The Song Fight Bulletin Board

JANUARY 12th

Heuristics Inc. releases new CD "Your domestic problems are completely solved"
-bill

Drew Tetz wrote:

GlennCase wrote:JANUARY 10th
<a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... m:Music</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/death_pl ... mp3">Death Plunge</a>

I did a mash-up with this song and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series. It wasn't very good, but it was arguably worth a listen. Yook liked it. I think.

Why are you Marcus Kellis?

mkilly wrote:
Why are you Marcus Kellis?

why is anybody?

JANUARY 13th

<a href="http://www.15-16puzzle.com/">15-16 Puzzle</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/firebomb ... .mp3">Fire Bomb</a>

The Fire Bomb fight went from 01/12/04 - 01/23/04. What a great idea it was to have Erik write a song for John, and for John to write a song for Erik. It paid off with a victory for the <a href="http://glenncase.songhole.org/content/s ... p3">JBB</a>. Having heard both versions of both songs, I would have to say that I like them all. It made things a little interesting when I played for both Erik and John in Austin, and they both had Fire Bomb in their setlist. I was wondering to myself "Which version?!?"

Some things that happened on January 13th, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1941 JAMES JOYCE DIES
1842 Sole British soldier escapes Kabul
1861 Stephen Foster dies

AUTOMOTIVE

1942 Automobiles in Plastic

CIVIL WAR

1807 Napoleon Bonaparte Buford is born

COLD WAR

1950 Soviets boycott United Nations Security Council

CRIME

1958 The Manuel Massacres

ENTERTAINMENT

1910 First radio demonstration

LITERARY

1898 Zola's "J'accuse" letter is printed

OLD WEST

1929 Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles

VIETNAM WAR

1962 First Operation Farm Gate missions flown

WALL STREET

1832 Birth of a Self-made Man

WORLD WAR II

1942 Allies promise prosecution of war criminals

GlennCase wrote:JANUARY 13th

\m/ Caravan Ray's Rock Pig History \m/
2003 - Diana Ross appeared in a US court charged with driving while twice over the drink driving limit. Police in Tucson reported that Miss Ross could not walk in a straight line, touch her nose or count to 30 after she had been stopped for swerving across the road.

JANUARY 14th

<a href="http://www.mightyoctothorpe.com">Octothorpe</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/is_it_co ... ld.mp3">Is It Cold?</a>

Another fantastic memory from hanging out in Seattle during the Penny Arcade Expo, was getting to hang out with Spud, and the Octothorpe crew. Blue and I would sing alternate lyrics to this song through most of the visit. Such as when Spud was driving "What makes Spud the car driver? The wheel is in his hands..."

So, Spud was voice chatting with me on Yahoo messenger, and somehow this song was brought up. He said I should check it out, so I did... and he heard my honest reactions as I had them. It involved much laughter.

The amazing part about this track is that multitracking was not used. Spud was telling Blue and I the story of how he recorded the piano in one channel, and then sang in the other... it was late at night, he couldn't be loud, and he could not hear the piano while singing... so he just tried to sing it the best he could, and hoped it would line up. It did. This song makes me smile a lot.

Some things that happened on January 14th, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1980 GOLD PRICES SOAR
1639 The first colonial constitution
1963 George Wallace inaugurated as Alabama governor

AUTOMOTIVE

1954 New Auto Giant: AMC

CIVIL WAR

1860 House Committee of Thirty Three submits proposed amendment

COLD WAR

1980 United Nations vote "deplores" Soviet intervention in Afghanistan

CRIME

1896 The Ponzi Scheme

ENTERTAINMENT

1955 Freed produces first rock and roll dance concert in NYC

LITERARY

1894 Joseph Conrad returns to London

OLD WEST

1891 General Miles reports on Sioux

VIETNAM WAR

1964 Westmoreland appointed as Harkins' deputy

WALL STREET

1875 Greenbacks vs. Gold

WORLD WAR II

1942 Anglo-American Combined Chiefs of Staff established

JANUARY 15th

<a href="http://chris.hoblit.net">Hoblit</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/i_can_se ... eey.mp3">I can see you</a>

So, I recently found out that over 100 people attempted to be part of the "<a href="http://www.bigeasyconcerts.com/">Quest for the best band</a>" contest that we are in! We are in the top 15! I don't even care if we place 15th, we made it this far, and I am stoked! We were given 200 tickets to give to fans, and we are one of 5 bands for that evening! There is potential for at least 1,000 people to show up to this! We are going to try to do two main things:

1. Have Fun
2. Provide the best show that we can.

So what does this have to do with <a href="http://glenncase.songhole.org/content/s ... >Hoblit</a>? Well. "The Half Racks" are a 3-piece right now, we are considering a lead guitarist. I am trying to convince Hoblit that he needs to move to Spokane and become that lead guitarist .

