#muppet elvis answers

[muppet-elvis]

Muppet Elvis have you met @elvis-official this is important information

Woah mercy, as a matter of fact I have! I'd say we're a pretty friendly with one another, too; the fellas and I just love a hangin' out with the other Elvii, humina humina humina 👉👉

[elvis-official]

MR THE KING, DO YOU LIKE THE MUPPETS?

Woah mama I love muppets. Especially that bear hummina hummina hummina

[brookston]

Holidays 1.30

Holidays

Bloody Sunday (a.k.a. Bogside Massacre Anniversary Day; Northern Ireland)

Cash Register Day

Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day

Congressional Brawl Day

CTE Awareness Day

Customs Officers Day (Azerbaijan)

Day of Azerbaijani Customs (Azerbaijan)

Day of Saudade (Brazil)

Day of Solidarity with Poland

Denise D’Ascenzo Day (Connecticut)

Draw A Dinosaur Day [ website ]

Escape Day

Felix IV, pope (Roman Catholic)

Festival of Peace

Franklin D. Roosevelt Day (Kentucky; Virgin Islands)

Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)

Hellebore Day (French Republic)

Help America Vote Day

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian Orthodox)

Hi-Yo, Silver Day

Inane Answering Message Day

Indonesian Primate Day (Indonesia)

International Day of Electronic Technicians

Jazz Record Day

Ka Moloka’i Makahiki (Hawaii)

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Martyrs' Day (India)

National Cleanliness Day (India)

National Comics Day (Brazil)

National Escape Day

National Flirt A Little Bit Day

National Maxwell Day

National Write to Congress Day

Primate Day (Indonesia)

Saudade Day (Brazil)

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (Spain)

Season for Nonviolence begins [thru 4.4]

Social Media Day (UN)

Teacher’s Day (Spain)

Women’s Peerage Day (UK)

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Yodel For Your Neighbors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Croissant Day

5th & Last Tuesday in January

A.F.R.M.A. Fancy Rat & Mouse Day [Last Tuesday]

National Plan for Vacation Day [Last Tuesday]

Up Helly Aa Day (Scotland) [Last Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Republic of Westland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 30, 2024

Iowa AG Expo (Des Moines, Iowa) [thru 2.1]

Key Western Fest (Key West, Florida) [thru 2.3]

Lerwick Up Helly Aa (Lerwick, Scotland)

Feast Days

Adelelmus of Burgos (Christian; Saint)

Aldegondes (Christian; Saint)

Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)

Armentarius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Barbara Tuchman (Writerism)

Barsimaeus (Christian; Saint)

Balthildes (Christian; Saint)

Bernardo Bellotto (Artology)

Charles, King (Various Provinces of the Anglican Communion; Martyr)

Day of Pax (Pagan)

Dianic Wicca Day (Everyday Wicca)

Exercise Your Brain Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of Sr. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom (Roman Catholic)

Februalia begins (Purification Festival; Ancient Rome) [through 2.2]

Feriae Sementiva (Feast of Spring; Ancient Rome; Everyday Wicca)

Fox, Chicken & Bear (Muppetism)

Gelett Burgess (Writerism)

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Hyacintha Mariscotti (Christian; Saint)

Imbolc Potato Chowder Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Ice T Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lloyd Alexander (Writerism)

Martina (Christian; Virgin, Martyr)

Matthias of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Mutien-Marie Wiaux (Christian; Saint)

Pax (Ancient Roman Festival of Peace)

Puce and Ochre Day (Shamanism)

Richard Brautigan (Writerism)

Sadeh Festival (Ancient Iranian Midwinter Festival; Tajikistan)

Saraswati Day (Goddess of Knowledge; Bali)

Savina (Christian; Martyr)

Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox)

Tyrtæus (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because Hitler was elected.)

Premieres

Ali Baba (Ub Iwerks Comicolor Cartoon; 1936)

The Americans (TV Series; 2013)

Ancient History (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1953)

The Animal Fair (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1959)

Around the World in 80 Days (Novel; 1873)

The Bean and the Bean, featuring Barney Bear (MGM Cartoon; 1948)

Blue Suede Shoes, recorded by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame, by Charles Bukowski (Poetry; 1974)

Cats and Bruises (WB MM Cartoon; 1965)

City Lights (Film; 1931)

The Colossus of Maroussi, by Henry Miller (Travelogue; 1941)

The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, recorded by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Song; 1917)

The Double: A Petersburg Poem, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1846)

Experience and Education, by John Dewey (Science Book; 1938)

A Florentine Tragedy, by Alexander Zemlinsky and Oscar Wilde (Opera; 1917)

Great Expectations (Film; 1998)

The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman (History Book; 1962)

Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro (Song; 1968)

I Fall to Pieces, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

I Gopher You (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Show; 1933)

Music For Everybody (Disney Animated TV Special; 1966)

Olive Oil for President (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1948)

Outrageous Fortune (Film; 1987)

Pigs Is Pigs (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)

The Plumber (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1933)

Posse Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1954)

Red Hot, recorded by Billy Lee Riley (Song; 1956)

Rooftop Concert, by The Beatles (Live Concert; 1969)

Taken (Film; 2009)

Underwater Eyeball or The Deep Blue See (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 147; 1962)

Underwater Moose or The Aqua-Lunk (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 148; 1962)

The Witch of Pickyoon, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 34 & 36 1965)

The Yogi Bear Show (Animated TV Series; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)

Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)

Zdislava (Czech Republic)

Valerius (Denmark)

Valmo, Valter (Estonia)

Valtteri (Finland)

Gildas (France)

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)

Varsamia (Greece)

Adél (Hungary)

Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)

Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)

Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)

Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)

Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)

Ignatie (Romania)

Gašpar (Slovakia)

Valerio, Valero (Spain)

Diana (Sweden)

Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 30 of 2024; 336 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 5 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 20 (Gui-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 20 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 19 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 30 White; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 17 January 2024

Moon: 79%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Homer (2nd Month) [Tyrtæus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 41 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 9 of 28)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.30

Holidays

Bloody Sunday (a.k.a. Bogside Massacre Anniversary Day; Northern Ireland)

Cash Register Day

Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day

Congressional Brawl Day

CTE Awareness Day

Customs Officers Day (Azerbaijan)

Day of Azerbaijani Customs (Azerbaijan)

Day of Saudade (Brazil)

Day of Solidarity with Poland

Denise D’Ascenzo Day (Connecticut)

Draw A Dinosaur Day [ website ]

Escape Day

Felix IV, pope (Roman Catholic)

Festival of Peace

Franklin D. Roosevelt Day (Kentucky; Virgin Islands)

Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)

Hellebore Day (French Republic)

Help America Vote Day

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian Orthodox)

Hi-Yo, Silver Day

Inane Answering Message Day

Indonesian Primate Day (Indonesia)

International Day of Electronic Technicians

Jazz Record Day

Ka Moloka’i Makahiki (Hawaii)

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Martyrs' Day (India)

National Cleanliness Day (India)

National Comics Day (Brazil)

National Escape Day

National Flirt A Little Bit Day

National Maxwell Day

National Write to Congress Day

Primate Day (Indonesia)

Saudade Day (Brazil)

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (Spain)

Season for Nonviolence begins [thru 4.4]

Social Media Day (UN)

Teacher’s Day (Spain)

Women’s Peerage Day (UK)

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Yodel For Your Neighbors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Croissant Day

5th & Last Tuesday in January

A.F.R.M.A. Fancy Rat & Mouse Day [Last Tuesday]

National Plan for Vacation Day [Last Tuesday]

Up Helly Aa Day (Scotland) [Last Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Republic of Westland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 30, 2024

Iowa AG Expo (Des Moines, Iowa) [thru 2.1]

Key Western Fest (Key West, Florida) [thru 2.3]

Lerwick Up Helly Aa (Lerwick, Scotland)

