#come with me on my idina spiral !!

[katebeckets]

IDINA MENZEL on Windy City Live (2012)

[takaska]

SADBOY BEGONE

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ten whole songs!!! I will put these under a readmore but thanks for the opportunity Jake<3

My heart is breaking for my sister And the con that she called "love" And then I look into my nephew's eyes Man, you wouldn't believe The most amazing things That can come from Some terrible nights

-Some Nights by fun.

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I'm not the man I thought I was but I swear that I'm gonna be With every toxic little thought I have that's eating up inside of me I've got a reason to carry on and it's keeping me afloat But any day I can see myself sinking to the floor

-The Wrecked and the Worried by NateWantsToBattle

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Are you here to distract me So I make a big mistake?

Or are you someone out there Who's a little bit like me? Who knows deep down I'm not where I'm meant to be?

-Into The Unknown by NateWantsToBattle (cover of Idina Menzel)

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Let me know what you need 'Cause I know that this could be Better than any dream If you would only let me Give you all my love Or am I not enough?

-Where Do We Go From Here? by MisterWives

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This self-discovery Redemption taking hold of my mind A serenade of haunting voices Calling me away to feast upon (the night) The source of my felicity Dark maiden taking hold of my hand Lead me away, from hibernation Strong and unafraid, never a question Why?

-The Night by Disturbed

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We're going down in a spiral to the ground No one, no one's gonna save us now, not even God No one saved us, no one saved us No one saved us, no one's gonna save us now

Where do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?

-Tentative by System of a Down

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Nothing left but a broken man Terrified of everything Nothing left of his foolish pride, his Found memories slowly die then

-The Infection by Disturbed

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Before you run away from me Before you're lost between the notes Just as you take the mic Just as you dance, dance, dance Jigsaw falling into place

-Jigsaw Falling Into Place by Radiohead

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So if you're wondering why I cant sleep at night I shared my bed with fear and pain I'll share my bed with them again Never Never!

-Never by Voltaire

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Well, I even fear the ladies They're cool but twice as crazy Just as bad for coming on to her Don't they know it's never gonna work?

-Next Contestant by Nickelback

[uzuuzuking]

so this started out as just a general post about why i like cinderella adaptations, but slowly spiraled into a ranking/review of all the cinderella adaptations i’ve seen in my short, young life. so strap in for possibly the longest post i’ve ever made on this blog. (look, i never know how much i have to say about something until i really get going lmao)

idk why i like cinderella adaptations/remakes/spinoffs so much? most of them are garbage (especially the ones within the last 10 years don’t @ me) but fuck it i like this brand of garbage. it’s fun to watch these movies and rework the bad plotlines and dialogue in my head as i go along.

i guess i like the source material and some of the aspects of all the different adaptations, but honestly i just like re-imagining them because there’s only so much cringey script-written-for-teens-but-clearly-written-by-40-year-old-adults-who-have-no-idea-how-teens-or-even-people-for-that-matter-actually-talk-and-interact i can take in one excruciating sitting.

anyway here’s my personal ranking of all the cinderella adaptations i’ve seen that no one asked for. (not including stage productions because i haven’t seen any and have no opinion of them. also not including into the woods because that’s not just cinderella, but a spectacular amalgamation of fairytale mishap and shenanigan.) and reviews because apparently i had more to say than i originally thought when i first started constructing this list:

cinderella (1997) - the absolute best cinderella adaptation of all time, hands down, this is non-negotiable. this movie has it all: an excellent and diverse cast, gorgeous costume design, beautiful sets, some of the most dazzling dance numbers i ever witnessed when i first watched it at the wee age of 4, and a positive, progressive message that was accurate for its time yet also so ahead of its time. i cannot praise this version of cinderella enough, it is my all time favorite and one of my top 3 feel-good movies. if you watched it today, the effects might not be as magical compared to what we have now, but keep in mind it was released in 1997. anyway, the cast is truly amazing and so effortlessly inclusive (and honestly the fact that the prince was asian with a black mother and white father and they literally never addressed it was such a power move). i could go on about this movie forever (i’ll probably make a whole post dedicated to it in the future) and what it meant to me and many others as young, impressionable poc. in conclusion, this movie set an exceedingly high standard for me and destroyed the chances of any other cinderella adaptation even hoping to live up to that. i love it! so! much!

ever after: a cinderella story (1998) - tbh i never saw this until i was in college but i immediately fell in love. i love the flow of the story as a whole - i never felt like anything was missing. i love the costumes and i especially love how danielle and henry’s relationship progressed throughout the film. slow-burn comes to mind when i watch their interactions and we all love a sweet, sweet slow-burn. it’s romance babes! it’s Dramatic in a few scenes and all i can say is that it really works because drew barrymore’s performance is exceptional, fantastic, engaging, more adjectives to describe how enthralled by her i was. above all, her character is compassionate - she uses her voice to speak in support for those who are suppressed by the flawed government systems and law enforcers, and influences the prince to use his status and power to better his people who lack the privileges of the nobility. she’s such a strong female lead (emotionally and physically - she literally fireman carries her love interest, who is taller than her and definitely exceeds her own bodyweight) and truly the mvp of this adaptation. watch it. watch it for Her.

enchanted (2007) - amy adams and idina menzel - ‘nuff said. okay but for real this one is so unique with its transition from classic d*sney 2D animation style to the real three-dimensional world and i adore it to the ends of the earth. the music? slaps! the story? slaps! the development of the main character? slaps!! she’s so princess-y and d*sney cartoon-y and struggles in the real world, but she adapts at a good pace and i love that she learns to be realistic while also keeping hope and love close to her heart. also her mother figure / daughter figure bond with morgan is so so precious. the only constructive criticism i have for this movie is the fact that we were robbed of idina menzel singing!!! did they know all along she was destined to play the frozen queen years in the future and decided against her singing in this one?? is that it? ridiculous. it’s been over a decade and i’m still seething over this. other than that this movie is *chef’s kiss*

ella enchanted (2004) - anne hathaway’s back must still be hurting from carrying this film. (no shade to the other cast members, they’re good, but anne is a queen and i forever love her.) this is another childhood favorite of mine. the story itself is a refreshing take - hats off to gail carson levine for the source material! i’ve talked about the differences between the movie and book before in the midst of my reread of the book a few months ago, but i don’t remember how much i focused on the movie. it’s so different from the book that it might as well be its own thing. on its own, the movie is pretty decent! again, mostly because of anne. it’s funny, it’s sad (especially that scene towards the beginning between ella and areida, i’m in stupid tears every time), and it gets weird but it’s a fun time. the chemistry between char and ella is so zesty i can feel it through the screen, i swoon over both of them. tbh i probably wouldn’t like this movie so much if not for the fact that anne hathaway is truly talented and i spend most of my time watching it just looking at her. 