This song represents part of the reason for this. Because <a href="http://glenncase.songhole.org/content/s ... >Hoblit</a> ROCKS!


Some things that happened on January 15th, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1970 QADDAFI IS PREMIER OF LIBYA

1559 Elizabeth crowned queen of England
1870 First appearance of the Democratic donkey
1929 Martin Luther King Jr. born
1970 Biafra surrenders to Nigeria

AUTOMOTIVE

1936 Wealthy Industrialist Founds Charity

CIVIL WAR

1865 Fort Fisher falls

COLD WAR

1953 Dulles calls for "liberation of captive peoples"

CRIME

1981 Hill Street Blues Debuts

ENTERTAINMENT

1918 Stan Laurel begins work at the Hal Roach studio

LITERARY

1831 The Hunchback of Notre Dame is finished

OLD WEST

1933 The utopian Amana colony embraces capitalism

VIETNAM WAR

1973 Nixon halts military action against North Vietnam

WALL STREET

1975 Ford on State of the Union: "Not Good"

WORLD WAR II

1951 The "Witch of Buchenwald" is sentenced to prison

honored.

Line me up a job and I'll shoot up there on March 1rst. :-=D=

We're a day behind already? I don't hold up much hope then, that tomorrow will honour the fact THAT IT'S MY FRICKIN' BIRTHDAY

Maybe Glenn could go down the 365days route and get some guest curators for the days troublesome real life gets in the way?

Where did I save that CV?

JANUARY 16th

<a href="http://www.deshead.com/music">Deshead</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/piece_of ... mp3">Piece of my heat</a>

Choosing this song is just a play on words, really. I am making this post a day late, and thought I might take a little 'heat' because of it, and then I thought... YEAH!

Deshead seems to be the songfight newbie, who really isn't a newbie at all. I can't find the posts, but Deshead seems to know some songfight history. Maybe he posted under a different name before?

At any rate? This song kicks ass. ESPECIALLY the bridge.

Some things that happened on January 16th, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1979 SHAH FLEES IRAN
1919 Prohibition takes effect
1991 The Persian Gulf War begins

AUTOMOTIVE

1953 And Now...The Corvette

CIVIL WAR

1861 Crittenden Compromise is killed in Senate

COLD WAR

1990 Soviets send troops into Azerbaijan

CRIME

1936 The "Moon Maniac"

ENTERTAINMENT

1963 Whiskey-A-Go-Go opens

LITERARY

1933 Susan Sontag is born

OLD WEST

1847 Fremont appointed Governor of California

VIETNAM WAR

1964 Johnson approves Oplan 34A

WALL STREET

1997 Raytheon Acquires Hughes Electronics

WORLD WAR II

1945 Hitler descends into his bunker

JANUARY 17th

<a href="http://www.thebrothermachine.com/">Brother Machine</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/accelera ... lerator</a>

Bro Mac is one of those consistantly great songfight acts that becomes legendary within this community. You can check out pretty much any track they made here, and it is solid.

Bro's album of non-songfight songs entitled <a href="http://bromachine.msspro.com/goingnuts.html">"Going Nuts"</a> is incredible, and I highly recommend it. Highlights include (but are not limited to) <a href="http://bromachine.msspro.com/music/brot ... >"Get-Away Beat"</a>, <a href="http://bromachine.msspro.com/music/brot ... ng.mp3">"A Brand New Song"</a>, <a href="http://bromachine.msspro.com/music/brot ... .mp3">"All the Time"</a>, and <a href="http://bromachine.msspro.com/music/brot ... mp3">"Lust For Love"</a>

Some things that happened on January 17th, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1966 H-BOMB LOST IN SPAIN
1893 Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy
1961 Eisenhower bids farewell
1977 The execution of Gary Gilmore

AUTOMOTIVE

1949 German Bug Invades America

CIVIL WAR

1865 Sherman's army rained in

COLD WAR

1961 Eisenhower warns of the "military-industrial complex"

CRIME

1950 The Great Brinks Robbery

ENTERTAINMENT

1949 The first TV sitcom debuts

LITERARY

1820 Anne Bronte is born

OLD WEST

1763 John Jacob Astor is born

VIETNAM WAR

1972 Nixon threatens President Thieu

WALL STREET

1991 Gulf Warýs Effect on Wall St.

WORLD WAR II

1945 Soviets capture Warsaw

GlennCase wrote:JANUARY 16th

Woah, thanks Glenn.