Feast Days

Adelelmus of Burgos (Christian; Saint)

Aldegondes (Christian; Saint)

Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)

Armentarius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Barbara Tuchman (Writerism)

Barsimaeus (Christian; Saint)

Balthildes (Christian; Saint)

Bernardo Bellotto (Artology)

Charles, King (Various Provinces of the Anglican Communion; Martyr)

Day of Pax (Pagan)

Dianic Wicca Day (Everyday Wicca)

Exercise Your Brain Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of Sr. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom (Roman Catholic)

Februalia begins (Purification Festival; Ancient Rome) [through 2.2]

Feriae Sementiva (Feast of Spring; Ancient Rome; Everyday Wicca)

Fox, Chicken & Bear (Muppetism)

Gelett Burgess (Writerism)

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Hyacintha Mariscotti (Christian; Saint)

Imbolc Potato Chowder Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Ice T Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lloyd Alexander (Writerism)

Martina (Christian; Virgin, Martyr)

Matthias of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Mutien-Marie Wiaux (Christian; Saint)

Pax (Ancient Roman Festival of Peace)

Puce and Ochre Day (Shamanism)

Richard Brautigan (Writerism)

Sadeh Festival (Ancient Iranian Midwinter Festival; Tajikistan)

Saraswati Day (Goddess of Knowledge; Bali)

Savina (Christian; Martyr)

Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox)

Tyrtæus (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because Hitler was elected.)

Premieres

Ali Baba (Ub Iwerks Comicolor Cartoon; 1936)

The Americans (TV Series; 2013)

Ancient History (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1953)

The Animal Fair (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1959)

Around the World in 80 Days (Novel; 1873)

The Bean and the Bean, featuring Barney Bear (MGM Cartoon; 1948)

Blue Suede Shoes, recorded by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame, by Charles Bukowski (Poetry; 1974)

Cats and Bruises (WB MM Cartoon; 1965)

City Lights (Film; 1931)

The Colossus of Maroussi, by Henry Miller (Travelogue; 1941)

The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, recorded by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Song; 1917)

The Double: A Petersburg Poem, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1846)

Experience and Education, by John Dewey (Science Book; 1938)

A Florentine Tragedy, by Alexander Zemlinsky and Oscar Wilde (Opera; 1917)

Great Expectations (Film; 1998)

The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman (History Book; 1962)

Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro (Song; 1968)

I Fall to Pieces, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

I Gopher You (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Show; 1933)

Music For Everybody (Disney Animated TV Special; 1966)

Olive Oil for President (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1948)

Outrageous Fortune (Film; 1987)

Pigs Is Pigs (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)

The Plumber (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1933)

Posse Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1954)

Red Hot, recorded by Billy Lee Riley (Song; 1956)

Rooftop Concert, by The Beatles (Live Concert; 1969)

Taken (Film; 2009)

Underwater Eyeball or The Deep Blue See (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 147; 1962)

Underwater Moose or The Aqua-Lunk (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 148; 1962)

The Witch of Pickyoon, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 34 & 36 1965)

The Yogi Bear Show (Animated TV Series; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)

Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)

Zdislava (Czech Republic)

Valerius (Denmark)

Valmo, Valter (Estonia)

Valtteri (Finland)

Gildas (France)

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)

Varsamia (Greece)

Adél (Hungary)

Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)

Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)

Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)

Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)

Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)

Ignatie (Romania)

Gašpar (Slovakia)

Valerio, Valero (Spain)

Diana (Sweden)

Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 30 of 2024; 336 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 5 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 20 (Gui-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 20 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 19 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 30 White; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 17 January 2024

Moon: 79%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Homer (2nd Month) [Tyrtæus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 41 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 9 of 28)

[cksmart-world]

SMART BOMB

The completely unnecessary news analysis

by Christopher Smart

August 3, 2021

IS THAT YOUR ASS OR THIRD BASE?

Two drunks are sitting in the gutter. The first one looks up and says to the guy next to him: “Is that the sun... or is that the moon?” The second guy looks up and then back to the first guy and says: “I don't know, I'm new around here.” If you've seen reports on the Republican reaction to the hearing of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee, then you know GOP leaders see their base as insightful as drunks in the gutter. Four Capitol Police officers testified in chilling detail of violence, injuries and mental anguish they continue to suffer after fearing they would die at hands of the Jan. 6 mob. Fox's Laura Ingraham called the cops' testimony “performance art,” which is hilarious in and of itself. The New York Times reports that 140 officers — 73 from the Capitol Police and 65 from the D.C. Metro Police — were seriously injured. The GOP just couldn't help but call a news conference: Those nice, patriotic people who tore into the Capitol are “persecuted political prisoners.” It was really Nancy Pelosi and the cops who orchestrated the insurrection. In reality, it's nothing more than political kabuki to raise funds from folks who are, apparently, willing to believe their ass is actually third base.

THE UTAH WAY — OR NOT

This is an addendum to a recent Salt Lake Tribune piece that asked the usual suspects to define “The Utah Way.” Common answers were: “compromise,” “conservatism,” and “faith.” The staff here at Smart Bomb decided to help out a little. So try these on for size:

1 – The Utah Way is: Always take two Mormons when you go fishing.

2 – The Utah Way is: Never pass up a multi-level marketing “opportunity.”

3 – The Utah Ways is: More is always better.

4 – The Utah Way is: When the going gets tough, the tough go on missions.

5 – The Utah Ways is: Gerrymandering isn't such a bad thing.

6 – The Utah Way is: Asking hard questions of The Port Authority isn't polite.

7 – The Utah Way is: Cold beer in liquor stores would only encourage drinking.

8 – The Utah Way is: When planning airports, no need to consider passengers.

9 – The Utah Way is: If we get the Olympics, people won't think we're hicks.

10 – And the Utah Way is: Blame the damn Democrats no matter what.

THE SUBVERSIVES AT SESAME STREET

The Muppets and other subversives at Sesame Street on PBS are at it again. Now they're trying to sow seeds in our children's impressionable brains that homosexuality is virtuous. Oh, no. Oh, yes! Last week, a show called “Family Day” featured a married gay couple of two dads and their daughter, writes Bethany Mandel in the Deseret News. A dad named Frank and his husband, Dave, along with daughter Mia join in a neighborhood party to surprise Big Bird. If that isn't subversive, what is? “In modern America, though, it seems that isn’t educational enough,” she writes. “The teaching has expanded to include not just an understanding of morality, but the acceptance of a specific moral orthodoxy.” Ahah! Moral Orthodoxy! How dare they. Mandel says she doesn't care if Mia has two dads, but “[T]he presentation isn’t just designed to be educational and informative; it’s meant as a symbol of virtue... it isn’t merely inclusion — it’s promotion.” And there you have it: Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Count von Count and Bert and Ernie are leading the kids to Sodom and Gomorrah — part of the vast liberal conspiracy to embrace the darkest of evil and risk God's hand raining down fiery sulfur. Wow, you don't want to miss that. Stay tuned to PBS.

Post script — That's a wrap for another historic week here at Smart Bomb, where we keep track of mask rules and regulations so you don't have to. Don't look now people, but the past is about to become the future and we all could be wearing masks again — except for patriots who think masks steal their freedom or at least make them look like wimps. The Covid 19 Delta variant is surging across the country, thanks to all the real Americans who won't get vaccinated. Politicians, like Sen. Mike Lee and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are again railing against masks, hoping to capture the 'conspiracy' vote. In Utah, the Legislature won't allow schools to mandate masks, ensuring the spread of  the Delta variant. In Congress, Republicans went nuts when Nancy Pelosi reinstated a mask mandate on the advice of the congressional physician. Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted: “Covid 19 mutated into communism a long time ago.” She also said “Biden's Needle Nazis” would go house-to-house forcefully vaccinating people. Her district in northwest Colorado has low vaccination rates and is surging in Covid cases. You don't say. Imagine if 18 months ago, Trump had told his minions to get vaccinated. While we're at it, we should probably wish for world peace, too.

