This Thing - A Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Fanmix

[chatananas]

Title: This Thing
Medium: Television
Fandom: The Colbert Report & The Daily Show
Paring: "Stephen Colbert"/Jon Stewart
Summary: It's hard enough to reconcile oneself with one's beliefs, but what one's to do when one falls in love with another man? A man as forceful and disrepectful as Jon Stewart, who will seize every occasion to threaten one's virtue?
Warnings: None

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Most of the songs are from female artists. I know some people feel characters and singers should belong to the same gender, but in this case women just said it better! I decided to favor lyrics over voice. It works for me, I hope it'll work for you too!


La Roux - Reflections are Protection (POV Stephen)

My reflections are protection
They will keep me from destruction
My directions are distractions
When you're ready, come into the light.



Anouk - The Other Side of Me (POV Stephen)

Do I really want to know myself
Do I want to see
Why I'm wonderin' every morning, who's it gonna be today
Staring in the mirror, come tell me, who's that under my skin
And what's the reason we're here for
Tell me what is my own true face
Tell me what is my own true face

But hey here I come
I'm the show's main attraction
I'm a beautiful creature
That's what I am, yeah that's what I am




Ladyhawke - Crazy World (POV Jon)

Sick of all that we have to be in this life
Gimme all that you have
Gimme what you like
Waiting here for a fool to begin his life
And you, you try to remember
Flipping coins from a tin
Till he feels the night
And you, you try to remember

We're part of a
We're part of a
We're part of a
A crazy world



Tori Amos - Crucify (POV Stephen)

Every finger in the room is pointing at me
I wanna spit in their faces
Then I get afraid what that could bring
I got a bowling ball in my stomach
I got a desert in my mouth
Figures that my courage would choose to sell out now.

I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets
Looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets
I've been raising up my hands
Drive another nail in
Just what God needs
One more victim



Hooverphonic - Eden (POV Jon)

Did you ever think of me
As your best friend

Did I ever think of you
Im not complaining

I never tried to feel
I never tried to feel this vibration
I never tried to reach
I never tried to reach your eden



Kate Bush - The Song of Solomon (POV Jon)

Don't want your bullshit
Just want your sexuality
Don't want excuses
Write me your poetry in motion
Write it just for me
And sign it with a kiss

(This one is sung from an explicitly female POV, but I feel it still fits the narrative pretty well. I'll let you be the judge.)



Little Boots - Remedy (POV Stephen)

I can see you stalking like a predator
I've been here before
Temptation calls like Adam to the apple
But I will not be caught
'Cause I can read those velvet eyes
And all I see is lies


No more poison killin' my emotion
I will not be frozen
Dancin' is my remedy, remedy, oh
Stop, stop prayin' cause I'm not, not playin'
I'm not frozen, dancin' is my remedy, remedy oh
Move while you're watching me dance with the enemy
I've got a remedy, oh, oh, oh



Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (POV Stephen)

and all my instincts, they return
and the grand facade, so soon will burn
without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside

Obvious choice is obvious...



MGMT - Hot Love Drama (POV Stephen)

when I was younger
life was all magic
everything fell in place
but i still worry
worry for hours
imagining the life we're in
without a sleep
but you came and you saw
and you spoke
and i conquer most fears
but not all
and you stop and i'll falter
i love her
i dont think
you think that i'm foolish
stop the kids, stop the love
that leads to

hot love drama



Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (POV Jon)

Said there ain't no use in crying. Cause it will only, only drive you mad
Does it hurt to hear them lying? Was this the only world you had? Oh-oh

So let me take you, take you to the movie. Can I take you, baby, to the show.
Why don't you let me be yours ever truly. Can I make your garden grow
You know.



Idan Raichel - Mi Maamakim (Out Of The Depths) (POV Jon)

It's in Hebrew. Here is the translation:

From deep depths I called to you to come to me
with your return the light in my eyes will come back
it's not finished,
I am not leaving the touch of your hands
that it may come and light up/wake upon
hearing the sound of your laugh.

From deep depths I called to you to come to me
the moonlight I will again light your way to me
they're spread out and melted again
the touch of your hands
I whisper, ask in your ears:
Who is it that calls to you tonight - listen
who sings loudly to you - to your window
who put his soul so you'd be happy
who will put his hand and build you your home
who will give his life, put it underneath you
who will be like dust living at your feet
who will love you of all your lovers
who will save you from all evil spirits
from the deep depths.

From deep depths I called to you to come to me
the moonlight I will again light your way to me
they're spread out and melted again
the touch of your hands
I whisper, ask in your ears:
Who is it that calls to you tonight



M83 - Close Your Eyelids to Die With the Sun

Instrumental



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Comments

[erinptah]

Ohhhhh, this is gorgeous.

