13♪ I Know What I'm Gettin'

[eba05]

So, soon we'll all go carolin', no doubt that's got me juiced, but gettin' all you guys involved had more than just one use. It showed that folks still love the music, even in this place, and now I'm curious to find your own personal tastes.

Carols aside, what's your tune? I'm eager to be learnin' to what kind of beat you aren't immune; what gets

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[if_iweretherain]

I like all kinds of music! Pop and oldies and rap and hip hop and rock and roll...

[eba05]

Fantastic! Nothin' quite so good as keepin' the options open.

[wingsformonkeys]

I don't know much about Earth music, so I'm not sure what terms to use. Back in Oz, I sang quite a bit in my daily life, and I've seen a musical.

I've read a bit about the music here in the process of going through some history books, but I haven't listened to very much, so I couldn't tell you who or what I like.

Although I was wondering, why is music so important to you? Most people here don't value it nearly as highly as you clearly do.

[eba05]

I've heard that of you before, but I haven't heard you sing yet. I'm still looking forward to hearing your pipes sometime, if you'd allow.

I'd give you any sort of education you could want on America's finest tunes. You might've figured already that I'm a bit of an expert in that category, and I'd be more'n happy to show people the light of hard rock.

Music's the ultimate underrated force, y'know? People can listen to a song, and have their emotions change. A favorite song played at the right time can lighten up a person's day. A sad one can help a person cry when they've kept it bottled up. And if done right, the message in the melody can mean so much to a person that it can get them to do things they couldn't have done without that little push of the cadence.

...That may sound a little weird. Eheh. I suppose I can't expect ya to really get it; s'hard to explain the importance of music. Got a personal meanin' in my life, an influence over things, y'know?

[wingsformonkeys]

I'm sure you will eventually. Hopefully it will even be a relatively positive song, since the last time I sang was while I was looking for Glinda, and that one certainly wasn't pleasant.

You're welcome to educate me. Even if I was only ever sent to school to look after my sister, I'm not going to object to learning. And I do like music.

It doesn't sound so strange. Glinda and I are friends because when I was dancing to no music at a dance populated by people who'd done nothing but mock me for being green, Glinda being crueler than most, she took pity on me and joined me on the dance floor. I had no idea what dances were popular, and the music stopped when I entered in the room. It started playing again when she joined me. Of course, that night in our dorm room she just had to sing a song about how she was going to teach me to be popular, the last line of which was, "Just not quite as populaaar as meeeeeee!" Thankfully, she's matured a bit since then. We did manage a duet when we eventually came to an understanding of each

[eba05]

One way or another, from where I stand, we need more tunes to get Manhattan less bland. It'll bring people together, just like you two friends; shouldn't matter whether it's awkward, if it comes to good ends.

Through the good times and the low, music's always there to help you through. Can up the high until you glow, or cheer ya when all you can do is rue. And if ever you're filled up with woe, everything else just makes you blue, it's always good to know that old familiar harmony will still be ringin' true.

((unless he's secretly an evil mastermind under it all!! Curse those vile EBA!))

[has_ginzuishou]

Minako-chan is my favorite! Does that count?

[eba05]

She's quite the star, I can't blame ya at all.

[foxxy_diva]

I wouldn't have thought you one to try and organize something like carols, seems a little... childish, don't you think? Unless we're talking about non-traditional songs.

[eba05]

Awww, you don't really think that, do you? Christmas is awful important, it'd be a shame to let anyone have to be in a bad mood this time of year. You know how much a little Christmas spirit can make a difference.

[freudenstachel]

Buxtehude's fantasias.

[eba05]

Baroque? Beautiful stuff. Not enough folks listen to that period.

[freudenstachel]

You know his works? I am impressed. You would be the first. Tell me, how do you feel about Schütz?

[eba05]

I'll admit it's not my strongest genre, but that don't change that it's a great listen. Schütz was a real influence, though, you can tell; his inspiration can be heard in a lot of the following era.