1. |
Fight Like a Girl
03:02
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I can roar like a lion, though I look more like a lamb
And I know I’m so much stronger than you all think that I am
I’ll stand up for every person in the world who’s ever heard
Someone say, “You’re not a fighter, you’re just a girl”
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ve taken down vampires, zombies, Sith Lords, Reavers, and spies
I’ve escaped from countless supervillains without the help of the guys
I’ve destroyed evil empires and cheated death like a pro
With my stake, my katana, my battle staves, and my bow
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll make them all eat their words
And fight like a girl
My name is Uhura, Deanna, Guinan
It’s Michael, it’s Christine, it’s Seven of Nine
Tasha, Jadzia, Tilly, Beverly, B’Elanna, Agnes, La’an
Call me Kathryn, or Raffi, or Tendi, or Carol, or Kira, or just Number One
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight like a girl
I’ll fight until I’ve won
I’ll show ‘em how it’s done
‘Til everybody in the world has heard
I’ll fight like a girl
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2. |
Days Go On So Long
02:40
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When there’s a show I like
Seems like I never get to savor it
Before a week goes by
In walks some random guy
With the battle cry
“Which one’s your favorite?”
One sure way to fail my friendship test
Is to make rank something from the worst to the best
“Angel or Spike? Kirk, Sisko, or Pike?”
Why make me choose? Can’t I just like what I like?
I don’t want to rank the captains
Can’t I like them all?
Why insist on a definitive list
Are you trying to start a brawl?
Let’s not fight about Star Trek
I don’t care which one is “the best”
This incessant need to rank things
Just makes me want to scream
So let’s not fight about Star Trek
I can’t think of anything more banal
They’re all great so why debate?
Why can’t we just enjoy them all
And not fight about Star Trek
“Bashir, Crusher, or McCoy?” Must you destroy my joy?
And make me explain my disdain? You’re gonna give me a migraine
This isn’t hard
It’s not just Kirk or Picard
And I can’t disregard
That you forgot about Janeway
I like the new and the old Trek
I like Lower Decks and Deep Space 9
I like the odd-number movies
I like Shatner and Wesley and Bennett and Pine
Chorus
Must you ask such ridiculous questions?
“Do you like Noonien Singh or Noonian Soong?”
I know it’s what nerds do
But I don’t need to hear some yahoo
Say, “Let me explain to you
Why your opinion is wrong”
I disapprove of your disapproving
That doesn’t make me a hypocrite
You’re allowed to like it or hate it
Just don’t expect me to accept it as holy writ
Chorus
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4. |
Everything Happens Here
02:35
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Two Three Four
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
I know a place where everyone is welcome
I know a place where everyone is smart
I know a place where you can learn a different language
Use your brain and act with your heart
Practice math or learn your ABCs
Kids and puppets living in harmony on Sesame Street
Dos Tres Quatro
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
I know a place where you can share all of your feelings
It’s okay if you’re happy and all right if you’re scared
I know a place where everyone will care about you
You’re gonna love it, we’ll see you there
It’s a place where we can learn about you and me
Everyone is different but everyone’s family on Sesame Street
Deux Trois Quatre
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
Oscar loves trash, and he can be mean
Kermit’s sometimes sad, it’s not easy being green
C is for Cookie, Me gotta be blue
Grover sings over under around and through
I know a place where all the people are connected
Who are the people in your neighborhood?
I know a place where all the people are accepting
Everyone’s authentic and everyone is good
Bob and Linda, Maria, Luis and Gabi
Mr. Hooper, Susan and Gordon and me on Sesame Street
Zwei Drei Vier
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
Anything can happen
Anything can happen
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
Anything can happen cause everything happens here
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6. |
Pamphlets
01:06
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What shall we do? What shall we do?
What shall we do with the pamphlets?
If you’ve got some information that you need disseminated
Cogent or instructional with data that will soon be dated
And must be laconic in a paper format
We can all agree you’ll need a pamphlet for that
Look out! There’s an emergency
And nobody knows what to do
All the librarians in the library
And the paraprofessionals too
Are running around waving their arms in panic
Embracing each other in fear
The whole circulation desk’s covered in pamphlets
There’s no room to store them all here
It’s not that they’ve run out of room on the shelves
It’s just that they do not stand up by themselves
Pamphlets get damaged when placed next to books
They’re fragile and tempting to library crooks
Pamphlets are unbound and oblong and not made to last
What shall we do? What shall we do?
