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

[alyndra]

This is my absolute favorite go-to SPN vid. I heard this song on the radio a few weeks after binge-watching the first 8 seasons, and I was like, there MUST be an existing vid of this! So I googled, and sure enough, there were several, and this was hands-down the best. I downloaded and keep coming back to watch it again and again.

I love how coherent the story you tell with it is, how the brothers have alternating 'voices' that ultimately merge into the same feelings about different events shown with the "ain't lookin for forgiveness/got to ask a favor" overlays. I love the use of prop shots to convey an idea - the microscope of Sam's demon blood, the horsemen's rings (key to Lucifer's cage) "before I'm six foot deep," everything you use to refer to Dean's stay in Hell. I love the little bounce of the Impala to the music beat, Sam and Dean's footfalls to music beats,

Just on the most recent rewatch it hit me just how many literal 'blazes' you manage to find and slide into this vid, and I can't believe I never appreciated that before! It is almost like it was too obvious, I was so busy looking at all the brilliant references to show events and how you tied them into all the lyrics, I missed the bear right in front of my nose!

"You ask if I'll grow to be a wise man/well I ask if I'll grow old" Can I just take a minute to talk about this? Because Dean's a hunter, and all the older hunters he knows are dead or paranoid hermits or crazy, and he's so willing to accept his own death when that's all he sees, as you show with Tessa and the rest of the episode references in there. They're densely packed, but so worth unpacking, you know?

And oh God, Sam, "Well at least they gave me something, I didn't have to steal or have to win" so quietly bitter and yet not dwelling, still determined to fight the good fight. MY HEART BREAKS FOR EVERYTHING IN THIS VID, OKAY.

And I don't care if people don't take this song seriously, because it seriously works for this show and this vid, and that is just all there is to say on that subject, okay?

(No, not really, I didn't mean it, I could totally go on.)

[giandujakiss]

Oh my gosh, this is one of the most amazing comments I've ever seen - thank you so much!

I can't take all of the credit, though - Destina's the one who came up with the song idea, and she had the idea for the alternating voices - I think she matched which brother with which, IIRC. I'm just so glad that you think I managed to live up to her inspiration :-).

"You ask if I'll grow to be a wise man/well I ask if I'll grow old" Can I just take a minute to talk about this? Because Dean's a hunter, and all the older hunters he knows are dead or paranoid hermits or crazy, and he's so willing to accept his own death when that's all he sees, ...

Hee, yes, exactly - I'm very glad it came across!

Anyway, yes, you're right, it's not a song that's taken very seriously - so I'm so happy you think the vid overcame that. Thank you so much!