Well Wilson, here we are stuck between a pandemic, global warming and stupidity on a grand scale. We're hoping you and the guys in the band have some kind of antidote for our troubled time:

As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity. I ask myself Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred, and misery? And each time I feel like this inside, There's one thing I wanna know: What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? So where are the strong? And who are the trusted? And where is the harmony? Sweet harmony. 'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry. What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?

(What's So Funny Bout Peace, Love & Understanding — Elvis Costello)

[ineffablywriting]

waking up sober

one: the beginning 

Savannah Harper, 22.

Self assured psych student.

She’s nonchalant, sarcastic, and her biggest achievement to date is being able to down five jagerbombs in less than 30 seconds.

-

Harry Styles, 23.

Overachieving law student.

He’s never faced a problem that couldn’t be fixed with a little help from his Russian friend - vodka.

a story of late nights, unorthodox household plants, and a trip to Vegas that changes everything

UNI AU co-written with @faux-styles

“Ok will you please stay still? I need to bloody think,” Harry groaned, staring down at the paper clasped between his fingers as if they held the answer.

“What do you even need to think about? It’s pretty obvious what’s written on the paper there,” Savannah rolled her eyes shifting in her seat. “And I’m sorry if I can’t sit still. I need to use the loo but someone won’t let me out.”

“I’m thinking about the legal matters of it all. I need to call a lawyer,” he muttered, completely disregarding Savannah’s bladder issues.  

“How are you going to call a lawyer if you’re 35,000 feet up in the air, Harry?” she deadpanned.

“Thanks for pointing that out, by the way. Thanks so much for that,” the sarcasm rolled quick and swift off Harry’s tongue. Apparently he became rather sarcastic in moments of hysteria.  

Savannah laughed. “Come here, you should take the window seat. Maybe it’ll calm you down,” she teased.

“One, I’m not completely daft. I know you’re trying to get me to let you out into the aisle. Two, you’re absolutely not funny and three, will you please stop mucking about, this is a serious matter,” Harry implored, even as the stiffness in his shoulders melted away slightly as he turned to glance at her.

“You know, I can’t be serious about something that’s been signed by Elvis. I mean look at that, he swirled the ‘E’ and everything,” she leaned over Harry’s shoulder and snorted at the signature. “Not even the Queen’s that fancy.”

“I’m somewhat sure that’s not true, Sav,” Harry commented, momentarily distracted. “I reckon the Queen would have more class than Elvis.”

“Ok, but Elvis is the King of Rock n Roll,” she pointed out matter of factly.

“And she’s the bloody Queen of England. Also, she’s still alive.”

“Semantics,” Savannah waved him off.

“I’m so done with you,” he shook his head, frustration seeping from every pore on his body. “Like, I’m actually done with you.”

“Don’t be so rude, Harry. You’re ruining this entire trip,” Savannah stated, giving him a disapproving glare. “Now budge up so I can use the loo.”

“My dad’s going to kill me,” Harry whined, turning to once again stare at the damning piece of paper clutched between his fingers and once again ignoring Savannah.

“Bloody hell,” she sighed. “It’s probably not even legally binding. Just calm down and wait until we land before having a breakdown. Enjoy the rest of your trip.”

“Savannah, I don’t think you understand the fact that this is a legal document which means this will be on my file forever,” Harry tried to explain. “My dad is actually going to murder me. I can see the lecture already coming - what will people think, Harry. You’re going to be a lawyer. Our reputation is on the line,” he mimicked in what Savannah thought was meant to be an impression of his dad.

“Just don’t tell him,” she shrugged. “You’re acting like you’ve committed a felony. Relax, Styles, it’s not like you’re going to jail for this.”

“That’s not the point!” he exclaimed, scrunching up the already crumbled piece of paper between his fingers, even more.

“That’s not the point,” Savannah mocked, in a startlingly accurate Harry impersonation.

“You’re impossible.”

“Yeah, and I’m not going to stop bothering you until you let me out,” she crossed her arms smugly.

Harry sighed in defeat, his shoulder slumping with exhaustion as he gave up. “Fine, but can you bring me a drink when you come back?” he asked, rubbing the side of his head to try and ease the growing headache.

Savannah huffed, unbuckling her seatbelt and standing up. “First, you keep me captive and now you’re demanding things. I see where this is going.”

“Sod off,” Harry scoffed defensively.

“With pleasure,” she smiled sweetly, pushing her way past Harry. She slipped her right hand into the pouch of the seat in front of him as she passed, carefully pulling out his small vial of sleeping pills and slipping them into her pocket. “Be right back.”

Harry snorted, once again turning back to his newfound obsession with the document before him. Savannah scoffed as she walked away.

It didn’t take her long to return, a cup of water clamped tightly between her fingers. “Here you go, you wanker,” she shoved the cup towards him as she pushed her way back to her seat.

“No need to be so bloody rude about it,” Harry glared at her, moving his gangly legs back to allow her room to pass by.

Savannah didn’t reply, opting to simply glance at him from the corner of her eye as he chugged down his drink.

He frowned a little once he was done, staring at the plastic cup strangely.

“Everything alright?” she asked him casually, picking at her fingernails.

“Water tasted a little strange,” he mused.

“Oh, yeah,” Sav said, as if she’d just remembered to warn him. “I forgot to tell you, I slipped in a couple of your pills,” she shrugged.

“You did what?” Harry hissed, his eyes widening in disbelief.

“You were going to give yourself premature greys,” she defended herself. “And I couldn’t in good conscience sit by and not do anything about it.”

“You drugged me,” Harry said, sounding thoroughly stunned. “You actually drugged me,” he repeated.

“It was for the greater good,” she explained, before muttering under her breath, “I can’t believe they’re taking so long to work.”

“And I can’t believe you drugged me,” he said once again, apparently having heard her.

“You’ll thank me when the flight’s over,” she said confidently, seeming entirely unfazed by the glare Harry was shooting at her.

“The only thing I’m going to be thanking you with, is a law suit,” he hissed, but Savannah was able to note the faint slurring of his words and perked up slightly.

“You wouldn’t do that to me,” she pat his hand gently where it was resting between them.

“I hate you,” Harry said in defeat, his eyes beginning to droop as sleep fought to overtake him. “How many bloody drugs did you give me?”

“Uh, like three?” Savannah posed it as a question. “It said take a maximum of three.”

“Once I’m conscious enough again,” Harry murmured, eyes closing. “We’re going to have a very serious conversation about this.”

“Just go to sleep, Harry. God knows you need it,” Savannah sighed, using the airplane supplied blankets to cover him.

“I can’t believe this is happening to me,” he sighed, and not for the first time Savannah felt a sympathetic tugging on her heart as sleep overtook him and she was left to her own thoughts.

“Yeah,” Savannah agreed with a sigh, letting all pretenses of perkiness drop as she stared at him with worry instead. “Me neither.”

-

*four months ago*

Savannah Harper liked to consider herself independent enough that she didn’t need a man in her life to keep her happy. And a year and a half ago, she was convinced that no man in the whole of England could ever change that, could ever make her lose control of herself enough to let someone in. She didn’t think that she’d ever fall for anyone enough that she’d make them such a significant part of her life - significant enough that she’d move in with them and consider her chances at a happily ever after.

Savannah hadn’t wanted a boyfriend, she hadn’t wanted to fall in love. And it had all been going well for her, too, until one day it wasn’t and she found herself falling for a boy.

And, unsurprisingly to her, it didn’t end very well.

