Music is Love! [1/12] - Period Two

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

Those students returning to the music classroom from last semester will find that it has been transformed into what appears to be a television studio.

Right as the class bell ring the theme song beings to play and Lorne bursts onto the stage to the sound of canned applause.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to MUSIC IS LOVE!" Lorne exclaimed. "We would have called it Fandom Idol but Fox Executives threatened to sue."

Lorne gave the camera a glaring look. "Simon Cowell? When this is over your ass is mine. And not in the fun way."

After the laugh track ends, Lorne suddenly smiles, "For those of you of you who are unfamiliar how this class works, each week you will be responsible for finding and performing a song that goes with a certain theme. This week our theme is 'JUSTICE' which just happens to go along with our fabulous guest judges: Dean the Tick and Captain Liberty!"

Lorne gestures over to the Judges table where the The Tick and Captain Liberty are sitting. Canned applause occurs.

"Now let's get things started ramped up! C'mon kids! Let's see what you got!"

[ooc: Wait for the OCD is up!]

[ooc2: And anyone who would like to be bitten by our surprise guest stars should do so now! :)

Comments

Sing! [01/12]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

Show us what you got! Feel free to mod any props or costumes

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly went up on stage and struck a heroic pose. "There's no need to fear, Underdog (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMznCs4_eB0) which I am not meta-ing because everything I came up with ruined the tempo of the song is here!" She announced dramatically before launching into the song.

When criminals in this world appear,
And break the laws that they should fear,
And frighten all who see or hear,
The cry goes up both far and near for
Underdog,
Underdog,
Underdog,
Underdog.

Speed of lightning, roar of thunder,
Fighting all who rob or plunder
Underdog, Underdog.

When in this world the headlines read
Of those who's hearts are filled with greed
And rob and steal from those in need.
To right this wrong with blinding speed goes
Underdog,
Underdog,
Underdog,
Underdog.

Speed of lightning, roar of thunder,
Fighting all who rob or plunder
Underdog, Underdog.

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GIVE IT UP FOR MARY!" Lorne said applauding along with the canned applause.

"That was fab Mary. I really felt the vibe you were putting out there. I think you could be the true winner of MUSIC IS LOVE!"

Which of course triggers more canned applause.

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Well done, Molly! Underdog is a true Sentinel of Justice and your voice would truly inspire all shoeshine boy dogs to similar greatness!"

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[captainliberty]

"Good job, Molly," Captain Liberty tells her. "Great song, good stage presence, and you can just feel the justice."

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

Demyx stepped up with just himself and his sitar, adjusting the mic and playing a few chords. He had picked out a little something by Stephen Lynch.

If I could be a Superhero,
I would be Awesome Man.
I'd fly around the world fighting crime
According to my Awesome Plan.
And if I saw criminals trying to lie
Hurting other people and making them cry
I'd haul them off to jail in my Awesome Van.
Because I would be Awesome Man.

(Now some criminals want you to be a criminal, and they offer you things like drugs and alcohol, but we know what to do kids, we just say no.)

If I could be a Superhero,
I would be Drug-Free Boy.
Telling the world of the evils of drugs,
and the lives that they destroy.
Well I'd take all of the junkies getting so high
With their needles and bongs and sticks made of thai
I'd burn them alive and I would squeal with joy.
Cause I would be Drug-Free Boy.

If I could be a Superhero,
I'd be Immigration Dude
I'd send all the foreigners back to their homes
For eating up all of our food
For taking our welfare and best jobs to boot
Like landscaping, dishwashing, picking our fruit
I'd pass lots of laws to get rid of their brood
'Cause I'd be Immigration Dude.

(Kids, you can make up your own superhero. If you could, who would it be?)

