Slightly Off Topic: Cirque Diabolique - A Joker/Batsy Fanmix
For those who missed it. This isn't the official Slipping Into Entropy fanmix, but they'll probably be included. Go on and give it a try.
After sampling a variety of the famixes that were out there and seeing a number of repeated "popular" artists whose styles or lyrics I didn't think particularly fit, I decided to try my own hand. While some artists contributed quite a number of songs to the collection, this is because I limited the sound of the fanmix to music that one might associate with a dark and creepy circus, cabaret, or vaudeville show; I thought this style was more conducive to dear Mr. J's personality. I was also very particular about the lyrics on the songs that contain them.
I hope you enjoy the mix as much as I did putting it together.
The Rar of the CD
1. Baby Aardvark Music Box - Circus Contraption
(Instrumental)
2. We're All Mad - Circus Contraption
I've fallen off the wagon, dear.
I landed on my head, I fear.
My wits are scattered hither and yon.
Like Humpty Dumpty I'm a wreck.
I broke my rubber-chicken neck
And on my face I fell apart!
Oh, we're all crazy, we're all mad!
A thumblefull of sanity is all we ever had!
Arsenic or everclear - pick your poison fast, my dear
The apocalypse is drawing near
And we're all gonna die!
3. You Kill Me - Jill Tracy
But I know you like it like that,
Closer than before.
I know you like it like that,
Your faith is pressed to the floor.
I know you like it like that,
Makes it hard to breathe.
And I know you like it like that...
You kill me.
4. Vai Vedrai - Cirque du Soleil
(In Italian)
You'll see then that a smile
Often hides a large pain.
You'll see then the folly of man.
Madness.
5. Red Noodle - Circus Contraption
(Instrumental)
6. Charmed, I'm Sure - Circus Contraption
Like shadows on a silver screen
We're drinking rum and kerosene
You are polite - and I'm obscene.
I'm very pleased to meetcha.
Oh, AHAHAHAHAHAHAH,
I'm very pleased to meetcha.
7. Circus Acopolypse - Vermillion Lies
Come down and join the circus,
It's the end of your world.
Come down and join the circus,
All you dead boys and girls.
If you still have a pulse
We can remedy that.
You can check your life
While you check your hat.
8. The Slaughter's Promenade - Circus Contraption
Chop the legs so they can't run!
Zap the brains! Oh lord, what fun!
The Butcher's work is never done
On the Slaughter's Promenade.
How they dance, how they dance!
The smell keeps us entranced...
How they dance, how they dance
At the Slaughter's Promenade!
9. True Love - Thou Shalt Not
In walks the villain of this tale.
The door closing silent behind you.
I smile and offer you something to drink
In the hopes that a taste will remind you
That poison goes better with grenadine,
That deceit's always lovely with lime.
That bitterness can be so sweet when it's served
In the right place and at the right time.
And we'll toast to a lifetime of happiness,
And we'll catch up on mutual friends,
And we'll laugh with good cheer and not mention that we're
Just a means to each of our ends.
10. Bone Yard - Vermillion Lies
I'll be black as cold, I'll be cold as steel.
I'll be all the things you never wanted to feel.
I'll be deepest pit, I'll be biggest fear
And I'll be all the things you never wanted to hear.
I'll be far from home, I'll be without light,
And I'll be all the things that come out and scare you at night.
And I'll be kissing you
In the bone yard, bone yard.
11. Anything At All - Jill Tracy
I'll grant you the 9 of Cups on eleven rainy days.
I'll pull apart the lion's mouth and I'll make him sing your praise.
I'll challenge the Great Houdini to a remarkable escape.
I'll amputate the fingers upon the hand of Fate.
And I'll do anything at all
Just to get
Closer, closer to you.
12. Shark Serenade - Vermillion Lies
Deep in my dark
And down in my cold
WIth nothing to feel
And nothing to hold
If you hold me here
I'll just disappear
Won't I? Won't I?
Just like a shark I will tear you apart
You won't even know what you did
I'll try to spare you the pain of my jaws
But it's just in my nature to rip and to shred
13. Hot Coals - Circus Contraption
(Insturmental)
14. Come To The Circus - Circus Contraption
Come to the circus while you can.
We've got a grand disaster planned.
It's sure to stimulate your glands,
So pop your pooper in the stands.
We'll show you things your momma never showed you,
Locked up in the recess of your mind!
15. Mirko - Cirque du Soleil
(Instrumental)
16. Closer To You - Dead Brothers
It's too late anyway. 'Cause I'm already there.
Sittin' at your table. Sittin' in your chair.
Talkin' to your daughter. Talkin' to your wife.
I'm takin' your daughter, hopin' it's for life.
Well, do you mind? Tell me, do you mind?
'Cause I can't think, no I can't think
Of a better way, of a better way
Of gettin', of gettin'
Closer to you, closer to you, closer to you!
I wanna be a-closer to you.
Let me be a-closer to you!
17. La Valse Des Monstres - Yann Tiersen
(Instrumental)
18. Just The Other Side Of Pain - Jill Tracy
Those blasted clocks have all run down.
Oh, does time stand still without you around.
The birds don't sing their little song.
The prophecies have all proved wrong.
The Persian rugs have gone thread-bare.
The waxy moon has lost its flair.
The wishes drown beneath the well.
The razor blades have all gone dull.
But this is confidential: you're the one to blame.
And now the forecast calls perpetually for rain.
And although it's rather late I lie awake in vain.
