Wraith to the Left, by Cyanne

[cyanne]

Title: Wraith to the Left
Author: Cyanne (silver_cyanne)
Challenge: Shark
Pairing: Ever so slightly McShep.
Rated: G, although should be S for Silly
Spoilers: Through Aurora. Not going to mention individual eps because I hope figuring it out will be part of the fun.
Disclaimer: Fins is by Jimmy Buffett, Stargate Atlantis and its characters are owned by various corporate conglomerations, none of the above are mine.
Summary: Song parody of Jimmy Buffett's Fins. Technically not a story, hope it's okay but delete if not.
Notes: Song can be found here or here, original lyrics can be found here. The fact that this is the first thing that I've managed to finish since June, not to mention the first one in SGA, scares the hell out of me. Apologies in advance to everyone involved.


He came here to Atlantis
Just a quick step through the 'Gate
Looking for an Ancient city
Hoping just to stay alive

He's got a lab out on the ocean
But they kinda woke the Wraith
They cruise around in scary darts
And they cull all over the place

Chorus:
Can't you see 'em wakin' up, Rodney
Can't you feel 'em reaching for you
You've got Wraith to the left
Wraith to the right
And you're the smartest snack around

Oh oh
Oh oh

You've got Wraith to the left
Wraith to the right
And you're the only geek around

Took a jumper to a desert planet
Fifteen hours flying "straight"
Shooting guns in the sand
with his Air Force man
Tryin' to stay alive and get home

But now they're coming to get you
Hive ships flying in fast
Get the shields up
don't really wanna die
Sending letters home
just in case

Can't you see 'em wakin' up, Rodney
Can't you feel 'em reaching for you
You've got Wraith to the left
Wraith to the right
And you're the only geek around

Found a ship called Aurora
It was floating almost dead out there
Slide in a pod and interface
Maybe find a way to win

But now he's gotta go in after John
'cause he got himself thrown in jail
Don't be distracted by
that pretty girl
It's a creature
who can kill with her hands

Can't you see 'em wakin' up, Rodney
Can't you feel 'em reaching for you
You've got Wraith to the left
Wraith to the right
And you're the smartest snack around

You've got Wraith to the left
Wraith to the right
And you're the only geek around

Comments

[sp23.livejournal.com]

Hee. Very clever.

[goodisrelative.livejournal.com]

That is too funny! As a parothead, I love that song! :)

And you did a great job staying with the beat! :)

[cyanne]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know.

[cyanne]

I'm glad you liked it. There are one or two places where I think I may have stretched the rhythm a bit, but it was a lot of fun to play with. Jimmy's always been one of my favorite musicians.

[torakowalski.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

Very clever :)

[goodisrelative.livejournal.com]

He is awesome in concert!
I saw him in Las Vegas at the end of Oct....it was his last tour show this year. Unbelievable!

[mcalex22.livejournal.com]

Love it! I can't rhyme or write lyrical stuff for peanuts and anyone who can gets 5 stars in my book! Thanks for sharing :D

[rensreality101.livejournal.com]

This is so cute. And two of my favorite things...Jimmy and SG Atlantis.

[twoweevils.livejournal.com]

I love good song parodies, and this was excellent! The best line was "...you're the smartest snack around." Very clever!

K.

[ellex42.livejournal.com]

you're the smartest snack around

Very very clever.

[misty4me.livejournal.com]

I am never going to be able to listen to that song again without hearing "You're the smartest snack around."

[lapislaz.livejournal.com]

Yes! My two twwuuuu lurrrvves - Jimmy and SGA! This is absolutely adorable - and it's not like Jimmy's never messed with the scansion himself!

Definitely going into the "good stuff" memories to sing at the next housefilk...

[spacebabe.livejournal.com]

*pulls at her hair* I woke up this morning with your chorus part looping in my head, and it hasn't left me yet. People have been giving me very strange looks all day, and when I tried to figure out why I realized I've been singing this under my breath non-stop.

Well done! And thanks for introducing me to the original.

[cyanne]

Thanks. Glad I could make someone smile.

[cyanne]

I'm happy that you liked it. This is the first time I've ever tried anything like this and I think it worked. Thanks for commenting.

[cyanne]

We aim to please. Glad you liked it.

[cyanne]

I'm not sure where I got that line from, but as soon as it popped into my head, I knew that it fit perfectly. Glad you liked it.

[cyanne]

you're the smartest snack around

Don't know what it is about that line, but I seem to have struck a chord. Glad you liked, thanks for letting me know.

[cyanne]

Heh, heh, we live to torment. Glad I could impact your life *g*.

[cyanne]

and it's not like Jimmy's never messed with the scansion himself!

Good point. I only steal from the best.

Definitely going into the "good stuff" memories to sing at the next housefilk...

And this just made my day, it's so cool to think of someone liking this enough to actually sing it. Wow. Thanks.

[cyanne]

Hee, hee. Sorry for tormenting you in such a way, but I'm so glad that you liked it. Thanks.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Hee! Now I've got this damn song stuck in my head. Good job.

[lapislaz.livejournal.com]

Are you kidding? First rule of filking - never waste good material. Because if you don't do it, someone else will... ;-D

[alizarin-nyc.livejournal.com]

I love Jimmy Buffett!!!

Awesome.

[not-sally.livejournal.com]

Brilliant.

[tiranog.livejournal.com]

Hi, angel!

This is absolutely adorable! Very cute and clever. It really reads like a song. I'm not familiar with the Jimmy Buffet song. I kept hearing Stuck in the Middle with You playing behind it as I read it. Great job! You must write more! Love to you.

[cyanne]

Eons behind on my comments, as you can tell, but thanks so much for posting. I'm glad you liked it.

[cyanne]

Thanks. :-)

[cyanne]

I'm way behind on life, let alone LJ comments, but such high praise coming from a writer like you means a lot to me. Thanks hon, you're the best. Love ya too.

[cyanne]

We aim to torment. :-) Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it. I'm the world's worst feedbacker, but I love your stuff. I just read Theory/Practice and it was beautiful in a heartbreaking way.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks.

[tiranog.livejournal.com]

Blush. You're a kickass writer yourself, angel! You need to do something with Rodney and John. Pretty please? (bats eyes hopefully). LOL

Have fun in Williamsburg this weekend!

See you next week. Love to you.