[NigeQ]

**** Now scoring - see post #20 for results ****

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Here is schedule for the 6 Open Format song contests in 2012. Open Format means that there are no arrangement/production restrictions. (note that these comps will be running on alternate months with the 1+1 competitions)

The contests will be run for approximately 10 days (6 for entering, 4 for scoring) - these dates are provisional and will depend on the mod running it.

Feb: 6 - 10 (enter) 11 – 14 (scorecards)
Apr: 9 - 13 (enter) 14 - 17 (scorecards)
Jun: 11 - 15 (enter) 16 - 19 (scorecards)
Aug: 6 - 10 (enter) 11 - 14 (scorecards)
Oct: 8 - 12 (enter) 13 - 16 (scorecards)
Dec: 3 - 7 10 - 14 (enter) 8 - 11 15 - 18(scorecards)

*note, all contests will be run from the Contests Forum - all 'live' comps are pinned.

The top two songs from each Open Format competition will be posted in this thread (1+1 comps have their own thread) in preparation for their Year End Final. (Tied songs will also go through).

All contests will use the 1 to 10 scoring method. You are encouraged to grade the songs however you like, just bear in mind that 10 is the highest mark you can award and 1 is the lowest. Only one 10 and one 9 may be awarded.

The song that is entered into a Monthly Competition must be the same recording with no changes made for the Final Competition.

The Year End Song Comps are for active musers only, so if a writer has not been present on the board since the start of November 2012 the moderator has the right to disqualify an entry

Someone may choose not have their song move on to the final competition if they wish. This might be an option for someone who has more than one song in the final.

For the Open Format comps the 12 qualifying songs from the 6 contests will compete in the Open Format year end final.

For more information on the contests, scoring etc. see the Song Contest Rules.

Cheers

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[NigeQ]

Result of the February Comp:

1st - Golden Pie - ScenesFromPalacio

2nd - All By Myself - Ironknee

18 scorecards. 8 non-contestant voters were:
Randy P. Gendron, bernabby , Alistair S, graybeard, scubed, Salley Gardens, SoddyBottoms & NigeQ

Full result
Golden Pie - ScenesFromPalacio 8.44av
10 7 10 7 9 7 8 10 9 9 7 6 8 9 7 9 10 10
All By Myself - Ironknee 7.61av
7 9 9 6 5 9 6 7 10 10 6 6 10 7 10 5 8 7
South Pacific Love - Jason Kalman 6.50av
6 6 5 10 7 7 9 6 8 7 6 6 7 2 2 8 7 8
(The Face That Launched A Thousand) Shovels - Thinman 6.17av
4 5 8 2 3 8 6 5 8 2 8 7 8 10 6 6 8 7
A Night Like That - kimberlyinnc/Big Jim 6.11av
8 5 3 8 10 6 6 3 6 6 5 6 9 4 4 5 9 7
Vinegar - starsinmyeyes 6.06av
9 6 4 5 1 8 5 8 8 5 9 4 8 3 3 6 8 9
We Are People - doinker 6.06av
5 6 6 9 2 6 7 6 8 8 8 8 7 1 1 7 6 8
An Old Fashioned Song - RickDieffenbach 5.94av
1 4 6 3 8 7 6 9 8 3 5 4 6 8 8 5 8 8
Aloha-O - Paddy O'Furniture 5.61av
3 6 7 4 6 5 5 2 8 4 6 5 6 6 9 4 7 8
Just Like Love - FunkDaddy 5.28av
2 8 5 6 4 5 6 4 8 1 7 5 8 5 5 3 7 6

Golden Pie and All By Myself qualify for the year-end final.

[Ironknee]

“All By Myself”
by Tom Tognaci

http://soundclick.co...cfm?id=10203714

I deal with the loneliness
Like combing fresh cut hair
I convince myself that I’m alright
I can deal with the solitude
And the echo from upstairs
Now that the ghost is gone, I’m alright

I’d rather be alone and by myself
Than to be alone, while being with someone else
All by myself
Stowed way up high on some dusty shelf
All by myself
Just me, an island, unto itself

Some nights I reminisce
Back and forth in this old chair
Is it worth the lament?….is it really fair?
Black and blue is the emptiness
With a woman who can’t care
One thing that stands out, now, completely clear

I’d rather be alone and by myself
Than to be alone, while being with someone else
All by myself
Stowed way up high on some dusty shelf
All by myself
Just me, an island, unto itself

Some nights I reminisce
Back and forth in this old chair
Is it worth the lament?….is it really fair?
All I need is my poetry
And the music that I play
To stretch these untamed wings and fly away

[ScenesFromPalacio]

Golden Pie

All music/lyrics Steve Ison

I'll feed my fire with love and joy to let it go up
I'll feed my fire with love and joy to let it go up
And when that flame is growing high
Will bake me a Golden Pie
I'll feed my fire with love and joy to let it go up....

