#A Styrian Rhapsody
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I made a few illustrations based on Gothic W****, or The Novel Lyric Hunt album by Chonny Jash for a school project. This one based on A Styrian Rhapsody/Carmilla was one of the couple I finished at the time + some later details added. I might post the others later
#carmilla#laura carmilla#a styrian rhapsody#styrian rhapsody#chonny jash#gw chonny jash#gothic w****#the novel lyric hunt#gothic literature#gothic lit art#fanart#gothic art#victorian literature#sapphic#cj gw#cj gwotnlh
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the 20s were an awful time to be a lesbian or whatever jash said
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A Textual Analysis of “Gothic Wh*re, or the Novel Lyric Hunt” by Chonny Jash
Hello! So we had to write a textual analysis of a song (so we did an entire album like insane people) for our English class so we figured we'd post it here because it was a lot of fun to write! Enjoy! (Also we had to censor it because Tumblr hates fun, sorry).
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The Gothic Wh*re album by Chonny Jash plays on the idea that there are people othered by society just for being themselves. These groups mainly consist of queer and disabled people. Society others these people, treats them as monsters or madmen. This album chooses to highlight the monsters and tells its audience to embrace and celebrate those differences. Jash achieves this by using gothic horror as his inspiration and medium, mainly stories from the Victorian era. Every story chosen is one that features disabled characters and/or characters with queer coding. These songs focus on these supposed monsters.

The song titled “Intro” introduces the audience to the album. There is a mystery unnamed narrator who introduces the audience to the protagonists of the first two songs, those being Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The intro takes the audience right into “The Ballad of Dr. Jekyll”. This song explores the character of Henry Jekyll from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886). We see Jekyll’s internal moral battle about letting his alter ego Edward Hyde out. The song keeps in tact the reading of the original book that the potion Jekyll drinks is a metaphor for addiction. It also keeps that the Mr. Hyde personality isn’t so much a completely different person than Dr. Jekyll, but is the way Jekyll wishes he could be. This is referenced in the line “Is it worth the shift in countenance just to live how I’d like?” (Jash, 2023, verse 1). The song ends with Jekyll deciding to take his own life to rid the world of Hyde, this being how the original book also ends.

The next song is from Edward Hyde’s side of the story titled: “The Mr. Hyde Jive”. Hyde focuses more on desire. He initially taunts Jekyll pretending to be the scary monster Jekyll sees him as. He quickly drops that façade to more so talk about fulfilling his and Jekyll’s own desires. The song plays with the queer coding of Jekyll and Hyde. It is hinted at in the book that some of the “heinous” deeds Hyde commits is that of sleeping with men. Hyde goes on to say he is just the other side of Jekyll. Jash (2023, chorus) writes “For every Henrry in this world, there’s an Edward stuck behind”. This line refers to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde being about human duality. We all have a side of us we may not be proud of as we are ashamed for it. Hyde tells us to embrace that desire every now and again, but to not go too far.

We move onto the “Wilhelmina Waltz”. This song covers Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897). The song is from the perspective of Dracula trying to court Wilhelmina (or just Mina). The song makes many references to Mina’s current marriage to Jonothan Harker. In the book Johnothan escapes Dracula’s castle, and as punishment Dracula tries to court his wife, Mina. The “Wilhelmina Waltz” is about Dracula’s feelings for Mina as she undergoes her vampire transformation. Near the end of the song the character Renfield warns Mina to not let Dracula too close as “he’ll abuse you, he’ll misuse you, he’ll raise Hell on Earth to subdue you. Till not even death can undo you” (Jash, 2023, verse 4). The common reading of Renfield and Dracula’s relationship is that of a toxic romance. Renfield means well in his warning to Mina but dies for it.

Keeping in theme with vampires, we transition over to “A Syrian Rhapsody”. Based on the novella Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1872). The song explores how in the original novella vampirism was used as a metaphor for lesbianism between the characters Carmilla and Laura and how immoral it was. Jash (2023) states “Fables label. She the Vampyr” to explain how in his opinion Carmilla was never really a vampire, just a lesbian. She was labeled a vampire to warn others of the so called dangers and sin of homosexuality. The song ends with saying Carmilla will not wilt from the hate of others and will rise on higher.

We enter "The Monster’s Lament” based on Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly (1818). The song starts out with simple wording that evolves over time, showcasing how the monster originally had to teach himself English throughout the story. The monster talks about his self hatred and feelings on his creator, Victor Frankenstein abandoning him for his looks. The monster expresses his plans to kill his creator and make him suffer just as he had. This shows one of the readings of the original book, that Victor was the monster’s father who abandoned and abused him. By torturing Victor, the monster continues that cycle of abuse.

