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#Songs of Selma
hyperions-fate · 10 months
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Roll on, ye dark-brown years, for ye bring no joy on your course. Let the tomb open to Ossian, for his strength has failed. The sons of the song are gone to rest; my voice remains, like a blast, that roars, lonely, on a sea-surrounded rock, after the winds are laid. The dark moss whistles there, and the distant mariner sees the waving trees.
James Macpherson, 'The Songs of Selma', The Poems of Ossian (1773)
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palaceoftears · 3 months
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If only you knew my dear
How I live my life in fear
- The State of Dreaming, Marina
For my dear birthday girl Plami @mc-critical ❣️
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knightofleo · 1 year
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Björk | I’ve Seen It All feat. Thom Yorke
“You haven't seen elephants, kings, or Peru!” I'm happy to say, I had better to do “What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall?” All walls are great if the roof doesn't fall “And the man you will marry? The home you will share?” To be honest, I really don't care I've seen it all, I have seen the dark I have seen the brightness in one little spark I've seen what I choose, and I've seen what I need And that is enough, to want more would be greed I've seen what I was, and I know what I'll be I've seen it all, there is no more to see!
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nofr1lls · 1 year
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going through it rn
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eurovision-revisited · 8 months
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1999 Jerusalem - Number 22 - Selma Björnsdóttir - "All Out Of Luck"
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Iceland hadn't had much success in Eurovision, so when they found themselves in the lead of the voting heading into the last few countries, that winning moment must have been tantalisingly close. For Selma and the delegation from RÚV who had forsaken their national final in order to internally select Selma Björnsdóttir for Eurovision, that winning moment was right there for the taking going into the last two voting countries. Alas Bosnia didn't give them any points, and Selma ended second. It's still Iceland's best ever finish in Eurovision.
Prior to this Selma had two main claims to fame. She'd been the singer in a band called Fantasia who had released to singles in the mid-1990s. Most important is that she is the original Stephanie from LazyTown. It started as a stage play in Iceland in which Selma played the lead, initially out of shape dancer. When Nickelodeon commissioned the TV version in 2003, she also did the choreography for the show.
All Out of Luck could be slightly more grown up version of the show. It's an upbeat pop-dance number. It bounces around defying you not to a least wiggle a toe, if not fully commit to dancing around your bedroom. It was, in part, written by Selma. If I had to guess, I think she played a big part in the choreography too. In a year when Eurovision didn't really know what it was musically any more - this is a fun, safe song that appeals both to Eurovision's past and a commercial, orchestra-less future.
After finishing second, it was inevitable that Iceland would ask her to try again and Selma represented Iceland once more in 2005, although without the same level of success. Selma's future career was pretty much in every conceivable branch of the entertainment industry. She's sung and acted on stage, choreographed shows, directed plays, released five albums and several singles, and dubbed more Disney princesses into Icelandic that you can count. The energy Selma has on stage continues to power her
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game-of-style · 2 years
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Lady Ashara Dayne -  Houita Selma Boulcina Couture Spring 2022
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knicknacc · 1 year
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I got bored and typed Bjork's albums like they were PokeMon
• Debut - Normal • Post - Electric • Homogenic - Flying/Dragon • Selma Songs - Normal/Dark • Vespertine - Ice • Medulla - Dark/Water • Drawing Restraint 9 - Dark/Steel • Volta - Fire/Fighting • Biophilia - Rock/Electric • Vulnicura - Ghost/Poison • Utopia - Bug/Fairy • Fossora - Ground/Grass
anyway that's just my interpretation, critique or change around whatever you want
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spacelich · 2 years
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is this a legit fuckup or? The way this montage is done I feel like this is supposed to be them on the same day from 2 angles but BCS is usually much better about this stuff
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tersbosanka · 1 month
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Davno si ubio ponos u meni...
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naetles · 3 months
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the-final-knight · 4 months
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All day I face the barren wastes without a trace of water
Cool waterr
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knightofleo · 1 year
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Björk | New World
Train-whistles, sweet clementine Blueberries, dancers in line Cobwebs, a bakery sign I'm softly walking on air Halfway to heaven from here Sunlight unfolds in my hair If living is seeing, I'm holding my breath In wonder, I wonder, what happens next? A new world, a new day to see
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Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 1985
"Rock Me Amadeus" is a song made by Austrian musician Falco, for his third studio album, Falco 3. It was written by Falco along with Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland.