cinderella 3: a twist in time (2007) - i genuinely enjoyed and appreciated how the characters were written in this one. they all had clear motives and became much more dynamic through their lines and actions (drizella is arguably the most static character here but she still amuses me so it’s fine i guess). cinderella has more agency since the stakes are higher. prince charming actually has a gotdamn personality and has some of the funniest scenes and dialogue. good for him. i was kind of sad that anastasia’s story with the sweet baker boy was thanos snapped by the stepmother, but she and baker boy get a cute credits illustration together so it’s still canon! maybe i’m more biased on this one because i grew up rewatching it A Lot, but i definitely prefer it to the first and second movies.

cinderella (2000) - this one is kind of weird but i like it? the film has a really interesting vibe that i’m still trying to figure out how to describe even after seeing it like 5 times. wikipedia refers to the aesthetic style as “the glamour of the 1950s” which just might be as close as we can get. it follows the general guidelines of the cinderella plot, but the main differences were: zezolla (cinderella) was already helping with the chores before her father remarried, claudette (stepmother) was actively trying to murder zezolla’s father during their marriage, the stepsisters were much more violent and crass (they hunted zezolla’s beloved farm animals for sport and talked about getting “a man in [their] bed”), zezolla’s father was manipulated by everything claudette did and said and treated his own daughter poorly as a result, and prince valiant is honestly kind of a douchebag but seems willing to improve himself after meeting zezolla (basically his vibes are iffy but he’s willing to learn). this whole movie is pretty niche and i have yet to interact with someone who’s also seen it. and the only reason i’ve seen it so many times is because i just like listening to how the dialogue is delivered. (except for prince valiant’s random song at the ball, i kind of hated that and i skip through it every time lol).

a cinderella story (2004) - the classic hilary duff version. very cliche early 2000s high school romance, but it works for the cinderella narrative. not particularly diverse. a classic nonetheless. in my mind this is the pinnacle of the “modern cinderella movie” type. this is one of the most iconic movies for us zillennials and i’d like to think it’s known well enough for me to not go into a lot of detail about it. basically it was fresh and new for its time, had plenty of memorable scenes, and did i mention hilary duff? the film kind of plays into the “not like other girls” trope - as do a couple of the movies i listed above - but i’m just going to acknowledge that the early 2000s were Wack and simply move on. all in all, i like this movie for the nostalgia, iconic scenes, and hilary duff. also jennifer coolidge is pretty funny as the stepmother.

another cinderella story (2008) - again, an early 2000s classic, but this time with selena gomez. i liked the dancing in this one. i like selena’s quiet, somewhat timid characterization of her character, mary. and jane lynch in the stepmother role is perfection. she’s so fun to watch and is always hilarious. the story is nothing remarkable, but it’s okay and i liked it as a kid. after the hilary duff version, this one still managed to feel fresh because, though it was similar in its modern era approach, it focused more on the performing arts and dance. “cinderella” is an aspiring dancer, rather than the 2004 aspiring scholar. the “prince” is a famous popstar, not a football player. the stepmother is an outdated popstar desperate to stay Hip and Relevant with the kids, not a cranky botox lady. honestly i just love watching this one for the dancing, mary’s genuine and innocent love for the “prince”, and literally everything that comes out of jane lynch’s mouth. that woman is a dialogue gold mine.

a cinderella story: once upon a song (2011) - lucy hale is good. missi pyle is good. they play their roles and lines that they’re given fairly well. over all, it’s entertaining. lucy, of course, has them Pipes and i do like the songs in this movie. the only major downside for me was the “token best friend of color” trope. lucy’s best friend is an asian girl who’s good at sports and is there for one liners and support. the prince charming character’s best friend is a black guy who he only knew for probably a month at the most. he can beatbox, sing, and dj. basically he’s also just there as support. they really don’t do much for the plot but they’re there for diversity and whatnot. this movie is.. fine.

cinderella (1950) - the only reason this ranks so low for me is because i watched it a lot as a child when it was on vhs and it always felt like a fever dream to me. i was just really young and didn’t feel invested in any of the characters. it is a classic, though, and i would watch it again and be able to enjoy it.

cinderella 2: dreams come true (2002) - i liked cinderella’s and anastasia’s stories from this one. jaq’s was meh. it was fine.

dj cinderella or cinderella pop (2019) - netflix knows i like cinderella adaptations so, naturally, they shoved this into my recommended and, naturally, i watched it. twice. which is more than i can say for the following review... so this movie is brazillian and is pretty much the cut & mold of modern cinderella movies. but she wants to be a dj. she stars out living a perfect life as a wealthy girl with a loving family, but turns out her dad is cheating on her mom with his secretary. that’s when she “stops believing in love”. which is actually valid bc if i saw one of my parental figures cheating on the other, i honestly wouldn’t know what to believe in anymore. anyway, cíntia dorella (yes. that’s her full name.) and her mom move into her aunt’s place. a year or so passes. stepmother/secretary/cheating lady is throwing an extravagant birthday party for her daughters and hires freddy prince, a popular musician who cíntia doesn’t really like. meanwhile, cíntia gets a dj gig she’s excited for until she finds out she’s the opener for freddy prince at her stepsisters’ party. she ends up disguising herself as “dj cinderella” and freddy is super into her. it’s pretty generic from there but i was entertained enough to watch it twice. take from that what you will.

