Pacific States

[Gera11]

Alaska ⦁ California ⦁ Hawai'i ⦁ Oregon ⦁ Washington​

 

[lavieenrose]

WV 101 LAS VEGAS: Sara Bareilles - She Used To Be Mine

Lyrics:

It's not simple to say
That most days I don't recognize me
That these shoes and this apron
That place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave them
It's not easy to know
I'm not anything like I used be, although it's true
I was never attention's sweet center
I still remember that girl
She's imperfect, but she tries
She is good, but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy, but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone, but she used to be mine
It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a back door
And carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
And you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest, I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over and rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew
Who'll be reckless, just enough
Who'll get hurt, but who learns how to toughen up
When she's bruised and gets used by a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck
And be scared of the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day 'til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little, to bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone, but used to be mine
Used to be mine
She is messy, but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone, but she used to be mine

It's great to be back in WhirlVision with this song! From the musical Waitress based on the film of the same name, it comes at a point when the protagonist has lost control of her life and is longing for a version of herself that still had her grip on her destiny and sanity. Sara Bareilles, two-time WV alum and the musical's composer, then recorded the song & others from it. Happy listening! ​

 

[RainyWoods]

Re: Pacific States - WV 101: Sara Bareilles - "She Used To Be Mine"

What a beautiful entry I have sent you have sent for this new century of the WorldVision, Calvin. It's so gorgeous. I especially love that surprise bit in the second verse where the melody suddenly takes a turn. That was the moment when I was like "woah this is something". So much splendour in that final chorus.

I'm dead as well upon looking at your "Telling me and Kai apart" guide in the main post. It could prove very useful now that you are playing with Pacific States. I may like my men in love with themselves and sparkling, and you may like your screechy show tunes. This is one screechy show tune though that I adore. It's such a you entry, it's almost unreal. It's so full of emotion, so sincere. The perfect comeback pick.

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 101: Sara Bareilles - "She Used To Be Mine"

THANK YOU.

I kind of wondered if this was ever going to happen and, for the record, have enjoyed myself so very much despite leaning towards "never." This song makes me feel incredibly warm, and it's such a poignant story of dreams broken, selves lost, and happier times. Not to mention that showtunes are a big part of me, too - songs I've loved for just about my entire life in the face of my passion for them not really helping my square peg get any rounder. Thank you to the people listed below for hearing what I hear in this song.







Kenya


::losa

& in the semi:






de



It's been a bit of an unstable year for me and WorldVision; I left and returned twice, and this edition kind of felt like I was BACK for good. I went to LLs, I made time for results shows, I did a proper greenroom post, and this feels like something of an exclamation point that I'm not going anywhere for the foreseeable future. Thank you all (regardless of whether you helped it along numerically) so very much for providing it & for being so welcoming and patient on my journey back.

Here's to more. I want to keep people guessing, revealing different facets of music and myself.

For posterity:

A FEW LOGISTICAL NOTES.
Our host city will be Snoqualmie, Washington! I got the chance to spend some time there this past fall, and while I've emphatically never been a camper or a hiker or anything along those lines, I probably would've become one if I grew up there. It's that beautiful. Working on the intro post. Y'all will definitely wake up to it; it may be up before you sleep.

As for the PQ, it seems like there are three approaches to sending a PQ:
a) Treat it like a normal entry
b) Send something so special and poignant that you couldn't see it miss
c) Get a free spot in the final for something that would miss
My responses to these three options are "thank u, next," "hm, maybe, but I don't know if I want to wallow two editions in a row" and "yeah, that's probably the one." b) and c) are easy to combine for my tastes, though. I probably will.

 

[Fierro]

Re: Pacific States - WV 101: Sara Bareilles - "She Used To Be Mine"

Congratulations!

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 102: X - "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts"

WV 102: X - I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts

Lyrics:

The facts we hate
We'll never meet
Walking down the road
Everybody yelling, "Hurry up, hurry up!"
But I'm waiting for you
I must go slow
I must not think bad thoughts
When is this world coming to?
Both sides are right
But both sides murder
I give up
Why can't they?

