there'll be nothing to keep you far from me
Don't ask me when Dan/Blair went from being the pairing that I kind of thought about when reading the novels because it was SO IMPOSSIBLE that it would be awesome to being a legitimate ship for me. I said a long time ago that Dan and Blair are alike in much the same way that Nate and Serena are alike. They're the ones who are always throwing themselves into things too quickly, over-exerting their hearts. They hold their lives up to an impossible, fictionalized standard. And they both didn't get to go to Yale :(
Beyond that, I have a steadfast belief that Blair Waldorf can make anyone awesome and all of Dan's awesome moments last season have stemmed directly from interaction with her. Therefore, I posit that the two of them together would be FULL-SCALE ABSOLUTE AWESOME. Besides, wouldn't it be refreshing to see someone her with someone who won't screw her over?
This is definitely Dan POV, both because I sort of AM Dan Humphrey (ew I KNOW) and because I totally understand being in love with Blair Waldorf. And it sort of just happened that way, with all male vocalists aside from the two duets. I know "Rich Girls" shows up too often on Blair related mixes but that is because it is a kick-awesome song and because it suits her perfectly. The Oh! Colossus and Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson lyrics were transcribed by me since they were nowhere to be found online, so mistakes are likely. I wanted it to feel like a year at school-- starting off all giddy and new until you're worn out and freezing in winter and you finally make it out alive in the spring, feeling so much older and sort of in like with your best friend's ex-boyfriend. Apparently, to me that means dudes singing songs in tired voices.
So this is a mix about Dan and Blair maybe sort of becoming friends, if not something more, but it's also about that feeling you have in your first year of college/university, like maybe the rules have changed and now everything can be different, better. And how even though you want change, suddenly having to start all over again is kind of scary and you're drawn to things or people you couldn't have been bothered with before. You're comforted by them.
Or as I told lovelysofar last night: "it's kind of a "we're in college now and maybe we're sort of friends and maybe i sort of like you OR NOT" mix"
And I'm actually kind of proud of the cover art for once, especially since I made it using Picnik. Enjoy!
sometimes in the fall- a dan/blair mix
(or: the "NO HEADBANDS IN COLLEGE" mix)
one. sometimes in the fall- phoenix
go out and tell the society/ the talk of the town is on its way/ this is not bad, only serious/ do understand, don't turn your back on me/ doesn't matter, heads or tails/ people know my sins, i'm overwhelmed...
two. oxford comma- vampire weekend
check your handbook, it's no trick/ take the chapstick, put it on your lips/ crack a smile, adjust my tie/ know your boyfriend, unlike other guys...
three. don't watch me dancing- little joy
if she found her courage in a change of scene/ the sunday social would be short its queen/ all her best years spent distracted/ by these tired re-enactments/ with the right step/ she would try her chances/ somewhere else/ there he is a step outside her view/ reciting the words he hopes she might pursue...
four. queen bitch- david bowie
oh god, i could do better than that/ she's an old-time ambassador/ of sweet talking, night walking games/ and she's known in the darkest clubs/ for pushing ahead of the dames if she says she can do it/ then she can do it, she don't make false claims...
five. rich girls- the virgins (EP version)
we'll walk around pretending/ we're all grown up/ hey rich girl/ well, can you tell me/ why you're so stuck up?/ when you act like you're so down/ does paranoia come around and seize your mind/ now roll your eyes...
six. clean- pete yorn & scarlett johansson
hey, that reminds of me of a kid we used to know/ would you talk to me (would you talk to me)?/ i want everything to be so clean (so clean)/ there's a place around your heart that you hope for/ when you pretend it's never never there/ what do you answer for?/ "come and see me sometime" she said/ i think i'd rather be dead/ but eventually i might give her a book instead...
seven. autumn sweater- yo la tengo
me with nothing to say/ and you in your autumn sweater/ i tried my best to hide in the crowded room/ it's nearly possible/ i wait for you, oh, most patiently...
eight. lua- bright eyes
you're looking skinny like a model/ with your eyes all painted black/ just keep going to the bathroom/ always say you'll be right back/ well, it takes one to know one, kid/ i think you've got it bad....
nine. muppet contact lens- oh! colossus
the thing that makes it better/ is that you could not be bothered/ or concern yourself with matters to converse with him as lovers/ you would take whatever suitor's glad to talk about the weather/ but remember i'm a writer and a writer's not a talker/ you think you'll treat him like a brother and he'll never start to wander/ please...
ten. our life is not a movie or maybe- okkervil river
it's just a life story, so there's no climax/ no more new territory, so pull away the imax/ in the slot that you sliced through the scene there was no shyness/ in the plot that you passed through your teeth there was no pity/ no fade in: film begins on a kid in the big city/ and no cut to a costly parade (that's for him only!)/ no dissolve to a sliver of grey (that's his new lady!)/ where she glows just like grain on the flickering pane of some great movie...
rar!
