O Buddy Roy

[pengdahl]

I decided to sing O Buddy Roy for y'all:

http://www.snowcrest.net/pengdahl/oots/obuddyroy.mp3

By popular demand, here is the pudding song from oots#238:

http://www.snowcrest.net/pengdahl/oots/freepudding.mp3

and "Bluff the Stupid Ogre" from oots #4:

http://www.snowcrest.net/pengdahl/oots/bluffthestupidogre.mp3

[Avatar God]

Hey! That was very cool!

Thanks, nice voice, and kudos!
:smile:

edit: No, really, that was awesome!
edit: Links to the comics...
O Buddy Roy (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0445.html)
Free Pudding (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0238.html)
Bluff, Bluff, Bluff the Stupid Ogre (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0004.html)

[Calsan]

That was not bad indeed, kudos truly!

[Gaelbert]

It brought a tear to my eye, again.

[Abacab]

That was awesome! Your voice was excellent and it reminded me of an opera singer's.

I saw that your post count is one, so I assume you joined to share the song.

Welcome to the forums.

[mikeejimbo]

Just when I thought that Elan's song couldn't get any better, you come along with that rendition. This is exactly how I thought it should sound...nay, better! Your voice is excellent, especially for this kind of song.

[StickArc]

Darn you, you made me log on to comment on your uber-fantastic voice! And I never log in! Well, practically never. Not since that "Xycon is a fake" argument.

But even so, what a voice! That was awesome! That totally makes the comic so much better, being able to put voice and tune to Elan's song. You, my friend, have a talent.

I'm sure :roy: would like that very much.

[redcodekevin]

Haven't heard it yet, but from previous comments I can say it's worth it. Should be somehow stickied or compiled as part of the story (if Rich, for instance, considers it good for it)...

[Demented]

I was hoping someone would sing this! Many thanks!

Now, if I can only get around to hearing it....

[Calanais]

You have persuaded me to register after more than a year!
Beautiful rendition - I did sing along myself a few times but i failed to get it to scan so beautifully.

[Necromas]

Wow, that was just plain awesome.

Now someone youtube it to a montage taken from the comic (would be totally awesome, but it's already awesome enough that someone sang it, and sang it nicely too).

[Warpfire]

Wow, that was just plain awesome.

Now someone youtube it to a montage taken from the comic (would be totally awesome, but it's already awesome enough that someone sang it, and sang it nicely too).

Not happening, with the Giant's love of copyright.

[Necromas]

Not happening, with the Giant's love of copyright.


He'd have to give permission after hearing that song!

P.S. Pengdahl, you rule!

[BisectedBrioche]

Great voice dude, are you a trained singer?

[Warpfire]

Oh, and the song is good. Nice work.

[Threeshades]

You surely passed your perform (sing) check there. Im impressed.

[Soulguard]

Then he should host it himself ;) No YouTube no Copyright-Problems
If he himself would supervise such a OOTS Tribute Video there couldn't possibly be any infringement, could it?

and i hope the giant will also tollerate this recorded Version of his texts, even if it's a kind of copyright infringement too. PLEASE!

[amatulic]

I registered on this forum just to tell you: THANK YOU.

Beautiful. When I sang it to myself, it brought a tear to my eye. And more so, when I heard your rendition.

-A

[Geilan]

That was awesome. I've not heard anything like it before, and 'twas some of the best singing I've heard.

[Deathmachine]

wow.
just... wow.

[Woof]

Awesome-sauce :smallsmile:

[J_Muller]

Wow, that was awesome. You remind me of this guy I met at my summer camp who made up really funny songs... combine that with his friend who could play the piano really well, and they could do some awesome stuff.

[Tolkien_Freak]

I think... I think there's something in my eye...

Or not. But that was impressive! The 'sucks' and 'dude' sounded pretty funny with the deep voice.

[mikeejimbo]

I think... I think there's something in my eye...

*stabs*

Got it for you.

[Almighty Salmon]

That.. was.. freakin'... amazing!