I'll shift those stones that block my stream to let it flow on
I'll shift those stones that block my stream to let it flow on
And when the water meets the sea
then i'll be the real me
I'll shift those stones that block my stream to let it flow on...

I'll use my strength to mine the gold thats held in the rock
I'll use my strength to mine the gold thats held in the rock
And when i strike upon that seam
i'll set free a shining dream
I'll use my strength to mine the gold thats held in the rock....


I'll feed my fire with love and joy to let it go up
Yeh I'll feed my fire with love and joy to let it go up
And when that flame is growing high
Will bake me a Golden Pie
I'll feed my fire with love and joy to let it go up....

Love's gonna bake me a Golden Pie
Love's gonna bake me a Golden Pie
Love's gonna bake me a Golden Pie...Yeh

[NigeQ]

Result of the April Comp:

1st - Love's Dangerous - ScenesFromPalacio

2nd - Fly, Fly, Fly - jonie

27 scorecards. 13 non-contestant voters were:
NigeQ, Dottie, graybeard, Alistair S, spanishbuddha, kimberlyinnc, Randy P. Gendron, Simple Simon, bernabby, DonnaMarilyn, doinker, Gordon & scubed


Full result
Love's Dangerous - ScenesFromPalacio 7.81av
8 9 6 8 7 7 7 7 8 10 6 7 8 8 5 8 7 10 10 9 7 7 5 10 10 8 9
Fly, Fly, Fly - jonie 7.74av
9 8 8 6 10 8 8 6 9 7 9 7 8 6 8 10 7 8 7 8 7 6 10 9 5 9 6
One Day, Two Hearts - Ironknee 7.56av
6 8 6 7 9 8 10 8 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8
50 Goin' On Life - Zeek 6.96av
7 7 8 8 8 10 8 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 5 7 9 3 8 8 6 6 6 7 4 7 10
Beauty and Her Beast - daddio/Wendy D 6.78av
10 8 9 5 7 8 5 7 5 6 4 7 7 7 7 9 10 4 7 7 4 7 5 8 7 8 5
WARISTAN - Jason Kalman 6.56av
7 7 6 10 7 8 8 7 3 5 7 10 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 8 6 6 9 7 3 7 1
Turn It Down - porcupine 6.48av
7 7 7 9 6 8 6 5 8 8 7 5 5 5 9 8 8 2 5 10 6 5 4 7 4 10 4
Hang On ! - SoddyBottoms 6.00av
7 6 8 5 7 9 5 5 2 4 6 8 4 5 8 7 5 6 7 7 5 6 4 8 2 8 8
Love is a Prayer - Neal K 5.85av
7 7 6 3 6 7 7 3 6 5 5 7 6 7 6 6 7 2 6 5 5 5 8 6 6 7 7
Taj Mahal - HoldenTheFuries 5.74av
6 7 7 4 8 7 9 5 5 3 8 8 5 4 8 7 6 1 8 7 5 4 4 6 3 8 2
All That I Want - Paddy O'Furniture 5.41av
5 6 6 2 6 7 7 5 5 2 5 9 6 6 5 6 8 3 7 6 4 4 5 6 3 7 5
Dragon Fly - Scotto 5.22av
7 6 6 1 6 7 6 6 5 1 5 6 4 4 6 7 6 1 5 7 3 4 3 6 9 8 6
Gun Laws - Thinman 5.11av
4 7 7 6 6 8 5 4 3 2 5 5 5 5 6 7 4 4 6 7 4 4 1 8 1 7 7
Come The Hour - AndyLeF 4.89av
4 7 5 3 6 7 5 6 6 5 4 5 4 4 5 6 4 5 6 5 3 4 2 8 3 7 3

Love's Dangerous and Fly, Fly, Fly qualify for the year-end final.