What shall we do with the pamphlets?
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7. |
MST3Kover: Rocket Man
04:41
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8. |
"Retire Undefeated"
00:42
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9. |
So Say We All
04:36
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I dreamed about falling through magical wardrobes
Of crossing the universe by wrinkling time
Of shoes I could use to cross deadly deserts
Of walking in wonder in fractal designs
I’d talk to the mirror and whisper my secrets
Call on my image by character names
Look for a like mind in the world of reflections
My door to that world never came
And I dreamed of a world where we shared the same dream
And we all were there on the same team
Where we all were aware and we cared and all sang the same theme
I’d say “This is the way”
And “May the force be with you”
Raise a Vulcan salute
“Wakanda Forever!”
“Avengers Assemble!”
“Does not compute”
“Live long and prosper”
“Be excellent to each other”
“Do or do not. There is no try”
“So say we all”
Then I found a whole world where they like the same movies
And everyone there seems to talk just like me
I don’t have to translate the words I believe in
They know what I mean and they happily agree
They all know my fandoms and quote from them freely
Sometimes it feels like we all share the same brain
We chorus the phrases we secretly cherished
And say them again and again and again
And I dreamed of a world where we shared the same dream
And we all were there on the same team
Where we all were aware and we cared and all sang the same theme
I sang “This is the way”
And “May the force be with you”
Raised an Orkan salute
I said, “Make it so!”
“The truth is out there”
“Shazbot” and “Nanu nanu”
“Live long and prosper”
“Never give up, never surrender”
“By Grabthar Hammer, you shall be avenged!”
“So say we all”
And we dream of a world where we share the same dream
And we all are there on the same team
Where we all are aware and we care and all sing the same theme
We sing “This is the way”
And “May the force be with you”
Raise a three-fingered salute
“As you wish”
“Don’t panic!”
“I volunteer as tribute”
“Live long and prosper”
“Be excellent to each other”
“To infinity and beyond!”
“So say we all”
“Have fun storming the castle”
“So say we all”
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10. |
Bill Cipher
02:33
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Mable and Dipper I’ll be watching you
Stanford my revenge is overdue
Stanley once I get my hands on you
Eenie meenie miney… YOU!
Top hat: liar, monster, snappy dresser
Bow tie: equilateral aggressor
A massive throne of human agony
Eenie meenie miney me!
Isosceles monster
I’m contrarious and temerarious
I’m always watching you cause pain is hilarious
Isosceles monster
And you’re superfluous there’s nothing to discuss
I’m always watching you cause pain is hilarious
My eye! Do you know how long that takes
To grow back? I’ll reverse the functions of your face
Eye bats: Fearamid and Weirdmaggedeon
I know that we’ll meet again
I know that we’ll meet again
Isosceles monster
I’m gregarious and multifarious
I’m always watching you cause pain is hilarious
Isosceles monster
I’m nefarious and full of scariness
I’m always watching you cause pain is hilarious
I’m always watching you cause pain is hilarious
I’m always watching you cause pain is hilarious
My time has come to burn
I invoke the ancient power that I may return
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12. |
Hope
03:45
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Look around
Seems darker than it’s ever been before
We’ve been knocked down
Funny that it’s harder to stay grounded
When you’re laid out on the floor
It’s getting harder to stay warm
Seems like we won’t survive the storm
We’re suffering, our bodies seared with scars
Feels like we’re stuck in polar night and it’s hard to see the light
But it’s only in the dark that we can find the stars
Seems like we’re stuck but I’m not giving up
With a lot of love and a little luck
We can reconstruct
I know things suck but I’m not giving up
With a lot of love and a little luck
I’ll get up
It’s a crime
Sometimes I find that I’m inclined to be resigned
We’re in a bind
I know it’s mind over matter but it matters and I mind
That the world is so unkind
Yet from the artist to the clerk I know it’s all about the work
Whether done with a spade or a microscope
Just look at all that we’ve attained
Armed with just our brawn and brain
All we needed was the will and the hope
It seems like we’re stuck
But we’re not giving up
With a lot of love and a little luck
We can reconstruct
I know things suck
But we’re not giving up
With a lot of love and a little luck
We’ll get up
Take a look and see at all that we’ve created
From the rocket to the spindle
Eventually you’ll see that nothing is easy
But most things are simple
Things suck but I’m not giving up
With a lot of love and a little luck
I’ll get up
It seems like we’re stuck but we’re not giving up
With a lot of love and a little luck
We can reconstruct
Yeah, things suck but we’re not giving up
With a lot of love and a little luck
We’ll get up
It seems like we’re stuck but we’re not giving up
With a lot of love and a little luck
We can reconstruct
We’ll get up
We will get up
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13. |
Storybook Love Story
03:34
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I'd torment you whenever I saw you
You were my farm boy and I was in love
I saw you there, sunlight dancing on your golden hair
What could I say, you looked just like a picture
I just pointed saying, "Fetch me that pitcher"
‘Twas foolish
But you said, "As you wish"
Then you had to go, you were seeking fortunes,
But you swore you would always make it back to me
Then I was kidnapped by some pirate
Why did you have to go?
