top
Azish:
I'd blame parents except she hasn't got 'em
Lift:
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
One jump ahead of the slowpokes
One skip ahead of Darkness
Next time should use my Awesomeness
One jump ahead of the Skybreakers
One meal ahead of the rest
I think

 

 

Post this again in the Cosmere! The Musical thread so that I can upvote a second time please!;)

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SETTING: A moonlit terrace in the tower city of Urithiru. Shallan, and Pattern are looking at a series of sketches laid out on the floor, drawings of Adolin in Sharplate and Kaladin with his brooding, passionate eyes. Shallan turns to Pattern and begins to sing
 

SHALLAN, Singing: Part of Our World (Sung to the tune of Part of Your world from the Little Mermaid)
Maybe your right. Maybe there is something the matter with us.
I just don't see how loving more that one of these wonderful men could be bad

Look at these hunks,
Aren't they sweet?
Wouldn't you think our collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think we're the girl
The girl who has enough men?
Look at his hair
all speckled with gold
But how many storms can the bridge boy's eyes hold?
Looking around here you think,
Sure, we've got two tough men
Shallan drools as Adolin flexes
Veil's heart races when Kaladin broods
Which does Radiant want?
She's unisexist,
So who cares?
No big deal
We love dudes

We wanna be where our heart throbs are,
Shallan wants to sketch, wants to sketch 'em fencin'
Jokin' around with those - what you call 'em?
Oh - puns!

Veil likes to saunter out drunk to a bar
Stab some big men to get them jumping, fencing
Staring at all of the men's - what's the word again?
Buns

We both want to talk, want to have fun
With separate men all day in the sun
Bridge boy and he - wish they could be
Part of Our World.

I might try to finish this one up later, but I've got to get back to work, sheesh, not enough hours in the day.
 

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One more, this time from Phantom of the Opera. Setting is when Shallan is confronting her own lies with Wit in Kholinar and regretting her childhood and general brokenness. 

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"I Wish That I Were Somehow Whole Again"

We were once a wholesome family
We all loved each other
I was once a girl unbroken
Before I killed my mother

I wish that I were somehow whole again
Although I know it cannot be
Sometimes it seems it was all dreams
Somehow it was not me

I wish that I could know myself again
Fearing Pattern's doomed to die
Splitting in three will not help me
To overcome my lies

I hide my pain behind the lying
Cloaked by my Lightweaving
Use these lies to cope and shelter
While I do my grieving

Too many years fighting back tears
Why can't the past just die?

I wish that I were somehow whole again
Somehow I must stop the lies
Try to forgive, teach me to live
Give me the strength to try

No more memories, no more silent tears
No more gazing across the wasted years
Help me know my crimes

I may have left a few lines untouched, but that's only because they fit so well (why can't the past just die?).

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16 minutes ago, Rainier said:

One more, this time from Phantom of the Opera. Setting is when Shallan is confronting her own lies with Wit in Kholinar and regretting her childhood and general brokenness. 

@Rainier that's Hauntingly beautiful, perfect for one of the most touching scenes in all of OB, really nice work!

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Thank you! I was searching through Phantom songs to find one that would fit, and the precious little ingenue having her big personal moment in song was too perfect to pass up. Next up is going to be Past the Point of No Return, which will be a duet between Dalinar and Eshonai as the Everstorm is summoned (talk about past the point of no return!). And then maybe Odium singing Music of the Night as he tries to seduce Dalinar.

And don't forget Phantom of Urithiru is the same number of syllables as Phantom of the Opera...

I'm having way too much fun in this thread.

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@Rainier Looking forward to those songs from Phantom (especially Phantom of Urithiru)!

@Necessary Eagle Can you specify what [X] is? Would be easier to point you to song with potential knowing what that is (need the phonetic sound and syllable count as a basis for recommendation)

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17 minutes ago, Necessary Eagle said:

Worldhopper.

