maybe we ran out of good ones?

john m · Post by **john m** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:47 pm

Is it just me, or have the titles for the last month been terrible? I've had time to write/record, but these titles drive me away.

joshw · Post by **joshw** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:52 pm

Yeah, I'm suprised that with four fights, there can't be at least one "normal" title..

Southwest_Statistic · Post by **Southwest_Statistic** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:05 pm

Seriously. On a side note, I've always wanted titles that could let the creativity drift into different meanings. Like inatimate objects like "Chair" or colors like "Blue" or "Grey" why dont we do that.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:17 pm

hm, I thought Gallows Hill was a pretty good title myself.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:34 pm

Snow Fort
Tank Top
Turn the Power On

Come on, guys. I wish I had time to own one of these. And Jim Tyrrell's "Naked on The Meach" has got to justify many more colors. (congrats, btw, man. I'm just catching up).

j$ · Post by j$ » Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:38 pm

A title is just that. What do you want, it served on a plate? Jeez, louise ...

Mogosagatai · Post by **Mogosagatai** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:13 pm

Yeah, I haven't seen anything wrong with the recent titles.

How 'bout something boring? Maybe "She's Alright" or "I Can" or "Give Me a Sign"? Bah.

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:25 pm

No. First thing I thought when I saw this week's titles was "I wish I had some free time, because I have two ideas for each of those titles".

thehipcola · Post by **thehipcola** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:32 pm

agreed. the titles of late have been quite good. And that there are 4 of them only increases the chances I'll be able to "feel" one and make it happen.

Post by jb » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:51 pm

Southwest_Statistic wrote:Seriously. On a side note, I've always wanted titles that could let the creativity drift into different meanings. Like inatimate objects like "Chair" or colors like "Blue" or "Grey" why dont we do that.

Go right ahead.

jack · Post by **jack** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:12 pm

joshw wrote:Yeah, I'm suprised that with four fights, there can't be at least one "normal" title..

by normal i assume you mean boring.

Southwest_Statistic · Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:14 pm

jb wrote:
Southwest_Statistic wrote:Seriously. On a side note, I've always wanted titles that could let the creativity drift into different meanings. Like inatimate objects like "Chair" or colors like "Blue" or "Grey" why dont we do that.
Go right ahead.

Ok. Fine. I will.

erik · Post by **erik** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:47 pm

I don't care for the titles either, of late. Since the 4-title format, I think I've liked one title, found one to be okay, and have not cared for the rest.

joshw · Post by **joshw** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:06 pm

jack shite wrote:
joshw wrote:Yeah, I'm suprised that with four fights, there can't be at least one "normal" title..
by normal i assume you mean boring.

Exactly. What's wrong with one boring title out of four? I always found that the more boring titles gave me more room for creativity in the lyrics themselves.

jack · Post by **jack** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:11 pm

joshw wrote:
jack shite wrote:
joshw wrote:Yeah, I'm suprised that with four fights, there can't be at least one "normal" title..
by normal i assume you mean boring.
Exactly. What's wrong with one boring title out of four? I always found that the more boring titles gave me more room for creativity in the lyrics themselves.

i'm just pulling your chain josh. honestly, i hope this isn't your last songfight, or at least you might submit under a beard once in a while. i know we butt heads more often than not but you do great stuff, review regularly (even if i hate them) and are an asset to the community. good luck.

JonPorobil · Post by **JonPorobil** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:47 am

Oh my god, this sucks guys. There's four titles, and I only like one! What ever am I going to do??

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:28 am

Southwest_Statistic wrote:
jb wrote:
Southwest_Statistic wrote:Seriously. On a side note, I've always wanted titles that could let the creativity drift into different meanings. Like inatimate objects like "Chair" or colors like "Blue" or "Grey" why dont we do that.
Go right ahead.
Ok. Fine. I will.

How do I enter?

1. Write a song based on the title of your choice...

I always thought the FAQ is deliberately ambiguous in this regard. It would have been just as easy to say "write a song containing the title of your choice..."

jimtyrrell · Post by **jimtyrrell** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:34 am

I think the titles have been okay, myself. To be honest, Naked On The Meach is the last title I expected to come up with something for, but that seems to be the way of it pretty often.
I have yet to see a fight where I thought all the titles presented were completely unworkable. (This from a guy who has fought once in, like, three months.)
And thanks, Roymond.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:42 am

And that BeWells Aspertame ditty. Sweeeeet! Them be gold in them hills.

john m · Post by **john m** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:07 am

I'm not saying I can't work with offbeat titles. (I wrote a song for Zombie Sneak Attack.) But, especially because there are four a week now, I keep hoping at least one will be more "normal." A word, a common saying, etc.

I know I could go write a song outside of songfight altogether, but it's disappointing when I want to participate and I'm faced with titles that I simply do not want to write a song about.

bz£ · Post by **bz£** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:45 pm

deshead wrote:
1. Write a song based on the title of your choice...
I always thought the FAQ is deliberately ambiguous in this regard. It would have been just as easy to say "write a song containing the title of your choice..."

It would also be just as easy to say "write a song containing the vegetable of your choice" but, well, I do hope you see why your two things are different. A song doesn't have to "contain" its title (in the lyrics, I assume you mean) to validate it.

deshead · Post by **deshead** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:00 pm

bzl wrote:
deshead wrote:
1. Write a song based on the title of your choice...
... It would have been just as easy to say "write a song containing the title of your choice..."
It would also be just as easy to say "write a song containing the vegetable of your choice" but, well, I do hope you see why your two things are different. A song doesn't have to "contain" its title (in the lyrics, I assume you mean) to validate it.

Yep, that was actually my point, though I didn't word it clearly. Rephrased: whoever wrote the FAQ could have been explicit and said "1. write a song and include the title of your choice somewhere in the lyrics." That the FAQ author choose not to say this, and instead used the words "based on", suggests that it was made ambiguous on purpose.

More than anything, I was responding to SoWestStat's comment about letting "creativity drift into different meanings." I don't think there's any reason we can't do that with the titles as they are.