[OOC: your hope and your glory has passed you by - an England Fanmix]
AKA Let's See How Many Songs By British Artists Fel Can Get In One Mix. XD; Yes, yes, I know I've only had England for 2 weeks or so but he has been pinging me like you wouldn't believe and today I sat down and threw this together and thought I'd share it with all of you! And... yes, the title is a blatant nod towards his username, and I make no apologies.
WARNING: TRACKS 01, 08, 09, and 13 ARE .m4as
Klaus Badelt - He's a Pirate
Putting the "Pirate" in "Pirate Gentleman", amirite? A-and shush I know this is horribly overused but it was either this or that one song from the Muppets film.
Instrumental
Disney - The Virginia Company
Because I couldn't find another decent enough Empire-type song. So you get Disney. My logic, let me show you it.
In sixteen hundred seven//We sail the open sea//For glory, God, and gold//And the Virginia Company!
The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
Don't let that prim and proper front fool you - England is a punk and a hooligan at heart and most likely always will be.
I am an anti-christ//I am an anarchist//Don't know what I want but//I know how to get it
Pink Floyd - Time
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time//Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines//Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way//The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say
The Kinks - Mr. Churchill Says
World War II.
We shall defend our island//On the land and on the sea//We shall fight them on the beaches//On the hills and in the fields//We shall fight them in the streets... //Do your worst and we'll do our best//We're gonna win the way that Mr. Churchill says
Simon & Garfunkel - I Am a Rock
SPLENDID ISOLATION rofl.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain//It's laughter and it's loving I disdain//I am a rock,
I am an island
Less Than Jake - The Art of Selling Yourself Short
I could give you lessons on how to ruin your friendships//Every last conviction, I smoked them all away//I drank my frustrations down the drain, out of the way//So I sit and wait and wonder, "Does anyone else feel like me?"//Someone so tired of their routines and disappearing self-esteems//I'll sing along with every emergency//Just sing along, I'm the king of catastrophes
Bright Eyes - Drunk Kid Catholic
Yes, I know our national religion is Church of England, but the song is just too perfect otherwise not to use.
And every night I think I certaintly won't ever sleep sober or alone//And then suddenly it occurs to me I've slept alone before you//And so I pour myself the stiffest drink my stomach can stand//And convince myself to lay back down again//The drunk kids, the Catholics//They're all about the same//They’re waiting for something//Hoping to be saved
Keane - The Frog Prince
An old fairytale told me a simple heart would be prized again... //Your prince's crown//Cracks and falls down//Your castle hollow and cold//You've wandered so far//From the person you are//Let go brother, let go//'Cause now we all know
Ane Brun - Friend Rhymes with End
Friend//You left me in the end//I guess I knew it all along//I guess I expected this song//And it is as it appeared//Like a fist in my stomach and swallowing tears//Your song turned out a sad one//Just as I feared
Coldplay - Viva la Vida
I used to rule the world//Seas would rise when I gave the word//Now in the morning I sleep alone//Sweep the streets I used to own... //Shattered windows and the sound of drums//People couldn't believe what I'd become//Revolutionaries wait for my head on a silver plate... //Oh who would ever want to be king?
The Kinks - Arthur
No, your eyes do not deceive you, this is actually what the song is called. And it's from an album called Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). I kid you not. And if this song wasn't so long I'd just take the liberty of pasting the whole thing here, because it's perfect.
Arthur the world's gone and passed you by//Don't you know it, don't you know it//You can cry, cry all night but it won't make it right//Don't ya know it, don't ya know it... //How is your life and your Shangri-la//And your long lost land of Hallelujah//And your hope and glory has passed you by//Can't you see what the world is doing to ya//And now we see your children//Sailing off in the setting sun//To a new horizon...
The Clash - This Is England
Self-explanatory really! Also, you can't have an England mix without the Clash and London Calling is the one everyone knows so I decided not to use it just to be different. >.>;
This is England, the land of illegal dances//This is England, land of a thousand stances//This is England, this knife of Sheffield steel//This is England, this is how we feel
BONUS: Eddie Izzard - Flags
I couldn't figure out where to fit this in on the mix but I had to put it somewhere, so have it as a bonus. :3 Eight minutes of Eddie Izzard hilariously summing up Imperialism, World War II and having to give up your Empire.
