[DC][fanmix] Batgirls Inc.

[runespoor]

Medium: fanmix
Title: Batgirls Inc.
Characters: Babs, Cass, Steph
Notes: I tried to keep this as non-affected by the reboot as possible. This is why it ends the way it does, and also why there are pics I haven't used. I didn't want this to be bittersweet, I didn't want this to be a summary of their stories; I wanted this to be a presentation of their selves. There's no end at all.








Batgirl(s)

1.Like a Lady – The Sounds
Kiss every man while you still can, like a lady
And pull your self up and dance til' you drop, I'm your baby, baby

Listen to the songs and learn to sing along, on the radio, radio
Fire in my eyes and boys on my mind, they're mine you know!...

If it feels so good
Then it can't be wrong



2.Bulletproof – La Roux
Been there, done that, messed around
I'm having fun, don't put me down
I'll never let you sweep me off my feet


This time baby I'll be
Bulletproof



Barbara Gordon


3.Dancing Queen – ABBA
And when you get the chance
You are the dancing queen


4.Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks
I'm not ready to make nice
I'm not ready to back down
I'm still mad as hell and
I don't have time to go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could


5.Bring On The Day – Charlotte Martin
I'm on my way
I'm ok



Cassandra Cain


6.Defying Gravity – Wicked (Lea Michele cover)
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It’s time to trust my instincts
To close my eyes and leap


7.Resistance – Muse (String Vitamin Quartet cover)
instrumental


8.I'm Not Done – Fever Ray
who is the Alpha?
and what is made of cloth?
how do you say you're sorry
and there's nothing to be afraid of...

it ain't over
I'm not done



Stephanie Brown


9.Sixteen – No Doubt
'Cause you're only sixteen
And you're feeling real...

"These children
They're not really bad most of them
They're just products
Of rotten neighborhoods
And bad family situations"


10.Queen of Apology – The Sounds
Now you got me on my knees
This will be the death of me

So sick of this feeling
but it never stops, never stops...

I keep trying



11.Don't Surrender – Joan Jett
You can say "What the hell I've given up”, lay down to die but it's just a bluff
Cause ya know there's no place left to hide

Sometimes life seems like a war an' you're surrounded


Batgirls Inc on Megaupload


Questions to be addressed:

Q: If this is a Batgirl fanmix, why is Barbara so overwhelmingly Oracle-oriented?
A: Because it covers the characters as they are and not just as Batgirl; Steph isn't just Batgirl-oriented either. Because Barbara is a better character – richer, deeper, more complex and unique – as Oracle, with her history as Batgirl part of her but her past, than she is as just Batgirl. Because this is my fanmix and my Babs is Oracle.

Q: Why isn't Helena/Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe/Bette/Nell here?
A: Because none of them were official Batgirls. Bear with me: Bette was Bat-Girl (which makes a difference, as well as the fact that Barbara's Batgirl doesn't pick up on that legacy), Helena was Batman in No Man's Land, Charlotte wanted the name but Babs refused to give it to her so she decided on her Misfit alias, and Nell isn't Batgirl - yet. Alternatively, because it's my fanmix. A B-side about the Other Batgirls would be an awesome idea, though.

Q: How long did you spend on this.
A: This is my life, these are my choices. i.e.: I'd be too embarrassed to tell you.

Comments

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

awesomeness!

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

:D

[ashoakandthorn]

This is amazing! And I for one appreciate the Babs as Oracle love.

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you too feel the love. She is amazing.

[likeatruck.livejournal.com]

Love. This. :D
They're not all songs I particularly like, but you've made them fit so well; this is really well done. Great work! ^^

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks! Tbh, I too am not in love with all of these songs, but I was really looking for stuff that fit. Even if I had a case of epic questioning about Dancing Queen ("Really, self? After the 'I was dancing I was beautiful' horror, Dancing Queen?"), they seemed to work. I'm glad you think I could pull it off!

[stretch.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[miki-moo.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful! I love your song choice, and the pictures you illustrated them with. [and I Love Bab's as Oracle so much *damn you DC!*]

Thank you for sharing!

[muccamukk]

Really like this, especially the instrumental cover of Resistance. So perfect for Cass.

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

I spent a long time searching for the right intrumental for Cass, she needed one, and when I found that one I was overjoyed. I'm glad you like it!

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I took so long choosing these pics, pffft, not funny. And yes, that Babs isn't Oracle anymore is tragic and unfair. Voted Most Kick-Ass DC Woman of 2010, our Oracle. (your icon severely appropriate to discussing the swoon-worthy qualities of Ms Gordon. :D)

[the-ped.livejournal.com]

I adore everything about this mix, from the subject matter, to the song choices, and especially the images chosen to educate people about these lovely ladies.

Thank you for sharing!

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

The amount of time I spent selecting these scans = RIDICULOUS, so I'm very glad you think they work!

Thank you for letting me know!