Gift of Music 2015-2016

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Gift of Music 2015-2016

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Are we not doing a GoM this year?
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I'd be way into that.
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Let's do it!
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Heck yeah!
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I was wondering if people wanted to do one this year. I know it's tradition but people had been a bit quiet so I've kinda sat back and waited. But if the people want it, I'm in.

Note- I've had some issues as of late with my personal website. So GOM would need a new home. Hopefully a more permanent home.
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Yeah, of course we should do it. It's a highlight of the year. I can host it if necessary, although maybe something tied to SF would be better.
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Despite getting stiffed two years in a row, I would love to do it again!
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Okay. I took the question marks off the title. Let's do this thing.

Here we go:
1. Post in this thread that you'd like to take part.

2. Post a list of 4 songs (not your own songs or SF songs) that you would like to hear someone cover.
(Links to the songs are very helpful)

3. On 12/2/15, I collect all the entrant's names and put them in a hat.
(That's not too far away, get a move on!)

4. You are given the name of one of the other entrants.
5. Find their list and pick a song and cover it. Keep it hush hush, this is a Secret Santa.

6. Send the cover to "iamniveous" at Gmail. Deadline is 1/11/16.

7. After the deadline, I will post them all the songs on a website.

8. Post-Holiday joy ensues and tradition endures. All hail the GOM (like a mighty glow cloud).
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Here's my 4:
This year, my picks go country!

"Shotgun Rider" by Tim McGraw


"Colder Weather" by Zac Brown Band


"The Truth" by Jason Aldean


"God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Johnny Cash
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Whatcha waiting for?
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Thinking hard about my 2 picks, but I'm getting there.
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I'm in. Here are my picks:

"Secret of the Stars" by Symphony of Science
[youtube]watch?v=BuxFXHircaI[/youtube]

"Looking for a City" by James Canupp
[youtube]watch?v=2D5148rRIkw[/youtube]

"Burn Hollywood Burn" by Public Enemy
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"Hammer Smashed Face" by Cannibal Corpse
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Violent Femmes - Add It Up (lyrics)


Radiohead - My Iron Lung (lyrics)


Björk - It's Oh So Quiet (lyrics)


And because I request it every year,
Yohihito Yano and Saki Kabata - Lonely Rolling Star (lyrics)
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fluffy wrote:And because I request it every year,
Yohihito Yano and Saki Kabata - Lonely Rolling Star
This was one my assignments last year and, believe it or not, I still intend to do it. Which may seem completely hollow at this point. In fact, the original plan was to eschew submitting a list this year and commit to that one instead.

But I really don't want to not submit a list. So the new plan is to pull double duty this year, and if that song gets covered twice, so be it.

"Happy Returns" - Steven Wilson


"Bombs Away" - The Police


"Crashing By Design" - Pete Townshend


"Redneck Rampage" - Mojo Nixon
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Hot Club De Paris -Hey! Housebrick
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Field Music -A House is Not a Home
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Flake Music -Spanway Hits
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Dananananaykroyd -Muscle Memory
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Bringin' the stink since 2006.
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Erasure - Always


DEVO - The Words Get Stuck In My Throat


Andy Williams - Speak Softly Love (Godfather Theme)


Mark Gormley - Little Wings
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Here are Jerkatorium's picks:

Guided By Voices - "Sing It Out"



Tobin Sprout - "Jabberstroker"



No Means No - "Every Day I Start To Ooze"



Pretty and Nice - "Tora Tora Tora"
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Ooh, I definitely wanna do this. I had a lot of fun with it last year. I still owe a song for Day of the Dead though (Niveous wrote me lyrics), so I think I'll use this as a challenge for myself. I won't enter this one until I actually finish that one. I'm such a slacker! :-)
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Hey j$, I think you posted in the wrong thread!
j$ wrote:Sorry sorry sorry a day late - hope I can still play (and I'll still tackle someone's requests even if these choices don't hit the cull ... hey, given the responses to my picks the last few years, I would probably be doing people a favour : ) ) In reverse chronological order ...







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I was going to repost for him, too. :D
I kinda want to do this, but I mostly don't, so maybe I'll pick a couple songs at random and do them if I change my mind.
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Thank you. I am such a dummy!
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