Filk music
Filk music is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has been active since the early 1950s, and played primarily since the mid-1970s. The term (originally a typographical error) predates 1955.
Etymology and definitions
As Interfilk's What it is? page demonstrates, there is no consensus on the definition of filk. Attempts have been made to define filk based on various criteria.
Style and content
Filk has been defined as folk music, usually with a science fiction or fantasy theme, but this definition is not exact. Filkers have been known to write filk songs about a variety of topics, including but not limited to tangentially related topics such as computers and cats. In addition, while the majority of filk songs are in the folk style, other styles such as blues, calypso, and even rock appear from time to time.
Performer
Filk has been defined as what is sung or performed by the network of people who originally gathered to sing at science fiction/fantasy conventions. This definition might be summarized as, "We can argue what it is until we're red or green or blue, but when filkers get together it's the thing we do."
Podcasts:
Filk
ALBUMS
- She Should Be Mine released: 2008
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ALBUMS
- Teen Agent: The Root of All Evil released: 2010
- Doom II: Delta-Q-Delta released: 2008
Doom II: Delta-Q-Delta
Released 2008- megAsfear (Title)
- Running from Evil Horde (MAP01: Running From Evil)
- Adrian's Sleep (MAP25: Adrian's Asleep)
- Westside Archvile (MAP20: Message for the Archvile)
- The Countdown (MAP03: Countdown to Death)
- Crushing Headache (MAP06: In the Dark)
- Silent Healer (MAP02: The Healer Stalks)
- Icon of Sinwave (MAP30: Opening to Hell)
- 31 Seconds (MAP09: Into Sandy's City)
- The End of Hell (Endgame)
- No Smoking Area (MAP23: Bye Bye American Pie)
- The Duel (MAP08: The Dave D. Taylor Blues)
- Red Waltz (Intermission)
- Ablaze (MAP10: The Demon's Dead)
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Auf der Flucht
by: FalcoAuf Der Flucht
I say what ¨C what ya say?
Westberlin,
Neunzehnhundertsechzig sieben
Erster Eindruck: Gr¨¹ne Minna,
Strassensperre gegen Spinner
Habt Ihr Bock auf 'ne Tracht Pr¨¹gel,
Wir bedienen Euch nicht ¨¹bel, aha
Ecke Joachimstaler Kuhdamm
Ein Exzess,
Wer das Gas als letzter riecht,
Hat als erster den Prozess;
Ganz Berlin ist eine Wolke,
Und man sieht sich wieder'mal
Auf der Flucht
Z¨¹rich, Limmatquai,
Neunzehnhundertachtzig zwei,
Alles ist in Ordnung,
Nichts an Platz,
Ein Ende hat's mit dem Rabatz
Gewonnen hat die Steuer,
Und am Seeufer kein Feuer, aha
Das Fazit aus f¨¹nfzehn Jahren
Die Kontrolle zu bewahren,
Edle Werte zu geniessen,
Sieht man wohin Gelder fliessen
Schmeisst die Rock-Rabauken raus
Und renoviert das Opernhaus, aha
Was die Ordnung anbelangt,
Hat sich alles Gott sei Dank,
Fast wie ganz von Selbst ergeben,
Denn die starke Hand siegt eben
Haelt die Maerchenwelt beisammen
Und die Raeuber sind gefangen, aha
Und f¨¹r die Zukunft sei gesagt,
Sicher kommt 'mal wer und fragt,
Was die Jungwaehler so denken
ueber Kraefte, die sie lenken,
Schwere Wolken, Donnerschlag
Und wer sieht sich da jetzt
Auf der Flucht,
Auf der Flucht!