Mal's song by bookwrmy813

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Mal's song

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Monday, June 27, 2005 3:02 AM

Hi,
I'm a newbie and a long time lurker but ran into something I wasn't sure you guys had heard. There is a folk group called Escape Key who have a song about the Captain using the theme song as the chorus. I can't get it out of my head:
http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey/songs.html
just scroll down a bit, it's called Mal's song, if this has been posted earlier please ignore this.

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Monday, June 27, 2005 3:43 AM

OXYOPIA

This is quite impressive. Wonderful vocals and certainly worth the download. Here is a direct link for anyone who wants it:

*** EDIT - Direct link has been removed and replaced by torrent instead ***

http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey/Mal_live.mp3.torrent

-Oxy

------------------------------------------------
'What people call impossible is just stuff they
haven't seen yet...'

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Monday, June 27, 2005 5:12 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Wonderful song! Thanks for sharing the link w/ us.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

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Monday, June 27, 2005 5:16 AM

PLACIDITY

well done! thanks for sharing.

fox

firefly playa-haters

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Monday, June 27, 2005 9:13 AM

DANTE144

nice, very nice

"Jesus saves, everyone else takes damage" -tee shirt some girl was wearing at Megacon.

http://dantedreams.com <-my webcomic

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Monday, June 27, 2005 3:13 PM

JEFFLEBOWSKI

Could some of you that have already downloaded it put the song on limewire? The site with the link is not responding any longer.

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Monday, June 27, 2005 3:26 PM

FORRESTWOLF

Very nice! Filk is very, very appropriate to Firefly - more so than many other sci-fi shows.

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Monday, June 27, 2005 3:50 PM

VIXY

Oh holy cow!

I had no idea people were listening to our music until I had the following conversation:

My husband (wearing a huge grin): Dear, I figured out why our net connection is so slow.
Me: Why?
Him: A link to Mal's Song has been posted on a Firefly fan site.
Me: You mean...
Him: ...yep. We're being slashdotted.

Thank you all *so much* for your kind response. I hoped people would like the song, but I never expected so many people to hear it. This is *wonderful*!

It'll be unavailable for an hour or so while my husband (the guitar player) creates a torrent for it, so that people can still download it without breaking our poor little server's head. So if you're still trying to get it, bear with us; it'll be back up very soon and I'll post a new link for it to this thread.

Oh, and I hope to have a better recording of it on our next CD. (Yeah... I even have fantasies of sending it to Joss. I'm too chicken, though.)

Wow. Just... wow!

--Michelle Dockrey (the singer)
http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey

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Monday, June 27, 2005 4:33 PM

VIXY

Wo de ma!

Here's the new link to the torrent file:
http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey/Mal_live.mp3.torrent

The mp3 link will no longer work, and our page will have the torrent link instead, because our server just can't handle the traffic otherwise.

Thank you again, everyone!

--Michelle Dockrey (vixy)
http://www.cyphertext.net/escapekey

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Monday, June 27, 2005 5:29 PM

FORRESTWOLF

Thanks so much for making such a great song for our Captain! More, please :)

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Monday, June 27, 2005 5:48 PM

PRISCELLIE

This is fantastic, Michelle! You have a beautiful voice, and I love listening to your lyrics. The quotes from the episodes are like little easter eggs for the fans! I hope that you'll send this song to Joss. I don't doubt he'll love it!

Fingers crossed for the safety of your server. This baby is going to circulate like... well, all the analogies that just came to mind were either venereal diseases in humorous locales or the Bubonic Plague, neither of which I'd like to equate with your song. Um... it'll circulate around the fandom like the video of the fat kid singing "Numa Numa"? Okay, I fail at similies. Great song, though. I'm off to plug your site in my blog!

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Monday, June 27, 2005 8:33 PM

ELECTRICSPACEGIRL

Michelle, you should totally send it to Joss. The chorus sounds similar to his original version on the DVD. It's very good. I've been listening to it over and over. I love it! I'm sure Joss would be flattered and impressed.

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Monday, June 27, 2005 8:44 PM

VIXY

The chorus IS his original version on the show. Stolen wholesale. :) As I commonly introduce it in concert: the TV theme song just really sounded to me like a chorus in search of some verses. So I wrote some.