And I said...
Humperdinck took me, I thought you'd left me all alone
Now I’ll never doubt you; here they come, we’d better run
You'll be the pirate and I'll be the princess,
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
So I ran out to the fire swamp with you
Tried to keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
I’ll close my eyes... avoid the rodents of unusual size
But at the other end the evil Prince was waiting
Humperdinck said, "Get away from Buttercup"
But you were everything to me,
and I was begging him, "Let him go"
So I said…
Humperdinck, take me and leave him alone
I'll come quietly; promise you I’ll never run
You are my prince and I'll be your princess
It's a love story, baby, I’ll say "Yes"
Westley, please save me, I just don't know what to do
I don't love Humperdinck, I’m so screwed
I’m so afraid, will we make it out of this mess?
It's a love story, baby, please say, "Yes"
I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
Then I saw you on that bed, lying down
And you said...
“Buttercup, gently, I've been mostly dead all day
I came for you, all you had to do was wait
Help me out of bed, this jerk has got to go”
You picked up your sword and stood on your own
and said…
“To the pain, Humperdinck / You warthog-faced buffoon"
The prince dropped his sword, he won't be getting married soon
We tied him to a chair and rode off in the sunset
That’s our love story, baby, we said Yes
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14. |
Pure
00:31
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Ducks are
always trying
to eat my dog
cause he’s
purebred
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15. |
St. Brendan's Way
03:04
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16. |
Rogers
04:32
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He told us we were special
Success is being kind
We can build a better world together
Helping is where our real strength lies
He told us we were worthy
He told us we were good
It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood
He said “look for the helpers”
It’s a good feeling to know that we’re alive
No one in the whole wide world is like you
It’s good to know you’re growing inside
He was everybody’s neighbor
He listened with his heart
He said I love you, you have value
And I’m glad you’re just the way you are
He said, “Be a helper, be a light
Don’t be afraid to do what’s right
Loving yourself is part of loving me”
So be courageous and be true
Be the best at being you
And be the person Mr. Rogers knew that you could be
Just a skinny kid from Brooklyn
Who was not afraid to fight
He knew that power’s not what makes a hero
He just wanted to do what was right
And he showed us he was worthy
To stand with the divine
Be it wartime or our time
He is with us until the end of the line
So stand up and join the fight
You gotta want to do what’s right
Remember sacrifice is part of being free
Don’t be afraid to disobey
You can do this all day
Just be the person that Steve Rogers knew that you could be
Be a gambler with a dream
Be an island in the stream
Be Reuben James or the coward of the county
Eat fried chicken every meal
Just don’t be Ruby or Lucille
And be the person Kenny Rogers knew that you could be
Be the person that Will Rogers knew that you could be
I’m pretty sure that he would like me
Be the person Carl Rogers knew that you could be
He thinks I’m phenomenal
Be the person that Buck Rogers knew that you could be
I’m not taking orders for Gil Girard
Be the person that Roy Rogers knew that you could be
Again with the fried chicken?
Be a helper, be a light
Don’t be afraid to do what’s right
Loving yourself is part of loving me
So be courageous and be true
Be the best at being you
And be the person Mr. Rogers knew that you could be
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17. |
Do as Peggy Says
02:54
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If you’re listless and you feel like you were meant for more
If you’re enlisted but always end up missing the war
Support your friends, always offer to help
Know your value, stand up for yourself
And do as Peggy says
(Do do as Peggy says)
If you’re at work and having trouble getting recognized
Taking shorthand when you know that you’re a super spy
Sometimes you gotta fight to make things improve
Just plant both feet and say, “No, you move!”
