Guardian playlist: Beat of a Yearning Heart

[extrapenguin]

Once upon a time, there was a post on songs that make one think of Guardian; yours truly replied with a list of songs. Here's some of them, presented in order to sort of make a coherent Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan narrative. Mostly stuff that falls under the umbrella of rock or metal, for that's what my musical tastes run towards. Have fun listening!



Evanescence - Bring Me to Life (Synthesis re-release)
After meeting Kunlun, Shen Wei can never return to how he was.
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life

Indica - Ikävänkantaja ("Bearer of Longing")
For all the years Shen Wei waited.

Taivaalla loistat, kun musta on maa Voi kuinka sinua kaipaankaan Jos rakkaus on ikuinen, ei aikakaan Voi lohduttaa ikävänkantajaa Mun liekit palaa Sun valolle vaan Mun soihdut palaa

You shine on the sky when the earth is black Oh how I yearn for you If love is eternal, not even time Can console the bearer of longing My flames burn For only your light My torches burn

Oh the Larceny - Man on a Mission
When Zhao Yunlan has set his sights on something, he will not give up. Figuring out what Shen Wei is hiding is no exception.
Soles on my shoes are worn, the knees on my jeans are torn
Sweat comin’ through my shirt, keep pushin’ even though it hurts
Chasing what I know is true, there’s nothing that I would not do
When everyone around me drops, I’m never gonna ever stop

Battle Beast - Straight to the Heart
Zhao Yunlan wants to seduce his Professor.
Straight through your heart!
I'm out for you
And I never miss my mark

Within Temptation - See Who I Am
Two people may unite, but it requires effort to bridge the gap of understanding.
I'll come into your world,
See through your eyes.
I'll try to understand,
Before we lose what we have.

Amaranthe - Call Out My Name
Internal screaming of why isn't Shen Wei telling him anything???
I will never say, "This is Fate"
Whenever you need me
Just call out my name

Happoradio - Puhu äänellä jonka kuulen ("Speak with a voice I can hear")
The calm plea of "So, Shen Wei, perhaps you could tell me something?"

Puhu äänellä, jonka kuulen sanoilla, jotka ymmärrän runoilla, jotka käsitän Sinuun tarvii tekstityksen salaisuuksies selittäjän kertojan kaikkitietävän Puhu äänellä, jonka kuulen

Speak with a voice I can hear with words I understand with poems I get You need subtitling an explainer of your secrets an omniscient narrator Speak with a voice I can hear

Indica - Lauluja paratiisista ("Songs of Paradise")
Some things are never meant to be yours to hold. They're just there for you temporarily. To think otherwise is the greatest folly, no matter how much you may wish it to be so.

Edenin linnut oksalla ne laulaa paratiisista Kun niiden ääntä kuuntelee niin kaiken tahtoo itselleen ja tietää ettei omaksi saa

The birds of Eden on a branch They sing of paradise When one listens to their sound one wants everything for oneself and knows one can never get it

Within Temptation - Covered by Roses
Defeat may look to be imminent, but Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan will steal every moment they can.
Covered by roses
When this dance is over
We all know all beauty will die.
The choirs have awoken
Left my words unspoken
Remember you as long as I can
Hold you in my arms all night
And spill the wine until the end
We all have our place in time,
Need to live every moment

Within Temptation - Tell Me Why
When it's all over, Zhao Yunlan doesn't know why he's still there.
Killing myself for nothing
And the pain won't go away
Losing myself to madness
And the game's been played
If I could turn the hands of time, I would
But here I am

Laibach - Under the Iron Sky
Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei have made their promise to reunite, so one day, they must meet again.
I'm waiting for another chance
To tell you belong to me
One day
I know we'll meet again
Under the iron sky

Comments

[asya_ana]

Ooh I'm so thrilled to see this here with pics and lyrics and stuff. \o/

[extrapenguin]

It also made me realize I don't yet have a good shippy icon for these two, or even a good general-purpose icon for either of them solo! Grumble.

[asya_ana]

It's an emergency! sid_guardian icon tag to the rescue!