Hadn't heard most of these songs before, and I was clearly missing out. Especially loving Reflections Are Protection and Mi Maamakim.

And I don't think the female voices are a problem at all - if songs about m/m relationships (or f/f ones, for that matter) were limited to songs with the appropriate voices and pronouns, there wouldn't be much variety in mixes :3

Crosspost this to punditfic, and maybe fakenews_fanfic?

[chatananas]

Thank you! I was very unsure because of the female voices thing, so I'm glad to hear your thoughts on the subject. Now that I think about it, gay men have adopted songs from female artists as their anthems for decades, so I guess my little mix is nothing out of the ordinary.

Crossposting on punditfic and fakenews_fanfic is a very good idea. I'll probably do it this evening. I'm glad I can finally contribute some content to our fandom, especially here on Dreamwidth.

[sirdrakesheir]

WELL HELLO, BEAUTIFUL!

*NOMS*

[chatananas]

OMG SO HAPPY TO SEE SOME LIFE HERE! I... I FELT SO ALONE.

[sirdrakesheir]

THIS IS SO "AND LO, THE DRAKE DID LOOK UPON THE AWESOME MIX AND SAY 'WHOSOEVER CREATES AN AWESOME MIX SHALL RELY ON MY PRESENCE. FOR WHEREVER GREAT FANDOM-RELATED MUSIC SHALL BE, THERE I SHALL ALSO BE'" OR SOMETHING

[chatananas]

I SHALL KEEP THEM COMING, FOR I SEE NOW THAT THIS IS MY HIGHER CALLING IN LIFE. *LISTENS TO ACE OF BASE*

[sirdrakesheir]

ALSO "STEPHEN" TRYING TO RECONCILE HIS GAYNESS + RELIGION IS LIKE MY FAVORITE TOPIC EVER THAT HAS NOT HAD NEARLY ENOUGH SENSITIVE FIC WRITTEN ON IT

[chatananas]

THEN YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A MIX I COMPILED WHEN WRITING A FIC ON THIS VERY SUBJECT, AND ALSO THAT ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE SO THAT THING READS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF BABELFISH.

[sirdrakesheir]

I APOLOGIZE SO MUCH BUT I THINK I SOUND LIKE THAT TO EVERYONE TBH

OH MY GOD YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW BIG MY :DDDD FACE IS RIGHT NOW

[chatananas]

WHENEVER I ATTEMPT ENGLISH IT'S LIKE CUBISM EXCEPT WITH WORDS. BUT I'M LIKE THAT IN FRENCH TOO SO MAYBE I'M JUST LANGUAGE-CHALLENGED.

THAT FIC SUCKS HARDER THAN A BLACK HOLE SO I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND FIX IT BEFORE I CAN POST IT SAFELY ON THE INTERNET. I'M WORKING ON IT AND SWEAT IS POURING DOWN MY BROW ATM.

[sirdrakesheir]

YOU SOUND PRETTY GOOD TO ME IDK

HMM DO YOU HAVE A BETA I VOLUNTEER IF YOU NEED ONE

[chatananas]

OMG BB, IF I HAD A HEART I'D ADVISE YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS BUT ALAS I HAVE NONE SO I'LL JUST JUMP ON THE OFFER. THANK YOU SO SO MUCH. I KNEW I'D NEED TO FIND A BETA EVENTUALLY AND IT WAS BUGGING ME.

THE THING IS NOT READY YET, BUT IT'LL BE SOME DAY AND THEN YOU'LL BE IN A WORLD OF EMOTIONAL PAIN. FEEL VERY FREE TO BACK OFF AT ANY MOMENT, REALLY. I LIKE YOU JUST FOR MAKING THE OFFER.

[sirdrakesheir]

WELL I LIKE EMOTIONAL PAIN AND I LIKE YOU JUST FOR MAKING THIS FANMIX (TORI AMOS OMG !!!!!!!!1111ELEVENTY *_*)

BUT I WILL NOT BACK OUT

[chatananas]

OUT IS THE PREPOSTION I WAS SEARCHING FOR. SEE THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THIS THING IS READY.

[sirdrakesheir]

SEE, I THINK BACKING OFF IS STILL KIND OF OKAY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH SOMETHING ANYMORE, YOU KNOW?

PS. FRIENDS Y/Y?

[chatananas]

OH OK. I TAKE NOTE.

YYYY :D

[inspirine]

Ooooh, interesting. *grabs*

And is also glad that you're writing a fic about "Stephen"'s struggles about his homosexuality or bisexuality and religious beliefs.

[chatananas]

I'm glad to learn it has caught your interest!

This subject is fascinating and I just hope I'll do a good job because it deserves an intelligent treatment.

[chatananas]

Oh, I love that song. Jon's singing voice is so cute and small.

My pleasure, hope you'll like it!