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Postby ken » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:26 pm

Okay, I made a very plain page for all the songs. Hopefully, JB will get the actual Coverfight page up for voting and further songs.

http://kni.songhole.org/coverfight/coverfight.html


Thank you for your patience.

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Postby Reist » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:30 pm

I'm not complaining about this, but the link to Flvxxvm Florvm's cover of "me" doesn't work. And also, it's not actually a cover of me ... I think it's a cover of Ken.

PS ... I love S Durand's cover of Bjam. That song was a perfect match.
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Postby starfinger » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:31 pm

something's funky in that file, ken..

but jolly roger. I covered you:

http://kongbalong.com/music/mp3/starfin ... _decay.mp3

hope you like it

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Postby jimtyrrell » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:35 pm

Dan-O: Thank you. This is a wholly unexpected interpretation of my song, and I like it a lot. Thanks again!!
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Postby starfinger » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:36 pm

flvxxvm florvm! this sounds like the flesh eaters. i love it

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Postby Reist » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:37 pm

starfinger wrote:hope you like it

Love it! It's deliciously different than the original (and a bit trippy at parts!). That definitely would have been a tough one to make interesting.
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Postby Jim of Seattle » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:38 pm

Anyone interested in creating a post with all the original versions of the songs? I would but I'm too busy today.
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Postby HeuristicsInc » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:44 pm

ken, you're missing the close quote on flxxvm's cover a href="..."
in other news, caravan ray, you sneak! but i do love that cover. i'm gonna listen to it again.
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Postby Albatross » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:46 pm

Oh my freakin' GOD, Plat, that is positively mind-blowing! You were one of my no-brainer slam-dunk song picks, and you proved me right. You knocked that one out of the park completely and absolutely.

I'm sure RG will love it, on that we can agree.
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Postby Rabid Garfunkel » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:47 pm

Aw geez. That's beautiful, plat & co. Thanks! :lol:
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Postby ken » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:59 pm

Thanks. fixed, I think.

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Postby HeuristicsInc » Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:05 pm

yeah, looks good to me. the mozilla "view source" did a good job of pointing out the problem since it colors text differently if it's in quotes or whatever.
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Postby Niveous » Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:17 pm

Okay, so I've been here at Songfight for several years and one person I have a lot interaction with is Jim of Seattle. We get along pretty well in our conversations. But there's always one thing- I usually tell Jim how much I hate his music. And then he forgets until the next time I tell him. You can look through the forum and you can see some of this, it's very funny. But the truth is I don't hate Jim's music, never have. We do have differing views on some songs but it's never been hate. And hes' always known that I respect him greatly as a music, and as Songfight's answer to Buch Bacharach. So see that Jim covered WTF immediately made me chuckle. Then when I heard the song, I was dumbstruck by just how beautiful it was. You did an incredible job, Jim. Thank you.
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Postby ken » Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:20 pm

I updated the page with links to the original versions.

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Postby Geoff WreckdoM » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:32 pm

Oh my! SCREWHEADS, I am absolutely floored. That is just so dang awesome I don't know what to say. I haven't had that much fun listening to music in some time. I am just so delighted, thank you very, very much! Yay!
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Postby feldspar » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:46 pm

Ross Durand -

Wow, man. That is phenomenal!! I am really impressed. I've been dying to hear one of my songs with a full arrangement like that, and I really like what you did with it. I used to think that the version of my 'Bullseye Girl' that I recorded for the Cover Yourself coverfight was pretty hot shit, but you totally outdid me. Bravo!
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Postby Steve Durand » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:57 pm

jolly roger wrote:
PS ... I love S Durand's cover of Bjam. That song was a perfect match.


Thanks a lot! I think Ken did a great job on the assignments.


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Postby Dan-O from Five-O » Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:39 pm

I would be remiss if I didn't say I went into this project with a whole lot of trepidation. Both sides of it made me wary. Who would I draw? Who would draw me and what song would they get? What would they do to that song?

Well I was pleasantly surprised to draw Jim Tyrrell and his "I Don't Want To Be Your Friend" to cover. I have a lot of respect for Jim and like his tunes a lot. Because of my own admiration and that of another SongFighter, it was easy to recruit the instrumentation I needed to make his cover song a reality.

But then there was the other half. Who drew me and what song? I have waited along with the rest of you patiently to find out. Imagine my surprise to find out it was Mogosagatai. I think Ken in his infinite building bridges manner made an excellent selection. I was nervous at first to listen to the song because I've had some cross words with Mogosagatai. I'm so glad that he didn't let that distract him from the completion of this project. Beyond that he did a very interesting interpretation of the song that has me smiling big time. I am humbled and amazed at the level of professionalism on the part of Mogosagatai to overlook our past differences and present to me a very unexpected gift.

Thanks Ken, Mogosagatai, and everyone else involved in this project for making it happen. Very cool.

And I now have been officially Phunted. (It says so right on my player)
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Postby Plat » Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:49 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: Glenn, you are too much. That was a hilariously great cover. I didn't hear all of the ending because I was laughing too hard. You totally nailed the ending too. *plays air drums*. Thanks sir! This is a daymaker. Hahahahah... man.

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Postby Ross » Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:50 pm

feldspar wrote:Ross Durand -
... I really like what you did with it.


Thanks, man. It was really fun to do! I don't know if you experienced this, too, but I feel more pressure doing someone else's tune than my own, so I'm relieved and complimented that you're happy with it.
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Postby Jim of Seattle » Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:40 pm

Niveous wrote:Buncha nice stuff about me


You're welcome! I must also admit when I heard the song I was a little bit "Oh man, how am I gonna do THIS?" But my answer was to play it straight and natural, and the beauty of the original would come out. SO GLAD you liked it.

To make you feel real good, I should tell you that when my wife heard the cover she said, "Jim, this is great. Why don't you write more songs like this?"
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Postby Albatross » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:31 pm

Geoff WreckdoM wrote:Oh my! SCREWHEADS, I am absolutely floored. That is just so dang awesome I don't know what to say. I haven't had that much fun listening to music in some time. I am just so delighted, thank you very, very much! Yay!


Glad you approve, Geoff. We just thought Songfight was overdue for a polka.

Some streaming links:

STREAM ALL COVERS

STREAM ALL ORIGINALS AND COVERS
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