Next is the mouth full title “An Elegy for One Roderick Usher, or ‘The Haunted Palace”. This song is about “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe (1839). The narrator of the album is revealed to be the protagonist of “The Fall of the House of Usher”, he remains nameless just like in the original story. The song is a mix of a retelling of “The Fall of the House of Usher” but also uses “The Haunted Palace” by Edgar Allen Poe (1839) directly as the verses sung by Roderick Usher. The narrator is there to comfort his friend Roderick as his sister is ill and dies. She has a condition that makes her corpse appear alive and well “Such I’ve heard is the irony of the cataleptic’s rue” (Jash, 2023, verse 8). The house reflects the mental state of Roderick Usher. A popular reading is that Roderick has schizophrenia, that is why his imagination and what happens in the house reflects his paranoia. The narrator tries to read his friend a story, but all of the sound effects from the story echo into real life. As Roderick’s sister appears alive, she comes back to life and kills her brother. Once they are both dead the narrator escapes and the house crumbles. The narrator closes out by reciting the rest of “The Haunted Palace” as Roderick is dead.

The “Interlude” states that was it for the main event, the main event being gothic horror. Instead, we now transition into books of different genres. First being a song titled: “Dead Man’s Sea Shanty” which is about Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883). The song follows young Jim Hawkins, and his recount of the events of the novel. In the story Jim Hawkins acquires a crew to hunt for treasure but Long John Silver is secretly planning a mutiny. Hawkins recounts his attempt to steal back the ship solo and how that fails. He is captured by Long John’s crew. Luckily, he met a stranded sailor, Ben Gunn who saves him and locates the treasure. Hawkins also puts his differences aside with Long John when his crew plans to mutiny him as well. On their way back to Britan they sing the song present throughout the chorus but that also originates from Treasure Island “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest…” (Stevenson, 1883, chapter 34). Jash also adds his own interpretation at the end. The outro is taken directly from the preamble of Treasure Island. It starts with Hawkins reading it who then fades out into the narrator, here to introduce our final story.

The penultimate song is “Ode of the Cog” based on 1984 by Geroge Orwell (1994). The song follows Winston Smith as he falls in love with Julia. 1984 takes place in a totalitarian society where there is such a thing as “thought crime”. You must believe what the party wants you to believe, marry who they say you marry. That is what makes Winston’s love of Julia dangerous. The party in question is Big Brother. They catch both Winston and Julia and torture them both. Their methods of that are a more intense version of the brainwashing they use on the general public, being titled “doublespeak”. Jash (2023, bridge) shows this by using samples proclaiming the following lines “War is peace. The law of gravity is nonsense. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” And most famously “Two plus two is five”. The idea of two plus two being five is the specific phrase Winston is tortured into believing. The book and song end up taking a major diversion from each other. In the book Winston is tortured into loving Big Brother. In the song Winston is shot and killed by Big Brother, but before he dies, he has his last moment of rebellion. Winston has an uplifting monologuing proclaiming humanity will eventually rise up and that history cannot be rewritten. His final sung words are “Two plus two is four” (Jash, 2023, verse 8).

A sample of Julia from the 1984 movie adaptation (Michael Radford 1984) saying “I’m corrupt to the core” seamlessly transitions into a crowd screaming “encore!”. The narrator decides to indulge the audience with an encore to wrap up the album. The song is a cover of the “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett (1962). The song features the narrator showing the audience around a gothic party with all the protagonists of the songs and their plus ones. The song features many references to the original books while also celebrating the differences of the characters that were perhaps not celebrated at the times these books were published. Frankenstein’s monster names himself Adam. Mina dances with Carmilla, alluding to both of them having close relations to another woman in their own stories (Carmilla with Laura and Mina with her friend Lucy). Hawkins allows himself to have fun with this odd group and Winston celebrates being free. The narrator raises a toast with each main character toasting to what is important to them. Jash (2023, verse 6) does a voice for each character while also playing their respective motifs. “To mighty adventure” Jim Hawkins, “To love” Dracula, “To lust” Carmilla, “To fury” Adam, “To the proles” Winston Smith, “To Vice” Edward Hyde. The narrator finishes with “Let us damn the fools that refuse to have fun! Let us sing as all, and let us dance as one!”. Jash is telling the audience here that it is ok to feel and embrace those things. He even ends with the original line from the “Monster Mash” telling the audience the mash was meant for them too.
Jash tells a compelling story while perfectly incorporating rhetorical devices such as pathos, logos, and ethos. Jash uses the othering of the monsters to invoke sympathy and feelings towards them, thus creating pathos. By using such old established literature from the Victorian era Jash uses this to his advantage to establish logos. The ethos is present in each voice Jash does. With his incredible voice work and immersive music it feels as if the characters are really talking to the audience (or rather, singing). All of this combined has the audience hooked and not only accepting of the monsters, but maybe of themselves and others as well.

