Divine Monkey

[bnewman]

A telling of the Ramayana, one of the great Hindu epics, with a focus on the monkey god Hanuman.

lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "Code Monkey" by Jonathan Coulton

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Dragon for Sale

[bnewman]

One of my first filk songs, "Dragon for Sale" has gone through several arrangements of its multiple verses.

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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Droids, Clones

[bnewman]

A song based on Star Wars: Attack of the Clones — like the song it parodies, this is about war as a manufactured lie, but it was the idea of Anakin as the "dread and darlin' boy", and the way the second verse fits with barely a tweak, that really sealed it.

lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "Hey Ho" by Dave Carter

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El-ahrairah

[bnewman]

The tale of the legendary prince of Rabbits from Watership Down

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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Every Heart Is a Doorway

[bnewman]

Based on Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "Crossing the Water" by Bill Staines

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