A challenge no serious songwriter could resist:
Each Master is tasked with writing a song in the style of their opponent. The Masters will be judged on how accurately they write a song in their opponent’s style without it becoming a simple parody. When listening to their entries, you must genuinely believe that they were written by the original Master. Got that?
So hop on over an listen to the MASTER’s Level Round #2 entries, decide which of the two songs you like, then vote for Paul and Storm. Just because.
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July 2nd, 2008 at 2:06 pm
HI;
I just dropped in from Pribek’s. I am trying to figure out the complicated rules of the game in the site you linked.
For instance– If I wrote a song, as the rule goes, I cannot seem to understand, it would be in the style of Who? the opponent, but who is that?
I think it is very interesting, and thanks for pointing it out.
Pat Darnell and Friends
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:45 am
The objective you cite is just for the Master’s level competitors in Round 2, and there are just 2 left; JC and Paul&Storm. JC’s opponents are P&S, and vice versa.
The rules of this round for everyone else are:
“Here’s where we step things up a notch. Your challenge is to write a song that utilizes a repeating syllable (ex: la, na, doo, etc.). The syllable must repeat at least 5 times in a row (ex: la la la la la). The resulting “repeated syllable” phrase can appear anywhere in your song, but must be repeated in full at least 3 times within the song. Also, this challenge includes a thematic element. Your song must feature a conflict between two (2) elements, provided below. You must choose one (1) element from COLUMN A and one (1) element from COLUMN B.
COLUMN A
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Santa Claus
Miami Dolphins
Stephen Hawking
A Beach Towel
High School Physics
Albania
The Color Orange
A Toothpick Factory
Marc Singer
Hydroponics
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COLUMN B
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Dracula
Linux
Pudding
Coupons
Scabies
Cosplayers
Your Kindergarten Teacher (must be named)
Albert Camus
Non-Alcoholic Lager
Doc Hammer
Your song must be at least 1m45s in length. Finally, your song must be an ORIGINAL CREATION, both music and lyrics, and can not utilize or sample a preexisting work.”
It’s so simple, even a caveman could do it!