cinderella (2015) - ok so we been knew that d*sney’s live action remakes ain’t shit, and this one is no exception. d*sney within the last few years has been like 99% aesthetics and marketing. this movie was visually stunning, especially with the settings and costumes. those were the only 2 things i truly liked. everything else was forgettable. in its defense, i did read a post about the “have courage and be kind” message which is something wonderful to hold onto, especially for anyone in an abusive situation like ella. that’s valid and i respect that. i still lowkey hate this movie tho. i started getting a headache about 4 reviews ago, but remembering how much praise this movie got has reignited my fighting spirit. honestly if you like it, that’s good, you like what you like and that’s that. but this is my review and i hated how proper ella’s posture was (she’s been doing physical labor hunched on the floor for years now, how does she not slump around in exhaustion at the end of the day??), i hated how perfectly curated the whole thing was (again, that’s mostly because of d*sney and their aesthetics), and i hated how hollow everything felt. i can’t perfectly describe it, but i never felt emotionally invested in any of the characters. something about their performance was lacking and yet again i blame d*sney. i actually really like lily james, but something about the way she was directed left me devoid of emotional attachment to ella. i remember nothing about ella’s step family or the prince. that’s how much of an impact this adaptation had on me. also i just remembered the fairy godmother as i type this. i ADORE helena bonham carter, but this movie does a horrible disservice to her. if she liked working on this movie, then i’m happy for her, but even she wasn’t strong enough to sell this to me. i saw this movie in theaters and came out of it lamenting my waste of money that i could have spent on something i would have actually enjoyed. but the thing that enraged me the most, the thing i despised, i detested, the thing i seethed over and rant about to this day was the ONE (1) token black character. i don’t even know if he had a name but he was captain of the guard or some shit. if i remember correctly (but probably not tbh this movie was so forgettable), he was the one who heard ella singing and was the whole reason the prince was able to have her try on the glass slipper. this man, who had zero character development, zero relevance to the plot, an insignificant amount of screen time, is suddenly the reason the main character is able to finally connect with her love interest. um. What. i hate how the writers treated him and i will forever be filled with every last grain of salt over this. anyway he’s my favorite character and everyone else is just eh. to conclude this ungodly long review, i don’t like this movie. i tried to watch it again once but got so bored i quit 10 minutes in. do yourself a favor and watch cinderella (1997) instead. (the only reason this movie is ranked above the remaining 5 is the production quality. but i guess that’s unfair bc d*sney has the big bucks. and maybe i wouldn’t be so harsh if i weren’t sleep deprived and grumpy from a sugar-induced headache, but these feelings still come from my Chest so idk.)

a cinderella story: a christmas wish (2019) - i think we all secretly enjoy christmas-themed movies and this has got to be someone’s guilty pleasure. i was mildly entertained (but again with the cringey dialogue written by people clearly not in high school...) and i do like laura marano. but they autotuned her to hell and back - which i loathed - because the woman can actually sing and she has a lovely voice. she got to sing candidly one (1) time and i relished the experience. my ears thank her beautiful, un-autotuned voice. other than that it was.. fine. i didn’t hate it but i didn’t like it either. laura marano deserves better than this. (can’t say the same for the other actors tho because their roles were unmemorable.) also laura marano was super cute in her elf costume!

not cinderella’s type (2018) - i legit forgot about this one until after i compiled the entire list lol. i saw it on youtube and it was decent as far as i remember. it’s another modern day cinderella. i think the “prince” runs over “cinderella’s” cat or something?? i’m pretty sure it was her mom’s cat so now she has nothing left to remember her mom by. prince boy feels awful and tries to befriend her or do something to make it up to her, but she just doesn’t really like him. i think her aunt and uncle are emotionally abusive to her and prince boy does his best to be there for her without making things worse. if i remember correctly, i liked that aspect of the movie because it’s hard to be there for a victim of any kind of abuse if trying to help them could potentially hurt them more, especially minors still under the care of abusive guardians. anyway i think cinderella girl’s best friend is in love with her or something but she ends up not being into him and slowly gets together with prince boy. she eventually moves out of her guardians’ house and into the spare house at prince boy’s home (he’s rich or something). i need to rewatch this movie tbh i could be wrong about everything here lol.

rags (2012) - not amazing, definitely not memorable because i have nothing to say about its plot or writing, but it has keke palmer which is its one redeeming quality. also it’s the only one on this list where the male protagonist is the cinderella. so that’s solid i guess.

a cinderella story: if the shoe fits (2016) - this was a movie. it happened. i vaguely remember how ridiculous it was and sometimes i felt secondhand embarrassment. i don’t remember what about specifically, but i remember the emotion. sofia carson is a talented singer. i think she’s a decent actor but this script was Bad.

elle: a modern cinderella tale (2010) - i only watched this one because i was bored out of my damn mind and saw it on youtube. i felt bad for all the actors because this script was terrible. i don’t recommend this unless you’re about to sit down with your squad and make fun of it.

apparently descendants is on the “cinderella adaptations and references” list on imdb but i refuse to put it on my list because it’s not a cinderella-specific adaptation and i don’t like the descendants franchise. now, if we’re going to discuss a quality series about the children of fairytale characters, that would hands down be ever after high. but that’s a different topic for a different day.

thus concludes the ranking no one asked for but i felt compelled to make. thank you and goodnight

[bepoets]

Top 5 musicals, top 5 theme park rides?

THANK YOU EM

Top 5 musicals : in addition to actually listing them I’m doing the super fun thing no one asked for and giving info about the musicals and song recommendations for y’all to check out. You are welcome for this nonsense.

1. The Prom - This should be shocking to no one. This beautiful heartfelt musical comedy opened on broadway in November 2018 and closed August 2019. Ripped from broadway too soon and deserved any award from the Tonys ESPECIALLY BEST BOOK ILL DIE ON THAT HILL. The story of teenage lesbians that just want to go to their high school prom, an intolerant small town, and broadway stars who in their attempt to help hilarity ensues. Nothing means more to me than this musical. A song(s) to check out: “Unruly Heart” if you’re feeling emotional about love and accepting yourself and “Tonight Belongs to You” if you’re feeling the need to be confident and dance and “Alyssa Greene” because I want everyone to cry with me.

2. Amélie - Another beautiful heartfelt musical, ripped from broadway too soon. Opened on Broadway March 2017 and closed May 2017. Based on the award winning film of the same name, and starring Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo on Broadway, a kind and beautiful story about finding the little joys in life accepting love and finding magic everywhere. Criticized by theatre critics for being “too vanilla” and “too happy” because apparently we can’t have happy shows. Whatever they’re wrong it’s a work of art. A song(s) to check out: “Times Are Hard For Dreamers” if you want to feel inspired and in awe of the world and “Stay” if you want to hear a song that I feel perfectly depicts what it feels like to want something so badly but to be so terrified of the changes it brings and the uncertainty of the world.

