AWESOME !! MUSICAL INTERVIEW & GIVEAWAYS - BOOKS!!! WITH THE ONE AND ONLY JULIE KAGAWA AUTHOR OF THE IRON FEY SERIES & HER NEW SERIES BLOOD OF EDEN, YES IT'S VAMPIRES!!!

I would like to welcome the mega talented JULIE KAGAWA to Novels On The Run and give her a WHOPPING HUGE THANKYOU for agreeing to answer my Musical Interview Q's and for agreeing to pick the 2 winners in my giveaway below. But you must read this interview to successfully be able to enter the giveaways.


Now I had a bit of a think and I wanted to try something a little different. I usually ask this as a bit of a signature question of mine as part of my interview Q’s when interviewing authors, and it is quite popular, so I thought I would make the whole interview around the music of characters and their relationships. Just to try and bring something a bit different to the table.


I love singing and can't sing to save myself.  I sing like nobody is holding their hands over their ears and I sound like Beyonce...hehe!!  So, I am not asking Julie anything other than the music that best expresses her characters and a special one at the end. ( Loved!! the answer)

LATEST NEWS!!! 23/5/12

The Giveaway below,  Julie Kagawa has actually put this giveaway up on her page....yes I know!!! She liked the contest that much that she is throwing in a paperback, same question to be answered for US/CANADA only entrants. So once you have read and scrolled down to giveaway section of this posting and entered, if you are US/Canada ,pop over to Julie's Page ( click here)  and bung a song down there and you have another chance. Don't put same song  down as that would be a bit odd as Julie is judging this giveaway for Aussie and INTERNATIONAL winners ( same song on both my page and her page won't make sense , she can't choose it twice). US and Canada welcome to enter here as you come under umbrella of International. But you can be in with another chance to win on Julie's page.

Michelle:  Could you please give me the song that expresses to you, the following characters/relationship in The Immortal Rules for each of the following and a little bit of the why?
Allison Sekemoto, Kanin, Zeke, Sarren, Allison & Kanin's friendship, Allison & Zeke's friendship, Allison & Ruth's relationship and Jackal .

 Allison Sekemoto: 

Monster by Skillet.

Julie:  Just listen to the lyrics. "I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin. I must confess that I feel like a monster. I hate what I've become, the nightmares' just begun. I must confess that I feel like a monster." It perfectly describes Allie's struggle with being a vampire.

 Kanin:

Unknown Soldier by Breaking Benjamin.

Julie: I don't know why, this song just seems to fit Kanin.

Zeke:

Weight of the World by Framing Hanley.

Julie:  Loyal and protective, Zeke is always trying to take the burden away from others, even Allison. Even if it means taking it on himself.

 Sarren:

Sunshine in a Bag by Gorillaz.

Julie: Sarren is slightly crazy and a lot creepy, so this song I felt just fit.


Michelle: Ooo , Yes I do love this for Sarren * nods *

SUNSHINE IN A BAG - GORILLAZ
(Lyrics incase of sing-a-long)

Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

I ain't happy, I' m feelin glad

I got sunshine in a bag

I'm useless, but not for long the future is comin' on

I ain't happy, I' m feelin glad

I got sunshine in a bag

I'm useless, but not for long the future is comin' on

is comin' on is comin' on is comin' on is comin' on

(poof)

Yeah, ha ha

Finally someone let me outa' my cage

Now time for me is nothin' cuz I'm countin' no age

Naw I couldn't be there, now you shouldn't be scared

I'm good at repairs (s'all simple), and I'm under each snare

Intangible (aww naw), bet you didn't think so I command you to

Panoramic view (you), look I'll make it all manageable

Pick and choose (hmph), sit and loose, all you different crews

Chicks and dudes, who you think is really kickin' tunes

Picture you gettin down in a picture too, like you lit the fuse

You think it's fictional, mystical, maybe

Spiritual, hear all who appears in you to clear your view when (yeah) your too crazy