That's one of the reasons I'm kinda nervous about ever sending it. But a girl can dream... :)

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Monday, June 27, 2005 9:40 PM

DAZ

Mal's song was fantastic. Someone once asked Joss (at a conf I think) if there would be a longer version of the theme song and if there is going to be a soundtrack. I see the realisation of one and the potential for the other right here!

Michelle, perhaps what you could do with Joss is offer to write a whole "inspired by the show" kind of album or, dare I say it, contribute whole songs to the actual soundtrack of any future Serenity production. Makes a nice companion piece to any collection of Firefly related disks and might even help spread the word of the show through song. And it'll sell like hotcakes if the quality of that single track is any indication.

And how about a cover or reinvention of the Hero of Canton? :)

- D

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:29 AM

HEB

I broke bittorrent. Would anyone mind sending this to me if I give them my address?

...................
Well, my sister's a ship... we had a
complicated childhood
.................
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 3:14 AM

PRISCELLIE

HEB -- what's your email address? I'll send it to you.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:29 AM

NIKNAK

Very nice. I like it.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:25 AM

PERIDIDDLE

Gorgeous song, I stayed up late to download it (compy was being stupid) and I'm glad I went to sleep with it playing through my head. ^_^ It's perfect for Mal, and kind of gives the theme an even stronger meaning. I second those people telling you to send it to Joss, I'm sure he'd be thrilled.

"Bwaa...it's kind of a warrior...strikes fear into the hearts of..."

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:40 AM

ANFA

My computer won't open it - as I'm computer illiterate, any advice? I tried to have Windows Media Player play it, it says it is corrupt and/or can't open it. Now it won't let me try any other options - HELP!

" We're just too pretty for God to let us die."

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:40 AM

THEDUKE

hey, sure this is great, but can't get it to play, how does it work, for a computer geek, i'm a bit useless really!

We achieved the impossible, and that makes us mighty
The Duke
http://spaces.msn.com/members/hungarydave1986

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:10 AM

PRISCELLIE

I just sent the file to a bunch of people. Those that don't understand bittorrent or have been having other download issues can email me at priscellie (at) gmail (dot) com, and I'll pass on the file. The song is fabulous!

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:49 AM

ALANFRANCIS

Thats shiny of you Priscellie, I've also put the track on my web site. Please only use it if you are having problems in using the torrent.

If you don't know how to use torrents then please do, its an amazing technology. - http://www.bittorrent.com/ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent

Here's the song - http://www.squared.ukfsn.org/mal_song/

Keep flying. :)

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:53 AM

DPWAC

The lovely human being known as zeitgeist over at Whedonesque.com has set up a mirror for old Mac users that can't get BitTorrent to work, such as myself. It's in the comments.

If you can't be a good example, serve as a horrible warning. - Catherine Aird

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:42 PM

ANFA

Me again - okay, here's a question: When the computer asks me what program I want to open it with, what is the right answer????

" We're just too pretty for God to let us die."

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:10 PM

DPWAC

Anfa-
You need to right click the link, and the "save link as" to wherever you like. When it downloads, it should play over whatever your default MP3 program is... Quicktime, Realplayer, WM, MusicMatch, iTunes, etc. Otherwise, just select whatever one of those style programs pops up in the window whem you click the filename.

If you can't be a good example, serve as a horrible warning. - Catherine Aird

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:17 PM

ANFA

When I do that, it asks me which program to open it with. I've tried both Windows Media Player and Real Player, and both say they do not have the software to support it. There must be something tricky about these torrent files, or there is the obvious - I'm absolutely computer stupid!!

" We're just too pretty for God to let us die."

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:30 PM

DPWAC

Anfa-
Ah... that's the rub. BitTorrent is bad, at least for people like me that love using my workplace's cable connection, but have old crappy Macs that I wouldn't trust to run Torrent, plus the whole my boss kicking my @$$ for piracy....
My method works for the direct MP3 download, which you can get at the mirror sites that have been posted here or by zeigeist at whedonesque.com....
http://www.dreamusher.com/files/Mal_live.mp3
And make sure you say thank you, since I'm sure the webhits are insane.

If you can't be a good example, serve as a horrible warning. - Catherine Aird

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:35 PM

RABIT

Quote:
Originally posted by dpwac:
Anfa-
You need to right click the link, and the "save link as" to wherever you like. When it downloads, it should play over whatever your default MP3 program is... Quicktime, Realplayer, WM, MusicMatch, iTunes, etc. Otherwise, just select whatever one of those style programs pops up in the window whem you click the filename.

