Discord Went Down to Appleloosa

by englishwitch

Discord Went Down to Appleloosa (the song)

Discord went down to Appleloosa, after Fluttershy made him feel.
He’d made a friend, he was on the mend and givin’ it some zeal.

When he came across this young mare sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot.
And Discord jumped upon a hickory stump and said: "Filly let me tell you what:
"I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
"And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
"Now you play a pretty good fiddle, mare, but give Discord his due:
"I bet a fiddle of gold against your yellow coat, 'cos I think I'm better than you."

The mare said: "My name's Fiddlesticks and it might be a sin,
"But I'll take your bet, your gonna regret, 'cos I'm the best that's ever been."

Fiddlestick’s you grab your bow and play your fiddle hard.
'Cos chaos is in Appleloosa and the Discord deals the cards.
And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold.
But if you lose, then Discord gets your coat.

Discord opened up his case and he said: "I'll start this show."
And fire flew from his claws as he rosined up his bow.
And he pulled the bow across his strings and it made an funny squeak.
Then a band of ponies joined in and it sounded something like this.

(Instrumental)

When Discord finished, the mare said: "Well you're good and fun' .
"But sit yo’ butt, down there, I’ll show how we get ‘er done!"

Fire on the mountain, run colt, run.
Discord's in the house of the risin' sun.
Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough.
"Granny, does your dog bite?"
"No, child, no."

(Second Instrumental)

Discord bowed his head, he saw the mare knew how to groove.
He laid that golden fiddle on the ground by her hooves.
Fiddlestick’s said: "Discord y’all come on back if you ever want to try again.
"we’ll have some fun, but I won’t be outdone, ‘cause I'm the best there's ever been."

And she played fire on the mountain, run colt, run.
Discord's in the house of the risin' sun.
Chicken in the bread pan, now they're pickin' out dough.
"Granny, will your dog bite?"
"No, child, no."

Comments

[Salivanth]

I suddenly have a great desire to hear this performed.

Very nice!

[emberflare]

I saw the title. Is this based on the song 'The Devil went down to Georgia?' or am i going crazy?
-Shadow

[azednew]

Why haven't I seen this before? I love it!

[englishwitch]

2222989

you figured it out. Maybe telling people, like, three times, was a mistake.

[Telly Vision]

I'm sure I saw someone do this already, but with Octavia.
It's still good to read again.

[PornOfKidsMediaIsBAD]

Oh, I shall read this tonight!

[Duality]

Why is a raven like a writing desk?Simple.Both have feathers.

[Dash Aradele]

HUZZAH I LOVE THE SONG and when I read it (it's on my to read later list now ) I know I'll love this too! :D

[SuperGiantRobot]

"Everypony calls me Fiddlesticks, and I'm known from north to south
This might be a mistake, but your bet I'll take
And teach you for for flappin' your mouth."

[Skeeter The Lurker]

Bravo. That's all you need to say to this.

Bravo.

~Skeeter The Lurker

[SuperGiantRobot]

Give me a couple of hours and I can probably do the whole song - make it more original.

[Sothe17]

I love you for making this

[Alpha Scorpii]

Great story, I love it Very well done.

[OneOverTwo]

It seems that you described Donut Joe as an earth pony even though he is a unicorn, albeit a somewhat larger than average one.

[englishwitch]

2251901
how the heck did I miss that?
I even looked up the character to get all his details right, how did I miss the horn??!!
I have shamed myself.
iambrony.steeph.tp-radio.de/mlp/gif/OJn1gwbEJ0ig1QOLA-c6RQ2.gif

[Frazzled Pony]

This is great fun and I don't get why it was so hard to find, seeing as it is by far one of the best reformed Discord I've seen, kinder but still chaotic and mischievous and his swinging moods and actions are rightfully menacing to everyone who don't quite now what to think of him now. Well done.

Your story could use some work though, there are quite a few small grammar mistakes, such as using "beet" (which is something you eat) instead of "beat" (which is what you have in music) and some other places where you miss a word or a letter, like the place where you write "no" when you obviously mean "now".

Also, your opening is a little simplistic, it's hard to explain what it is, but the opening is a little weak and that's bad for a fanfic because I think many people only give fics a couple of sentences to figure whether the fic is of a quality that makes it worth the time, seeing as a lot of fics simple aren't worth reading. I at least almost dismissed this fic because of the opening, but then Discord began being himself and I was hooked.

In short, you have written a great little fic with one of the best Discords I've seen in a while, but the small mistakes and the weak opening might keep some of the audience from reading it, which is a shame.

[Einhander]

I've added your story to a new group I've created, Appleloosa, because there wasn't an actual Appleloosa group.

I know, right?

Keep up the good work!

[Delta93]

I couldn't help but read this in my best 'Charlie Daniels Voice.'

[Dashie04]

This song is so strange, I know the lyrics to ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’ by heart, and you seem to have left out some syllables and added a few.

The song however, honestly, is so bad it’s good, not to offend you, I can see you’ve tried.