A sudden turn of events had left her just out of an eighteen-month-long relationship with some guy from her psych lecture, and with the one thing that she didn’t think would ever happen to her - a broken heart. However, Savannah being Savannah meant she had been intent on keeping her life as normal as she possibly could, despite what had happened. She was fine, she told herself constantly - the phrase alone becoming a mantra of sorts. But being fine came with a price - and in her case it had been her two overly worried best friends waiting for her to have a breakdown.

“You’re going to have to talk about it at some point, Sav,” Alexa said softly, trying not to startle her. “It’s not good to keep things bottled up.”

“You should know that better than any of us,” Reyna added, sidling up to Alexa. “Being the future psychologist and all.”

Savannah glared at them, shrugging Alexa’s arm off her shoulder and moving away from the kitchen counter with her cup of tea clasped firmly in her hands. “I’m fine,” she insisted, and she really believed she was.

“No you’re bloody well not,” Reyna crossed her arms across her chest, staring Savannah down. “It’s been, what, three weeks?” she asked rhetorically. “And you’re sitting around in Lex’s flat acting fine while drinking your damn tea and eating two minute noodles straight from the box for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This isn’t healthy!”

“Rey,” Lex warned. “Go easy on her.”

“No,” Reyna glared. “She needs to hear this.”

“What do you expect me to do?!” Savannah exploded, spinning around to face her friends. “He’s been screwing around with other girls, I’m not going to be upset over someone who clearly doesn’t care about me! I won’t give him the satisfaction of seeing me have a breakdown.”

Reyna’s expression softened. “We’re not him, Sav,” she said quietly.

“You don’t have to pretend to be fine with us,” Alexa added. “You know that.”

“I know,” Sav’s shoulder’s slumped with exhaustion. “I know. But I really am fine. If I wasn’t I’d tell you guys,” she promised. “But I really do feel fine right now, and I don’t want to burden you guys with something so unimportant. Rey, you never even liked Cam. And you warned me against him,” she looked at Alexa. “I just didn’t listen.”

“Bloody hell, you muppet,” Reyna rolled her eyes, crossing the room to engulf her in a hug, Alexa following suit. “You won’t be burdening us. It’s our job to shit talk exes with you.”

“We’re your friends, Sav,” Alexa nodded along. “You’re supposed to ignore us and then come to us if things go wrong. It’s called friendship.”

“Would you like me to spell it out for you?” Reyna joked. “F-R-I-E-N-”

She was interrupted as Savannah shoved her away. “Twat,” she laughed, shaking her head.

“There we are! There’s that smile,” Alexa cooed at her, pinching her cheeks the way you would to a toddler.

“I hate you guys.”

Reyna snorted. “No, you don’t.”

“You don’t even come close to hating us,” Alexa agreed. Savannah pursed her lips, trying to fight off another smile and ultimately failing.  

“I know what we could do,” she said, a thought popping into her head. “To convince you guys that I really am fine.”

“What?” Reyna asked warily, suddenly nervous of what Savannah had conjured in her mind.

“There’s a new club opening up in Mayfair tonight and I got on the guest list. Think it would clear my mind if we went,” she said innocently enough that her friends would have no choice but to agree.

Reyna and Alexa exchanged looks, they still weren’t convinced she was fine and were worried about what she’d do if she were to get drunk in a public place after bottling everything up for three entire weeks. At home, they could monitor how much alcohol Savannah consumed - but at a club, there was no way to tell how much she drank, or what she would do.

“First off,” Reyna began. “How the heck did you end up on the guest list? And secondly, are you sure that’s a good-?” she tried to continue, only to get elbowed in the stomach by Alexa.

“Ignore Reyna. I think it sounds like a great idea,” Lex grinned, ignoring her friend’s glare. It was worth it, however, to see Savannah grin back at them, an excited gleam in her eyes.

-

When they arrived, the club was dank and the music too loud. The dance floor was a sweaty cocoon of hundreds of people all moving to the DJ’s beat, unknowingly heightening the already suffocating atmosphere. And yet despite all this, Savannah Harper found that she was having the time of her life.

In fact, with each shot of alcohol that made its way down her throat and the warmth of several people grinding up against her, thoughts about Cameron and his infidelity began to seep from her mind — which was exactly what she wanted. All she could focus on was the heavy beat of the music and the slight burn of alcohol on the back of her throat.

Savannah thought this was probably the best idea she’d had in years, and wished her friends would join her. They had no idea what they were missing. But Reyna and Alexa simply watched on worriedly as their friend drunkenly swayed to the music as yet another body joined her - handing her another drink.

“I’m getting another drink!” Reyna called over the loud music, catching Alexa’s eye and waving her empty glass.

“I’ll stay here and watch Sav,” she yelled back giving Reyna the ok to leave for the bar. “Shit,” she muttered glancing back out at the crowd, which had become rather Savannah-less. “I take my eyes off you for two minutes,” Alexa muttered, heading in the direction of the pulsing dance floor.

But Savannah was nowhere to be seen. She’d disappeared into the crowd, essentially leaving everything behind her. All her worries had flown through the window the moment she had downed her eighth drink, and suddenly nothing seemed all that important - except maybe finding some more alcohol. Everything had started to blur together, and she could feel herself swaying to the beat as it vibrated through her every nerve. She felt like she was floating.

Everything in her mind was blank, so when random hands found their place on her hips, she didn’t even think twice about it. She didn’t really think twice about anything that happened after, really. She forgot all about the past few weeks, and about her friends who were searching the club frantically for her as she gripped the tall stranger’s hand and left the club with him.

For one night, she decided to forget who she was, and that’s exactly what she did. She snuffed out any lingering doubts floating in her mind by taking one final shot, before she stumbled out of the club and into the back of an Uber with the equally intoxicated stranger.

-

When Savannah woke up the next morning with a pounding headache and in a bed that was not her own, she just knew that she was going to be in trouble. She had no clue where she was, how she had gotten there, nor how she was going to get home. She didn’t even know where her phone was.

“Shit,” she muttered bringing her hand up to her face and rubbing the lingering sleep from her eyes. “Shit,” she repeated noting the outline under the sheets of a naked guy beside her. A guy whose name she couldn’t remember even if her life depended on it. “Shit,” she cursed again.

“Shut up,” grumbled the voice beside her and Savannah froze realising she’d woken him up. She held her breath, waiting for him to put the pieces together.

Lying there, she counted the seconds in her head—which wasn't all that hard to do seeing as her head was pounding along to them.  Her eyes took on the shape of saucers as the guy began to move, shamelessly staring as the muscles in his back rippled. She averted her eyes when she realised that he had turned around to face her.

“Shit,” he echoed Savannah’s exclamations as he slowly sat up, careful to keep the white bed sheet covering his privates. The two stared at one another in awkward silence, both waiting for the other to be the first to instigate the much-needed, albeit extremely awkward, conversation they were undoubtedly going to have.

“I don’t remember your name,” Savannah broke the silence rather bluntly. The awkward atmosphere was making her skin crawl and all she wanted to do was to get out of there. “Sorry,” she apologised afterwards, knowing her words had sounded standoffish and that her tone was rather rude. “I was planning to leave earlier, I just don’t remember… much.”

“It’s Harry,” he grinned at her, trying to hold back a chuckle. “And it’s ok, seeing as I can’t seem to remember your name either. Sally or something right?”

“Savannah.”

“Right! Savannah,” Harry clicked his finger repeating her name. “Well, Savannah, seeing as you’re still here, do you think you could fill me in on what happened last night?”

She wasn’t sure if his question took on an accusatory tone, almost as if he was blaming her, or if she was imagining things. Regardless, this caused Savannah to raise her eyebrows, as if daring him continue with that train of thought.

“I was hoping you could tell me the same thing,” she said, carefully crossing her arms across her chest and making sure to keep her half of the bed sheet covering her decency. She didn’t want this Harry person to get anymore eyefuls of her body than he’d probably already seen last night.

