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Vex Gon' Give It To Ya

Inspired by a ridiculous ad for the Cantata Pansophical’s Hamilton mashup project, I’m very pleased with the lyrics on this song

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Arrows and Bows

This is yet another instance of me having no idea what will be popular or not. I had no clue so many people would enjoy this song so much, but they did!

 
 

My multi-part collaboration with Danny (of the Hollaback Nerds) and Meany (of the Vizzinis). I had so much fun working with them both, and I’m very pleased with the overall concept of this insanity.

 
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Without Me

Another song that I love because of the lyrics - just so many fun opportunities for wordplay!

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Somebody That We Used To Know

Possibly one of the best songs of this series I’ve done - I was heavily inspired by the Walk Off The Earth cover, but I still think this has its own charm to it

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Lose Yourself

This might be my favorite of the bunch. I love the storytelling aspect, and the rhymes are just fun!

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Semi-Fucked Fight

Matt sang this live on stream. Need I say more?

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My Shot

The entire reason The Cantata Pansophical (link above) exists. God bless you, Danita

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Clarota Healing

The song that started it all - what a wild ride I’ve been on ever since I decided to spend two hours making memes in my basement

Xhor House [Spoilers C2E62]

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Hope you're all staying safe and sane as we welcome back Critical Role for its hundredth episode of Campaign II.

Protect each other. Stay in Xhor house as much as you can, especially if you're in a hotspot. And if you're in the US, write a congressman or donate to a good cause if you're able, cuz geez.

Special thanks to Mike S and M V for looking over these lyrics

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Xhor House

Caleb's thumbing through his texts

Jester scries on some new quest

The monks are fighting up downstairs

Cad is cooking up some cakes 

Yasha's got a storm to chase

She can't hang around

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor street

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor ...

Xhor house it has a crowd

Sometimes we play some instruments

And it's usually quite loud

Our tree lights up the town

The neighbors want to tear it down

But it makes Caduceus proud

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor street

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor ...

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor street

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor ...

Everybody here they love us it's how they show it

Fjord gets up later than Beau

They work out, he's weak and slow

At least that's what Nott tells him

Almost named for M T - ness

He's the one they always miss

In lots of ways

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor street

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor ...

I remember way back then when

We were all alone and when

We would have such a very rough time such a fine time

Such a lonely time

And I remember how we met

Adventurers becoming friends

Now I'll bet nothing can come between us 

Believe us

Caleb's combing through some texts

Jester scries on some new quest

The monks are fighting up downstairs

Cad is cooking up some cakes

Yasha's got a storm to chase

She can't hang around

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor street

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor street

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor street

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor ...

Xhor house, was Xhor castle and Xhor keep

Xhor house, in the middle of Xhor street

Vex Gon' Give It To Ya

So here's a pump up song for the best damn archer in the 'verse. And her bear I guess...

I'm Changing The Scanlan Songs Schedule - Here's Why

Hi guys,

If you’re reading this, you probably really enjoy these goofy songs. Thank you for listening. It really does mean a lot.

To me, this whole channel/page/blog/thing just kinda feels like one big musical shitpost. Which is, pretty much, how it all started anyways. When I hopped on Patreon, I wanted to make it a little more professional. So I tried to be very strict with the monthly uploads. And, for a while, that was totally fine. I even managed to keep up that schedule while doing the musical. But right now, I’m a little bit “butter scraped over too much bread.”

I really enjoy making these dumb songs. The next Scanlan Song is already written, I’m trying to make some other cool secret things happen for you guys, and I’ve even got plans to really jump the shark one of these days. But I just can’t keep up with it all right now. I hope you understand.

I’m hoping to take some of that energy and put it back into the Cantata Pansophical. I feel like I owe a lot of people over there a lot of different things. Including a mixtape. So that’s got to happen at some point. And I really want to keep participating in the community. And this is the only way I really know how to do that. And there are also some charity things that are in the works, so hopefully that will go well. And there are collaborations with other critters that I really want to do. And I’ve got to finish my frickin’ album at some point. And…

I really don’t want to burn out. I think the musical definitely did a number on me, so this may just be the delayed repercussions of all that. I don’t know.

So there’s a peek into my head. Anyways, sorry if you were looking forward to next month’s song. Much love. -Will

The Saga of Vox Machina

In which the entire story of Vox Machina is told to the tune of Don McLean's American Pie. This song is for those of you who have four hours every week to watch Critical Role, and, therefore, only have 10 minutes of free time remaining.

Moves With Dagger

Takin' it back to old school CR days! Oh that Vax elf- only one way he moves...

[Spoilers C1E102] Undying King Vecna's Song (Try Him and Flee)

And another request!  While I may not have a #VecnaMusical in me right now, I was listening to John Legend's version over Easter and wrote this.  Please imagine Vecna tap dancing while shooting fingers of death at our favorite heroes during the solo section.  

Let Scanlan Open The Door

Finally- getting back to requests!  However, I've also wanted to do this one ever since I heard it live.  So the lesson is: if you want a request to happen soon(ish), all you need to do is read my mind.  Here's Peter Frampton's Let My Love Open The Door in the style of final-arc Scanlan.  #VecnaMusical #LETMESLEEPFIRSTI'MTIRED

It Was Only A Wish

This is a song I've wanted to do ever since the Vecna fight.  Not a Sam song, but I wanted to do it anyway.  In it are some musings on that final fight and a certain ninth level spell that never got used, set to the tune of The Killers' Mr. Brightside.  We'll get back to some requests soon, but this is something I wanted to make. 

