insufferable know-it-all ([info]bironic) wrote,
2010-01-31 08:17:00
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Quickvid: "Call Me Al," McKay/team gen, PG, humor

Title: Call Me Al
Music: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon (edited)
Fandom: SGA
Characters: McKay, with team; background Carter/Zelenka
Rating: PG, humor
Length: 1:45
A/N: A happy belated birthday to [info]deelaundry, who once asked for a McKay-centric vid set to this song. I'm sorry this one didn't turn out with the greatest visual quality—Premiere kept freezing when I tried to deinterlace. One day I may come back to this for remastering, and/or to add the third verse if there's an unfaily way to handle it.


Streaming on blip.tv



Download the .divx file (15 MB).



Lyrics:

A man walks down the street
He says, why am I soft in the middle now
Why am I soft in the middle
The rest of my life is so hard
I need a photo opportunity
I want a shot at redemption
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard
Bonedigger, Bonedigger
Dogs in the moonlight
Far away my well-lit door
Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly
Get these mutts away from me
You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long-lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al

A man walks down the street
He says, why am I short of attention
Got a short little span of attention
And woe, my nights are so long
Where is my wife and family
What if I die here
Who'll be my role model
Now that my role model is gone
Gone
He ducked back down the alley
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
All along, along
There were incidents and accidents
There were hints and allegations

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long-lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al
You can call me Al



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Concrit is always welcome as I try to improve my vidding.

x-posted to atlantis_vids, sga_noticeboard and mckay_sheppard
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[info]penknife

January 31 2010, 13:23:56 UTC 2 years ago

Eee! This is just adorable.

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:22:40 UTC 2 years ago

Thanks so much! It was a ton of fun to put together.

[info]zulu

January 31 2010, 13:38:02 UTC 2 years ago

Dude, that rocks! Oh, Rodney, your life is just that hard! So cute. *beams*

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:23:53 UTC 2 years ago

Oh, Rodney, your life is just that hard!

It is! And the funny thing is, I get the idea that when he complains about it, it's about little things like his leg falling asleep and not the stuff where he grabs a gun and faces down a Wraith.

[info]deelaundry

January 31 2010, 14:16:23 UTC 2 years ago

Recommended on my LJ!

\o/

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:24:06 UTC 2 years ago

*hugs*

[info]danceswithgary

January 31 2010, 14:27:09 UTC 2 years ago

Adorable!

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:24:16 UTC 2 years ago

Thanks!

[info]korilian

January 31 2010, 14:34:43 UTC 2 years ago

Aaaw, way sweet!

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:24:26 UTC 2 years ago

Hooray! Thanks so much.

[info]mischief5

January 31 2010, 14:58:37 UTC 2 years ago

Oh, that's just delightful! (Get these mutts away from me. Ha!)

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:24:45 UTC 2 years ago

Hee, I'd forgotten until I rewatched that scene that he physically shoves the kid away. Classic.

Thanks!

[info]kassrachel

January 31 2010, 15:08:07 UTC 2 years ago

Oh my God, I love this like crazy. Practically every clip/lyric pairing made me squee.

Will say more later -- am about to snag breakfast before the baby wakes up! But this is fantastic. &hearts!

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:25:20 UTC 2 years ago

I'm so glad this brightened your morning!

*hugs you*

[info]thedeadparrot

January 31 2010, 15:30:17 UTC 2 years ago

Awwww, that totally made me grin this morning! excellent!

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:25:52 UTC 2 years ago

I am so happy to hear it! Thanks - it was a lot of fun to make, and it is happy-making in turn to see people enjoying it.

[info]sunnyd_lite

January 31 2010, 15:44:37 UTC 2 years ago

made me smile! Thanks (especially loved the 'get these mutts away from me' perfectly McKay

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:26:44 UTC 2 years ago

Hee, thanks! [info]deelaundry had it right when she said this song was great for McKay.

[info]mrshamill

January 31 2010, 16:05:43 UTC 2 years ago

That was great! Very funny. I think you used good cuts and it followed the show very well.

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:43:26 UTC 2 years ago

Thanks very much! I wish it looked a little better, but I think the clips and lyrics lined up nicely.

[info]blackmare

January 31 2010, 16:18:17 UTC 2 years ago

This is ... all the reasons I loved the show.

*g*

Wonderful.

