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McAnally's (The Community Pub) => Author Craft => Topic started by: Matrix Refugee (formerly Morraeon) on February 28, 2010, 07:45:37 PM
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I'm writing a kind of Twhinelite/Dresden Files/Yami no Matsuei crossover/mash-up, which involves a motley team of preternatural investigators doing some undercover work at a "gentleman's club" in Chicago. This includes the one girl on the team, who's a kind of low-key White Court vampire/energy vamp getting a job as a stripper. She's kind of playing up the vampire part of her nature ("Oh, I'm one of those vampire lifestyle people, but don't worry, it's just a personal kink and my boyfriend is my donor, so it's all safe.") as part of her cover. I'm just stuck as to what would be a good song for her to strip to; one or two of the songs on the "True Blood" soundtrack album work, but since they're a bit on a Southern rock wave-length, I was trying to think of something not quite so regional. Any thoughts?
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"Killer Queen". :D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZdbFd4siLw
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Bauhaus, "Bela Lugosi's Dead", would be the classic option here. (For the text and also for the reference to the opening sequence of The Hunger, in which vampires David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve hunt in a very cool sexy vampire way while Bauhaus perform the song live in cages in the nightclub in question.)
Concrete Blonde, "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)", if Anne Rice is the desired feel.
If she wants to make a more contemporary pop-culture reference, there's the After Dark (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayACsykYOQ0) sequence from From Dusk 'til Dawn (bikini-clad dancing, otherwise work-safe).
If she's totally sending things up, Thou Shalt Not's If I Only Were A Goth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gz98SAndn8) has a definite something, though it's a bit short for the purpose. (definitely work-safe silly anime vid.)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY) Obsession by animotion.
I mean... what else? ;D
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There is always the wonderful standby called, "Hey Big Spender" but don't forget to use a feathered boa and then re-do some of the lyrics.
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I came on board to suggest "Bela Lugosi's Dead" but I see it's already been taken.
I should think any obnoxious Euro-techno-metal would do.
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Umm hate to be obvious, but what about Living Dead Girl?
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Umm hate to be obvious, but what about Living Dead Girl?
I was thinking of that as ruled out by the "good song" bit of the phrase.
(Terrific, now I have Cliff Richard singing "Got myself a cryin', talkin', sleepin', walkin' living dead.. " in my head.)
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There are so very few boards out there where you would get someone posting a thread called this....
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I was thinking of that as ruled out by the "good song" bit of the phrase.
(Terrific, now I have Cliff Richard singing "Got myself a cryin', talkin', sleepin', walkin' living dead.. " in my head.)
Clearly it's been too long since I listened to Rob Zombie, cuz I don't remember any lyrics like that.
And I like Rob Zombie! Metal is awesome, and way better for getting in the mood than techno or R&B.
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Living Dead Girl is awesome. If it weren't for your accent, neurovore, I'd no longer speak to you.
That said, there was this old song by Paula Cole... "Feeling Love" was the name of it, I think. It's just a stripper song. A slow and sexy kind of stripper song. Even though the lyrics always make me laugh, at one section.
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Clearly it's been too long since I listened to Rob Zombie, cuz I don't remember any lyrics like that.
Well, that's because it was a Cliff Richard song you set off. I didn;t say the way my mind works was rational.
And I like Rob Zombie! Metal is awesome, and way better for getting in the mood than techno or R&B.
You have seen his duet with Lionel Richie, right ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVn2obpTNo
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Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie would be a good choice.
edit: someone already mentioned it above.... hmm how dirty are you looking? Something bubbly or something dark?
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Annie Lennox, "Love Song for a Vampire".
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Love Bites by Judas Priest
Cry Little Sister--cover by Seasons After
I forgot the other couple my b/f suggested, but he said strippers love their hair bands and metal. And from what he's told me, he spent quite a bit of time in strip clubs when he was in his early 20s.
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I forgot the other couple my b/f suggested, but he said strippers love their hair bands and metal. And from what he's told me, he spent quite a bit of time in strip clubs when he was in his early 20s.
Must be a regional thing. In my early 20s it was...Yellowman.
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Well, it's not really Southern Rock and rather subtle, but what about "I wear my Sunglasses at Night"? ;D
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"Closer" by Kings of Leon
I don't know how "stripper" it is, but everytime I hear it I think it should be on True Blood.
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I'm writing a kind of Twhinelite/Dresden Files/Yami no Matsuei crossover/mash-up, which involves a motley team of preternatural investigators doing some undercover work at a "gentleman's club" in Chicago. This includes the one girl on the team, who's a kind of low-key White Court vampire/energy vamp getting a job as a stripper. She's kind of playing up the vampire part of her nature ("Oh, I'm one of those vampire lifestyle people, but don't worry, it's just a personal kink and my boyfriend is my donor, so it's all safe.") as part of her cover. I'm just stuck as to what would be a good song for her to strip to; one or two of the songs on the "True Blood" soundtrack album work, but since they're a bit on a Southern rock wave-length, I was trying to think of something not quite so regional. Any thoughts?
Pour some sugar on me. best stripper song ever.
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Pour some sugar on me. best stripper song ever.
^^^
THIS.
So This.
I have really pleasant memories associated with this song... :D :D 8)
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Well you could do Nickleback's Something in your mouth ;)
For something a little more sultry you could use the opening credits for Trueblood - I wanna do bad things to you.
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Love Bites by Def Leppard, not sure if it'd be appropriate for her attitude, but it was the first song to jump to mind when I saw your post ^^
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Strip Club by Young Buck....it's SICK, vampire or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OXBpzaZslE
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh9sdTlxRkI&NR=1
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh9sdTlxRkI&NR=1
Given the context of the thread, could I have a work-safeness indicator on that ?
