Try to be (Better than Before)

Post by **Spud** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:52 pm

Better than Before
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fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:44 am

So during the title gap I got inspiration for a song that I've written and haven't gotten around to recording yet, but it needed a title, and well, this title totally fits it.

That is so un-kosher though. So I will probably not enter it. But still.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:59 am

fluffy wrote:So during the title gap I got inspiration for a song that I've written and haven't gotten around to recording yet, but it needed a title, and well, this title totally fits it.

That is so un-kosher though. So I will probably not enter it. But still.

So now you have to write a song called "Even Better".

Father Bingo · Post by **Father Bingo** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:29 am

fluffy wrote:So during the title gap I got inspiration for a song that I've written and haven't gotten around to recording yet, but it needed a title, and well, this title totally fits it.

That is so un-kosher though. So I will probably not enter it. But still.

Had you not said anything, nobody but you would have known.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:32 am

I know, but I prefer honesty.

If I do manage to get it recorded I'll just enter it as a non-voting late entry since essentially I'll have had more time to work on it than everyone else anyway.

Billy's Little Trip · Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:47 am

fluffy wrote:I know, but I prefer honesty.

If I do manage to get it recorded I'll just enter it as a non-voting late entry since essentially I'll have had more time to work on it than everyone else anyway.

If you would have already recorded it, I'd agree with you. But seriously, how often has a song ended up being the exact way you wrote it by the time it's finished? Once the song fairies (as DJ calls them. I call them music gods) kick in their 2 cents and insist on directing, a song can be quite different in the end.

Besides, you'll only get your usual 2 votes anyway. Yours and your mom's.

j/k

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:54 am

My mom never votes for my songs. :(

RangerDenni · Post by **RangerDenni** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:00 pm

I actually don't think it's a cheat, because of the song faeries / music gods... Maybe they went into the Title making brain so that your song could Be. Perhaps it is meant to happen in this fashion. Who knows..?

Manhattan Glutton · Post by **Manhattan Glutton** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:29 pm

Let's all listen to Puce's "I want to get better" winning entry from 7 years ago. http://www.songfight.org/music/i_want_t ... better.mp3

Heine · Post by **Heine** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:54 pm

Well, I really should try to do something more serious but my mind is occupied with lines like
"chicken is better than beef or pork..."

BBABM · Post by **BBABM** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:35 pm

Fitzroy has been practicing.... perhaps its time to put something new on tape.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:34 pm

RangerDenni wrote:I actually don't think it's a cheat, because of the song faeries / music gods... Maybe they went into the Title making brain so that your song could Be. Perhaps it is meant to happen in this fashion. Who knows..?

So that's how you spell fairies.

....it looks yucky. .....I don't like it.

RangerDenni · Post by **RangerDenni** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:41 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:
RangerDenni wrote:I actually don't think it's a cheat, because of the song faeries / music gods... Maybe they went into the Title making brain so that your song could Be. Perhaps it is meant to happen in this fashion. Who knows..?
So that's how you spell fairies.

....it looks yucky. .....I don't like it.

with the back of my hand to my forehead, I sigh deeply for Dramatic Effect, and roll my eyes. :O

wickedcripple · Post by **wickedcripple** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:42 am

Let's all listen to Puce's "I want to get better" winning entry from 7 years ago. http://www.songfight.org/music/i_want_t ... better.mp3

AWESOME SONG!!!!! LOL ... yeah, i can tell you right now, mine will nothing as good as this. Jeeemny you SONGFIGHT people are tooo talented.

WC

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:33 pm

Okay I guess I'm going to enter, and have people complain about how the lyrics don't fit the title, never mind that my lyrics NEVER fit the title even when they are written directly for it because I usually do something that's two connections removed from the actual title.

Oh and the arrangement did change a lot between the prototypal song and the Song Fight version, so there's that.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:08 pm

fluffy wrote:Oh and the arrangement did change a lot between the prototypal song and the Song Fight version, so there's that.

See. Now do you believe in song faeries?

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:30 pm

Well, the lyrics and the basic chord progression/structure are still the same (although the verses now progress twice as fast, so).

king_arthur · Post by **king_arthur** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:21 am

Song & lyrics submitted. For what it's worth, I was intentionally aiming for an "early Beatles" (pre-Sgt. Pepper's) song and style on this one, so any comments on how I could have come closer will be be useful. I realize that some of the language would be considered politically incorrect these days ("you belong to me"), but back then that was how song lyrics went...

Charles (KA)

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:17 pm

fluffy wrote:So during the title gap I got inspiration for a song that I've written and haven't gotten around to recording yet, but it needed a title, and well, this title totally fits it.

That is so un-kosher though. So I will probably not enter it. But still.

From the FAQ

"Songs written before the title was announced are not eligible for competition"

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:53 pm

Yes, I know that. :P

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:27 pm

Well, that was really for the board at large, not really directed at you, so much.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:00 pm

The thing is that it's the title which really made this song gel, and I'm very very happy with how this song came out and I want to get reviews and listens and so on. So when I do submit it (which should be soon) I will include a note explaining that I would like the song to be entered, reviewed, and voted on, but in the unlikely event that it happens to get the most votes I do not want it to count as a win, as that follows the spirit of the contest as well as the specific wording in the FAQ (since it is no longer in the competition, per se).

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