WART 54!

Sep. 8th, 2006 09:14 pm
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*sounds of fumbling around, brief squeal of feedback*

I say, hello, everyone. This is Captain Jack Aubrey with Royal Navy WART! Or no, I reckon it's WART 54 or something, ain't it? Anyway, I'd just like to say that I ate one of those magic biscuit things and I was talking like a damned fool for a while, but it's worn off and I'm damned happy about it! *bangs his fist on the table* And Miss Casson is here too. She's a very nice girl, and has been to New York and all. I ain't ever been there myself.



Hmm, let me see if I can remember how this all works -

*horrible grinding sound*

Right, the silver things don't go in that way. Oh dear, I think I broke it. *long pause* No, it's all right, thank goodness. Really, these things are a capital invention - you can listen to music any time you want! Well, you modern chaps are probably used to it, but it's still new to me. It's like that quote from the Bible, "O brave new world, bounded in a nutshell - " No, that ain't right. Never mind.

Now, first of all, Miss Casson would like me to play a song called Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan, so here you go, my dear. I hope you enjoy it.

This next song's for my son, err... *pause* George! Yes, that's his name. This is for George, and it's called Dance to Your Daddy, and a chap called Colin Meloy sings it.

And this song's for my dear Sophie. This is called Let's Move to the Country. It's by some fellows - or maybe it's just one fellow? - called Smog. Rum name, that. Someday my travels will be over, for a little while anyway, sweetheart, and I shall come back to you again, and tend our cabbages.

Now this song's by a chap by the name of Peter Blegvad - speaking of rum names - and it's called Man Overboard. Reminds me of going swimming in the ocean with Stephen - though we was overboard on purpose, of course, haha!

Here's a song I think I know. This one's got rather different words than the ones I remember, but I reckon these sorts of songs ain't set in stone, so to speak. It's called The Cuckoo, and a very lovely lady named Kristin Hersh sings it.

This song's called Cannonball, and it's by someone called Clandestine. Quite a spry tune, don't you think? Though the words make me very low, I must say.

Hmm, more songs about the sea... this is Seas Too Far to Reach by Okkervil River. I say, that fellow sounds miserably hipped. He could do with a bit of cheering up - perhaps some grog might do him some good, eh? Or perhaps he should go to sea. A bit of sea air does a world of good when you're feeling low, I've found.

Oh, here's another song about ships. This is I Come From a Long Line of Shipbuilders, by Bastro, and.... oh my god, do people really listen to music like that nowadays? That's dreadful. I beg your pardon, everyone.

So to finish things off nicely, and to get the taste of that out of your ears, here's a piece that Stephen and I used to play on board the Surprise - transposed for 'cello and fiddle, of course. This is Boccherini's 'Cello Concerto No. 2, the first movement. Splendid stuff, eh?



Anyway, that's enough music for now, I should think. Stick your head in the fireplace if you want to talk to me or Miss Casson, or if you have anything you want to play. I am at your service, ladies and gentlemen.
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