• @Apeman42
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      7 hours ago

      Legolas’ song about Nimrodel is in the common meter, and thus can be sung to the tune of Gilligan’s Island.

      Edit: Or House of the Rising Sun, if you prefer.

      • @jaybone
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        47 hours ago

        The House of Bamboo.

        Ok now I totally want to see a lounge / cocktail version of LOTR. Bilbo would be like an Austin Powers style 1970s spy swinger. Ya baby.

    • @Visstix
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      2710 hours ago

      I listened to the audiobook read by Rob Inglis and he sang all the songs. They made melodies for all of them.

      • go $fsck yourself
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        26 hours ago

        Andy Serkis also narrated some audiobooks, but I have not listened to them. I hope he also sings.

      • @[email protected]
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        88 hours ago

        I have epubs of the whole series, there are audio attachments titled “jrr Tolkien sings <poem / song>”, but sadly I’ve never been able to get them to play… :(