Theme Songs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morthoron · 07-14-2008, 07:41 PM

Somebody had mentioned Queen earlier, and there are a slew of their songs that fit different Tolkien characters (at least title-wise):

The WitchKing -- Death on Two Legs ('You're just an old Barrow Boy...)

Arwen -- Who Wants to Live Forever

Frodo -- Seaside Rendezvous

Gimli -- (Just Waiting) For the Hammer to Fall

Legolas -- My Fairy King or The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke *swoons*

Galadriel -- White Queen

Ingwe -- In the Lap of the Gods

Gandalf -- The Prophet's Song

Sam -- Keep Yourself Alive

Sauron -- One Vision

Lotho Sackville-Baggins -- Tie Your Mother Down

Morgoth -- I Want it All

Elwing -- Spread Your Wings

Gollum -- I'm Going Slightly Mad

Denethor -- Put Out the Fire

Et cetera and so on...

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-15-2008, 01:10 PM

Smeagol/Gollum: Pink Panther Theme Song
Aragorn/Arwen: Safe in the Arms of Love by Martina McBride
Frodo: Happy Girl also by Martina McBride
Sam to Rosie: I Want To Hold Your Hand by the Beatles
Sam to Frodo and Co. at the Grey Havens: Stay Just a Little Bit Longer
Denethor: Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull

doug*platypus · 07-16-2008, 04:12 AM

Húrin - Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. I can imagine him singing that as he slays trolls in the Nirnaeth.

Eönwë · 12-18-2008, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

Denethor: Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull

The whole song‽ (40-ish minutes)

I would go for (seemingly obviously):
The Wizard by Black Sabbath for Gandalf in his travelling days. I'm certain that there is a quote somwhere that talks about Gandlaf travelling and spreadng happiness, and this song has that theme.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kath

And for the recent craze in the Captions thread:
Gandalf - I'm too sexy for my shirt etc.

Wouldn't that be cloak?

Or for the Balrog: I'm too sexy for my wings

Eönwë · 08-28-2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

Denethor: Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull

I think that song should go to Faramir or Aragorn, due to their rejecting of the past mistakes of Gondor.

Denethor should have the darker "A Passion Play" by them.

And on that note:
Songs from the wood= Tom Bombadil (or on second thoughts, Sam as well)

Also,

Gwaihir: Any bird or flying song
Elves who cross the Helcaraxe: Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 09-10-2009, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eönwë

I think that song should go to Faramir or Aragorn, due to their rejecting of the past mistakes of Gondor.

Denethor should have the darker "A Passion Play" by them.

Well, whatever. That was a long time ago, I can't remember why I thought that would be a good song.

Aragorn's song when he meet Arwen the first time: I Wanna Hold Your Hand by the Beatles

And before he leaves Rivendeland is saying good bye to Arwen: All My Lovin' by the Beatles

Eönwë · 08-19-2010, 06:24 PM

This isn't for a character, but the 'Downs as a whole (Not based on actual experiences, but still):

Hotel Barrow-Downs - By The Eag... oh...

I had a burning question, no book had the key
The Silmarillion, it would not answer me
So I went onto Google, saw the question discussed
Realised that I should read some more
Click the link I must
There it opened before me
I saw those who here did dwell
And I was thinking to myself,
"I could just look or I could post as well"
So I wrote up my first post and clicked 'Submit Reply'
There were some people posting
Said "to post you first have to 'die' ".

Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Barrow Do-owns Forum
Any time of year, you can find it here.

I'd read a few books of Tolkien, I knew a bit about about Dale
But some here have heavy, heavy books, that they call the 'Tales'
How do they post on the forum, 2+ per day
Some come here for knowledge, some for Werewolf stay.

So I called up Chris Tolkien,
’Please add a new book to the mix’
He said, ’we haven’t had new material since 1996’
And still those Barrows are calling you up from your beds,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to read on threads...

Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
They're posting on threads at the Barrow Do-owns Forum
What a nice surprise, and they're Tolkien-wise.

