When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Discuss upcoming, current, and previous song fights.
User avatar
Lunkhead
You're No Good
Posts: 8104
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:14 pm
Instruments: many
Recording Method: cubase/mac/tascam4x4
Submitting as: Berkeley Social Scene, Merisan, Tiny Robots
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Berkeley, CA
Contact:

When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by Lunkhead »

Peak Misery
Due: Friday, 02/14/20 9:59am PST
optional challenge: 1 4 5
yourbandname_pm.mp3 sent to fightmaster@songfight.org
Subject: Peak Misery
Body: (your band name)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... omist-says
User avatar
vowlvom
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1091
Joined: Wed May 17, 2017 3:29 am
Instruments: guitar, keys, "other"
Recording Method: PC, reaper, ableton
Submitting as: Vowl Sounds, Vom Vorton
Pronouns: he/him
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by vowlvom »

Oh good this title is sure to lift my spirits
owl
Panama
Posts: 974
Joined: Mon May 15, 2017 1:29 pm
Instruments: vox keys uke guitar
Recording Method: REAPER
Submitting as: Vowl Sounds, miscellaneous owl
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Madison, WI
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by owl »

I challenge you to write a happy one!
User avatar
gizo
Push Comes to Shove
Posts: 498
Joined: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:42 pm
Instruments: i am mostly playing stringed ones, but I'll have a tilt at most
Recording Method: my method is to throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks. My wall is made of Logic on an old iMac
Submitting as: gizo : rackwagon (with Toshiro) : Late Heavy Bombardment : Stacking Theory
Pronouns: he/him
Location: I wish I was at an ocean beach

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by gizo »

Peak Misery by definition means things can only get better.
.sig
User avatar
crumpart
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1123
Joined: Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:04 am
Instruments: Fuzz
Submitting as: Hot Pink Halo
Pronouns: She/her
Location: Laois, Ireland
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by crumpart »

I just had a look at the optional challenge. Well done for pairing that with “peak misery”. 😍
Devil’s got me Lindt! Devil’s got me Lindt!
User avatar
sleepysilverdoor
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1087
Joined: Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:02 pm
Instruments: Drums, Guitars, Keys
Recording Method: Focusrite + FL Studio
Submitting as: Phl*b*
Pronouns: bruh
Location: Not super far from Atlanta but definitely not Atlanta
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by sleepysilverdoor »

Things I've learned songfighting: my depressive and moody entries usually never get many votes, while my peppy ones do. And now we've got "Peak Misery" for a title? Must. Suppress. Gothy. Tendencies...
"There's a lot to be said about a full-on frontal assault on the ear drums" - Pigfarmer Jr.
HeuristicsInc
Beat It
Posts: 5297
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:14 pm
Instruments: Synths
Recording Method: Windows computer, Acid, Synths etc.
Submitting as: Heuristics Inc. (duh) + collabs
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Maryland USA
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by HeuristicsInc »

Huh, I turn 47 next month. I guess that means I should do a song. Plus, it's FAWM.
152612141617123326211316121416172329292119162316331829382412351416132117152332252921
http://heuristicsinc.com
Liner Notes
SF Lyric Ideas
User avatar
sleepysilverdoor
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1087
Joined: Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:02 pm
Instruments: Drums, Guitars, Keys
Recording Method: Focusrite + FL Studio
Submitting as: Phl*b*
Pronouns: bruh
Location: Not super far from Atlanta but definitely not Atlanta
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by sleepysilverdoor »

My five year old said he was going to try and write a song for this. We'll see if he remains committed.
"There's a lot to be said about a full-on frontal assault on the ear drums" - Pigfarmer Jr.
User avatar
Caravan Ray
bono
bono
Posts: 8647
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:51 pm
Instruments: Penis
Recording Method: Garageband
Submitting as: Caravan Ray,G.O.R.T.E.C,Lyricburglar,The Thugs from the Scallop Industry
Location: Toowoomba, Queensland
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by Caravan Ray »

HeuristicsInc wrote:
Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:35 pm
Huh, I turn 47 next month. I guess that means I should do a song. Plus, it's FAWM.
47 was a great year. I won Nur Ein when I was 47. Went to SF live in DC. The peak misery preceded it. 47 was my rebirth year.
owl
Panama
Posts: 974
Joined: Mon May 15, 2017 1:29 pm
Instruments: vox keys uke guitar
Recording Method: REAPER
Submitting as: Vowl Sounds, miscellaneous owl
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Madison, WI
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by owl »