You gotta do as Peggy says
(Do do as Peggy says)
All the daring women have got to believe
Just like Sharon, Simmons, and Steve
Do as Peggy says
If you’re restless and you feel like we’ve been here before
Nothing’s too big to fail but some things are too big to ignore
You know how to make a better world
Just know your value and fight like a girl
Better do as Peggy says
(Do do as Peggy says)
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18. |
Cliffs of Insanity
02:56
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The lady is kidnapped and Guilder is framed
The six-fingered man haunts my subconscious brain
The rhymes of the giant drive Vizzini insane
And that word doesn’t mean what he’s thinking
And it’s sail, sail away from that sailboat
He may be gaining but we’re not afraid
As we sail for the Cliffs of Insanity
All of the eels are shrieking
We don’t want to kill her but it’s hard to avoid
Vizzini has told us we’ll be unemployed
Fezzik offers a peanut — Vizzini’s annoyed
When we get to the top, we’ll be leavin’
And it’s scale, scale the side of the mountain
Hang on to Fezzik — the Man in Black gains
As we climb up the Cliffs of Insanity
All of the eels are shrieking
It’s time for a fight now and well-matched are we
But I’m not left-handed and neither is he
And I’ve got to admit that he’s better than me
And I’m knocked on the head when he’s leavin’
And it’s sleep, sleep, sleep off the headwound
I’ll wait for Vizzini — I will not be moved
And it’s fare ye well ye Cliffs of Insanity
All of the eels are shrieking
Some fight for the glory – Some fight for the pay
But I am the Spaniard and fighting’s my way
It’s a hard life to live and a high price to pay
When the six-fingered man is still breathin’
Hello — My name is Inigo Montoya
You killed my father — Prepare to die
And it’s fare ye well ye Cliffs of Insanity
All of the eels are shrieking
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19. |
Nasty
05:44
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My story’s been told and it’s older than time
Older than fables or nursery rhymes
They try me then try me then try to set fire to me
Though I’ve committed no crimes
Whatever the scene they aim to demean
Peasant, princess, servant, or queen
They try me then try me then cry to the sky
Unclean, obscene, and everything in between
No broom or bubbling cauldron
There’s no evil in my eye
But if whatever I do is called sin
Then I confess that I
I am nasty
I am timeless
I will not be silenced
I am alive with fire and fury
And I will fight ‘til the tide has turned
We are nasty
We’re the forsaken
We will not be shaken
We are the daughters of the witches
Your fathers failed to burn
You say that you’re blessed
There’s no need to redress
Surely your best destiny’s manifest
Then profess I’m possessed
You detest and arrest me
And suggest I confess to my sin
But as you might have guessed
I’m less than impressed
You’re obsessed, grotesque and repressed
I request I express my protest:
Unless Yes is the Guest
I attest the oppressed cannot win
No broom or bubbling cauldron
There’s no evil in my eye
But if whatever I do is called sin
Then I confess that I
I am nasty
I am timeless
I will not be silenced
I am alive with fire and fury
And I will fight ‘til the tide has turned
We are nasty
We’re the forsaken
We will not be shaken
We are the daughters of the witches
Your fathers failed to burn
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20. |
MST3Kover: Africa
04:47
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We’re going to Germany
We’re excited to attend the con
We’re going to Germany
We’ve got our trachten lederhosen on
Nobody’s gonna sleep tonight
Just think of all the songs we’ll write
Then next year we can reunite
We’re excited and delighted you invited us tonight
We’re going to Germany!!
We’re going to Germany
They tell us Intermezzo is the best
We’re going to Germany
Just in time for Oktoberfest
Nobody’s gonna sleep tonight
Think of all the songs we’ll write
Then next year we can reunite
We’re excited and delighted you invited us tonight
We’re going to Germany!!
We’re going to Germany
This is furthest that we’ve gone so far
We’re going to Germany
Steve Macdonald lent me this guitar
Nobody’s gonna sleep tonight
Think of all the songs we’ll write
Then next year we can reunite
We’re excited and delighted you invited us tonight
We’re going to Germany!!
Nobody’s gonna sleep tonight
Think of all the songs we’ll write
Then next year we can reunite
We’re excited and delighted you invited us tonight
We’re going to Germany!!
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Via Bella Buffalo, New York
Via Bella is a songwriting and performing duo made up of Rand and Erin Bellavia. Their Princess Bride-inspired song "Cliffs
of Insanity" was nominated for Pegasus Awards in 2016, 2018, and 2020,
Rand plays guitar. They both sing. Erin’s been known to wear a costume or two.
... more
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