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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: mousethief Date: 09 Aug 10 - 04:37 AM Take over that Mudcat Songbook, too!! Max has it all on backup. Zat troo, Max? |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: open mike Date: 08 Aug 10 - 10:40 PM I remembered the way back machine at archive.org and found the index of Aine's songbook here: (as of aug 31, 2005) http://web.archive.org/web/20050831114738/http://www.geocities.com/doireanne/ (jump to the end of this post for my comment and a song by Amos) The Mudcat Songbook (Original Songs and Music from the Folks at The Mudcat Cafe) Dedicated to Skarpi in Iceland (whose idea this was in the first place!) The Mudcat Forum The Mudcat Resource Pages The Mudcat Midi Page The Digital Tradition Folk Song Server New Page! New Song Category! The Mudcat Storytellers' Page (Submissions Wanted!!) Got a great original story? Whether it be a knee-slapper or a five hanky tale, share it with the Mudcats on this very special page for very special storytellers. Songs Of Inspiration and Celebration (Submissions Wanted!!) Have you got an original song of inspiration or celebration you'd like to share? Is there a special holiday song you've written? Now's your chance! Anyone is welcome to perform these songs in public without royalties; however, if any of them are recorded or published for profit, the writers/composers expect the usual royalties. Song Categories Folk Songs Songs of Inspiration and Celebration Parodies Thread Songs Song Challenge Winners Tunes Folk Songs 001 by Amos 1066 by Amos 1603-March 25th by MMario (1606) Virginia Dare by Lonesome EJ 1743 (The Ballad of Farquhar Shaw) by Willie-O 1AD and 1BC by McGrath of Harlow The '65 Newport Ragtop Blues by reggie miles A Conversation In Bed by Amergin Across the Miles and Over the Years by Amos A Different Kind by Mrs. Shambles A Dilly Of A Tale by reggie miles A Dram For Yarrow by InOBU A Good Line by Spider Tom A Grown-ups' Lullaby by CapriUni A Late Night Walk by Amergin A Little Titian by The Shambles A Mere Man by The Shambles A Mother's Kiss by Don Meixner A Non-scents Song! by Bradypus A Prayer For The Madness Of Leap Year by Praise A Run For Home by Metchosin (a work in progress) A Seafarer's Lament by Amergin A Sleepless Night by Amergin A Soldier's Lament by Irish sergeant A Song for Mudcatters by The Shambles Ahukahuba How 'Bout You? by Reggie Miles Ain't Dreams Wonderful Things? by The Shambles All Hail Flag Day by mousethief All Horses Go To Heaven by Amergin Alba by Troll An Bhean Chaointe by Áine An Emigrant's Daughter by Barry Taylor The Anna Grace by Willie-O Another Journey By Train by The Shambles Ar Bhóthar i gCósovó by Áine The Art Of Conversation by The Shambles As We Keep The Old Music Alive by McGrath of Harlow At The Edge Of Town by Amergin Autumn Gold by The Shambles Back To Basics by The Shambles The Ballad of Karla Faye Tucker by Ivan Ballad of A Would-Be Mudcatter by ScottyG Ballade of Moderate Compassion by McGrath of Harlow Before We Knew His Name by Dharmabum Being Vulgar by Spider Tom Bert's Song Pages by Bert Bess Is Our King by MMario Better To Fail by The Shambles The Bigot's Song by The Shambles Bitter Words by The Shambles Black Is The Colour (Of My True Love's Eye) by Amergin Black Nylon Thread by Amergin The Black Velvet Band by Mbo The Blackboard Singer by Shimbo Darktree Bloody Edward by Mbo Blue Collar Blues by reggie miles Bodie by Mudjack Born On The Run by The Shambles Bouncing on the Bed by Trapper The Braunston Belle And The Number One by The Shambles Brigade by Mbo Bring The Peace Home by Kara Brittany's Lullaby by Amergin The Broken 'Okie' by The Shambles Cambrian Colliery Disaster by bill\sables Candles In The Snow by Amergin Captain O' My Heart by markf Céad Míle Fáilte by Pinetop Slim The Chestnut Ward by McGrath of Harlow Chicago Blues by mousethief Children Of Erin by Amos Cloud Cuckoo Land by Schantieman Come Ye Back, My Love by Amergin Country Boy by NamFrank Crayon-Colored World by JL in Ozland CRAZYBIRD! by The Crazy Bird The Cuckoo Fleadh by Pinetop Slim The Cull by Spider Tom The Culling Fields by Willa The Dark And The Light by Mbo Darkest Central Savannah River Taliaferro by MichaelAnthony Dead Man Walking Blues by The Shambles Death Row Caddy I by MichaelAnthony and Dirty Death Row Caddy II by MichaelAnthony and Dirty The Dinosaurs . . . by McGrath of Harlow Donning The Red by Amergin Down On Barky's Farm by Bert Down On the Border by The Shambles The Downieville Nugget by harpgirl The Drunkard King by Amergin Duct and Cover by reggie miles The Endless Roads by McGrath of Harlow Existential Sheep by mousethief The Fire At Slane by markf Firefall by Mbo The First Time by Amergin The Flag With A Thousand Stars by bert The Flamers Game by Gareth Floating by Amergin For Caroline by Bradypus For What It's Worth by Mbo F-R-E-E by reggie miles "Friends" by MMario Friends Like You by nutty The Game by Amergin Ghosts Of Our Nation by InOBU Going Up The 'Ace' by The Shambles Good For the