3. Island Song - Time for me to get on my soap box about how much I love this musical oh boy. Island Song is a musical concept album, it’s been performed in concert type setting professionally (think 54 Below) and in various colleges and like regional productions but nothing seriously professional. There is a cast album on YouTube and Spotify and I’m assuming Apple Music that y’all should check out. It’s about these young people from various different lives trying to find their way and their life in the island of New York City. It portrays their relationship with life and love and the way the city entangles itself into your life. Often it portrays the characters relationship with the city as different relationship stereotypes. The city is always present Almost as a love interest for all the characters. It’s fascinating. And the score and the characters stories are all beautiful and inspiring to see and I can just SEE the set design of a broadway production I can SEE OT RIGHT THERE JUST IN FRONT OF ME if someone would just MAKE A PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION. A song(s) to check out: “After Hours” a song that perfectly encapsulates how I felt walking through New York City for the first time, paths all criss crossing but never quite touching and the magic and the life all there in every corner every where you look no matter where or when and “Too Much” to feel all the feelings all at once and then at the end to feel so thoroughly empowered and alive. Additional recommendations from my friend Court “Island Song Opening” because it does a great job at setting everything up and explains all the characters and their lives and motives, “So Many Windows” because it shows the tender side of the show, and “New York Do You Care” because Jackie Burns and this song really shows off the relationship with the city part and also Jackie Burns.

4. If/Then - IF y’all like Idina Menzel THEN you will love this musical (see what I did there). Idina Menzel starred as Elizabeth/Liz/Beth in this original musical that was on broadway for about a year 2014-2015. It follows the life of 38 year old Elizabeth and shows us how your life can change depending on the simplest choice you make. The idea and concept that the world could change so easily just by what name you chose to go by when you move cities, but also...how much can stay the same. It shows both possibilities of Elizabthe/Liz/Beth’s life all while delivering with an incredible cast, gorgeous score and songs, a concept and message and story that is just phenomenal. Plus it takes place in New York so like ANOTHER WIN !! A song(s) to check out: “A Map of New York” to feel like you are impactful and impacted by everything and to feel like you can create something and “You Learn To Live Without” for arguably the most heartbreaking song to ever be sang ever and the lyrics are just...incredible “you learn to somehow like the dark and even love the doubt” and then “I Hate You” because it goes from funny to happy to sad to a love song to tearing your heart out throughout the entire song and I love watching Liz’s thoughts and feelings spiral and process.

5. Come From Away - Still running into broadway also on the west end and it CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED if you HAVENT checked out come from away you absolutely should. It’s the story of the thousands of people stranded in Gandar, Newfoundland during 9/11 when all the planes were redirected and the airways closed. It’s a story of kindness and family and grief and pain and finding a way to find joy and seizing the moment and the comfort we all are able to provide and humanity at its finest. I also think it does a great job at addressing the mistreatment of Muslim persons post 9/11 and the fact that they touch on it in this production is a damn good thing. They also have only like 12(?) actors and there’s like 12 chairs and 2 tables that’s the set. It’s incredible. You walk away crying every tear you’ve ever cried and feeling such hope at the same time. A song(s) to check out: “Me and The Sky” Captain Beverly Bass sings this song and it’s empowering as HECK and then heartbreaking at the end but it really is just incredible if you wanna belt it out and feel strong and “Stop The World” one of the most beautiful songs in all of theatre wanting to treasure and cherish a moment and seize that moment but stay in it forever knowing that once its gone once you leave you can’t grab it back it’s lost forever in the abyss and you want nothing more than to stop the world in the beauty of where you are just then and “Something’s Missing” if you really want to cry a lot.

Okay that covers musicals oops I got carried away.

Top 5 theme park rides:

1. Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure (Universal Orlando - Islands Of Adventure) (this is not bias because I work at this ride it is in fact the best)

2. Flight of Passage (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)

3. Twisted Collassus (Siz Flags Magic Mountain)

4. Radiator Springs Racers (Disney’s California Adventure)

5. Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway (Disney’s Hollywood Studios)

[always-la-belle-epoque]

Just wanted to say I'm so glad that you're feeling better about your whole job thing! You seem like such a driven and strong person and I'm glad that at least The Crush™ and HR guy are looking out for you on the professional front. Good luck with everything (and good luck with the coffee date with The Crush™ haha) and know that you have people rooting for you! (Also that RENT gifset sent me into an Idina spiral which led to a Gelphie spiral so thank you for reminding me about my OG gay witches)

Oh my gosh, who are you?! Come out from anon and be my friend because OG witches are my lifeeee. RENT always makes me spiral. i can’t yet face watching RENT “live” but i know i will cave and watch it someday. And then brace yourselvessss.

My coffee date (DATE?!?) …date. with The Crush™ is Weds morning. I’m hella nervous. I know it will need to be super professional (mostly) since there are a lot of things of that nature to cover. but I’m also…like….gonna be…..riding in an elevator with her?? Walking to a coffee shop??? Ordering??? HAVING BEVERAGE?….

t a l k i n g 

you guys, i’m gonna need like all wlw vibes to get thru this. and advice. who has advice?? yes i will try to be myself. NO i will not tell her she makes the lock on my heart explode!!! (RENT reference. spiraling.)

…i mean unless she opens that door. 

but unlikely. 

just gonna take my cues from her. 

and try to relax. 

and smile. 

HELP.

anyway had hella phone/skype interviews today resulting in a 5 hr long in-person interview on Friday. things are moving so fast. maybe too fast? idk i really do wanna talk to The Crush™ about this because i trust her and literally she would be the best person that i know to give me advice. 

so i hope we get to talk about it.

sappho hear my prayers. 

