Nov. 15th, 2008

patoadam: Photo of me playing guitar in the woods (alan guitar)
Fanthem

by [livejournal.com profile] 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
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Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] 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.

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