Zelda Art We Didn't Start the Legend - A 3 Step Project

[Pocket Asian]

A couple weeks back, my AP World teacher showed my class this video. The video was a picture slide show to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire."

We Didn't Start the Fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dBDhNLpVYo
Its a very catchy song. So its stuck in my head. I've also seen a parody of the song called "We Didn't Start the Flame War" by College Humor, and just recently, one that is based off of Star Wars called "We Didn't Start the Star Wars."

So I've been thinking why not make one to the Legend of Zelda series. There's plenty of events that happen in the Legend of Zelda to replace the lyrics of the original song.

This is a 3 step project, as the title has stated. The steps are:
1. Make lyrics to the song
As the step suggests, we're first going to write the lyrics to it.

2. Sing the lyrics
I'll need at least one person to sing, however multiple singers will make this better. Even if we can't get singers, at least we have lyrics :3
However, then we can't do Step 3, and I do not want to sing >_>

3. Animate or Slide Show
I'll either animate it, or find a bunch of pictures and make a slide show. I'm thinking of going with an animation.

I'll be off until Wednesday, though, so just post right now if you're interested in doing any part. I'll post the lyrics to "We Didn't Start the Fire" on Wednesday, my idea of how this should work, and some extra information about crediting.

 

[Twilight Prince]

Ha wow. How much schools stick to the same stuff. I also just heard that song in my history class. I would love to help out in one way or another however, I suck at singing, the songs that I write are more of well, not a family friendly type, and I suck with animation programs. However, I think this is a really awesome idea, and I would love to see how it turns out. Zelda has had many things that would work perfectly for this. Anyways, sorry I can't help, but I wish you the best of luck, and I can't wait until it is done for all of us to see!

 

[Pocket Asian]

This is my idea of how this will work. My idea is going through the games in chronology of release dates. I have the lyrics of "We Didn't Start the Fire" to show it.

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio-------------> Legend of Zelda

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe--------------> Adventure of Link

Rosenbergs, H Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye---> A Link to the Past

Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Maciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye-----------------> Link's Awakening

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it--------------------------------------->Chorus

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc

Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dancron
Dien Bien Phu Falls, Rock Around the Clock

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland

Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez

Chorus

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge On The River Kwai---------> Majora's Mask

Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkwether, Homicide, Children of Thalidomide---------> Oracle of Seasons

Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia
Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go----------------------> Oracle of Ages

U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo---------> Four Swords

Chorus

Hemingway, Eichman, Stranger in a Strange Land
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion-------------------------> Wind Waker

Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson------------> Four Swords Adventures

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician sex
J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say----------> Minish Cap

Chorus

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock-----------> Twilight Princess

Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan-------------> Phantom Hourglass

Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Getz---> Spirit Tracks

Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and Roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore--------> Zelda Wii

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
But when we are gone, will it still go on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on--> Chorus

Chorus
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The four I left with no title are the ones for Ocarina of Time. I figured since most people on this site have this as their favorite game, then this should have the most lyrics. However, all of this is debatable, so if you guys don't agree, we can figure another way of how to do this.

I'll get to the crediting part in a later post

 

[Shadsie]

I've you're going to actually change lyrics....


"Bulbins, big boars, brave wolf goes to war...
Little imp, Hero's Shade, Master Sword in guarded glade..." > Twilight Princess.

 

[Pocket Asian]

Thank you for your interest Shadsie. It tells me that this project wasn't a complete failure XD
I'll make a document to keep all the sets of lyrics given for the games, so in any strange event that these are lost on the forum, they'll be on my computer.

Now then, on to crediting.
Participants' names will be shown in the end of the video. However, just posting that you will 'help' won't cut it. You will have to at least make an attempt at making some lyrics before I consider putting your name at the end.

For ZD Members: your names will appear in the video at the end. Only the end, but remember, that's only if you have provided me with some lyrics.