I have a feeling the file Anfa is dealing with is the .torrent file, which will only work if you have bittorrent installed.

For those who are not bittorrent-savvy, I'd highly recommend getting the .mp3 file from someone via e-mail or the mirror mentioned above.

Oh, by the way: exceptionally awesome song.

Many thanks for the wonderful tune and the wonderful voice.

Rabit

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:35 PM

RABIT

Quote:
Originally posted by dpwac:
Anfa-
You need to right click the link, and the "save link as" to wherever you like. When it downloads, it should play over whatever your default MP3 program is... Quicktime, Realplayer, WM, MusicMatch, iTunes, etc. Otherwise, just select whatever one of those style programs pops up in the window whem you click the filename.

I have a feeling the file Anfa is dealing with is the .torrent file, which will only work if you have bittorrent installed.

For those who are not bittorrent-savvy, I'd highly recommend getting the .mp3 file from someone via e-mail or the mirror mentioned above.

Oh, by the way: exceptionally awesome song.

Many thanks for the wonderful tune and the wonderful voice.

Rabit

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:17 PM

ANFA

Incredible! Michelle, you have such an amazing voice - I can't wait to hear the rest of your stuff! And let me add to the many others when I say, 'Send it! He'll love it!'

DPWAC - bless you for the link to the MP3 file!

" We're just too pretty for God to let us die."

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 5:39 PM

MONTANAGIRL

Quote:
Originally posted by Anfa:
DPWAC - bless you for the link to the MP3 file!

Ditto!! I was having the exact same problems, and now I can hear what everyone was raving about and say me too!

"Man has an evil side, Pinky." -Brain
"Front or back?" -Pinky

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Wednesday, June 29, 2005 6:17 PM

LILBIRD

Quote:
Originally posted by AlanFrancis:
I've also put the track on my web site. Please only use it if you are having problems in using the torrent.

Thanks muchly Alan. Your kindness toward the torrent-challenged is greatly appreciated.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2005 10:12 PM

TJACK

Dear Priscellie,
Thank god! Some one else knows about the Numa Numa song.
The buddy that showed it to me looks frighteningly like the star and as I watched it for the first time he stood behind my chair and did the dance.
I now need heavy drugs, a support group, and a wire hanger to shove up my nose so I can scratch the mental image off my frontal lobe.
Hi-de-he...Hi-de-ho...Hi-de-ha-ha

...cause Justice is the one thing you should always find.

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Thursday, June 30, 2005 2:27 PM

CYBERSNARK

Another thanks to those who posted the non-torrent.

And yeah, beautiful voice!

-----
We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Friday, July 1, 2005 6:51 AM

DEISECKS

I'm a fan of Firefly, and i lent my season collection to a family member, soon to miss the theme song, and thats how i came across this. It made me cry, in a good way, kept up the good work.

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Friday, July 1, 2005 7:36 AM

CALLMESERENITY

I love it also! Beautiful! Send it to Joss!

Only it cut off halfway through the 2nd chorus. I was listening to the mp3 file since the torrent thingy wouldn't work for me. (Also techno-ignorant)

"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us." ~Jerry Garcia

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Friday, July 1, 2005 8:57 AM

SPIKESBABE

I just d/l this, god it's beautiful, I've got it playing on a continuous loop, and gotta agree tell them to send it to Joss.

Cally

There's no place I'd rather be
Since I found Serenity

"If I know anything....
I know this,
I aim to misbehave" - Capt Mal Reynolds,
Serenity aka BDM.

Life is not a journey to the grave
with the intention of arriving safely
in a pretty & well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
thoroughly used up,
worn out & proclaiming "WOW! What a ride!"

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Friday, July 1, 2005 9:14 AM

ROBBY

If you downloaded the song that cuts off (which happened to me), try the other download link below it. It has the full 4 minute-plus version.

Great song. Thanks for the recording of it. :)

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Friday, July 1, 2005 3:07 PM

GOPHERMUNCHER

That is simply awesome. You certainly have a nice set of chords

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Saturday, July 2, 2005 2:31 PM

DEISECKS

You should send it to Joss he'ed understand that u made it because ur a fan, go for it!!!

