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godrevadac wrote:Cicerious' player here.
As a full time bard, I've walked both roads on this issue and here are my thoughts...
I will tell you it takes more than clicking on an eyelash to refresh the amount of original songs you have in your performance arsenal. Usually when I am asked to perform a song, I do it off the cuff because I unlikely have relevant material prepared. To me, that is part of the fun, I'm still waiting for that day when all the important people laugh me off a stage because of how horrendous a 15-second-hashed composition sounds (or reads). I'll be laughing right along with them because I'm here to have a good time and I'll bet money I've laughed at my characters gaffes more than others have.
When I DO write an new song, I will sometimes use tunes that are in the public domain to help me set a melody to some words. I will then probably change 95-100% of the original words and will probably change part of the structure of the song to the relevant subject or situation. People probably haven't heard the song I use, and if they have they probably don't know who the author is. In any case, if the song possess a remote tone of 'alreadybeendoneadness' I will do an OOC shout out to Stephen Foster or George Cohen or whomever else has had their work subjected to my dismemberment.
Songwriting to me is only a scratch on the surface of what my character is all about, but it is necessary and it can take a LONG time to create authentic new works of music. I wouldn't wish something I created to be slightly altered and stolen as someone's own, but the way I see it, I am being inspired by these people and the songs they wrote. All pieces of art come from inspiration and mine are no exception.
I'd be happy to answer follow up questions or concerns with my methods.
I realize not everyone who wants to *play* a master poet or songwriter actually considers themselves to be one OOC.
Sometimes it’s helpful to have an existing tune in mind to set lyrics to:
What’s less fine to me is the tendency for people to parody RL songs and give no indication of this or any credit to the original source.
I’ve seen lyrics and even entire songs (with one or two changed words) wholesale lifted and presented as bard songs.
What say you? What’s the line between fair play in using RL songs/music and just being a lame rip-off? My take, in sum – CREDIT the RL source material always if you use the tune/parody the lyrics.
Kandi_Nulein wrote:
Anyone tried to RP a dancer? Geez ballet is soo very hard to emulate!
Plethora wrote:Id like very much for you to let me know the bard events you have been too,
and that you have experienced
and I will be happy to speak to players (or DMs) you feel are breaking your immersion, should you feel this thread isnt enough.
We have strict measures in place for books and such beyond the curtain.
And I'm pretty sure, no one is going to complain about too many bard eventsWe are an RP world after all
Bards FTW
~Pleth
Grunt wrote:
This was followed by a cover of "The Werewolf" by Michael Hurley (I think he was the original artist). It was followed by "You'll Never Walk Alone"...done by several artists and football hooligans
Silk wrote:I don't know, I think flinging poo in a catapult could be pretty damn effective.
I know if I was on the battlefield and I got hit by a pile of shit... I'd probably go home.
Grunt wrote:It was followed by "You'll Never Walk Alone"...done by several artists and sung by Liverpool football fans in rememberance (edited thanks to Xeo!)
Moredo wrote:Grunt wrote:It was followed by "You'll Never Walk Alone"...done by several artists and sung by Liverpool football fans in rememberance (edited thanks to Xeo!)
The real problem here is that we have what looks to be Liverpool supporters in the player base!
bolo wrote:This thread makes me miss playing my Bard/Cleric, Father Silas. While I certainly don't consider myself a very good poet or songwriter, I always did enjoy his rendition of "Maleki Loves Me" ( sung to the tune of "Jesus Loves Me").
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