Vividcon premiere: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

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Title: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Fandom: Smallville, Oliver Queen (Green Arrow)
Artist: U2
Spoilers: to mid season 9
Access vid: via direct download (90MB) or streaming at YouTube, vidders.net (once cleared) or Blip
Credits: With heartfelt thanks to supacat, who has wanted an Oliver vid to this song for years: I finally made it for her. She also betaed it more times than I can remember, so it's kind of her baby as much as mine. I'd also like to thank the Vividcon audience for being so receptive to the vid and to clarify that Oliver is BOTH the guy with the dark, angsty redemption plot and the guy who can't find his pants. And therein lies his appeal! *nod nod* talitha78 gets a special mention for being the only person to mention Batman to me so far.
Lyrics:
You don't know how you took it
You just know what you got
Oh Lordy you've been stealing from the thieves
And you got caught in the headlights of a stretch car
You're a star

Dressing like your sister
Living like a tart
They don't know what you're doing
Babe, it must be art!
You're a headache in a suitcase
You're a star

Oh no, don't be shy
You don't have to go blind
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

You don't know how you got here
You just know you want out
Believing in yourself almost as much as you doubt
You're a big smash
You wear it like a rash...star

Oh no, don't be shy
It takes a crowd to cry
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

They want you to be Jesus
They'll go down on one knee
But they'll want their money back if you're alive at 33
And you're turning tricks with your crucifix
You're a star (Oh child)

Of course you're not shy
You don't have to deny love
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me
(orgasms to fade)

Comments

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Oliver really comes across here as Lex 2.0, in every possible way, AND HE KNOWS IT. And it's eating him from the inside, but no matter how he fights it, he just winds up reinforcing it.
OMG I LOVE YOU! ((HUGS)) Thank you, yes, THAT. I'm so glad that came through to you (or to someone)--I really REALLY got into his Epic Angst about that while making this vid, which I think gets somewhat buried on the show because they shove his plot into corners in most episodes and then randomly showcase it occasionally without proper development. I will be honest--his plot is not as coherent as this vid makes out (I'm not being boastful--it's just Smallville, you know how it is), but there was some absolute GOLD in the Oliver plot in early Season 9 that sustained me with the show long after everything else had pissed me off.

The thing I really get into is that he becomes the man he destroys, and is painfully self-conscious about it, and that is just SO fascinating/sexy/angst-ridden in the best possible way.