The Late Spike Spiegel Blues
Ok, so an explanation of this random chapterfic that snuck up on me (cause it knew I had two challenges to write). In classic style, all of the chapters are named after songs. Cause I'm so very creative. [/sarcasm] The whole thing strikes me as really derivative, but I like it anyway. Basic premise is that Spike takes the bullet instead of Shin in The Real Folk Blues.
So, in case you've never heard one or any of these songs before, some lyrics.
Title Inspiration: The Late John Garfield Blues
The Late John Garfield Blues
by John Prine
Black faces pressed against the glass
Where rain has pressed it's weight
Wind blown scarves in top down cars
All share one western trait
Sadness leaks through tear-stained cheeks
From winos to dime-store Jews
Probably don't know they give me
These late John Garfield blues
Midnight fell on Franklin Street
And the lamppost bulbs were broke
For the life of me, I could not see
But I heard a brand new joke
Two men were standing upon a bridge
One jumped and screamed you lose
And just left the odd man holding
Those late John Garfield blues
An old man sleeps with his conscience at night
Young kids sleep with their dreams
While the mentally ill sit perfectly still
And live through life's in-betweens
I'm going away to the last resort
In week or two real soon
Where the fish don't bite but once a night
By the cold light of the moon
The horses scream- the nightmares dream
And the dead men all wear shoes
'Cause everybody's dancin'
Those late John Garfield blues
.
Chapter 1: A Sunday Kind of Love
A Sunday Kind of Love
by Etta James
I want a Sunday kind of love
A love to last past Saturday night.
And I'd like to know it's more than love at first sight.
And I want a Sunday kind of love.
Oh yea yea
I want a love that's only square
Can't seem to find somebody
Someone to care
And I'm on a lonely road that leads to no where
I need a Sunday kind of love
I do my Sunday dreaming, oh yea
And all my Sunday scheming
Every minute, every hour, every day
Oh, I'm hoping to discover
A certain kind of lover
Who will show me the way
And my arms need someone
Someone to enfold
To keep me warm when Monday's and Tuesday's grow cold
Oh and I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea yea yea
I don't want a Monday, Tuesday, a Wednesday, a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday
Oh nothing but Sunday oh yea
I want a Sunday Sunday
I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea yea
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday kind of love
.
Chapter 2: No Turning Back .
No Turning Back
by Magnitude 9
Riding along the wasteland, this barren stretch of earth
We plan the battle of our lives.
We'll march 'til nightfall and scout a place to lie
Our enemy will not expect an attack, behind their lines
Send out the call to the ridings ones, to fall back 'til I give the word
By the sword they'll be dying here the price paid in an act of war
They better run for their lives, or stand and fight
They'll make the sacrifice, forever we roam
Will we live through today, the battle will rage, on the attack
We will fight to defend all our own, no turning back
The plan has been made, tomorrow we raid
Knowing an ending is near
Despite of an outcome we fear, no turning back.
What is the cause for outrage, is there more than meets the eye?
Our sanity is displaced, by the choice to fight or die
I hear the cries of the dying ones
As we fight through the bloody war
Our enemies turn and run away,"It's not worth fighting for"
They better run for their lives, or stand and fight
They'll make the sacrifice, forever we roam
Will we live through today, the battle will rage, on the attack
We will fight to defend all our own, no turning back
The plan has been made, tomorrow we raid
Knowing an ending is near
Despite of an outcome we fear, no turning back
"But if the cause is good, a heavy burden lies on the King"
Will we live through today, the battle will rage, on the attack
We will fight to defend all our own, no turning back
The plan has been made, tomorrow we raid
Knowing an ending is near
Despite of an outcome we fear, no turning back.
Out on this barren wasteland, no turning back
The balance of life, lies within our hands
Out of this barren wasteland, no turning back
.
Chapter 3: Dream a Little Dream of Me .
Dream a Little Dream of Me
by Ella Fitzgerald
Stars shining bright above you.
Night breezes seem to whisper, 'I love you,'
Birds singing in the sycamore tree.
Dream a little dream of me.
Say nighty-night and kiss me.
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me.
While I'm alone and blue as can be,
Dream a little dream of me.
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear,
Still craving your kiss.
I'm longing to linger 'till dawn, dear,
Just saying this:
Sweet dreams 'till sunbeams find you,
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you.
But in your dreams, whatever they be.
Dream a little dream of me
.
Chapter 4: Dead Man Blues .
Dead Man Blues
by Jelly Roll Morton
I went to a doctor with a pain in my head
He said: "Tumor boy! Six months you're dead,
It's gonna be slow and painful
It ain't gonna be no fun"
So I went home and decided
I'll end it now my life's done
Game over, end of the ride
It's suicide!