[ScenesFromPalacio]

Love's Dangerous

Steve Ison (Music) Steve April/Steve Ison (Lyrics)


Lookin' for the perfect stranger for your fantasy ?
Are you feelin' the obsession for a touch of kinky D?
if you like extremes,wanna take it to the limit
Like smokin' in bed your house burns down in minutes.

If you want the Hilton sisters on your quayside boat,
Knight in white satin the virgin's in the moat.
Screaming about her father,
stands with axes in your dreams..
One to chop off your head,
the other for your seams.

Love's dangerous,Love's Dangerous..
It lures you like a bait yeh Love is dangerous...
Love's Dangerous,Love's Dangerous..
and you found out too late that Love is dangerous..

Las Vegas Goddess lures you while her mans away
Showers you with roses,but you're the one to pay ..
You wake up in a cold sweat surrounded by the sharks
Screamin' for air and shooting in the dark..

Lalalala hey etc

Love's dangerous,Love's Dangerous..
It lures you like a bait yeh Love is dangerous...
Love's Dangerous,Love's Dangerous..
and you found out too late that Love is dangerous..

[jonie]

Fly, Fly, Fly

Music & Vocals: Tony Nybeek/Lyrics: Jonie Hajduk © 2012

Fly, Fly, Fly

You got an ugly streak in you
And a vicious bite
Nothing that I say or do
Ever suits you right
You hate my job, my friends, my plans
You can't stand the man I am
Used to tear me up
When I gave a damn

I'm gonna fly, fly, fly
Watch me disappear
I'm gonna fly, fly, fly
Fly away from here
Away from here

Sweatin' 'bout your precious stuff
Well don't worry none
I don't need reminding of
How you ain't much fun
Take a chill on the front porch swing
I won't be taking anything
But a breath of air
And a pair of wings

I'm gonna fly, fly, fly
Watch me disappear
I'm gonna fly, fly, fly
Fly away from here
Away from here

[NigeQ]

Result of the June Comp:

1st - Me and Elly - jonie

2nd - Fingerprints - Zeek/skingswell/Dottie

22 scorecards. 5 non-contestant voters were:
Gordon, bernabby, Salley Gardens, graybeard & spanishbuddha

Full result
Me and Elly - jonie 7.62av
9.00 8.70 8.50 6.50 10.00 6.90 6.00 6.70 8.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.20 8.10 8.00 9.00 7.90 6.50 10.00 8.00 6.70 5.00
Fingerprints - Zeek/skingswell/Dottie 7.37av
10.00 8.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 7.80 6.00 6.20 8.80 7.00 3.50 9.00 8.50 8.80 6.00 7.00 9.00 7.00 9.00 6.00 3.50 7.00
Jesus, Can You Hear Me Now? - Ironknee 7.36av
6.45 8.00 8.00 7.50 8.00 5.70 6.00 6.50 7.10 10.00 4.70 7.00 7.50 10.00 7.25 5.00 7.70 7.50 7.70 10.00 6.30 8.00
Singularity - Jason Kalman 7.25av
7.25 8.00 10.00 7.50 9.00 6.10 7.50 7.40 6.90 7.00 3.00 8.00 8.60 8.40 10.00 7.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 8.00 3.80 4.00
(Where Is) The King Of Sweden (?) - Thinman 7.21av
6.25 8.60 9.00 3.00 8.00 6.00 9.00 6.00 7.40 9.00 8.50 6.00 7.00 7.00 7.50 8.00 6.50 7.00 7.80 9.00 4.10 8.00
A Kiss To Keep - musefrommichigan 7.16av
7.75 6.90 6.00 5.00 7.00 7.80 7.00 6.30 6.00 7.00 10.00 6.00 8.00 7.70 7.00 10.00 7.40 7.00 7.30 7.00 5.30 8.00
The Shadows Are Behind Me Now - starsinmyeyes 7.12av
8.00 7.00 5.50 10.00 8.00 6.30 6.00 6.80 8.80 6.00 6.50 8.00 6.40 8.70 6.75 7.00 7.70 8.00 8.00 7.00 5.20 5.00
Sandra's Face - ScenesFromPalacio 7.08av
5.00 8.20 8.00 5.00 8.00 5.70 10.00 6.50 8.00 8.00 8.00 7.00 7.50 7.90 7.75 7.00 8.50 6.50 5.00 8.00 4.30 6.00
Manufactured Heart - porcupine 7.02av
6.75 7.90 7.00 7.50 7.00 6.10 5.00 8.00 7.50 7.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.30 6.00 7.00 7.30 6.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 6.00
Fun Time Sunshine Camping Holiday - RickDieffenbach 6.98av
5.75 7.70 7.50 6.00 7.50 5.10 8.00 7.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 7.90 5.50 8.00 7.00 9.00 7.00 7.50 7.00 8.00
Ever-Onward - tidepool/r4m/soul 6.90av
6.75 8.00 7.00 6.00 8.00 5.20 6.00 7.60 8.50 8.00 4.00 10.00 8.80 8.40 6.75 7.00 7.20 6.50 7.50 7.00 3.70 4.00
Dorothy - daddio 6.85av
6.00 8.40 6.50 6.00 6.00 5.50 7.00 6.50 7.20 7.00 6.40 6.00 6.50 9.00 9.00 6.00 7.50 7.00 7.00 8.00 7.20 5.00
In the Darkness - Zeligovitch 6.35av
5.25 8.00 5.00 7.50 6.00 5.50 7.00 5.50 9.50 6.00 4.50 7.00 9.00 6.00 6.75 6.00 7.70 5.50 5.10 6.00 3.00 8.00
Safe & Sound - AndyLeF 6.18av
5.50 7.80 5.50 4.00 7.00 5.90 5.00 6.50 6.00 6.00 5.50 7.00 8.00 6.90 7.00 5.00 8.80 5.50 7.00 6.00 6.10 4.00
The Jungle Room - kimberlyinnc/GTS 6.16av
6.50 9.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 5.30 5.00 5.80 7.80 6.00 2.00 6.00 7.60 8.10 7.00 5.00 7.00 5.00 7.60 6.50 5.40 6.00
Living All the Way - scubed 6.08av
4.75 7.50 7.00 5.00 7.00 5.60 5.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.10 7.00 4.00 7.40 5.50 6.00 6.50 4.50 7.00
Well Hung Blues - FunkDaddy 5.85av
7.50 8.20 7.00 6.00 4.00 4.50 7.00 6.30 5.50 8.00 1.00 6.00 7.40 7.60 5.00 5.00 8.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 3.60 4.00