(And FWIW, no: no different name. But I've lurked on and off for a few years. Off more than on, maybe, so I'm grateful for all your efforts here digging up past gems. Lots of stuff I missed. Hallowed company. I'm not worthy.)

deshead wrote:

GlennCase wrote:JANUARY 16th

Woah, thanks Glenn.

(And FWIW, no: no different name. But I've lurked on and off for a few years. Off more than on, maybe, so I'm grateful for all your efforts here digging up past gems. Lots of stuff I missed. Hallowed company. I'm not worthy.)

you are way too modest... i always look forward to your stuff... it's stuff that i can listen to easily outside of songfight... amazing...

JANUARY 18th

<a href="http://www.geocities.com/johnny_cashpoint">Johnny Cashpoint</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/half_a_s ... .mp3">Half A Stone</a>

Happy Birthday Johnny Cashpoint! J$ posts on the songfight boards with alarming frequency. I am not entirely sure that he isn't just a well programmed computer, posing as someone who makes songs that are like pouring dishwashing liquid on chocolate cake.

Love him, or hate him, when you hear the voice? You KNOW it's J$. The lyrics to this particular song are absolutely hilarious as far as I am concerned, but you might need to turn up the volume a little to hear them. This song seems to have been mastered a little low.

Some things that happened on January 18th, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1778 COOK DISCOVERS HAWAII
1912 Scott reaches the South Pole
1990 Barry arrested on drug charges

AUTOMOTIVE

1919 Bentley Motors Founded

CIVIL WAR

1862 John Tyler dies

COLD WAR

1985 United States walks out of World Court case

CRIME

1788 First Australian Penal Colony Established

ENTERTAINMENT

1991 Documentary filmmaker Leo Hurwitz dies

LITERARY

1882 A.A. Milne is born

OLD WEST

1803 Jefferson requests funds for Lewis and Clark

VIETNAM WAR

1971 McGovern begins his presidential campaign

WALL STREET

1978 "Take This Job" Hits #1

WORLD WAR II

1943 Germans resume deportations from Warsaw to Treblinka

JANUARY 19th

<a href="http://www.stateshirt.net/">State Shirt</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/strawman ... mp3">Straw Man</a>

One of the most outstanding Songfighters in the history of the website has got to be State Shirt. If I were to make a "Songfighters most likely to make it big from music" list, State Shirt would be on it.

This is one of those songs that you listen to and think "How on earth was this created in a week?! Is this really a songfight song?" You could place a State Shirt song in a playlist amongst professionally signed artists, and no one would be the wiser. Well...maybe they would be skeptical because it sounds better than what some professionally signed artists sound like.

Some things that happened on January 19th, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1966 INDIRA GANDHI LEADS INDIA

1840 Wilkes claims portion of Antarctica for U.S.
1915 First air raid on Britain
1983 Butcher of Lyons arrested in Bolivia

AUTOMOTIVE

1955 The Height Of Luxury

CIVIL WAR

1862 Battle of Logan's Crossroads

COLD WAR

1950 Communist China recognizes North Vietnam

CRIME

1999 Man Charged in California Cyberstalking Case

ENTERTAINMENT

1940 The Three Stooges' You Natzy Spy premieres

LITERARY

1921 Patricia Highsmith is born

OLD WEST

1847 Mexican rebels kill Charles Bent

VIETNAM WAR

1961 Eisenhower cautions successor about Laos

WALL STREET

1881 Western Union Snaps Up Atlantic and Pacific Co.

WORLD WAR II

1941 British attack Italians in Africa

GlennCase wrote:JANUARY 19th

\m/ Caravan Ray's Rock Pig History \m/
1988 - Bon Jovi's and Motley Crue's manager Doc McGheep pleaded guilty to importing more than 40,000lb of marijuana into the US.

JANUARY 20th

<a href="http://www.frankiebigface.com">Frankie Big Face</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/crinkle_ ... 3">Crinkle Binkle</a>

He's Frankie Big Face. He is a songfight legend. Do I really need to say more?

I will say this... It has got to be pretty cool to have a music teacher that rocks this hard.

