Thursday night, random thoughts.

[enamoured]

Thing I was thinking about the other night: songs that are overused on fanmixes.

You know, the ones that everyone kind of defaults on. For the longest it was "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls, and I know that "The Scientist" by Coldplay gets used a lot too. Lately, on mixes for ships that are angsty I've seen "Rolling in the Deep" popping up--and that's what kind of spawned my wondering about the songs that start to feel a bit like fanmix cliche.

Well, that, and I was thinking of putting "The Scientist" on one of my own mixes.

(Do I get points for using a lesser-well used Coldplay track on a mix?)

Other thing that I've been thinking about: being followed by prolific people on various sites.

There's always that hierarchical thing that goes on at some sites/in blog circles. You know, how there's someone who's seen as high profile, and it seems like everyone follows them and references their posts, and they get tons of comments/retweets/reblogs (depending on your server) and you're like, Oh man, this person is so cool. And then sometimes that person will start following you, and you're like, "YAY!... oh, wait, NO! WHY?!"

I started thinking about that because I've gotten Tumblr-followed by people like that, and I'm all, I am the least cool person ever in comparison to them. I'm not outspoken, I post a lot of pictures of puppies, and I am prime silly. It's weird, but that thought never really leaves me. I think I'm cool most of the time, but when other people think I am I feel the urge to say how uncool I am in comparison. I need to work on that.

Also, I am trying to write fan fiction again and I am having minor insecurity moments over it--even though it's for an anon thing. What is wrong with me.

Comments

[moirariordan.livejournal.com]

You see lots of songs on fanmixes by bands/artists that are so cool that it's cool to be in love with them. Like Adele, and Florence and the Machine, and like, every indie band ever. Lol, I quit actively watching fanmix communities and stuff when I realized I had six different mp3s of the same She & Him song.

[la-petite-singe.livejournal.com]

"Rolling in the Deep," good Lord, definitely. I adore that song, but it's on way too many mixes. It's my Dean/Cas song, but I see it on a lot of Erik/Charles mixes too, although my Adele song for them is "Turning Tables." ...Yes, I have given this thought. I also see "The Cave" on way too many mixes (...including one of mine; I swear I didn't realize at the time). I have "The Scientist" on a mix for American Gods, I think, but I don't think I've seen it on anything else, and besides, it's a gorgeous song, so I say go for it. ;)

I totally do the same thing with Tumblr. I flat-out fangirl people, and if they follow me I sort of freak out and want to be cooler. But...well, too late. As someone who is massively insecure about fanfic and who just filled an anon prompt, though, let me say that it's a GREAT feeling. I'm super-nervous about the promptee liking it or whatever, but it still feels really fun to try!