r/filk

After 4 years of production, Leslie Fish's "Elfland" is now available on all major streaming services!

This project captures many of Leslie's most beloved space songs, alongside other never-before-heard live performances from 2000-2001.

Quick links:

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6jUvACXhYw4lXQeb6gQUxb?si=RsI5XXtaSeyzTObt0TliCg
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-pry66qLPM&list=OLAK5uy_mUN-a7_sihRmnbGSq5Ngo84aTCihv4Pd4
• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/elfland/6790516512

Elfland CDs are still in manufacturing, and expected in early September.

As a reminder, we can only produce these posthumous restoration projects to the extent that people are actually buying them. With pre-orders only covering 8% of Elfland's production costs, Leslie's music projects are now roughly $12K in the red.

Consequently, we have made the difficult choice to suspend production on Leslie's subsequent restoration projects until her music is back in the black. At the present rate of sales, this will likely require a 12-16 month production pause.

You can purchase Elfland here: https://www.prometheus-music.com/product/elfland/

Like many of us old fillers my tapes died long ago, and I no longer have a CD player. YouTube has been great.

I’m adding to the list regularly. So much good stuff out there!

(I apologize if some rhymes/phrasing sounds weird, I was trying to make stuff scan)

(Almost) Canon "Argo"

by [StarChild413]

(verse)

When Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was premiering season 4

Even those who knew spoilers weren't prepared for what's in store

Dino and Muppet mentions made some Trekkies roll their eyes

But the third episode gave us another nice surprise

(chorus)

Almost canon "Argo", everyone

Every Starfleet crew deserves a little fun

Though most of the crew was different and the song's plot has aged poor

It's still more like it than what's come before

(verse)

If you don't know of the original "Banned From Argo" song

It's likely you've not been in the filk community long

It tells of Captain Kirk's crew partying hard without a doubt

Then making such a giant mess that they all get kicked out

(verse)

SNW's "Human Best Friend" shares a Hangover-esque plot

Though lots of things may differ it's the closest canon's got

to this iconic filk song that can kinda show its age

As same plot but with Pike's crew would have made the fandom rage

(repeat chorus)

(verse)

If you look over "Banned From Argo" some things you would clock

Are sex workers, forced nudity and Chapel raping Spock

"Whores" and polyamory can be portrayed better now

But have blorbos ignore consent and fandoms have a cow

(verse)

Star Trek could use some brightness in this world in which we live

And so a modern "party episode" I can forgive

So if you want to filk that ep with "Argo" be my guest

And if it's without forcing lyrics I will be impressed

(repeat chorus)

(verse)

And if you have Issues^TM with some of Leslie Fish's views

Don't damnatio too hard there's some songs we shouldn't lose

Just make your own Star Trek filk songs about the newer shows

Or even some about The Orville, hey anything goes

(verse)

If Trek can still be hopeful once Strange New Worlds is done

It can inspire people towards a future not yet won

And if it still can have as much fun, people can feel free

To be proud of not taking themselves too seriously

(repeat chorus)

Hey everyone. I remember hearing a song years ago about a town after some kind of worldwide disaster. Every year, the townspeople march to a site outside town, and all throw shovelfuls of dirt on top of what turns out to be some kind of wealthy peoples fallout shelter.

I remember that the singer was explaining that the people down below caused the disaster, so the townsfolk all add dirt to the pile to make sure they can never come out to do it again.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

EDIT: Thanks everyone, its the Digwell Carol by Leslie Fish. Appreciate it!