Music Forum Contest Discussion Thread

III · Nov 27, 2007

I'm very excited about this contest. Can't wait to see what ya'll come up with. You can view contest details here.

KTC · Nov 27, 2007

What a completely awesome idea. I have so many things floating around in my head right now! You're the best for putting this on!

K

Stew21 · Nov 27, 2007

What a great contest. Yay!

KTC · Nov 27, 2007

Really, eh. Music weaves our lives together. There are so many songs that have come at pivotal moments. I hope you get a ton of entries!

poetinahat · Nov 27, 2007

III, this is wonderful. It's a great contest, and now I know where all the kindred spirits are.

I'm going to love this. The only problem is going to be writing just one entry.

rhymegirl · Nov 27, 2007

Ooh, I just saw this.

Excellent idea! I have many songs that have held special meaning in my life. Guess I'll have to pick one.

Thanks, Jay. You rock!

III · Nov 28, 2007

Okay, I saw about a million Kill Haggis buttons in sig lines. I'd love to see the Music Forum Contest button start popping up in a few. Btw, the button is a picture of my old Ibanez Voyager guitar that I used to sell it on EBay. Great piece of trivia, huh.

Serena Casey · Nov 28, 2007

Hey, great idea! I'd been wondering what you were going to come up with. I'll be entering if at all possible.

III · Nov 28, 2007

Serena Casey said:
I'll be entering if at all possible.

That's what she said.

benbradley · Nov 28, 2007

This isn't quite what I expected, I wasn't thinking of writing solely about one song, but that may be the only way I can keep it under 1500 words anyway.

My first challenge in writing it is to decide between "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Prelude #1."

DamaNegra · Nov 28, 2007

Only 1 song?? Dammit!!! Well, I'm in.

Wait, are the prizes for US residents only? You know, because of international shipping costs and all that...

III · Nov 28, 2007

DamaNegra said:
Only 1 song?? Dammit!!! Well, I'm in.

Wait, are the prizes for US residents only? You know, because of international shipping costs and all that...

Let me check on that for ya DN . . .

Shadow_Ferret · Nov 28, 2007

Sounds like a great contest. Too bad I can't write on spec.

III · Nov 28, 2007

DamaNegra said:
Only 1 song?? Dammit!!! Well, I'm in.

Wait, are the prizes for US residents only? You know, because of international shipping costs and all that...

GOOD NEWS!
Prizes can be shipped internationally!

DamaNegra · Nov 28, 2007

III said:
GOOD NEWS!
Prizes can be shipped internationally!

I'm in

Nah, who am I kidding, I would've still entered if I couldn't get prizes. Not that I'm going to win if I'm competing against you guys, but it's all about the fun, right?

truelyana · Nov 28, 2007

I thought we had to write a song, until I re-read the competition. Can the story or essay be flowing within a musical style? Or is it just the theme that tells the story? I think am a little unsure of how to go about it. I do like the sound of it though, and may participate.

III · Nov 28, 2007

truelyana said:
I thought we had to write a song, until I re-read the competition. Can the story or essay be flowing within a musical style? Or is it just the theme that tells the story? I think am a little unsure of how to go about it. I do like the sound of it though, and may participate.

I wanted to keep it pretty wide open, so if you can write it in a musical style I think that would be brilliant. I'm hoping to see a wide range of entries, from the deeply personal to the wildly imaginative.

And don't worry, I'm planning some actual song-writing contests in the future. I wanted to start off with something a little more literary to get things rolling.

And for people wanting to de-stress from NaNo, this should be a fun little exercise.

KTC · Nov 29, 2007

Got my song!

dolores haze · Nov 29, 2007

KTC said:
Got my song!

How did you decide? I can't decide which one - it's driving me nuts!

III · Nov 29, 2007

dolores haze said:
How did you decide? I can't decide which one - it's driving me nuts!

It's the one that changed your life, silly.

dolores haze · Nov 29, 2007

III said:
It's the one that changed your life, silly.

What can I say - I've had a very interesting life. Many twists and turns in the road, and music in the background the whole time. Only one entry, right? I think I'm gonna have to put my songs in a cup, and just pick one that way. At this rate I'll never start writing.

Serena Casey · Nov 29, 2007

No song yet here, either. It's a tough decision! It has to be just right...

III · Nov 29, 2007

dolores haze said:
What can I say - I've had a very interesting life. Many twists and turns in the road, and music in the background the whole time. Only one entry, right? I think I'm gonna have to put my songs in a cup, and just pick one that way. At this rate I'll never start writing.

I'm such a softy I'm tempted to say "aw just put all the songs in your essay", but realistically the purpose of these contests is to stretch each of us as writers, and part of that is deciding what makes for the strongest story and what beloved things to trim for the sake of the story.

KTC · Nov 29, 2007

I was going to do Bob Dylan's Baby Blue. You can read about that one in Ray's House of Love. When I decided that one was just too significant, I went with my next obvious choice.

truelyana · Nov 29, 2007

III said:
I wanted to keep it pretty wide open, so if you can write it in a musical style I think that would be brilliant. I'm hoping to see a wide range of entries, from the deeply personal to the wildly imaginative.

And don't worry, I'm planning some actual song-writing contests in the future. I wanted to start off with something a little more literary to get things rolling.

And for people wanting to de-stress from NaNo, this should be a fun little exercise.

I let my imagination flow last night, as I really liked the sound of this one. So I just wrote, without any set mind frame and now I'm just adding it onto Word. I'll send it to you soon.

It definetly is fun.

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