“I’m assuming we shagged,” Harry shrugged like it was a natural occurrence—which, from the sight of him, probably was. God, what if he had an STI?

“From our state of dress—”

“More like undress,” Harry muttered, cutting her off. “And god, can you get any more formal,” he commented - Savannah chose to ignore him.

“From our state of dress, and the fact that this room smells like sex and cheap cologne, I’d say that’s a solid assumption,” she rolled her eyes, letting sarcasm seep into her last few words.

“Hey!” he exclaimed indignantly. “Whose cologne are you calling cheap?”

“Yours, obviously,” she tried to raise a brow and from the amused quirk to Harry’s lips she knew she’d failed.

“Whatever,” he sighed, flopping onto his back and rubbing at his eyes. “I can’t remember anything and I don’t think you can either, so I’m going to have a shower and you're going to leave,” Harry said, grabbing what seemed to be a pair of boxers off the floor and pulling them up his legs, keeping his back to Savannah.

It wasn't exactly an unwelcome sight, she mused, watching as his body moved to do his brain’s bidding. But she had more pressing matters to address right now.

“You’re right, I don’t remember anything,” Savannah agreed. “Like whether we used a condom or not?” she probed and watching carefully, she was rewarded with the tensing of Harry’s shirtless form.

“Shit,” Harry cursed. “Are you on the pill?” he spun around, panic clearly obvious on his face.

“Yes, but—”

“Thank god,” Harry let out a breath in relief.

“You do realise the pill is only about 92% accurate,” Savannah told him dryly, making him once again freeze up. She hadn’t been sure whether to be thankful that Reyna had told her the nifty pill-fact at the time, but now she was sending her friend a silent thanks. “And anyway, that’s not why I asked. There’s the more pressing matter of whether or not you’re carrying around an STI,” she spoke casually even though she was nervous; more so about Harry’s reaction than his answer.

True to her thoughts, Harry glared at her. “I’m clean.”

“If you say so, mate,” Savannah teased, although from the look of absolute fury on Harry’s face, she thought it was safe to assume he was telling the truth.

“If anyone here has one, it’s probably you,” Harry shot back, standing up from the bed and moving around to stand in front of Savannah, who also jumped up to stand, not liking the way Harry was towering over her. Even at her full height however, she was still a head shorter than him.

“And what the bloody hell is that supposed to mean?” she demanded, glaring up at him as green clashed with green.

“It means that you basically threw yourself at me last night,” Harry smirked, though she could tell his heart wasn’t really in it.

“Oh really? And how could you possibly know that if you don’t remember anything that happened?” she challenged.

Harry shrugged, “Since you can’t remember what happened either, you can’t prove it didn't happen,” he shot back cheekily.

Savannah stared up at the infuriating boy before her, “You’re disgusting. I can’t believe I had sex with you.”

“I mean, you came back with me - it is my house. What does this say about you?” he grinned, obviously thinking he had won.

“It tells me that I make bad decisions when I’m drunk. Now, if you don’t mind I’d like to get dressed and get out and away from you, wanker.”  

“No need for wanking today,” Harry chuckled to himself as he walked over to an adjoining door that Savannah assumed led to a bathroom.

“Ugh,” she scoffed at him, leaning over to pick up her discarded bra. “I repeat... you’re disgusting.”

“If you say so!” he laughed shutting the door and allowing Savannah the small amount of privacy she needed to slip on her bra. She abandoned the search for her knickers after a couple of minutes - she couldn’t seem to locate them anywhere - but she knew that she couldn’t walk out of this apartment wearing nothing.

Glancing around the room, her eyes zeroed in on the dresser directly opposite the bed and Savannah contemplated making a not-so-wise decision. “Screw it,” she muttered marching over and carefully pulling the first drawer open - coming across nothing particularly useful.

The next few drawers revealed nothing but socks and t-shirts and she felt herself growing frustrated before she finally pulled open a drawer that revealed an entire collection of neatly folded boxers and briefs in every single colour imaginable - “c’mon, who the hell wears mustard boxers?” she grumbled to herself.

Letting out a sigh of relief, she chose a plain black pair with the tags still on and quickly pulled them on - it was either that or go commando - before stealing a quick glance around the bedroom to check if she’d left anything behind. Satisfied with her work, she headed out the door and into a corridor that opened up into a kitchen not quite as pristine as the bedroom had been last night. Huh, Savannah thought, snippets of the night flitting through her mind, bringing with them feelings she’d never quite been privy to before.

Choosing to push those disturbing thoughts aside, Savannah spotted a coffee machine sat innocently on the counter next to the sink. Almost as if she had been struck by a baseball bat, her hangover came back in full force - a dull throbbing pain at the back of her head that threatened to tear its way out of her skull. Walking - or rather -  stumbling over to the front door without any coffee in her system simply seemed like an impossible feat now.

“Sod it,” she muttered pulling the dress she’d only just grabbed off the couch over her head and leaving it hitched around her hips, she made a beeline over to the coffeepot. She decided that even though she risked spending more time in the presence of a one night stand she didn’t fancy being around, a large, steaming cup of coffee would be well worth it in the end.

The noises that came along with the opening and closing of cupboards in search for coffee really weren’t helping Savannah’s headache, and with every crash and clang of pots and pans bumping against one another, she felt her frustration rising and her patience weaning.

“Where the bloody hell is the coffee? Does he drink anything other than tea?” she cursed, ducking her head into one of the lower cupboards in desperation.  

“The coffee’s in the top right cupboard,” came a very entertained voice.

Savannah swore as her already pounding head bumped against the marble counter in her haste to turn around. Rubbing her temples, she looked over to see Harry with only a towel wrapped around his waist and an amused smile on his face as he eyed Savannah’s attire.

“I didn’t peg you as a thief,” he observed, nodding towards her lower body.

“I didn't peg you as the type to read erotica,” she shot back, eyeing the Sylvia Day book she’d just spotted lying open against a fruit bowl beside her, before reaching up into the top cupboard and grabbing the coffee out.

“Not mine,” he replied, pulling out two mugs from a cupboard beside Savannah as she brewed the two of them some coffee.

“Right...”

“It’s not,” Harry insisted.

“I don’t care,” she retorted.

“It’s my mate’s girlfriend’s,” he explained anyway.

“I really don’t care, Harvey,” Savannah purposefully used the wrong name.

“It’s Harry,” he corrected, and by the tone of his voice, she could tell it had grated on his nerves.

“I still don’t care.”

“Bloody hell, my hangover’s getting worse,” he complained.

“Aw, did Harvey have too much to drink last night?” she cooed at him.

Muttering under his breath, Harry left the kitchen and disappeared from sight as he turned the corner that led to his bedroom.

Despite knowing that it was pointless, Savannah hoped he wouldn't return until she was out of his flat. Much to her despair, he walked back out moments later - still shirtless, this time wearing a pair of low hanging sweatpants on his hips that just drew all of Savannah’s attention to the deep V-lines leading downwards. She looked away quickly before he got the chance to catch her ogling.  

Just as he entered the kitchen space, the chime on the coffee machine indicated it was ready. So, without wasting a second, Savannah poured herself a cup of the steaming black beverage, instantly taking a massive slurp and burning her tongue in the process. She didn’t mind. Instead she rather welcomed the slight pain on her tongue as it briefly distracted her from the headache that was still hammering around her head.

“Oi, where’s mine?” Harry’s grating voice brought her back down to earth, and when she turned to glance at him, he had a surprisingly adorable pout on his lips. This only seemed to frustrate Savannah.

“It’s your house, pour it for yourself,” she shrugged.

His pout deepening, Harry fixed himself a cup of the coffee.

“Well, I’m done,” Savannah dropped her cup into the already overflowing sink. She glanced down at herself and blushed a little, knowing how much of a mess she probably was.