So I took out a shotgun, I put it in my mouth
I put it in too far, I gagged then ralphed
I jumped in front of a truck
I missed and only felt a breeze
Then I tried a bus, the driver stopped and said:
"Exact change, please!!!"
I survived, was still alive!
I dropped a toaster in the tub with me
It did wonders for my hair
Was gonna drive myself right off a cliff
Got lost on my way there
I took a jar of sleeping pills
But all I did was snooze
I can't do nothing right
I got the Dead Man Blues!
Can't get it right
I'm feeling so uptight
I can't die I gotta wonder why
I try and try and try but I can't die
I've got the Dead Man Blues
'Cause even if I win I lose
I threw a rope around the rafters
Around my neck, stood on a chair
The phone rings, my machine picks up
And guess who's there?
It's a message from my doctor
And he says: "Hey lucky break!
It was just a dirt on the X-ray
Whoops! I made a mistake!"
And then I slipped off the chair
And I was hanging there:
I've got the Dead Man Blues
'Cause even if I win I lose
The Dead Man Blues
.
Chapter 5: What'll I Do .
What'll I Do
by Irving Berlin
Gone is the romance that was so divine.
'Tis broken and cannot be mended.
You must go your way,
And I must go mine.
But now that our love dreams have ended...
What'll I do
When you are far away
And I am blue
What'll I do?
What'll I do?
When I am wond'ring who
Is kissing you
What'll I do?
What'll I do with just a photograph
To tell my troubles to?
When I'm alone
With only dreams of you
That won't come true
What'll I do?
.
Chapter 6: Love Me Till the Sun Shines .
Love Me Till the Sun Shines
by The Kinks
You don't have to look at me
You don't have to smile at me
You just have to love me till the sun shines
You don't have to cook for me
You don't have to laugh with me
You just have to love me till the sun shines.
Take my money, I don't mind
You can't leave such a helpless kind
You just have to love me till the sun shines
You don't have to sleep with me
Or rest your head upon my knee
You just have to love me till the sun shines
Baby you can wear my clothes
Play my records, stay in my home
Long as you just love me till the sun shines
You can take it, I don't mind
Please don't leave such a helpless kind
You just have to love me till the sun shines
Baby, baby I don't know what I'm doin'
Everything I do it turns to ruin
Baby you can kiss my friends
There is nothing that I'll end
Long as you just love me till the sun shines
You don't have to walk the streets
When there's someone waiting here
Come on, baby, love me till the sun shines
Come on, baby, I don't mind
Two lonely people, the helpless kind
Come on, baby, love me till the sun shines
You don't have to look at me
You don't have to smile at me
You just have to love me till the sun shines
You don't have to cook for me
And you don't have to laugh with me
You just have to love me till the sun shines
Take my money, I don't mind
You can't leave such a helpless kind
You just have to love me till the sun shines
.
Chapter 7: Right Place, Wrong Time .
Right Place, Wrong Time
by Dr. John
I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
I'd of said the right thing
But I must have used the wrong line
I been in the right trip
But I must have used the wrong car
My head was in a bad place
And I'm wondering what it's good for
I been the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
My head was in a place
But I'm having such a good time
I been running trying to get hung up in my mind
Got to give myself a little talking to this time
Just need a little brain salad surgery
Got to cure this insecurity
I been in the wrong place
But it must have been the right time
I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong song
I been in the right vein
But it seems like the wrong arm
I been in the right world
But it seems wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong
Slipping, dodging ,sneaking
Creeping hiding out down the street
See me life shaking with every who I meet
Refried confusion is making itself clear
Wonder which way do I go to get on out of here
I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
I'd have said the right thing
But I must have used the wrong line
I'd a took the right road
But I must have took a wrong turn
Would have made the right move
But I made it at the wrong time
I been on the right road
But I must have used the wrong car
My head was in a good place
And I wonder what it's bad for
.
Chapter 8: It Could Be Sweet .
It Could Be Sweet
by Portishead
I don't want to hurt you,
No reason have I but fear,
And I ain't guilty of crimes accused me of,
But I'm guilty of fear.
I'm sorry to remind,
You but I'm scared of what we're creating,
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing,
Turn now,
Hmm gotta try a little harder,
It could be sweet,
Like a long forgotten dream,
And we don't need them,
To cast the fate we have,
Love don't always shine through,
‘Cause I don't wanna lose,
What we had last time your leaving,
This life ain't fair
You don't get something for nothing,
Turn now,
Hmm gotta try a little harder,
It could be sweet.
But the thoughts we try to deny,
Take a toll upon our lives.
We struggle on in depths of pride,
Tangled up in single minds,
‘Cause I don't wanna lose,
What we had last time your leaving,
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing,
Turn back,
Hmm, gotta try a little harder.
Oh, ‘cause I don't wanna lose,
What we had last time your leaving,
This life ain't fair.
