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#76 - I'm With the Band Challenge

The Scoobies find out that singing at the Espresso Pump
wasn't Giles' first go at singing in public...
nor his last.



Somehow, the gang winds up in England. Could be after the fall of Sunnydale...could be some other reason. But it must be set some time after Giles leaves for England in Tabula Rasa. Why/how they end up there is up to you.

In any event, they soon find out that Giles has been playing at a local pub, coffee house, restaurant...whatever. And he's not doing it solo...he has a band. They have a regular following of people who come to hear them, and are on a first name basis with most of them.

Now in this band, Giles doesn't play the guitar much...he's mostly just the vocals. He plays it in a few songs, but feels inferior to the band. They're musicians, he just "fiddles about with the strings." Have the scoobies or Giles' love interest (if you decide to include one) encourage him to play more. What sort of music the band plays/sings is up to you. And needless to say, the scoobies are a little upset to find that Giles has a whole other life they know nothing about.




Requirements:
- Post Tabula Rasa
- Set in England
- Song fic (even if it's just one song)
- At least one fan that is attracted to Giles
- Give the band a name
- At least a three piece band with a drummer (NO drum synthesizers!)
- The band should be the "house band" for at least one establishment


Wants:
- Giles saying (half-jokingly) something like "These guys are musicians, they just let me hang out and sing."
- Blues, Jazz, &/or Pop Standards as the band's musical choice
- The lead guitar player encouraging Giles to play more guitar...he likes Giles' style
- Include any or all of these songs in the fic:
(Links should open window with lyrics)
Black Coffee - Paul Francis Webster & Sonny Burke
Black Orpheus (A Day in the Life of a Fool) - Luiz Bonfa
Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Angel Eyes - Earl Brent & Matt Dennis
All The Things You Are - Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern
More - Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani, Marcello Ciorciolini, & Norman Newell
Body and Soul - E. Heyman, R. Sour, F. Eyton, & Johnny Green
But Beautiful - Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
A Foggy Day - George and Ira Gershwin
My Funny Valentine - Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers
Everything Happens To Me - Tom Adair and Matt Dennis
Autumn Leaves - Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert, & Joseph Kosma
Walkin' My Baby Back Home - Roy Turk and Fred Ahler
Al Di La' - Labati Carlo Donida, Giulio Rapetti
Unforgettable - Irving Gordon
Someone to Watch Over Me - George and Ira Gershwin



Here endith the challenge





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