Just some off the cuff ideas here:

"Everybody was World-Hoppin" (Sung to the tune of Kung-Fu Fighting)
"Everybody wants to World Hop" (Sung to the tune of Everybody Wants to be a Cat from Disney's the Aristocats)
"World Hopper" (sung to the tune of Thunder by Imagine Dragons, World Hopper has the same syllabic stress and end rhymes with Thunder, this might be a very good choice if your song is about how everywhere you look you see a storming worldhopper, and here's a transposition of the chorus:

(ORIGINAL)
I was lighting before the thunder

Thunder, Thunder
Thunder, thun-Thunder
thun-thun-thunder,thunder, thunder
Thunder, thun-thunder
Thun-thun-thunder, thunder

 

(MODIFIED)
Now everybody's a world-hopper

World Hopper
World, hop-Hopper
hop-hop-hopper, World Hopper
Hopper, world-Hopper
World-hop-Hopper, Hopper

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@Necessary Eagle Here's a possible candidate, Celluloid Heroes by the kinks (possibly renamed Worldhopping Heroes)
 

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Celluloid Heroes    
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star,                   (Everybody's a world hopper from a different star)
And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are.   (But they all seem to turn up, wherever you look on Roshar)
There are stars in every city,
In every house and on every street,
And if you walk down hollywood boulevard
Their names are written in concrete!

Don't step on greta garbo as you walk down the boulevard,
She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard
But they turned her into a princess
And they sat her on a throne,
But she turned her back on stardom,
Because she wanted to be alone.

You can see all the stars as you walk down hollywood boulevard,
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of,
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.
Rudolph valentino, looks very much alive,
And he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by.
Avoid stepping on bela lugosi
'cos he's liable to turn and bite,
But stand close by bette davis
Because hers was such a lonely life.
If you covered him with garbage,
George sanders would still have style,
And if you stamped on mickey rooney
He would still turn round and smile,
But please don't tread on dearest marilyn
'cos she's not very tough,
She should have been made of iron or steel,
But she was only made of flesh and blood.

You can see all the stars as you walk down hollywood boulevard,
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of.
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are.

And those who are successful,
Be always on your guard,
Success walks hand in hand with failure
Along hollywood boulevard.

I wish my life was a non-stop hollywood movie show,
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die.

You can see all the stars as you walk along hollywood boulevard,
Some that you recognise, some that you've hardly even heard of,
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.

Oh celluloid heroes never feel any pain
Oh celluloid heroes never really die.

I wish my life was a non-stop hollywood movie show,
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die.

 

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^ I like it, @hoiditthroughthegrapevine. Here's "Worldhopper Cameos", by The Kandra Minks

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Everyone's a 'hopper, traveling from afar

They all end up in Roshar, no matter who they are

There are guys throughout the Cosmere

In every world, and in every town

And if you walk to Urithiru

You'll see these worldhoppers all around

 

Don't miss Miss Vivenna as you walk to Urithiru

Though her soldiers call her Mister 'cos girl marshals are taboo

She used to be the older princess

But she gave up her rightful throne

And she headed into Shadesmar

On a mission of her own

 

You can see all the 'hoppers as you walk to Urithiru

Some that you recognize, some that only hardcore Sharders know of

People who jumped from world to world, from star to star

Spot them on the page, and then guess who they are

Need we mention Hoid, sounding very witty

Popping up here and there at random, in camp, wilderness, and city

Avoid messing with Mraize the Ghostblood

'Cos he's liable to kill you dead

Touch any of his trophies,

And he'll go "collect" your storming head

Vasher's playing at Ardentia

Where Zahel did you leave your sword

Felt's more foreigner than Dalinar

For the Nightwatcher, abhorred

And please don't look in Riino's glass

It may lead to a trap

A future seen is a treacherous thing

A gift from a certain Odious chap

 

You can see all the 'hoppers as you walk to Urithiru

Some that you recognize, some that only hardcore Sharders know of

People who jumped from world to world, star to star

Spot them on the page, can you tell who they are?