If you could be a Superhero,
Would you be Justice Guy?
Making sure people get what they deserve,
Especially women who lie
Like if a wife left her huband with three kids and no job
To run off to f--king Hawaii with some doctor named Bob
You could skin them and drain them of blood til they die
(Especially Bob)
Then you would be Justice Guy

Or you could be more subtle, no, I didn't mean to be vague
Give her Mad Cow disease, let him die of the plague
As long as they suffer for their terrible lies
(Especially Bob)
Then you would be Justice Guy.
Yes, then you would be a superhero, like me."

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

More canned applause.

"That was fabulous Dee-Dee," Lorne said clapping. "A+ effort all the way. What do you think judges?"

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"You started off very well, Demyx, but it seems as if you lost track of the true meaning of Justice somewhere along the way. But don't fear! It's not too late! You can still find the light if you try! Don't give in to the grim and gritty sense of Justice! Egads, you're better than that!"

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[captainliberty]

"Um," Captain Liberty says, frowning. "I'm a little concerned about Bob."

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka didn't know very many songs. Fortunately, he'd been entranced by the teevee box for the past week.


Sokka marched up onto the stage wrapped in a cape. He cleared his throat, tossed the cape over one shoulder, and assumed the classic "I'm gonna sing opera now" pose (one hand on his stomach, one hand up in the air grasping at the sky, head thrown back, and brow wrinkled by intense emotion). He paused for a few seconds, to heighten the drama, and then began screeching atonally:


When there's trouble, you know who to call (TEEN TITANS!)
From their tower, they can see it all (TEEN TITANS!)
When there's evil on the attack
You can rest knowing they got your back
'Cause when the world needs heroes on patrol

TEEN TITANS, GO!
TEEN TITANS, GO!

With their super powers, they unite (TEEN TITANS!)
Never met a villain that they liked (TEEN TITANS!)
They got the bad guys on the run
They never stop until the job gets done
'Cause when the world is losing all control

TEEN TITANS, GO!
TEEN TITANS, GO!

If your heart is black, you better watch out
You cannot escape the team
When they catch you, there won't be any doubt
You've been beaten by the teens
beaten by the teens

T-E-E-N! T-I-T-A-N-S! TEEN TITANS! LET'S GO!
T-E-E-N! T-I-T-A-N-S! TEEN TITANS! LET'S GO!
T-E-E-N! T-I-T-A-N-S! TEEN TITANS! LET'S GO!
T-E-E-N! T-I-T-A-N-S! TEEN TITANS! LET'S GO!

TEEN TITANS, GO!
TEEN TITANS, GO!

One, two, three, four, GO!
TEEN TITANS!

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara listened to her brother, her eyes almost bulging out. If she'd known the phrase? Oh-em-gee-doubleyou-tee-eff would be coming to her lips right now.

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

"Well that certiainly did not Sukka!" Lorne laughed and some how trigger the canned audience to laugh with him. "Good job kid! Good instincts!"

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Well done, Sokkalator! Though the lyrics themselves seem somewhat mumbled, the message was not!"

[OOC: Honestly, I had no clue what the lyrics to that song were, even when it was sung in English.]

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec got up on stage and grabbed the mike. He was dressed all in black and appeared to have a long black tail that he'd totally stolen from his Halloween costume.

"Hi there, everyone," he greeted the judges, grinning widely. "I'm Monty Cora. And I've got a little selection from The Leopard Emperor (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/) for you - a slightly different point of view on Justice." It's also possible Alec had been watching a few too many kids' movies.

"I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside
But thick as you are, pay attention
My words are a matter of pride

It's clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
But we're talking kings and successions
Even you can't be caught unawares

So prepare for a chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer--"

Near the middle of the verse, Alec heard a sound from behind him - like a vent opening up - and glanced back quickly in concern.

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[otherside-miley.livejournal.com]

Miley nodded to the judges and then started in on her song, the Job:Really Difficult theme song.

