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Arya (apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan)

If ever it should happen that a victim must be found

I have a little list, I have a little list

Of Westerosi villains who could well be underground

And they'd none of them be missed, they'd none of them be missed

The Tyrells took care of Joffrey and they went and crowned his brother

He isn't on my list but I've a grudge against his mother

She may be hard to kill but then I'm quite an optomist

And I know she won't be missed, I'm sure she won't be missed.

I'm occupied at present but I'm longing for the day,

When I can cross the ocean and take care of Walder Frey!

I'll stick the dagger in and then I'll give a little twist

And I'm sure he won't be missed, I know he'll not be missed

I'll murder everyone named Frey or Lannister or Bolton

And when I'm done with them I'll go out hunting for the Mountain

I've heard he's dead already but he's still upon my list

And I know he'll not be missed, I'm sure he'll not be missed

I'll kill the Brave Companions and the bloody Bloody Mummers

And when they're dead I'll feed them to Nymeria and Summer

And those who rape and pillage without mercy or remorse

And never stop to pay for what they'd rather take by force

But it really doesn't matter who you put upon the List

For they'll none of them be missed, they'll none of them be missed

 

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It's late and I am... tired, yeah, tired, but I have one for the recipient of the best aunt of the year award, Mizz Lysa Tully.

"Hyper Ballad" by Iceland's Finest-> Bjork
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we live on a mountain
right at the top
there's a beautiful view
from the top of the mountain
every morning i walk towards the edge
and throw little things off
like:
car-parts, bottles and cutlery (and Sansa's shoes)
or whatever i find lying around

it's become a habit
a way
to start the day

i go through this
before you wake up
so i can feel happier
to be safe up here with you

it's real early morning
no-one is awake
i'm back at my cliff
still throwing things off
i listen to the sounds they make
on their way down
i follow with my eyes 'til they crash
imagine what my body would sound like
slamming against those rocks


and when it lands
will my eyes
be closed or open?


i'll go through all this
before you wake up
so i can feel happier
to be safe up here with you
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On 29/4/2017 at 5:55 AM, The Fattest Leech said:

It's late and I am... tired, yeah, tired, but I have one for the recipient of the best aunt of the year award, Mizz Lysa Tully.

"Hyper Ballad" by Iceland's Finest-> Bjork
Music Link

we live on a mountain
right at the top
there's a beautiful view
from the top of the mountain
every morning i walk towards the edge
and throw little things off
like:
car-parts, bottles and cutlery (and Sansa's shoes)
or whatever i find lying around

it's become a habit
a way
to start the day

i go through this
before you wake up
so i can feel happier
to be safe up here with you

it's real early morning
no-one is awake
i'm back at my cliff
still throwing things off
i listen to the sounds they make
on their way down
i follow with my eyes 'til they crash
imagine what my body would sound like
slamming against those rocks


and when it lands
will my eyes
be closed or open?


i'll go through all this
before you wake up
so i can feel happier
to be safe up here with you

LoL  love this song! and it's perfect for Lysa  :rolleyes:

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Trance music, which is the highest form of electronic music that has a lot in common with classical music, is usually my answer for anything about songs.  While there are plenty of progressive trance instrumentals that capture the tone and spirit of the books, there is a vocal song called "Iselilja" by The Blizzard feat. Gaate that reminds me of the story.  The song is in Norwegian, but translated it is about man who asks for the king's daughter's hand in marriage and is rebuffed, then must fight off many men to prove his worth.  Both the original mix and the remix are dope AF.

(Original mix)

(Sunn Jelie & The Blizzard Remix)

 

Also there is always the Armin van Buuren Remix of the HBO theme song by Ramin Djawadi, which is uplifting trance.

 

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Regina Spektor -- Us

I always think of the Stark Crypts at the bridge of the song. Specifically Rickard, Brandon, and Lyanna:

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They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor's marble sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust

The chorus is befitting of Westeros as well:

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We're living in a den of thieves

 

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8 minutes ago, Traverys said:

Regina Spektor -- Us

I always think of the Stark Crypts at the bridge of the song. Specifically Rickard, Brandon, and Lyanna:

The chorus is befitting of Westeros as well:

 

After "(500) Days of Summer" I cannot associate that song with anything else, but good tune nonetheless.  "They'll name a city after us, and later say it's all our fault..."

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An oldie for Dany

Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones

 

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I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colours anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes [If have to look back]
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black [a funeral]
With flowers and my love, both never to come back [dead love]
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby, it just happens everyday [rebirth, loss of child]
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and must have it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts [If I have to look back]
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black [If I have to look back]
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue [funeral in the green sea]
I could not foresee this thing happening to you [not expecting death]
If I look hard enough into the setting sun [looking west, Westeros, funeral at sunset]
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes [reunion with lost love before the Dawn]
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colours anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal [Drogon, Long Night, Burning everything to ashes]
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky [Long Night]
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah

(Keith Richards, Mick Jagger)

Originally published on the album Aftermath, but I suspect that George has the compilation album Hot Rocks :P

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3 hours ago, sweetsunray said:

An oldie for Dany

Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones

 

Originally published on the album Aftermath, but I suspect that George has the compilation album Hot Rocks :P

That's most excellent! :cheers:

 

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On 7/1/2017 at 11:12 AM, sweetsunray said:

An oldie for Dany

Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones

 

Originally published on the album Aftermath, but I suspect that George has the compilation album Hot Rocks :P

 

That one fits so well, I cant help but wonder if a direct reference is present.  

 

How about Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash?  It's all about love destroying by burning everything, which seems to be the tragic message of the whole story.  "When hearts like ours meet" make me think of the burning heart of the red god.  

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