It doesn’t happen like that. You don’t just wake up one day and find that everything has worked itself out. You must get out of bed, morning after morning, and make a conscious effort to control the circumstances of that given day. You must learn to handle your issues with grace because you respect what they are attempting to teach you. You must drown your insecurities slowly, one self-realization at a time. You must allow yourself to feel the fear bubbling just beneath your skin but you must never allow it the satisfaction of crippling you; grit your teeth and march on. You see, they never tell you how hard these things will be. This fight to reclaim yourself is not easy or straightforward but, my god, is it necessary.
A playlist featuring Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, and others
A Rory McCann playlist! I’ve been listening to this on shuffle over the past couple of days and it’s been fun :)
Track list and reasons for songs:
“The Lemon Song” - Led Zeppelin: Rory sang this at German Comic Con
“Honky Tonk Women” - The Rolling Stones: Rory sang this at a bar in Nashville, TN. I’ll be sharing the video later today :)
“You Are So Beautiful” - Joe Cocker: Rory played piano and sang this at a party for the cast of the latest XXX movie
“Enter Sandman” - Metallica: Rory was at a Metallica concert a few months ago, there are a few fan selfies circulating around
“Release the Hounds” - The LaFontaines: Rory warmed up the crowd at a LaFontaines concert
“Game of Thrones Theme” - Tomas Hilber: Because Rory is on Game of Thrones!
“Scotland the Brave” - The Scottish Bagpipes Highland Pipes: Because Rory is from Scotland, and because he said bagpipes are great for getting ready to fight
“I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You” - Tom Waits: Sung by a good chunk of the male cast, including Rory, in a video online
“Yellow Bird” - The Brothers Four: Rory sang this song in his trailer and the video went viral several months back
“Sailing” - Christopher Cross: Because he’s a sailor
“Come Sail Away” - Styx: Because when he isn’t sailing, he’s planning his next sail
“Single Ladies” - Beyonce: Apparently Rory danced to this song in a pub and then took pictures with the kitchen crew afterward
“Stairway to Heaven” - Led Zeppelin: Because Rory is a Led Zeppelin fan and has often worn a hat with their logo
“Chasing Cars” - Red Hot Chili Pipers: Because, bagpipes :)
“Hurt” - Johnny Cash: Two reasons. 1. Someone made an awesome Sandor Clegane video with this song. 2. Rory has mentioned that he plays guitar on his boat but that the dolphins don’t like Johnny Cash.
“Tennessee Whiskey” - Chris Stapleton: Because he loves his Whiskey
“Brown Eyed Girl” - Van Morrison: Because when asked in an interview to finish the sentence “There’s nothing sexier than…” he said, “A brown eyed girl.”
“Born to Run” - Bruce Springsteen: Because it was playing during the opening scene of Rory’s short film “Jack N Jill” where Rory bends a woman over a car and…well…you know :)
“Piano Man” - Billy Joel: Because Rory is quite the talented piano player
“Don’t Stop Believin’” - Journey: Because Rory said he finished watching “The Sopranos” and he hopes that “Game of Thrones” doesn’t end like that
“Summer of ‘69″ - Bryan Adams: Because Rory was born in 1969
“Drift Away” - Dobie Gray: Because Rory likes to drift away on his boat, away from all of the chaos, just to be alone with the sea
“Guitar Man” - Bread: Because Rory enjoys playing his guitar
“Hound Dog” - Elvis Presley: Because Rory plays The Hound!
“Big Tall Man” - Liz Phair: Because it doesn’t get much bigger, or taller, or manlier than Rory McCann!
“Rory Rides Me Raw” - The Vaselines: You guys…I almost died laughing when I saw this. I can’t make this stuff up. And the band name…it’s just too perfect :)
“Tell That Girl” - Texas: Because Rory starred in the music video playing the drums and he also contributed to the background vocals
That’s it! If there’s a song you think is missing, let me know!
“I know a little of this man. Sandor Clegane. He was Prince Joffrey’s s w o r n s h i e l d for many a year, and even here we would hear tell of his deeds, both good and ill. If even half of what we heard was true, this was a bitter. tormented soul, a sinner who mocked both gods and men. He served, but found no pride in service. He fought, but took no jov in victory. He drank. to drown his pain in a sea of wine. He did not love, nor was hel o v e d himself. It was hate that drove him. Though he committed many sins, he never sought forgiveness. Where other men dream of love, or wealth, or glory. this man Sandor Clegane dreamed of slaying his own b r o t h e r…”
Before we know it, Rory’s birthday will be upon us. I’m proposing that this coming April 24th, we blast Tumblr with as many Rory posts as we can manage. I know all of you out there enjoy seeing a random Rory post pop up on your dash just as much as I do. Let’s band together to make his special day special for all of his fans!
So, who’s with me? Who will help me on April 24, 2018, to blow up Tumblr with Rory posts?
The beast doesn’t need to transform to be loved. He doesn’t have to turn into a boring fucking prince to be loved. Or renounce to the essence of who it is. To me love is not transformation, love is acceptance and understanding.
Guillermo del Toro
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