'Cause I'm still waiting for what's wonderful:
Just the other side of pain.
Artwork by local artist Andy Van Schyndle
After sampling a variety of the famixes that were out there and seeing a number of repeated "popular" artists whose styles or lyrics I didn't think particularly fit, I decided to try my own hand. While some artists contributed quite a number of songs to the collection, this is because I limited the sound of the fanmix to music that one might associate with a dark and creepy circus, cabaret, or vaudeville show; I thought this style was more conducive to dear Mr. J's personality. I was also very particular about the lyrics on the songs that contain them.
I hope you enjoy the mix as much as I did putting it together.
The Rar of the CD
1. Baby Aardvark Music Box - Circus Contraption
(Instrumental)
2. We're All Mad - Circus Contraption
I've fallen off the wagon, dear.
I landed on my head, I fear.
My wits are scattered hither and yon.
Like Humpty Dumpty I'm a wreck.
I broke my rubber-chicken neck
And on my face I fell apart!
Oh, we're all crazy, we're all mad!
A thumblefull of sanity is all we ever had!
Arsenic or everclear - pick your poison fast, my dear
The apocalypse is drawing near
And we're all gonna die!
3. You Kill Me - Jill Tracy
But I know you like it like that,
Closer than before.
I know you like it like that,
Your faith is pressed to the floor.
I know you like it like that,
Makes it hard to breathe.
And I know you like it like that...
You kill me.
4. Vai Vedrai - Cirque du Soleil
(In Italian)
You'll see then that a smile
Often hides a large pain.
You'll see then the folly of man.
Madness.
5. Red Noodle - Circus Contraption
(Instrumental)
6. Charmed, I'm Sure - Circus Contraption
Like shadows on a silver screen
We're drinking rum and kerosene
You are polite - and I'm obscene.
I'm very pleased to meetcha.
Oh, AHAHAHAHAHAHAH,
I'm very pleased to meetcha.
7. Circus Acopolypse - Vermillion Lies
Come down and join the circus,
It's the end of your world.
Come down and join the circus,
All you dead boys and girls.
If you still have a pulse
We can remedy that.
You can check your life
While you check your hat.
8. The Slaughter's Promenade - Circus Contraption
Chop the legs so they can't run!
Zap the brains! Oh lord, what fun!
The Butcher's work is never done
On the Slaughter's Promenade.
How they dance, how they dance!
The smell keeps us entranced...
How they dance, how they dance
At the Slaughter's Promenade!
9. True Love - Thou Shalt Not
In walks the villain of this tale.
The door closing silent behind you.
I smile and offer you something to drink
In the hopes that a taste will remind you
That poison goes better with grenadine,
That deceit's always lovely with lime.
That bitterness can be so sweet when it's served
In the right place and at the right time.
And we'll toast to a lifetime of happiness,
And we'll catch up on mutual friends,
And we'll laugh with good cheer and not mention that we're
Just a means to each of our ends.
10. Bone Yard - Vermillion Lies
I'll be black as cold, I'll be cold as steel.
I'll be all the things you never wanted to feel.
I'll be deepest pit, I'll be biggest fear
And I'll be all the things you never wanted to hear.
I'll be far from home, I'll be without light,
And I'll be all the things that come out and scare you at night.
And I'll be kissing you
In the bone yard, bone yard.
11. Anything At All - Jill Tracy
I'll grant you the 9 of Cups on eleven rainy days.
I'll pull apart the lion's mouth and I'll make him sing your praise.
I'll challenge the Great Houdini to a remarkable escape.
I'll amputate the fingers upon the hand of Fate.
And I'll do anything at all
Just to get
Closer, closer to you.
12. Shark Serenade - Vermillion Lies
Deep in my dark
And down in my cold
WIth nothing to feel
And nothing to hold
If you hold me here
I'll just disappear
Won't I? Won't I?
Just like a shark I will tear you apart
You won't even know what you did
I'll try to spare you the pain of my jaws
But it's just in my nature to rip and to shred
13. Hot Coals - Circus Contraption
(Insturmental)
14. Come To The Circus - Circus Contraption
Come to the circus while you can.
We've got a grand disaster planned.
It's sure to stimulate your glands,
So pop your pooper in the stands.
We'll show you things your momma never showed you,
Locked up in the recess of your mind!
15. Mirko - Cirque du Soleil
(Instrumental)
16. Closer To You - Dead Brothers
It's too late anyway. 'Cause I'm already there.
Sittin' at your table. Sittin' in your chair.
Talkin' to your daughter. Talkin' to your wife.
I'm takin' your daughter, hopin' it's for life.
Well, do you mind? Tell me, do you mind?
'Cause I can't think, no I can't think
Of a better way, of a better way
Of gettin', of gettin'
Closer to you, closer to you, closer to you!
I wanna be a-closer to you.
Let me be a-closer to you!
17. La Valse Des Monstres - Yann Tiersen
(Instrumental)
18. Just The Other Side Of Pain - Jill Tracy
Those blasted clocks have all run down.
Oh, does time stand still without you around.
The birds don't sing their little song.
The prophecies have all proved wrong.
The Persian rugs have gone thread-bare.
The waxy moon has lost its flair.
The wishes drown beneath the well.
The razor blades have all gone dull.
But this is confidential: you're the one to blame.
And now the forecast calls perpetually for rain.
And although it's rather late I lie awake in vain.
'Cause I'm still waiting for what's wonderful:
Just the other side of pain.
Artwork by local artist Andy Van Schyndle