Lifeless, to those a definition for what life is

Priceless, to you because I put you on the hype shit

Ya like it

Gun smokin', righteous with one, token psychic among

they'll posess you with one go

I ain't happy, I' m feelin glad

I got sunshine in a bag

I'm useless, but not for long the future is comin' on

I ain't happy, I' m feelin glad

I got sunshine in a bag

I'm useless, but not for long the future (that's right) is comin' on

is comin' on is comin' on is comin' on is comin' on

The essence, the basics

Without it you make it

Allow me to make this childlike in nature

Rythm, you have it or you don't

That's a fallacy

I'm in them

Every sprouting tree, every child apiece

Every cloud at sea

You see with your eyes, I see destruction and demise

Corruption in the skies (that's right)

From this fuckin' enterprise, now I'm sucked into your lies

Through Russ so not his muscles but percussion he provides

With me as a (say what) guide

Y'all can see me now cuz you don't see with you eye

You percieve with your mind

Thats the end (fuck em)

So I'ma stick around with Russ and be a mentor

Bust a few rhymes (bah boom boom boom boom) so mother fuckers remember where the thought is

I brought all this, so you can survive when law is lawless(why here)

Feelings, sensations that you thought was dead (yup)

No squeeling, remember that it's all in your head

I ain't happy, I' m feelin glad

I got sunshine in a bag

I'm useless, but not for long the future is comin' on

I ain't happy, I' m feelin glad

I got sunshine in a bag

I'm useless, but not for long my future is comin' on

is comin' on is comin' on is comin' on is comin' on

My future (future) is comin' on

is comin' on (future future future) is comin' on is comin' on is comin' on

My future is comin' on

is comin' on (future future future) is comin' on is comin' on is comin' on

My future is comin' on

is comin' on is comin' on

My future is comin' on

is comin' on is comin' on (future future future)

My future is comin' on

is comin' on is comin' on

My future

Allison and Kanin’s Friendship:

Julie:  I honestly could not find a good song for Allie and Kanin, though I know there is probably a perfect one out there somewhere. They have such a complex relationship, not really father-daughter, although Kanin is her sire and teaches her everything she needs to know about being a vampire. Possibly their relationship could be classified as mentor-student, but if anyone has the perfect song, I'd love to hear it.


Michelle:  Now because I stumped Julie on this Q, I thought why not have a giveaway and ask the people. Julie has wonderfully accepted the role of judge and will choose 2 winners for this question.   What song best represents Allison and Kanin’s friendship? Keep reading this interview then enter and Julie may choose you? I think she is rather keen to hear what you all think?

 Allison and Zeke’s Friendship: 

Awake and Alive by Skillet.

Julie: My favorite Skillet song, this also tells Allie and Zeke's struggle with their faith, their friendship, and coming to terms with what they believe in a world that wants to tear them apart.


Another good one is Arms by Christina Perri, as Allie is always trying to distance herself from Zeke, and yet can't help but fall for him.

 Allison and Ruth:

What is this Feeling? from the Wicked soundtrack.

Julie: Lol, basically this is a song describing how much they loathe each other.

Bahhhahahahhaaa!!

 I did laugh when I heard this…….good choice!

Julie: Jackal

Ain't no Rest for the Wicked by Cage the Elephant.

Michelle:  Could you also please tell me the song that would best express Julie Kagawa?

Julie:

 Anything but Ordinary 

by Avril Lavigne.

Michelle: I love this!! Wouldn't it be awesome if we could all be brave like this song and just be anything but ordinary?

Michelle:  Thankyou Julie for playing along and giving us some wonderful music that expresses your characters.....and you! We wish you all the best with your writing and any movie deals. I think everybody who reads The Iron Fey series falls in love with it.

And, you are never to old to SquEeeeEeee over Ash ( looks in mirror) 

NOW IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME

*RUNS AROUND WAVING ARMS IN AIR*

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2 AWESOME WINNERS

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ANSWER THIS Q: What song best expresses Kanin and Allison's friendship in The Immortal Rules?
Upto 5 Song entries per entrant is allowed:)

Julie can't think of a song that expresses Kanin & Allison's friendship, so you guys can help her out.

 Yes I know....how cool is that?

( I'M NOT SHOUTING WITH CAPS, I AM JUST EXCITED!!!)

SO THINK UP A SONG ,  WRITE IT IN COMMENTS

WHALLAH! 

YOU ARE IN RUNNING TO WIN A PAPERBACK.

Even if you haven't read the book, Julie gives a short analysis of their friendship.

