Gift of Music 2020/2021

Discuss the many little competitions/projects that spring up amongst the Song Fight community.
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I’ve added a couple of different videos to my post that hopefully will work. <shakes fist at legal dickery>
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I'm giggling at the prospect of someone doing a Sleaford Mods cover.
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sleepysilverdoor wrote:
Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:05 pm
I'm giggling at the prospect of someone doing a Sleaford Mods cover.
Giggle away.

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Estelle - Here Comes A Thought (ft. AJ Michaelka)


Green Day - Basket Case


Togo Project & Sana - Jelly Kiss


Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
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Robyn Hitchcock - “Flesh Number One (Beatle Dennis)”


Brian Eno - “I’ll Come Running (To Tie Your Shoes)”


Duran Duran - “The Chauffeur”


Daniele Luppi / Parquet Courts / Karen O - “Pretty Prizes”
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fluffy wrote:
Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:58 pm
Green Day - Basket Case
My band covered that once:
https://flochanmusic.bandcamp.com/track/basket-case
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I will be in as soon as I finish making my selections.

In the meantime, I've made a Spotify playlist with everyone's selections, like I did for the last Gift of Music back in March. I will add to it as more people sign up.

The following songs are not on Spotify and thus are not on the playlist:

The Sleaford Mods - Pubic Hair LTD (j$)
Togo Project & Sana - Jelly Kiss (fluffy)
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The Lemonheads - It's About Time


Magnetic Fields - No One Will Ever Love You Honestly


Buzzcocks - Autonomy


Flaming Lips - When You Smile
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My 4 choices:

80's Niv would enjoy:

"18 & Life" by Skid Row

90's Niv would enjoy:

"Tremor Christ" by Pearl Jam

00's Niv would enjoy:

"The Nocturnal House" by Pretty Girls Make Graves

10's Niv would enjoy:

"Black Honey" by Thrice
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Belle and Sebastian - "I Could Be Dreaming"


Eurythmics - "She's Invisible Now"


Peter Hammill - "Airport"


Yes - "Sweetness"
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OH LOOK, THE OLD PUNK CHOSE FOUR OLD PUNK SONGS HOW SURPRISING
The Undertones, Hypnotised



The Dickies, I'm OK You're OK



The Damned, Neat Neat Neat



Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, One Track Mind

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Hey Mark, the third video is showing as “not available” for me so I can’t see what it is. Could you please add the song names and artists to your post?
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Hi Ive decided to update my list to allow for people to hear all 4 of the songs!

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Not in the best position to record now, but that was true last time and I still got a song in so I guess that’s no excuse. So here we go:

“People Who Eat Darkness” - Steven Wilson


“Short Skirt/Long Jacket” - Cake


“Sinking” - The Cure


“A Mission In Life” - Stan RIdgway
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Micah's picks:

Stan Rogers - The Mary Ellen Carter


The Rankin Family - Rise Again


John McCutcheon - The Great Storm Is Over


Stephen Foster - Hard Times Come Again No More
This has been recorded hundreds of times; here’s a good one:
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I would like to enter as Virgo Power (my side band).

1. XTC - Snowman (1982). Chords & lyrics are here.

2. The Mommyheads - Worm (1994). Good luck, no chords online :oops:

3. Rogue Wave - Cheaper Than Therapy (2007). Chords on the usual sites.

4. Spiraling - The Girl on Top of the Piano (2002). Sorry no chords online for this one either! :|

I would be beyond stoked if anyone did any of these, some of my favorites by some of my favorite bands. This is gonna be awesome!!!
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Tomorrow afternoon, I'm going to give out assignments so if you want in, now is the time.
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I’m very excited about my gift! 4 songs I am not familiar with, but am really enjoying discovering.

Meanwhile, to help you all get in the mood, here’s a cover of a song by someone who isn’t us.

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I can't help but share another fabulous cover of a cracking song:

Original


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Niveous wrote:
Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:06 pm
Okay, this seems like significant interest. So, if I were to say: choices by the end of November, covers by the end of December, think we can handle that?
So for anyone else who just realized they didn’t know when these were actually due: December 31ish with the usual GOM wobbliness, yes?
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fluffy wrote:
Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:46 am
December 31ish with the usual GOM wobbliness, yes?
Yes.
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