[callunavulgari]

“In the past I lay out on the land Stretched my legs felt my chest expand If we could flow together someday Then we will float away”

Heather’s Top 25 50 Songs of 2018!

guts — alex winston // sweet dreams — mark hadley // africa — toto // go to war — nothing more // smallest light — ingrid michaelson // my friends — oh wonder // knocking on heaven’s door — raign // rememberance — balmorhea // hazy shade of winter — hidden citizens // time after time — joseph william morgan // live in the moment — portugal. the man // killmonger — ludwig goransson // daddy issues — the neighbourhood // no roots — alice merton // run for your life — k.flay // play with fire — sam tinnesz // the sailor song — autoheart // warrior — steve james // IV. sweatpants — childish gambino // hello — via audio // daddy — emeli sande // paradise valley — honey and the sting // attila the king — nick glennie-smith // foolish — lauren shippen // experience — ludovico einaudi // singing in the rain — through juniper vale //  hello stranger — barbara lewis // end credits suite — nicholas britell // ahead by a century — the tragically hip // achilles come down — gang of youths // without you — leslie odom jr. // natural — imagine dragons // sky full of song — florence & the machine // broken people — logic & rag’n’bone man // flesh and bone — black math // nina cried power— hozier // kol nidrey — the yuval ron ensemble //  stronger — the score // rise like a phoenix — conchita wurst // heroes — mans zelmerlow // cut to the feeling — carly rae jepson // the greatest show — hugh jackman // the plains/bitter dancer — fleet foxes // always starting over — idina menzel // if i could turn back time — cher // new rules — dua lipa // fernando — cher // it’s quiet uptown — kelly clarkson // movement — hozier // seasons of love — rent cast

short version | long version

so, fun fact. if you start a playlist in january and add a song every time you really love it or find yourself listening to it a lot, by december you find yourself with... a very, very large playlist. 261 songs, 17 hours and 17 minutes large to be precise. which hey, last year the mix was 262 so that’s a pretty spot on average.

i sort of prefer the long one, but i mean, hey. there’s large playlists, and then there’s listing all 261 songs. so i broke it down into a moderately more digestible abridged version with only 50 songs. if you want the original playlist, the link is there. have fun. til then though, here’s my 50 most played.

i. guts || alex winston i know you're a liar, throw me into the fire man i should have known, i should have known god damn you're a liar, threw me into the fire

This song is one of those where the catchy jingle sort of hides that the meat of it is relatively dark. It’s a gorgeous song, one that I listened to for most of January, and off and on throughout the rest of the year. Alex Winston’s voice is like a dream. ii. sweet dreams || mark hadley ft. dresage Hold your head up Keep your head up, movin' on

This song I actually listened to a lot at the tale end of 2017, because it was released as part of the Wrinkle In Time trailer and it was absolutely gorgeous. This year, I found it on a Stranger Things fanvid and it’s been on my Stranger Things mix ever since.

iii. africa || toto I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She's coming in, 12:30 flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation

Speaking of songs that are on my Stranger Things playlist... I’m kind of at a loss as to why this got so freaking popular this year. I mean, it is a truly dope song and I’m super fond of it but like. Was it Stranger Things? Did it just become that anthem of the year? For me, it was that I wrote fanfiction to it and also we played it on loop while we were playing beer liquor pong on vacation. It was... super surreal. iv. go to war || nothing more Hush, my baby, make no sound Maybe we can wait each other out It's a cold war Let's go to war So, this song I actually heard driving home from my friend Alex’s after marathoning a few episodes of The Flash and it just hit me super hard. I mean, it’s a great song for my kind of ships, but also, it’s just a great song. v. smallest light || ingrid michaelson Just because you don't see us Doesn't mean that we don't exist Sometimes the smallest light Shines so bright I think I originally found this song on the Watercast playlist on spotify? And I really liked it, because I like most of the songs on that playlist, but like. I was driving to work one day and like, just got hit with the biggest plot bunny for Will and El as siblings. And like, I just had that bunny and this song percolating in my head for the rest of the day, and the song just kind of stuck with me. This song is Will and El’s anthem. vi. my friends || oh wonder Can I beat within your heart? Can I bleed within your love? Oh my friends

Okay, so like show of hands- who here has read We Were Liars? This is a mostly hypothetical question because I’m not sure anyone actually pays attention to these anymore but I like them, so fuck it. Point is, I was listening to the watercast playlist a lot while reading that book and this song was playing when we made certain discoveries that most of us had already guessed, and it made me cry. vii. knocking on heaven’s door || raign It's gettin' dark, too dark to see I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door

This fanvid happened around the time I was writing that Will and El as siblings fic and I basically played it and the video that inspired the next song on the list on repeat until I finished. This cover is lovely and haunting and just, such a freaking earworm.

viii. remembrance || balmorhea instrumental Yeah, this is the video. I actually used this song in a fanvid of my own a couple years ago, when I got to make a fanvid for @iki-teru​‘s fantastic Yuffie-centric fic All Through the Circling Years which... I can no longer find, so maybe it was taken down? Either way, I loved the song immensely before, but that fanvid with Hopper is so fucking tragic and beautiful. ix. hazy shade of winter || hidden citizens Seasons change with the scenery Weaving time in a tapestry Won't you stop and remember me

There... are a lot of songs on here that are also on my Stranger Things playlist. And I’m a sucker for haunting covers. x. time after time || joseph william morgan If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting Time after time This is the last of the Stranger Things songs. Well, at least the last of the ones that aren’t Harringrove related. Another fanvid that caught me off guard, because just. Damn. There are so many beautiful fanvids for this fandom, it kills me dead. xi. live in the moment || portugal. the man Come back Sunday morning With that soul to sell When you're gone Goodbye, so long, farewell Not 100% sure where I first heard this one, but it stayed with me for a good portion of the spring and summer. I discovered their song feel it still around this time last year too, so clearly they’re just a real good jam for when you want to feel the sun on your back. xii. killmonger || ludwig goransson instrumental

There are a couple songs from the Black Panther soundtrack on the longer version of this mix, three from the score and one, maybe two from the credits. I freaking loved that movie so damn much, but it’s soundtrack blew my goddamn mind. It is literally all I listened to for weeks, and this song in particular fucked me right the hell up. Just listen to the flutes and the bass. Just, damn. Killmonger, you’ve got the best theme in the entire movie. xiii. daddy issues || the neighbourhood I'd do whatever I could do I'd run away and hide with you I love that you got daddy issues And I do too And heeeere it is. This was the first song that I associated with Harringrove for uh, very obvious reasons. Definitely had this and a few others on repeat whenever I had to write sexy scenes for the boys. xiv. no roots || alice merton I like digging holes and hiding things inside them When I'll grow old, I hope I won't forget to find them 'Cause I've got memories and travel like gypsies in the night

This song hits the same part of me that fell absolutely in love with Guts when I first heard it. Alice Merton’s voice is just fantastic. xv. run for your life || k.flay Bite off the venomous head Follow the chemical scent Look for the hole in the fence Take everything you demand

