Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:13 pm
Congratulations John!
VICTORY!!! I'll start the next round shortly.*
* (for certain values of "shortly.")
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Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:31 pm
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:19 pm
Alright! Apropos of pretty much nothing, the theme this time is bird songs! You may interpret this however you wish - deadline is Monday, May 8th!
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Sun May 07, 2023 3:31 pm
~24 hr. notice! Find some birbs and submit them via RFC 1149 postage-paid!
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 2:21 pm
And here are the submissions, sorted ASCIIbetically by URL! Votes are due in by Monday, May 15th!
Pink Floyd - "Cirrus Minor" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPVM5dFlp8
Tom Lehrer - "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNA9rQcMq00
Bobby Day - "Rockin' Robin" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZKSYBMCDdM
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire - "Cock o' the Walk" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsOYrDtZ3q4
Nightwish - "The Crow, The Owl and The Dove" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyY5QMf41dk
Pink Floyd - "Cirrus Minor" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPVM5dFlp8
Tom Lehrer - "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNA9rQcMq00
Bobby Day - "Rockin' Robin" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZKSYBMCDdM
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire - "Cock o' the Walk" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsOYrDtZ3q4
Nightwish - "The Crow, The Owl and The Dove" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyY5QMf41dk
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 5:14 pm
< 48 hr. reminder! Get your votes in by Monday morning!
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 10:38 pm
Gah, stuff came up. Bonus extension, you have until Wednesday morning to get your votes in!
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 2:10 pm
And here we are, the results! Lend a wing to somitomi with Pink Floyd's "Cirrus Minor!" Take it away, somi!
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somitomi Cirrus Minor 10.0 --- N/A 4 3 3
Freddino18 Poisoning Pigeons in the Park N/A 1 --- 3 2 2
commodorejohn Rockin' Robin 9.0 4 N/A --- 1 4
ratammer Cock o' the Walk 6.0 3 N/A 2 --- 1
LingEarth The Crow, The Owl, and the Dove 7.0 2 N/A 1 4 ---Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 2:57 pm
Congrats, somi!
Note that Fred's entry wouldn't get a score at all since he didn't vote.
Note that Fred's entry wouldn't get a score at all since he didn't vote.
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 3:29 pm
Ah, true.
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 5:16 am
Sorry about that, didn't have the energy to come to the forums for a while
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 5:29 am
S'alright :)
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 8:49 pm
somi are you going to run the next round?
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 2:19 pm
Oh yeah, kinda forgot about this. Thanks everyone! I genuinely didn't expect this song to do too well because of its psychedelic nature.
To celebrate my first time riding an actual motorcycle, let's do a round of songs about motorcycles and riding thereof. Deadline is the 28th of May.
To celebrate my first time riding an actual motorcycle, let's do a round of songs about motorcycles and riding thereof. Deadline is the 28th of May.
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 6:08 pm
I forgot to give a heads-up earlier, so you have 24-ish hours from now
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 7:01 pm
Looks like this is gonna be a small contest that'll easily fit in your pocket while you ride down the highway:
They Might Be Giants - Dirt Bike
The Beach Boys - Little Honda
Simon & Garfunkel - Baby Driver
Just remember to come back this way before the 6th of June to tell me which one you liked best.
They Might Be Giants - Dirt Bike
The Beach Boys - Little Honda
Simon & Garfunkel - Baby Driver
Just remember to come back this way before the 6th of June to tell me which one you liked best.
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:25 am
30 hour reminder
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:33 pm
Well, amusingly enough the winner of this round is all of us, we've managed to get a three-way tie in a three horse race. Congratulations to everyone and I guess the next host is up to you two.
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john rat somi sum
commodorejohn The Beach Boys - Little Honda - 1 2 3
ratammer They Might Be Giants - Dirt Bike 2 - 1 3
somitomi Simon & Garfunkel - Baby Driver 1 2 - 3
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:51 pm
Haha, wow! Congrats, everyone!
The previous round was John's, so should I go next?
The previous round was John's, so should I go next?
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:14 am
Ahahaha that's excellent XD Yes, by all means, ratammer.
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:37 pm
OK, the category this time is fear. Get me your entries by 15th June!
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:34 pm
Reminder that the deadline is tomorrow!
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 9:03 pm
OK, here are the entries! Get your votes in by 24th June!
The Longest Johns - Bones in the Ocean - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVkD4lgXTEU
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Fear Is Like a Forest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_vL0cA5vuI
King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLoQADJnGr4
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SECVGN4Bsgg
The Cure - Your God Is Fear - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmqs5AJ31Uk
The Longest Johns - Bones in the Ocean - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVkD4lgXTEU
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Fear Is Like a Forest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_vL0cA5vuI
King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLoQADJnGr4
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SECVGN4Bsgg
The Cure - Your God Is Fear - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmqs5AJ31Uk
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:46 pm
Deadline reminder! Get your votes in!
Re: Song Contest (Reprise)
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:51 am
Unfortunately Freddino has been disqualified due to not submitting votes in time, so:
1st: somitomi - Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Fear Is Like a Forest
2nd: ratammer - Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now?
3rd: LingEarth - The Cure - Your God Is Fear
4th: commodorejohn - King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare
Congratulations somi!
1st: somitomi - Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Fear Is Like a Forest
2nd: ratammer - Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now?
3rd: LingEarth - The Cure - Your God Is Fear
4th: commodorejohn - King Crimson - One More Red Nightmare
Congratulations somi!