[extrapenguin]

But they all look wrong! (No, I have no idea what sort of icon I want, either. Agh.) A second thorough perusal is in order, though.

[riventhorn]

I love the two by Indica in particular. Playlists are fun because they introduce me to artists I would never have stumbled across otherwise.

[extrapenguin]

I'm glad you liked them! I was a bit iffy about including Finnish-language music at first, but since they're available subtitled on YouTube, and they sound exactly like how I imagine Shen Wei sounds, I kept them.

There are some other songs I associate with characters, and now that a few of my favorite bands have put out new material in the past few years, I might put together a Ye Zun mini-fanmix, but have a sneak preview:
Beast in Black - Crazy, Mad, Insane
Imagine Dragons - Battlecry
Sirenia - Seventh Summer

Plus some other misc:
We the Kings - Art of War didn't make it into this ship mix, but is a workable baby General Shen Wei song
Veridia - We Are the Brave is the SID team turning up in Dixing to punch Ye Zun in the face at the endgame showdown

[riventhorn]

I really enjoy non-English music/lyrics because I can listen to them when I'm working and not be distracted. That's how I got into K-Pop, in fact--I needed something upbeat but with lyrics I couldn't understand to listen to while writing my dissertation.

That Art of War one-- awwwww, bb!Shen Wei!

[extrapenguin]

I really enjoy non-English music/lyrics because I can listen to them when I'm working and not be distracted.
Ooh, same! This is one of the reasons I like Chinese music (though as I'm using it for language practice as well, soon I'll have to switch to pure instrumentals *g*), even if most of it is a snoozefest.

If you like upbeat music, other Finnish artists to check out might be Kaija Koo (ex: Tinakenkätyttö, Vapaa) and Maija Vilkkumaa (ex: Satumaa-tango, Lottovoitto).

BB Weiwei is very aww-worthy! He definitely deserves a hug and a Kunlun.

[riventhorn]

I will check those out, thanks! If you have any Chinese artists you would rec, I'd be interested in that too.

[extrapenguin]

I've mostly only encountered them via vids and fansongs, but offhand I like 天地缓缓 by 伦桑 (here used as background music to fanart of MDZS), 五音Jw, and sodagreen's 我好想你.

[riventhorn]

Thanks! I will enjoy listening. :)

[jo_lasalle]

I'm glad someone put Evanescence on a Zhao Yunlan/Shen Wei playlist before me! *g*

I'm very intrigued by a lot of these! Thanks for sharing!

[extrapenguin]

I know one (1) song by Evanescence, but it fit amazingly, so by golly it'd go there. Right at the start. So everyone would know to adjust their expectations accordingly. *g* (In my defense, I did use the re-release instead of the classic version.)

I'm glad you liked it! And more specific thoughts are also welcome.

[jo_lasalle]

Since you ask... ^_^ (I've basically been in fandom only on my phone on the sly this week, so I always meant to get back to this post and check the songs I hadn't managed to check before.)

I'm definitely liking the overall "dramatic, sometimes emo rock" style of this playlist. Which is in line with me thinking from the start that Evanescence is a totally great choice for these guys. >_>

Interestingly, the version of Bring Me To Life (which I hadn't known before - I'm old, I own the original album) works for me, but it pushes the song much more firmly into Shen Wei territory for me. The lyrics are pretty Shen Wei to start with, but the rock style of the original makes me think more of Zhao Yunlan, so it feels a bit more... couple-y to me, while the more operatic, less rocky version is more decidedly Shen Wei to me.

I really liked the Finnish songs you put on there. I'll have a poke around for mp3s - those could definitely be songs I'd enjoy listening to even if I don't understand Finnish!

Straight to the Heart cracked me up for the 80s style HARDCOREness, but I can totally see this for Zhao Yunlan. Woobilicious hardcoreness is kind of his thing.

I know Within Temptation's See Who I Am from a different, much older fandom, so it's doing that 'slightly belonging elsewhere' thing in my head, but I can totally see it. (It's also a song I really like.) ((And I'd never really gone looking for more of their stuff, weirdly, so the other two songs in this playlist were nice discoveries!))

