#universal appeal

[cartoon-camelot]

🌖 UNIVERSAL APPEAL 🌙

[rosecoloredcursor]

my personal favorite song from the jem and the holograms soundtrack <3

[queerbauten]

shh it’s Québecoise Misfits time

[ipleadsdafif]

"It's a total eclipse... the Moon's overtaking the Sun..."

[impracticaljokers]

Mi gusto.

[cutiekins01]

Universal Appeal

Huh

It's a total eclipse The moon's overtaking the sun It's a total eclipse We're coming to grips, you'll be left in the shadows When I get done

For I've got universal appeal, baby (universal appeal) Universal appeal (universal appeal) Haley's Comet's got nothing on me (nothing, nothing) I'm the brightest star in the galaxy

Universal appeal, baby (universal appeal) Universal appeal (universal appeal) I keep growing bigger each day Soon I'm gonna outshine the Milky Way

In my own mind's eye I am the sky So, why should I be shy? When I've got

I've got (universal appeal) universal appeal I've got (universal appeal) universal appeal I've got (universal appeal) universal appeal I've got (universal appeal) universal, universal, universal appeal

[bookofwonders]

Joan ponders the sad inevitability of bananas.

[queerbauten]

#30DaysOfJem

Day 14: Your favourite song

Oof. Favourite song questions are always so hard for me, but I feel like I’ve got a safe answer here.

“Universal Appeal” — The Misfits / “L’univers à mes pieds” — Les Misfits

It’s hard to put the songs’ overall appeal into words, but the short of it is that it’s empowering. “In my own mind’s eye, I am the sky, so why should I be shy?” Powerful! Ellen Bernfeld’s vocal delivery seals the deal.

I’ve included “L’univers à mes pieds,” because it holds a special place in my heart, too. I’m a sucker for a good Canadian-French dub and for little media oddities. “L’univers à mes pieds” ticks both those boxes. 

It never aired on television, but it was included on a promotional tape from the ‘80s. (Gotta love Canadian bilingualism!) The lyrics are as empowering as the English version (”sans fausse prudeur, sans avoir peur, je suis la meilleure”? aw heck yeah), and whoever’s doing main vox comes danged close to Bernfeld’s original in terms of power. I can’t not love it. I can’t not stan.