Dun dun dun da
Dun dun dun da
Dun dun dun da
Dun dun dun da

Dun dun dun da
Dun dun dun da
Dun dun dun da
Dun dun dun da

Doodle do
Doodle do
Doodle Do
Do do

Diddle do
Diddle do
Diddle do
Do do

Doodle do
Doodle do
Doodle do
Do do

Dun dun dun
Boom.

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[robotboyfetish.livejournal.com]

Cassie tentatively got up at the microphone. She was wearing a red cotton dress and a pearl necklace. And really nasty steel toed boots.

One of the bests thing about being able to change your size? Most costumes can end up fitting properly.

"Ummmm, this is a song about recognizing true heroes," she announced, before the music started.

He's an accountant who works for the council
He adds and subtracts and records the amounts 'til
The clock strikes five and he returns home
To prepare for the nighttime to defend this city alone
Like a flash and he's gone, like a spark and he's there
With his pearls 'round his neck and the wind in his hair
With nerves made of steel, and his dress made of cotton
He hands out the justice and rights all that's rotten
The thieves they all fear him, the thugs they do too
He defends the defenseless, he uses conditioning shampoo.

Ladyma-ha-an, Ladyman
Ladyma-ha-an, Ladyman
He's Ladyman

Now to some he might seem like an ordinary guy
Who dresses like a woman and flies in the sky
He's a modern day hero who's fighting for us
So give him your seat when he gets on the bus
He'll apprehend bad guys, he'll take them to jail
When crooks smell his perfume they start to turn pale
He's dissed that he's crimefighting dresswearing male
His cape's by Chenille, he bought it on sale
He'd be here now but he just broke a nail

Ladyma-ha-an, Ladyman
Ladyma-ha-an, Ladyman
He's Ladyman

This season someone will end all the hurt
Cause this season justice wears a skirt
Now I confess with a hand made of steel
We salute you, we salute you, Ladyman!

[ooc: Justice Wears a Skirt by Man Bites God]

Re: Sign - In [01/12]

[notajar]

Door waves. "I'm D--- uh, Entrance, and I'm here to sing a song about taking justice into your own hands."

She's not always in key, but she's... enthusiastic. And singing the word 'Bubba' with a London accent.

We were all down at Margie's bar
Telling stories if we had one.
Someone fired the old jukebox up-
The song, it sure was a sad one.
A teardrop rolled down Bubba's nose
From the pain the song was inflicting
And all at once he jumped to his feet
Just like somebody kicked him!

Bubba shot the juke box last night,
Said it played a sad song, made him cry.
Went to his truck and got a forty five
Bubba shot the juke box last night.

Bubba ain't never been accused of being mentality stable
So we did not draw an easy breath
Until he laid that Colt on the table!
He hung his head till the cops showed up;
They dragged him right out of Margie's.
Told him "Don't play dumb with us, son,
Y'know damn well what the charge is."

Bubba shot the juke box last night.
Said it played a sad song, made him cry.
Went to his truck and got a forty five
Bubba shot the juke box last night.

Well, the sheriff arrived with his bathrobe on;
The confrontation was a tense one.
Shook his head, said, "Bubba Boy,"
You was always a dense one.
Reckless discharge of a gun,
That's what the officers are claimin'."

Bubba hollered, "Reckless! Hell!
I hit just where I was aimin'!"

Bubba shot the juke box last night,
Said it played a sad song, made him cry.
Went to his truck and got a forty five...
Bubba shot the jukebox last night

Well, he could not tell right from wrong
Through the teardrops in his eyes.
Beyond a shadow of a doubt,
It was a justifiable homicide!
Bubba shot the juke box--
Stopped it with one shot--
Bubba shot the jukebox last night!

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg ambled up on stage, and he was wearing...a black and white horizontally-striped shirt.

"This is a little song originally written by Mr. Sonny Curtis of the Crickets. Most of you know it from the Bobby Fuller Four, though, and it's been covered by everyone from Roy Orbison to the Clash. And it's true, too! You can fight the law, but you will lose, dudes. Yay law."

"Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money, 'cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and thelaw won

I left my baby and I feel so bad
I guess my race is run
Well, she's the best girl I've ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won"

At this point, there was a brief instrumental break.

During which, Greg treated everyone to some sexy and exciting air guitar.

"Robbin' people with a zip gun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

I miss my baby and the good fun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

I left my baby and I feel so bad
I guess my race is run
But, she's the best girl I've ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won!"

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[chasingangela]

Angela was surprised no one had taken her song yet.

I-I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins-like dolphins can swim
Though nothing-nothing will keep us together
We can beat them-for ever and ever
Oh we can be heroes-just
for one day
I-I will be queen
And you-you will be king
Though nothing will drive them away
We can be
heroes-just for one day
We can beat them-just for one day
I-I can remember
Standing-by the wall
And the
guns-shot above our heads
And we kissed-as though nothing could fall
And the shame-was on the other side
Oh we can beat them-forever and ever
Then we could be heroes-just
for one day
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes
We're nothing, and nothing will
help us
Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay
But we could be safer, just for one day
Oh, oh, oh,
ohhh-oh, oh, oh, ohhh, just for one day
Oh, just for one
day

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[the-right-ray.livejournal.com]

Ray winced but took the stage anyway. This wasn't going to be pretty.

Out of the ruins
Out from the wreckage
Can't make the same mistake this time
We are the children
The last generation
We are the ones they left behind
And I wonder when we
Are ever gonna change
Living under the fear
Till nothing else remains

We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond
The Thunderdome

Looking for something
We can rely on
There's gotta be something better out there
Love and compassion
Their day is coming
All else are castles built in the air
And I wonder when we
Are ever gonna change
Living under the fear
Till nothing else remains
All the children say

We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond
The Thunderdome

It wasn't pretty, there wasn't much movement but he'd done it and then he fled.

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[absolutesnark]

Summer sang something from the 80s. The 80s were fun, right? She figured the Bitterwoman costume she wore like in canon omg was a good choice.

This bloody road remains a mystery
This sudden darkness fills the air
What are we waiting for?
Won't anybody help us?
What are we waiting for?
We can't afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It's a do or die situation
We will be Invincible

This shattered dream you cannot justify
We're gonna scream until we're satisified
What are we running for?
We've got the right to be angry
What are we running for?
When there's no where we can run to anymore

We can't afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It's a do or die situation
We will be Invincible
And with the power of conviction
There is no sacrifice
It's a do or die situation
We will be Invincible

Won't anybody help us?
What are we running for?
When there's no where, no where we can run to anymore

We can't afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It's a do or die situation
We will be Invincible
And with the power of conviction
There is no sacrifice
It's a do or die situation
We will be Invincible

We can't afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It's a do or die situation
We will be Invincible

We can't afford to be innocent
Stand up and face the enemy
It's a do or die situation
We will be Invincible

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean got up on stage and approached the mic. "Hi all," he said, nodding to the judges. "This is a more disillusioned take on justice by one of the greatest bands of all time, Metallica."

Halls of justice painted green
Money talking
Power wolves beset your door
Hear them stalking
Soon you'll please their appetite
They devour
Hammer of justice crushes you
Overpower

The ultimate in vanity
Exploiting their supremacy
I can't believe the things you say
I can't believe
I can't believe the price you pay
Nothing can save you

Justice is lost
Justice is raped
Justice is gone
Pulling your strings
Justice is done
Seeking no truth
Winning is all
Find it so grim
So true
So real

Apathy their stepping stone
So unfeeling
Hidden deep animosity
So deceiving
Through your eyes their light burns
Hoping to find
Inquisition sinking you
With prying minds

The ultimate in vanity
Exploiting their supremacy
I can't believe the things you say
I can't believe
I can't believe the price you pay
Nothing can save you

Justice is lost
Justice is raped
Justice is gone
Pulling your strings
Justice is done
Seeking no truth
Winning is all
Find it so grim
So true
So real

