{"id":2066,"date":"2015-10-30T07:40:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T11:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2015-10-29T20:51:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T00:51:31","slug":"blogging-the-new-cd-t-is-for-ten-thousand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/blogging-the-new-cd-t-is-for-ten-thousand\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogging the New CD: T is for Ten Thousand"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the penultimate post in a series about the songs on my new CD, Distorted Vision<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

When I write filk songs, I sometimes mash together in one song different science fiction or fantasy stories, movies, or ideas. In “Ten Thousand Years Ago”<\/a>, which is actually the first song on my new CD, I included references to Highlander<\/em>, the first movie of that franchise; some key elements of Doctor Who<\/em>; vampire stories in general, with allusions to one recent series in particular; and the first Harry Potter book, all in an attempt to create a funny song.<\/p>\n

If I had been born 10 thousand years ago
\nAt the dawn of civilization, one thing that I know
\nIs that if I had been born 10 thousand years ago …
\nI’d be dead by now<\/p>\n

Unless, that is, I was immortal
\nLike that fellow in that movie where there could “be only one”
\nBut I’m not a very good swordsman, so if I met the Spaniard or the Kurgan
\nI’m pretty sure I would be done<\/p>\n

— “Ten Thousand Years Ago”<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Guilty<\/a>
\n“If I met the Spaniard … I’m pretty sure I would be done.” (Image: “Guilty Viewing Pleasures: Highlander,” by Ingrid Richter, on Flickr under Creative Commons even though she probably didn’t have permission to reproduce the image either.)<\/em><\/p>\n

When I first wrote this song, it consisted of just the chorus (and the time period was only 1000 years) — in other words, it started out as a simple joke, kind of a sung one-liner. Then I added the verse about Highlander<\/em>, and decided to try to expand the song with other immortality or longevity references. The second verse I came up with, though,\u00a0was about zombies; it seemed to work well enough when I sang the song at conventions, but when the time came to record the final vocals I decided I didn’t like that verse anymore. So the morning before I was going to record, I wrote a new second verse about Doctor Who<\/em>. I like that verse, so I think the final recorded track turned out much better than that intermediate version.<\/p>\n

But only you can decide if it’s truly funny. I hope “Ten Thousand Years Ago”<\/a> gives you a chuckle!<\/p>\n