Me and Elly and Fingerprints qualify for the year-end final.

[jonie]

Me and Elly
©Jonie Hajduk/Lyrics Tony Nybeek/Music and Vocals

Me and Elly

Elly was the bright one, everyone agreed
No one ever doubted, Elly would succeed
Day she drove to college, how were we to know
Places life would take her and just how far she'd go

Call came in December, middle of the night
Elly overdosing, no, that can't be right
Prelude to a nightmare that never seems to end
Where Elly's lost in alleyways, but I remember when

Me and Elly climbed up trees
Rode our bikes with banged up knees
Told each other secrets in our bedroom late at night
Elly knows I love her
She loves me too
Elly, what am I supposed to do?

Daddy took to drinking, said he blamed himself
Mama took my sister off the picture shelf
Me, I keep believing she'll wind up at my door
Elly, if you're out there, I've never loved you more

Me and Elly climbed up trees
Rode our bikes with banged up knees
Told each other secrets in our bedroom late at night
Elly knows I love her
She loves me too
Elly, what am I supposed to do?

Life is always running
Towards us, in the end
Surprising us the way it did back when

Me and Elly climbed up trees
Rode our bikes with banged up knees
Told each other secrets in our bedroom late at night
Elly knows I love her
She loves me too
Elly, what am I supposed to do?

[Zeek]

All Music: Zeek
Drum programs: Ricky Layne
Vocals: Sarah Kingswell (skingswell)
Lyrics: Dottie Corley (Dottie), Sarah Kingswell & Zeek


Fingerprints

http://soundclick.co...cfm?id=11706719

Verse 1
Her smile is all you want to see
As I wonder each time that you leave
Tonight are you gonna make
Those same excuses you're working late

Rise
You think that I don't know that

Chorus
She has your fingerprints, your fingerprints
It's me who's the fool believing you
I know she kisses you deep in the night
Taking the last part of you that was mine
She has you fingerprints

Verse 2
Her touch is all you want to feel
You can't hide--those feelings are real
She won't love you like I did but
Leave you nothing--it's a fact you'll admit

Rise
I should let the whole world know

Chorus
She has your fingerprints, your fingerprints
It's me who's the fool believing you
I know she kisses you deep in the night
Taking the last part of you that was mine
She has you fingerprints

