I only have three songfight submissions, so I guess I just barely qualify:

How It Comes Apart
Another Mystery Solved
A 9/11 Every Day

Thanks!

I got a song in. It's my least favorite I've done so far, but I did all the arranging and layering and stuff myself, so I guess that feels good. SunLite normally does all that for me. He still mixed and mastered and cleaned up a few bits.

Giraffes for Wings Kentucky doctor born in Pakistan First Black mayor of Manchester, Tennessee, an honest man Transformative leader of St Augustine’s U Critical care nurse, fierce and true Leader of teachers and a source of relief College student set to help children navigate grief A senior who drea...

Glad to see you! I don’t know much about production, either, so I mostly do lo-fi stuff, but I’m trying to go out on a limb in the next fight by adding more elements. We will see how it goes. Looking forward to submissions from both BB and FireBear.

Giraffes for Wings : This is a fun arrangement. I mean, guitar, stomps and vocal isn't the most adventurous arrangement. But for songfight I could see you getting a bit of look down the nose (although that maybe was more prevalent a few years back.) I liked it though. Unfortunately, I have no produ...

For most artists, I am just pointing out my personal highlight from your song. If you’re new, and I didn’t say welcome, I’m sorry. I’m fairly new myself, and I just barely know who the regulars are at this point. Welcome! add – Soothing backing synths, vocal melody in the verses. Brother Baker – Tha...

I checked out the tribute album; I liked your contributions a lot. They weren’t MF songs that I particularly remembered, which makes me think I should revisit his catalog to see what else I’ve passed over.

That is accurate. Big Magnetic Fields fan, at least up to "I" - the albums after that are weirdly missing... something, for me. But anyway, welcome! I haven't really been listening or taking part lately but looking forward to hearing your contributions when I can pull myself out of this rut! Thanks...

I entered my first SF about a month ago, but I only just discovered this thread. I guess I will put a basic intro here if anyone is interested. I find a lot of joy in writing my little songs. Mostly I just crank out chuggy or bouncy acoustic guitar stuff, but sometimes I write on ukulele, and more r...

I listened to Jonathan Mann’s podcast “As It Happens”, which chronicles his songwriting process. For one of the episodes, he composed a SF entry. By the by, Mann has written a song every day since 2009, so I recommend him as someone to follow for inspiration.

Another Mystery Solved - Giraffes for Wings Shhhhhhh! Rats in the walls That’s another mystery solved Three inches of space Between the panel and the inner hull Some nights I stand and stare Into the terrarium Till what I saw on that tape Just dissipates Rats in the walls That’s another mystery solv...

I’m in with a song that reflects my roots: writing third-rate boombox-era Mountain Goats songs. It’s just me, a guitar, and a desk. Credit to my students for the subject matter.

Tomdg – How do you say Tomdg? The long chains of lyrics are pretty interesting. The lyrics themselves could do, I think, with more specificity. Almost every noun in there is abstract: dream, news, soul, nightmare, fears, terror, heart, pain, disbelief, hate, prejudice, lust, power, curse, state, po...

Apologies to all for any wildly inaccurate comparisons I make here. add – First of all, I love this song. I played it Thursday as the intro music for all of my classes. I mean, the guitar coming in and out. The bass line. When the synth pops in and out during the verse. The jazzy drums and that circ...

the panna cotta army wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:39 am

Hmmmm...SF website is showing that I already voted for this fight when I haven't yet.

Same for me.

Spring breezes in the trees Hall of college grads with fresh degrees Check out your haircut in the mirror That’s how you know that something heavy’s drawing nearer Things are good so far That’s how it comes apart Steel runners deep in the snow You start the climb for another go That’s when you feel ...

Giraffes For Wings - This is kind of cute on a budget. I really like the constantly evolving arrangement. You won me over at handclaps and I'm totally sold when the synth arpeggio comes in. My favourite for this fight. I don't totally know what "cute on a budget" means, but it's my new favorite phr...

Giraffes for Wings : Is there a vinyl simulator periodically popping up in this? Or am I hearing things? Typically I’m not one for obviously programming/generated drums but the tom rhythm that drives this is groovy and I enjoy it. Not sure how much I like the kind of twee beep boop synth, and the b...