For ZD Members with Youtube Accounts: Give me your Youtube Account name, and I will use that name instead of your ZD username in the credits. You will also have links to your pages in the information bar.

 

[ケンジ]

How about this for the Chorus:

We did not start the Legend!,
It's not the game of Sparta
but the Legend of Zelda!

We did not start the Legend,
made by Miyamoto
this game is so great YO!

I can make more. I'll post more ideas later on.

For Oracle of Ages

Jabu-Jabu, Tokays, Maku Tree, Impa
Shadow Hag, Veran, Ramrock's gonna kill ya!!

Here is the Oracle of Seasons:
Holdruum, Land of Din, Oracle of Seasons
Digdogger, Manhandla, Dark Dragon of Twinrova!

 

[Epwna]

How about this for the chorus:
We didn't start the series
But we all love it
and we all play it
We didn't start the series
I hope it never will end
It's Zelda's Legend!

For OoT:
Spirit Stones, Door of Time, The Ocarina
6 sages,Medallions, and the pathetic Morpha

For MM:
Falling Moon,coming soon, in Termina
The deku,Gorons too, and the epic Zora

For TP:
Wolf form, fused shadows, and the twilight mirror
Horseback, and Midna, can't wait to see her.

 

[Pocket Asian]

I was thinking a bit for the Chorus, and I've made one for it. If it's used, I doubt it, but thought it would be worth posting:

Chorus:
We didn't start the legend
No this ain't no Jump Man
Or Samus Aran

We didn't start the legend
No we didn't start it
But we played a part of it

It may also serve as inspiration for anyone interested in making lyrics for the Chorus. Also, I would like to have multiple sets of lyrics to choose from for each game, so fire anything at me.

 

[Epwna]

How about for the original LOZ:
Silver arrows,Ganondorf, bombs make make a bing Bang
The first game, not lame, it introduced the boomerang

Not as good as my other ones, but I still like it.

 

[Pocket Asian]

How about for the original LOZ:
Silver arrows,Ganondorf, bombs make make a bing Bang
The first game, not lame, it introduced the boomerang

Not as good as my other ones, but I still like it.

Erm... you may want to include something about Link and Zelda as well in this one since LoZ was their debut.

 

[Epwna]

Okay,how about this:
Link saves Zelda, and saved Hyrule that day
First game, not lame, it introduced the Boomerang

 

[Pocket Asian]

Okay,how about this:
Link saves Zelda, and saved Hyrule that day
First game, not lame, it introduced the Boomerang

Hmm... how about this:
"Triforce, Ganon, Zelda, Link, Bow and Arrow, Boomerang
Eight dungeons, overworld, here comes Link to make a bang"

If you like the above lyrics then I could just credit you for them; I just built upon some of yours.
Also, since no one has voted against it, OoT still has 4 parts, so you can also try to make more to that one.

 

[Epwna]

I like your lyrics better. I thought about a good verse for ST.

Rabbits,Force Gems, Lokomos,Malladus, Bring the Pain
Tower of Spirits, Spirit flute, Zelda's Spirit, Spirit Train

 

[Sevenyearwait]

Heres one for OoT

Started with no fairy, steped inside the duku tree,
Got the stones, and stepped in the door, Navi is quite a bore,

 

[43ForceGems]

We didn't start the Legend
Going for many years
And we're still the players
We didn't start the Legend
Look it up on Wikipedia
It's the greatest story evah!

I know, it's terrible. I was just at a mind blank.

OoA failed attempt:

Harp of Ages, Queen of Darkness, Oracle of Time and Space
Maku Tree, Black Tower, Lybrinia's at stake

That. Was. Terrible.

MM failed attempt:

Skull Kid, Majora's Mask, Moon falling, Secret Power
Deku, Goron, Zora, Ancient Clock Tower

That was also terrible.

I know the tune, so I know how to structure the verses. And Pigs Didn't Start the Swine Flu