Hilarity pile: Jon Snow inspires a Meatloaf-style power ballad, Daenerys inspires a skyscraper, and more

Game of Thrones brings out the creativity in people. Case in point: YouTuber Bonecage has filled the time between Seasons 5 and 6 by rewriting the lyrics to Meatloaf’s “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” and recording an epic power balled dedicated to the sad story of Jon Snow. Feel free to raise a lighter as you listen to “Maybe Jon Snow (Ain’t Dead).”

We see our share of lame Game of Thrones parodies around here, so it’s nice to see one that’s been put together this carefully. I mean, sure—he rhymed “blood” with “Melisan-DRE,” but the odds that I’ll be humming this absentmindedly over the next couple of days are very good. Particular that verse about Ygritte.

Feel free to check out more of Bonecage’s work here—he’s put together quite a few songs, including one about Daenerys set to the tune of Cake’s “Short Skirt/Long Jacket.”

Speaking of Daenerys, she’s the inspiration for a proposed luxury residential skyscraper designed by Mark Foster Gage. If plans move forward, the building—nicknamed “the Khaleesi”— will be erected at 41 West 57th Street in New York City’s Billionaire’s Row. Here’s an artist’s conception:

If built, the Kahleesi would have 102 floors, a two-story ballroom, and a “temple-like observational platform which is then crowned by a golden wreath-like structure fit for any victorious Roman general.” I’m not sure Daenerys would approve of such unfettered opulence, but she’d probably at least be flattered.

Finally, Lara Bazelon has written an interesting article for the New York Times about how she uses Game of Thrones to get her elementary-school age kids to behave themselves, dammit. It started when Bazelon forgot to immediately turn off the Song of Ice and Fire audiobooks before her kids got in her car. Her children were curious, so she gave a cursory explanation of the plot, and soon they were fascinated. Editing out the more horrific bits, Bazelon went on to describe the story and found that her kids were so enraptured in the tale that they forgot to squabble and misbehave. Conflicts within the story gave way to teachable moments about prejudice (people treating Tyrion badly on account of his dwarfism), gender roles (Brienne challenging the status quo), and whether people can change (Jaime repenting for his past misdeeds).

It’s a cool little story, although it’s still not recommended you screen this show for children. Bazelon’s oral method is probably the way to go.

h/t Tech Times