I got to see K.Flay in concert sometime late last year, and even though I didn’t know her very well (I told my friend that I’d see K.Flay with him if he saw Glass Animals with me) her music was sweet enough that I could appreciate the concert even knowing none of the songs. Let me tell you though, I fucking wish she’d played this song then because holy fuck. xvi. play with fire || sam tinnesz Insane, inside the danger gets me high Can't help myself got secrets I can't tell I love the smell of gasoline I light the match to taste the heat Kuroshitsuji is something I haven’t really thought about in like half a decade. And then I ended up seeing this vid while I was waiting for my connecting plane to arrive so I could go see my family. I only saw the damn thing because it was made by the same person who did this one, which I hunted down because I was reading Yuri On Ice fic on the plane and the point is: pingvi is amazing and all of their vids are a goddamn delight. xvii. the sailor song || autoheart I was your sailor, your demon Your lover, your overbearing best friend Hoping for some attention

So, while I was down visiting my family sometime during the spring, I had a brief dizzying spiral where I fell head over face into the Pacific Rim fandom, because Uprising quite emphatically fucked me up. Anyway, because of this I spent the night after I saw it scrolling through fanart and reading half a decade old fanfiction while my brother was trying to make me pay attention to him. And yeah, that’s how I found this art and listened to this song for like the rest of the fucking year. xviii. warrior || steve james I got my head high, my chest out, my eyes open wide I got no fear, got no doubt and, god, I feel alive I'm not stopping for ya, I'm a fucking warrior

My brother showed me a bunch of fanvids on my first day down there, but my favorite was this one, because I’d recently watched Little Witch Academia and this was so freaking cute and all kinds of lovely. xix. iv. sweatpants || childish gambino Rich kid, asshole: paint me as a villain

Another thing that happened to me that week was the discovery of lipgallagher’s fantastic harringrove fic (shoot the lights out, hide) till its bright out. Which is all kinds of great and lead me to this song and the realization that Donald Glover does music? xx. hello || via audio How could it be Someone could find me Too scary to say hello to This was one of the songs on Damien’s fanmix from The Bright Sessions. And because The Bright Sessions suckerpunched me with feelings, I spent like a month straight listening to that mix and getting into that garbage man’s headspace. It was wonderful. xxi. daddy || emeli sande He's out your system yeah it took you a while You got your family back and you got your smile And you promised your sister that you'd never go back again I spent the better half of this year shipping Harringrove and Mark/Damien, which are both ships that are... well, not exactly the healthiest of relationships. Mark/Damien fucking ruined me. Listening to the last bit of The Bright Sessions was basically physically painful because like, okay. Logically I know that Damien is a garbage person. But also, he’s got a shitty power that would lead to some pretty interesting moral dilemmas even if you were a normal nice person (cough cough Mark), and like. They’re both so fucked up and Damien is so in love with Mark even if he’s not entirely sure how to be a fucking person and I have never had a pairing come after me as hard as this one did. Like it really came after me. Anyway, this was my true Damien/Mark anthem, because it’s fucking perfect and awful and fantastic and I just want them back in my life, guys.

xxii. paradise valley || honey and the sting In the past I lay out on the land Stretched my legs felt my chest expand If we could flow together someday Then we will float away

This here is my most played track of 2018. I first heard it during the special two hour episode of Wolf 359 and the whole end of that episode just blew my mind. So I immediately went to spotify, found it, and have basically listened to it all year since then. It helps that Nick loves it too, so every once in a while he’ll be playing it, which reminds me why I love it and just. It’s so soulful and beautiful.

xxiii. attila the king || nick glennie-smith instrumental

Yeah, I literally have no idea how this made it to the top 50 much less the top five, but apparently it did. It is really good writing music, but still.

xxiv. foolish || lauren shippen The impossible happens every day No matter what you do it won’t go away Don’t ask for more But then what are you waiting for

This was my year for podcasts - in one year I fell in love with Wolf 359, The Bright Sessions, and EOS 10 all over again when it came back for its third season. Near the end of the series though, The Bright Sessions did a musical episode! I listened to it in my car on my way to work and basically spent the entire freaking time smiling like an idiot. Truly my favorite episode. xxv. experience || ludovico einaudi instrumental

The Sense8 finale came out in June and it was absolutely wonderful. This song was playing during the last scene of the series and I fucking cried my eyes out. The song itself is fucking gorgeous, but what’s more is it made that last scene so much more than it would have been if they’d chosen any other song. It truly was, and forgive the corniness, a fucking experience. xxvi. singing in the rain || through juniper I'm singin' in the rain Just singin' in the rain What a glorious feeling I'm happy again I went through a phase in June-July where I checked out a bunch of old movies from the library. The first one was Philadelphia, because it was mentioned in the musical episode of The Bright Sessions and I just really wanted to watch it? But I also picked up Singing In The Rain, because I’d never seen it before and just, damn. I watched it before work and it was raining that day and the drive to work was the most fun because I just listened to different covers of the song and sang my heart out, and I was just so damn happy. It was dumb, and nice, and it probably going to be one of my happiest memories that I take with me into the new year. xxvii. hello stranger || barbara lewis Hello, stranger (ooh) It seems so good to see you back again How long has it been? (ooh, seems like a mighty long time)

I also watched Moonlight sometime in late June. It was one of those quiet nights where nothing really seems good enough, where you feel just a little bit empty inside and nothing is helping. So I watched the movie and read @notbecauseofvictories​‘s A Cornstalk Fiddle on my back porch afterwards and the movie combined with the fic and the music turned that quiet empty night into something just as quiet, but a million times more full. Another good memory from 2018 that’ll stay with me for awhile.

xxviii. end credits suite | nicholas britell instrumental From the end credits of Moonlight - I played both this and Hello Stranger on repeat while I finished up the fic I mentioned above.

xxix. ahead by a century | the tragically hip No dress rehearsal This is our life

I watched Anne With An E. I was sad a lot at the time, and got to a part early on in the second season that kind of lead me into an uncomfortable headspace so I actually still haven’t finished it? But it was really nice for awhile, and I hope to go back and finish it sometime.

xxx. achilles come down | gang of youths Just humour us, Achilles, Achilles, come down Won’t you get up off, get up off the roof?