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:44:56 UTC 2 years ago

Oh, that's great to hear. I'm glad you enjoyed. And I see you relayed as much to [info]deelaundry, who was the inspiration. :)

[info]sabinelagrande

January 31 2010, 16:59:51 UTC 2 years ago

::flaily haaaands::

j;fdalkd;knf It's my favorite song! And it's adorable!

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 17:46:34 UTC 2 years ago

Hee! Yay!

[info]perspi

January 31 2010, 18:32:00 UTC 2 years ago

Oh, yes, that is PERFECTION! I love it, every single clip/lyric. TEAM.

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:27:19 UTC 2 years ago

Yay team! They are huggy and protective.

[info]mer_duff

January 31 2010, 18:36:55 UTC 2 years ago

That was awesome - and I've never seen SG:A, but that was everything I've ever heard/read about Rodney :) And it fit so perfectly with the song.

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:28:05 UTC 2 years ago

Oh, lovely! Thanks for watching, even when you didn't know the source.

[info]mezzo_cammin

January 31 2010, 18:45:25 UTC 2 years ago

Oh, I love it!!! perfect clips for each and every verse!! One of those feel-good vids I'll watch over and over!

*applauds*

♥

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:28:17 UTC 2 years ago

Yay! Thanks so much.

[info]trystings

January 31 2010, 19:04:16 UTC 2 years ago

Oh, that's just absolutely delightful! Rodney & TEEEAM!

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 19:05:43 UTC 2 years ago

Thanks so much!

And LOL at your icon!

[info]ariadne83

January 31 2010, 19:05:53 UTC 2 years ago

Eee yay! This is so adorable. The Teyla and Ronon bits especially make me all glee-face. Hugs! Smiles! :D

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:30:39 UTC 2 years ago

Hooray! Originally I was going to make it more McKay-and-Sheppard-focused, but Teyla and Ronon have done their share of Rodney-shielding and -hugging too and deserved some of the spotlight. So this way it is happy team times.

Thanks!

[info]xaipw

January 31 2010, 21:12:57 UTC 2 years ago

Awww...This made me so happy. Adorable!

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:30:59 UTC 2 years ago

Great to hear! Thanks so much.

[info]sholio

January 31 2010, 21:18:40 UTC 2 years ago

Awww! I really enjoyed that! :)

There are too few vids being made right now; thank you for making this one! It's definitely going in my rewatch folder.

[info]bironic

January 31 2010, 21:36:43 UTC 2 years ago

Aw - thank you! I have another team-gen vid that will follow this one when I finish laying in the final clips and get some technical problems ironed out, so hopefully that will contribute to your vid joy as well. :)

[info]dajaje

January 31 2010, 21:21:08 UTC 2 years ago

That was perfect! Great match-ups between pics and lyrics. \o/ Rodney and team ftw!

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:31:26 UTC 2 years ago

Thanks so much! It was a lot of fun to put together, and great to hear that it works for you.

[info]captain_tibbs

January 31 2010, 21:21:45 UTC 2 years ago

Love it!
I grew up listening to Paul Simon, so it was heart-warming to hear an old favourite put to such good use. Really liked the vid showing the team as Rodney's bodyguard. :-D

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:36:54 UTC 2 years ago

I grew up listening to Paul Simon

Me too! If Chevy Chase had been in any SG episodes, it would have been amazing to sneak him into this vid.

Thanks - it's great to hear you enjoyed it.

[info]beachlass

January 31 2010, 21:42:39 UTC 2 years ago

That is so AWESOME!!!

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:37:05 UTC 2 years ago

Hurrah! Thanks so much.

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[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:37:14 UTC 2 years ago

Aw, thank you!

[info]colls

January 31 2010, 22:20:04 UTC 2 years ago

Oh this was super!! Thank you for making such a great teamy vid and getting all of them in there - really well done, I loved it! :D

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:39:03 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you for the comment! I was originally thinking about making it McKay-and-Sheppard, and building from fun to real life-threatening stuff with each chorus, but - team! Teyla and Ronon have helped (and put up with) Rodney quite enough to warrant celebration here.

[info]michelel72

February 1 2010, 02:40:01 UTC 2 years ago

Fantastic! (But Radek isn't bat-faced! :>)

[info]bironic

February 2 2010, 02:39:40 UTC 2 years ago

Hee! Rodney holds back no insults when someone steals away Sam from him.

Thanks!
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