In, uncharacteristically early, with a glum little 1-4-5 number about some family stuff. I realized I probably won't get around to doing a better recording/mix in the next week, and so I might as well submit it now. I still kind of want to write a happy one...
User avatar
jb
Hot for Teacher
Posts: 4159
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:12 am
Instruments: Guitar, Cello, Keys, Uke, Vox, Perc
Recording Method: Logic X
Submitting as: The John Benjamin Band
Pronouns: he/him
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by jb »

I am currently 47, so I have a song for this fight.
blippity blop ya don’t stop heyyyyyyyyy
User avatar
vowlvom
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1091
Joined: Wed May 17, 2017 3:29 am
Instruments: guitar, keys, "other"
Recording Method: PC, reaper, ableton
Submitting as: Vowl Sounds, Vom Vorton
Pronouns: he/him
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by vowlvom »

I'm only 37 so I'm going to write a song, but spend ten years on it.

Actually I've gotten the music recorded but lost my voice due to annual cold / flu that literally always occurs during FAWM when I most want to be singing. Hopefully I'll be fighting fit by the weekend, otherwise I'll have to recruit an assistant. Or croak my way through it anyway.
User avatar
sleepysilverdoor
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1087
Joined: Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:02 pm
Instruments: Drums, Guitars, Keys
Recording Method: Focusrite + FL Studio
Submitting as: Phl*b*
Pronouns: bruh
Location: Not super far from Atlanta but definitely not Atlanta
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by sleepysilverdoor »

I'm so far out of my comfortable genres with this one, I have no idea how it'll turn out. But that was the most fun I've had recording bass in a long time...
"There's a lot to be said about a full-on frontal assault on the ear drums" - Pigfarmer Jr.
User avatar
Pigfarmer Jr
Jump
Posts: 2293
Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:13 am
Instruments: Guitar
Recording Method: Br-900CD and Reaper to mix
Submitting as: Pigfarmer Jr, Evil Grin, Pork Producer, Gilmore Lynette Tootle, T.C. Elliott
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by Pigfarmer Jr »

re: ART
I really like my art entry for this fight but I wanted to give a shout out to Vom. Simple, elegant and cool. I like it.
Evil Grin bandcamp - Evil Grin spotify
T.C. Elliott bandcamp - T.C. Elliott spotify

"PigFramer: Guy and guitar OF MY NIGHTMARES." - Blue Lang
User avatar
vowlvom
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1091
Joined: Wed May 17, 2017 3:29 am
Instruments: guitar, keys, "other"
Recording Method: PC, reaper, ableton
Submitting as: Vowl Sounds, Vom Vorton
Pronouns: he/him
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by vowlvom »

Thank you! I drew it in Paint.net.

I really liked yours too, but I wish one of the phrases was "song fight", because it'd make me laugh to see it in there among the miseries.
User avatar
Pigfarmer Jr
Jump
Posts: 2293
Joined: Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:13 am
Instruments: Guitar
Recording Method: Br-900CD and Reaper to mix
Submitting as: Pigfarmer Jr, Evil Grin, Pork Producer, Gilmore Lynette Tootle, T.C. Elliott
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by Pigfarmer Jr »

yeah, I thought about that after I had uploaded. I was even looking for an extra phrase or two there towards the end.
Evil Grin bandcamp - Evil Grin spotify
T.C. Elliott bandcamp - T.C. Elliott spotify

"PigFramer: Guy and guitar OF MY NIGHTMARES." - Blue Lang
User avatar
WreckdoMelle
Push Comes to Shove
Posts: 359
Joined: Tue May 01, 2012 5:18 am
Instruments: Gibson SG, clarinet, tuba, bass guitar, baritone horn, mandolin, vox, sax (sorta)
Recording Method: Bitwig Studio
Submitting as: Brown Word and the Big Whine, sometimes WreckdoM
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Austin, TX
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by WreckdoMelle »

