I Had A King [Labyrinth]

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Vid: I Had A King
Music: Joni Mitchell
Fandom: Labyrinth
Ship: Jareth/Sarah, Sarah/self-empowerment
Summary: You have no power over me. Made for sol_se 

I had been thinking a lot about this one tumblr post that's like... making fun of people for saying 'oh if this movie came out today people would romanticise Jareth' because according to the tumblr post that's the whole point of his character and... wow do I ever disagree! I too used to make 'Sarah's an idiot for giving up on the chance to have David Bowie be in love with you' jokes when I was Sarah's age and I'm quietly horrified by that now. He's a powerful, predatory adult and Sarah is an incredible heroine for being able to see through his manipulation by the end. I knew I wanted a song with a whimsical hippie feel but with that undercurrent of strength and bitterness, so early Joni seemed the obvious place to go.