I’m not 100% sure where I found this song either? My gut reaction is that it was a song I found while I was reading either The Cruel Prince or The Goblin Emperor, but I’m not sure. Good song, though.

xxxi. without you | leslie odom jr. The earth turns The sun burns But I die Without you

Oh man, I found this cover one night while I was reading, and like, I was reading, so at first I didn’t really process what I was hearing, just that it was familiar and that I liked it. And then my brain connected the dots and I looked up and saw that it was a cover by Leslie Odom Jr and immediately restarted the song and just listened.

xxxii. natural | imagine dragons Deep inside me, I'm fading to black, I'm fading Took an oath by the blood of my hand, won't break it I can taste it, the end is upon us, I swear Yeah. I like Imagine Dragons. Honestly though - this one might not have made the cut if I hadn’t heard it a few months later on an EOS 10 playlist.

xxxiii. sky full of song | florence & the machine Grab me by my ankles I've been flying for too long I couldn't hide from the thunder In the sky full of song So, a while back there was that video going around where Florence literally sang this song while a storm started up around her, and like, that was the first time I heard this song? That was the first I heard that she even came out with a new album, so I basically sat down and listened to the whole thing, but this one was still my favorite.

xxxiv. broken people | logic & rag’n’bone man Broken we ain't beaten There's no glory in defeat We won't fall into the cracks between our streets

I uh, may have watched a couple fanvids after Infinity War. This was one of them.

xxxv. flesh and bone | black math Break the truth inside of me Climbed down to hell on the devil’s tree I clutched a branch of soot and flame The thought that rose, to scorch my feet

I walk alone Beside myself Nowhere to go

This was another.

xxxvi. nina cried power | hozier It's not the song, it is the singin' It's the heaven of the human spirit ringin' It is the bringin' of the line It is the bearin' of the lie It's not the wakin', it's the risin'

So last year Take Me To Church made it to my Top 38 or whatever I had it narrowed down to, mostly because I went through a Les Mis phase. But I kind of joked on that post last year about Hozier releasing an album next year and how unlikely it was, and lo, here we have it. Maybe not a full length album, but five new beautiful songs.

xxxvii. kol nidrey | the yuval ron ensemble Nidrana lo nidrei, V'essarana lo essarei Ush'vuatana lo shevuot. Maggie Stiefvater posted this song to her blog a couple months ago and I was really fond of it. It’s incredibly beautiful.

xxxviii. stronger | the score I do this with conviction I write truths and never fiction My disease is what you fed I can't stop with my ambition

Oh look, another Marvel fanvid.

xxxix. rise like a phoenix || conchita wurst I rise up to the sky You threw me down but I'm gonna fly So honestly, basically the rest of the mix are songs from Ryan’s OR mix which is an official EOS 10 playlist. It’s phenomenal, and I basically spent all of October and some of November getting stuck on various songs in the mix. xl. heroes || mars zelmerlow Don't tell the gods I left a mess I can't undo what has been done Let's run for cover

Yup. Giving me feels and also super catchy.

xli. cut to the feeling | carly rae jepson Ah, I wanna cut through the clouds, break the ceiling I wanna dance on the roof, you and me alone I wanna cut to the feeling, oh yeah Okay, but like - why did nobody tell me that Carly Rae Jepson had other songs and they were super fucking catchy? I spent the last few days of being a waitress driving to work blaring this and the last two songs and it did fucking wonders for my mood.

xlii. the greatest show | hugh jackman Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for (woah) Been searching in the dark, your sweat soaking through the floor (woah) And buried in your bones there's an ache that you can't ignore Taking your breath, stealing your mind And all that was real is left behind

Breaking news, The Greatest Showman was amazing and I cried. I fucking missed hearing Hugh Jackman sing, and like the fucking lead up, of starting the movie with this song and then ENDING it with this song, with that performance, with those fucking lines (this is the moment you’ve waited for) - was so goddamn energizing. I just could not fucking deal.

xliii. the plains/bitter dancer | fleet foxes I should have known one day you would come All of us walk so blind in the sun Midnight feeder, beggar pleader

Okay, okay. So there's this playlist called Wet Black Leaves that I listened to a lot when I started my new job, throughout rainy October and November, everything was just a little too wet and a little too cold, and this whole mix is so atmospheric and gorgeous. I absolutely adore it.

xliv. always starting over | idina menzel Am I always Starting over? In a brand new story Am I always Back at one After all I've done?

The finale of Wolf 359 fucked everyone up, right? Yeah, obviously. Okay, well the final episode of season 3 of EOS 10 also fucked me right the hell up. Like we’re talking messy crying in the car on the way to your like second or third day at the new job. Anyway, I kind of spiraled and then I went back and listened to Ryan’s mix and found this song and just wanted to kick my heart around for awhile.

xlv. if i could turn back time | cher If I could reach the stars I'd give 'em all to you Then you'd love me, love me, like you used to do If I could turn back time MESSY CRYING. But like, I also really like this song. So MESSY CRYING and also screaming all these words as loudly as I can within the relatively safe confines of my car. I guarantee you that people next to me at stop lights thought that I’d gone through a messy breakup.

xlvi. new rules | dua lipa Three: Don't be his friend You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the morning And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him Okay, but also some of the Ryan songs were catchy in a not heart breaking way, unless you think about the untold story of what exactly went on between Ryan and Akmazian and fill in the blanks and break your own heart.

xlvii. fernando | cher There was something in the air that night The stars were bright, Fernando They were shining there for you and me

Cher did an entire cover album of Abba songs in like, late October, I think? And like, my little gay heart fucking exploded and I listened to Cher singing ABBA songs for like three whole weeks and it was fucking fantastic. This... was actually not my favorite of the bunch until I went into a Barnes and Noble to pick up a copy of The Wise Man’s Fear and had a completely transformative experience when I heard it playing softly over the stacks.

xlviii. it’s quiet uptown | kelly clarkson If I could spare his life If I could trade his life for mine He’d be standing here right now And you would smile, and that would be enough

And after a brief detour into delightful cher/abba combinations we’re back to tragic EOS 10 songs. Additionally, I’m sick of Hamilton songs fucking me up. I get to see it in person in 2019 and I’m going to make a fool of myself when I cry my eyes out in front of Nick and our friends.

xlix. movement | hozier So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally

And just when I thought we were just going to get the four songs out of Hozier in 2018, we got this gem, which I think I like more than all the others.

l. seasons of love | rent cast Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure the life Of a woman or a man?