AUSSIES PLEASE WRITE 'AUSSIE' IN YOUR COMMENT 

I need to be able to sift you from the overseas entries

GIVEAWAY COMMENCES NOW

GIVEAWAY ENDS - MIDNIGHT USA TIME 7TH JUNE 2012

GOOD LUCK!!

BIG THANKYOU TO JULIE FOR BEING THE JUDGE!


And a big thankyou to all the wonderful people who take the time to make the lyric vids on youtube, I love you guys.

Woo Hoot!!

Michelle


GOODREADS


JULIE'S BLOG PAGE






SONGS CHOSEN BY ENTRANTS
FOR THE GIVEAWAY SO FAR....


Trayche - INTNL
Running Scared - Ell & Nikki

Angkarina - INTNL

Shousa ni wa Houbi O

Anime Soundtrack

"Blood C "

Ruby97 - AUSSIE

The Reason - Hoobastank

Ooo Ruby I do like this, personally!

Great song choice.

Jesse ( 5 song choices ) - AUSSIE

Aftermath - Adam Lambert

or

Bring Me To Life - Evanescence

or

Sentimental Education - Washington 

Lyrics

Sentimental Education

Didn't I, Didn't you, Didn't we say…

Didn't I, Didn't you, Didn't we say…

So you walking home from your second job,

and a melody's forming out of sobs

and I want to change but I don't know how

and I want to change but I'm too much who I am now

Oh, Oh, could you feel it?

Could you feel it coming?

Such a sentimental education

You sleep seven streets away from me,

I went to see you,

You were sucking on her neck and didn't see

I know, that you'll carry on

I know this is wrong, this is wrong

I'm going home, home

I'm going home, home

I could feel it, 

I did feel it, I did feel it coming

Didn't I? 

or

Haunted - Taylor Swift

or

Solitary - Skye Edwards 

Lyrics

Solitary

You said the thing you said and you twisted me up

I don't feel any different but there it is in my head

Stuck like glue, like a molecule

Like my brain, a speeding train

I'll never be the same

Will we always be the same

You did the thing you did, and it twisted me up

Now I'm wrestling with reality

Waiting for the bell to ring

And you kill me, you still me

Come find me, don't loose me

That is all I want, that is all I want

The sky, the rising sun... Solitary

And you my only one... Solitary

And in the morning when I wash my face

I see happy, I see hired

I see ugly, I see peaceful

I'm waiting, running, I'm not angry or wired

I just get a little worried simetimes

Then I do the things I do, but they still twist me up

I'm wrestling with my sanity

Listening for the bell to ring

And I kill me, I fool me

Can't find me, don't loose me

That is all I want, that is all I want

The sky, the rising sun... Solitary

And you my only only one... Solitary

No time, no end believe... Solitary

You did the thing you did, and it twisted me up

Now I'm wrestling with reality

Waiting for the bell to ring

And you kill me, you still me

Come find me, don't loose me

That is all I want, that is all I want

The sky, the rising sun... Solitary

And you my only one... Solitary

The shore is to the sea... Solitary

And in the end we'll be... Solitary

Marybelle - AUSSIE

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Georgia - AUSSIE
Eyes Open - Taylor Swift

Evie ( 2 song choices) - INTNL

Hamburg Song - Keane

or

Perfect - Hedley

April 

Kiss The Rain - Yiruma

Kimberly Lim - INTNL

Rise Against - Savior

S L CHAN ( 4 song choices) - INTNL
To Build A Home - The Cinematic Orchestra





or


Poison and Wine - The Civil Wars







or


Universe and U - K T Tunstall







or


Run - Snow Patrol







Darlene - INTNL
Every Road - The Maine

Ali - INTNL

POISON - ALICE COOPER

WINTER FEY - INTNL

SAFE & SOUND - TAYLOR SWIFT
 FT CIVIL WAR

This is quite haunting this song.......I had not heard it before...beautiful!


DIANA - INTNL
I'LL STAND BY YOU - THE PRETENDERS




OR

COUNT ON ME - WHITNEY HOUSTON

OK , here are some of my thoughts, they may be lame, just throwing some in to the mix:

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Linkin Park - What I've Done

Cold Play - The Scientist

Cold Play - Fix You

The Fray - You Found Me

I'll keep adding everybody's song entries as I receive them.

Michelle