No, that was Fred. I don't remember what Darla sang.
I'd rather stay home and watch television. It's often funnier than killing stuff.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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Katie M - Aug 29, 2004 7:29:03 am PDT #5655 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
sumi - Aug 29, 2004 7:39:55 am PDT #5656 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Hmmm, I'm thinking now that I am confusing a "blue" refrain with a "blow" refrain -- was Darla's song a torchy version of something from Shakespeare?
DavidS - Aug 29, 2004 7:59:13 am PDT #5657 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Darla sang "Ill Wind."
Y'all made me jump up and check my TiVo for the JLU crack.
Loved this comment by Bats: "You're a Princess from a race of immortal warriors. I'm a rich boy with issues. Lots of issues." They fight crime!
I feel certain that one of the first thoughts that will cross everybody's mind after watching this episode is that Shrift needs to write a story about torch-singing Batman.
DavidS - Aug 29, 2004 8:01:28 am PDT #5658 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Lyrics to Ill Wind
Blow ill wind, blow away Let me rest today You’re blowin’ me no good (no good)Go ill wind, go away Skies are oh so gray Around my neighborhood, and that’s no good
You’re only misleadin’ the sunshine I’m needin’ Ain’t that a shame It’s so hard to keep up with troubles that creep up From out of nowhere, when love’s to blame
So ill wind, blow away Let me rest today You’re blowin’ me no good (no good)
You’re only misleadin’ the sunshine I’m needin’ Ain’t that a shame It’s so hard to keep up with troubles that creep up From out of nowhere, when love’s to blame
So ill wind, blow away Let me rest today You’re blowin’ me no good (no good)
Blow, ill wind, blow.
DavidS - Aug 29, 2004 8:02:48 am PDT #5659 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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Dini loves the nightclub setting. He had a great original torch song for Harley Quinn too.
Kalshane - Aug 29, 2004 9:24:10 am PDT #5660 of 10000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
For JLU, there were parts where I laughed my ass off Bats and WW's conversation, especially the "issues" line and Zatanna clobbering Circe with furniture while she's trying to do the stereotypical villain speech.
Other parts just made me cringe, like Medusa's curling iron joke and Wonderpiggy blocking the bullet.
All in all I really enjoyed the episode, though.
Steph L. - Aug 29, 2004 9:34:22 am PDT #5661 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just watched my tape of JLU, and while I'm not quite sure how I feel about the idea of Bats/WW, if in fact they're going there, I laughed my ass off at this episode. I even liked Medusa's curling iron comment and found myself yelling "Run, piggieeeeeeeee!" at the TV several times.
Theodosia - Aug 29, 2004 10:48:52 am PDT #5662 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I noticed they threw in a stray "That'll do, pig," in the dialogue....
Steph L. - Aug 29, 2004 11:55:27 am PDT #5663 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My one quibble with JLU was that Circe's rendition of "Lulu's Back in Town" was a little too fast.
Yeah, yeah. I'm a dork.
§ ita § - Aug 29, 2004 1:46:16 pm PDT #5664 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Having not seen Babe, I had thought that "That'll do pig" was a sinister thing to say.
Like it was here.