Pre-Game Chatter

[Reist]

Haha, I was once one of those greasy kids who worked at 7-11. Ate way too many taquitos and corn dogs.

I wasn't planning on writing a song for this one, but it kind of just came to me. So if all goes well, it'll probably be recorded on the weekend.

I'd like to take a vote though - do you want Reisty chill guitar driven love ballad? Or Reist ROCKLOVEBALLADWITHBALLS!!?F@#!?

I say you do it screaming every word at the top of your lungs.

Haha, it's not in the right key for that. I might do a bit of the screaming though - we'll see if it's heavy enough.

[Spud]

Wait... there is a screaming key?

[Billy's Little Trip]

Wait... there is a screaming key?

yes

[paranoidave]

Got some unused ideas kicking about that I think would be perfect.

Just need to whack out some lyrics...got some ideas but it's all muddled and unorganized.

Not to give too much away, but I hope for my sake a few voters out there are fans of Fu Manchu/Kyuss kinda Rock (or RAWK!)

[No Horse Town]

First Thoughts: The grand story of the grand saga of a team of eleven eco-warriors/-terrorists "The Green Eleven"?

Also sounds like an appropriate title for some groovy grungy instrumental thing..

Of course it could be in 11/something time..

[Caravan Ray]

I haven't done a song for a while.

Maybe this week

[Henrietta]

I will not have time. This fact makes me sad.

[rone rivendale]

Is 11 in Roulette green? That was the only idea I came up with. I won't be in for this though. My mic died.

[Billy's Little Trip]

Is 11 in Roulette green? That was the only idea I came up with. I won't be in for this though. My mic died.

It's 0.

[phetal]

Well maybe I'll sit this fight out. Through my own mismanagement of my computer, I was forced to wipe my hard drive, and a simple oversight led to all the music I've made since October being lost forever. All the music except that which found its way online or to friends. But many works in progress are now gone.

Oh well. Worse things could happen.

But I feel pretty disheartened, and despite not having done anything for this fight already, I really don't feel like starting something right now, especially with a busy weekend coming up.

[Reist]

Man, lyric writing is going strong. I just don't know if I have time to record it this weekend (I'm going to another wedding, hooray!)

[JonPorobil]

Well maybe I'll sit this fight out. Through my own mismanagement of my computer, I was forced to wipe my hard drive, and a simple oversight led to all the music I've made since October being lost forever. All the music except that which found its way online or to friends. But many works in progress are now gone.

Oh well. Worse things could happen.

But I feel pretty disheartened, and despite not having done anything for this fight already, I really don't feel like starting something right now, especially with a busy weekend coming up.

That's a real drag. Happened to me once. I wound up losing a lot of unfinished material that could have wound up being some of my best (or at least, more listenable) material ever.

Hang in there, Phetal.

[Billy's Little Trip]

Well maybe I'll sit this fight out. Through my own mismanagement of my computer, I was forced to wipe my hard drive, and a simple oversight led to all the music I've made since October being lost forever. All the music except that which found its way online or to friends. But many works in progress are now gone.

Oh well. Worse things could happen.

But I feel pretty disheartened, and despite not having done anything for this fight already, I really don't feel like starting something right now, especially with a busy weekend coming up.

That's a real drag. Happened to me once. I wound up losing a lot of unfinished material that could have wound up being some of my best (or at least, more listenable) material ever.

Hang in there, Phetal.

It's fate.

[LML]

Just look at it as inspiration to write better and more listenable songs. Use your anger. I lost all my files once when I used PC. Back then I used it to make classic song like STFU and WTF Just Happened. You... probably wouldn't want to hear those songs.

[Billy's Little Trip]

Back then I used it to make classic song like STFU and WTF Just Happened. You... probably wouldn't want to hear those songs.

But now I'm curious.

[phetal]

Just look at it as inspiration to write better and more listenable songs. Use your anger. I lost all my files once when I used PC. Back then I used it to make classic song like STFU and WTF Just Happened. You... probably wouldn't want to hear those songs.

Oh for sure, there's no way in hell I can be stopped!
"...when I used PC..." - In defense of my PC and PCs everywhere, this was most definitely user error.

[Larry Knox]

Hey Gang,

This will be my first submission. I commited to writting a song no matter what the title. Crap, what a way to start!

Well, never one to back down from a challenge, I checked the title for the week last Sat. while in bed and within an hour I had the basic lyrics done. With this title I felt the lyrics had to come first. I took and environmental bent on the title and decided to do a kinda Neil Young attempt at it.

I look forward to doing more songs. I think this will help me improve by shear practice at the craft.

In case anybody is interested... here are the lyrics.

Green Eleven

By Larry Knox 2/24/09
Ver. 2.0

Verse 1:

Ignoring the warnings, our head in the sand
why we never saw it coming
Or security does not lie in the military hands
but on our ability to breath when we're drowning

We're into the red, beyond the bounds of nature
Filling our needs and ignoring the future
The sirens going off and is heard in the heavens
if red were 10... we're at Green Eleven

Chorus:

Green Eleven, can we ever go back
back to the days of a balanced planet
Green Eleven, facing the inevitable change
Can not live without it,
can't live long on it

Verse 2:

We'll leave this problem for our children to bare
when we're the one's who trashed it
The solution is found by just looking around
and clean up after we use it

Buy us a Prius and turn out the lights
and turn out our guilt while we're at it
We all can hope that we have a little more fight
to find the solution..... for Green Eleven

Green Eleven, can we ever go back
back to the days of a balanced planet
Green Eleven, facing the inevitable change
Can not live without it,
can't live long on it
Can not live without it,
can't live long on it

Green Eleven

Hope it helps to inpire you.

Larry

[Billy's Little Trip]

Larry, looks good. Just a heads up, we have a lyrics section here >> http://songfight.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=5
No big deal, but I see you're new, so I thought I'd mention it.

[Spud]

Hey Larry, Spud here. Normally, I act as the human spell check around here, but I am afraid in your case I am just not up for the challenge. You're on your own, buddy. Get it down to one or two per post, and I would be glad to help you out. Hope your music is better than your typing. Good luck in the fight.

[Caravan Ray]

I look forward to doing more songs. I think this will help me improve by shear practice at the craft.

It will help your spelling too. (Beat you to it Spud). Unless of course you mean you write songs while removing the fleece from your flock?

Nevermind...welcome aboard. And nice title use.

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EDIT:

Silly me!!! Of course I will never beat Spud to a spelling error! He has a sixth sense for these things!

[Spud]

You did not beat me to it, CR. I was there first, but I threw in the towel.

SPUD

[Caravan Ray]

You only beat me because I spent several minutes trying to decide the correct way to put punctuation around parentheses. I'm still not sure I really got it write. Shit, right. Damn - you put us under so much pressure Spud.