Bridge
Like a dandelion blowing around in the wind
I'll never hold you again

Solo

Chorus
I know she kisses you deep in the night
Taking the last part of you that was mine
She has you fingerprints

[NigeQ]

Result of the August Comp:

1st - Catching Fireflies - Wendy D

2nd - The Wardens Wife - ScenesFromPalacio

20 scorecards. 9 non-contestant voters were:
Zeek, spanishbuddha, Zeligovitch, Alistair S, graybeard, bernabby, daddio, Lazz & Simple Simon
The average score from all voters was 6.71

Full result
Catching Fireflies - Wendy D 7.62av
8.90 7.00 7.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 8.70 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.70 9.00 9.00 10.00 6.00 7.00 10.00 7.00 5.00 5.00
The Wardens Wife - ScenesFromPalacio 7.38av
10.00 7.00 9.00 9.00 6.00 6.00 8.00 5.00 6.00 8.00 7.80 10.00 7.50 8.00 5.80 6.50 9.00 8.00 5.00 6.00
Candy - daryl1968 7.15av
8.30 9.00 8.00 10.00 7.00 8.00 6.00 5.00 8.00 7.00 6.90 7.00 7.50 8.00 6.30 7.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 8.00
Daylie - Jason Kalman 7.11av
9.00 8.00 10.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 7.50 3.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 8.50 8.00 5.00 7.50 7.00 9.00 5.00 6.50
Chemo is a Liar - RickDieffenbach 6.67av
8.50 8.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 5.00 9.00 3.00 6.00 5.00 6.80 7.00 8.00 8.00 4.50 10.00 7.00 7.50 5.00 7.00
Running Out Of Time - Ironknee 6.63av
7.50 7.00 6.00 6.00 8.00 7.00 6.50 4.00 6.00 5.00 8.60 7.00 7.50 8.50 4.90 8.10 7.00 7.00 5.00 6.00
My Little Honeybee - kimberlyinnc 6.54av
8.80 10.00 6.00 5.00 9.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 7.20 6.00 6.50 6.00 5.30 8.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 5.00
I Wanna Save the World - tidepool/Era/soul 6.44av
7.50 8.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 7.10 7.00 7.50 6.00 4.70 8.00 5.00 7.00 5.00 6.00
Santa Monica - Thinman 6.10av
7.70 6.00 8.00 4.00 6.00 5.00 8.30 5.00 5.00 7.00 6.20 4.00 7.00 9.00 4.30 7.50 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00
I Can't Spell - musefrommichigan 6.08av
8.70 6.00 6.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 8.50 3.00 3.00 9.00 6.00 8.00 5.50 6.00 2.50 6.00 6.00 6.80 5.00 6.50
Running Away - Scotto 6.05av
7.00 7.00 7.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 6.00 3.00 7.00 6.00 6.60 8.00 6.00 7.00 2.80 7.00 6.00 6.50 5.00 5.00

Catching Fireflies and The Wardens Wife qualify for the year-end final.

[ScenesFromPalacio]

The Wardens Wife

Steve Ison (Music) Steve April/Steve Ison (Lyrics)



I can hear them call my name
They're standing on the porch
Looking down that lonesome road tonight
But i'm kidnapped by a man
A trustee from the pen
He says he'll kill my daughters if i don't obey him

Run Highway Run
Roll River Roll
Take me back to my babies
Roll river roll
Run highway run
Back to my babies

My husbands walking round his Kansas Prison block
and my daughters are attending Sunday mass
But i'm on this chicken farm chained up to a bed
Watching him watch over me thru broken glass

Run Highway Run
Roll River Roll
Take me back to my babies
Roll river roll
Run highway run
Back to my babies

Highway 1 -Run run
To our little house in the sun
Every white lines a friend of mine
Let 'em run
Please let 'em run

He's walking me to church
His arms around my neck
Showing off his 'wife' to Ma and Pa
He smiles as they walk by
Then hisses in my ear
Don't forget that i know where your children are..