[Chorus]
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts

The civil wars
And the uncivilized wars
Conflagrations leap out of every poor furnace
The food cooks poorly
And everyone goes hungry
From then on, it's dog eat dog
Dog eat body and body eat dog
I can't go down there
I can't understand it
I'm a no-good coward
An American, too
(A North American, that is)


[Chorus]
And I must not think bad thoughts (Not a South)
And I must not think bad thoughts (or a Central)
And I must not think bad thoughts (or a Native American)
Oh, I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts

I'm guilty of murder
Of innocent men
Innocent women, innocent children
Thousands of 'em
My planes, my guns
My money, my soldiers
My blood on my hands
It's all my fault

[Chorus]
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts

The facts we hate
You'll never hear us
"I hear the radio is finally gonna play new music!
You know, the British invasion"
But what about the Minutemen
Flesh Eaters, D.O.A
Big Boys and the Black Flag?
Will the last American band to get played on the radio
Please bring the flag?
Please bring the flag!
Glitter disco synthesizer night school
All this noble savage drum drum drum
Astronauts go back in time to hang out with the cave people
It's about time
It's about space
It's about some people in the strangest places
Woody Guthrie sang about
B-E-E-T-S, not B-E-A-T-S


[Chorus]
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts

The facts we hate
We'll never meet
Walking down the road
Everybody yelling, "Hurry up, hurry up!
Hurry up!"
But I'm waiting for you
I must go slow
I must not think bad thoughts
When is this world coming to?
Both sides are right
But both sides murder
I give up
Why can't they?

[Chorus]
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts

One of the hardest sells stylistically in my musical lexicon, it's an absolute honor to be sending absolute legends of the punk scene to WV. New York & London may've made the genre, but California perfected it, and X, who add a level of poetry the genre can sometimes lack, are my favorite CA punk band and have been for a very, very long time. Side note: if you check the photo on my banner, you'll find me, Robert, and the female vocalist, Exene Cervenka, at my mom's 50th birthday. Happy listening!

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 102: X - "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts"

POSTPONED UNTIL 103
ALSO.

I think it's finally time to bust out this NF. I have this exact NF as an iTunes playlist called "NF87" and made it before I stepped away the first time, so it's *that* long in the making. Happy listening!

Song 1: The Tubes - What Do You Want From Life? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgjfi1DU1mQ
Song 2: Barbra Streisand - Avinu Malkeinu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YONAP39jVE
Song 3: Con Brio - California Cowboy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy1_h5VPzUk
Song 4: Morten Lauridsen - O Nata Lux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI9P6HoiJy8
Song 5: Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0oRnyXxIrY
Song 6: Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby Come To Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vciczW-bZM
Song 7: Gwen Stefani - Cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGwZ7MNtBFU
Song 8: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Love Is All Around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQHhKrdtSA
Song 9: The Carpenters - Rainy Days & Mondays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjFoQxjgbrs
Song 10: Michael Penn - No Myth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxkJHX7ukKE
Song 11: Catherine Cook, Kristin Pankonin, & David Garner - Hortense Robbins https://soundcloud.com/david-garner-30/06-5-hortense-robbins

I'm tempted to write essays for each of these songs (I could) but am hardly in the business of being "fake"

Voting System: 15-12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0; skip one number. Deadline will be in a while, probably the 21st at 23:59 CET. Happy listening!

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 102: X - "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" & NF on Page 59

102 is over so it's time for some reminders!
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[JSSArcos]

Re: Pacific States - WV 102: X - "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" & NF on Page 59

will vote, I hope you can also vote for My NF

Edited:
London Voted !! A good NF, I especially like my TOP 3

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 102: X - "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" & NF on Page 59

will vote, I hope you can also vote for My NF

For sure! I'll do it now

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 102: X - "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" & NF on Page 59

(Thank you to everyone who's voted so far I'm going to send the winner next edition so am closing the votes for now & will reopen it next semi period. Robert will host while Kai's on a break only once.)