[pengdahl]

Thank you for all the compliments! I'm glad people are enjoying it. To answer some questions: yes, I am a trained singer, and yes, I do sing opera :smallbiggrin: .

[Sage in the Playground]

You surely passed your perform (sing) check there. Im impressed.

Are you kidding me?! Natural 20.

[fwiffo]

:belkar: That was beautiful.

[Geilan]

Make a Will Save (DC 500) or be stunned for 3d8 rounds upon listening to this song.

[CardinalFang]

That. Was. Awesome.

The only thing that could have improved that would have been an animated comic with a little sing-along dot to bounce over the words. :D

[Ogenki]

Singing a song can be construed as a parody, parodies don't have to be funny and aren't copyright violations.

[AyuVince]

I love the internet. Only here you can not only find people who feel deeply touched by the sight of a stick figure reciting silly lyrics (and I am one of them, darn it), but also other people who actually make these lyrics into a song!

Pengdahl, you deserve the Azure City Medal of Freedom for your rendition of Elan's song.

[Weezer]

I'm listening to it now and its totally awesome. :elan: would be proud.

[Faramir]

Brilliant. Thank you!

[Zeitgeist]

Thank you for all the compliments! I'm glad people are enjoying it. To answer some questions: yes, I am a trained singer, and yes, I do sing opera :smallbiggrin: .

Heh, no amateur could sing that well, so I figured this. Appreciated, because I had no idea what "O Danny Boy" sounded like.

This is exactly the voice in which I'd envision Elan singing it. You're very gifted.

[huyneo]

awsome cakes :D

[HealytheHealslime]

Awesome. Now all it needs is some kind of flute or bagpipe playing along to be even better.

[Tomitsu]

That was awesome.

Nuff said.

[Valdren]

Make a Will Save (DC 500) or be stunned for 3d8 rounds upon listening to this song.

Crap! I fail (darn -70 circumstance modifier)

[slayerx]

Very nice, very nice
You say you are a singer and it definatly shows

personally, i would have loved to hear this done to a little music (despite elan not actually playing music as he sung in the comic...) and i imagined Elan to have more of soprano voice (but nothing you could really do about that)...

but still it was definatly very good and i applaud you

[pengdahl]

Well if you know a proper Irish tenor and a good band maybe you can get a better version. I'd like to hear it myself!

[Woof]

I think you should give "Bluff, bluff, bluff the stupid ogre" a shot :smallbiggrin:

[Shadic]

That was amazing. I would never expect somebody of your vocal caliber to be roaming around the messages boards of a comic based on D&D.

I wish I had your talent, and I just want the music behind it. However, you've pulled it off so well that you don't really need it.

[ref]

You made me cry. Awesome performance.

[Skjaldbakka]

*applause* says it all.

[Brawl]

That... <sniff> was great, natural 1001 on d20 :D

[WarriorTribble]

This enhances the strip with so many levels of awsome.

[HappyLeprechaun]

Tha' was sweet as! Hail Roy and may Elan's song encourage the others to go berserk!

[happyturtle]

If Elan sounds like that, no wonder Haley fell in love!

:smallredface: *swoon*

[uncle_beastly]

Now that's excellent! You, Sir Pengdahl, have an awesome voice....
(for your next challenge I'd like hear you sing Elan's "get everyone out of the inn" song.... you can find it here: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0238.html :smallbiggrin: A silly song sung in your voice would be all sorts of awesome!)

[daydreamer]

Wonderful, you could make a living as an irish folk singer and singing Danny Boy itself.

[Ink]

Just to echo what everyone has already said: Wonderful. Well done!

[TerraNova]

Awesome, just awesome. :)

[Gwydon]

Absolutely brilliant ! There you see what a difference a trained voice makes. I spent part of today dabbling with the song and my guitar, but I never could get to that level, especially not in the higher parts. But then, I'm only an amateur bard anyway (playing a bard in live-action roleplaying).

Many thanks for recording this !

[FujinAkari]

Extremely well done! Thank you SO much!