Run Highway Run
Roll River Roll
Take me back to my babies
Roll river roll
Run highway run
Back to my babies

[NigeQ]

Result of the October Comp:

1st - Destination - ScenesFromPalacio

2nd - The Island - Jason Kalman

20 scorecards. 7 non-contestant voters were:
Zeek, spanishbuddha, Alistair S, graybeard, Salley Gardens, kimberlyinnc & scubed
The average score from all voters was 6.76

Full result
Destination - ScenesFromPalacio 7.81av
8.00 6.00 10.00 8.80 8.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 8.20 8.00 8.90 10.00 6.00 8.20 8.00 9.00
The Island - Jason Kalman 7.52av
7.00 6.00 6.00 8.80 7.00 8.50 9.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 10.00 7.80 8.00 8.90 8.00 5.00 7.30 10.00 7.00
Somewhere Else - jonie 7.15av
5.00 7.00 6.00 7.10 8.00 7.70 5.00 6.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.70 10.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 8.50 7.00 7.00
Uhura- I'm So Into Ya! - fabkebab 7.10av
9.00 9.00 9.00 6.50 6.00 7.00 4.00 4.00 9.00 8.00 6.00 6.80 10.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 8.00 7.10 7.50 6.00
Differences - daryl1968 6.99av
4.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 5.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 8.00 7.90 7.40 8.00 7.00 7.00 5.00 8.00 5.50 8.00
Not That Kind Of Man - Ironknee 6.85av
10.00 7.00 7.00 6.70 5.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 5.00 6.70 9.00 7.00 9.00 7.00 8.00 8.10 6.50 7.00
Make'a Sweet Love to You - RickDieffenbach 6.78av
6.00 7.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 10.00 5.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 6.80 8.00 8.00 7.60 5.00 8.00 6.70 8.50 8.00
Missing Her - Thinman 6.57av
4.00 5.00 3.00 6.60 7.00 5.00 3.00 6.00 5.00 9.00 4.00 7.30 7.50 8.00 10.00 8.00 9.00 7.90 9.00 7.00
Like I'm A Rock Star - Tex 6.55av
6.00 10.00 7.00 5.00 6.00 8.00 4.00 6.00 3.00 7.00 6.00 7.50 8.10 7.00 7.00 9.00 6.00 6.40 6.00 6.00
Here Comes Mr Winter - gerrybhoy 6.36av
5.00 8.00 6.00 8.50 7.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 7.40 7.20 7.00 8.50 7.00 6.00 7.00 4.50 8.00
This Guitar - Ricky Layne 6.23av
4.00 6.00 4.00 7.30 6.00 6.80 3.00 5.00 4.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 8.90 9.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 6.00 7.50 6.00
Unstoppable - Scotto 6.03av
3.00 5.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 3.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 6.50 7.30 7.00 5.00 7.00 5.00 7.20 6.50 7.00
Wanna Be Home - doinker 5.70av
6.00 6.00 6.00 6.80 5.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 5.80 7.00 7.00 8.00 6.00 3.00 6.30 4.00 6.00
So I Guess... - ryandsy - Disqualified (contestant did not vote)

Destination and The Island qualify for the year-end final.

[ScenesFromPalacio]

Destination

All music/lyrics Steve Ison/Harper Stephens



I can feel the light of love flowing
See the colours in the falling rain
Like the magic of an english summer
Now you've come to me again..

On the street below the crowds are gathering
Try to find you amongst the big parade
I feel confused and turn around,
see you smiling so sweetly -
and then i know that its alright
My inhibitions fade

and there's multi-coloured musicmen
all searching for a sound
and there's children floating big balloons
high up above the ground
and i'm wondering should i stay back here
or go with them to the station
to catch a train that says
'For those who dream of liberation

Hey lets fly above this crowded city
See the sunlight on the fields so green
We'll make love beside a clear blue river
All we've gotta do is dream..

and there's multi-coloured musicmen
all searching for a sound
and there's children floating big balloons
high up above the ground
and i'm wondering should i stay back here
or go with them to the station
to catch a train that says
'For those who dream of liberation

[Jason Kalman]

The Island

Alternative link http://www.soundclic...songID=12090434

Words, Music, Performance by Jason Kalman

Run to where the water meets a setting sun
I’ll meet you there and pray we’ll be as one
Cause there’s no way I’d ever leave you stranded here alone
Upon this rock that lives and calls the South Pacific home

A million miles away from home and somehow you are here
There is no place on earth I would not go to have you near
I’m trapped inside this love that runs so deep and keeps me blind
To know that you will leave me and this paradise behind

Run to me with arms so wide
And Love will keep my dreams alive
We made it through this life as friends
We’ll make it through rough times again

The city is awake at night and battered from this storm
The wind so strong and rain so hard the island will transform
And so our fate is bracing from the tide that’s rising fast
A flood of hope is racing that our love will somehow last