It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in both the US and the UK, despite the artist's popularity in his native Austria and much of Europe. Falco became the first German-speaking artist to be credited with a number-one single on both mainstream US pop singles chart, the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 Singles. Prior to Falco, "99 Luftballons" by Nena got to number one on Cash Box, but peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song is about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his popularity and his debts. A longer version (eight minutes), named the "Salieri Mix", appeared on the initial US release of the album Falco 3. The song was inspired by the movie Amadeus.
In the seventh season episode of the Simpsons, entitled "A Fish Called Selma", Troy McClure and other cast members stars in a Planet of the Apes musical theatre adaptation "Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!", featuring a musical-style parody of "Rock Me Amadeus", "Dr. Zaius".
"Rock Me Amadeus" received a total of 79,4% yes votes!
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basqueneskak · 3 months
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+400 celebrities have signed that sh*t of an open letter to keep Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 using Zionist arguments and not a single mention to Gazan people.
Some of the most well-known signers are: Helen Mirren (Actress) Liev Schreiber (Actor) Boy George (Artist) Gene Simmons (Artist/Co-founder KISS & multi-hyphenate businessman) Mayim Bialik (Actress) Julianna Margulies (Actor/Producer/Author) Emmy Rossum (Actress) Debra Messing (Actress) Ginnifer Goodwin (Actress) Scooter Braun (Founder/CEO, Hybe America) Selma Blair (Actress) Gregg Sulkin (Actor) Skylar Astin (Actor) Julie Greenwald (Chairperson & CEO, Atlantic Records Group) Jody Gerson (Chairperson and CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group) Aaron Bay-Schuck (CEO/Co-Chairman Warner Records) Dan Rosen (President, Warner Music Australasia); Joshua Malina (Actor) Patricia Heaton (Actress and Producer) Jennifer Jason Leigh (Actress) Tom Arnold (Actor) Tracy-Ann Oberman (Actress) Sharon Osbourne (Manager, TV Personality) Tom Rothman (Chairman, Columbia Pictures) Diane Warren (Songwriter) Ynon Kreiz (Chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.) Gary Barber (Chairman and CEO, Spyglass Media Group) Jacqueline Saturn (President, Virgin Music) Emmanuelle Chriqui (Actress) Samantha Ronson (Artist) Odeya Rush (Actress)
Do what you will with this info.
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ouiouibaguettt · 10 months
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Yellow
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ellie carpenter x reader
Y/N is the sister of Alexandre Lacazette here.
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warnings: slight mentions of bad comments
→ two lovers in australia before the wwc2023!
→ inspired by yellow by Coldplay
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Look at the stars Look how they shine for you
Arriving at the airport after a 1-day flight. You took out the camera to continue the series of vlogs that you posts every day and which you started the week of the warm-up match against Ireland. 
"Hey guys how are you today? Personally I'm pretty good-" you said before being cut off by your teammate Selma Bacha.
"She's only in a good mood because she's going to see her girlfriend again tomorrow" she said before catching up with Grace Geyoro and Viviane Asseyi to escape you. 
"I mean she's right, I'm going to see Ellie again tomorrow." you say with a big smile before getting back on topic. 
"Anyway, we've just arrived in Melbourne to get ready for the game against Australia on the 15th of July. Honestly, I think it's going to be a tough match,  it's not at the same level as Ireland, even though Ireland had some very good players. So we're going to have to move our asses to try and win the match. I'll make a transition to show you my room at the hotel afterwards," you say before hiding your camera with your hand and turning it off.
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow
Once you’re arrived at the hotel, and found out about the accommodation for the coming week, you were relieved to find yourself with Selma, your partner since the Olympique Lyonnais academy. 
"Yes, Y/N/N, we're in the same room", Selma said, jumping onto your back before bringing you down to the floor with her. 
"Yes I can read Selma" you say as you pushed her off your back to get up. Returning to the room, you take out your camera to resume the vlog. You put your hand back in front of the camera before taking it away to say.
"I'm back! So I'm going to show you the room," you say before starting to show the room. Once you’re finished, you dropped yourself onto the bed to conclude the day's video: 
"Well, guys, that was our beautiful room, so I'll see you tomorrow with Ellie! Sel' do you want to say something?" you asked your flatmate, "Yes, hang on, I'm coming" she said.
*big thump* 
"Sel' ça va?" you asked between two laughs, tears welling up in your eyes as the fall was so ridiculous. 
