Sweet Charity Vid: Blaze of Glory (SPN)

[giandujakiss]

image by tripoli; click on the picture to see her post of the larger version.

This vid was created for destina for the Sweet Charity auction.

Song: Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi
Fandom: Supernatural

Summary: Number one with a bullet.

Spoilers: Through "Swan Song"

Sizes: 54 MB (540 x 360 .divx), 22 MB (420 x 280 .wmv)
Length: 4:37

Download from Sendspace: The .divx file is here and the .wmv file is here.

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Password: performance




I wake up in the morning
And I raise my weary head
I got an old coat for a pillow
And the earth was last night's bed
I don't know where I'm going
Only God knows where I've been
I'm a devil on the run
A six gun lover
A candle in the wind, yeah!

When you're brought into this world
They say you're born in sin
Well at least they gave me something
I didn't have to steal or have to win
Well they tell me that I'm wanted
Yeah I'm a wanted man
I'm colt in your stable
I'm what Cain was to Abel
Mister catch me if you can

I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Lord I never drew first
But I drew first blood
I'm no one's son
Call me young gun

You ask about my conscience
And I offer you my soul
You ask if I'll grow to be a wise man
Well I ask if I'll grow old

You ask me if I known love
And what it's like to sing songs in the rain
Well, I've seen love come
And I've seen it shot down
I've seen it die in vain

Shot down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
'Cause I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Lord I never drew first
But I drew first blood
I'm the devil's son
Call me young gun

Each night I go to bed
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
No I ain't looking for forgiveness
But before I'm six foot deep
Lord, I got to ask a favor
And I'll hope you'll understand
'Cause I've lived life to the fullest
Let the boy die like a man
Staring down the bullet
Let me make my final stand...

Shot down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I'm going out in a blaze of glory
Lord I never drew first
But I drew first blood
and I'm no one's son
Call me young gun
I'm a young gun


Thanks so much to destina for bidding on me and giving me such a fun assignment, and to my patient betas, danegen, halcyon_shift, and rivkat.

Thank you also to tripoli for the graphic she made for this vid as one of her Sweet Charity goodies. Please take a moment to tell her how gorgeous it is!

Comments appreciated.

(Crossposted to LJ)

Comments

[keerawa]

I do believe this is my favorite SPN vid of all time! I really, really love it. Why? Let me count the ways...

The way you start the vid by invoking this very specific Western-style vision of masculinity, of what it means to be a hero, that fits so well with the song.

And let's give a shout-out to song choice. What a beautiful match to canon, in both lyrics and sound. This is the Dean who said, "Honestly, I think the world's going to end bloody. But it doesn't mean we shouldn't fight." These are the Winchesters who know for a fact they won't make it to old age. These are two men who have seen everyone they care about burn.

I really liked Dean slinging himself over the fence and then that goofy, wounded smile on "a gamble in the wind."

Your POV transitions were clear and seamless.

Sam struggling against this destiny, the role that's laid out for him as Cain.

That verse on love Winchester-style, oof.

I loved the way you blended their clips on "No I ain't looking for forgiveness" and "Lord I'm asking for a favor," parallelling both of their storylines there.

Both of them sliding down the wall at 4:25 really worked for me. And then ending with Swan Song again - yep, awesome.

[giandujakiss]

Oh wow, what an amazing comment, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the song choice - that was Destina's pick, and she had the idea to alternate viewpoints - I'm so glad that you felt it worked in the vid! And I love that you enjoyed the Western-style manliness thing - I probably had way too much fun going through the footage to find clips that fit the theme :-).

Anyway, I couldn't be happier that you enjoyed the vid so much - thank you!