Run to me with arms so wide
And Love will keep my dreams alive
We made it through this life as friends
We’ll make it through rough times again

[NigeQ]

Result of the December Comp:

1st - Fall Of Man - Jason Kalman

2nd - Love Is A Hard, Hard Heart Ache - Ironknee

19 scorecards. 6 non-contestant voters were:
Zeek, spanishbuddha, graybeard, Salley Gardens, bernabby & Scotto
The average score from all voters was 6.60

Full result
Fall Of Man - Jason Kalman 7.91av
10.00 7.00 7.80 8.00 9.00 6.00 10.00 8.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 5.50 7.40 9.00 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.00 5.00
Love Is A Hard, Hard Heart Ache - Ironknee 7.75av
7.00 9.00 8.40 10.00 10.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 6.00 7.00 7.50 9.00 4.30 8.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 10.00 2.00
Winter (Sleep My Love) - ScenesFromPalacio 7.56av
9.00 7.00 7.30 8.50 7.00 7.00 8.50 10.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 6.50 7.60 8.00 7.00 7.50 8.00 6.80 8.00
Not Strong Enough (to leave) - jonie 7.11av
8.00 7.00 8.50 6.00 8.00 8.00 7.50 7.00 9.00 7.00 6.60 7.00 4.00 10.00 6.00 7.50 7.00 7.00 4.00
Gay Paree ("Happy Paris") - RickDieffenbach 7.04av
7.00 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 8.00 7.00 10.00 10.00 5.30 6.50 5.50 7.00 7.00 6.50 7.00 8.00 7.00
Somewhere In the Night - neuroron 6.94av
5.00 10.00 7.70 8.50 8.00 5.00 9.00 6.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 10.00 6.00 6.60 3.00
What Saves Me Drowns You - Ricky Layne 6.42av
8.00 7.00 7.90 9.00 7.00 5.00 7.25 6.00 5.00 7.00 4.50 5.00 3.80 6.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 6.50 3.00
Please Don't Leave - Onewholovesrock 6.19av
7.00 7.00 6.90 7.00 7.00 4.00 7.00 5.00 4.00 7.00 5.80 8.50 5.00 8.00 5.00 5.00 6.00 4.50 8.00
Grandma's Christmas Angel - scubed 6.07av
7.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 5.00 7.50 6.00 4.00 7.00 6.30 7.00 6.20 5.00 5.00 7.00 5.00 6.30 3.00
Rainy Day Women # 17 & 55 - Thinman 5.96av
7.00 6.00 6.10 8.00 6.00 5.00 6.50 4.00 6.00 7.00 5.60 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 5.00 5.00
The Gatekeeper - kimberlyinnc 5.82av
7.00 8.00 7.30 5.00 7.00 6.00 6.75 3.00 3.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 7.00 4.00 7.00 6.00 5.50 6.00
Me and My Best Friend - SoddyBottoms 5.75av
6.00 7.00 6.80 5.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 3.90 6.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 7.50 7.00 6.00 7.00
Bad Relatives - Paddy O'Furniture 5.33av
7.00 6.00 6.50 5.00 7.00 5.00 6.75 4.00 7.00 5.00 4.00 5.50 3.60 6.00 4.00 7.00 5.00 4.00 3.00


Fall Of Man and Love Is A Hard, Hard Heart Ache qualify for the year-end final.

[Ironknee]

“Love Is A Hard, Hard Heart Ache”
by Tom Tognaci

http://soundclick.co...cfm?id=10159995

Love is a motion, where the spirit wants to go
Love is emotion, a blue sea of undertow
Love is a hard, hard heart ache
Love is a hard, hard heart ache

Love is a fire that can make you feel alive
Love is a liar that can pierce you like a knife
Love is a hard, hard heart ache
Love is a hard, hard heart ache

Love is as free as the wind blows
As only Winter knows
If love is only for your body to make…
…Then love is a hard, hard heart ache
Love is a hard, hard heart ache

Love is a starlight, which can steal you from the moon
Love is a midnights bastion, wailing like a loon
Love is a hard, hard heart ache
Love is a hard, hard heart ache

Love is a flower, waiting someday to unfold
Love is a power, in a flash it can explode
Love is a hard, hard heart ache
Love is a hard, hard heart ache

[Jason Kalman]

