The Song Fight Bulletin Board

It's that time of year again. GOM!

Can you believe we've been doing Gift of Music since Holiday Season 2003? People seem to dig it, so let's do another one.

For those new to the concept:

1. Post in this thread that you'd like to take part.
2. Post a list 4 songs (not your own songs or SF songs) that you would like to hear someone cover. (Links to the songs are very helpful)
3. On 11/29/14, I collect all the entrant's names and put them in a hat.
4. You are given the name of one of the other entrants.
5. Find their list and pick a song and cover it. Keep it hush hush, this is a Secret Santa.
6. Send the cover to "iamniveous" at Gmail. Deadline is 1/8/15.
7. After the deadline, I will post them all the songs on my website.
8. Holiday joy ensues.

So, who's in?

I'n in!!! I missed the last one and I've been waiting all year, lol.

Okay here are my picks:

"Walkin' On The Sun" - Smashmouth


"In My Life" - The Beatles


"Stuck In The Middle With You" - Stealers Wheel


"Shake It Out" - Florence + The Machine


-Kevin

Is it that time again already?

Friends - Dragon Sound

Oops!... I Did It Again - Britney Spears

Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera

And one legitimately good song.
Novocain - Jeremy Messersmith

Yeah, count me in. Songs:

I'm in.

These are my songs:

The Thermals - Back to Gray



They Might Be Giants - Nightgown of the Sullen Moon



Green Day - Dry Ice



...and now for something completely different:

Throbbing Gristle - What a Day



Have fun!

The Thermals! Excellent choice.

I'm in as well. I need to think about my choices for a bit...

yeah, definitely ! i came here today to see if you'd announced this yet. i only have two picks picked so far.
-bill

I'm in!

1- Elvis Costello & the Attractions_ Chelsea (I Don't Want to Go)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Tp4pOwvFs

2-UFO_ Love to Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvddLotvgLA

3- ELO_ Telephone Line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INOFpALMOAY

4- King Crimson _ 21st Century Schizoid Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XimMmONwio

BYD is most likely in. I have to hit Al up for his music picks to confirm.

It's come to my attention that the benefit portion of Gift of Music this year needs a bit of a boost - so I've created a Pitch In box if you are so inclined to toss some change into the kitty towards the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Past 'winners' of GOM had the funds donated to JDRF in their name.

No obligation, but if you want to help out, here's an easy way to help via a PayPal account.

I'm not sure if the embed code actually worked, (Edit - doesn't look like it did) so here's a link to the widget on the 'Today's the Day' cover site. Paco Del Stinko did his version of the song for last year's GOM.
http://todaysthedaycovers.blogspot.com/ ... fight.html

Flow Coma, AFX


Skin, Oingo Boingo


Celestial Voices, Pink Floyd


Choking You, Prefuse 73

I shall participate. (Hi)

Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now"

The B52's - "Love Shack"

Regina Spektor - "Dance Anthem of the 80's"

Aerosmith - "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"

Note: Site didn't like my off-site (youtube) URLs so I had to delete them. Said they looked spamy. Sorry if that makes things more difficult on you. They're easy songs to find.

Yay! The Zinkster is here!

Nice to have you on the dark side.

BYD's picks for the 2014-15 GOM

Nights on Broadway" by the Bee Gees

[youtube]watch?v=F2SDf42guB4[/youtube]

"Jugband Blues" by The Pink Floyd.
[youtube]watch?v=5tjFhHx_q9o[/youtube]

Today's the Day by Inverse T Clown
http://drlindyke.bandcamp.com/album/todays-the-day

Not a Good Guy by Jerry Skids
https://spintown.bandcamp.com/track/not-a-good-guy

fine why not







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I'm sorry, but I'm not.

I'll be in, natch. With Caravan Ray bowing out last year, I think I probably have the longest active GoM streak (currently 10).

Songs to follow. Hopefully I'll remember before the entry deadline.

Albatross wrote:I think I probably have the longest active GoM streak (currently 10).

Other than the guy who runs it.

Window Licker and Katamari Damacy? Awesome.

Oh my. I was on the fence about this, but there's at least one song I'd like to cover on EVERYBODY'S list so far. So yeah, I'm in.

Song choices soon.

Of course I'm in! I love the GOM. Song choices soon.

good to see Zink! welcome to SongFight! xx
I'm in then picks soonishly.

Hello darknesses!

It's been a while since I've been in a fight but I am here and ready to...rumble?

I look forward to hearing all your gifts and giving one of my own! Here are my four requests:

Maybe It's Just Me by Butch Walker


Briefly by Better Than Ezra


Maps by Maroon 5


Stuck on You by Lionel Richie