I will never be over this song. I will never be over this musical. Merry Christmas, guys.

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TDB Rewatch: Mash Off

I finished this episode about an hour ago - I just got caught up in doing stuff with my new phone, lol.  

Anyway...  **sigh** This episode suffers from all the pitfalls of all the other episodes that aren’t The Purple Piano Project or The First time in the first third of season 3.  I mean, good job, writers, tying all these plot lines together in a nice little bow - but I mean, they’re just. so. bad.  This episode is mostly watchable, though.  

Thoughts: 

Let’s get the Puck and Shelby stuff out of the way.  What did Idina Menzel do to deserve this horrid story line.  I just can’t with any of it -- and more than the ickiness of the student/teacher stuff -- Puck is pushy in a ‘I’m a nice guy - date me’ kind of way, on top of the whole - you’re a single mom and need a man in your life rhetoric.  Gross.  

Meanwhile Quinn is spiraling.  And while Shelby was right to call her out on her shit - Quinn needs someone to help guide her and there’s literally no one for her to turn to.  It’s ridiculously sad actually if the story wasn’t infuriating to watch. 

Meanwhile Will is an idiot in this episode.  I can’t remember my exact reasons, but his obliviousness is ridiculous.  

Then there’s Santana.  And I am done with Santana - her meanness is out of control, and what bugs me more is that it’s a set up so that a) Finn can out her publicly and you’ll be on his side when he does it and b) set up for the next episode so that Finn can be the one to ease her through her ‘coming out’.  I just cannot with any of it.  I hate how mean Santana is and I hate that it’s used to further Finn’s story.  

At least Mercedes and Brittany ask her to stop being so mean before all the stuff went down.  

I may not like Rory, but I’m not here for the physical violence at the end of the dodgeball stuff -- it was too much.  

This is why I was never really able to get behind the Treble Tones stuff.  I’m glad Mercedes was there to rein things in, but the whole thing always felt too mean spirited. 

Meanwhile - the election stuff, god.  

Actually, Sue’s tactics feel more in line with what’s going on today then it did back then.  

Brittany as well, tbh, with all her false promises that people believe. 

Oh my dear Kurt.  You know - this is the first time I noticed the writers placing him more on the St. Kurt side (I’m so glad this is really only a season 3 thing).  I think his message is a good one - and I’m behind it.  But until the end of the season, really, Kurt’s going to be a mouthpiece for the writers and whatever soapbox they’d like to stand on.  

Oh - and I noticed something else I don’t think I did before.  Shelby tells Rachel that she’s sorry for anyone who doesn’t have her resume for college.  I’m wondering if this is a hint that Kurt wasn’t gonna get into college right away. 

Meanwhile - I’m still sad that there’s literally no follow up from the previous episode. Finchel gets a subtle nod.  Klaine gets Blaine’s dancing during Hot For Teacher and Kurt’s over dressing.  

Man Kurt’s outfits in this episode. 

The music was by far the best part of the episode - the mash ups work pretty well.  

I realize the Adele mash up is everyone’s favorite.  I agree that it’s probably the best one the show ever did - even if I’m not as much of a fan as everyone else.  Oops - please don’t throw things at me.  

ETA: oh yeah - Finn being a dick to Blaine I had this thought.  Blaine: Be a dick all you want, Finn, I’m going to out nice you at every turn, then at night - I’m going fuck your brother really loud and make sure you hear it.  

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Serpent’s Witchcraft Challenge - Day 2

Day 2: Find at least 20 songs that make you feel like practicing the craft. Share the list, tag the post with “Serpent Witchcraft Challenge music”

This is a hard one. I don’t really want to post the usual “pagan” music but it does make me feel like practicing my craft. 

Voodoo - Godsmack || I love this song. It’s sound, the text, that voice.. It’s a perfect combination for me. Great for trance work and darker spells/rituals.

Reaver Mansion - Fable III original soundtrack || Fable is one of my favourite games and the variations on classical music they used for Reaver’s Mansion are amazing. It’s calming to me, and almost immediately transports me to that place of magic, fantasy and calm.

Hijo de la luna - Sarah Brightman || There is something about this song and Sarah Brightman’s voice.

Ragnarok Twilight of the Gods - Achillea || One I recently discovered. Amazing music.

The Voice - Celtic Woman || A beautiful song, amazing voices.

Celtic dream - Ronan Hardiman || Most songs from Michael Flatley’s lord of the dance really make me want to practice witchraft. I grew up watching this show on VHS so it’s a direct link to happy memories from my childhood.

Völuspá - Völuspá  || I love piano music.

Wytches Chant - Inkubus Sukkubus || This list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Inkubus Sukkubus.

Dead of the Night - Inkubus Sukkubus || One from their latest album.

Come little children - Erutan

Danse Macabre in G minor, Op. 40 - Camille Sains-Saëns || Still one of my favourites.

Closer - Nine Inch Nails || I guess this is a strange one to add, but there is something about the sound of this that really gets me in the right mood for witchcraft

The Last Steampunk Waltz - Ghostfire || Aside from making me want to dance, I really like the theme of this song.

Let it go - Idina Menzel  || This song of course has everything to do with unleashing your powers, being who you are. It really just makes me want to do some powerful magick, the same way a storm makes me want to do that.

Sorten Muld - Roselil Rose || I really love the sound of this band.

Poison - Tarja Turunen || The original is amazing, but it doesn’t quite have the same effect.

Morrigan - Omnia || Omnia makes some amazing music. I don’t care much for their attitude though.

Earth Air Fire Water - Lindie Lila || Lindie Lila’s music always gets me in a mood for calm celebrations and spell work.

What if - Emilie Autumn || I think some of Emilie Autumn’s older songs are great during spell work.

Fields of Gold - Sting || Any cover of this song works for me, but the original is definitely worth mentioning.

The Goddess and the Weaver - Spiral Dance || One of the first songs I listened to when I started my path as a witch.

Of Wolf and Man - Metallica || This song just makes me want to shapeshift and do magick. 

Misty Mountains - Richard Armitage, the dwarf cast || Do I really need to explain? This song is magic.

Firestone - Kygo || I find Conrad Sewell’s vocals in this song very pleasant to listen to. The lyrics remind me of magic.

So, this is my list of songs that make me want to practice witchcraft.