Oh, no, you don't get something for nothing,
Turn back,
Hmm gotta try a little harder,
It could be sweet.
.
I'll update this post when I write new chapters.
So, in case you've never heard one or any of these songs before, some lyrics.
Title Inspiration: The Late John Garfield Blues
The Late John Garfield Blues
by John Prine
Black faces pressed against the glass
Where rain has pressed it's weight
Wind blown scarves in top down cars
All share one western trait
Sadness leaks through tear-stained cheeks
From winos to dime-store Jews
Probably don't know they give me
These late John Garfield blues
Midnight fell on Franklin Street
And the lamppost bulbs were broke
For the life of me, I could not see
But I heard a brand new joke
Two men were standing upon a bridge
One jumped and screamed you lose
And just left the odd man holding
Those late John Garfield blues
An old man sleeps with his conscience at night
Young kids sleep with their dreams
While the mentally ill sit perfectly still
And live through life's in-betweens
I'm going away to the last resort
In week or two real soon
Where the fish don't bite but once a night
By the cold light of the moon
The horses scream- the nightmares dream
And the dead men all wear shoes
'Cause everybody's dancin'
Those late John Garfield blues
.
Chapter 1: A Sunday Kind of Love
A Sunday Kind of Love
by Etta James
I want a Sunday kind of love
A love to last past Saturday night.
And I'd like to know it's more than love at first sight.
And I want a Sunday kind of love.
Oh yea yea
I want a love that's only square
Can't seem to find somebody
Someone to care
And I'm on a lonely road that leads to no where
I need a Sunday kind of love
I do my Sunday dreaming, oh yea
And all my Sunday scheming
Every minute, every hour, every day
Oh, I'm hoping to discover
A certain kind of lover
Who will show me the way
And my arms need someone
Someone to enfold
To keep me warm when Monday's and Tuesday's grow cold
Oh and I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea yea yea
I don't want a Monday, Tuesday, a Wednesday, a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday
Oh nothing but Sunday oh yea
I want a Sunday Sunday
I want a Sunday kind of love
Oh yea yea
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday kind of love
.
Chapter 2: No Turning Back .
No Turning Back
by Magnitude 9
Riding along the wasteland, this barren stretch of earth
We plan the battle of our lives.
We'll march 'til nightfall and scout a place to lie
Our enemy will not expect an attack, behind their lines
Send out the call to the ridings ones, to fall back 'til I give the word
By the sword they'll be dying here the price paid in an act of war
They better run for their lives, or stand and fight
They'll make the sacrifice, forever we roam
Will we live through today, the battle will rage, on the attack
We will fight to defend all our own, no turning back
The plan has been made, tomorrow we raid
Knowing an ending is near
Despite of an outcome we fear, no turning back.
What is the cause for outrage, is there more than meets the eye?
Our sanity is displaced, by the choice to fight or die
I hear the cries of the dying ones
As we fight through the bloody war
Our enemies turn and run away,"It's not worth fighting for"
They better run for their lives, or stand and fight
They'll make the sacrifice, forever we roam
Will we live through today, the battle will rage, on the attack
We will fight to defend all our own, no turning back
The plan has been made, tomorrow we raid
Knowing an ending is near
Despite of an outcome we fear, no turning back
"But if the cause is good, a heavy burden lies on the King"
Will we live through today, the battle will rage, on the attack
We will fight to defend all our own, no turning back
The plan has been made, tomorrow we raid
Knowing an ending is near
Despite of an outcome we fear, no turning back.
Out on this barren wasteland, no turning back
The balance of life, lies within our hands
Out of this barren wasteland, no turning back
.
Chapter 3: Dream a Little Dream of Me .
Dream a Little Dream of Me
by Ella Fitzgerald
Stars shining bright above you.
Night breezes seem to whisper, 'I love you,'
Birds singing in the sycamore tree.
Dream a little dream of me.
Say nighty-night and kiss me.
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me.
While I'm alone and blue as can be,
Dream a little dream of me.
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear,
Still craving your kiss.
I'm longing to linger 'till dawn, dear,
Just saying this:
Sweet dreams 'till sunbeams find you,
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you.
But in your dreams, whatever they be.
Dream a little dream of me
.
Chapter 4: Dead Man Blues .
Dead Man Blues
by Jelly Roll Morton
I went to a doctor with a pain in my head
He said: "Tumor boy! Six months you're dead,
It's gonna be slow and painful
It ain't gonna be no fun"
So I went home and decided
I'll end it now my life's done
Game over, end of the ride
It's suicide!
So I took out a shotgun, I put it in my mouth
I put it in too far, I gagged then ralphed
I jumped in front of a truck
I missed and only felt a breeze
Then I tried a bus, the driver stopped and said:
"Exact change, please!!!"
I survived, was still alive!