[Gilligan]

That was absolutely beautiful. I almost teared up which is saying a lot considering I haven't gotten attached to any fictional characters in a novel or story since I read the Avatar series (it tore my soul apart). You're a wonderful singer but I've honestly imagined Elan's singing style to be higher. He's a pretty boy after all. But that was regardless a wonder rendition.

[BobTheDog]

That was absolutely beautiful. I almost teared up which is saying a lot considering I haven't gotten attached to any fictional characters in a novel or story since I read the Avatar series (it tore my soul apart). You're a wonderful singer but I've honestly imagined Elan's singing style to be higher. He's a pretty boy after all. But that was regardless a wonder rendition.

Are you implying that baritones are ugly, miss or mister? :smalltongue:

And the song is really great, indeed. And I second the motion to get a sung version of "The Inn Song", plus "Bluff the Stupid Ogre".

Wow, the giant could even release a "Elan's Favorite Tunes" record. I'd buy it. :smallbiggrin:

[Eldhrin]

Wow. That's fantastic. I've sung it myself, just had to after seeing the comic, but my singing voice is nowhere near as good as yours.

Thanks for sharing it with us!

Oh, and regarding the comments about baritones - nothing wrong with baritones, but I'd expect Elan to be a tenor.

[Gilligan]

Are you implying that baritones are ugly, miss or mister? :smalltongue:

Lol. Ok, for guys there's maybe three forms of attractiveness. There's the general good features and comelieness attractiveness, rugged manlieness attractiveness, and pretty boy/feminine attractiveness. The latter is Elan.

[Jukashi]

I wonder if smeone should draw Rich's attention to this? It is very, very good, and I'm sure he'd like it.

[Kitya]

Fantabulous. *smiles*

[13_CBS]

Now I'm tempted to borrow this song, implement some fading battle noises in the background, and add in the rest of the dialogue XD

[BobTheDog]

I know how you feel. I'm struggling not to take the song and add a background strings section to it.

Plus, I can't stop listening to the damn song! It's addictive!

[Agalyon]

You are an excellent singer =)

[Thorin]

thast was freacking amazing!!!!!

i mean, how many bard lvls do you have?

PD: if you have any more songs post them ;)

[LordCaelvan]

Are you kidding me?! Natural 20.
What are you talking about? Natural 30!

That sounded even better then when Elan sang it in the voice I have created for him.

[Querzis]

Sniff, I dont have something in the eyes, I'm just crying and not ashamed to say it. That was wonderfull man.

[wellington]

Oh, YES. Awesome... sauce...

[Geilan]

I rolled a natural 1 on on the DC 500 will save... my brain melted.

Your brain liquifies and puddles out of your ear.

You are DEAD!!

[shaddy_24]

That was great. Props to you man.

[Sethis]

You win 1d100 internets. Natural 100.

That pretty much sums it up. This Thread delivers.

[Vamp-Elanor]

Oh. Woaw.
You almost made me cry.

Your voice is hot and deep, it's so perfectly accurate (even if I don't figure Elan to exactly sing this way ;) )

[Cynan Machae]

That song was great!

[Demented]

It sounded like "King Arthur's version of O Buddy Roy".
Unless of course we're talking about this Elan...
http://www.giantitp.com/Images/GuestWeek2005/oots9903.gif

Fits almost startlingly.

[Selrik]

That was amazing. Thanks a lot.

[oloknotwise]

O_o

Absolutely amazing. Like, wow!

You make the absolute perfect bard. Hearing a rendition of "Oh Danny Boy" OoTS style to a magnificent voice such as yours makes everything seem perfect.

In any case, Elan does seem to be more like a tenor (no fault of yours). Search for the version of "Oh Danny Boy" by Harry Connick Jr. His voice sounds more Elan-like to me.

Why did I have to give up singing/trombone/piano for an education anyways?

Edit: Okay, scratch Harry Connick Jr. This is better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgma--0WYU&mode=related&search=

[Lizard Lord]

Plus, I can't stop listening to the damn song! It's addictive!

I can't stop listening either.

[Isak]

I had to log-in just to post a reply for this...

