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interesting. thanks for the info, eric. it seems i'm still learning something new every day. most of my ninja knowledge comes from Stormshadow and Snake Eyes, early issues of The Tick, and Naruto.

anxiously awaiting the "ran away to paris" barrage.
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Post by Phil. Redmon. »

Um Jammer Lammy RULES 4-EVAR!
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Phil. Redmon. wrote:Um Jammer Lammy RULES 4-EVAR!
and parappa the rapper: KICK , PUNCH, ITS ALL IN THE MIND, IF YOU WANNA TEST ME, IM SURE YOU'LL FIND........... you get it, lol.
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jackfrost wrote: Ben Foxworthy – Positives: good singing, nice guitar sound, and clever premise. Also, the chorus hook is catchy. Negatives: although the rhyming is clever throughout, this song needs editing. It should be cut in length by about 1/3. Also, the story has no ending. If you build the whole song up to a confrontation, don’t cut to a guitar solo, scream about what happens. I was disappointed at that part. Something I don’t understand: the song talks at lengths about how April is filled with love for both her master and her master’s enemies, so how is she evil? Because she is a clone? Are you saying all clones are inherently evil, no matter what the situation? She does nothing evil or even has an evil thought throughout the entire song. The vague ending alludes to the real (“good”) April murdering the Evil April. What? Who is supposed to be the evil one? Oh, and the plural of “ninja” is “ninja”, not “ninjas". Nitpicky? Yeah, sure, but that pulled me right out of the song.
Thanks for all the feedback! I'm glad you liked it. I agree that the song needed to be tightened up quite a bit in terms of length - I made sure my Ran Away to Paris was under 3 minutes. I'll answer your questions, since you seemed interested.

The real April pulled a gun
and Evil April smiled, and sighed


This was supposed to imply that April shot and killed Evil April, releasing her from her moral dilemmas. That was the ending. Maybe that wasn't clear enough - I intended to give that verse more work, but I didn't have time. :(

"Evil April" is simply her name. That's what Shredder wrote on the clone-certificate when he pulled her out of the clonepod. She is "just an evil clone" in the sense that that's what everybody thinks of her and expects her to be. And, for a while, she tries to fulfill that role, even though it conflicts with her personal feelings.

Regarding the pluralization of ninja.... I didn't really give it much thought. However, my definitive ninja resource - http://www.realultimatepower.net - uses the word "ninjas".
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Phil. Redmon. wrote:Um Jammer Lammy RULES 4-EVAR!
It's one of my favs too. It's pointless once you discover the secret to getting "cool" ratings within the first few lines though. :P
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You just gotta hold back, man!
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Congratulations to The Hell Yeahs
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Seems there was no stopping The Hell Yeahs this week. Great song that definitely deserved the win! Will there be a Hell Yeahs entry for "Paris"?
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Post by Heather. Redmon. »

Thanks everyone! :lol: Unfortunately no song for Paris. Phil is really involved in Nur Ein, so there was no time. We'll fight again soon hopefully.

Thanks for a great fight!
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Zero!
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Mostess wrote:Zero!
We tied!
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No votes again! I'm on a roll! :P
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Kill Me Sarah wrote:
Mostess wrote:Zero!
We tied!
It's a three-way (oh Jolly, I mean four-way)!
Wages - Hoglen & Wages - The Affirmative Mention - Gawking Urethras - The EAF - and more
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a tie for 4th place for DE. Perhaps I should just forget soloing and hitch my pony to Posyden for good lmao.
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j$ wrote: the harmonic in the name is ironic right? IronicHarmonic? I can’t actually get through this – it’s all ovah the place, and not in a particularly appealing way. Also drum machine is weak. Guitar sounds OK – what can I hear through the ugly screeching.
haha awesome. well i'll try to make my stuff better... i missed the deadline for "ran away to paris" but for the next one, i promise heh

jackfrost wrote: I guess you’ve heard by now that your drums are too loud in the mix. If you turned them down, the programmedness of them would not stand out as much. But, I do like the essence of this song, and certain parts are nailed well. I would like to hear more.
thanks a lot for the compliments. you will be hearing more! just not next week.
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Post by wages »

Just getting caught up on listing to this fight!

Hostess Mostess: I am just fucking blown away. Period. ----> . How did you not get a single vote?

Melvin: Another good rockin' entry!

Ross Durand: Good stuff here.

Kill Me Sarah: Good job here.

Back Street Blumpkins II Men: Nice groove! Great lyrics! Only 3/5, but it's like a great novelty song.

The Hell Yeahs: Your song is fine, but (not to take your thunder) but I liked all of the above songs more. I also don't care for The Donnas, even after seeing them at Bumbershoot in Seattle.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: The Weakest Suit, Tam Lin Music, Signboy.

EVERYONE ELSE: I deleted your song. :|
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