Subject: Ooh.
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Posted on: 2013-03-25 10:08:00 UTC

Wait, huh? Ok, weird. Really, really weird.

That's what really bugs me about this fic (or one thing, anyway). This music is all really, really, really old by the time they're supposedly singing it. It's also often inappropriate for the culture and heritage of the person singing (see: Spock singing with abysmal grammar, Gaila singing Adele...) Even worse, the songs occasionally are meant to tell a story that matches up with the characters' story, and completely fails--such as Uhura singing Taylor Swift's "Love Story". Now, I don't have anything against Taylor Swift, but I can't see Uhura singing her songs, and what's even worse is that the story in the song doesn't at all fit the Spock/Nyota romance. At all. Ugh.

But seriously, this whole singing really old songs thing? It's about the same as if I were to write a 100-chapter fic about people singing...well...the only thing I can come up with right now is Gilbert & Sullivan opera, because I'm not actually all that sure what music was popular in the Victorian era. Actually, I probably do know some folk songs, but most of them may be even older...but that's the thing: having the Enterprise crew rocking out to "I've got a feeling" is about the same as if I wrote something dealing with...I don't know, the cast of Glee--no, wait, they actually sing a lot canonically. Uh...let's go with...all the BBC Sherlock characters having a party to the sounds of:

Ring the merry bells on boardship, rend the air with warbling wild
For the union of His Lordship with a humble captain's child!
(from G&S' HMS Pinafore)

I mean, admittedly, with Sherlock canons it could be written off as a tribute to the original Sherlock Holmes stories, but...it still seems very strange, doesn't it? I mean, it would be one thing if they were singing the modern remakes of those songs, but as it is...it kind of feels like Bones is addicted to a weird history channel and the others have no excuse. Or frequently watch it with him.

(Just as long as they don't start singing High School Musical...)

Right, the concert! If it's held after this mission, then I can just see Agent Dawn hugging herself and grinning, mumbling, 'Sweet, sweet canonical music, how I love thee. Let me count the ways...' And then whoever's sitting next to her either tells her to be quiet and enjoy the music or, if it's a student, probably asks how she's managing to enjoy this. (Also, it turns out that Dawn has now become the [future] part-time coordinator of the Avengers OFU, mostly because her sister is the full-time coordinator. Make of that what you will.

Ah, got it. Well, she's quite welcome; and I've got some missions to write before I get to this one anyway. In fact, I'm still working on the first one...

*Gives a cheer for OFAS* *Runs off to write that pesky first mission*

~DawnFire

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