Temper of Revenge (filksong)
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| Filksong | |
|---|---|
| Song Title: | Temper of Revenge |
| Composer: | Julia Ecklar |
| Lyrics: | Julia Ecklar |
| Melody: | original |
| Date: | 1984? |
| Subject: | revenge |
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Temper of Revenge is a filksong by Julia Ecklar, based on her original story Forge of the Creator. It is notable for winning awards and inspiring vids and filks of its own.
In the summer of 2013, the vid was selected to be part of the vidding segment in the New York Museum of the Moving Image exhibition "Cut Up".
The song
The song was originally featured on the album The Horse-Tamer's Daughter in 1984 and then Divine Intervention in 1986. It won a Pegasus Award for "Best War/Vengeance Song" in 1991.[1]
Filk of the song
Tom Smith filked it as Temperature of Revenge, a Star Trek song from Khan's point of view.[2]
MVD vids
Mary Van Deusen has vidded the song at least three times, once for Miami Vice, once for Starsky & Hutch, and once for Tombstone.[3]
References
- ^ Pegasus Award page for Temper of Revenge. (Accessed November 30, 2011.)
- ^ Temperature of Revenge on Smith's webpage. (Accessed November 30, 2011.)
- ^ MVD's Julia Ecklar page lists all of the vids she has done to Ecklar's songs. (Accessed November 30, 2011.)