smallfandombang mix
I did a mix for an NCIS:LA big bang story! The fic is Happiness Unravelled and is very highly recommended.
I have to say, doing a mix for a story that is not bandom was an interesting experience. It was different and I hadn't expected it to be. NCIS:LA (and probably every other fandom) just has such a different vibe. I found myself looking for songs I wouldn't have expected to and passing over some of my go-to stuff. idk, it was just different, ok?
Track list:
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
Eto po Lubvi - Mumiy Troll
Lucky - Hugh Dillon
Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
I Don't Love You - My Chemical Romance
Home Tonight - Aerosmith
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
You're My Best Friend - Queen
You Got It - Roy Orbison
Our House - Crosby, Stills, & Nash
Never Loved a Girl - Aerosmith
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Download it here.
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive
I wanted something to represent their time in Sudan and in general with regards to their job. This seemed to fit.
Это по любви (Eto po Lubvi/It’s for Love) - Mumiy Troll*
With caravans, steamships
I’ll force my way, mon amie.
With radios, faxes,
Phones, while we are tied,
You wanna wonder vis-à-vis?
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
Ok, this is probably one of the more interesting ones on here. It's a Russian song, which I thought was appropriate given G's background there, but mostly I love the idea of the song: if it's for love, it's simple and nothing is too much work or effort.
Lucky - Hugh Dillon
You know you're a lucky man
Fortune has smiled again
You're still walking the planet
You know you're the lucky one
You should have been done by now
But somehow you've managed
This one is probably a little self-explanatory, but I chose it to represent the way both Sam and G know that they're lucky to still be alive what with the work they do and all. Maybe they don't know how, but they're still going!
Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes
Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise
Oh, Sam... G sees you, but your wife, she got the brilliant disguise.
I Don’t Love You - My Chemical Romance
When you go, would you even turn to say
“I don’t love you like I loved you yesterday”?
A little more oh, Sam...
Home Tonight - Aerosmith
Now it's time
To say good night to you
Now it's time
To bid you sweet adieu
And maybe, drink a cheers to yesterday
And maybe, you'll drink those tears away
So baby, don't let go
Hold on real tight
'Cause I'll be home tonight
Tonight
I sort of split this one in two. The verses go to Sam's wife, the chorus to G.
I’ll Stand By You - The Pretenders
When the night falls on you, baby
You’re feeling all alone
You won’t be on your own
I’ll stand by you
…
And I’ll never desert you
You’re My Best Friend - Queen
You’re the best friend that I ever had
I’ve been with you such a long time
…
You’re the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I’ll never be lonely
You’re my only one
These two songs just demonstrate Sam and G's relationship.
You Got It - Roy Orbison
I live my life to be with you
No one can do the things you do
Anything you want, you got it
Anything you need, you got it
Anything at all, you got it
Ahaha, anything Sam wants, he's got it! Up to and including small kitchen appliances and cable.
Our House - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Our house is a very, very, very fine house
Yeah, you try making a mix for this story and not include this. I dare you.
Never Loved a Girl - Aerosmith
I ain’t never, never loved a girl the way that I…
I love you
Sam and G will never love a girl the way they love each other.
Just What I Needed - The Cars
I don’t mind you comin’ here
And wasting all my time
…
I don’t mind you hangin’ out
And talkin’ in your sleep
They need each other.
*Full translation here. I used this and Google Translate to sort of reword it to what I think it means or, at least, what I think it would mean to Sam and G.
Это по любви (Eto po Lubvi/It’s for Love)
With kisses, whether tender or low,
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
With caravans, steamships
I’ll force my way, mon amie.
With radios, faxes,
Phones, while we are tied,
You wanna wonder vis-à-vis?
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
Unhooked through the spring,
Summer joys, we are happy.
With developed photo suites
We’ll fill each other’s albums.
With suns or with stars,
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
With caravans, steamships
I’ll force my way, mon amie.
With radios, faxes,
Phones, while we are tied,
You wanna wonder vis-à-vis?
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
It’s for love.
