Gift for rhivolution by purplefringe (Galaxy Quest)

[fv_poster]

Title of vid: Starman
Recipient: rhivolution
Vidder: purplefringe
Fandom: Galaxy Quest
Music: Starman by David Bowie
Summary: There's a starman waiting in the sky - he's told us not to blow it, 'cause he knows it's all worthwhile.

(2016 was BADLY WRITTEN)
Content notes: Physical triggers (e.g., epilepsy or migraine: strobe lights, bright lights, "stuttery" cuts between 2-3 stills)
Signed length: 04:13
Signed URL: http://purplefringe.dreamwidth.org/18874.html

Lyrics
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low

I leaned back on my radio

Some cat was layin' down some rock 'n' roll 'lotta soul,

He said



Then the loud sound did seem to fade

Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase

That weren't no D.J. that was hazy cosmic jive



[Chorus:]

There's a starman waiting in the sky

He'd like to come and meet us

But he thinks he'd blow our minds

There's a starman waiting in the sky

He's told us not to blow it

'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile

He told me:

Let the children lose it

Let the children use it

Let all the children boogie



I had to phone someone so I picked on you

Hey, that's far out so you heard him too!

Switch on the TV

We may pick him up on channel two



Look out your window I can see his light

If we can sparkle he may land tonight

Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright



[Chorus 2x]



La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

Comments

[goodbyebird]

OH MY HEART

You're certainly making my 2017 a lot better ♥

[purplefringe]

<3 Thank you! That was the aim :-)

[himundergreen]

Awwwww, I love this, it's so awesome and true to the soul of fandom everywhere. Thank you for bringing up my 2017! :)

[purplefringe]

Thank you so much! I love this film, and am glad to have made your 2017 fractionally better.

[cupidsbow]

Happymaking to the extreme. :)

[purplefringe]

:-D Thank you! What a good film.

[deelaundry]

Wonderful!

[purplefringe]

Thank you!

[leanwellback]

Oh this is delightful! So happy making and full of feelings ♥

[purplefringe]

Thank youuuu! (I hope the dl link on the signed post works for you now! Also hai I am replying to comments on my lunchbreak :-P)

[rhivolution]

Oh, Festividder, you have made today brighter. I broke away from rageface on Twitter to see if the vids were up and they were and this was the sort of sweet touching lovely thing I needed to see. It was the sort of loving-if-a-bit-wry tribute to fandom that the canon was, but distilled to its best.

Not to mention that the Bowie selection was an amazing touch, as was to put Rickman at the end. Indeed, 2016 was written by some dudebro hack in his mom's basement.

Thank you so much!

[purplefringe]

<3 I'm so glad you liked it, and it was a brief antidote to twitter-induced rage. Whichever dudebro wrote 2016 should DIE. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to rediscover how great this film is!

[sasha_feather]

This is very sweet!

[purplefringe]

Thank you! :-)

[no_detective]

This is GORGEOUS - funny and sweet and uplifting and wonderful - and I adore the "credits" sequence at the end. Thank you for this vid <3

[purplefringe]

Awwwww, thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And am glad you liked the 'credits' - I was pleased with that!

[brewsternorth]

I needed those crowning-moment-of-awesome feelings. Great song and great vid. :D

[purplefringe]

Thank you so much! Glad to be of service :-)

[fairestcat]

How wonderful! This made me grin and grin.

[purplefringe]

Hooray! Thank you so much.

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, this is really wonderful.

[purplefringe]

Thank you so much!

[opusculasedfera]

<3333333333 Perfection.

[purplefringe]

Thank youuuuu! :-D

[paranoidangel]

I really enjoyed this, it was fun. I liked the way you had clips of each of them at the end.

[purplefringe]

Thank you so much!

[verushka70]

What a great vid. Your edits to the lyrics are *perfect*! And fantastic song choice, too. All around great job that really gets the spirit and camaraderie!

[purplefringe]

Awww thank you! What a lovely comment to receive.

[seekingferret]

This is great! I love the movement between Mathesar and Nesmith being the Starman, that torch passing as Nesmith becomes increasingly comfortable being the hero Mathesar thinks he is.

[purplefringe]

Thank you so much! Yay, I'm so glad you liked that - I really enjoyed getting to interpret 'Starman' differently on each iteration of the chorus.

[mific]

So good!!! I love Galaxy Quest to bits and this was a superb distillation!

[purplefringe]

Thank you! It really is a great film :-D

[felis]

LOVE. Fun and touching and perfect. I love how the chorus evolves throughout: first hilarious/scary/alien, then the friendships, and finally the crew themselves as the starmen returning to earth. And the inclusion of the fandom layer. And the end credits. Just great. <3

[purplefringe]

Awwww, thank you! I'm so glad this all worked for you. I really enjoyed getting to interpret the chorus differently each time, and I'm happy that comes across.

[jb_slasher]

Joyous, joyous this vid is. HEE. <3<3<3<3<3

[purplefringe]

:-D Thank you so much!

[raven]

Well, that was perf.

[purplefringe]

So's your face.

[yarnofariadne]

This is lovely!

[purplefringe]

Thank you so much!

[echan]

Every time the chorus came back I squeed to see what the starman was that time. Every time the aliens were brilliant, AND THEN they became the starman!! <3

[purplefringe]

:-D Thank you so much! I had so much fun getting to interpret the chorus differently every time - I'm really glad that comes across!

[actiaslunaris]

I love the use of humor and lyric matching. Delightful and touching tribute to them all.

[purplefringe]

Thank you! I love me some good lyric matches... :-)

[shallowness]

AS someone who rewatched Galaxy Quest last year for obvious reasons, I think you've done it justice with this vid.

[purplefringe]

Thank you, that's great to hear.

[such_heights]

There are so many wonderful lyric matches here - I clapped in glee at the different uses of 'starman'. A perfect vid for a perfect film. <3