I can't wait for the premiere on Monday kjhsdfjshks
Beyond that, I have a steadfast belief that Blair Waldorf can make anyone awesome and all of Dan's awesome moments last season have stemmed directly from interaction with her. Therefore, I posit that the two of them together would be FULL-SCALE ABSOLUTE AWESOME. Besides, wouldn't it be refreshing to see someone her with someone who won't screw her over?
This is definitely Dan POV, both because I sort of AM Dan Humphrey (ew I KNOW) and because I totally understand being in love with Blair Waldorf. And it sort of just happened that way, with all male vocalists aside from the two duets. I know "Rich Girls" shows up too often on Blair related mixes but that is because it is a kick-awesome song and because it suits her perfectly. The Oh! Colossus and Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson lyrics were transcribed by me since they were nowhere to be found online, so mistakes are likely. I wanted it to feel like a year at school-- starting off all giddy and new until you're worn out and freezing in winter and you finally make it out alive in the spring, feeling so much older and sort of in like with your best friend's ex-boyfriend. Apparently, to me that means dudes singing songs in tired voices.
So this is a mix about Dan and Blair maybe sort of becoming friends, if not something more, but it's also about that feeling you have in your first year of college/university, like maybe the rules have changed and now everything can be different, better. And how even though you want change, suddenly having to start all over again is kind of scary and you're drawn to things or people you couldn't have been bothered with before. You're comforted by them.
Or as I told lovelysofar last night: "it's kind of a "we're in college now and maybe we're sort of friends and maybe i sort of like you OR NOT" mix"
And I'm actually kind of proud of the cover art for once, especially since I made it using Picnik. Enjoy!
sometimes in the fall- a dan/blair mix
(or: the "NO HEADBANDS IN COLLEGE" mix)
one. sometimes in the fall- phoenix
go out and tell the society/ the talk of the town is on its way/ this is not bad, only serious/ do understand, don't turn your back on me/ doesn't matter, heads or tails/ people know my sins, i'm overwhelmed...
two. oxford comma- vampire weekend
check your handbook, it's no trick/ take the chapstick, put it on your lips/ crack a smile, adjust my tie/ know your boyfriend, unlike other guys...
three. don't watch me dancing- little joy
if she found her courage in a change of scene/ the sunday social would be short its queen/ all her best years spent distracted/ by these tired re-enactments/ with the right step/ she would try her chances/ somewhere else/ there he is a step outside her view/ reciting the words he hopes she might pursue...
four. queen bitch- david bowie
oh god, i could do better than that/ she's an old-time ambassador/ of sweet talking, night walking games/ and she's known in the darkest clubs/ for pushing ahead of the dames if she says she can do it/ then she can do it, she don't make false claims...
five. rich girls- the virgins (EP version)
we'll walk around pretending/ we're all grown up/ hey rich girl/ well, can you tell me/ why you're so stuck up?/ when you act like you're so down/ does paranoia come around and seize your mind/ now roll your eyes...
six. clean- pete yorn & scarlett johansson
hey, that reminds of me of a kid we used to know/ would you talk to me (would you talk to me)?/ i want everything to be so clean (so clean)/ there's a place around your heart that you hope for/ when you pretend it's never never there/ what do you answer for?/ "come and see me sometime" she said/ i think i'd rather be dead/ but eventually i might give her a book instead...
seven. autumn sweater- yo la tengo
me with nothing to say/ and you in your autumn sweater/ i tried my best to hide in the crowded room/ it's nearly possible/ i wait for you, oh, most patiently...
eight. lua- bright eyes
you're looking skinny like a model/ with your eyes all painted black/ just keep going to the bathroom/ always say you'll be right back/ well, it takes one to know one, kid/ i think you've got it bad....
nine. muppet contact lens- oh! colossus
the thing that makes it better/ is that you could not be bothered/ or concern yourself with matters to converse with him as lovers/ you would take whatever suitor's glad to talk about the weather/ but remember i'm a writer and a writer's not a talker/ you think you'll treat him like a brother and he'll never start to wander/ please...
ten. our life is not a movie or maybe- okkervil river
it's just a life story, so there's no climax/ no more new territory, so pull away the imax/ in the slot that you sliced through the scene there was no shyness/ in the plot that you passed through your teeth there was no pity/ no fade in: film begins on a kid in the big city/ and no cut to a costly parade (that's for him only!)/ no dissolve to a sliver of grey (that's his new lady!)/ where she glows just like grain on the flickering pane of some great movie...
rar!
I can't wait for the premiere on Monday kjhsdfjshks