The ZOMG Game of Thrones countdown begins

[sabotabby]

I gather some of you are celebrating some sort of religious festivity this weekend, but possibly an even larger percentage of you are, like me, gearing up for the season 3 Game of Thrones premiere on Sunday. Which I'm doing by mainlining the last two seasons and dorkishly making playlists. So just in case you were in danger of running out of music, have a mixtape celebrating what is to come.

Disclaimer the first: Totally cheating in that a few of the songs are from the show/book.
Disclaimer the second: It's under the cut because the title itself is spoilery and if you Google at least two of the song titles, you will also get spoilers.




Track list:

1. "Game of Thrones Intro (Accordion Cover)," Gustavo Toscan Da Silva
2. "Age of Kings," The Mountain Goats
3. "Johnny Be Fair," Sheila Ryan
4. "Little Lion Man," Mumford & Sons
5. "What Keeps Mankind Alive," Tom Waits
6. "I Want To Conquer the World," Bad Religion
7. "The Bear and the Maiden Fair," Irish Moutarde
8. "In the Dark Places," P.J. Harvey
9. "Immigrant Song," Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Karen O
10. "In Days To Come," Sol Invictus
11. "White Wedding," Billy Idol
12. "The Rains of Castomere," The National

Link to totally pirated music here.


If you're actually more dorky than me and throwing a viewing party*, here are some recipes. Again, spoilers.

* And didn't invite me? Feh.

Comments

[elsewhereangel.livejournal.com]

I find you fantastic. Also, SQUEE*


*yes, GoT and I have broken up in literary form, this in no way changes my relationship to the show.

[sabotabby]

Was it Feast For Crows or Dance With Dragons that did it for you?

[elsewhereangel.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I was growing annoyed by Feast of Crows but I know Dance with Dragons pushed me over the edge. I'm not great w/ epic fantasy to begin with, but the each section has a different narrator - and then those narrators start proliferating - thing drove me crazy. I was jumping back and forward and even between books and wholly losing track of everything.

[sabotabby]

There's a lot in FFC that's annoying, like none of the interesting characters being in it. In hindsight, I like the Dorne stuff quite a bit, but it'd have been nicer if he'd introduced it more gradually so that you would give a crap about any of them.

[elsewhereangel.livejournal.com]

Agreed. No idea how he's going to pull it all together in the end. Increasingly wonder if he's not going to and that will somehow sort of be the point.

You know I'm going to end up reading the next one the instant it comes out in spite of everything, right? ;)

[sabotabby]

I'm still hoping for a Republic of Westeros led by a parliament and President Mance. No one wins, except the smallfolk. But he's far too cruel an author to do that.

You know I'm going to end up reading the next one the instant it comes out in spite of everything, right? ;)

Of course!

[elsewhereangel.livejournal.com]

GRRM's random and unexpected cruelty is what makes him irresistible. (Man do I wish I could get someone to say that about me. I'd set aside money in the will for that to be in my eulogy!)

[pofflewomp.livejournal.com]

wah - silly freeview channel I started watching it on suddenly stopped showing it, then random other channel started showing different part of it. so I gave up. bloody freeview! only saw first 4 episodes!

[sabotabby]

I could mail you burned copies. Might take awhile, though.

[pofflewomp.livejournal.com]

aww thank you but don't worry - I'm sure they'll repeat series one as interest will resume now 3 is out.

[radiumhead.livejournal.com]

I reeeeeeally dont want to watch it. I want to wait til the season's over and watch it in one shot.

Almost as important, Dr Who returns march 30.

[sabotabby]

Ah, I won't be able to resist. I know what happens anyway.

I am pretty excited for Doctor Who, though for some reason I thought the premiere wasn't happening until April and I wouldn't get to see it until much later.

[ironed_orchid]

I kinda did that with season 2, which I watched a month ago, but that was mostly because I moved and had internet issues when it was actually airing.

[smhwpf.livejournal.com]

Ooh my! That looks an awesome selection. And reminds me that I need to buy some Mumford and Sons. Which is an example of how piracy doesn't reduce music sales.

I was very pleased to discover that GoT3 premieres in Sweden on Monday, one day after the US, ON A CHANNEL I HAVE!!! OMGSquee. For once I won't have to download.

[sabotabby]

I don't think I would have bought half the music I did over the years without pirated mixtapes. That was how one discovered new things back in the day. I don't think it's changed very much, except I miss people's hand-drawn art on the covers.

I understand that there is a feeling out there that Mumford and Sons is overplayed, and I even understand the rationale, but I strongly disagree that there can be too much Mumford and Sons. I'm only sad that I didn't get to see them live before they were cool.

Speaking of piracy, I heard at least one of the producers of GoT said he doesn't mind it if people pirate. I don't have a TV so it's not like I have another option, and I'll eventually buy a very expensive boxed set of the books.

[ironed_orchid]

Best Playlist is Best.

This is going to be a good weekend, even if by the time all my shows have aired in their timezone and been ::cough::made available::cough:: it will be a day later in my timezone.

[sabotabby]

I'm pretty psyched.

[agatharuncible.livejournal.com]

This is so perfect! I had no idea that covers of The Bear and the Maiden Fair were a thing. I wonder if there are any of the Last of the Giants, too.

[sabotabby]

Indeed:


There are also covers of "The Dornishman's Wife," but I couldn't find any that were bawdy enough.

[numb3r-5ev3n.livejournal.com]

I am finally reading the novel A Game of Thrones, but have spoiled myself terribly with the wiki. I am not certain how much reader-stamina I am going to have as far as finishing the books goes, but I'm going to take a stab at it, as well as join in all the prayers that George R.R. Martin finishes the last book before succumbing to age.

[sabotabby]

The only one I had a hard time getting through was Feast For Crows, and by "a hard time getting through," I mean a week as opposed to two days.

He'd better live a long time! Sheesh.