In addition to the folk music, celtic rock 'n' reel, show tunes, protest songs, and everyday radio rock, I grew up with a lot of filk and parody. This is because I grew up attending science fiction and fantasy conventions, and otherwise surrounded by geeks who liked to get creative with lyrics, and sometimes *gasp* original composition, in obscure referential ways.

Filk has a reputation for being cheesy, poorly performed, and poorly produced. It's the Fanfic of music - literally. And in the same way that there's actually well written fanfic and well-drawn fan art out there, there's actually well written and produced Filk as well.

I can't say her singing voice is beautiful, but Leslie Fish has put a lot of Rudyard Kipling's poetry to music, and that's some of my favorite material. Bob Kanefsky writes hilarious comedy filk.

But the two that have been running rampant through my mind for the last week, and thus prompting this thread, are:

Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves:


The song is by Seanan McGuire, sung here by Vixy and Tony. There are other vids that include Seanan's singing, but I think this one has better sound quality.

Mal's Song:


Proof I'm not the only one who gets frustrated when an opening theme song to a good show only has a chorus and no verses. ;p

-E-