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👾 tamsy/basil ✦ he/they/it ✦ 27 - i'm a great and terrible beast with clashing aesthetic tastes

[indolentjellyfish]

summer's coming so I made them some fancy little drinks

[thestuffedalligator]

I’m going to level with you. I have listened to The Devil Went Down to Georgia for most of my life. We were a country music household, this was a staple of my childhood along with Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, and that one Chipmunks country album.

I have no idea what “Fire on the mountain run boys run/The Devil's in the house of the rising sun/Chicken in the bread pan picking out dough/Granny does your dog bite no child no” means and at this point I’m too scared to ask.

[dementian]

For once I can be of assistance.

Each of the lyrics comes from an old-time hickory song for fiddles, and is a lyric from that corresponding song.

"Fire on the Mountain" --> "Fire on the Mountain, run boys run"

Fire On The Mountain - Fiddle Player POV

"The House of the Rising Sun" --> "The Devil's in the house of the rising sun"

House of the Rising Sun

"Ida Red" --> "Chicken in the bread pan peckin' out dough"

Ida Red - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

"Granny Will Your Dog Bite" --> "Granny does your dog bite? 'No child, no'."

FTC #149 Granny Will Your Dog Bite

And for your furthered education, The Mountain Whipporwill.

Mountain Whippoorwill (aka How Hillbilly Jim Won the Great Fiddler's Prize)

[impossiblepackage]

this is the key part of the song, that a lot of people miss. people have this misconception that the contest between Johnny and The Devil is about who is the better fiddle player. but it isn't. its about who is the better fiddler.

in a time before things like radios and record players, every time you heard music was because there was somebody in the room with you playing an instrument. and many, many, many social events involved dancing, which requires music. so, if you're planning any kind of gathering in the american south or appalachia, you need to find a fiddler. and the fiddler's job is to play music that everybody knows and likes and can dance to.

the mistake The Devil makes in his bet with Johnny is that he misinterprets the contest as being about technical ability, so he has this big flashy song. he plays fast and impressively with a band of demons playing unfamiliar instruments in unfamiliar rhythms. he's definitely more skilled at playing than Johnny, and thinks he has it in the bag.

but Johnny wins because the contest is about being the best fiddler. the song uses these lines mentioned above as a shorthand for saying that Johnny is playing these songs. Johnny launches into a set of the most popular songs, played well, and that's what gives him his big win. A good fiddler knows all the hits, and can read the room to know what to play next. The Devil loses because he completely fails to read the room, and doesn't know the right songs.

[stardust-teaparty]

The highlight of this plot to me. Been waiting for this moment for DECADES!!!

[lone-pylon]

Ahh what the hell, gimme another unnamed layer! I ain't driving!

[ei98]

hummy is my favorite fairy ever!!! i drew her a human/cure design 💚 assigned green to avoid overlap with kanade

[peaceandlovetechnology]

My tumblr blog is so special to me. #blog

[toddsolondz]

i’m like a clown that no one hired or pays

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sorry but this video is like a parasitic species to me

[minttttttttttttttttttttttttttt]

WONDERFUL news bestie

[crimesagainstflesh]

[wifegideonnav]

“bits to use in everyday conversations”

[peachfromcmbyn]

People on Tumblr love sharing information about themselves no matter how asinine it is. And I'm the same way. Everybody tell me what the last thing you drank was.

[miamaimania]

“Charlie” ⦿ Lola Dupre — mixed-media collage

[squashbananak]

t4t mikulen moments

[marsbotz]

at the insane stage of character obsession where i start getting the urge to post pngs of them every five seconds like im showing ppl a picture of my stupid ass boyfriend that nobody likes but me

[cliffsecord]

[shalpilot]

i’m so thirsty… won’t you use /water to water me?

[belzrgr]

/water

[shalpilot]

oh…. why thank you!!

[gogojamie]

If you haven’t seen Big Top Burger you should it’s such a gem! Anyway here’s some fanart yay ✨

[zurin]