January 05 2009
Lyrics for Dr Horrible's 'Commentary! The Musical'.
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jpr | January 05, 03:22 CET
Simon | January 05, 03:27 CET
SteveP | January 05, 04:16 CET
wiesengrund | January 05, 04:18 CET
I loved every second of it!
Valentyn | January 05, 04:41 CET
nanceoir | January 05, 05:20 CET
GVH | January 05, 05:27 CET
loa | January 05, 05:31 CET
Dana5140 | January 05, 05:47 CET
So good to have to official lyrics available. Thanks to the Whedon clan for getting these out.
Lioness | January 05, 06:14 CET
ETA Not to burst into symbol-key swearwords again, but the second line on the linked-to page is more than slightly impressive. The production/orchestration/playing on Commentary! is witty/funny/bodacious.
[ edited by Pointy on 2009-01-05 16:30 ]
Pointy | January 05, 06:38 CET
Overall though, however much I love the songs in Commentary!, none of them get to the level of the songs in Dr. Horrible itself, in my opinion. But that doesn't really matter all that much, because with all the injokes and Whedon-y goodness, it's exactly what it should be: a huge heap of fun for us fans.
GVH | January 05, 07:13 CET
deadbessie | January 05, 07:20 CET
My choice of favorite song rotates every time I listen but I probably am most stirred by Heart, Broken.
I wonder if the Horrible team have plans to release "Commentary!" as downloadable/purchasable mp3s or whatever file format. I wonder if it'd be worth their while? I'd be crazy-happy if they did.
Edited to add: shouldn't it be "days of yore?" Sorry. Can't help myself. Comes from a few years spent in publishing in the days of....yore.
[ edited by phlebotinin on 2009-01-05 17:01 ]
phlebotinin | January 05, 07:31 CET
Has anyone yet done a list of influences? I hear them but can't place them. I read one person who said that Neil's Turn is based on Gypsy, which makes sense as Joss wrote it.
Lioness | January 05, 08:15 CET
k8cre8 | January 05, 08:22 CET
[ edited by Lioness on 2009-01-05 17:28 ]
Lioness | January 05, 08:27 CET
In terms of errors on the official version, yes, "days of yore." Also I believe it is properly spelled "Purell" not "Purelle" in Better than Neil. And if you listen to the start of Zack's Rap, I think he quite definitely sings "I don't do songs" not "I don't write song". That's as far as I've got.
AlanD | January 05, 08:36 CET
phlebotinin | January 05, 08:37 CET
And these songs are every bit as catchy - and hilarious - as the mushortio itself. :-)
I'm glad the lyrics are finally posted, I was searching for them - just last night after watching/listening to it. Sadly there are no subtitles for this commentary track. ;-) I caught a good deal of it, but I'm sure I missed quite a few things in the songs, so it's great to have these. Will they release a second soundtrack cd with Commentary!?
AnotherFireflyfan | January 05, 09:00 CET
QuanticoMVP | January 05, 09:11 CET
korkster | January 05, 09:13 CET
I really dig "Ninja Ropes". Having heard that song, made me go find the game, and it is wicked addicting.
Astonishing_Chaos | January 05, 10:07 CET
< singing/ > Ten dollar lame-o... Are those the words now? < /singing >
electricspacegirl | January 05, 10:26 CET
RachVG | January 05, 10:27 CET
1) Creating, running, writing, directing and giving about eight billion interviews about this season's most anticipated (and discussed, and prophecized-about) TV show of the season.
2) Working in some fashion on "Cabin in the Woods."
3) Running and occasionally writing a comic book.
4) Composing and writing the lyrics for six or seven commentary songs.
Joss, if you are reading this, and feel the urge to give some sort of symposium on multi-tasking (or if you would like to share the time-turner I must conclude you have tucked away) I would be greatly appreciative.
streetartist | January 05, 10:44 CET
But the rest is utter brilliance, and I'm glad to finally understand everything that was sung. As for favorite song...hmm..."Better Than Neil," "Zack's Rap," and "Ten Dollar Solo" have been in my head for some time now.
UnpluggedCrazy | January 05, 11:19 CET
korkster | January 05, 11:24 CET
embers | January 05, 11:52 CET
fade2dust | January 05, 12:02 CET
But 'tis my fond wish and obviously the fond wish of many others to buy a separate audible form of "Commentary!" Sure, it's not too hard to create homemade mp3s from the DVD (don't ask me, I'm not going there), but I wish to contribute more to the "Horrible" coffers by actually buying the music.
Maybe the Horribles will address this issue sometime soon? It looks like everywhere you go on the web, people are clamoring for "Commentary!" (Funny, every time I type "Commentary!" I hear the cast singing it.)
[ edited by phlebotinin on 2009-01-05 21:21 ]
phlebotinin | January 05, 12:16 CET
pat32082 | January 05, 12:34 CET
@theonetruebix | January 05, 12:38 CET
pat32082 | January 05, 12:41 CET
@theonetruebix | January 05, 12:45 CET
I'm not sure we're there yet, as some of Felicia's lines are cryptic in-jokes.
Then there's "SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIX POINT SEVEN SIX TWO THREE FIVE NINER SQUARED" which roughly works out to what could be a phone number in Michigan. It apparently rings busy, and Michigan is a hotbed for telemarketers, so I think it's either some telemarketer who pestered Jed, or he's just throwing around random numbers to mess with us.
ETA spelling and to add:
There are plenty of Asians on The Guild. Catch Guild Fever!
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[ edited by AlanD on 2009-01-05 21:58 ]
AlanD | January 05, 12:49 CET
mirrorshades | January 05, 13:21 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | January 05, 13:27 CET
I love Maurissa's song so much. But there are so asians on TV! I saw Kim Evey on Journeyman. As a nurse.
hacksaway | January 05, 13:33 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | January 05, 13:34 CET
skittledog | January 05, 13:40 CET
The Asian character (spacing on the name) on Dexter is indeed a "nerdy, funny scientist." Urgh. Maurissa's right.
Ooh, but then again, there *is* a key Asian character in Joss's Season 8, isn't there? Satsu wasn't wacky or funny or scientistlike or playing her violin...and math.
Perhaps all these exceptions do is prove the rule.
phlebotinin | January 05, 13:47 CET
embers | January 05, 14:17 CET
Lioness | January 05, 14:39 CET
korkster | January 05, 15:13 CET
Favourites change with every listen, but one song that always tugs at my psyche is Joss's Heart, Broken. Poor Joss. Because of us, he is constantly having to pick apart and examine his works in order to satisfy our insatiable fanish hunger. At least I think that's what the song means. I wish he would post here and clarify.
AlanD | January 05, 15:49 CET
shambleau | January 05, 16:24 CET
Who gets it? A Mexican.
korkster | January 05, 16:31 CET
I really,really love "Asian in the movies" is one of my favourites, along with "Strike! and "Zack's rap" which is just so funny . Oh and "Heart,Broken" too.
Maurissa's song is very true. it always reminds me of Tosh (in Torchwood) She is after all the computer technician. Tosh also reminds me of Tara's song in OMWF. She'd be great singing "I live my life in shadows..."
So what do you think of the song's content? are they serious? tongue-in-cheek?
okelay | January 05, 17:03 CET
Yes.
@theonetruebix | January 05, 17:07 CET
PaulfromSunnydale | January 05, 17:21 CET
ETA: Dammit, a better answer was "snap"
Seriously though, I think there has to be some truth behind it, otherwise it's just fluff. But the humour reminds us not to get too bent out of shape over it.
[ edited by AlanD on 2009-01-06 02:35 ]
AlanD | January 05, 17:32 CET
korkster | January 05, 17:36 CET
AlanD | January 05, 18:00 CET
@theonetruebix | January 05, 18:05 CET
I've had "I'm better, better than Neil" as my earworm today, thanks to reading through that old sea shanty. And, you know? I'm not entirely displeased.
k8cre8 | January 05, 18:15 CET
Hi~newbie here...I'm Chinese and shy...
Ningjing | January 05, 18:31 CET
AlanD | January 05, 18:41 CET
Mercenary | January 05, 18:57 CET
Pointy | January 05, 19:16 CET
COMMENTARY
DAYS OF YOR - should be YORE
BETTER THAN NEIL
PURELLE - should be PURELL
ZACK'S RAP
I DON'T WRITE SONGS - Zack sings I DON'T DO SONGS
TWEETIE BIRD - usually spelled TWEETY
WEREN'T YOU THE TIN MAN ONCE - the word ONCE isn't sung
YOU CAN'T OUT RUN YOUR PAST - OUTRUN
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THESE KIDS?! - Zack sings GOING TO
NINJA ROPES
EACHOTHER - EACH OTHER
HURDLE - should be HURTLE
SIMPLE IN IT'S GAME PLAY AND YET EPIC IN IT'S SCOPE - ITS x2
ALL ABOUT ME
Stacey: THEY'LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH I GAVE - Stacy with no 'e'
HEART, BROKEN
COMICON - Should be COMIC-CON
BTW, after dozens and dozens of repeat listenings, the one thing that kills me every time are Zack's gleeful interjections during his rap outro: "Yes!" "I agree!" "Come on!" "Sure!" "Here we go!" "That's a funky beat!" "Zack!" "I'm the youngest!"
Also, the "What is he doing here?" in the background when Simon comes in.
I love these folk.
ETA: spelled f#!king wrong
[ edited by AlanD on 2009-01-06 08:46 ]
AlanD | January 05, 23:42 CET
@theonetruebix | January 06, 00:00 CET
cabri | January 06, 00:01 CET
snowinhell | January 06, 01:06 CET
SteveP | January 06, 04:49 CET
korkster | January 06, 07:15 CET
[ edited by korkster on 2009-01-06 16:55 ]
korkster | January 06, 07:17 CET
Jayne's Hat | January 06, 10:10 CET
Is it like a hybrid of Jed and Maurissa?
savagenapkin | January 07, 13:17 CET
Does anyone know the origin of that name?
wiesengrund | January 07, 13:25 CET
@theonetruebix | January 07, 13:27 CET
wiesengrund | January 07, 13:43 CET
korkster | January 07, 19:12 CET
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