#Will forever be mad there isn't a Dorian Gray song#Chonny Jash#The Novel Lyric Hunt#The Ballad of Dr. Jekyll#The Mr. Hyde Jive#Wilhelmina Waltz#A Styrian Rhapsody#The Monster's Lament#An Elegy for One Roderick Usher or ‘The Haunted Palace#Dead Man's Sea Shanty#Ode of the Cog#Monster Mash (Encore)#The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde#Dracula#Carmilla#Frankenstein#The Fall of the House of Usher#The Haunted Palace#Treasure Island#1984#Henry Jekyll#Edward Hyde#Adam Frankenstein#Roderick Usher#Jim Hawkins#Winston Smith#Queer#Neurodivergent#Disabled
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The announcer: I think we’ve been hijacked… I’ll let them sing their gay little song I guess
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This album is the main reason I've started writing about vampires and mad scientists again and I couldn't be happier
Guess who's back here's a drawing I have mixed opinions about. Drew a pretty face and half asked the rest okay byeeee :33

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One more day :}

Also he's been sending them in the discord with the images labeled too



#chonny jash#moss post#cj heal#cj loz#idk if it needs those tags but sure#“feel the cold” is a line in Styrian Rhapsody#but like why is that the call back??? are we getting gay LoZ huh??????#lesbians of zelda i cant wait
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i made this forever ago & i want the world to know
love, an ancient CJFS book club meeting
#chonny jash#chonnys charming chaos compendium#cccc#meme#chonny jash meme#chonny jash vampire#vampire#cjfs#wilhelmina waltz#styrian rhapsody
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~ Stumbling into the house, she knocks on that familiar door. In a hushed voice, she speaks. ~
Hawkins?
- @dead-mans-sea-shanty
*[Carmilla can hear cartoon scrambling™️ before Hawkins opens the door.]*
Carmilla?! You're- You're actually back!
*[He's excited, terrified, and confused. He's also trying to block Carmilla's view from his room for it is a mess plus there's glass shards on the floor-]*
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God i love songs that dont curse a lot, but when they do, its always in the most perfect place
#this is specifically about fine im fine and a styrian rhapsody#'such convenient luck for a thickheaded dumbcunt'#and#'less is more. slam that door. now shut it whore'#i love those lyrics so much theyre just so fun anyways yeah im done rambling#but do ppl understand what i mean?? 😭#chonny jash#cjgw#also this literally goes against my whole thing about not cursing on the internet but im just reciting a lyric so uh who cares ig??#🗣️
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Happy 2nd Birthday to Wilhelmina Waltz & A Styrian Rhapsody !!!

[art by nickeldoodle on twitter!!!]
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Oh! I do believe we’ve been hijacked! Well, hey now, let’s see what these “artists” have to say with their newfangled ideas and such.
This, is a Styrian Rhapsody.

:) I wanted to try more brushes and such. So, that’s why I came up with this! And I believe it’s looks ok! That’s a start!
And drew Carmilla bc, I can! And I think she’s cool. Gotta love that orange, queer, vampire icon! 🧡🧡🧡

