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Spooks fanmix + picspam time!! So this has been a creative project that has been sitting on my computer for a good five or six months now. As most of you know I adore Spooks (aka MI-5) in the States. When I started catching up this past summer I decided that a fanmix HAD to be made for all three of the male leads/senior officers that have come and gone on the show over the years. I started the mix, then took a break over Series 8 because I just felt like the right mix of songs wasn't quite there yet, but recently I finally felt like I've achieved what I wanted with this music. While Adam has the top spot in my heart I have absolutely adored all three of the male senior officers that have been on the show. So rather than focusing on one character, this mix is for Tom Quinn, Adam Carter, and Lucas North -- three amazing characters. While all three carry the same title I feel like their character arcs have been very different, and that's what I love about my favorite characters, they aren't one note; they dig deep and show their flaws, their strengths, their failures and their successes; and more importantly they come off as real. That's what these three characters do.
So the aim of this little project was not only for fun but to hopefully:
a) Encourage people that don't know the show to watch through the music/art.
b) Create something that those who have seen the show will enjoy.
c) Share with everyone, whether you've seen the show or not, some new music! That's always win Y/Y? ;)
This mix is dedicated to my Spooks viewing buddy, idea-giver/soundtrack supporter, and fellow fangirl over the months Alesia, (tofillupthedays), since I know she loves these boys just as much as I do.
*** Be warned: The picspam contains spoilers for series 1 - 8.***
Blah...blah...blah...onto the goods...
This is not meant to be a shippy mix. I approached this mix with the idea that I would find songs which apply to either Tom, Adam, or Lucas individually, however, ultimately each song should still resonate with every character in some way. Therefore, on the tracklisting each character is assigned a symbol. Every song title is marked to show which song is based around which Spook. ;)
Clear as mud? Okay.
Tom Quinn → ;
Adam Carter → ( )
Lucas North → .
No symbol after the track → general for all three
Rather than bore you with more talking about why I picked what song I'll let the picspam speak for itself. Enjoy!
Exogenesis: Symphony, Pt. 2: Cross-Pollination : Muse
Rise above the crowds and wade through toxic clouds
Breach the outer sphere;
the edge of all our fears rest with you.
We are counting on you.
You must rescue us all.
(adam carter)
(Pioneers) : Bloc Party
So here we are reinventing the wheel,
I'm shaking hands with a hurricane.
It's a colour that I can't describe,
It's a language I can't understand.
Ambition, tearing out the heart of you, carving lines into you,
dripping down the sides of you.
lucas north.
Decode. : Paramore
How can I decide what's right
when you're clouding up my mind?
I can't win your losing fight all the time.
How did we get here, when I used to know you so well?
Breathe Me. : Sia
Ouch. I have lost myself again;
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found.
Yeah, I think that I might break;
Lost myself again and I feel unsafe.
Be my friend;
Hold me. Wrap me up,
unfold me.
I am small and needy.
Warm me up and breathe me.
tom quinn;
Avalanche; : Matthew Good
I'm spinning and you're spinning;
the world's spinning and we're laughing.
And I'm charming, the devil's charming.
And we're ruined but we're still building.
And I'm selling and you're counting;
the world's stopping but we keep going;
And we're ruthless and we're cunning,
and I'm heir to it all.
PPR:Kut : Linkin Park
It’s like I’m paranoid looking over my back;
It’s like a whirlwind inside of my head.
It’s like I can’t stop what I’m hearing within,
It’s like a face inside that’s right beneath my skin.
(Split Needles) : The Shins
You're old enough, boy,
too many summers you've enjoyed,
so spin the wheel,
we'll set you up with some odd convictions,
because you're finally golden, boy.
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want. : The Smiths
Haven't had a dream in a long time.
See, the life I've had can make a good man bad.
So for once in my life let me get what I want;
Lord knows, it would be the first time.
(Requiem) : M. Ward
Well in war he was a tiger,
when it was over like a dove.
He summoned all of his strength in the climb,
it suffered all of his strength in the fall.
His heart was stronger than a heavy metal bullet
and that's why I dedicate this song;
he was a good man and now he's gone.
What Makes a Man?; : City & Colour
I can hear my train comin'
It's a lonesome and distant cry.
I can hear my train comin'
Now I'm runnin' for my life.
What makes a man walk away from his mind?
I think I know, I think I might know.
Cold Desert : Kings of Leon
I'm on the corner waiting for a light to come on,
that's when I know that you're alone.
It's cold in the desert, water never sees the ground;
special, unspoken, without sound.
Secret Meeting; : The National
And so and now I'm sorry I missed you,
I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain.
It went the dull and wicked, ordinary way.
(London Bombs) : Eskimo Joe
I stay up forever,
try to find the answer.
In the sun I wait for you.
The London bombs...
dirty little town on the Thames is calling you away.
Thanks to nancherow and jandra_lu for the cappage.
Other pics/caps from Lucas, Adam & Tom
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