"We stole countries! That's what you do, that's how you build an Empire, we stole countries with the cunning use of flags! Just sail round the world and stick a flag in..."
Get the .zip including artwork HERE
WARNING: TRACKS 01, 08, 09, and 13 ARE .m4as
Klaus Badelt - He's a Pirate
Putting the "Pirate" in "Pirate Gentleman", amirite? A-and shush I know this is horribly overused but it was either this or that one song from the Muppets film.
Instrumental
Disney - The Virginia Company
Because I couldn't find another decent enough Empire-type song. So you get Disney. My logic, let me show you it.
In sixteen hundred seven//We sail the open sea//For glory, God, and gold//And the Virginia Company!
The Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
Don't let that prim and proper front fool you - England is a punk and a hooligan at heart and most likely always will be.
I am an anti-christ//I am an anarchist//Don't know what I want but//I know how to get it
Pink Floyd - Time
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time//Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines//Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way//The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say
The Kinks - Mr. Churchill Says
World War II.
We shall defend our island//On the land and on the sea//We shall fight them on the beaches//On the hills and in the fields//We shall fight them in the streets... //Do your worst and we'll do our best//We're gonna win the way that Mr. Churchill says
Simon & Garfunkel - I Am a Rock
SPLENDID ISOLATION rofl.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain//It's laughter and it's loving I disdain//I am a rock,
I am an island
Less Than Jake - The Art of Selling Yourself Short
I could give you lessons on how to ruin your friendships//Every last conviction, I smoked them all away//I drank my frustrations down the drain, out of the way//So I sit and wait and wonder, "Does anyone else feel like me?"//Someone so tired of their routines and disappearing self-esteems//I'll sing along with every emergency//Just sing along, I'm the king of catastrophes
Bright Eyes - Drunk Kid Catholic
Yes, I know our national religion is Church of England, but the song is just too perfect otherwise not to use.
And every night I think I certaintly won't ever sleep sober or alone//And then suddenly it occurs to me I've slept alone before you//And so I pour myself the stiffest drink my stomach can stand//And convince myself to lay back down again//The drunk kids, the Catholics//They're all about the same//They’re waiting for something//Hoping to be saved
Keane - The Frog Prince
An old fairytale told me a simple heart would be prized again... //Your prince's crown//Cracks and falls down//Your castle hollow and cold//You've wandered so far//From the person you are//Let go brother, let go//'Cause now we all know
Ane Brun - Friend Rhymes with End
Friend//You left me in the end//I guess I knew it all along//I guess I expected this song//And it is as it appeared//Like a fist in my stomach and swallowing tears//Your song turned out a sad one//Just as I feared
Coldplay - Viva la Vida
I used to rule the world//Seas would rise when I gave the word//Now in the morning I sleep alone//Sweep the streets I used to own... //Shattered windows and the sound of drums//People couldn't believe what I'd become//Revolutionaries wait for my head on a silver plate... //Oh who would ever want to be king?
The Kinks - Arthur
No, your eyes do not deceive you, this is actually what the song is called. And it's from an album called Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). I kid you not. And if this song wasn't so long I'd just take the liberty of pasting the whole thing here, because it's perfect.
Arthur the world's gone and passed you by//Don't you know it, don't you know it//You can cry, cry all night but it won't make it right//Don't ya know it, don't ya know it... //How is your life and your Shangri-la//And your long lost land of Hallelujah//And your hope and glory has passed you by//Can't you see what the world is doing to ya//And now we see your children//Sailing off in the setting sun//To a new horizon...
The Clash - This Is England
Self-explanatory really! Also, you can't have an England mix without the Clash and London Calling is the one everyone knows so I decided not to use it just to be different. >.>;
This is England, the land of illegal dances//This is England, land of a thousand stances//This is England, this knife of Sheffield steel//This is England, this is how we feel
BONUS: Eddie Izzard - Flags
I couldn't figure out where to fit this in on the mix but I had to put it somewhere, so have it as a bonus. :3 Eight minutes of Eddie Izzard hilariously summing up Imperialism, World War II and having to give up your Empire.
"We stole countries! That's what you do, that's how you build an Empire, we stole countries with the cunning use of flags! Just sail round the world and stick a flag in..."
Get the .zip including artwork HERE