And, I feel that that it’s been some time I’ve drawn her. Soooo, ya. And unfortunately, I got sick and didn’t work on my very sick, cool, animation :O/j
Oh well, that happens! Soon I will work on it when I get better :)
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Tracklist:
Intro • The Ballad of Dr. Jekyll • The Mr. Hyde Jive • Wilhelmina Waltz • A Styrian Rhapsody • The Monster's Lament • An Elegy for One Roderick Usher, or 'The Haunted Palace' • Interlude • Dead Man's Sea Shanty • Ode of the Cog • Monster Mash (Encore)
Submitter's note: As the album and song titles imply, Gothic Whore follows well known characters from gothic fiction.
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Hi CJ fandom :D yeah so I put all the songs in a list against each other to crate a (kind of) bracket but there was no bracket that supported 104 slots, and I'm not drawing that, so: Here's the matchups for the first round!
1.Does it Sound Familiar vs. Backlit by Moonlight 2.End the Dance vs. Contempt 3.Pit vs. Every ounce of Energy 4.Three Paces Away vs. A Devil's Tricks 5.Wings of Wax vs. The Moss 6.KK. Cruisin' (the one from covered in discontent) vs. Hokem All Ye Faithful 7.Slutteral Gump vs. The Man With The Skeleton Arms 8.Restless Heart vs. Pocket 9. Alone With my Thoughts vs. Scatman's World 10.She Only Loves me When I'm there vs. Spooky Scary Skeletons 11.Hallelujah vs. Charlotte 12.Time Machine Reprise vs. Dream (Outro From Calamity) 13.Mucka Blucka (Intro to Cacophony) vs. Ruler of Everything 14. Spring and a Storm vs. Storm and a Spring 15. Night vs. Light 16.Never Meant to Know vs. Just Apathy 17.Good Day vs. Be Born 18.The Heart Acoustic vs. The Mind Electric 19.The Soul Eclectic vs. The Bidding 20.We're Gonna Win vs. Variations on a Cloud 21.Two Wuv vs. The Whole World and You (Outro From Cacophony)
22.Welcome to Tally Hall (Intro to Concord) vs. Banana Man 23.Haiku vs. Hidden in the Sand 24.Greener vs. Special 25.Intro vs. Interlude 26.The Ballad of Dr. Jekyll vs. The Mr. Hyde Jive 27.Wilhelmina Waltz vs. A Styrian Rhapsody 28.The Monster Lament vs. An Elegy for One Roderick Usher, or ‘The Haunted Palace’ 29.Dead Man's Sea Shanty vs. Ode of the Cog 30.Monster Mash vs. Dear Machine. Hate, the Cog (Ode of the Cog, Non-Fiction Mix) 31. Ain't No Rest For the Wicked vs. Taken For a Ride 32.Cage vs. Art 33.Nerd vs. Grew on Me 34.Not Perfect vs. Shutup You're Stupid 35.Evil ppl vs.Savages 36.A Drink to Death vs. Chonny's Inferno 37.Fine, I'm Fine vs. 20XX
38.Laplace's Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!) vs Thermodynamic Lawyer Esq, G.F.D. 39.Tomcat Disposables vs. Memento Mori: The Most important thing in the world. 40. …And if I did, you deserved it. vs. Mayday 41.Push vs. Don't Take it Personally 42.Compelled by Hindsight vs. The Lie of Black and White 43.KK. Crushin' vs. KK. Cruisin' (unplugged) 44.You Sound Like Louis Burdett vs. To Toe Dead Lines 45.Count Eleven vs. The Forest for the Trees 46.The Ship of Theseus vs. The Ship of Theseus 47.The Ship of Theseus vs. The Ship of Theseus 48.The Ship of Theseus vs. The Ship of Theseus 49.Clock Town in Dawn vs. Heal 50.Death Will Fall vs. The King, the Fool, and the Poison 51.Hollow Steps vs. Heart of Flame 52.Dad 3 vs. Fly me to the Moon
I'll start tomorrow and ima do 2 polls a day, open for 1 week :)
#chonny jash#cccc#chonnys charming chaos compendium#chonny jash 20xx#count eleven#cj count eleven#cj#fine im fine#cj tsot#the ship of theseus#cj the before#cj the forest for the trees#cj the ship of theseus#cj theseus#covered in discontent#the before#this took so long :(#I'll give y'all round 2 set up after this round's done
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Happy birthday to Wihelmina Waltz and A Styrian Rhapsody!!
#digital drawing#digital art#chonny jash#fanart#gwotnlh#the novel lyric hunt#carmilla#Dracula#gothic literature#book dracula
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Not enough Gwotnlh love, so here's my ranking of the songs (excluding the bonuses cuz i dont feel like it). Feels free to discuss some of your opinions in reblogs or comments, I'm curious about other people's takes here.
Also, disclaimer: being low doesn't mean I dislike it. I like all these songs it's just something has to go at the bottom, unfortunately.
1) Wilhelmina Waltz
2) Monster Mash
3) Styrian Rhapsody (I'm literally Carmilla)
4) The Mr. Hyde Jive
5) Dead Man's Sea Shanty
6) The Ballad of Dr. Jekyll
7) The Monster's Lament
8) Ode To The Cog
9) An Elegy To This Long Ass Title
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I love how there's a portion of CJs songs that are just "fuck you, i do what i want" and the amount of them slowly just grows
#like hell yea man do what you want go off#i encourage it if anything its deserved#there's slowly more songs he makes of him just going “fuck you” in some sorta way#wings of wax. two wuv. styrian rhapsody. art. dear machine. fine I'm fine.#prolly more but those are off the top of my head#chonny jash
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