so okay this is a doctor who song

[solarbird]

So there’s a song by Vixy & Tony called “Thirteen.” It’s on their Bandcamp page here, and there’s cellphone video of a live performance here, at nwcMUSIC 2012.

And I realised a while ago that this is the same number as canonical Doctors – not now, but possible. 12 regenerations, 13 doctors Who. But nothing ever really came of that, until this popped out of my head. And I want to get it posted before we know anything about a 12th doctor, because parts of this kind of play off not having one, and rumours are floating about, so now is the goddamn time, apparently. XD

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Thirteen
(Music Vixy & Tony 2008, Lyrics me, um, a couple of weeks ago. March 2013. Creative Commons 3.0/noncommercial use-derivative works allowed-attribute.)

Well I went for a walk on a rocky beach with a storm-tossed sea and a sky of grey
Saw a big blue box with a funny man, he called, “come with me, child, and fly away”
Said “count by the minutes and count by the hours, we’ll see the future that you never knew”
“But the path’s all covered with the blood of strangers, Raggedy Man there’s too many of you”

One and one and one and two and three
Timelord, won’t you take pity on me
Original show only counted to Seven, so
tell me what do you mean?
Thirteen / Thirteen / Thirteen / Thirteen

Timelord tell me all your stories, timelord tell me I can play
I never believed you could come up empty, I never knew nothing never went your way
Reborn twelve times ’round this console, set back up until they shut you down
Nemeses come in gold and silver, but someday the Valeyard’s gonna steal your crown

One and one and one and two and three
Timelord, don’t you take pity on me
Original show never counted on Seven
Tell me what could you mean?
Thirteen / Thirteen / Thirteen / Thirteen

Timelord tell me where you goin’ / Timelord tell me where you been?
Eight went and died on the stroke of midnight, Nine was the soldier who did him in
Ten went too far in a TARDIS, twelve’s still the man who can never sin
But thirteen’s a wrap and thirteen’s a final and thirteen’s the doctor who can never win

One and one and one and two and three
Timelord, won’t you get clever for me?
Original show only made it to Seven, so
what’ll be your last scene?
Thirteen / Thirteen / Thirteen / Thirteen

Mirrored from Crime and the Blog of Evil. Come listen to our music!

Comments

[batyatoon]

... this is AWESOME and I may sing it at our upcoming housefilk. :D

Thanks ^_^

[solarbird]

Please do! I haven't had a chance to perform it yet, really, so if other people can and want to, great!

[batyatoon]

Of course, once I tried to sing it I realized how very difficult it will be to sing unaccompanied. :/ Pity I don't play the guitar. Have you got chords or sheet music for it?

[solarbird]

Chords are on the Vixy & Tony website, here, and I didn't change the melody at all, so that should work. ^_^

I don't have sheet music for the melody - I can't actually read sheet music? So.

[batyatoon]

I return to report success! :D An accommodating gentleman filker name of Maury accompanied me on guitar, and it was very well received.

[solarbird]

Yay! I'm glad it went over well. Thanks for performing it. ^_^