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Really truly and honestly? "We Will Rock You," and for none of the reasons you might think. Put on some big puffy noise canceling headphones, find a lossless FLAC recording of it, turn it up to the point of hurting yourself and pay attention, especially starting from the end of the third chorus with the electric guitar starts to fade in. The song is layered in an extremely interesting way, first with the clearly overdubbed sample of the "stomp stomp clap" percussion (ETA: upon listening to it again I noticed something new about this part - the first five measures start with the original single sample and then gradually layers itself until you get the full effect), Freddie Mercury's bare vocals (except for the choruses) singing some frankly depressing as fuck lyrics in that way of his that sticks with you long after the song is over, and Brian May's guitar solo at the end... it's just a tightly put together track, and, as evidenced by its ubiquity in sports events everywhere, a pretty powerful one as well.
Oddly enough I severely disliked "We Are the Champions" until very recently, which was inconvenient as they are usually played as a married pair. I've since gained an appreciation for it, if not a true liking.
"Danger Zone" That's Lana from Archer, as usual pointing a gun at something pissing her off. The "danger zone" bit is from a recurring joke where Archer keeps referencing the Kenny Loggins song specifically to annoy her.
"Vorkosigan Crest" One of many versions of the maple leaf and Dendarii mountains of the Vorkosigan family crest (and logo of the Dendarii Mercenaries) found around the internet, since I don't think an official version has ever been created. Obv from Bujold's Vorkosigan saga, which I love love love love love.
"No More Caffeine For You" From Lilo and Stitch. I'm pretty sure I stole this one from a friend because its well animated and funny. Goodness knows I crack out when I have enough.
"Superfail" This was a pain in the ass to make into an icon because the photo was taken at an angle, but this showed up on Failblog a couple of years ago in a picture of an actual mural painted on a wall somewhere.
Obviously my "Everything is shit" icon, though I haven't used it in awhile.
"Aaaah I'm covered in bees!" My "panic nau" icon. This is from my second favorite Eddie Izzard routine about, indeed, being covered in bees.
My first favorite Izzard bit is the one about conversational bits in French that you learn in French class but would need an elaborate setup and pre-rehearsal to drag into actual coversation. Kills me pretty much every single time. But I do love me some Eddie Izzard in general. That whole soft spot for men in makeup thing.
I'll post something with content at some point...
Really truly and honestly? "We Will Rock You," and for none of the reasons you might think. Put on some big puffy noise canceling headphones, find a lossless FLAC recording of it, turn it up to the point of hurting yourself and pay attention, especially starting from the end of the third chorus with the electric guitar starts to fade in. The song is layered in an extremely interesting way, first with the clearly overdubbed sample of the "stomp stomp clap" percussion (ETA: upon listening to it again I noticed something new about this part - the first five measures start with the original single sample and then gradually layers itself until you get the full effect), Freddie Mercury's bare vocals (except for the choruses) singing some frankly depressing as fuck lyrics in that way of his that sticks with you long after the song is over, and Brian May's guitar solo at the end... it's just a tightly put together track, and, as evidenced by its ubiquity in sports events everywhere, a pretty powerful one as well.
Oddly enough I severely disliked "We Are the Champions" until very recently, which was inconvenient as they are usually played as a married pair. I've since gained an appreciation for it, if not a true liking.
Obviously my "Everything is shit" icon, though I haven't used it in awhile.
My first favorite Izzard bit is the one about conversational bits in French that you learn in French class but would need an elaborate setup and pre-rehearsal to drag into actual coversation. Kills me pretty much every single time. But I do love me some Eddie Izzard in general. That whole soft spot for men in makeup thing.
I'll post something with content at some point...
