such_heights | VID: Suzanne (Doctor Who, Doctor/TARDIS)

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VID: Suzanne (Doctor Who, Doctor/TARDIS)

Suzanne
edited by

such_heights
fandom: Doctor Who (multi-era)
ship: Doctor/TARDIS
music: Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
content notes: none
summary: "It's always you and her, isn't it? Long after the rest of us have gone. The boy and his box, off to see the universe."
notes: Spoilers through 6x04. I said I'd make

purplefringe a vid for her birthday, and this is the song and idea she gave me. This one took a village! Thanks to everyone who suggested Classic Who clips, and particular thanks to

fizzyblogic,

kaydeefalls,

lizbee,

pocketmouse and

rhivolution for their feedback.
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Suzanne from such heights on Vimeo.

lyrics:

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by and you can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China

And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover

And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"

But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers

There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror

And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

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Ahhh stop rendering me speechless with your vids. BY WHICH I MEAN NEVER.

Okay here is a proper comment. *cough* I adore the gentle, loving tone of the song, and how well the vid showcases the love between the Doctor and the TARDIS even though the latter doesn't get to move, exactly, when it's in the form of a blue box. Also, I love how you used the classic who clips in between the new who ones - it really highlights how the Doctor's love affair with the TARDIS touches his companions, too ♥ (The last bit with TARDris and the golden swirls may have made me a bit teary. Ahem.)

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In addition to previous flaily email:

<3 <3 <3 <3 you are brilliant and make the world a shinier place. xxxxx

*squishes* Couldn't have done it without you! :D I'm just glad you like it.

Ohhhhh, that's beautiful.

Thanks so much!

Oh my gosh, this is just wonderful!

Thanks very much! <3

AAAAAAH it is gorgeous and now I am crying omg omg omg.

I know there's a sacred chasm between Us and Them but it's very hard not to send a link to Neil Gaiman because I'm pretty sure he would see how gorgeous it is and love it muchly.

You're amazing. <3

eeee, thank you so much! I appreciate the thought - especially given Gaiman himself has described the episode as his piece of fanfiction, aw. <3

I am in tears (the good kind).

Aw! Thank you very much, I'm glad it was emotional for you.

Oh, that's perfect.

Thanks so much! <3

Really lovely. *sigh*

Thanks very much!

This sent shivers down my spine. Thank you!

Oh wonderful, thanks very much!

That was a beautiful, beautiful thing.

Thanks very much, and cheers for the rec! <3

I am beginning to be convinced that all of your vids make me teary with delight. This is so, so lovely; I think I especially liked that there is also some TARDIS/companion love in there. I am so full of warm fuzzies now.

Aw, thank you so much! I am glad for warm fuzzies. :D

Loved every minute of it, but especially how the perspective of the TARDIS comes through.

Thank you, I'm glad that worked for you!

Oh, oh my heart. I've loved this song so much for so long, and I never would have thought of this, but it's the loveliest Doctor/TARDIS set to it, and it works so well. Just oh.

Thank you so much! I'm really pleased it worked for you as a prior fan of the song. <3

I was so excited to see this crop up! And then you just... IDK, I think I whimpered "Oh my god" around the 1-minute mark (first shot of Idris) and then I couldn't stop saying it. The things you've done here with matching the lyrics to the images are absolutely amazing!

I love the Jesus-section -- it is so perfect for the Doctor -- and I adore the companions as drowning men. And broken!Nine, so perfect! And then, when you match "the river" to the shot of the TARDIS graveyard -- shivers. I like how you close it with the 604 section, after straying so far back in the story, bringing us back around to the present moment. Um, yeah.

Doctor/TARDIS 4evah!!!

Thank you so much for the great comment! :D I wanted it to have that circular feeling, I'm glad that worked for you.

This is so elegant and full of emotion and intelligence. I love you how you weave all these stories together into a coherent whole, drifting from one aspect to the next. It has a lovely, dreamy, lovestruck quality to it. The whole thing is pitch-perfect and just stunning. I can't stop watching it. And the song choice is absolutely gorgeous. :D

What a wonderful comment, thank you very much! And thanks for the rec, too. \o/

That is so beautiful. Fantastic vid!

Thanks so much!

I LOVED IT. It's brilliant and beautiful and perfect in every piece ♥ The song seems to be made for them, it fits the story perfectly. Also, I adore how you manage to achieve such an amazing effect without actually using many effects.
<3

Thanks very much! And I'm still not very effects-literate, but let's call that a conscious choice on this occasion. *g*

This is just stunningly, heart-breakingly lovely. Thank you so much for making it! Perfect song choice, and I love how you wove in the entire series and all the Doctors.