Brown Word in, with something definitely different and yes, even the ol' 1-4-5. Just some backstory on the lyrics as they are predictably depressing. I was once a young foolish punk rocker palling around with other young foolish punk rockers and we were staying at a this massive party house (as in the house was huge, probably 10 people lived there). There was a wall where folks had left their names, various graffiti, wiener doodles, and in the midst of all of this someone had written in the smallest most defeated-looking script "I hate my friends". My own friends at the time weren't too bad but I also knew how crappy people you think are your buddies can turn out to be. You think everything is so severe as a youngster- the hurts are all new. Later in life it's more of a dull thud :D Then you find yourself in your 40's and start looking around and you either find some really stalwart pals, or a bunch of flakes who you really love but never see anymore :D
Brown Word and the Big Whine on Bandcamp:
http://brownwordandthebigwhine.bandcamp.com
User avatar
sleepysilverdoor
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1087
Joined: Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:02 pm
Instruments: Drums, Guitars, Keys
Recording Method: Focusrite + FL Studio
Submitting as: Phl*b*
Pronouns: bruh
Location: Not super far from Atlanta but definitely not Atlanta
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by sleepysilverdoor »

Got my track submitted, and yet again went for an entirely new style! Because somehow "Peak Misery" translated to a funky number about a sexy flight attendant, though I only know one flight attendant and it's definitely not about her. Maybe the end is a little bit abrupt, and I realized that "this is misery..." is kind of buried under a snare fill. But y'know what. It brought the funk. And it's got hand claps, skweee synths, "yeah yeah yeahs", "ooooooooo"s, and a sample of my son's toy airplane.

I did successfully incorporate the optional challenge, though the chord progression in the chorus was IV-V-IV-V-I. It's mostly just vamping in E dorian though.
"There's a lot to be said about a full-on frontal assault on the ear drums" - Pigfarmer Jr.
User avatar
thehipcola
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1062
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:51 am
Instruments: The things what make sounds.
Recording Method: LA610mk2 into UAD Apollo 8p into Cubase/LUNA/Reaper/Ableton/Reason/Maschine
Submitting as: thehipcolaredcargertFlamingTigershotpounderOGLawnDartsFussyBritchesGapingMaw
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by thehipcola »

47 jab is on point. *cough*

slither is submitted.
shoehornTC
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Posts: 54
Joined: Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:51 pm
Instruments: Uke
Recording Method: GarageBand
Submitting as: shoehornTC
Pronouns: he/him
Location: america north

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by shoehornTC »

I've managed to write and record a song for this fight. Thanks to my lovely partner for making me make time and for providing some valuable suggestions for my song.

I get to stare into her eyes as we sing duets at our show this evening, if'n ya'all are into love and all that, this is "peak love". ha.
User avatar
vowlvom
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1091
Joined: Wed May 17, 2017 3:29 am
Instruments: guitar, keys, "other"
Recording Method: PC, reaper, ableton
Submitting as: Vowl Sounds, Vom Vorton
Pronouns: he/him
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by vowlvom »

In! I managed a slightly less broken lead vocal before submitting, thankfully. Really enjoyed this one, had fun going a bit retro wall-of-sound.
User avatar
furrypedro
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1265
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:06 pm
Instruments: Guitar, programming
Recording Method: Cubase, Reason
Submitting as: Balance Lost
Location: Kyoto
Contact:

Re: When you turn 47 (Peak Misery prefight)

Post by furrypedro »

sleepysilverdoor wrote:
Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:26 am
Things I've learned songfighting: my depressive and moody entries usually never get many votes, while my peppy ones do. And now we've got "Peak Misery" for a title? Must. Suppress. Gothy. Tendencies...
But you know the votes you do get are "big love" votes, yo.
vowlvom wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:23 am
I'm only 37
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOkI2CmD2D8[/youtube]
this works a fuckin dream
vowlvom wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:23 am
Actually I've gotten the music recorded but lost my voice due to annual cold / flu that literally always occurs during FAWM when I most want to be singing. Hopefully I'll be fighting fit by the weekend, otherwise I'll have to recruit an assistant. Or croak my way through it anyway.
Sad you're not gonna be Celine Dion-ing this one (said nobody ever) but maybe this is life's way of telling you to make instrumental music. P.s. hope you get better soon. P.p.s I love the sound of your voice. P.p.p.s. I think I'm suffering sarcasm withdrawal from living in a country which doesn't understand sarcasm. Don't take it personally (hugs)
Post Reply