Song: Fanthem

[patoadam]

Fanthem

by patoadam
completed Oct. 24, 2008
placed in the public domain
MIDI here.

I took the melody for the verses, with some minor changes, from the Discovery Channel commercial "I Love the World". The melody used in that commercial was taken, in turn, from the traditional song "I Love the Daffodils". The melody for the choruses is mine, AFAIK.

C           Am
 We are the fanfolk.
Dm7            G7
 We read three books a day.
C            Am
 We keep the goblins
Dm7            G7
 And grues and ghouls at bay.
C          Am
 In pink pajamas
Dm7           G7
 We roam the Milky Way.

	C  Am
	Fandom
	Dm7        G7
	Infinite Diversity

 We are the fanfolk,
 Exploring strange frontiers.
 We serve in Starfleet.
 We sail with buccaneers.
 We write the fanfic.
 We are the balladeers.

        C  C7
        Fandom
        F          Fm6
        Infinite Diversity
        C          Am
        Infinite variety
       Dm7     G7
        In our society

	
We are the fanfolk.
We're straight, we're bi, we're gay.
We dream of Leia,
Or Spock and Kirk at play.
Alone or poly,
We love in every way.

	Fandom
	Infinite Diversity

We are the fanfolk,
Our faith goes on and on,
From Mark and Luke to
The Necronomicon.
We worship no God.
We praise a pantheon.

        Fandom
        Infinite Diversity
        Infinite variety
        In our society
	

We are the fanfolk,
From Oz to Camelot.
We're fond of Frodo,
And we like Sam a lot.
On Zander's starship
We're on the lam a lot.

	Fandom
	Infinite Diversity

We are the fanfolk.
Away we boldly go
To save the planet
From every deadly foe.
If we can dream it,
Then we can make it so.

        Fandom
        Infinite Diversity
        Infinite variety
        In our society
        C
	Now!

Thanks to khaosworks and someone else (I forget who) for pointing out "I Love the World" on LJ. The first time I heard it, I said to myself, "I really like that song. Why don't I write something about fandom to that tune? Naah, the chord progression is too repetitive." It wasn't until someone else pointed out ILtW that I decided to write this song.

Comments

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

Very nice! And thank you for the name check!

[patoadam]

Thanks! Glad you like the song!

BTW, I'm enjoying "The Shop" very much.

Too repetative?

[capplor.livejournal.com]

Heart & Soul
Blue Moon
Fish Gotta Swim/Birds Gotta Fly
Today (slower tempo)
Three Little Fishies (boop-boop-diddly-addle)
All I Have to Do is Dream.

No, that's too repetitive to make a good song, obviously.

Re: Too repetative?

[capplor.livejournal.com]

PS: "Why do Fools Fall in Love", the verses.

Re: Too repetative?

[patoadam]

Glad you like my song!

Yup, those chord progressions come up again and again, in some timeless songs.

[katyhh.livejournal.com]

Love it!!!

[patoadam]

Thanks!!

It was wonderful to see you at OVFF!!

Here's something that might amuse you!

[meritmaat.livejournal.com]

Fantastic!

[patoadam]

Thanks!!

I'm glad you're enjoying your new guitar!

[janeg.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the Midi file! I will be trying to learn this for the December house filk.

[patoadam]

I'm so glad you like the song! I'm delighted that you want to learn it!

One reason I put it in the public domain was to make it clear that everyone is free to perform it and, if they want, to rewrite it.

[eintx.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit late - just saw it via the link in Vixy's journal.
But wanted to leave a note that I love it!

[patoadam]

Thanks! So glad you like it!

Have a wonderful time wandering around the galaxy! Hope to see you again soon!