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Sunday, July 3, 2005 6:46 AM

ZAPACTIONSDOWER

Yes this song is amazing. It would be a shame not to send it to Joss, I'm sure he would enjoy it.

TCB baby

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Sunday, July 3, 2005 8:36 AM

STANDP

Quote:
Originally posted by vixy:

Thank you all *so much* for your kind response. I hoped people would like the song, but I never expected so many people to hear it....(Yeah... I even have fantasies of sending it to Joss. I'm too chicken, though.)

Wow. Just... wow!

--Michelle Dockrey (the singer)

Michelle - this song is amazing! I just recorded a song for Joss, and I was posting it this morning, but I am humbled by your amazing, beautiful, haunting song. I look forward to getting your CD when it's available.

And definitely send it to Joss - I'm not afraid of sending mine, and mine's just a goofy novelty song.

Here's the link by the way, since I'm so shameless...

http://sandscript.biz/StanPeal/Albums/Praise%20to%20Joss.wav

(*edited 'cuz I screwed up quote format

)

Now we're finishing this deal, and then maybe we'll come back for those morons who got themselves caught. You can't change that by getting all... bendy...

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Monday, July 4, 2005 8:38 AM

TREESHOUSE

I downloaded this and put it on a CD to take to a friend of mine. I didn't tell him what it was. Just had him play it. About half way through it he turned to me and asked if this was something from the BDM. That shows he thought it was something profesionally done for the movie. That's how good it is, Vixy. You have to send it to Josh while there's still time to maybe get it in the movie.

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Monday, July 4, 2005 1:42 PM

VIXY

Quote:
Originally posted by standp:
And definitely send it to Joss - I'm not afraid of sending mine, and mine's just a goofy novelty song.

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but: how? Mutant Enemy is no more, I hear. Are you sending it care of Universal?

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Monday, July 4, 2005 7:57 PM

RKLENSETH

Awesome song! I posted this over at the Universal Board because I didn't see this over there. So expect more people to hear it.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Monday, July 4, 2005 8:02 PM

RKLENSETH

Oh, if you want to get away from the bitTorrent stuff I would suggest you ask nicely to Haken (the owner of the this site) to put it on here as a feature. It would make it more accessible to Browncoats and easier to download and play. Just a suggestion.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2005 6:06 AM

JCOZ1701

Saw this on the OB and had to download! Great song! You should definately send it to Joss! He's going to be at DragonCon, maybe someone should just give it to him on CD!

Jen

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fireflyserenitybrowncoats
Join the SEBC - Southeastern Browncoats www.southeasternbrowncoats.org
Support the SEBC - www.cafepress.com/sebrowncoats

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Tuesday, July 5, 2005 12:47 PM

RELFEXIVE

Crikey.

That's... really sumthin'. Shiny.

"My God - you're like a trained ape. Without the training."

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Wednesday, July 6, 2005 3:25 AM

STANDP

Quote:
Originally posted by vixy:
Quote:
Originally posted by standp:
And definitely send it to Joss - I'm not afraid of sending mine, and mine's just a goofy novelty song.

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but: how? Mutant Enemy is no more, I hear. Are you sending it care of Universal?

That's not a stupid question at all Vixy, because danged if I know. I figured I'd Google around for a good addy - probably at Universal - but I also expect to meet him at Dragon*Con, so I can just hand it over. If he's not there for some reason, I'll give it to Nathan - he's an affable sort

- I can do the same with yours if you like.

Now we're finishing this deal, and then maybe we'll come back for those morons who got themselves caught. You can't change that by getting all... bendy...

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Wednesday, July 6, 2005 3:30 AM

STANDP

Quote:
Originally posted by jcoz1701:
Saw this on the OB and had to download! Great song! You should definately send it to Joss! He's going to be at DragonCon, maybe someone should just give it to him on CD!

Jen

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fireflyserenitybrowncoats
Join the SEBC - Southeastern Browncoats www.southeasternbrowncoats.org
Support the SEBC - www.cafepress.com/sebrowncoats

I definitely can, though maybe I'll ask my wife to hand it over. Not sure I want to talk to the BDH's, I will almost certainly say something stupid!

Now we're finishing this deal, and then maybe we'll come back for those morons who got themselves caught. You can't change that by getting all... bendy...

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