"I Meant To Do That, Vor Style," or The Hyperactive Git Strikes Again

[scifantasy]

Dedicated to the Bavarian Fire Drill Instructor, the Indy Ploy Player, the Galactic Champion of Making Shit Up.

(Seriously. A bunch of Vorkosigan songs, and an unrelated song called "I Meant To Do That"; how am I the first person to put this together?)

"I Meant To Do That, Vor Style"
by Will "scifantasy" Frank
ttto: "I Meant To Do That" by Echo's Children

My cousin is a genius and a fast-talking man
But nothing ever seems to go according to plan
He'll ramble and he'll scramble and he'll spin webs of lies
And all to make up for the fact that he's undersized.

(He'll say)
I meant to do that, I'll have it be known
I did it on purpose, for plans of my own
Since I am so clever, and a bit of a rat,
I thought I ought to mention that I meant to do that.

Washed out of the Academy, with no place to go
So off he went to Beta just to say a hello.
He bought himself a jumpship with his plans incomplete
And next thing that he knew, he had a mercenary fleet.

(He said...)

When he does something crazy, best to not be around,
And if you're related, you should just go to ground.
He'll pull it all together and he'll save the Empire
But I'd prefer to face a hail of enemy fire.

(He says...)

From Miles's book of etiquette, this lesson I take
If it's stupid and it works, then it's not a mistake.
It's clear from all the scheming that this git is insane,
But we all know what's coming when he starts to explain.

(He says...)

Really, it was the thought (from the Firefly Wild Mass Guessing page of TV Tropes) of Miles as the "deadly and unpredictable midget" that did it.

Or more accurately, the commentary line: "But I had to set it on fire for a very good reason that I will explain at length as soon as I have made it up, no, honestly, Simon/Gregor/Mother!"

Comments

[booknerdguru.livejournal.com]

Can't. Stop. Giggling.

Ummm

[maverick-weirdo.livejournal.com]

In case there weren't enough Echo's Children songs about the Vor universe.
;)

It's good

Re: Ummm

[mattador.livejournal.com]

Wait, there are actually songs about the Vor Universe?

WHERE?

Re: Ummm

[thette.livejournal.com]

http://www.dendarii.co.uk/Filk/

My favourite: http://www.dendarii.co.uk/Filk/misc.html#mercenary

Re: Ummm

[mattador.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Re: Ummm

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

And, though it's on the link thette gave you, I'll reinforce it...

http://www.echoschildren.org/Songdex.html has the following songs:

"Alys's Lullabye" (Memory)
"Butterbug Blues" (A Civil Campaign)
"How It Is Applied" ("Labyrinth")
"Mark's Song" (Mirror Dance)
"Quaddie Ballet" (Diplomatic Immunity)
"Two Falls Out Of Three" (Memory)

All of which are available as part of EC CDs.

Re: Ummm

[mattador.livejournal.com]

Excellent, thanks!

[skygiants]

HEE

[lucywiggin.livejournal.com]

That's a good one:)

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear gods, that's good. I love it. Adding to the personal archive!

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Why haven't you posted this to filk??!!!

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

...because I don't usually post my stuff there. Wups.

[batyatoon]

*APPLAUSE*

...And okay, the thought of Miles Vorkosigan and Jubal Early in the same room terrifies me.

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

Thirty marks on the midget.

[batyatoon]

Oh, Early's doomed. I want to watch.

From a safe distance.

Ideally behind leaded glass.

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

Talk to Ivan. Maybe you can borrow his bunker.

(Seriously, if he could, you know he'd build one.)

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

And thirty from me.

[priscellie.livejournal.com]

*cackles* My friend Kat was the one who came up with the "deadly and unpredictable midget" WMG! I have to send this to her now. She recently shoved Young Miles on me, and I'm midway through The Vor Game. Fantastic books, and wonderful filk.

[tigerkat24.livejournal.com]

*is friend Kat*

And what address would you like your internets shipped to?

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

Send it to me care of priscellie, she can get it to me.

I still think the "no, honestly Simon/Gregor/Mother!" line is magnificent.

[dbcooper.livejournal.com]

Much love for both the song and the icon! (Have you written a song to that effect that I've missed, or shall I?)

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

"The Real Space Cowboy"? No, no song--it started as a debate among some friends.

[dbcooper.livejournal.com]

Ahhh. New song in progress, then. ;)

[filkferengi]

This rocks! May I post a link to it on the Bujold mailing list?

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

Sure.

[filkferengi]

Thanks!

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Here from the Bujold list... Bwah! I hope the Echo's Children gang sees this and records it some time.

As for the Dangerous Midget Trope... OK, Miles vs. Miguelito Loveless. Discuss.

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, Echo's Children aren't active, as their members are split--one's in Tennessee and one's in Washington State.

That said...thirty marks on the Barrayaran.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Drat. They always managed to get together from farflung places before. Oh well.

Dunno, Loveless is pretty darned twisty too. The real one, not the feature film fake.

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

One imagines they might find themselves at the same convention, but as to a full recording and CD? Seems like a long shot.

I don't care how twisty Loveless is, I'm betting Miles.