vid - Who Needs Sleep? - Elementary

[kiki_miserychic]

vid title: Who Needs Sleep? music: Barenaked Ladies source: Elementary duration: 3:48 notes: Made for Vividcon 2013 in Premieres. summary: Forget Sherlock, Irene, and Moriarty. Forget being a sober companion and a consulting detective. Joan Watson just wants to get some sleep.

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Now I lay me down not to sleep
I just get tangled in the sheets
I swim in sweat three inches deep
Just lay back and claim defeat

Chapter read and lesson learned
I turned the lights off while she burned
So while she's three hundred degrees
I throw the sheets off and I freeze

Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

My hands are locked up tight in fists
My mind is racing, filled with lists
of things to do and things I've done
Another sleepless night's begun

Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

There's so much joy in life,
so many pleasures all around
But the pleasure of insomnia
is one I've never found
With all life has to offer,
there's so much to be enjoyed
But the pleasures of insomnia
are ones I can't avoid

Lids down, I count sheep
I count heartbeats
The only thing that counts is
that I won't sleep
I countdown, I look around

Holla, Holla, Holla

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

Who needs sleep?
well you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep?
tell me what's that for
Who needs sleep?
be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake
since the Second World War

Comments

[tearful-eye.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH i can't even put it into words.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

LOL, thank you.

[winterevanesce.livejournal.com]

That was great! I really enjoyed this!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[seekingferret.livejournal.com]

That was so much fun. Poor Joan.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

lol, thank you.

[shati.livejournal.com]

This vid spoke to me on the deepest personal level. Also I liked the editing!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

YAY! Thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

This is so adorable! It's such an unexpected song choice but it works so very well for Watson and her involvement with Holmes.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[gigglemonster.livejournal.com]

This vid is so awesome and so much fun! I feel like the summary could just be #that's it #that's the show and I LOVE it.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

LOL, I've seen gifsets like that on tumblr. There's one where Joan is trying to sleep, Sherlock is showing her something at a crime scene and looking at her expectantly, then one of Gregson with his hand over his face. With the #that's it @that's the show tag. And it pretty much is.

[actiaslunaris (from livejournal.com)]

Splendid! You mined every moment of her sleeping for gold and you used the flashbacks to perfection. So much fun! (Poor Joan.)

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[alethialia.livejournal.com]

Dude, this is so awesome. FUCK YEAH, JOAN WATSON!

Also, CLYDE!!!!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

I love Clyde too. He should have his name in the credits.

[revolutionaryjo.livejournal.com]

Joan Watson! This is such a fun Elementary vid. I really enjoy it. :D

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks.

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

ADORED THIS.

I wasn't sure about the song choice but you totally won me over. I liked the edge of danger and menace you brought to the whimsy of the song.

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

Really enjoyed your use of actions left unfinished specifically. And of course how she is the one not sleeping in the end.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Thanks! She doesn't need sleep anymore and she doesn't need two alarm clocks.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The lyrics were easier to make serious than I had originally thought.

[felis-nocturna.livejournal.com]

Aw, yay! I miss this show and these guys, and this vid helped a lot! Love! Also, Sherlock as the guy who's been awake since the Second World War? Heeee. I like how the combination of source and song transports Joan's rather wry approach to the whole thing, something I love so much. (If that makes sense?) Really liked what you did with the editing in the "Lids down..." sections, too.

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I love her facial expressions in the series. They are GOLDEN.

[anoel.livejournal.com]

I really loved how you made this show so dynamic and look so cool especially during the count down lyrics! It's a great vid showcasing Joan and her endless quest to get sleep :) Also having seen the Natalie Dormer episodes lately, I loved those parts!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

OMG, NATALIE DORMER! I cannot wait for her to come back in season two. I'm dying over Joan Watson/Moriarty.

[spankulert.livejournal.com]

Awww very cool!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Late thank you!

[ifreet.livejournal.com]

Perfect!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Thank you, very late.

[runawaynun.livejournal.com]

I love what you did with the chorus. :D