New Vid! X-Files (We made this!!)

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This was my and tzikeh's premiere vid at Vividcon. Yay us!



Thank you, tzikeh, for vidding with me. Thank you, dualbunny, for holding my hand through After Effects. Thank you, elynross, for taking time out of your own Vividcon panic to offer pointedly helpful beta comments (Elyn didn't get much of a chance to see this one since tzikeh and I were toddling pretty much on our own). Thank you, katallison, for saying that you liked it, because we did it for you, and that was the most important part!

So anyway, it's here: Subterranean Homesick Blues - xivd

Please right click to save, and comments are always welcome.

Also, because I was gently reminded that this is NOT an anthem to many people younger than I am, and not everyone can sing along with it, here are the lyrics to what is recognized as the first "rap" song ever:

Johnny's in the basement Mixing up the medicine I'm on the pavement Thinking about the government The man in the trench coat Badge out, laid off Says he's got a bad cough Wants to get it paid off Look out kid It's somethin' you did God knows when But you're doin' it again You better duck down the alley way Lookin' for a new friend The man in the coon-skin cap In the big pen Wants eleven dollar bills You only got ten Maggie comes fleet foot Face full of black soot Talkin' that the heat put Plants in the bed but The phone's tapped anyway Maggie says that many say They must bust in early May Orders from the D. A. Look out kid Don't matter what you did Walk on your tip toes Don't try "No Doz" Better stay away from those That carry around a fire hose Keep a clean nose Watch the plain clothes You don't need a weather man To know which way the wind blows Get sick, get well Hang around a ink well Ring bell, hard to tell If anything is goin' to sell Try hard, get barred Get back, write braille Get jailed, jump bail Join the army, if you fail Look out kid You're gonna get hit But users, cheaters Six-time losers Hang around the theaters Girl by the whirlpool Lookin' for a new fool Don't follow leaders Watch the parkin' meters Ah get born, keep warm Short pants, romance, learn to dance Get dressed, get blessed Try to be a success Please her, please him, buy gifts Don't steal, don't lift Twenty years of schoolin' And they put you on the day shift Look out kid They keep it all hid Better jump down a manhole Light yourself a candle Don't wear sandals Try to avoid the scandals Don't wanna be a bum You better chew gum The pump don't work 'Cause the vandals took the handles

Comments

Amazing!

[culturevulture7.livejournal.com]

All my old love for XF comes roaring back. This is amazing--the cutting is perfection and the bit at the end with Mulder? I don't even have a superlative. Plus the song works so well with the images...

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

See, this? THIS is what I loved X-Files. And still do, I just need someone to remind me every once in a while. The song is absolutely perfect. I really enjoyed the Scully-sequence and yes, the ending was truly inspired. Wonderful video, thanks for sharing.