I dropped a toaster in the tub with me
It did wonders for my hair
Was gonna drive myself right off a cliff
Got lost on my way there
I took a jar of sleeping pills
But all I did was snooze
I can't do nothing right
I got the Dead Man Blues!
Can't get it right
I'm feeling so uptight
I can't die I gotta wonder why
I try and try and try but I can't die
I've got the Dead Man Blues
'Cause even if I win I lose
I threw a rope around the rafters
Around my neck, stood on a chair
The phone rings, my machine picks up
And guess who's there?
It's a message from my doctor
And he says: "Hey lucky break!
It was just a dirt on the X-ray
Whoops! I made a mistake!"
And then I slipped off the chair
And I was hanging there:
I've got the Dead Man Blues
'Cause even if I win I lose
The Dead Man Blues
.
Chapter 5: What'll I Do .
What'll I Do
by Irving Berlin
Gone is the romance that was so divine.
'Tis broken and cannot be mended.
You must go your way,
And I must go mine.
But now that our love dreams have ended...
What'll I do
When you are far away
And I am blue
What'll I do?
What'll I do?
When I am wond'ring who
Is kissing you
What'll I do?
What'll I do with just a photograph
To tell my troubles to?
When I'm alone
With only dreams of you
That won't come true
What'll I do?
.
Chapter 6: Love Me Till the Sun Shines .
Love Me Till the Sun Shines
by The Kinks
You don't have to look at me
You don't have to smile at me
You just have to love me till the sun shines
You don't have to cook for me
You don't have to laugh with me
You just have to love me till the sun shines.
Take my money, I don't mind
You can't leave such a helpless kind
You just have to love me till the sun shines
You don't have to sleep with me
Or rest your head upon my knee
You just have to love me till the sun shines
Baby you can wear my clothes
Play my records, stay in my home
Long as you just love me till the sun shines
You can take it, I don't mind
Please don't leave such a helpless kind
You just have to love me till the sun shines
Baby, baby I don't know what I'm doin'
Everything I do it turns to ruin
Baby you can kiss my friends
There is nothing that I'll end
Long as you just love me till the sun shines
You don't have to walk the streets
When there's someone waiting here
Come on, baby, love me till the sun shines
Come on, baby, I don't mind
Two lonely people, the helpless kind
Come on, baby, love me till the sun shines
You don't have to look at me
You don't have to smile at me
You just have to love me till the sun shines
You don't have to cook for me
And you don't have to laugh with me
You just have to love me till the sun shines
Take my money, I don't mind
You can't leave such a helpless kind
You just have to love me till the sun shines
.
Chapter 7: Right Place, Wrong Time .
Right Place, Wrong Time
by Dr. John
I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
I'd of said the right thing
But I must have used the wrong line
I been in the right trip
But I must have used the wrong car
My head was in a bad place
And I'm wondering what it's good for
I been the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
My head was in a place
But I'm having such a good time
I been running trying to get hung up in my mind
Got to give myself a little talking to this time
Just need a little brain salad surgery
Got to cure this insecurity
I been in the wrong place
But it must have been the right time
I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong song
I been in the right vein
But it seems like the wrong arm
I been in the right world
But it seems wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong
Slipping, dodging ,sneaking
Creeping hiding out down the street
See me life shaking with every who I meet
Refried confusion is making itself clear
Wonder which way do I go to get on out of here
I been in the right place
But it must have been the wrong time
I'd have said the right thing
But I must have used the wrong line
I'd a took the right road
But I must have took a wrong turn
Would have made the right move
But I made it at the wrong time
I been on the right road
But I must have used the wrong car
My head was in a good place
And I wonder what it's bad for
.
Chapter 8: It Could Be Sweet .
It Could Be Sweet
by Portishead
I don't want to hurt you,
No reason have I but fear,
And I ain't guilty of crimes accused me of,
But I'm guilty of fear.
I'm sorry to remind,
You but I'm scared of what we're creating,
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing,
Turn now,
Hmm gotta try a little harder,
It could be sweet,
Like a long forgotten dream,
And we don't need them,
To cast the fate we have,
Love don't always shine through,
‘Cause I don't wanna lose,
What we had last time your leaving,
This life ain't fair
You don't get something for nothing,
Turn now,
Hmm gotta try a little harder,
It could be sweet.
But the thoughts we try to deny,
Take a toll upon our lives.
We struggle on in depths of pride,
Tangled up in single minds,
‘Cause I don't wanna lose,
What we had last time your leaving,
This life ain't fair.
You don't get something for nothing,
Turn back,
Hmm, gotta try a little harder.
Oh, ‘cause I don't wanna lose,
What we had last time your leaving,
This life ain't fair.
Oh, no, you don't get something for nothing,
Turn back,
Hmm gotta try a little harder,
It could be sweet.
.
I'll update this post when I write new chapters.