Title: Could We Start Again, Please?

Song: Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber

Fandom: Blake's 7

Ambience: Wistful

Posted: 19th June, 2002

Feedback: Yes please! To: Xanthe@xanthe.org

Vidding Notes: I've wanted to do this video for about ten years. I was a total fan of Blake's 7, which is a UK Sci-fi programme that aired in the late seventies. The show was extremely slashy, with a central relationship between Blake and Avon that fascinated this young slasher while still a teenager <g>. In the final scene Avon is reunited with Blake after a couple of years apart. Thinking (erroneously) that Blake has betrayed him, Avon kills his old friend and sparring partner - and seconds later the entire crew are shot down by Federation troops. I always wanted to do something with that final scene and I felt this song went perfectly with the nihilistic feeling of it. I didn't make many cuts - the scene is so powerful that I wanted to keep it as intact as possible, but I tried to cut into the beats where I could whilst still retaining the flow of the scene. The changes of voice on the song can be read as changes of Point of View, although I think the song can be read as Avon speaking to Blake, Blake speaking to Avon, the crew making their comment, or the fannish wails of despair when we saw what had happened to the characters we'd come to love! I think it works on all those levels though - at least I hope so!

Technical Stuff: I used Ulead VideoStudio 6 and Media Player Codec/Real Player Producer. You can download it either by clicking on the link, or by right clicking and selecting "save target as" which will save it to your hard drive.

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Lyrics

I've been living to see you.
Dying to see you, but it shouldn't be like this.
This was unexpected,
What do I do now?
Could we start again please?
Could we start again?I've been very hopeful, so far.
Now for the first time,
I think we're going wrong.
Hurry up and tell me,
This is just a dream.
Oh could we start again please?
Could we start again?

I think you've made your point now.
You've even gone a bit too far to get the message home.
Before it gets too frightening,
We ought to call a halt,
So could we start again please?
Could we start again?
Could we start again?
Could we start again?
Could we start again?