That was absolutely amazing! Thanks for singing it for the OotS fanbase! :smallbiggrin:

[Sol]

wow, just...wow.

Great work!

[Dreamin Elf]

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Bravo.
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[moleytov]

*waves wildly trying to draw the giant's attention to this thread*
awesome work...
sticky it! pleeeeeeeeeease.

[chibibar]

WoW!!!!!!! That is totally AWESOME!!! You have a rockin voice.

[Gitman00]

If Elan sounds like that, no wonder Haley fell in love!

:smallredface: *swoon*

As we say in the music/theater business, the tenors woo 'em, but the basses take 'em home. :smallamused:

pengdahl, that was fantastic. I tip my hat to you, sir.

[mikeejimbo]

Well if you know a proper Irish tenor and a good band maybe you can get a better version. I'd like to hear it myself!

I personally think that the a cappella version is extremely fitting. I don't think it could get any better, really. It sounds very from the heart, just as it should.


I think you should give "Bluff, bluff, bluff the stupid ogre" a shot :smallbiggrin:

I think he could even make that sound amazing. No, I know it!

[slayerx]

In any case, Elan does seem to be more like a tenor (no fault of yours). Search for the version of "Oh Danny Boy" by Harry Connick Jr. His voice sounds more Elan-like to me.

Why did I have to give up singing/trombone/piano for an education anyways?

Edit: Okay, scratch Harry Connick Jr. This is better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgma--0WYU&mode=related&search=
I gotta agree, that tenor voice does seem to me more like what Elan sounds like...
Not to mention that guy sings the song at a much slower pace and has the inclusion or the piano, both of which serve very well to add more emotion to the song

pengdahl may not be able to do the tenor voice, but he could slow down the pace and maybe find some instrumental music to see too

but again, pengdahl's singing was still awsome non-theless

[Dragontail]

Thank you soooo much for that!

[Scipio]

I cannot really add anything to what has already been said, but that was quite a performance. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Respectobiggle]

Add my name to the list of those who registered for the sole reason of complimenting you on that performance.

[pengdahl]

Check my first entry in the thread for two new songs - by popular demand.

I agree that I also think of Elan as a tenor, but I do what I can :smallsmile: .

As far as adding instruments go, I could add piano (if I had the music), but that requires more time and I really was just having some fun.

Again, thanks for all the compliments!

[Call_me_Fate]

Wow. You, sir win. Everything. That was awesome. Brings a tear to my eye again, and just when I think I am getting over it all.

[carais]

Thanks from me, too.

Even though I'd prefer it a tad slower and maybe with some sparse accompaniment ignoring Elan didn't, it simply shows that you have a trained voice. Sounds real nice. I also prefer your bariton to tenor. Which I somehow expect Elan to have. I think it's because he sometimes gives the impression of a big child.

The melody is not really easy, there's a long way from the lowest to the highest note. More reason to give you the much deserved kudos.

[TerraNova]

Wow, the last two really drive home the character development Elan has been going through. Once more, awesome and then some!

[Twilight Jack]

Arrrggg!!!! I'm reading this thread on my work computer, which has no speakers. Based upon the comments, I really need to hear your rendition.

[Grey Watcher]

Damn, you beat me to it!

Still, I suppose a tenor rendition would still be appropriate. ;-)

[SolkaTruesilver]

Here, there is also this song sung by Elan in the bonus strips of "No Cures for the Paladin Blue"

Spider Dude, Spider Dude,
Attacking Stranger is kinda rude!
Spin you web, another place,
Or Roy will club you in the face!
Look out, here he comes spider dude!"

And does someone is a good actor, so he can record Elan's speech of courage, with the emotion and all?

[Neol]

Talent is now spelled

p-e-n-g-d-a-h-l.

That was really good. Love the pudding one.. Great job putting the emotion of desperation in it.