Amaranthe - Call Out My Name is too shouty for me in the shouty bits. >.< In the melodic parts it WORKS and hits that nice drrrrramatic rock button, but I'm sensitive to shouting, so that probably won't end up on my phone.

Happoradio sounds lovely! I really want that on a playlist on my phone. With that one it was also especially rewarding to read the translation. Aww, Zhao Yunlan.

The last one wigs me out a little in much the same way that Rammstein wigs me out, though the lady's voice is nicer. *g*

[extrapenguin]

!!! Thoughts!!! \o/

Interestingly, the version of Bring Me To Life (which I hadn't known before - I'm old, I own the original album) works for me, but it pushes the song much more firmly into Shen Wei territory for me. The lyrics are pretty Shen Wei to start with, but the rock style of the original makes me think more of Zhao Yunlan, so it feels a bit more... couple-y to me, while the more operatic, less rocky version is more decidedly Shen Wei to me.
I actually first discovered it when searching for a version of Bring Me to Life that didn't have the spoken/shouty bits – there's the one that's the original with them edited away, which I prefer, but I also came across the re-release, and checking it, I decided that that one was more Shen Wei.

Indica is a very nice pop-rock band whose lyrics are excellent and have good word economy. LyricsTranslate does have people's attempts at translating, if you'd like to figure out WTF the song is about. (I can endorse at least my own.) Happoradio is a bit more soothing pop.

Straight to the Heart cracked me up for the 80s style HARDCOREness, but I can totally see this for Zhao Yunlan. Woobilicious hardcoreness is kind of his thing.
LOL! The song was actually only released in 2017, but yes, very HARDCORE in a certain way. It's striking how much like early episodes Zhao Yunlan it feels like.

I know Within Temptation's See Who I Am from a different, much older fandom,
Here I was, thinking it was "Memories" that was the token Within Temptation song everyone put on their playlists! They've even recently released a new album, which I didn't have the time to listen to before putting together this playlist. At least one song will go onto a subsequent Ye Zun/arc of villainy playlist, should I get around to making one.

Yeah, Amaranthe is ... I like a lot of their songs, but they get a bit shouty and growly at times. The melodic parts really work, but.

The last one wigs me out a little in much the same way that Rammstein wigs me out, though the lady's voice is nicer. *g*
Considering that Laibach is something Rammstein has cited as a major musical influence, I am not surprised! It is at the industrial end of my tastes, and I think I can sort of see how it wigs you out? (Also, alternative ending song: Amaranthe - Infinity; growly bits but no shouty bits.)

[jo_lasalle]

I actually first discovered it when searching for a version of Bring Me to Life that didn't have the spoken/shouty bits

I like those bits - maybe at odds with how I don't like the growling/shouting in some of these other songs but the spoken lines in Bring Me to Life don't rise to the level of "shouting" for me.

LOL! The song was actually only released in 2017

Seriously? WOW. It sounds and looks straight out of 1986! HUH.

They've even recently released a new album, which I didn't have the time to listen to before putting together this playlist.

Hmmmmm! Might go check that out - now that this bloody fandom has gotten me on Spotify, I might as well make use of it...

[floating_hell]

I LOVE predominantly metal/rock playlists, thank you so much for this! I've been meaning to listen to more Amaranthe, I like what I've heard of them so far.

[extrapenguin]

Yay! In looking up song lyrics for this, I discovered Amaranthe had a new album out in 2018, which I didn't hear about! The one prior to that was a bit too pop-y for me, but perhaps they've recovered their stride. You might also be interested in checking out the misc extra songs I gave upthread.

[floating_hell]

Thank you for the recommendations! I'll be sure to check them out.

[lynndyre]

This fandom is giving me so much new music to listen to! It's great!! XD

Thank you for this~

[extrapenguin]

You're welcome! If you have any thoughts in specific related to a song, feel free to chat about it!

(Also, your icon is still equal parts hilarious and adorable. Oh, Ye Zun.)

[020104isme]

This fandom is introducing me to a lot of new music through awesome playlists like this.

[extrapenguin]

Thank you! If you have any thoughts on the songs, please do share! :)