"Ca va" said Selma, getting up and walking more calmly towards you. "Kisses guys, sleep well, don't forget to support France for the World Cup please, goodbye" she said as she climbed back into bed. 
"You heard the boss, good night and see you tomorrow," you say, switching off your vlog before connecting the camera to the computer to post the video. 
I came along I wrote a song for you And all the things you do
As a player living under the shadow of your big brother, you were used to receiving comments like "you're not as good as your brother", "stop playing football", "well, lacazette's sister sucks lmao", but that didn't mean you were happy to receive these kinds of comments. That's how you found yourself at 2am on twitter and Instagram reading the comments you received every day. These comments made you fall asleep at 5am.
And it was called Yellow
When you woke up, Selma saw that you were still asleep, which was strange because, apart from when you are with Ellie, you are an early riser. It was when she saw the phone in your hands that Selma realised why you still hadn't woken up. So she had the wonderful idea of surprising you. Selma walked over to your camera to start the vlog of the day. 
"Hi guys, it's Selma, I know you were expecting to see Y/N/N, but she's still asleep, she hasn't had the best night, so to change that I'm going to call Ellie, because I know she's already awake, get her over here so she can wake up our favourite person. It's clearly a genius idea". She says as she picks up her phone and dials Ellie's number. 
"Hey Ellie, I'm sorry to bother you but would you like to come to our hotel right now? Because I have to tell you, Y/N/N didn't have the best night of her life. She was still asleep when I woke up, with her phone in her hands, and I think she's been on the internet again to see what people are saying about her," said Selma, worried about you. 
"Don't worry, you're not bothering me. Oh yes, why not, it's a good idea and it'll be good for her not to think about it while I'm with her" said Ellie, going back to her room to get her things, a Matildas tracksuit set. 
"Okay good, and yes, I think so too. I'm going downstairs to let the receptionist know you're coming so you don't get turned away," said Selma as she started to leave her room and head for reception. 
"Ok thanks, I'll be there in 10 or 15 minutes, see you later" said Ellie as she hung up.
So then I took my turn Oh, what a thing to have done And it was all yellow
Once Ellie arrived outside the hotel, she was immediately greeted by one of the receptionists. "Hello, what can I do to help you?" asked the hostess. 
"Hi, I'm Ellie Carpenter, Y/N Lacazette's girlfriend, I've come to visit her. Her flatmate, Selma Bacha, told me she'd told you?" said Ellie, hoping she hadn't given the wrong information. 
"Oh yes, I see, well Mrs Carpenter, your girlfriend is on the 3rd floor, room 312. Have a nice day" said the hostess. 
"Thank you very much, have a nice day too" thanked Ellie before taking the lift to room 312 on the 3rd floor. Arriving at the door of the room, Ellie took out her telephone to warn Selma.
to Selmama
I'm at the door
By the time she had put her phone away, the door opened and Selma Bacha was overjoyed to see her Lyon team-mate here. 
"Ellie" Selma shouted in a whisper as she came to give her a hug. 
"Thanks for coming" she thanked her quickly before letting Ellie into the room. 
"No worries, you know I'd do anything for our favorite person" Ellie said with a heart filled look on her face. 
"Oh that's lovely an digusting at the same time" said Selma smiling before resuming her sentence.
"So, you've got the key card on Y/N/N's bedside table if you need it, I'll go with Grace, Kenza and Viviane. Have a nice day, lovers." she said as she closed the door. Now alone, Ellie took off her shoes, then went straight to your camera to resume the vlog, "Hi everyone, this is Ellie, my moment of glory is going to be short as I'm just going to film myself waking Zoe up" she said as she placed the camera on a piece of furniture so that it was well positioned.
Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones Turn into something beautiful And you know, you know I love you so
"My love, wake up" said Ellie as she sat down next to you and stroked your cheek. 
"Hmm Ellie, what are you doing here, let me sleep, I'm so tired. Give me your jumper im cold and i miss you" you grumbled as you pulled the duvet up over your face. 
"I am here because Im worried about you and because I love you. Now do you want my jumper?" asked Ellie. 
"Yes please give it to me, and no need to be worried i just read those comment last night and I shouldn't have done now cuddles please." you say holding out your hands at her like a baby. 
"Argh Ellie your jumper's all yellow" you complained girl. 
"Don’t do it again baby you are an excellent player okay? So I have to take it back?" questioned Ellie. 
"No, I'm only going to wear it because it's got your scent on it and I missed you, come on come here i ant cuddles please" you say as you put on the famous yellow jumper and grabbed Ellie by the waist to lay her down beside you. 