[amatulic]

(for your next challenge I'd like hear you sing Elan's "get everyone out of the inn" song.... you can find it here: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0238.html :smallbiggrin: A silly song sung in your voice would be all sorts of awesome!) Well, except that we don't know the melody to that one. "O Buddy Roy" fortunately had a note indicating the correct melody to use. Anyway, I see our friend pengdahl made something up (see the first post of this thread) sung to the tune of a bugle call. It would be nice if Rich would enlighten us on what he had in mind. -A

[amatulic]

I wonder if smeone should draw Rich's attention to this? It is very, very good, and I'm sure he'd like it. I sent him an email just now. -A

[Mathias_Tanavar]

It is wonderful... well done

[Viciado]

I am yet another long time lurker that has come out of the woodwork in order to register to comment here. At the risk of being repetitive of all the previous posters, You have an amazing voice, sir.

When the "O Danny Boy" comic came out I felt compelled to run some searches of my own so i could put music in my mind to Elan's song. Though I was familiar with the name of the song, as most everyone in the english speaking world probably is, I was'nt sure of what the song was actually supposed to sound like. :p

Yours is, I think, the best male voice singing this melody i've heard in my searches...if any are interested, here's a link to an amazing female voice singing O Danny Boy, a slower version with musical accompaniment; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfIxtGZfE68

The female voice does'nt make much sense when applied to Elan's comic, but given the lyrics of the real song i was curious to here it sung by a woman, and I was simply blown away by this woman's voice. It's a black and white video shot in...i'd guess the 60s or 70s, but the sound quality is great. Judith Durham is the name of the artist; I'd never heard of her before, but...wow. I literally can't stop listening to either her rendition or Pengdahl's. Thank you again for sharing your talent with us!

[BisectedBrioche]

Hah, you deserve a medal for the pudding song alone.

[Querzis]

I love the pudding song a lot too but Buddy Roy is just awesome.

[zenock]

When I saw this thread first... I cringed and thought Oh NO!! But that was friggin awesome!!

[glowface]

This was great. I tried and put together a version with some background instrumental addition. Weeell, I'm certainly no musician or mp3-wizard, so quality is what it is. Anyway, for anybody interested:

Improved O Buddy Roy (http://blackspire.fw.hu/buddyroyx.mp3)

[Grasilich]

*applause*

[pengdahl]

I appreciate what you're trying to do by adding background
music, but the way you've sped up and slowed down the song
makes me sound like I'm completely out of tune! You really
need to do the tempo changes using a filter that doesn't
change the pitch.

I don't mean to rain on your parade, but it really does sound
awful. Maybe I'll just record some accompaniment...

[glowface]

Yeah, I know. That's why I said it's not the best quality. In theory, that IS a speed decrease while keeping the pitch, but hey, that's what happened.
Ah, at least I tried.

[glowface]

Oh, yes, by the way:
what I did was:
- Slowed down a bit your singing, with a fixed rate all over the song, so it's a litttle slower and longer. When I tried to speed up the music to your original tempo, that was really not good. But your song is not sped up/slowed down, its constant.
- Sped up the music (it was really slow originally), then sped up / slowed down the music line by line, to match in tempo to your song. (Actually, if you listen, you can still hear little noises at the end of each line; I tried to merge the background music seamlessly, and worked a bit on removing the noise at these points, but I'm not that good).
- And then, of course, mixed the music to the song, with a reduced volume.

Well, maybe it's time to leave it to professionals to do music. It was just a little... hmmm... home project.

[dr.cello]

Well done, sir.

[Wych]

truly awesome.

[Mitth'raw'nuruo]

Very Good :-); it speaks to the geek in me

Could anyone tell me how I could add this to my myspace (auto play)

[Iberiel]

I think... I think there's something in my eye.

[de-trick]

that was he greatest thing ever u rock i salute you

[glowface]

Ok, one more try.

Now I (hope) did not touch your singing at all, just sped up the music to (more or less) match your tempo. OK, now it sounds more like a zither or cymbalo than strings, but nothing else comes to my mind.

So:
Re-Improved Buddy Roy (http://blackspire.fw.hu/buddyroyy.mp3)

[Silverblaze]

Here is another take - now with a visual - a nice saluté for our fallen hero :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYLNj0KXcE

[Tolkien_Freak]

Wow.
This is the worst I've felt about Roy's death (I cared more about the paladins in 448). EXCEPTIONAL work, lads!