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Harmless.
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if you want stripperish possibly michael jackson blood on the dancefloor, if you want a little darker massive attack unfinished sympathy
any good?
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Moon over Bourbon street by Sting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiFIgCBaiNM&feature=related
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For some reason, the entire concept of a *song* as understood today just seems wrong for a vampire.
What would vampires listen to if they didn't care for the influence of mass-market score publishers and disdained the conventions of Tin Pan Alley?
"3-minute song with a hook refrain? BAH! I want to seduce them, not have their attention controlled by formulaic jingles"
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"Magic", sung by Olivia Newton-John.
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Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Great White
Love Bites - Def Leppard (already mentioned, but it fits)
Zombie - Cranberries
Epic - Faith No More (Hey, the lyrics would work in a revealing, but not directly stated sort of way.)
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red right hand - nick cave and the bad seeds
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"Adam's Apple" Aerosmith from the album "Toys In The Attic." Although a song about Adam and Eve, it is also about temptation. We know how tempting people can be to the charms of a vampire. Raunchy guitar intro helps spice up the stages and poles.
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Cliff Richard's "Devil Woman".
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While not a NIN fan myself, I suggest "Closer". I think a vampire could identify with the phrases 'I wanna desecrate you' and 'I wanna f*ck you like an animal.'
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While not a NIN fan myself, I suggest "Closer". I think a vampire could identify with the phrases 'I wanna desecrate you' and 'I wanna f*ck you like an animal.'
Depends a lot on what kind of character the vampire is.
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Depends a lot on what kind of character the vampire is.
Well, considering this particular vampire is a stripper....I think it works.
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the two that come to mind are
lil red riding hood, sam the sham and the pharos
you can leave your hat on, Joe Cocker
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Tear you apart ~ She Wants Revenge
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Love Bites is still the best, IMHO.
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Well, considering this particular vampire is a stripper....I think it works.
Yes, but are they into it for the sexiness, for the power, or just because that for a woman in the contemporary US without a college degree it can be one of the best-paying occupations going ?
A vampire stripper who is using the sexuality and power to lure victims - or, for a vampire who feeds on an emotional/spiritual level, to generate nourishment directly - but who is utterly cool and detached from the mechanics of precisely what she is doing, would be very different from a vampire getting turned on by it, no ?
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Nina Simone "Feelin' Good"
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It may get ruled out for regionalness or already usedness, but "Only after dark" by Tito and Tarantula is THE vampire striptease song that jumps into my head. It is the song used during the stripscene in From Dusk til Dawn...I love the guitar in that song.
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It may get ruled out for regionalness or already usedness, but "Only after dark" by Tito and Tarantula is THE vampire striptease song that jumps into my head. It is the song used during the stripscene in From Dusk til Dawn...I love the guitar in that song.
I would not technically call that a strip scene, there being no undressing in it. Salma Hayek in a bikini with a snake is hot, granted, but the same degree dressed throughout.
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Nina Simone "Feelin' Good"
^This. While tear you apart is a decent song for vampires it is better for male vampires. My opinion anyways... Funny how something I am working on has a vampire stripper (well sort of, a stripper pretending to be a vampire who really is just a regular person trying to make more money. Its a complicated book) in it at the moment lol.
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Also, "Animal I have become" by 3 days grace might work. Good bassline.
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Tito Tarantula's After Dark. I'm pretty sure it's the song from From Dusk til Dawn that Salma Hayak dances to. It has vampiric stripper precedence.
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Tito Tarantula's After Dark. I'm pretty sure it's the song from From Dusk til Dawn that Salma Hayak dances to. It has vampiric stripper precedence.
...not actually a stripper in that film, just a dancer...
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did i already mention glory box, portishead?
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She's Just Killing Me--ZZ Top
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"Closer", NIN.
"Voodoo" Godsmack
Just a thought...
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I'd have to vote for "Closer" by NiN
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Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard.
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Bon Jovi- You Give Love a Bad Name
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Rasputina's Transylvanian Concubine would be a good choice, although not very stripper-ish. Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie and Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Lepard both work very well. I have to say, though, I close my eyes, and picture the opening beats of Closer, and the cinematographer in me loves the idea of alternating shots of a slow pan up from her shoes to the crowd slowly quieting and turning towards the stage, their attention demanded by the nature of the beast on stage. Of course, if you're angling for her to be a more sympathetic character, there's something to be said for Sympathy for the Devil...
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If you're looking for something heavy to move to.
Swamped - Lacuna Coil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly9E30Hc5pg&feature=fvst (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly9E30Hc5pg&feature=fvst)
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Black Magic Woman by Santana. Slow, Sensual, Hypnotic.
"I got a Black Magic Woman.
I got a Black Magic Woman.
Yes, I got a Black Magic Woman,
She's got me so blind I can't see;
But she's a Black Magic Woman and
she's trying to make a devil out of me.
Don't turn your back on me, baby.
Don't turn your back on me, baby.
Yes, don't turn your back on me, baby,
Don't mess around with your tricks;
Don't turn your back on me, baby,
'cause you might just wake up my magic sticks.
You got your spell on me, baby.
You got your spell on me, baby.
Yes, you got your spell on me, baby,
Turnin' my heart into stone;
I need you so bad,
Magic Woman I can't leave you alone."
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there's Possum Kingdom
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/toadies/possumkingdom.html
might be a bit slow, but the lyrics are very evocative of vampirism (granted, he's talking about a different "dark secret" but eh)