Gift for elipie by thingswithwings (Batman - 1966)

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Title of vid: I am what I am
Recipient: elipie
Vidder: thingswithwings
Fandom: Batman - Adam West (1966)
Music: I am what I am by Gloria Gaynor
Summary: "Oh Batman darling, you're so divinely square!"
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 02:26
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Lyrics
I am what I am

I am my own special creation

so come take a look

give me the hook

or the ovation



it's my world that I want to have a little pride in

my world and it's not a place I have to hide in

life's not worth a damn

till you can say I am what I am



I am what I am

I don't want praise I don't want pity

I bang my own drum

Some think it's noise

I think it's pretty



and so what if I love each sparkle and each bangle

why not try to see things from a different angle

your life is a sham

till you can shout out I am what I am



I am what I am and what I am needs no excuses

I deal my own deck

sometimes the ace

sometimes the deuces



it's one life and there's no return and no deposit

one life so it's time to open up your closet

life's not worth a damn

till you can shout out I am what I am

Comments

[isweedan]

DELIGHTFUL!

[elipie]

GLORIA GAYNOR, vidder?? This song choice was glorious (if you will). This vid is SO CUTE and omg how much did I love the part from :36-:55 where the song really takes off and the section ends with Batman doing a STAR JUMP, omg. Your lyrical ties are adorable and very clever, and your paralelisms are fantastic (I especially loved "see things from a different angle" and all the kicks from 1:24-1:31 and then the ZIP-LINING and the zap rakk zonks and the BUSTING THROUGH THE WINDOWS). TIME TO OPEN UP YOUR CLOSET TO GET YOUR COSTUMES. You are so clever, festividder. Why is Batman surfing? I love the end with the in-source text. You are a genius!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!! <33333333

[elipie]

I forgot to mention that I love the TEAMY FEELS!!!!!!! The general overview of this vid is just super charming and hits all my buttons. <3

[valoise]

The entire campy bat family - so fun

[leanwellback]

This is so much fun, I was smiling the whole way through!

[purplefringe]

This vid is the best version of any Batman thing I have ever seen, ever. Such fun! Such lyric matches! Such gleeful camp! I have a massive grin on my face right now!

[giandujakiss]

I love this sooo much! I mean, it's ridiculous, but it isn't! You took the silliness and you made it so much more, a fantastic anthem to individuality! It's awesome.

[cupidsbow]

Oh, wow. This is fantastic! :)

[barkley.livejournal.com]

Oh, what a delight the bat-trio is!!!

[settiai]

Hee! Oh, this was wonderful. ♥

[opusculasedfera]

Giggling forever and super touched at how brightly earnest this is! <33333

[runawaynun]

AH! This captures so much of what I love about this show. Excellent!

[livrelibre]

This is a thing of beauty and a joy forever :)

[happydork]

Oooh, so happy, so gloriously queer, so perfect! Left me grinning!

[sanguinity]

Why yes, they will inspire others to fabulousness!

[rosaxx50]

This is quite possibly the most delightful thing I have seen all day. The song choice! (And Robin taking off his disguise during the first "I am what I am", inspired!) I am absolutely in awe of this video, and honestly, I'm going to come back and rewatch it every single time I need cheering up.

[metatxt]

gah! such a perfect celebration of Batfam's campy queerness.

[minim_calibre]

I am suddenly and vividly reminded of why, as a wee 14 year old with no clue that there even was a thing called Fandom, I was writing joyfully cheerful Adam West Batman fic.

<3

A million glitter hearts. A million of them.

[aris_tgd]

This was delightful!

[fairestcat]

This was wonderful. Campy and fun and full of love for the source.

[juniperphoenix]

When I saw the song title I expected this to be delightfully campy — which it is, of course! — but I had no idea it would turn out to be so genuinely JOYFUL. I will be watching this again and again.

[revolutionaryjo]

This vid just makes me appreciate so much that the source material actually existed in the real world at one point. Beautiful. Amazing.

[odessie]

Ohh, this is just brilliant! So joyful and fabulous and proud and affirming, I love it to bits - some absolutely genius lyric matches in there too. (Bats polishing his symbol to 'have a little pride in'!) *rushes to watch again*

[boomqueen]

So many clever, perfect clip decisions! Such a delightfully campy song selection for a campy source! All the adorable Batfam feels <3

[such_heights]

This is the most fabulous thing to ever fabulous. I love it!

[were_duck]

AHHHHH FABULOUSNESS oh wow my cheeks hurt from smiling :D I LOVED the grouping you did! HIGH-KICKS! BAT SPORTS! BONDAGE! and the song and source are delightfully campy and perfect together :D

[axiom_of_stripe]

batfamily pride! <3

[kiki_miserychic]

Awwww, so sweet.

[starlady]

This was so great. Bat-trio forever!

[ironed_orchid]

This is glorious!

[gorgeousnerd]

LOVELY. I agree with everyone using the word "joyful"; I adore how this vid celebrates Batman.

[jetpack_monkey]

This is absolute aces. ACES!

*POW*

[kouredios]

This made me really, really happy. :D

[semielliptical]

Fabulous!! Truly, in every way - the song choice, the editing, the great amount of fun. :D

[ghost_lingering]

This was fabulous! Let your inner bat signal shine!

[frayadjacent]

Hooray!! <3

[cesperanza]

I love this with ALL MY HEART.

[actiaslunaris]

Yay, Bat-family! So fun, especially with your clip-to-lyric matching. I love that it celebrates the source!

[coyotegoth]

SO FABULOUS

[franzeska]

I love the cutting between different wall-climbing footage.

[swizzlespoon]

Yay! Such fun! And hooray for Batgirl being a part of the fun throughout this vid!

Some lovely choices of clips to match lyrics here, I particularly liked the wall-climbing sequence.