The Song Fight Bulletin Board

BLT wrote:You haven't done the "ball of poo" one yet that jb practically handed you on a silver platter.

Gee. I wonder if a band named the Poo-Poo Platters will show up this week. Likely that Oatsy might "know" them, as well.

Pigfarmer Jr wrote:... the song really does seem to be suited to just acoustic/vox. I know, I know.. stupid newbies.

Nothing stupid about it. I'd lay good odds that most first submissions are G&G - I know mine was. And you'll probably get slaughtered on the review thread: G&G is easy to do (poorly) and very hard to do (well). You'll need some fine pipes, or an interesting melody and/or some great guitar chops (preferably all of the above.)

I summarize the general reactions of reviewers here not to discourage you or give a course about how to "win" (God knows, I never have) but because SF is often about pushing the boundaries and constant criticism aimed towards improving your songwriting skills. Take the next few days and fiddle: give it a bridge (or take it away); add a lead guitar part; translate the lyrics into Hebrew and sing them that way (... ooooh Russian punk song... make a note...) anyway, experiment and refine. Yes, definitely refine.

This one is going to contain the second guitar solo I've ever recorded. Just to warn you all, I'm pretty sure the ghost of Muddy Waters is going to punch me in the face for this one.

Pigfarmer Jr wrote:I've been checking in to songfight for a while and finally wrote a song to the title this past week. I did a little acoustic/vox quick recording and sent in my first songfight submission. I probably should have done up a better demo, but I just wanted to get it done and the song seem suited.

So I'm in (for the first time.)

Well howdy P.J. - Happy to see you here at songfight!

I'm feeling this title! I got some super sexy evil shit going so far. If I can get it done, it's going to fucking rock the jam session for sure.

Might need to call in some collab though.

- dust

wrote something. scrapped it. wrote something else... scrapped it. I think I'm out. Doesn't matter how much I want to be IN on this one though.

Well, I'm in and I am dragging Mr Andy Balham back to SF for his fifth anniversary of joining (near enough.) More solid gold potty-mouthed ukelele action (only now with added! Guitars! And! Drums!) Watch for Ca$ham (pronoucned to rhyme with Shazam)and be warned!

Um, I'm sick. Not terribly ill, but sick enough to be out of this week's fight. Which is sad, since I had every track but my vocals recorded.

Guest Vocalist!

Spud wrote:Guest Vocalist!

Squee!

j$ wrote:Well, I'm in and I am dragging Mr Andy Balham back to SF for his fifth anniversary of joining (near enough.) More solid gold potty-mouthed ukulele action (only now with added! Guitars! And! Drums!) Watch for Ca$ham (pronounced to rhyme with Shazam)and be warned!

Squeeeeeeeeee!

By the way, Ford's Theater Disaster is actually a frakkin' band this time. We're gonna rock you.

aurally rape us?

yes.

We're writing a sweet love song, because we want to HEAR another sweet love song. The world doesn't have enough sweet love songs, and they really interest us.

ElaineDiMasi wrote:We're writing a sweet love song, because we want to HEAR another sweet love song. The world doesn't have enough sweet love songs, and they really interest us.

....wait for it........wait for it.........

alright... tried a motorhead type song for this. doesn't seem to be working... few hours left but I doubt it will work. I just keep rhyming juvie with boobie and movie. I hate my life, but lemmy's pretty cool still.

I had nothin... but I just might be able to finish up a last minute "girl & bass" ditty...

In! But it was a close call. Somehow I thought it was due on Friday.

I tried to pull it together on Sunday, but just couldn't. Ended up BBQin' and playing "are you smarter than a fifth grader" on wii (of which I hate both) with the fam and a few others. But once I get liquored up, everything is fun at some point.

In.

And glad the deadline came up in IRC, so that Steve could be in, too.

This makes 9 in a row for me - my longest entry streak in a long time.

I'll be in, with another one of my shorter, jauntier tunes.

It probably won't win, but I'll betcha five bucks it's the brightest song this fight.

I'm just finishing up mastering. Pretty much going to hate my life tomorrow.

If anyone says I sound like metallica again, I'm going to lose it.

Manhattan Glutton wrote:If anyone says I sound like metallica again, I'm going to lose it.

That sounds just like something Metallica would say.