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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Aug 27 2011, 8:12pm
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MORIA, a parody-tribute (to the tune of Hotel California by the Eagles)
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This parody-tribute was inspired by a post by Arandiel entitled "Hotel Moria" under the Saruman-with-guitar caption contest. Arandiel, this is for you.
MORIA, performed by the Eagles
(featuring Thorondor Henley on drums/vocals, Gwaihir Frey on guitar, Landroval "Dro" Walsh on guitar, Tim "Moth" Meneldor-Schmidt on bass)
To the tune of Hotel California by the Eagles
In a dark Dwarven mine-way
Without wind in our hair
Foul smell of detritus
Rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance
The paths split left, down, and right
Our heads grew heavy and our sight grew dim
We had to stop for the night.
[DRUMS:] Doom! Doom!
The Watcher had blocked the doorway
Our wizard took the helm
And we were thinking to ourselves
“This could be Ûdun, not the Blessed Realm”
Then he lit up a crystal
And he showed us the way
Orcs were drumming down the corridor
We thought we heard them say:
Welcome to the Orc-infested Moria!
Such a lovely place
For your burial space.
Plenty of mithril to mine down here in Moria
Any time of year,
You can perish here.
The tunnels tortuously twisted,
They’ve got the Orc-laden bends,
We met a lot of pretty, pretty boys
If pretty means goblin rear-ends,
Drop a stone down a deep well,
Foo-oo-oo-ool of a Took!
I think they’ve got a cave troll,
Quick, let’s read Ori’s book….
Then came forth the chieftain,
Speared me through my right side.
I thought, if it hadn’t worn my mail-shirt here,
I would have surely died.
And still that Dimrill-gate waiting so far away
See the Orcs all scattering in fright
Of a Shadow and Flame.
Welcome to the Balrog-haunted Moria!
Such a lovely place,
Now it’s time to race!
Plenty of bottomless pits down here in Moria.
What a curious thing,
Does it have real wings?
With his staff and Glamdring
Standing over the crevasse,
He said, “I am a servant of the secret fire,
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”
But forth the demon clambered,
And as the bridge broke anon,
Gandalf caught in that whip of flame,
“Fly you fools!” he cried, and was gone.
Last thing I remember, we were
Running for the door
We had to find the passage there
To the place we headed for.
“Relax,” said the Lady.
A sad lament did we hear.
“What’s it mean?” I heard Merry ask.
Legolas: “Nay, the grief is too near.”
"That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."
(This post was edited by Ruxendil_Thoorg on Aug 27 2011, 8:13pm)
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dernwyn
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Aug 27 2011, 8:28pm
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*applauds madly* and *mods up*
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Awesome, Ruxendil!
I think I like some of this better than the original! 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?"
-Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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Ataahua
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Aug 27 2011, 9:23pm
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That's fantastic! And once again, the orcs' welcome leaves *a lot* to be desired!
Well done! :D
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
Doriath
Aug 28 2011, 12:17am
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Who's the coverdwarf now, prettyboy!
NARF
NABOUF
Not a TORns*b!
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NARF: NWtS Chapter Member since June 17,2011
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grammaboodawg
Elvenhome
Aug 28 2011, 3:27pm
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That was AWESOME! You did the whole thing!!! I love that original song... and you've really brought it up a notch. WELL DONE!!!
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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NottaSackville
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Aug 28 2011, 6:02pm
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*blinks* That was flipping brilliant!
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Not only a perfect match of song to subject, but the implementation was awesome.
Well-played, Rux!
Notta
Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn.
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Dor-Lomin
Aug 29 2011, 1:33am
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for your kind compliments, all posters above! ^^^ Also thanks to everybody who read it.
For those who liked this parody and has not yet read my previous one (which happened to be my very first post on this forum), called "The Second Age", I hope you'll take a moment to check it out:
http://newboards.theonering.net/...?post=384117;#384117 I hope you'll enjoy it as well.
"That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."
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ByThorinsBeard
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Aug 29 2011, 12:54pm
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agree, this is great Ruxendil! //
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"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you anywhere." - Albert Einstein.
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Aug 30 2011, 4:53am
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just read it, thanks. It's a goal!
"That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."
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