Pulling down the dress so that it wasn’t hitched so high up around her hips, she turned to Harry and opened her mouth a couple of times before settling on a simple, “goodbye.”.

“Uh, see ya around,” came Harry’s distracted reply, his thoughts occupied as he nursed his mug thoughtfully.

“Probably not,” Savannah quipped, though the words didn’t come out as rudely as she’d intended.

AN: helloooooo, it’s been well over a year and we are super duper sorry for the ridiculous wait, but it’s finally hereeeeee!! Chapter one of WUS has fnally been posted. Please let us know what you think by sending us a message, whether you’d like to see it on any other social media platforms (wattpad? AO3?)? and what you expect in the next few chapters! 

Hope you guys enjoy it!!! 

xo Lola and Faye

[dweemeister]

2017 Movie Odyssey Award for Best Original Song (preliminary)

More than two hundred movies since 2017 began and just after passing six hundred total write-ups on this blog, it’s that time of year again! As all who have been tagged here probably know, I host an Oscar-like ceremony celebrating all the movies of that year’s Movie Odyssey at the year’s end. I contacted most of you beforehand to ask if you could help narrow down the shortlist for the final round of Movie Odyssey Award nominees in this category.

We have 23 songs (up from 17 last year... yikes!) in this preliminary round, separated into two groups -- songs that appear in the same movie have been placed into separate groups; all other songs were randomized. Unlike last year which was a La La Land/Moana/Purple Rain/Saturday Night Fever/The Slipper and the Rose party, this shortlist features more non-musical movies. No movie was shortlisted more than twice this round. With English, Hindi, Japanese, and Spanish involved, it is also the most multilingual field ever over a mixture of musical genres.

INSTRUCTIONS In the group that you have been sorted into, please rank (#1-10) at least five and at most ten of your assigned group’s songs. Please consider (to the best of your ability): your personal preferences (most important), how musically interesting a song is, the lyrics, context within the film (if you’ve seen it), choreography (if applicable), and the song’s cultural impact/life outside the film (if applicable, and also the least important factor). The top five songs in each group advance to the final round -- I may pick one song outside a group’s top five to advance, too. An unspecified number of songs have already advanced to the final. Tabulation details are underneath the cut.

There are some followers I’d like to extend a last invitation to for the prelim (because you’re all longtime followers but are either inactive/never participated before): @babeltwo, @classwarhooligan, @daveyboygoliath, @jayb3, @loveless422, @mopina, @phendranaedge, @saucy-witch, @shadesofhappy, @astorytellertothestars  I would love to have all of you participate in both the prelim and/or final rounds (if you folks don’t reply, apologies as I will tag you again for the final)! Please contact me if you are interested in participating in the prelim! This goes for any follower I have not tagged as well -- please contact me if you are interested in participating for this round and/or the final!

The deadline for preliminary submission is Saturday, December 9 at 11 PM Pacific Time. That’s Sunday, December 10 @ 2 AM Eastern and 7 AM GMT. The final round begins once tabulation is complete, probably the day after.

GROUP A

“Baby, You Knock Me Out”, music by André Previn, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)

Performed by Cyd Charisse (dubbed by Carol Richards) and chorus

“Blue Gardenia”, music and lyrics by Bob Russell and Lester Lee, arranged by Nelson Riddle, The Blue Gardenia (1953)

Performed by Nat King Cole

"Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine", music and lyrics by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Performed by The Supremes

“The First Time It Happens”, music and lyrics by Joe Raposo, The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

Performed by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), Miss Piggy (Frank Oz), and chorus

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song

“For Your Eyes Only”, music by Bill Conti, lyrics by Mick Leeson, For Your Eyes Only (1981)

(slightly nsfw opening credits version) / (sfw audio)

Performed by Sheena Easton

A James Bond song; nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song

“Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo”, music by Bronislau Kaper, lyrics by Helen Deutsch, Lili (1953)

(English version) / (German version)... the song and movie are both popular in Germany

Performed by Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer

“Jane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji”, music by O.P. Nayyar, lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri, Mr. & Mrs. ’55 (1955, India)

Performed by Johnny Walker (dubbed by Mohammad Rafi) and Yasmin (dubbed by Geeta Dutt)

Lyrics in Hindi

Song ends at 50:11

“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”, music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)

(use in context... the full song is not played)

Performed by Bob Dylan

“Once in a While, Talk of the Old Days”, music and lyrics by Tokiko Katô, arranged by Yôko Kanno, Porco Rosso (1992, Japan)

Performed by Tokiko Katô

Lyrics in Japanese

“Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea”, music by Joe Hisaishi, lyrics by Katsuya Kondô and Hayao Miyazaki, Ponyo (2008, Japan)

Performed by Nozomi Ôhashi and Fujioka Fujimaki

Lyrics in Japanese

“Think Pink!”, music by Roger Edens, lyrics by Leonard Gershe, Funny Face (1957)

Performed by Kay Thompson, Virginia Thompson, and chorus

“Zenzenzense”, music and lyrics by Yôjirô Noda, Your Name (2016, Japan)

Performed by RADWIMPS (their music video has nothing to do with the movie, but it’s interesting)

Lyrics in Japanese

Group A participants include: @dansmonarbre, @emilylime5, @fredsbarandgrill, @ideallaedi, @introspectivemeltdown, @leesamuel, @musicmoviesportsguy, @nazur, @simplyangiec, @somequeerdistortion. Four others are also joining you in this group, including myself and my little sister.

GROUP B

“Ben”, music by Walter Scharf, lyrics by Don Black, Ben (1972)

Performed by Michael Jackson

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song

“Bonjour, Paris!”, music and lyrics by Roger Edens and Leonard Gershe, Funny Face (1957)

Performed by Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn, and Kay Thompson

“Hey, a Movie!”, music and lyrics by Joe Raposo, The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

Performed by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), Fozzie Bear (Frank Oz), Gonzo (Dave Goelz), Sweetums (Richard Hunt), Charles Grodin, and chorus

“I Got Lucky”, music and lyrics by Dolores Fuller, Fred Wise, and Ben Weisman, Kid Galahad (1962)

Performed by Elvis Presley

“I’m Old Fashioned”, music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

Performed by Rita Hayworth (dubbed by Nan Wynn) and Fred Astaire

“My Neighbor Totoro”, music by Joe Hisaishi, lyrics by Hayao Miyazaki, My Neighbor Totoro (1988, Japan)

Performed by Azumi Inoue

Lyrics in Japanese

“Remember Me (Recuérdame)”, music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Coco (2017)

English: (first use) / (lullaby) / (end credits)

Spanish: (first use) / (lullaby) / (end credits)

Various performers - I personally prefer the Spanish performances

“Sparkle”, music and lyrics by Yôjirô Noda, Your Name (2016, Japan)

Performed by RADWIMPS

Lyrics in Japanese

“Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks”, music by André Previn, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)

Performed by Dolores Gray

Song begins at 1:33 in the video. For minimal context, watch it all.

“Udhar Tum Haseen Ho”, music by O.P. Nayyar, lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri, Mr. & Mrs. ’55 (1955, India)

Performed by Guru Dutt (dubbed by Mohammad Rafi) and Madhubala (dubbed by Geeta Dutt)

Lyrics in Hindi

Song ends at 1:47:51; the scene ends a few seconds later

“Would You”, music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed, San Francisco (1936)

Performed by Jeanette MacDonald

This song is most famous for its use in Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Group B participants include: @addaellis, @cokwong, @dog-of-ulthar, @halfwaythruthedark, @maximiliani, @plus-low-overthrow, @stephdgray, @umgeschrieben, @underblackwings, and @yellanimal. Three others are joining you in this group, including myself and my little sister.

I am happy to answer any questions about a song’s use in context, or any other questions for that matter.