Some things that happened on January 20th, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1961 JOHN F. KENNEDY INAUGURATED

1841 Hong Kong ceded to the British
1945 FDR inaugurated to fourth term
1981 Iran Hostage Crisis ends
1987 Terry Waite disappears
1996 Arafat elected leader of Palestine

AUTOMOTIVE

1946 Kaiser Cars Unveiled

CIVIL WAR

1863 Mud March Begins

COLD WAR

1949 Truman announces Point Four program

CRIME

1926 The Disappearance of Anna May Dietrich

ENTERTAINMENT

1910 D.W. Griffith arrives in Los Angeles

LITERARY

1961 Robert Frost reads at JFK's inauguration

OLD WEST

1981 Ronald Reagan becomes president

VIETNAM WAR

1969 Richard Nixon takes office

WALL STREET

1870 First Female Brokerage Firm

WORLD WAR II

1942 The Wannsee Conference

JANUARY 21st

<a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... ility">The Disability</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/polaris/ ... Polaris</a>

The <a href="http://www.songfight.org/songpage.php?k ... Polaris</a> fight went from 12/31/02 - 01/24/03. I don't know a single thing about "The disability" but, I personally like their entry for the Polaris fight the best.

I like the harmonies, and the chord structure, and the overall songwriting. The performance may be a little sloppy in spots, but I like it that way! I don't know what the song really has to do with the title, but I'm probably just missing something.

Some things that happened on January 21st, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1976 CONCORDE TAKES OFF

1793 King Louis XVI executed
1924 Vladimir Lenin dies

AUTOMOTIVE

1899 Opel Opens For Business

CIVIL WAR

1863 First Battle of Sabine Pass

COLD WAR

1950 Alger Hiss convicted of perjury

CRIME

1993 Exorcism in the Australian Outback

ENTERTAINMENT

1959 Cecil B. De Mille dies

LITERARY

1985 Don DeLillo's White Noise wins the American Book Award

OLD WEST

1855 Gun designer John Browning is born

VIETNAM WAR

1968 Battle for Khe Sanh begins

WALL STREET

1895 Sherman Anti-Trust Act Derailed

WORLD WAR II

1867 General Weygand is born

JANUARY 22nd

<a href="http://www.songfight.org/artistpage.php ... upercar</a> - <a href="http://www.songfight.org/music/dirty_ch ... mp3">Dirty Chucks</a>

I can't really explain it. On some nights, I am just in a sonofsupercar mood. Tonight is one of those nights. This song fits my mood as I type this, perfectly. I want to go home, and crank this song up full blast on the drive home from work.

Some things that happened on January 22nd, according to the History Channel's <a href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih ... tory">This day in history</a> site:

GENERAL INTEREST

1901 QUEEN VICTORIA DIES

1840 British colonists reach New Zealand
1905 First Russian Revolution begins
1973 Supreme Court legalizes abortion
1980 Sakharov arrested in Moscow

AUTOMOTIVE

1950 Tucker Declared Innocent

CIVIL WAR

1927 John McCausland dies

COLD WAR

1982 Reagan links arms talks with Soviets to oppression in Poland

CRIME

1973 Roe v. Wade

ENTERTAINMENT

1968 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In premieres

LITERARY

1788 George Gordon, Lord Byron, is born

OLD WEST

1879 Chief Dull Knife makes last fight for freedom

VIETNAM WAR

1964 U.S. Joint Chiefs foresee larger U.S. commitment

WALL STREET

1932 Reconstruction Finance Corp. Founded

WORLD WAR II

1941 Brits and Australians take Tobruk

GlennCase wrote:JANUARY 20th

\m/ Caravan Ray's Rock Pig History \m/

1982, Live on stage during a US tour Ozzy Osbourne bit the head of a live bat, which then bit Ozzy. The singer was taken to hospital to be given a rabies injection.

GlennCase wrote:JANUARY 21st

\m/ Caravan Ray's Rock Pig History \m/

1999: Gary Glitter appeared at Bristol crown court charged with eight sexual offences on girls dating back to 1976 and 50 charges relating to indecent photographs.

Planning on catching up with this tomorrow at work.

There will be times when I am not 100% caught up with this thing, but I fully intend to have 365 songs listed at years end.

In the meantime I am recording up a storm, in anticipation for a Half Racks CD that will be for sale! It will probably be 10 songs, completely redone with the better equipment we have access to at this time. I am still in the acoustic guitar/vocals stage of things, and I am beginning to think that these are going to be the best sounding recordings I have ever been a part of.

ROCK!

Glenn (DR FUNK)