FALL OF MAN

(SoundCloud link)

(Soundclick link)

Words, Music, Performance by Jason Kalman
Drums: Andy Hamburger

I traveled time
To where the Tigris and Euphrates bind
Past the armed Cherubim
And the beautiful Seraphim
At the tree of knowledge
Stands a girl

It’s the fall of Man
It’s the fall from Grace
If I stop Eve Now
Could I save our fate?
Fall of a man
It's the fall of man

Eve, I know it’s hard for you to understand
The role you play in the fall of man
I beg you please just put down the prize
And walk away from the serpent’s lies

It’s the fall of Man
It’s the fall from Grace
If I stop Eve Now
Could I save our fate?
Fall of a man
It's the fall of man

Eve she smiled at me and then she said
I want to know love
I want to feel the pain
I want to see my naked soul dancing in the rain
I watched as Eve she took the bite

And I saw her tears flow
As it echoes our life
And the world that we know
Through a selfless sacrifice

It’s the fall of Man
It’s the fall from Grace
If I stop Eve Now
Could I save our fate?
Fall of a man
It's the fall of man

[NigeQ]

Time to get this baby off the ground.

Here are the contenders for Song Of The year 2012

Golden Pie - ScenesFromPalacio
All By Myself – Ironknee
Love's Dangerous - ScenesFromPalacio
Fly, Fly, Fly – jonie
Me and Elly - jonie
Fingerprints - Zeek/skingswell/Dottie
The Wardens Wife – ScenesFromPalacio
Destination - ScenesFromPalacio
The Island - Jason Kalman
Fall Of Man - Jason Kalman
Love Is A Hard, Hard Heart Ache – Ironknee

Note. Catching Fireflies - Wendy D - does not qualify under the 'active Muser' rule

Each song can be found by using the link in this thread.

Contestants are not allowed to vote (however, if you are a contestant and want to take part send your votes to me anyway and I will compile a separate ‘contestants only’ result and there are no restrictions i.e. you may vote for your own song if you like />/>/> )

Any Muser who joined prior to Nov 1st and has more than 25 posts can vote

How to rate the songs:

You have 6 points to allocate. The points can be allocated however you like but with the following restrictions:

• No song can be awarded more than 3 points
  
• Total points must add up to 6
  
• Whole points only (i.e. no half marks)

The winning song will be the one with the most points.

Please PM me your scores by Saturday 12th Jan

Some scoring examples:

Voter 1
Song X – 3 pts
Song Y – 2 pts
Song Z – 1 pts

Voter 2
Song X – 2 pts
Song Y – 2 pts
Song Z – 2 pts

Voter 3
Song X – 3 pts
Song Y – 1 pt
Song Z – 1 pt
Song W – 1 pt

Voter 4
Song U – 1 pt
Song V – 1 pt
Song W – 1 pt
Song X – 1 pt
Song Y – 1 pt
Song Z – 1 pt

Basically any combination of 1s, 2s, 3s that adds up to 6.

[NigeQ]

… the winner of

Song of the Year (Open Format) 2012

.........is


All By Myself
written by Ironknee

18 scorecards(all non-contestants):
Onewholovesrock, Kimberlyinnc, Alistair S, Bernabby, RickDieffenbach, SatanInventedBras, Ricky Layne, graybeard, somefellow, Simple Simon, Mike McIntyre, scubed, Salley Gardens, 90percentisallyouget, Len, Jackie Chan's Wee Gran, Bubblingsoul & spanishbuddha

Full result votes (percentages)
All By Myself – Ironknee 21 ( 19.44% )
Destination - ScenesFromPalacio 16 ( 14.81% )
Fall Of Man - Jason Kalman 12 ( 11.11% )
Me and Elly - jonie 11 ( 10.19% )
Love Is A Hard, Hard Heart Ache – Ironknee 11 ( 10.19% )
Fingerprints - Zeek/skingswell/Dottie 10 ( 9.26% )
The Island - Jason Kalman 9 ( 8.33% )
Golden Pie - ScenesFromPalacio 7 ( 6.48% )
Love's Dangerous - ScenesFromPalacio 6 ( 5.56% )
The Wardens Wife – ScenesFromPalacio 4 ( 3.70% )
Fly, Fly, Fly – jonie 1 ( 0.93% )

A big thanks to all the finalists and all the voters. Also special thanks to everyone who has either entered a song or voted in any of the song competitions throughout 2012.