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by Sober
Sun Jun 08, 2025 5:16 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XX Round 3 "Once More With Feeling"
Replies: 15
Views: 231

Re: Nur Ein XX Round 3 "Once More With Feeling"

My collaborators were 35-40 people, mostly over the age of 65. Getting them to sing the response lines in time and in tune was a challenge. Lots of work went into those little snippets of audio (captured on an old-as-hell Zoom H4n). https://i.imgur.com/bGuMaVH.jpeg Anyway, lyrics: The first that I r...
by Sober
Mon Jun 02, 2025 12:38 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XX Round Two "Flower Moon"
Replies: 16
Views: 276

Re: Nur Ein XX Round Two "Flower Moon"

A hundred years and more before this country was born On the Abenaki lands between the mountains and the corn The springtime snows had melted but the waters still were cold When Dick Cornish was found murdered in a shady forest shoal And the whip-poor-will sings his tune Under the watch of a flower ...
by Sober
Sun May 25, 2025 9:03 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XX Round One "Pyramids"
Replies: 17
Views: 339

Re: Nur Ein XX Round One "Pyramids"

There’s a bend in that river Where we’d cross to see our friends in Tennessee Like reflections on glass pyramids As the sun breaks through the clouds again As the waters keep on rising I look up for someone reaching down for me And when we’d climb no higher We held hands and watched the murky water ...
by Sober
Tue May 20, 2025 11:55 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XX Round Zero "Get Cooking"
Replies: 41
Views: 2727

Re: Nur Ein XX Round Zero "Get Cooking"

Sober: Speaking of bass, holy hell. Love the clean mix and the Vulf vibes, plus a bunch of the lines made me laugh aloud. Incredible. You better believe I had the Madison Square Garden tracks up for tone/arrangement/mix inspiration. Wish I'd started my song earlier (and that I was a better bass pla...
by Sober
Tue May 20, 2025 11:09 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XX Round Zero "Get Cooking"
Replies: 17
Views: 468

Re: Nur Ein XX Round Zero "Get Cooking"

There’s a man out on the road and he knows just what he wants He likes to hitch a ride and write his silly songs And his lady said darling could you please write something that someone wants to hear He said you must be mistooken I gotta gotta gotta get cookin Ms Starfinger said go on, and I’ll see y...
by Sober
Fri Mar 28, 2025 3:38 pm
Forum: Song Fight! Live
Topic: Song Fight! Live 2025
Replies: 42
Views: 8951

Re: Song Fight! Live 2025

I have gigs booked, so I'm out. Sorry to miss again.
by Sober
Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:22 pm
Forum: Help and How To
Topic: Telecasters of Song Fight!
Replies: 55
Views: 20477

Re: Telecasters of Song Fight!

Nice! I very nearly bought a Reverend tele a month or so ago. Seem like killer guitars.
by Sober
Tue Feb 11, 2025 2:16 am
Forum: Help and How To
Topic: Telecasters of Song Fight!
Replies: 55
Views: 20477

Re: Telecasters of Song Fight!

Been wanting to trade my strat for one for years. All my twang is a lie https://media4.giphy.com/media/zvBuF2oYRErVS/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47g9a84fgxvicujijszqq632h8o7zcd7d8nsg0ykl7&rid=giphy.gif Resurrecting this thread to share that I finally got the dream telecaster. 2012 American Vintage '52 ...
by Sober
Sun Jan 12, 2025 10:41 pm
Forum: Collaborations
Topic: Open offer: Pedal steel
Replies: 2
Views: 8425

Re: Open offer: Pedal steel

I definitely watched a ton of youtube videos when I was getting started. This guy has a lot of good ones, though they tend to move a bit slowly for my tastes. This book tends to be the most-frequently recommended, but I found this one to be more immediately accessible. The first big hurdle for me wa...
by Sober
Sun Jan 12, 2025 10:23 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: I'm too fat for the (Tiny Elevator reviews)
Replies: 7
Views: 1891

Re: I'm too fat for the (Tiny Elevator reviews)

Late review for late entrant Berkeley Social Scene : I love that that Ken found his layered vocal sound like 20 years ago and was like "hell yes, I'm never fucking with this formula." There's something very satisfying about the way you hit "tiny eleVAYtor" - like you're doing a l...
by Sober
Sat Jan 11, 2025 3:32 pm
Forum: Collaborations
Topic: Open offer: Pedal steel
Replies: 2
Views: 8425