Lady justice has been raped
Truth assassin
Rolls of red tape seal your lips
Now youre done in
Their money tips her scales again
Make your deal
Just what is truth? I cannot tell
Cannot feel

The ultimate in vanity
Exploiting their supremacy
I can't believe the things you say
I can't believe
I can't believe the price we pay
Nothing can save you

Justice is lost
Justice is raped
Justice is gone
Pulling your strings
Justice is done
Seeking no truth
Winning is all
Find it so grim
So true
So real

Seeking no truth
Winning is all
Find it so grim
So true
So real

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[wannabehunter]

Staring at Lorne wide-eyed, Jo launched into her song, Goodbye Earl.

Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
All through their high school days
Both members of the 4H Club
Both active in the FFA
After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin'
for a bright new world
Wanda looked all around this town
and all she found was Earl

Well it wasn't two weeks
after she got married that
Wanda started gettin' abused
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
And make-up to cover a bruise
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
She let the law take it from there
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
And put her in intensive care

Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atalnta
On a red eye midnight flight
She held Wanda's hand as they
worked out a plan
And it didn't take long to decided

That Earl had to die
Goodbye Earl
Those black-eyed peas
They tasted all right to me Earl
You're feeling weak
Why don't you lay down
and sleep Earl
Ain't it dark
Wrapped up in that tarp Earl

The cops came to bring Earl in
They searched the house
high and low
Then they tipped their hats
and said 'Thank You ladies
if you hear from him let us know'

Well the weeks went by and
Spring turned to Summer
And Summer faded into Fall
And it turns out he was a missing person
who nobody missed al all

So the girls bouth some land
and a roadside stand
Out on Highway 109
They sell Tennessee ham
and strawberry jame
And they don't
lose any sleep at night 'cause

Earl had to die
Goodbye Earl
We need a break
Let's go out to the lake Earl
We'll pack a lunch
And stuff you in the trunk Earl
Well is that all right
Good Let's go for a ride
Earl hey

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

When it was Naomi's turn, she took a deep breath and began to sing.

Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw -
For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime - Macavity's not there!

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime - Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air -
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there!

Mcavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake.

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square -
But when the crime's discovered, then Macavity's not there!

He's outwardly respectable. (but I know he cheats at cards.)
And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard's.
And when the larder's looted, or the jewel-case is rifled,
Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke's been stifled,
Or the greenhouse glass is broken, and the trellis past repair -
Ay, there's the wonder of the thing! Macavity's not there!

And when the Foreign Office find a Treaty's gone astray,
Or the Admiralty lose some plans and drawings by the way,
There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stair -
But it's useless to investigate - Mcavity's not there!
And when the loss has been disclosed, the Secret Service say:
`It must have been Macavity!' - but he's a mile away.
You'll be sure to find him resting, or a-licking of his thumbs,
Or engaged in doing complicated long-division sums.

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.
He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare:
At whatever time the deed took place - MACAVITY WASN'T THERE!
And they say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
(I might mention Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Griddlebone)
Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time
Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!

Re: Sing! [01/12]

[grenfelzer.livejournal.com]

Carmela got up on stage with somewhat-hesitant-looking Katara. With an encouraging smile at the other girl, she began to sing:

Bitterwoman!
Bitterwoman!

All the world is waiting on you,
For they fear your PMS,
And if anyone might,
Say your top's too tight,
Then you'll beat them black and blue!

Bitterwoman!
Bitterwoman!

Now the crims they run from you,
'cause they know what you might do.
With whip and heels,
Ignoring their appeals,
Think their white lies are the truth?

Bitterwoman!
Stay the hell away from
Bitterwoman!

We all quake when you are stressed,
And are quite happy to attest,
You're a sight to behold,
When you begin to scold,
Stop the brawls,
You own their [static]!

Bitterwoman!
Bitterwoman!
Why are you so bitter?
Bitterwoman!