"I missed you too," said Ellie, putting her hand on you cheek to draw you into a kiss.
You know I love you so
After spending the morning in bed, our lovebirds got up and got ready, although you preferred to keep Ellie’s jumper, to join Caitlin Foord, and Sam Kerr at a restaurant for lunch time. When they got there, you were greeted by whistles because of the yellow clothes you were wearing. 
"That's the last time I wear yellow for you Els" you say with your cheeks flushed. 
"Don't say that, yellow suits your tan" laughs Sam before saying hello. 
"I'm going to leave again if you don't stop" you tried to intimidate the 3 matildas. Once the meal was over, the 4 people decided to go their separate ways, Sam and Caitin heading back to their hotel, and Ellie and you to your hotel, but before you could do so Caitlin turned round to say. "We'll be waiting for you in 6 days Y/N/N, I hope you're ready to lose", narrowly missing the middle finger you gave her.
I swam across I jumped across for you Oh, what a thing to do 'Cause you were all yellow
Having spent the rest of the afternoon lounging by the pool, watching their series, you and Ellie went back up to your room to enjoy a couple of hours together before having to separate for the next month. 
"Why does all of your tracksuit are yellow? That colour isn't on your flag dude it's weird" you asked. 
"I don't know it's not me who create your tracksuit, and- woah hold on miss, did you really call me 'dude'" said Ellie. 
"Yes, I did, what are you gonna do 'du-'" you say before being cut off by two hands coming to tickle her on her hips. "AH- E-Ellie stop it please" you say with tears in your eyes and between two breath. 
"Said you're sorry for calling me 'dude' im your girlfirend not your dude". she threatened you. 
"I-Im sorry, now please s-stop it i can't take it anymore" you say trying to push away Ellie who had ended up on top of you. 
"Ok, Ok I will stop" said Ellie but didn't take her hands off your hips. 
"Why are you looking at me like that" asked the Australian, "Like what?" you replied. 
"Like I've just tied up all the stars in the sky" replied the blonde. 
"You're the most beautiful star" you say with a cheeky grin. 
"Okay softie come here now" replied Ellie drawing you into a kiss before resting her head in the crook of your neck.
I drew a line I drew a line for you Oh, what a thing to do And it was all yellow
When Ellie left, you noticed that she had forgotten to take her tracksuit jacket, so you took out her phone to tell her.
to Baby Aussie You forgot your jacket x
from Baby Aussie I know, I did it on purpose because I know you love yellow, and my stuff so it’s gift xx
to Baby Aussie I hate you, but thank you, I love you!! xx
from Baby Aussie I love you too baby xx
Resting your phone on your stomach, you couldn't help but feel butterflies in your stomach at the thought of having Ellie's jacket with you for the next few days. When it was time for dinner, you had barely got out of the shower so you grabbed the first clothes you could find before putting them on and hurrying down the stairs so as not to be late. 
"Nice jacket, Y/N." Grace told you, laughing along with Viviane and Selma. 
"I didn't know you'd changed nationality" said your coach as he left to sit at the other coaches' table. 
"Huh?" was the only thing you could reply before looking at your clothes, it was when you saw the Matildas jacket that you understood her team's jokes. 
"Leave me alone" you say as you sat down next to Selma who was filming the scene with Amel and Wendie, all posting you in Ellie's jacket, and mentioning the two of you in a instagram’s story. You decided to repost it with "I look good in yellow don't I", before switching off your phone.
And your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones Turn into something beautiful And you know, for you, I'd bleed myself dry For you, I'd bleed myself dry
from @elliecarpenterr yes yellow looks good on you, but my jacket looks even better on you!
from @elliecarpenterr at least the fan are going to be happy with this content.
You saw Ellie's instragram messages as you went back to your room, so you decided to reply quickly before getting ready for bed so you could be in shape for the first training session of the week. At the end of the first training session (which was more of a muscle warm-up) of the day, you joined your foursome before going to the table for lunch. 
"Are you worried about the Australia game?" asked Selma as she bit into her apple. 
"Honestly, yeah, they're monsters mate" said Viviane as she scrolled through tiktok. 
"Yeah I agree with Viv, Sel" said Grace as she played subway surfers on her phone. 
"Yeah same as the other two, from the keeper, to the striker this team is amazing" you say watching Grace play and laughing at the tiktoks Viviane shows you. 