With kisses, tender, was it necessary?
It was easy.
I have to say, doing a mix for a story that is not bandom was an interesting experience. It was different and I hadn't expected it to be. NCIS:LA (and probably every other fandom) just has such a different vibe. I found myself looking for songs I wouldn't have expected to and passing over some of my go-to stuff. idk, it was just different, ok?
Track list:
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
Eto po Lubvi - Mumiy Troll
Lucky - Hugh Dillon
Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
I Don't Love You - My Chemical Romance
Home Tonight - Aerosmith
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
You're My Best Friend - Queen
You Got It - Roy Orbison
Our House - Crosby, Stills, & Nash
Never Loved a Girl - Aerosmith
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Download it here.
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive
I wanted something to represent their time in Sudan and in general with regards to their job. This seemed to fit.
Это по любви (Eto po Lubvi/It’s for Love) - Mumiy Troll*
With caravans, steamships
I’ll force my way, mon amie.
With radios, faxes,
Phones, while we are tied,
You wanna wonder vis-à-vis?
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
Ok, this is probably one of the more interesting ones on here. It's a Russian song, which I thought was appropriate given G's background there, but mostly I love the idea of the song: if it's for love, it's simple and nothing is too much work or effort.
Lucky - Hugh Dillon
You know you're a lucky man
Fortune has smiled again
You're still walking the planet
You know you're the lucky one
You should have been done by now
But somehow you've managed
This one is probably a little self-explanatory, but I chose it to represent the way both Sam and G know that they're lucky to still be alive what with the work they do and all. Maybe they don't know how, but they're still going!
Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes
Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise
Oh, Sam... G sees you, but your wife, she got the brilliant disguise.
I Don’t Love You - My Chemical Romance
When you go, would you even turn to say
“I don’t love you like I loved you yesterday”?
A little more oh, Sam...
Home Tonight - Aerosmith
Now it's time
To say good night to you
Now it's time
To bid you sweet adieu
And maybe, drink a cheers to yesterday
And maybe, you'll drink those tears away
So baby, don't let go
Hold on real tight
'Cause I'll be home tonight
Tonight
I sort of split this one in two. The verses go to Sam's wife, the chorus to G.
I’ll Stand By You - The Pretenders
When the night falls on you, baby
You’re feeling all alone
You won’t be on your own
I’ll stand by you
…
And I’ll never desert you
You’re My Best Friend - Queen
You’re the best friend that I ever had
I’ve been with you such a long time
…
You’re the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I’ll never be lonely
You’re my only one
These two songs just demonstrate Sam and G's relationship.
You Got It - Roy Orbison
I live my life to be with you
No one can do the things you do
Anything you want, you got it
Anything you need, you got it
Anything at all, you got it
Ahaha, anything Sam wants, he's got it! Up to and including small kitchen appliances and cable.
Our House - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Our house is a very, very, very fine house
Yeah, you try making a mix for this story and not include this. I dare you.
Never Loved a Girl - Aerosmith
I ain’t never, never loved a girl the way that I…
I love you
Sam and G will never love a girl the way they love each other.
Just What I Needed - The Cars
I don’t mind you comin’ here
And wasting all my time
…
I don’t mind you hangin’ out
And talkin’ in your sleep
They need each other.
*Full translation here. I used this and Google Translate to sort of reword it to what I think it means or, at least, what I think it would mean to Sam and G.
Это по любви (Eto po Lubvi/It’s for Love)
With kisses, whether tender or low,
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
With caravans, steamships
I’ll force my way, mon amie.
With radios, faxes,
Phones, while we are tied,
You wanna wonder vis-à-vis?
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
Unhooked through the spring,
Summer joys, we are happy.
With developed photo suites
We’ll fill each other’s albums.
With suns or with stars,
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
With caravans, steamships
I’ll force my way, mon amie.
With radios, faxes,
Phones, while we are tied,
You wanna wonder vis-à-vis?
It’ll be easy, it’s for love.
It’s for love.
With kisses, tender, was it necessary?
It was easy.