Bedlam Bards have a new album and Brobdingnagian Bards were added to a Firefly documentary soundtrack. It's all in this week's show. Why I love Firefly?

Songs:

• "The Ballad of Joss" by Bedlam Bards from On the Drift
• "The Fall of Serenity Valley" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Done the Impossible Soundtrack
• "Firefly Theme Song" by Marc Gunn

Notes:

• How I found Firefly
• The Signal - A Firefly Podcast
• Done the Impossible - DVD Documentary on the Firefly Phenomena
• Firefly Fans
• Firefly DVDs

The Ballad of Joss music by Joss Whedon, lyrics by James Hazlerig of the Bedlam Bards

Joss, the man they call Joss . . .

He wrote about spaceships and shepherds and whores, Stood up to the networks and gave 'em what for. Fox cancelled his program, but that was their loss-- The creator of Firefly, the man they call Joss!

Our Joss saw the viewers' hearts breakin', He heard the Browncoats' lament, He saw the Fox network takin', His show in a way that made no sense. (He said) "You can't do that to my program, Can't grind it under your heel." So he took all the cast, And now at last, They've landed a Big Damn Movie deal!

He wrote about spaceships and shepherds and whores, Stood up to the networks and gave 'em what for. Fox cancelled his program, but that was their loss-- The creator of Firefly, the man they call Joss!

Now here is what separates Whedon, From writers who slave in the core, The man they call Joss, Well, he said to Fox, "I'm going where no show has gone before." He told us about reavers, He told us about sin, He took us to the black, And we ain't comin' back, 'till all those crazy Browncoats rise again!

He wrote about spaceships and shepherds and whores, Stood up to the networks and gave 'em what for. Fox cancelled his program, but that was their loss-- The creator of Firefly, the man they call Joss!

Now, here is what separates Firefly From other shows you're likely to see-- It's meaningful and witty, And the setting's really gritty, And the theme song is about Serenity. It's a little like a western, And a little like X-Files, It's better than Trek, And funnier than Shrek, And it beats out Andromeda by miles!

He wrote about spaceships and shepherds and whores, Stood up to the networks and gave 'em what for. Fox cancelled his program, but that was their loss-- The creator of Firefly, the man they call Joss!

Hero of Canton from "Jaynestown" on the Firefly TV show

Jayne, the man they call Jayne

He robbed from the rich And he gave to the poor Stood up to the man And gave him what for Our love for him now Ain't hard to explain The hero of Canton The man they call Jayne

Our Jayne saw the mudders' backs breakin' He saw the mudders' lament And he saw the magistrate takin' Every dollar and leavin' five cents So he said "you can't do that to my people" He said "you can't crush them under your heel" So Jayne strapped on his hat And in 5 seconds flat Stole everythin' Boss Higgins had to steal

He robbed from the rich And he gave to the poor Stood up to the man And gave him what for Our love for him now Ain't hard to explain The hero of Canton The man they call Jayne

Now here is what separates heroes From common folk like you and I The man they call Jayne He turned 'round his plane And let that money hit sky He dropped it onto our houses He dropped it into our yards The man they called Jayne He stole away our pain And headed out for the stars

He robbed from the rich And he gave to the poor Stood up to the man And gave him what for Our love for him now Ain't hard to explain The hero of Canton The man they call Jayne.

Firefly Theme Song music and lyrics by Joss Whedon

Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don't care, I'm still free You can't take the sky from me Take me out to the black Tell them I ain't comin' back Burn the land and boil the sea You can't take the sky from me There's no place I can be Since I found Serenity But you can't take the sky from me...