Strange As You Are (A Jack/Liz fanmix)
Strange As You Are
(A Jack/Liz fanmix)
Spoilers through "Seinfeld Vision"
1. Jon Brion - Here We Go
You've gotta hope that there's someone for you
As strange as you are
Who can cope with the things that you do
Without trying too hard
2. Josh Pyke - Beg Your Pardon
I know that I'm not the one of whom,
you think at night,
but I know I,
presume to think I made you think of me right now
Jack seems to have found himself infatuated with Lemon. Liz. (If he's going to be infatuated with her, he should think of her by her first name.) Liz, who has a wedding dress stained with ham fat and a fixation on an ex-boyfriend, not to mention a list of quirks that make her someone he can't be infatuated with. But he is, so:
"May I be honest with you, Lemon?"
She seems intrigued and wary simultaneously; he has mentored her well. "You're going to say it anyway, so. Go ahead."
"I have feelings for you."
"Feelings?"
"Romantic feelings."
She stares at him, face a mix of surprise and something else that he can't quite place. At the very least, it's not horror.
That's a positive.
3. Mandy Moore - Swept Away
Alone I am fine
And then you walk in and I cave
And I'm swept away
Liz is not interested in Jack. She knows this because she is just not, so. There.
Can't argue with that logic.
Except one really can, because she finds herself thinking about him. This could be blamed on him throwing out I have feelings for you, but she's had people -- well, Greta -- declare their interest in her without causing Liz to really consider it for too long. And when she's around him, she can't shake this need to... kiss him?
But, yeah. She's not interested in Jack. (She's really interested in Jack.)
4. The Frames - Headlong
Well I never want to land
Cause I'm high on you
Beyond all sleight of hand
Liz has been avoiding him, which Jack can only assume means she did end up being horrified by the idea of him being romantically interested in her. This shouldn't bother him; though the experience has been a rare one, he's been dismissed outright by women before. But this troubles him more than previous rejections, as this is more than a passing bewitchment; he's actually in love with her.
He finds it strange that he's not more surprised. But what isn't surprising is that he doesn't want to give up on the possibility of them. So:
"I suppose you don't care to know this, but I'm in love with you."
She stops suddenly, just stares at him. She opens her mouth. Closes it. "Oh, screw it."
Then, she kisses him.
5. Of Montreal - The Couple's First Kiss
(Instrumental)
6. Ella Fitzgerald - How Long Has This Been Going On?
Kiss me once, then once more
What a dunce I was before
What a break, for heaven's sake
How long has this been goin' on?
She can't stop kissing him. But why should she? Huh? Why should she stop? Answer that one.
Also: why is she being so confrontational with herself?
Probably because her brain is telling her -- as it often tries to -- that Jack is wrong, wrong, WRONG for her. But she can barely listen to that inner voice when he's in the room, so she really can't pay attention to it while he's touching her and kissing her and... being in love with her.
She thinks she better admit to herself that she's in love with him, too.
7. Rosie Thomas - Let Myself Fall
There's no turning back
Since I let myself fall in love with you
8. Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind of Love
When you're close to me, I can feel your heart beat
I can hear you breathing near my ear
Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love
"This is a mixtape Tracy made for you?"
"Yes."
She raises her eyebrows. "Tracy put 'A Groovy Kind of Love' on a mixtape he made for you?"
"Two heterosexual men can have a type of affection for each other that could be classified as, yes, groovy."
"I don't know, Jack, this is pretty romantic. Maybe you should be dating him."
"I'm perfectly happy with my love life as it is." He pauses. "That being said, his version of the song later on the tape is rather touching."
"Huh. Are you sure my love is really groovy enough?"
He considers this for a moment. "Reasonably sure, yes."
9. Deb Talan - She
She gives you more than you knew you wanted
Now what you're wanting, you've never ever had before
Real, true, imperfect love
10. Frank Sinatra - My Funny Valentine
But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay, little valentine, stay
"You had the band dedicate this song to me? Really?"
Everyone else at the party is staring at her (well, a few people are, and that might be because her eyes are darting around the room, searching for people who are judging her), and Liz is feeling more self-conscious by the moment.
"Yes," he says. "Why are you so irritated?"
"This song is about being in love with someone who's stupid and ugly."
"If you take it literally, perhaps. But this song is really about being in love with someone so deeply that their imperfections aren't too worrisome. About not wanting to change anything about the object of your affection." He pauses. "For the most part."
11. Maggie Gyllenhaal - Just the Way You Are
I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are
"Uh huh." She smiles slightly. "I don't want to change anything about you, either. For the most part."
12. Straylight Run - I'd Be Lying
I'd be lying if I told you that this is how
I always dreamed it would be
But anyway, I'm so happy
13. OK Go - This Will Be Our Year
Now we're there
And we've only just begun
This will be our year
Took a long time to come
She's thinking of having her ham-grease-stained dress cleaned. Not that she knows or even really thinks they're ready to get married, but it feels like a future possibility. Jack really feels like the man she could end up marrying.
And as she looks at the wedding gown/napkin she bought on a whim, she finds herself thinking of his pep talk that day she fell apart while wearing it.
He was right: This is going to be their year.
Zip file with songs and covers.