Dear Kaylie (Live)

So I have been running back and forth across the country, releasing a giant musical, and trying to start a new job- and I just have not had the time to record Scanlan Songs.  I hope this video will hold you over until next month.  This song was written by Pumpkin Queen and Angela McCain, and, since I sang it as Scanlan in the musical, I thought I'd try to sing it as Will for you guys.  Here's how the song sounds in my actual range.  And for all of the people wondering if we're cool with you covering our songs... Let this be your answer. 

You can find the entire Hamilton musical rewritten and recorded to fit the Chroma Conclave arc of Critical Role here, for free!: http://www.willcrosswait.com/cpan

Sick House

It's February! And also, apparently, 1977.  Here's a fleshed out version of Sam's cover of Brick House (originally by The Commodores).  The mp3 download and lyrics are here on this site, and the Youtube video is here.  And with this, I am officially out of Scanlan Songs.  I had a nice backlog sitting on my hard drive for a while, as I prepared to go into musical-making-mode.  But I've now used all of that up.  Been trying to post consistently on the first of the month, now that I've made a Patreon (which you can check out here, if you are so inclined).  However, I've got a lot of work to do before the musical drops on the 23rd, so I'm not sure what March's song will look like or when it will be posted.  You'll have to settle for 46 brand new songs, in the style of Hamilton :)

Poop Phone Glow

Happy New Year!  To celebrate, here's a song from 2016.  Here, Sam covers Drake's Hotline Bling as a metaphor for spying on Pike's work in Vasselheim.  Ah, love songs... so relatable...

In other news, I've updated my website to make things a little bit nicer, and to test out the capabilities of this website thing that I pay for.  Why would I need to test out the site's capabilities?  I'm sure it has nothing to do with any sort of musical...  Now, you can see the lyrics, album art, and download link all on one page.  I've made it more of a blog style deal, which is a bit different from what you may be used to.  Feel free to give me feedback on the new layout.  I really like being able to see the album art and the lyrics all at once, but if enough people hate it, maybe we'll go back.

Song and Flute

[Spoilers E106ish] As requested, a full version of Scanlan's cover of Suit and Tie by Justin Timberlake!  Here we see that, while Scanlan may have grown a lot as a character (finding a partner in his daughter and a fancy new Vestige), all he really needs is a song in his heart for the magic to happen!  The relevance of this song may have been adversely affected by the CR/Hamilton musical.  I was working on this around the time Vox Machina journeyed to see Ioun, which is why Scan is missing Kaylie and thinking about Vax's little god problem.  Still, this is one of my recent favorites.  The mp3 can be downloaded above, the lyrics are here, and the Youtube video is here. 

Fish God

So this is the first Scanlan Song I know of that wasn't written by Sam Riegel.  If you haven't read the CR comics... go read the comics, then come back to this.  Matt Colville and Olivia Samson have done an outstanding job.  Also, this song makes no sense without context.  In the book, Scanlan sings a song about his (and some other folks) bravery and might, and I thought it deserved to be heard with ears rather than just looked at with eyes.  So, here's Electric Six's Gay Bar rewritten to be about aquatic deities.  As always, the free mp3 download is above, the lyrics are here, and the Youtube video is here. 

The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

So I woke up this morning with every intention of doing some school work.  Instead, I saw this thread on reddit and decided to record it immediately.  I wanted to put it out there asap, in anticipation/celebration of the big fight.  Also, because I'm terrified that everyone's gonna die.  Please don't kill them, Matt.  Anyways, because of this, the audio is extra crappy this time!  Enjoy! 

But seriously, /u/QuintonBeck made this post on reddit, kickstarting the writing of these lyrics.  He later edited them to include phrases from /u/omg_really and /u/Rezyk to really flesh out the insanity.  I added a couple lines to finish out the song.  They did a stellar job.  Thanks for a wonderful morning, fellow redditers.  As always, the free download can be found above, the lyrics are on the original reddit thread here, and the youtube video is here.  

The original song is called The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, by Lemon Demon.  I also highly recommend The Mouth Trilogy, which comes from the same insane mind. 

 

Taryon Wayward Son

So I think this has been requested a few times, but the one I was able to find in my reddit history was from /u/Mortugaler on reddit. Also, /u/ Spinwheeling was kind enough to let me borrow his lyrics for the Dory chorus, which can be found here.  I was so happy to be able to do this one; classic rock is a huge part of my life.  The lyrics for this song can be found here, the Youtube video can be found here, and you can download this track for free above.  As a heads up, I'm planning on releasing an announcement pertaining to this particular project of mine in the coming weeks, so if you'd like to stay informed on all things Scanlan Songs, you may want to consider subscribing to that channel.  (That said, I still think the audio quality is better from this website).  Carry on!

Vorugal

My friend Joe King (aka Renohex aka MC De Rollo) asked me to record this for him.  Joe took Britney Spears's Criminal and rewrote it in true Scanlan fashion.  He wrote it about convincing Kima to ally with a certain poisonous dragon to take down Vorugal.  His lyrics can be found here, the Youtube video can be found here, and you can download this track for free above.  I'm very excited for next month's song, but I've said too much already - I must be tarying on. 

Arrows and Bows

Finally, an actual Scanlan Song!  Hot off the presses from Episode 33, here's Scanlan inspiring our lovely Vex’ahlia with a cover of Elle King's Ex's and Oh's.  The lyrics can be found here, the Youtube video can be found here, and (as always), you can download this track for free above.