[lovelyluthien]

*sniff*

I can't stop listening to it...

Thank you so much!

edit: except when I listen to the "Free Pudding Song". ahem.

[Gavin Sage]

I must say I always kinda hate music in text. I just can pick up the tune. But actual audio, kickin ass sweet.

[Felinoid]

Holy F-prompt. Pengdahl, you have one hell of an operatic voice. *applauds heartily*

[totalnerduk]

Here is another take - now with a visual - a nice saluté for our fallen hero :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYLNj0KXcE

Awesome. Truly awesome. Also the guy who did the singing for "Bluff the stupid ogre" is awesome. But the video is... ... an improvement.

[lacesmcawesome]

And does someone is a good actor, so he can record Elan's speech of courage, with the emotion and all?

I'll do it. I think I've got the voice for it. I should have it posted in a little while.

Edit:

and by in a little while, I mean in a day or so, because I'm incredibly SLAMMED with homework, and don't have time.

[Kobold]

It's funny:smallsmile: , but I don't think it should be stickied.... :mitd:

[Pepz]

truly awesome these songs, not something I expected to find on a forum at 3:12 am :D thanks for sharing this with us!

[Lumenadducere]

Just have to add that it's a great song. I like the way you added the haste and urgency to the pudding song as well, but "O Buddy Roy" is definitely the best of the three.

Seriously, great job. Is there any way I could download the mp3 file? Or would that be a breach of copyright/illegal or something? I don't really know much when it comes to this stuff, so apologies if it's wrong of me to ask.

[kpenguin]

The song was awesome, but the video made me cry.

[Blayze]

Good sir, I desire your voicebabies.

Seriously, though. I have a crap voice and can't do anything with it (And it's not for want of trying), but at least it makes my potential appreciation of incredible voices that much greater.

Much applause from this little corner of the Internet.

[darkblade]

Not happening, with the Giant's love of copyright.

You mean like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYLNj0KXcE.

[Rat_Summoner]

I think I just failed a Will save..........

Awesome.

[geekyhedgehog]

natural 20 and +37 modifier, plus automatic natural 1 on all will saves against.

[Accountant]

Hey, uh... You guys realize this thread was made 6 months ago? It's going to get closed now, prolly.

[madmotoristmonk]

Glad I got to hear this before it might get closed. You sir are a talent!

I always pictured Elan with a higher speaking voice but it'd be funnier if he had this supereb opera voice for singing.

[†Seer†]

Ahh Peng you just made my night ^^
Awesome voice mate!

[heroe_de_leyenda]

The links are down! please upload them again!

[Valder]

Wow. Just wow.

I'm not a sensitive kind of guy, by and large, but that brought a tear to my eye.

Roy's always been my hero here. OotS's not been right without him.

Now I've got a 2nd hero here.

[UncleWolf]

Sniff. That was great.(tears... lots of them)

[Omicroncubed]

That is just awesome! I seriously don't know anything else to say than that and you rule! :biggrin:

[stabbybelkar]

Wow, that was just plain awesome.

Now someone youtube it to a montage taken from the comic (would be totally awesome, but it's already awesome enough that someone sang it, and sang it nicely too).

already done here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYLNj0KXcE

[Oberon]

And here I thought I was the only one who sang that to themselves after seeing that comic...

Great job!

[Ertier]

O Buddy Roy for y'all:
http://www.snowcrest.net/pengdahl/oots/obuddyroy.mp3

The Pudding Song from oots#238:
http://www.snowcrest.net/pengdahl/oots/freepudding.mp3

"Bluff the Stupid Ogre" from oots #4:
http://www.snowcrest.net/pengdahl/oots/bluffthestupidogre.mp3


You've just been siggied....

[Mitth'raw'nuruo]

Sticky Please!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Chronos]

The one on YouTube is a different singer, with a sort of country/western sound. I like the ones in this thread better; they sound more true to how I think of Elan.