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Nur Ein VI Round Three "Unholy Alliance"

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The judges have been struggling with life issues and are running late. But we have do have the next title & challenge.

Title: Unholy Alliance
Non Optional Challenge: Duet with a Guest
Songs are Due on: Monday, May 9th @ 12:01 AM EDT
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... A duet? Wow. I suppose I'll have to find someone.
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I probably won't be busy...
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Does this need to be a new alliance?
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I had a brilliant idea, then I realized that out of everyone I know, only about four people could possibly help me accomplish it. Three of them are in the competition, and one is a judge. Dang it.
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I sure hope we make into this round, we been working on a song tonight I'm real happy with. Fingers crossed
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Generic wrote:I had a brilliant idea, then I realized that out of everyone I know, only about four people could possibly help me accomplish it. Three of them are in the competition, and one is a judge. Dang it.
so we are not meant to use someone from the contest at all then either? and most likely a new face for us as well (what I'm supposing).
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Generic wrote:Three of them are in the competition, and one is a judge. Dang it.
Unholy alliance? :mrgreen:
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BenKrieger wrote:
Generic wrote:Three of them are in the competition, and one is a judge. Dang it.
Unholy alliance? :mrgreen:
Yeah, I'm considering asking anyway. Just trying other avenues first. :)
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My girlfriend already wrote lyrics. She's not so great at music, but she wants to help.
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Generic wrote:
BenKrieger wrote:
Generic wrote:Three of them are in the competition, and one is a judge. Dang it.
Unholy alliance? :mrgreen:
Yeah, I'm considering asking anyway. Just trying other avenues first. :)
I believe that a standard has been set in the past that collaborations with current contestants/judges are not okay, but collaborations with people eliminated this year are okay.

Just ask Tex Beaumont.

@ranger den - does not need to be a new face to you - at least in the past.
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[scratch that. fatal inaccuracy.]

I don't see much point in the judges getting involved if two participants agree to collaborate. Nonetheless, I'll defer to the jury. Is there a ruling on using other combatants as duet partners?
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Ross wrote:I believe that a standard has been set in the past that collaborations with current contestants/judges are not okay, but collaborations with people eliminated this year are okay.

Just ask Tex Beaumont.
Yes - collaborations with Tex Beaumont are perfectly fine. Though I doubt he will agree to be in it.

Sid Denison however would be happy to have a crack.
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BenKrieger wrote:
Generic wrote:Three of them are in the competition, and one is a judge. Dang it.
Unholy alliance? :mrgreen:
Read my mind, lol.

AND....this title writes it's self. :P
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I don't see much point in the judges getting involved if two participants agree to collaborate. Nonetheless, I'll defer to the jury. Is there a ruling on using other combatants as duet partners?
It was established in Nur Ein II Round 3 that there was to be no "cross- pollination" of active contestants.
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I'm not competing this week, how about a guitar duet, glennny? ;)
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I'm writing my song about a cross dressing male prostitute named Al Liance that was ironically born without any holes, so the only way he can make money is by giving handies to unsuspecting businessmen that come to town for conventions. My duet will be me and my more attractive persona, Anita Mandalay.

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Lunkhead wrote:I'm not competing this week, how about a guitar duet, glennny? ;)
You can do guitar duets? I thought only vocals.
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dantes wrote:
Lunkhead wrote:I'm not competing this week, how about a guitar duet, glennny? ;)
You can do guitar duets? I thought only vocals.
I am of the opinion that a "duet with a guest" means a vocal duet, although I'm not a judge I would consider anything else to not be meeting the challenge.

That being said, I am VERY happy to say that the person I've asked to duet with me has accepted.

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I don't know who I could ask... :/
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dantes wrote:I don't know who I could ask... :/
Ask an eliminated Nureiner, that's one idea. Ask someone on the message board. Ask 10 people and maybe someone will accept.

In Nur Ein IV it needed a guest rapper and my then-9 year old son Jack did it. Of course that was an example where my cleverness didn't work again; I wrote the part for him singing as my son but got eliminated in that round. Kinda like Round Zero, Sleep Tight, where I was the only one of the 25 entrants to have the mandatory whistling be a lyrical part of the song, and was rewarded with a second-to-last finish.
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bambamoozle wrote:
dantes wrote:I don't know who I could ask... :/
Ask an eliminated Nureiner, that's one idea. Ask someone on the message board. Ask 10 people and maybe someone will accept.

In Nur Ein IV it needed a guest rapper and my then-9 year old son Jack did it. Of course that was an example where my cleverness didn't work again; I wrote the part for him singing as my son but got eliminated in that round. Kinda like Round Zero, Sleep Tight, where I was the only one of the 25 entrants to have the mandatory whistling be a lyrical part of the song, and was rewarded with a second-to-last finish.
I don't know if I'm comfortable with just asking a random stranger. And I can't be sure I'll get it or that it will be of sufficient quality then.
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