As these lines came into my head, they came on a suspiciously familiar tune, so I think of these as song lyrics, and I will have to see if my harp and I can turn them into a song at some point. In the meantime, they’re a poem. (I wouldn’t hold your breath for the music, just so you know).
Carried through time, she’s called through the stones
Where will she make her home?
Highland wars loom
they’re leading to doom
Destiny knows its own
Centuries part
Where is her heart?
Two hundred years away
Two men to love
Prayers to above
Whose love will she betray?
Third verse, harp only
Repeat chorus with harp to end.
(c) Shawn L. Bird
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Starz has released the first episode of Outlander, and with it, Bear McCreary’s theme song based on The Skye Boat Song.
I might be going against the current here, but I really don’t like those lyrics Horrendous. Grammatically cringeworthy. I mean seriously, “Say could that lass, be I” ARGGGGGGGGG!!! It hurts me. It really does. Not to mention they’ve stuck “Skye” in there, and Claire never goes to Skye in the books. He has feminized Robert Louis Stevenson’s lyrics to the tune, I understand, but there was no need to do that.
I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is when I complain about something, so here is a poem that fits with the tune of the Skye Boat Song and also reflects the story of Outlander. What’s more, I think it is a better fit for the romantic tone and the essential conflict of the story. Nothing about Skye, and the grammar is correct.
If Starz wishes to replace their lyrics for the next season, I am delighted to offer these. Feel free to send them a link and encourage the idea! 😉 If you’re from Starz, you can find my agent is listed on my About page. Drop her a line, she’ll be delighted to negotiate something.
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Blooper lines:
Centuries part
Where is her heart?
Will she get back to Frank?
Though she is torn
Jamie she’ll mourn
but he is known to spank
PS. I made a video of myself singing and playing the harp (I’ve never been coordinated enough to do that before! How exciting!) The dogs got up and left the room, their ears twitching on the high notes. I listened to the video and apologized to them. Plainly, G is not my key. Yikes! So, while I assure you that this works beautifully, I may have to learn it in another key before I try to demonstrate . 😉 In the meantime, click to play on the video, then scroll up to sing along yourself. Hopefully G is YOUR key. 😉
I found this great family singing “What’s the Buzz?” from Jesus Christ Superstar. I hoped to have it playing at the beginning of my workshop at Word on the Lake, but of course, it refused to work. :-S Instead, I will play it for you! Enjoy this talented family, rocking out with enthusiasm! FYI, it was uploaded by Pablo668 on 1 Jun 2007
Having some Scandinavian O'boy cocoa after dinner. Chuckle at these instructions every time.
(No one was watching… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 week ago
Shawn L. Bird 
What’s the buzz? May 29, 2012
Tags: family, Jesus Christ Superstar, pablo668, singing, song, What's the Buzz
I found this great family singing “What’s the Buzz?” from Jesus Christ Superstar. I hoped to have it playing at the beginning of my workshop at Word on the Lake, but of course, it refused to work. :-S Instead, I will play it for you! Enjoy this talented family, rocking out with enthusiasm! FYI, it was uploaded by Pablo668 on 1 Jun 2007
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