Happy listening! And thank you for your participation and support whenever you started following me. You will all be tagged again for the final round, regardless of whether you participated in this final round or not. If voting turnout is bad in one group as opposed to the other, I may call upon members from the more active group to participate in both groups. You can submit your votes any way you wish - articulate as much or as little as you want about your picks, too! -- by replying to this post, reblogging and replying, sending a PM or inbox message. Those who know my personal email can also send me their votes there.

Thanks again, everyone!

For reference: 2014 edition, 2015 edition, 2016 edition

TABULATION Two tabulation methods will be used this year - one will have actual bearing on the results; the other is experimental and may be used in 2018.

The former is a points-based, ranked choice method which has been used since the first time I asked friends, followers, and family to help out. Here is last year’s example. A respondent’s first choice receives 10 points, the second choice receives 9, the third choice receives 8, etc. The winner is the song that ends up with the most total points. This will be used for the preliminary and final rounds this year.

Tiebreakers for above: 1) total points earned; 2) total #1 votes; 3) placement on my ballot; 4) placement on @monkeysmadeofcheese’s ballot; 5) tie declared

The following method may be used in 2018 and will be conducted this year for experimental purposes only. It uses the instant-runoff voting (IRV) method (the Academy Awards uses this method to choose a Best Picture winner, visually represented here). It’s a bit confusing (and it’s probably best if you see the visual example), but here’s how it works:

All #1 picks from all voters are tabulated. A song needs more than half of all aggregate votes to win (fifty percent of all votes plus one).

If there is no winner after the first count (as is most likely... if there are thirty respondents, sixteen #1 votes are needed to win in the first count), the song with the fewest #1 votes is thrown out. We look at the The last-placed song’s ballots are then given to the remaining nominees according to the voters' #2 choice.

The process repeats, eliminating nominees and giving votes to the highest-ranked, non-eliminated song on each ballot. It is possible after several rounds of counting that respondents who did not entirely fill in their ballots will have wasted their votes at the end of the process (if a person voted the second-to-last place song as their #1, filled in no more slots, and the count has exceeded two rounds, they have no say in which song ultimately is the winner).

A song wins when it reaches more than fifty percent of their #1 and re-distributed votes.

Tiebreakers for experimental method: 1) first song to receive fifty percent of all votes +1; 2) total points earned; 3) total #1 votes; 4) placement on my ballot; 5) placement on @monkeysmadeofcheese​’s ballot ; 6) tie declared

[spider-sense-and-sensibility]

Shuffled!

Hi! @butterfliesforchubbyguys called for anyone interested to do this and so here it is! I put my iTunes music on “Shuffle all” and this is what happened - no skips I promise! (ps i have over 12,000 songs on there so this is a raindrop in an ocean):

Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Deep Blue Something

Deep River Woman - Lionel Richie

Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk - Meco

Life’s A Happy Song - The Muppets 

Crazy Swing - !DelaDap (alternate 2012 Eurovision entry from Austria but it didn’t get selected)

The Wanderer - Dion

A Sunday Kind of Love - Etta James

Here Comes Santa Claus - Elvis Presley

For Your Eyes Only - Blondie (alternate Bond theme it’s so great)

Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash 

(ps I have 622 beatles songs and I wanted to see how long it took until I got to one. The answer was 34 songs in)

(pps i am not surprised the only songs from the past 20 years are from eurovision and the muppets)

I’ll tag anyone interested as well! Anyone procrastinating or otherwise

[muppet-elvis]

woah mercy

Woah mercy, would ya look at that! This right here is really somethin'! Thank ya very much corrupteddoodles, we are a certainly feelin' honored by your work, humina humina humina! 2:D 👉👉

[brookston]

Holidays 1.30

Holidays

Bloody Sunday (a.k.a. Bogside Massacre Anniversary Day; Northern Ireland)

Cash Register Day

Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day

Congressional Brawl Day

CTE Awareness Day

Day of Azerbaijani Customs (Azerbaijan)

Day of Saudade (Brazil)

Denise D’Ascenzo Day (Connecticut)

Draw A Dinosaur Day [ website ]

Escape Day

Festival of Peace

Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)

Hi-Yo, Silver Day

Inane Answering Message Day

International Day of Electronic Technicians

Ka Moloka’i Makahiki (Hawaii)

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Martyrs' Day (India)

National Escape Day

National Flirt A Little Bit Day

National Maxwell Day

National Write to Congress Day

Primate Day (Indonesia)

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (Spain)

Season for Nonviolence begins [thru 4.4]

Social Media Day (UN)

Teacher’s Day (Spain)

Women Peerage Day (UK)

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Yodel For Your Neighbors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Croissant Day

5th & Last Monday in January

Aukland Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day [Last Monday]

Independence Days

Republic of Westland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Adelelmus of Burgos (Christian; Saint)

Aldegondes (Christian; Saint)

Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)

Armentarius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Barsimaeus (Christian; Saint)

Balthildes (Christian; Saint)

Charles, King (Various Provinces of the Anglican Communion; Martyr)

Exercise Your Brain Day (Pastafarian)

Februalia begins (Purification Festival; Ancient Rome) [through 2.2]

Fox, Chicken & Bear (Muppetism)

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Hyacintha Mariscotti (Christian; Saint)

Ice T Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Martina (Christian; Saint)

Matthias of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Mutien-Marie Wiaux (Christian; Saint)

Pax (Ancient Roman Festival of Peace)

Saraswati Day (Goddess of Knowledge; Bali)

Savina (Christian; Saint)

Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox)

Tyrtæus (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because Hitler was elected.)

Premieres

The Americans (TV Series; 2013)

Around the World in 80 Days (Novel; 1873)

Blue Suede Shoes, recorded by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

City Lights (Film; 1931)

The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, recorded by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Song; 1917)

The Double: A Petersburg Poem, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1846)

Great Expectations (Film; 1998)

Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro (Song; 1968)

I Fall to Pieces, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Show; 1933)

Outrageous Fortune (Film; 1987)

Red Hot, recorded by Billy Lee Riley (Song; 1956)

Rooftop Concert, by The Beatles (Live Concert; 1969)

Taken (Film; 2009)

Today’s Name Days

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)

Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)

Zdislava (Czech Republic)

Valerius (Denmark)

Valmo, Valter (Estonia)

Valtteri (Finland)

Gildas (France)

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)

Varsamia (Greece)

Adél (Hungary)

Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)

Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)

Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)

Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)

Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)

Ignatie (Romania)

Gašpar (Slovakia)

Valerio, Valero (Spain)

Diana (Sweden)

Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 30 of 2023; 335 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 5 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 9 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 9 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 8 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 8 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 30 Aer; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 16 January 2023

Moon: 71%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Homer (2nd Month) [Tyrtæus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 40 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 9 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.30

Holidays

Bloody Sunday (a.k.a. Bogside Massacre Anniversary Day; Northern Ireland)

Cash Register Day

Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day

Congressional Brawl Day

CTE Awareness Day

Day of Azerbaijani Customs (Azerbaijan)

Day of Saudade (Brazil)

Denise D’Ascenzo Day (Connecticut)

Draw A Dinosaur Day [ website ]

Escape Day

Festival of Peace

Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)

Hi-Yo, Silver Day

Inane Answering Message Day

International Day of Electronic Technicians

Ka Moloka’i Makahiki (Hawaii)

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Martyrs' Day (India)

National Escape Day

National Flirt A Little Bit Day

National Maxwell Day

National Write to Congress Day

Primate Day (Indonesia)

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (Spain)

Season for Nonviolence begins [thru 4.4]

Social Media Day (UN)

Teacher’s Day (Spain)

Women Peerage Day (UK)

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Yodel For Your Neighbors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Croissant Day

5th & Last Monday in January

Aukland Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day [Last Monday]

Independence Days

Republic of Westland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Adelelmus of Burgos (Christian; Saint)

Aldegondes (Christian; Saint)

Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)

Armentarius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Barsimaeus (Christian; Saint)

Balthildes (Christian; Saint)

Charles, King (Various Provinces of the Anglican Communion; Martyr)

Exercise Your Brain Day (Pastafarian)

Februalia begins (Purification Festival; Ancient Rome) [through 2.2]

Fox, Chicken & Bear (Muppetism)

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Hyacintha Mariscotti (Christian; Saint)

Ice T Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Martina (Christian; Saint)

Matthias of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Mutien-Marie Wiaux (Christian; Saint)

Pax (Ancient Roman Festival of Peace)

Saraswati Day (Goddess of Knowledge; Bali)

Savina (Christian; Saint)

Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox)

Tyrtæus (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because Hitler was elected.)

