It's My Steampunk, and I'll Dress Like I Want To

After following the ongoing costuming controversy in the steampunk communities, which has recently resurged due to this appalling article, http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/2011/03/wild_wild_west_con_eight_overd.php, I was inspired this morning to write the following steamfilk:

(To be sung to the tune of Lesley Gore's "It's My Party")

IT'S MY STEAMPUNK

by Tracey Ernst

It's my steampunk, and I'll dress like I want to,

Dress like I want to, dress like I want to,

You can dress however you want to, too.

Everybody's in bustles and top hats,

I see goggles and gears;

Everyone is having fun,

Why are the mavins in tears?

It's my steampunk, and I'll dress like I want to,

Dress like I want to, dress like I want to,

You can dress however you want to, too.

Playin' our music, we're dancin all night,

Leave us alone with our style!

'Long as we're free in fantasy,

We won't be their rank and file.

It's my steampunk, and I'll dress like I want to,

Dress like I want to, dress like I want to,

You can dress however you want to, too.

- musical break -

You're in striped tights and I have pink hair,

And he's head to toe in orange plaid,

Small hats and brass everywhere,

Why are they getting so mad?

It's my steampunk, and I'll dress like I want to,

Dress like I want to, dress like I want to,

You can dress however you want to, too.


Coming soon to MuchMusic Steampunk channel (wouldn't that be awesome).