brian/justin mix - modern romance
yay, it's finally done! my fanmix. it's brian/justin, set during the ethan arc, i'd say from about 217 all the way through the reunion in 308. pov shifts between brian and justin. there's a lot of ~angst~ and ~anger~ and ~pain~, just fyi (like you needed to be warned). um, i don't really know what else to say, so.
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But oh gosh, these songs are amazing, Lauren. I don't know if I will be able to listen to all of them, but by the lyrics . . . goodness, they tell such a perfect story. You did a wonderful job, lovie!
I love you for your damien rice songs. And the words in the last song make me want to cry they are so beautifully perfect.
p.s. the coverart is supposed to go outside the lj-cut to lure people in. -giggles- not that anyone ever needs to be lured into a b/j mix. (even if it is all angsty and sad. -sniff-)
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yay, i'm glad you think so! i think you should try to listen to them all, because they're really great songs, especially the damien rice and jeff buckley ones. and portishead. and stars, and muse...
so many of his songs fit, but i narrowed it down to three. aren't they? i love finding songs that are so appropriate.
ha, i wasn't sure if they were too big or not. but i've found a way to remedy that!
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But I really like them! The end song is so special, not only because of the lyrics, of course, but I also like how soft and gentle it is -- the perfect song for the closure.
I loved Muse, Portishead and Fiest, especially. And Ben Lee too.
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yes, i like that the mood really fit the lyrics in that one. she has such a lovely voice, it makes the song really work.
feist is a fairly new discovering for me, so i'm glad i was able to use them. i love portishead and muse! i haven't heard much from ben lee, but i want to find more.
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Feist is amazing -- at least that song is. I love how old fashioned it sounds -- such a brilliant choice to the story its' lyrics tell. I've been listening to it non-stop lately and every time I hear it I just think what a remarkable job you did choosing it. Amazing ( ... )
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it does sound old fashioned. i love it, and it's not even my favorite of theirs. it has a melancholy feel to it, but, especially regarding b/j, i don't get the feeling that the situation is hopeless, you know? and i'm kind of in love with this picture of the singer.
again, another song i love, yet it's not my favorite of theirs. which should give some hint as to how awesome they are. it is really sad for b/j, which is why i put it at the beginning of the mix. i associate with 219-ish.
i love muse like whoa. they're a band where i get the sense the singer really means what he's singing, and he puts a lot of feeling into his songs. i tink the one i chose is a really good brian song.
thank you so much! i'm flattered people seem to like it so much :D
i know! everytime i watch it i wish it was longer. the song does sound french, you're right. it's such a gorgeous song.
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Yah, Now At Last is a really good combination of melancholy yet hope. I think it is the singer's voice that saves the song and makes you (me, at least) feel good inside, rather than depressed. And I really like that picture too.
i think the one i chose is a really good brian song.
Ooh, yes, I do believe you are right. Maybe tomorrow, could you tell me whose POV you think of with each song? Or maybe when you have a song belonging to a specific B/J moment? I'd love to know what you thought of for each song.
the song does sound french
-thinks of loretta- Seems like those french songs always sneak in somehow! Hehe.
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yes, i think that's it. i don't know how to describe it, but she doesn't sound depressed. wistful, maybe. she's really pretty.
i sure could! i love talking about it, ha. i think pretty much all of them i associate with a particular moment, or at least time period.
ha, i thought of that too.
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1 - i associate this with 218. i think justin going to vermont without brian was pretty much the beginning of the end for them. i tend to think of it as being from justin's pov, but the line i can feel you're letting go makes me see it as brian's pov. i think it works either way.
2 - justin's pov, obviously. it has to be after 218, since justin doesn't have sex with ethan till the end of that episode. i see it as the beginning of 219, with but how can i when you still don't know? referring to when justin almost told brian about ethan in the shower. we know justin's good at denial, and although brian i'm sure knew about ethan (or rather, the concept of him, he knew something was wrong) at this point, i think justin managed to convince himself he didn't.
3 - brian's pov, i'm thinking 220. replacing old dreams with flattery from new loves is very much what was going on with justin. as much as brian loves justin, i think he always expected justin would leave him, and i bet he even thinks justin would be better off ( ... )
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also, you should download this vid: life in mono it's about the ethan arc, mainly late s2 but with clips from s1 and early s2. angsty yes, but v well-made.
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