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Fanmix: Es, Bibe, Lude

Summary:

My other fanmix for The Emperor's Fury. (Valtyr got two because I was indecisive.)

Notes:

Es, bibe, lude is a piece of graffiti from Pompeii. It means "Eat, drink, play" and seemed terribly fitting, given Tony Stark.

My musical taste has generously been described as "eclectic." I make no apologies.

The descriptions are a bit short, but the songs are loosely organized to follow the story. This mix isn't exactly the most serious mix I've ever made, and some of the song selections reflect that. There are two Bowie songs because Bowie Is God. Plus, it amused me to include one of his early songs and one of his more recent.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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1. Kid Rock - Born Free
Steve's personality, underneath his ties to his friends and his home.

You can knock me down and watch me bleed
But you can’t keep no chains on me.

2. Huey Lewis & The News - Doin' it All For My Baby
Bucky and Gail.

Now I'm with you baby, the loneliness is over
I do my best to give her love that lasts forever
It seems like everything I do I'm doing better

3. Amy Winehouse - To Know Him is To Love Him
Tony's feelings toward Steve, even way back when he could only watch him from afar.

To know know know him
Is to love love love him
And I do, and I do, and I do

4. Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You
Jan and Wanda.

You have won my heart and my soul with your sweet, sexy ways
You gave me hope when I needed someone near

5. Danny Elfman - The Little Things
Gregory. Specifically, how he blames Tony. For everything.

Every single day, things get in my way.
Someone has to pay for the little things.

6. Pink - Trouble
Natasha.

And my fingers are bejeweled
With diamonds and gold but that ain't gonna help me now

7. Aerosmith - Seasons of Wither
Tony's feelings toward Natasha; still bitter but more distant about everything that happened.

Seeds of a thousand drawn to her sin
Seasons of Wither old in the end

8. Adam Lambert - Pick U Up
Tony's attempts to seduce get to know Steve.

We're gonna see where we can go
This is how I live, this is what I give
And you're the one I want to know

9. David Bowie - The Width of a Circle
Steve and his complications following his first night with Tony.

He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips
And showed me the leather belt round his hips
My knees were shaking my cheeks aflame

10. Robert Palmer - Some People Can Do What They Like
Steve's initial attitude toward Tony.

I'll take it any way you want me to
If you're hungry I know you're gonna move your ground
I get breathless when I see the likes of you around

11. Vonda Shephard & Robert Downey, Jr. - Chances Are
But after all is said and done, Steve can't bring himself to stay away.

And now you're all I long to see
You've come to mean so much to me

12. Poe (With Conjure One) - Extraordinary Way
And this is why.

A choice that cost me everything and set somebody else free
But what I have is the value that you see in these things

13. Hydrovibe - The Devil Comes Disguised as a Friend
Fury and Natasha.

the devil comes disguised as friend
a handshake and a hidden agenda

14. David Bowie - Slow Burn
Steve's not happy that his world's turned upside down or that he'll be living in Rome... but he can accept it.

Like a slow burn turning us round and round and round
And here are we at the center of it all

15. Bon Jovi - We Weren't Born to Follow
Steve and Tony together - the world doesn't know what's about to hit it.

Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe

 

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Notes:

May 2022: I've updated this with a link to a Spotify playlist.

Apologies both for the severely truncated lyrics and that some songs are different than original ones listed, as those were not available on Spotify. Apparently, someone decided to report all my decade-plus-old fanmixes with too-lengthy quotes and broken links, so.... *shrug*

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