[TBAY & FILK] Hey Jo

[Lilac]

No: HPFGUIDX 54192


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Coming in from out of the storm, Lilac closed the door behind her and 
shook out her umbrella.  All the tables in George's bar were filled with new 
faces, mostly discussing the cover art for Book Five.  Not seeing any 
of the Old Crowd around, Lilac sighed deeply and made her way towards the back 
room where she could hear music playing.

CMC was at the microphone, singing his latest number.  Several other 
filkers had gathered for Karaoke Night and waited patiently for their turn.  
Lilac stood there until she spotted Gail who sat slumped at one of the tables 
in the corner.  Wearing a look of frustration on her face, the table in 
front of her was scattered with sheets of paper; all filks in different 
stages of completion.  However, she wasn't currently writing anything.  Lilac 
walked over and quietly sat down beside her.

"Something the matter?"  Lilac said.

"I've lost my muse," Gail replied in a monotone voice.  "I've got all these 
ideas but I feel so uninspired.  How many days izzit now?"

"Eighty-seven,"  Lilac said empathetically.  Gail let out a groan.  
"I've got something here that may cheer you up, though."  Lilac reached into 
her bag and pulled out a folded up piece of paper.

"What?" Gail said as if nothing besides a copy of OotP would be able to 
cheer her up.

"Remember that Beatles filk we've been working on?"

"The one inspired by Dicentra's Open Letter on OTChatter last summer?"  
 ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/11928 )

"Don't you mean *THE* Dicentra?" Lilac said, "I think she earned the 
title from her analysis of the Rift."

"Girlfriend, you know, she'll always be Dicey the Sirius Apologist to 
me.  What about the filk?"

"It's finished," Lilac said, handing the paper to Gail with a flourish.

"Dude!  It's about time!  Lemme see that!"  Gail snatched the paper 
from Lilac and started to read the lyrics, silently mouthing the words as 
her eyes darted across the page.

"Tried to keep it the way you envisioned it," Lilac said as the 
waitress came by with Lilac's 'usual'; a bottle of Butterbeer.  "Something that 
lets JKR know that we really appreciate her writing.  Something that we can 
be singing even while we wait for books six and seven."

A grin slowly spread across Gail's face.  "This is so cool.  Let's sing 
it now!"

"We have to wait 'till CMC is finished."  Lilac motioned to the stage.  
"Man, is Caius a filking machine or what?"

"Hey, Lilac..."

"Huh?"

Gail lowered her voice.  "Are you still hip to do what we said we were 
gonna do?"

"You mean send this filk to JKR herself?  Heck yeah!  But let's see 
what kind of response we get from it here first, okay?"

"Deal," Gail said, looking down again at the lyrics that she held in 
her hand.

"One thing, though,"  Lilac said as she took a swig from her bottle.  
"I want to sing the lead."

Gail looked at Lilac, then said, "What?  Again?  Okay, whatever.  But 
at the end of the song, while everybody is singing the 'Na-na-na-na' bit, *I* 
want to be the one going 'Hey Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo-dee, Jo-dee, Jo-dee, 
Jo-dee!  Ow!  Yow!' "

"Yes, of course!" Lilac said smiling wide.  "Come on, Gail.  He's 
almost done.  Lets get to the stage before he starts with another!"

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Hey Jo

(A FILK by Lilac and Gail Bohacek to the tune of _Hey Jude_ by the 
Beatles)

Midi is here:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/7779/beatle18.html

Hey Jo, you we adore
Each of your books keep getting better
We all love your great imagination
And narration of Harry Potter

Hey Jo, you make us smile
It's your style that we think is clever
Your humor, plot twists and those red herrings
Keep us guessing...oh, what an author!

But anytime you need a break, hey Jo, please take
Your true fans won't sit around and smoulder
We'll gladly wait a year or two, or three, it's cool
We know that your kids are getting older

Hey Jo, we're speaking for
This adoring, enormous fandom
We trust you, that you'll stay true to your heart
The story impart, just like you imagined

So write it down and take your time, hey Jo, it's fine
We're thankful that you gave us this series
The tv's off, covered with dust, in books we trust
We'd much
gbohacek: We'd much rather read about our Harry

Hey Jo, you we adore
Each of your books keep getting better
We all love your great imagination
And narration of Harry Potter
Potter, Potter, Potter, Potter, oh...

(The HP4GU Chorus Sings)
Na na na na na na na, na na na na, hey Jo!

(repeat for about three years)

~Lilac Lennon and Gail McCartney~ ;-)



 

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"So sorry -- dozed off -- what have I missed?"

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