Preprise Posted December 28, 2009 Report Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) If you want to participate in this activity, click the following link to hear the tune -> LADADA Post you rlyrics in this thread. I'll pick a set of lyrics based on the following. 1: Has to techniaclly fit in the melody. Each "la" or each note is roughly one syllable. It's flexible. I can tweak the number of notes to fit the lyrics but not exageratedly. Meaning that the pattern should be similar overall. Also, the notes that are longer should have words that require emphasis or at least make sense to emphasize. A common problem is "the". It sounds weird to sing, the sun meets THE moon. I could tweak that to sort of sing a half beat on the and elongate "moon". Same goes for high notes. Just try to keep it in mind but don't let it shackle you. 2: It has to "click". Sorry, I can't really describe what makes lyrics click with a song. It can be appropriate to the style or unexpected. It can be literal or abstract. It's something that just works. 3: I have to recieve the lyrics before February first. You don't have to stick to the verse, verse chorus, verse, chorus structure. You can add and substract. Don't hesitate to ask questions here in the thread. We'll have good fun! Edited January 5, 2010 by Jason Newcomb
Preprise Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Posted December 28, 2009 If you want to just give the tune a listen to see if you want to take a shot at it or not that's cool too. I'll send you the file...
The Portrait of Zool Posted December 28, 2009 Report Posted December 28, 2009 Not sure what I could do, but willing to give it a listen... papa_k3n@yahoo.com (don't forget the underscore).
Preprise Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) Here's a link to a youtube video of the tune! -> LADADA Edited December 29, 2009 by Jason Newcomb
Preprise Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Posted January 5, 2010 Here's a link to a youtube video of the tune! -> LADADA Only 28 days left! AAAAAAHHHHH PANIC!
Guest MoonieTunes Posted January 5, 2010 Report Posted January 5, 2010 If you want i'd like to participate in the event my e-mail's drakmagician@live.com (drak not dark =))
Preprise Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Posted January 5, 2010 If you want i'd like to participate in the event my e-mail's drakmagician@live.com (drak not dark =)) Just click the following link to hear the tune -> LADADA And post your lyrics in this thread if you wish to participate.
Guest MoonieTunes Posted January 6, 2010 Report Posted January 6, 2010 Mhmhz, just little question about the whole song, would ya mind if the text's made for lets say Old Western cowboy style ? Toughed it fits the song
Preprise Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Posted January 6, 2010 Mhmhz, just little question about the whole song, would ya mind if the text's made for lets say Old Western cowboy style ? Toughed it fits the song Do whatever you like.
Preprise Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Posted January 26, 2010 This ends in five days... If there are no submissions, I will kick a puppy. You wouldn't want that would you?
Snypiuer Posted January 27, 2010 Report Posted January 27, 2010 O.K., I'm not a good lyricist, but I was going to give it a try. THEN, you went and offered to kick a puppy. A dilemma now arises. . . will there be a video of said kicking? NOW, don't get me wrong! I am an animal lover. . . no, not THAT kind - you know, some of you REEAALLYY need to re-evaluate your thought process! ANYWAYS, as I was saying, I like animals, ESPECIALLY puppies! But, one can never pass up a good puppy kicking! It's all in the set-up: Will the puppy be facing you? Will there be a running start? How big of a puppy? Will there be an obstacle to impact or will you be going for distance? Can you kick a cat instead (A guaranteed crowd pleaser!)? So MANY variables!
Snypiuer Posted February 1, 2010 Report Posted February 1, 2010 I got nothing. I REALLY wanted to come through, but I fear I let you down. All I could get was one or two lines that simply SUCKED to high heaven. I don't know what to say. I feel ashamed.
The Portrait of Zool Posted February 3, 2010 Report Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) I was rather heartened by how 'The Pen is Mightier than the sword!' fit so swimmingly into the refrain - but I was sure you wouldn't want your tune stolen for our own gleefully self-entertaining interests. Edited February 3, 2010 by The Portrait of Zool
Preprise Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Posted February 3, 2010 I was rather heartened by how 'The Pen is Mightier than the sword!' fit so swimmingly into the refrain - but I was sure you wouldn't want your tune stolen for our own gleefully self-entertaining interests. I would've sang anything you wrote.
Mardrax Posted February 16, 2010 Report Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Well. Here you go Jason. I really didn't have time to get to this sooner. It's not a very solid attempt, I admit. But it's more of a social comment anyway. Still, feel welcome to use it if you still want to do this ^^ Here goes: Beat the eraser You'd think that writing a song is not not too difficult You'd think that writing a symphony would be a piece of cake Yet we all stood twiddling our thumbs You'd think a writing community would just shake their arms And lyrics would come rolling out their sleaves Yet that seems untrue As we all stood scratching ideas Pen mightier than the sword but eraser still beats the pen Just confidence and some random words will beat the eraser (kinda stuck here. I guess I'd space it: eighth note(beat)-eighth rest-eighth(the)-three quarters(e-ra-ser) syncopated between the beats, crossing one eighth into the next measure. if you know what I mean ) So then here is my attempt my attempt at this songwriting thing that we do so well just to save our face since writing is what we do best Pen mightier than the sword climb into your pens! Find inspiration just inspiration and beat the eraser Edited February 16, 2010 by Mardrax
Preprise Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Posted February 17, 2010 Well. Here you go Jason. I really didn't have time to get to this sooner. It's not a very solid attempt, I admit. But it's more of a social comment anyway. Still, feel welcome to use it if you still want to do this ^^ Here goes: Beat the eraser You'd think that writing a song is not not too difficult You'd think that writing a symphony would be a piece of cake Yet we all stood twiddling our thumbs You'd think a writing community would just shake their arms And lyrics would come rolling out their sleaves Yet that seems untrue As we all stood scratching ideas Pen mightier than the sword but eraser still beats the pen Just confidence and some random words will beat the eraser (kinda stuck here. I guess I'd space it: eighth note(beat)-eighth rest-eighth(the)-three quarters(e-ra-ser) syncopated between the beats, crossing one eighth into the next measure. if you know what I mean ) So then here is my attempt my attempt at this songwriting thing that we do so well just to save our face since writing is what we do best Pen mightier than the sword climb into your pens! Find inspiration just inspiration and beat the eraser AWESOME! Look for video within a few weeks. These 60 hour weeks are eating time.
Preprise Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Posted February 17, 2010 Here you go friends! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKCuLJI68vA
Mardrax Posted February 17, 2010 Report Posted February 17, 2010 *grin* Love the little touches. And without fail, blaming the booze (or lack thereof) is the way to go for everything
Preprise Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Posted February 17, 2010 I'm glad you liked it and thanks for participating! It was fun wasn't it?
Mardrax Posted February 17, 2010 Report Posted February 17, 2010 If writing hadn't been fun, us lot wouldn't have been here, wouldn't have been us lot, even. And getting the rythm prescribed is like getting three quarters of your job done for you
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