"Fuck, I forgot to post my vlog yesterday! Never mind, I'll continue it for a while before posting it tonight," you say, slapping your forehead. You ran back to your room to get the camera before turning it on and picking up the vlog where you left off. 
"Hi guys, day 3 in Australia, Melbourne to be precise, yesterday I got to spend the day with Ellie as you've seen our stories, today however it's training for Friday's match" you say as you sat down next to Selma. 
"This morning was pretty easy, because it was weight training to strengthen and warm up our muscles, and this afternoon it's little games and matches. Selma, any comments on this morning's warm-up?" you asked, pointing the camera at Selma. 
"It was fun, there was a good atmosphere," she said before returning to her apple. 
"Thank you Selma, Grace and Viv, how did you find this morning's session?" You asked the two other players in front of you. 
"It was cool", "It was exhausting" said both of them at the same time, while you showed yourself to the camera with a face filled with terror at the fact that both of them had spoken at exactly the same time. 
"Wow that was weird don't do speak at the same time again please" you say before you had to say goodbye to your vlog as lunch break had just finished.
 "Well, the break's over, so I'll see you later," you say as you turns off your camera.
It's true Look how they shine for you Look how they shine for you Look how they shine for Look how they shine for you Look how they shine for you Look how they shine
Unfortunately you couldn't finish the afternoon's training session because of a sprained ankle, so you'll have to miss the match against Australia and the 1st World Cup match against Jamaica. You were on one of the sofas in the hotel lounge, in your Olympique Lyonnais shorts and ellie's yellow jumper, when you decide to finish the day's vlog. 
"I'm back earlier than planned, I've sprained my ankle so I'll be away for at least 2 weeks, and yes I can see you coming, yes I'm still wearing ellie's jumper because I miss her and it smells like her. So that's it for yesterday's and today's vlog, be well, be good, big kisses to you tomorrow" yoou say before quickly publishing the video and falling asleep on the sofa in the yellow jumper.
Look at the stars Look how they shine for you And all the things that you do
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dross-the-fish · 15 days
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On a scale of 1-10 how does Erik rate the rest of the Crew’s singing voices? (Regular singing, not opera) How would Erik describe the others voices? 
Henry Jekyll-The kind of pleasant and unambitious baritone one would find suitable for the parlor at Christmas and perhaps even the occasional solo in a church choir. It is fit for the entertainment of close friends and family and should not aspire to be heard anywhere else. The very definition of mediocrity in all aspects 5/10 Edward Hyde - More emotive than Jekyll but sings exclusively filth and has no interest in staying on key. One senses he plays up the roughness in his voice more than is natural 3/10 Adam Frankenstein - Bass, marred by a harsh graveled rasp, he has plenty by way of depth and power but no skill and he hasn't the range or tunefulness for even the most basic of schoolyard jingles. 1/10 stick to reading poetry and giving tedious monologues. John Watson - Surprisingly nice, the voice itself is a pleasant and flexible tenor but it is his sincerity and expressiveness that lend his singing a favorable quality 7/10 Selma Morris - Bouncy soprano, good enough, one supposes, for a jaunty tune around the campfire and tolerable when accompanied by drinks and guitar music, crippled by an annoying twang and the woman selects only to sing raunchy bar songs befitting a seedy saloon 5/10
Theodora Kipp - Contralto, difficult to gauge her actual skill level since she never challenges herself. Had consumption when she was alive and the damage to her lungs is obvious in a lingering huskiness and limited vocal range. Compensates a lack of confidence in her singing ability with her acting skills which is more effective in covering her weaknesses than I initially gave it credit for. Entertaining performer on the whole but her vaudeville sensibilities hold her back from true success. 6/10 Quincey Harker - the less said about his off-key shower warbling the better, obnoxious vibrato, 2/10 Lawrence Talbot - countertenor, despite being in his twenties he still sounds like he's going through puberty, croaking and cracking every time he strays to high or to low outside of his extremely limited range, could be used to torture our enemies. 0/10 I am, myself, a legendary vocalist and needn't flaunt my own considerable skill. I advise those of you who scored lower than a 5 to cease singing in all capacities, you are doing the world no favors when you open your mouths. To Lawrence in particular, if you utter anything resembling a musical sound in my presence again I will destroy you. To Dr Watson and Dr Watson only, please consider seeing me for vocal lessons, I believe yours is an instrument that could be polished into something far greater. The rest of you are free to continue on with your bland mediocrity but please do so out of earshot and in the privacy of your own small social circles. - OG
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