Paul Bristow and I billed ourselves as B&B (which stands for "Bed and Breakfast" here in the UK ). We prepared a "set" (a bunch of songs to be presented as a performance) which was scheduled to open the convention. We had already prepared a backing tape in my MIDI studio, which was used for some of our songs. I played synthesizer or accordion for some of the others. Here's what we performed:

The Doctor Who theme - Me playing an accordion solo!
Photo by Rafe Culpin

Who's (that) girl? - Paul's filk of the eponymous Eurythmics song. I played the piano (my Wavestation, actually), and the backing tape played the drums.
Photo by Rafe Culpin

Beauty and the Beast - A Bristow original - his words (which he sang) and his music (which we sequenced and recorded on the backing tape). He's kindly provided the lyrics.

Fatal Attraction - A song I wrote about a star forming from interstellar gas. Me singing to a backing tape of the piano part of a song by Schubert. Here are the lyrics.

Excited State - A song I wrote about an electron that's getting spooked by a photon. I sang it with Paul singing a vague accompaniment. Here are the lyrics.

Norwegian Blue - The Parrot Musical - The legendary Monty Python "Parrot Sketch" adapted by Paul and performed by the two of us to the music of Enya's song "Carribean Blue". Very silly!
Photo by Rafe Culpin

The Texture Map Song - This was one of those songs I write whenever I attend a training course; it's an urge that comes upon me. (I make sure I sing it to the class at the end of the course .) For our performance, I sang it, Paul joined me for the choruses, and the backing tape did the rest. Here are the lyrics.

Fast Enough - A Blake's Seven-inspired filk by Paul, to the music of "Strong Enough" by Sheryl Crow. He sang it to his cleverly-devised backing tape.

Arthur's Lament - Another filk by Paul; this time the original was "Sorry seems to be the hardest word" by Elton John. Paul sang his lyrics (inspired by The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and I played the Wavestation and wore a very silly hat.
Photo by Rafe Culpin

My Old Man's A Vogon - based on "My Old Man's A Dustman"; words by Mark Sinden, sung by Paul with me playing the accordion.

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