I talked to a long-timer,
When I'd just posted twice
And she said ’we are all just prisoners here, of our own device’
And the Mod Gorthad,
They gather to kill spambots
They ban them all with their Mod powers,
But they just find lots and lots

Last thing I remember, I was
Trying to sign out
I had to find the passage back
The 'Downs to live without
’Relax,’ said the wight man,
We are programmed to receive.
You can register any time you like,
But you can never leave!

Pitchwife · 08-21-2010, 04:12 AM

(inspired by elbenprincess' thread about Elrond's parents)

Elrond - Another Brick in the Wall Part 1 by Pink Floyd:

Daddy sailed to search for Aman
Left me just a memory
Mommy morphed into a sea-bird
Daddy, what'd you leave for me?
Mom, Dad, what'd you leave behind for me?
All in all it's just another brick in the wall

07-14-2008, 07:41 PM	#1
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	Somebody had mentioned Queen earlier, and there are a slew of their songs that fit different Tolkien characters (at least title-wise): The WitchKing -- Death on Two Legs ('You're just an old Barrow Boy...) Arwen -- Who Wants to Live Forever Frodo -- Seaside Rendezvous Gimli -- (Just Waiting) For the Hammer to Fall Legolas -- My Fairy King or The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke swoons Galadriel -- White Queen Ingwe -- In the Lap of the Gods Gandalf -- The Prophet's Song Sam -- Keep Yourself Alive Sauron -- One Vision Lotho Sackville-Baggins -- Tie Your Mother Down Morgoth -- I Want it All Elwing -- Spread Your Wings Gollum -- I'm Going Slightly Mad Denethor -- Put Out the Fire Et cetera and so on... __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

07-15-2008, 01:10 PM	#2
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Smeagol/Gollum: Pink Panther Theme Song Aragorn/Arwen: Safe in the Arms of Love by Martina McBride Frodo: Happy Girl also by Martina McBride Sam to Rosie: I Want To Hold Your Hand by the Beatles Sam to Frodo and Co. at the Grey Havens: Stay Just a Little Bit Longer Denethor: Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead. Last edited by TheGreatElvenWarrior; 07-15-2008 at 01:15 PM.

07-16-2008, 04:12 AM	#3
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Húrin - Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. I can imagine him singing that as he slays trolls in the Nirnaeth. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.

08-19-2010, 06:24 PM	#7
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	This isn't for a character, but the 'Downs as a whole (Not based on actual experiences, but still): Hotel Barrow-Downs - By The Eag... oh... I had a burning question, no book had the key The Silmarillion, it would not answer me So I went onto Google, saw the question discussed Realised that I should read some more Click the link I must There it opened before me I saw those who here did dwell And I was thinking to myself, "I could just look or I could post as well" So I wrote up my first post and clicked 'Submit Reply' There were some people posting Said "to post you first have to 'die' ". Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum Such a lovely place Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Barrow Do-owns Forum Any time of year, you can find it here. I'd read a few books of Tolkien, I knew a bit about about Dale But some here have heavy, heavy books, that they call the 'Tales' How do they post on the forum, 2+ per day Some come here for knowledge, some for Werewolf stay. So I called up Chris Tolkien, ’Please add a new book to the mix’ He said, ’we haven’t had new material since 1996’ And still those Barrows are calling you up from your beds, Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to read on threads... Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum Such a lovely place Such a lovely place They're posting on threads at the Barrow Do-owns Forum What a nice surprise, and they're Tolkien-wise. I talked to a long-timer, When I'd just posted twice And she said ’we are all just prisoners here, of our own device’ And the Mod Gorthad, They gather to kill spambots They ban them all with their Mod powers, But they just find lots and lots Last thing I remember, I was Trying to sign out I had to find the passage back The 'Downs to live without ’Relax,’ said the wight man, We are programmed to receive. You can register any time you like, But you can never leave! __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place Last edited by Eönwë; 09-10-2010 at 06:10 PM.

08-21-2010, 04:12 AM	#8
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	(inspired by elbenprincess' thread about Elrond's parents) Elrond - Another Brick in the Wall Part 1 by Pink Floyd: Daddy sailed to search for Aman Left me just a memory Mommy morphed into a sea-bird Daddy, what'd you leave for me? Mom, Dad, what'd you leave behind for me? All in all it's just another brick in the wall __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI