The Song Fight Bulletin Board

Round Two has begun!

Title: I Don't Want An Answer To That
Non Optional Challenge: Incorporate a Songfight title meaningfully in the lyrics.
Songs are due on Monday, May 6th @ 12:01 AM EDT
Send your MP3 to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com

4 bands will be eliminated. Judges favorite gets immunity.

Please don't call me Ken Feathers
I don't want to answer to that

Edit: Whoops. Better pay attention when reading the title.

Ha, at least there's no grey areas here
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meaningful?s=t

Nur Acht! I mean, Ein!
Still getting the hang of this

furrypedro wrote:Ha, at least there's no grey areas here
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meaningful?s=t

Nur Acht! I mean, Ein!
Still getting the hang of this

Where's the "like" button?

"Fightmaster" seems to be a title associated with Songfight. Are there any others?

Or is it referring to the titles of forum threads?

Caravan Ray wrote:"Fightmaster" seems to be a title associated with Songfight. Are there any others?

Fightmaster Sr., Fightmaster Jr., and Deep Throat.

Any judges care to weigh in on whether they're likely to appreciate multiple Song Fight titles used in the lyrics, or whether that will be frowned upon?

I've actually used two in my chorus (one by accident, as it happens), and I'm wondering whether to go all-in and sprinkle my lyric with as many titles as I can sensibly fit, like Niveous' "Isle Dauphine."

Non Optional Challenge: Incorporate A Songfight title meaningfully in the lyric.

Generic wrote:Any judges care to weigh in on whether they're likely to appreciate multiple Song Fight titles used in the lyrics, or whether that will be frowned upon?

I gave half a thought of doing the entire song with nothing but SongFight titles, but had the feeling it might be too similar to last ST's mix of REM, Reunion and Internet Memes. It was fun but awkward to construct.

As long as there's one, you're safe. If there's more, it's not going to effect things - you go by what is there, not how you think they will interpret it.

BoffoYux wrote: As long as there's one, you're safe. If there's more, it's not going to effect things - you go by what is there, not how you think they will interpret it.

The judge who posted right above you begs to differ.

I suppose I'll stick with just the two that are already in there. It'll be easier to write that way, at least.

No, the judge who posted above doesn't know the entire SF archive well enough to notice, most likely. the non-optional challenge, on the other hand, makes it pretty clear.

I don't think it's the judges' job to offer guidance to the competitors during the writing process. But in my opinion the most important word in the challenge is "meaningfully". If you end up with a bunch of nonsense lyrics simply because you wanted to shoehorn as many song titles as you could, you have failed to meet the challenge appropriately.

To me the important word is, "subjective", because that's what "meaningfully" is.

Well, duh. The entire thing is 100% subjective. That's just how it goes.

Well, gee, it's Thursday afternoon and I've still only got about eight lines written.

This is one of those weeks when I really wish I could still play guitar.



I'm sure I'll come up with something.


NUR EIN!!

j$ wrote:Non Optional Challenge: Incorporate A Songfight title meaningfully in the lyric.

Yes. One only.

If you use more than one....or even if you even use a single word that occurs in one of the other Songfight titles, you will be disqualified. And beaten.

"My Rockapolousaninjananophone is ringing.....I don't want to answer that..."

Caravan Ray wrote:"My Rockapolousaninjananophone is ringing.....I don't want to answer that..."

"My Rockapolousaninjananophone Eternal (The Vishnu Cycle) is ringing" just doesn't roll off the tongue as easily.

It finally came together. It didn't turn out sounding much like a Tubba Gutz song, but apparently that's a good thing!

C-Ray wrote:Yes. One only.

If you use more than one....or even if you even use a single word that occurs in one of the other Songfight titles, you will be disqualified. And beaten.

Too late. I mix and mail tomorrow.

Be careful with that, Paco.