 

[Eulaliya]

Re: Pacific States - WV 103: I......eat my own eyelashes (NF postponed)

Oh man :/ I was going to vote too but everything else is eating up my time so...

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 103: My name is Deborah! (NF postponed)

WorldVision 103: Pete Gardner - Gettin' Bi

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 102: X - "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts"

ALSO.

I think it's finally time to bust out this NF. I have this exact NF as an iTunes playlist called "NF87" and made it before I stepped away the first time, so it's *that* long in the making. Happy listening!

Song 1: The Tubes - What Do You Want From Life? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgjfi1DU1mQ
Song 2: Barbra Streisand - Avinu Malkeinu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YONAP39jVE
Song 3: Con Brio - California Cowboy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy1_h5VPzUk
Song 4: Morten Lauridsen - O Nata Lux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI9P6HoiJy8
Song 5: Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0oRnyXxIrY
Song 6: Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby Come To Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vciczW-bZM
Song 7: Gwen Stefani - Cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGwZ7MNtBFU
Song 8: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Love Is All Around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQHhKrdtSA
Song 9: The Carpenters - Rainy Days & Mondays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjFoQxjgbrs
Song 10: Michael Penn - No Myth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxkJHX7ukKE
Song 11: Catherine Cook, Kristin Pankonin, & David Garner - Hortense Robbins https://soundcloud.com/david-garner-30/06-5-hortense-robbins

I'm tempted to write essays for each of these songs (I could) but am hardly in the business of being "fake"

Voting System: 15-12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0; skip one number. Deadline will be in a while, probably the 21st at 23:59 CET. Happy listening!

And this NF is back! Thank you to everyone who voted; I've still got your votes, but if you have to change anything, you're welcome to

 

[Eulaliya]

Re: Pacific States - WV 103: Pete Gardner - Gettin' Bi - NF on Page 60!

Yaaay! I'll try to vote this time soon Meanwhile vote in our Battle of the Decades NF

 

[Eulaliya]

Re: Pacific States - WV 103: Pete Gardner - Gettin' Bi - NF on Page 60!

has finally voted, interesting selection

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 104 NF on Page 60! Deadline 22 CET January 21st

Setting the deadline in this NF for the 21st at 22 CET

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 104 - Morten Lauridsen - O Nata Lux

WorldVision 104: Morten Lauridsen - O Nata Lux​

Pacific States, what
it is? The most strangest thing,
which I heard in WV (pronounced Åv so the scansion works).

Sheet music with lyrics for you and three friends

NF RESULTS

A long-belated thank you to everyone who voted in this NF

​

 

[lavieenrose]

Re: Pacific States - WV 104 - Morten Lauridsen - O Nata Lux

Thank you to everyone who sent us through to the final this edition. It's been kind of emotionally vulnerable for me to share this with you, and I'm thrilled that enough of you took to it to get it there. I'm looking forward to relaxing a little with my next entry, though.

Annnnnnd to choose it, we are going with an NF for next edition - welcome to PacificRock 105!

Song 1: Moving Parts - Trixie Mattel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bH0xiZCJxA
Song 2: If I Can’t Have You - Yvonne Elliman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2h7XItKe_0
Song 3: Freedom Is Free - Chicano Batman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ufG3G59H4
Song 4: Thanks for the Memory - Mildred Bailey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbHsJXazwnA
Song 5: Ka Ma’kani Ka’ili Aloha - Gabby Pahinui https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfUFEf2ais
Song 6: Do What U Want - Lady Gaga & Christina Aguilera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y853EVJF3Dc

Voting System: 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0 - skip three numbers of your choice
Deadline: February 16th at 23:59 CET
Reminders: Oh, your ass is gettin' em.
Happy: listening and voting! Thank you

 

[Lupus]

Re: Pacific States - WV 104 - Morten Lauridsen - O Nata Lux - WV 105 NF on Page 60

voted over the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the NF! As usual, a wonderful showcase of variety, but almost all were of superb quality so the NF was much fen Good luck honey

 

[Eulaliya]

Re: Pacific States - WV 104 - Morten Lauridsen - O Nata Lux - WV 105 NF on Page 60

has voted, pretty good selection