The 6th Annual Gift of Music

Discuss the many little competitions/projects that spring up amongst the Song Fight community.
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Re: The 6th Annual Gift of Music

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The four I got are awesome as well and I've already decided on the one I'm doing, hands down.
....as soon as I grow a set. :P
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Mark wrote:No, but I got 4 songs that are probably *way* beyond my capabilities to cover.
Go abstract or like I usually do, go, er, dumb. Strip them to their core.

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Thank you Paco! :)

Also, we've decided on the one we're gonna do too and it will be fun!
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Ive added links to my post.


All except the Cooper one ... damn you youtube...
tho its from the album 'Zipper catches skin' and I can happily pass on an mp3 of it


good luck and thanks to my gifter. I hope you enjoy my choices. .... and thanks for the songs, my giftee, and I hope you enjoy the hatchet job I do ...(i think i got that all the right way round)

Im gonna enjoy covering the tune Ive picked off the list.... it just deciding now, how to do it




Now all I need is a deadline to miss... hehe
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Agreed. I am psyched and I want a deadline to almost miss, too.
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I think my problem is going to be waiting for the deadline to arrive - I recorded a pretty smokin' cover yesterday for a certain special songfighter.
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The Unofficial deadline is 1/10/09
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How's everyone doing on their GOM songs? I've got my music recorded and just need to do the vocals, which are the easy part of this song. I'll have to admit, I didn't know I had it in me. I put my heart into it for my giftee. Gift of Music rocks!
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I haven't even started mine yet - well, I know which one I'm doing, worked out how to play it, just waiting for inspiration to strike on how to arrange / approach it. I like my angles...
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that's where i'm at too... i need to start recording!
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Just starting to think about it.
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Hey, J$, and HInc... since the both of you are here... I was thinking it would be neat to enlist the Tyrrell Corporation for my GoM this year. You guys think you'd have time to collab? If not, it's cool.
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I could probably help, but not to the extent that I did on NTUA (mixing and all that).
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I'd be happy to spearhead this one. Details to follow, depending on just how soon my ass gets in gear. :)
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I haven't been able to listen to any of the 4 songs all the way through. :(
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jimtyrrell wrote:Hey, J$, and HInc... since the both of you are here... I was thinking it would be neat to enlist the Tyrrell Corporation for my GoM this year. You guys think you'd have time to collab? If not, it's cool.
Yup. I'd be up for that, for sure!

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I'm into it. My mixing board packed it in four weeks ago, but I got a loaner on it's way until mine gets fixed... so I'll make it in time... although some other projects I wanted to participate in have been stalled out. grrrrrrr. Oh well. Intentions on the internet should hold no credence until they are realities...


I liked the list of songs I got. Challenging... but fun.
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I'm in the "haven't started but know what song I am doing" boat. My computer is being difficult, or it has finally realised how shocking i really am, and the audio in isn't working any more. Frustrating! I'm in the process of chasing up something to replace it.
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I am starting mine this weekend. I am very psyched, this will be the first song I do in my new studio, and the song I chose is a neat/different genre for me to play with...
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Done! I might tweak it a bit betwee now and the deadline, but for the most part, I am finished.

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The Floating Head Effect is all back in town for our colleges' winter breaks. I know it's a little late, but I'll gladly pick up a song to do from someone who didn't get one, and I'll gladly present a list of songs. (By the way - I didn't get one last year.)

All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem
Don't Say A Word - Sonata Arctica
My Girls - Animal Collective
Gronlandic Edit - Of Montreal
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