Open offer: Pedal steel

Now that I've done a Songfight entry focused heavily on pedal steel, I'd like to keep up my practice by offering steel to anyone wanting it (for non-commercial use). Solo chops are currently about as advanced as you hear on that recording, and I can definitely deliver all the atmospheric steel whine...
by Sober
Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:13 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: I'm too fat for the (Tiny Elevator reviews)
Replies: 7
Views: 1891

Re: I'm too fat for the (Tiny Elevator reviews)

Small fight = easy reviews. I tend to focus on production and performance over writing. I'm Steel Learning : This is me. I got a pedal steel a couple months ago after wanting one for ~20 years, and this is my excuse to get some practice in. Obviously, tuning is a mess. In the higher register, I star...
by Sober
Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:50 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Going up on the (Tiny Elevator prefight)
Replies: 3
Views: 1448

Re: Going up on the (Tiny Elevator prefight)

In, pseudonymically.
by Sober
Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XIX needs judges
Replies: 5
Views: 2688

Re: Nur Ein XIX needs judges

For those of us who have never participated in Nur Ein, can you outline what one would be getting themselves into?
by Sober
Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: A parade, or a marathon?! (A Grand Parade reviews)
Replies: 200
Views: 42920

Re: A parade, or a marathon?! (A Grand Parade reviews)

What the hell? Truly can't believe it.

It's been amazing to see old familiar faces around, and to hear your voices again. Don't be a stranger! Join us in Discord - both the Songfight and Spintunes discords are great places to chat.

Love you all.
by Sober
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: Monkey Business
Topic: Hostess Mostess is (kind of) moving to Houston!
Replies: 4
Views: 3056

Re: Hostess Mostess is (kind of) moving to Houston!

Those are both great places to be if you can afford it. I was fully car-pilled, so I never once used any of the mass transit options, but I understand that bus and rail are both quite good on the west side of the city. Uber/lyft coverage is excellent - you’ll have no problem getting a ride inside th...
by Sober
Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: A parade, or a marathon?! (A Grand Parade reviews)
Replies: 200
Views: 42920

Re: A parade, or a marathon?! (A Grand Parade reviews)

It's a treat to have you back, KA ♥
by Sober
Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: Monkey Business
Topic: Hostess Mostess is (kind of) moving to Houston!
Replies: 4
Views: 3056

Re: Hostess Mostess is (kind of) moving to Houston!

I moved from there to Maine two years ago this month. What part of town? I've lived in the Heights, Med Center, Downtown, Pearland, Energy Corridor... moved around a lot in 8 years. I don't know of any other songfighters in the area; most of the Texas contingent was always Austin-based, with Wreckdo...
by Sober
Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: A parade, or a marathon?! (A Grand Parade reviews)
Replies: 200
Views: 42920

Re: A parade, or a marathon?! (A Grand Parade reviews)

Love seeing this recounting of lives led while part of the Songfight community. This is exactly what I had in mind when writing 🥹🥹🥹
by Sober
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:26 pm
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 22 Round 2 Challenge: Marco! Polo!
Replies: 15
Views: 4337

Re: SpinTunes 22 Round 2 Challenge: Marco! Polo!

arby wrote:
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:05 pm
Well, this forum is DEAD
Most Spintunes-related action is on Discord!
by Sober
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: A Grand Parade
Replies: 58
Views: 14162

Re: A Grand Parade

Lyrics for my dumb song: I been hanging round this old place Since before I dropped out the first time or the third And if I’d’a known I’d be here still Maybe I’d’a picked up stakes without a word Ain’t that just The biggest lie you’ve heard There’s a long line of makers waiting at the gate Holding ...
by Sober
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:09 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: A parade, or a marathon?! (A Grand Parade reviews)
Replies: 200
Views: 42920

Re: A parade, or a marathon?! (A Grand Parade reviews)

Between the listening party on Monday night and my own meanderings I'm about halfway through, and I saw this post and jumped to sober's song. It is truly golden. It achieved something that no other songfight song has ever done, it made me look at myself differently. Positively Westerbergian, PW is ...