katekat: (giles - Dreaming Dreams)
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Ok, so even though I'm actually a bit out of commission on the icon front, I think about making them all the time.

The next project is going to be 10 icons for each of my favorite characters, set to a song that I associate with them. So, for example, I'd make a set of 10 Giles icons all with words from the Sting song "Every Breath You Take" since Tony's mentioned he thinks of that as the quintessential Watcher song.

Here's the problem: I don't have songs associated with many characters. Do you? I'd love love love to hear your suggestions/thoughts!

The characters I'm thinking of:

Giles (I'd love to see if you have any alternative suggestions)
Buffy
Wes
Spike
Tara
Willow
Xander
Angel
Faith
Cordelia
Anya

Phew. No promises as to when I'll be able to do this little project, but when I do you'll know about it! Thanks in advance for any songs you suggest!

Date: 2005-06-16 10:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] glimmergirl.livejournal.com
Wesley -

Life, Our Lady Peace

Date: 2005-06-17 03:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] glimmergirl.livejournal.com
It's my Wesley!song. :)

Er, and I just realized that it's possibly not hugely popular a song?

Life (http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=13G7J4TBP3O082A21DNDVNV8BG) (iTunes made it an m4a, so I don't know if you can use that?)

Date: 2005-06-16 10:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tx-cronopio.livejournal.com
Cool! Ok, I'll come up with some for you, but give me some time to think... by the way, I beat your score on that monkey battle thing. So take that!

Date: 2005-06-16 10:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] malnpudl.livejournal.com
Oh, cool!

Hallelujah (http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0W63UQMR78ZR91NU6NG2A98G5K) always makes me think of Giles, but it could do equally well for Wesley, I think. (This is the Jeff Buckley cover.)

And Great Big Sea's Bad As I Am (http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=118DRQHQTIAUT03UDGIJ30IUVP) feels like a Spike song to me.

I'll see if I can come up with any more.

Date: 2005-06-17 12:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dara-starscream.livejournal.com
Always up for iconage.

Giles
Magic Carpet Ride, Steppenwolf
Buffy
Hero of the Day, Metallica
Wes
No More Mr. Nice Guy, Alice Cooper
Spike
Damage Case, Motorhead
Tara
Angel, Jimi Hendrix
Willow
Witchy Woman, The Eagles
Xander
Beautiful Loser, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Angel
Until It Sleeps, Metallica
Faith
Goodnight Moon, by Shivaree
Cordelia
Twentieth Century Fox, The Doors
Anya
Mercedes Benz, Janis Joplin

and . . .
Oz
Werewolves of London, Warren Zevon

Well . . . you did ask.
-BJ

Date: 2005-06-17 04:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dara-starscream.livejournal.com
Another good one for Giles? No Man's Land, off of Against the Wind.

http://www.lyricskeeper.com/bob_seger-lyrics/104518-no_mans_land-lyrics.htm

My pleasure. (pets your icons)

Topic switch; how is it your monkey kicked my monkey's ass? No way. I give good monkey. You! Obey the monkey!

(skips away singing The Doom Song)
-BJ

Date: 2005-06-17 04:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] crayonbreakygal.livejournal.com
I downloaded "Magic Man" by Heart the other day and every time I listen to it, I think of Wes. Not sure why. Could be for Giles too. You could set any Pat Benatar song for Faith. Let me think about which one. That might be cool. Maybe "Love is a Battlefield". I think this is a great idea. We all have songs that float around in our heads about our favorite characters.

Cheese Warning!

Date: 2005-06-17 05:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reni-0629.livejournal.com
These may not be helpful, and some are insanely cheesy, but:

Giles --Superman (Five For Fighting)
Buffy --This Woman's Work (Kate Bush)
Wes --Easy Tonight (Five For Fighting)
Spike--Six Feet (Creed) (don't laugh at me)
Tara--The Answer (Sarah McLachlan)
Willow--I Take You With Me (Melissa Etherige) (okay, that one's 'shippy, but [livejournal.com profile] texaslawaggie made me this pretty icon for it!)
Xander--Ordinary (Train)
Angel--Good Morning, Son (Ben Folds Five) (hee...I might be embarassing myself)
Faith---That I Would Be Good (Alanis Morrisette)
Cordelia--Bitch (Meredith Brooks)
Anya--Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)

Re: Cheese Warning!

Date: 2005-06-20 08:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reni-0629.livejournal.com
Hee. I think so, too.

Date: 2005-06-18 05:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pixelleate.livejournal.com
Interesting project. I look forward to seeing the icons you create as a result of this.

As for inspiration, maybe you can use the Buffy/Giles soundtrack (http://www.livejournal.com/community/allthejellies/112117.html) I put together or the Giles soundtrack (http://www.livejournal.com/community/theicing/3487.html) [livejournal.com profile] asherific and I put collaborated on. Granted, the B/G soundtrack if very shippy...but there are songs that I think really reflect very distinct aspects of Buffy and Giles.

Let me know if you like me to upload the songs to YSI for you. I hope this helps some.


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