 

Everyone's a 'hopper, traveling from afar

They all end up on Roshar, no matter who they are

 

Some you'll catch and some you'll miss

But take a guess who's who

There's people who won't be what they seem

On the way to Urithiru

 

Gancho, life on Roshar is a non-stop worldhopper show

A fantastic world of Surgebinding heroes and villains

Even the Rosharan humans don't come from Roshar

Yes, everyone is a worldhopper here!

 

You can see all the 'hoppers as you walk to Urithiru

Some that you'll recognize, some that only hardcore Sharders know of

People who jumped from world to world, star to star

Spot them on the page, can you tell who they are?

 

Even the Rosharan humans don't come from Roshar

Oh, everyone is a worldhopper here!

 

Gancho, life on Roshar is a nonstop worldhopper show

A fantastic world of Surgebinding heroes and villains

Even the Rosharan humans don't come from Roshar

Yes, everyone is a worldhopper here!

 

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"The Minks" is more Rosharan
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Happy Koloss Head Munching Day everyone! In honor of this momentous occasion I am sharing seasonal holiday songs (which like our seasonal holiday songs are often more about the season than the holiday) from throughout the Cosmere. Here is the Rosharan one (others can be found in the link in my signature):

 

Let it rain! Let it rain! Let it rain! (sung by Dalinar to Navani to the tune of "Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!")

Spoiler

 

Oh the weeping outside is frightful
But the heatrial is delightful
And since we've no place to train
Let it rain! Let it rain! Let it rain!

 

It doesn't show signs of stopping
But at least there’s no crem dropping
The stormlight is all beginning to wane
Let it rain! Let it rain! Let it rain!

 

When we finally kiss goodnight
How I'll hate going out as it pours!
But if you'll really hold me tight
Then I will always be yours

 

The heatrial’s slowly dying
And, my dear, we're still goodbying
But as long as I’m not insane
Let it rain! Let it rain! Let it rain!

 

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@Personification Brilliant in-world adaptation of a Holiday classic. Makes me want to drink a warm cup of warm mulled violet, and look at the safe hand sleeves hung by the heatrial with care, in that hope that Storm father christmas soon will be there.

My favorite part of your Let it Rain song is this:

22 hours ago, Personification said:

The heatrial’s slowly dying
And, my dear, we're still goodbying
But as long as I’m not insane
Let it rain! Let it rain! Let it rain!

Ah Dalinar, we're all glad that you're not insane, you crazy Ascending nut you.

Here's a challenge, I have to get some work done, so I don't have time to do any Holiday songs right now, but I think this would be an amazing song, if you are up to the challenge @Personification, how about "The Way of Kings Has Saved Dalinar" sung to the tune of "We Three Kings of Orient Are"?

Gave you an upvote on another one of your posts because Let it Rain is SO GOOD!

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  • 2 weeks later...

I have a new parody!

 

"Fire and Rain" (as sung by Dalinar) To the tune of the song with the same title by James Taylor

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Just yesterday morning, they let me know that you were gone.
Evi, the plans we made put an end to you.
I walked out this morning and I thought up this song,
I just can't remember who to sing it to.

 

I've seen fire and I've seen rain.
I've seen battle craze that I thought would never end.
I've seen lonely times when I had no one to rend,
But I always thought that I'd see you again.

 

Won't you look down upon me, Honor,
You've got to help me make a stand.
You've just got to see me through another day.
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way.

 

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain.
I've seen battle craze that I thought would never end.
I've seen lonely times when I had no one to rend,
But I always thought that I'd see you again.

 

Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun.
Lord knows when the stormwind blows it'll turn your head around.
Well, there's hours of time on this spanreed of mine to talk about things to come.
Sweet dreams and war machines in pieces on the ground.

 

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain.
I've seen battle craze that I thought would never end.
I've seen lonely times when I had no one to rend,
But I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again, now.

Thought I'd see you one more time again.
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now.
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now.

This will also be edited into my post earlier on the forum containing all of my Stormlight songs

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1 hour ago, Personification said:

"Fire and Rain" (as sung by Dalinar) To the tune of the song with the same title by James Taylor

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Love it @Personification!!! I am currently out of upvotes but will get you one when they trickle back in (I feel like Wimpy from Popeye, I will glad upvote you later for an awesome post today)

That's one of my favorite songs, the melancholy tune of the song perfectly fits the theme and the lyrics are spot on, once again brilliantly done.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I give to you a song by the (not so) beloved Torol Sadeas, based on the Pokemon song, titled Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all). Spoilered for being long.

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I wanna rule the very most

Like no one ever has

To slay them is my real test

To conquer is my call

I will charge across all lands

Killing far and wide

So Odium can sit and watch

While I steal his job

Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all) it´s me and me

It´s in our history!

Sadeas, oh, I´m dressed so well

In a world I won´t defend!

Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all) a heart so false

My cunning will pull me through

You save me and I kill you

(Sa-de-as) Gonna rule ´em all

Gonna rule ´em all

Every Kholin along the way

With lies I will trick

I will battle every day

To claim my unrightful place

Come with me, or dig your grave

Mine is the winning team

Knife in back we´ll win the fight

It´s always been my dream

Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all)

It´s me and me

All will know its my destiny

Sadeas!

Oh, I´m dressed so well

In a world I won´t defend

Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all)

A heart so false

My cunning will pull us through

You face me and I kill you

Sadeas!

Gonna rule ´em all

Gonna rule ´em all

Gonna rule ´em all

Gonna rule ´em all

Gonna rule ´em all

Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all)

It´s me and me

All will know it´s my destiny

Sadeas!

Oh, I´m dressed so well

In a world I won´t defend

Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all)

A heart so false

My cunning will pull us through

You face me and I kill you

SADEAS!!

Gonna rule ´em all

Gonna rule ´em all

SADEAS!!!!

 

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@Toaster Retribution, brilliantly done! My favorite is part is how you changed the lyrics for this part:

3 hours ago, Toaster Retribution said:

Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all)
It´s me and me
All will know it´s my destiny
Sadeas!
Oh, I´m dressed so well
In a world I won´t defend
Sadeas (gonna rule ´em all)
A heart so false
My cunning will pull us through
You face me and I kill you
SADEAS!!

Looking at the original lyrics (spoilered below) my favorite bits are the change from "Oh, you're my best friend" to "Oh, I'm dressed so well" and the change from "you teach me, and I'll teach you" to "you face me and I kill you", and my absolute favorite change from "it's you and me" to "It's me and me", all of those get at the Heart of Doucheness that was Torol Sadeas.

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Pokemon!
Gotta catch 'em all
it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokemon!
Oh, you're my best friend
in a world we must defend.
Pokemon! Gotta catch 'em all!
Oh, a heart so true
our courage will pull us through
you teach me, and I'll teach you
Pokemon!

I just listened to the Moash shardcast, and came up with pretty sweet death metal album cover for the artist formerly known as Moash, you can see it here.

http://www.17thshard.com/news/shardcast/shardcast-moash-r374/?do=findComment&comment=4033

One of the standout tracks on this album is
O-di-um (sung to the tune of Heroin, by the Velvet Underground)

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I don't know just where I'm going
But I'm gonna try to kill the dumb king, if I can
'Cause it makes me feel like I'm a man
When I put a spike into a king
And I'll tell ya, feelin's not my thing
When I'm rushing on my run
And I feel just like Rayse's son
And I guess that I just don't care
And I guess that I just don't care

I have made the big decision
I'm gonna try to nullify my life
'Cause when void light begins to flow
When it shoots up the through my neck
When I'm closing in on death
Then I won't help you now, you guys
All you people, with all your dumb talk
You can all go take a walk
And I guess that I just don't care
And I guess that I just don't care

I wish that I was born a thousand years ago
I wish that I'd sailed the darkened seas
On a great big trading ship
Going from this land here to that
In a Thaylen's vest and cap
Away from the big city
Where a man can not be free
Of all of the evils of this town
And of himself, and those around
Oh, and I guess that I just don't care
Oh, and I guess that I just don't care

O-di-um, be the death of me
O-di-um, take my strife and end my life
Because Moash he is no more
And his world it should end
And then I'm better off and dead
Because when void light begins to flow
I really don't care anymore
About all the Humans in this town
And all the screamer-spren makin' crazy sounds
And everybody puttin' everybody else down
And all the dead bodies piled up in mounds

'Cause when void light begins to flow
Then I really don't care anymore
Ah, when the passion is in my blood
And that blood is in my head
Then thank my God that I'm as good as dead
Then thank your God that I'm not aware
And thank my God that I just don't care
And I guess I just don't care
And I guess I just don't care

Here's the version from the album the Velvet Underground & Nico that the above lyrics are synced to:

Spoiler

 

 

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@Toaster Retribution you totally captured what makes Sadeas such a cremhole villain in your Gotta rule 'em all parody, showing all of his qualities that makes him a villian you love to hate.

Thanks for the kind words too! Did you see that Vyre death metal album that I did (I think the type looks pretty rad).

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typo, like usual
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This is a little bit rough, but I liked how little I could change while still having it fit, so I present to you (and will also edit this into my general Stormlight post and place on the Cosmere! The Musical thread):

Defying Gravity (to the tune of the song by the same name from Wicked)

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[Moash, spoken]

Kaladin, why couldn't you stay away for once

Instead of flying off the handle!

I hope you're happy

(sung)

I hope you're happy now

I hope you're happy how

You've hurt your friend forever

I hope you think you're clever

 

[Kaladin, spoken]

I hope you're happy

(sung)

I hope you're happy too

I hope you're proud how you

Would kill one of your best friends, to feed your petty revenge

 

[Moash & Kaladin]

So though I can't imagine how

I hope you're happy right now

 

[Moash, spoken]

Kaladin, listen to me. Just step aside now!

(sung)

we can still just kill Elhokar

What we've worked and waited for

You’ll still have all you ever wanted

 

[Kaladin, spoken]

I know

(sung)

But I don't want it, I can't want it anymore

Something has changed within me

Something is not the same

I'm through with playing by the rules

Of someone elses game

Too late for second-guessing

Too late to go back to sleep

It's time to trust my instincts

Close my eyes and leap!

 

It's time to try

Defying gravity

I think I'll try

Defying gravity

I'm defying gravity

And you can't pull me down

 

[Moash]

Can't I make you understand

You're having delusions of grandeur?

 

[Kaladin]

I'm through breaking promises

'Cuz someone tell me so

Some things I want to change

But still I’ll try to let it go!

Too long I've been afraid of

Losing you, who now I've lost

Well, if that's you

you come at much too high a cost!

 

I'd sooner buy

Defying gravity

Kiss me goodbye

I'm defying gravity

And you can't pull me down

Moash, let him be. Think of what we could do—together!

 

Unlimited

Together we're unlimited

Together we'll be the greatest team

There's ever been—Moash!

Dreams the way we planned 'em

 

[Moash]

If we work in tandem

 

[Moash & Kaladin]

There's no fight we cannot win

Just you and I, defying gravity

With you and I defying gravity

 

[Kaladin]

They'll never bring us down!

 

Well, are you stopping?

[Moash]

I hope you're happy

I hope your happy now that your choosing this -

 

[Kaladin]

You too—

I hope it brings you bliss

 

[Moash & Kaladin]

I really hope you get it

And you don't live to regret it

I hope you're happy in the end

I hope you're happy my friend

 

Flying so high! (Defying gravity)

Kiss me goodbye! (Defying gravity)

 

[Kaladin]

So if you care to find me

I’ll be at Kholin’s side!

As someone told me lately:

"Honor means helping those you despise!"

 

And if I'm flying solo

At least I'm flying free

To those who ground me

Take a message back from me

 

Tell them how I'm defying gravity!

I'm flying high

Defying Gravity!

And soon I'll match them in renown

And nobody in Alethkar

No princes that there are or were

Is ever gonna bring me down!

 

 

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