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Halfway home. Can you handle the 4th round?

Submit an original song by June 7th at 11:59 PM (EDT) that fits the following criteria

Title: Carte Blanche
Challenge: Bond Theme.

Send your MP3 to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com

Good luck!

Wow, that playlist was a real journey. Too bad they didn't have the Chris Cornell Bond theme.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1d530

Also, we've reached the Nur Ein halfway point! Four weeks down, four to go.

Niveous wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:07 am

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... vWBQcc9B0b

Definitely calypso is the way to go

This feels way out of my wheelhouse, but I guess that makes it a good challenge, eh?

Nur Ein XV - Round 4 Listening Party - 'Carte Blanche' - Bond Theme.
Live Monday 6/8 at 9pm EDT. Drop in to the chat to talk with the other artists.



https://youtu.be/TiZIz_Q8u8g

Typically, the judges ding vague, melodramatic, cliched lyrics, but now I guess you want this? Bond themes are full of this pap.

Lunkhead wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:41 am

Wow, that playlist was a real journey. Too bad they didn't have the Chris Cornell Bond theme.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1d530

Also, we've reached the Nur Ein halfway point! Four weeks down, four to go.

I am a sucker for Chris Cornell, in case anyone wants to pander. Just saying

Geech wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:47 am

Typically, the judges ding vague, melodramatic, cliched lyrics, but now I guess you want this? Bond themes are full of this pap.

I am a basic bitch who loves basic things. Pap it up.

I am a messy bitch who loves the drama

I am more of a bitchy bitch. Almost like that cartoon character with all the money, yet not at all like that.

Bitch McDuck?

bennyharv3 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:23 pm

Lunkhead wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:41 am

Wow, that playlist was a real journey. Too bad they didn't have the Chris Cornell Bond theme.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1d530

Also, we've reached the Nur Ein halfway point! Four weeks down, four to go.

I am a sucker for Chris Cornell, in case anyone wants to pander. Just saying

Geech wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:47 am

Typically, the judges ding vague, melodramatic, cliched lyrics, but now I guess you want this? Bond themes are full of this pap.

I am a basic bitch who loves basic things. Pap it up.

I want all the lyrics to sound like the Mountain Goats*, and I can’t stand Chris Cornell**. Have fun trying to please both of us!

* not really, although The Best Ever Death Metal Bond out of Denton would be a good Bond theme
** definitely true

I desperately want to write The Best Ever Death Metal Bond Out Of Denton now. Genius.

Please do
Hail Satan!

owl wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:57 pm

I want all the lyrics to sound like the Mountain Goats*, and I can’t stand Chris Cornell**. Have fun trying to please both of us!

Now I know how I survived Round One. Thank you!

Also, someone not on these boards said that my "Rear Window" sounded Mountain Goats-ish too. I just can't get them out of my songs!

I think I mentioned my affection for that band in my review for that round, but on the other hand, I know at least one of the other judges can’t stand them, so again... good luck trying to please us all

The Sunday Colors from last year’s Nur Ein still wins the Darnielle-alike award in my book, though.

Well, I guess I won't be finishing my thematic instrumental that's 20 minutes long and has a different instrument playing a variation of the melody every roughly 30-60 seconds before going back to the hook to introduce the next, as the instruments slowly degrade in sophistication until there's a flushing toilet.

This is the best Bond theme of all though of course:

Lunkhead wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:16 pm

This is the best Bond theme of all though of course:

You're not wrong...

So what does this challenge even mean?

“Bond” is referring to James Bond, a famous book and movie character. Sorry if that wasn’t clear.

You know, "Carte Blanche" is from the French for "blank check." And a bond is a financial instrument as well. I'm wondering whether anyone will have the chutzpah to try out that alternate take on the title/challenge.