Premieres

The Americans (TV Series; 2013)

Around the World in 80 Days (Novel; 1873)

Blue Suede Shoes, recorded by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

City Lights (Film; 1931)

The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, recorded by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Song; 1917)

The Double: A Petersburg Poem, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1846)

Great Expectations (Film; 1998)

Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro (Song; 1968)

I Fall to Pieces, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Show; 1933)

Outrageous Fortune (Film; 1987)

Red Hot, recorded by Billy Lee Riley (Song; 1956)

Rooftop Concert, by The Beatles (Live Concert; 1969)

Taken (Film; 2009)

Today’s Name Days

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)

Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)

Zdislava (Czech Republic)

Valerius (Denmark)

Valmo, Valter (Estonia)

Valtteri (Finland)

Gildas (France)

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)

Varsamia (Greece)

Adél (Hungary)

Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)

Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)

Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)

Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)

Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)

Ignatie (Romania)

Gašpar (Slovakia)

Valerio, Valero (Spain)

Diana (Sweden)

Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 30 of 2023; 335 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 5 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 9 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 9 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 8 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 8 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 30 Aer; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 16 January 2023

Moon: 71%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Homer (2nd Month) [Tyrtæus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 40 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 9 of 30)

[muppet-elvis]

Hiiiiii! Its me rolley! To answer that question a yours I use prisma colors mainly, theyre kinda spendy but theyre worth it with how vibrant and smooth you can get them to look. I also use artistloft watercolor markers, they work really nice if you want more control than actual watercolor. Thanks fer askin! And also for the kind words on my art. It means a whole lot to me!!!

Woah mercy, that's rockin'! Mod's thinkin' about gettin' his hands on some of them there prismas and watercolors. A thank ya, thank ya very much for inspirin' us, thank ya

Also anytime, my friend! I'm always a happy to go on and on about all the amazin' artists here on Tumblr, uh-huh uh-huh! 👉👉

[muppet-elvis]

Woah mercy, how're we doin' Tumblr? I wanna properly introduce myself before we get a rockin' and a rollin':

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1) Who are you?

I am Muppet Elvis, the king of rock and roll. Some weirdos might argue "That is not Elvis! That is just... an oddly-dressed elf livehand recovered from storage", but I cannot tell a lie, I'm as true as they come.

2) Where'd you come from?

My start started on the "Muppets Classic Theater", with me and the fellas makin' some blue suedes for a swell lil' froggy shoemaker. And we've had ourselves a pretty good run in the 90's!

Though sadly, we haven't been around since that Christmas movie in 2002; we've been off hangin' in Graceland since then, I think. So this is gonna be my first time with this newfangled technology, but my dear mod is a helping me out with that.

3) How many of you are there?

It's me and two other fellas; we're like three blue swede peas in a pod. They'll talk in green (I am that there second muppet king, otherwise a known as Dell, uh-huh.) and orange (I'm the third Elvis, and ya can call me Ciel, humina humina!) whenever they are a chattin' on this blog!

(And by the way, as for me myself, I suppose ya can call me by the name "Mel" if ya want to.)

4) If you're the leader of the three, are you the king of kings?

You're dang right I am!

5) I thought all Elvises said some variation of "woah mama". Why do you say "woah mercy"?

Well, I've been saying that since the "Muppets Classic Theater". I just don't wanna fix what ain't broke. Besides, it sets me apart from other Elvii, humina humina. I even have my own e-mote! 2:]

6) Just what are these tags you're using?

I'm glad you asked! Lemme explain 'em real quickly:

#woah mercy - These are reblogs for just about anythin', includin' talks with other blogs! You'll find a lot of different posts featurin' things I rock with, includin' good food, beautiful art, and overall lots of love and positivity.

#muppet elvis speaks - Posts that come from the king himself (a.k.a. me) are tagged under this here label!

#muppet elvis answers - Anytime one of ya lovely people sends me an ask, I'll put it under this tag!

#muppets: into the elvisverse - This here tag's for anytime I interact with another Elvis blog. There's just so many of us out there and I'd like to befriend as many as I can! I'll even put mentions under this one.

(mod note: not all posts have been tagged, especially some of the older posts, so i apologize if there's a post you're looking for and it isn't under these tags - we will fix that.)

7) Can I be hateful on this blog? I have such a nasty take on-

Oh now just hold on a Memphis minute; that sort of hatefulness isn't welcome here! No transphobia, no racism, no ableism, no sexism, no homophobia, none of any of that! The kings will not kneel to no hatred, our hearts are deep in the freedom of rock and roll.

So get outta here and don't make me use my karate on ya; I give a mean Round-the-Jailhouse kick!

8) Can I give you my devotion?

Mercy, a dove ocean sounds like too many feathers for me! I couldn't handle all that. However, I would be happy to have people come and rock along with us.

Me and the fellas are also a big fan of fan art or any other fan things ya make! It's a definitely not required; we've just had people askin' before, so I figure it'd be good to mention you have our approval, uh-huh. I personally do love artists and their work overall, so I'm here to express my gratitude to 'em whenever I can!

Just know this is a side blog, so any of that kind of feedback from me will be comin' from the mod's blog.

(mod note: i write in small purple when i write as the mod. if you know who this is, then you know. i should also mention that i am an adult, so we might make more "mature" jokes every now and then. however, in typical classic Muppets fashion, this blog is intended to be for everyone.)

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That's everythin' important. Any other questions, ya can always lay it on me in the inbox. And a please, check out mod's Kandi store, if y'd like a lil' personal keepsake from this here blog. Thank ya, thank ya very much for readin', thank ya. 👉👉

[muppet-elvis]

woah muppet

Woah mercy, that's me and my fellas, uh-huh uh-huh! 👉👉

[muppet-elvis]

Woah mama Who's your best friends in the elvisverse

-@official-ace-elvis

Woah mercy, I honestly am not too sure, 'cause I rock with so many different Elvii on this here Tumblr! I've had a so many different blogs come my way and put smiles on my face, it's hard for me to single anyone out.

I think about my singin' with snailvis (may jeselvis rest his soul) and elvis purrsley a helpin' out with the lil' tuxedo. I think about the feastin' with ya (all 200 of ya) and lion elvis and how similar we are. Even the ones I didn't quite get at first, I found myself rockin' with very well!

So, I suppose every one in this here elvisverse is a dear friend of mine, humina humina humina 👉👉

[muppet-elvis]

If I threw a bowling ball at your head would you get trapped in it

Woah mercy, ya mean like one of 'em poke 'em ons? I've been a learnin' a lil' more about 'em lately; guess that's why they're called that, 'cause ya poke 'em on into orbs, uh-huh uh-h-!

... Wait a Memphis minute. Humina humina. Mod, are we Elvii poke 'em ons?

(i mean... you are an impersonating muppet elf. so, you're sort of like a Mimikyu.) ... I can rock with that, whatever that is! Sounds like a new kinda mini barbeque. Tasty! (... *chuckles* knucklehead. also to answer your question anon, i personally don't know if that's how that works, but i learn new things about the elvisverse everyday.)