Heart by Jacob Bloom The Green Autumn Stubble by Mbo The Great Music Show by McGrath of Harlow Greet Me In The Morning by Kathleen Logan (contact Kendall) Grieving by Spider Tom Grossosity! by reggie miles Half Written Letter by JudeL Hell No To The WTO by reggie miles Hello, Michael, It's Me by Amergin He's Gonna Go to War by Amos Hiders In Holes by The Shambles Hilary's Piggies by The Singing Referee His Only Consolation by Amergin Homeless, Broke and Hungry by reggie miles How Did I Get Here? by Amergin Hummingbird Song by harpgirl I Can't Reach My Beer by Frankee I Wish I Was Back Home by Amergin Ice Damming by Barry Finn Ida Lewis by Barry Finn I'd Rather Smell by SINSULL I Got Your Love by khandu I'll Tell You 'Bout Life In The Country by McGrath of Harlow I'm As Irish As A Texas Girl Can Be! by Áine I'm Respectable Now by The Shambles In Hiding by Amergin In Praise Of Barky by Mbo Into My Thoughts by Amergin Ireland To Me by The Shambles Islands and Oasis by The Shambles It Sure As Hell Ain't Country by Kendall It's A Funny Ol' World by tradsteve I Want To Get My Picture On The BBC by Bradypus Jack Lewin's Gold by Jack Lewin (a/k/a kevin gilfoy) Jason's Song by The Shambles Jesus Is Coming -- Look Busy! by Praise Just Another Love Song by Amergin Justice En Lieu by Charley Noble Lady Of Substance by The Shambles Lady of the Darkness by Micca Lament Of Captain McVay by Amergin The Last Roar by The Shambles The Last Time by Amergin Like The Sea by The Shambles The Lilt Of A Grandmother's Song by bert Little Cat by McGrath of Harlow Listen to Me by The Shambles Listen To Your Heart by McGrath of Harlow The Little Family by McGrath of Harlow Liverpool Bay by Matthew Edwards Llanfair by Liz the Squeak Lord Bartock, Lady Clare and Locklan (The Locksmith) by Spider Tom Lough Neagh by InOBU Louisiana Bound by harpgirl Lullaby for A Borrowed Child or The Uncle's Lament by MMario Marching with King by InOBU Margaret's Song by Amos Marilee by MMario Mary Ann's Walla Walla Woman Blues by Amos Mary's Knocking Shop by KingBrilliant Master Of The Stars by Mbo Memories of Heaven by Amergin The Memories Stay by Amergin Men Get The Blues, Women See Red by The Shambles Molly Malone (Cockles and Mussels) Additional Verses by Sarah2 Mona Lisa Never Really Smile by MichaelAnthony The Monkey Parade? by The Shambles Mood Swings by Amergin Moon On The HIll by Amos Morning Has Broken by Mbo Move on Down the Line by The Shambles Mudcat Cafe Number 61 by Amos Mustang Ranch Blues by harpgirl My Cookie Is Corrupt! by The Crazy Bird My Grandfather Hated The Germans by Micca My Mother's Garden by Jeri Naturally Sweet by reggie miles Never by Kelida Never Too Far From My Heart by Amergin The Night Before Mudcat Christmas by Mbo, Caitrin, MMario, and InOBU (Larry) The Night That Young Barky Got Busted by Amos, Áine and Mbo No Bullshit From You by Amos No Tomorrow For The Poor by Barry Finn Now Comes The Time by Allan C. Now Honor Him by MMario Now You're Not There by The Shambles O Elian by Praise Off To The Sugarbush Again by Bill Cameron ("Willie-O") & Gary Glover Oh, Damn It All by Morticia aka TerriM Old Glory Sails by Barry Finn Old Wives Tales by The Shambles The Once and Future Ken by McGrath of Harlow Only In America? by McGrath of Harlow Only The Shannon Knows by Mbo The Only Time That Matters Is Now by The Shambles Over the Edge of the World by McGrath of Harlow Quicksilver by The Shambles Pitman's Redundancy Pay by bill\sables The Planets Seven by Joseph Mary Plunkett, Tune by McGrath of Harlow Pleasures Of A Backdoor Man by Amergin Porcelain Angels by Dharmabum Portaferry Mudcats by Micca The Price To Pay (The Party, Party Song) by The Shambles The Pride of Llanfair by Matthew Edwards The Princess of Wester Sion by DaveP Protest Neurosis! by Amos The Provo's Song by Lonesome EJ Rachel Corrie by InOBU Rachel Corrie by McGrath of Harlow Radio Song by Spider Tom The Rainbow Promise by MMario Rains Of April Mourning Song by MichaelAnthony Ranzo, Benbow by Schantieman Red Pine's Yellow Blues by Willie-O Reply To Lilac Acres by MMario Rise Up Screaming by Barry Finn The Road by skarpi The Road Goes Ever On by Mbo Roll Down To It by Praise Rosa, Oh, Rosa by Bev and Jerry Rosie Again by KingBrilliant Rough Diamond by The Shambles Run With Me by Amergin Running Waters by Amos Saviour Of The Land by Mrs. Shambles Say A Prayer For Dirty submitted by MichaelAnthony Say Goodbye by Mbo The Schmielzo Polka by Praise Seeds of More by The Shambles Shades Of Memory by Amergin Shopping Cart Wrangler by Reggie Miles Silence!! by Amergin Silently, Silently by MMario Silent Voices by Amergin Singing Auld Lang Syne by Amergin Singing Voices by Matthew Edwards The Sinking by Micca and Dave (the ancient mariner) Sir James' Reply by MMario Sir Tristam by Barry Finn The Smell Of Mother Nature by McGrath of Harlow Soave, Soave by Schantieman The Softest Touch by Spider Tom Solace by Amergin Song for Caroline by Bradypus Song Of The Third World by InOBU Songs from the Harlow Riding by McGrath of Harlow Spring On The Mississippi by Willie-O Standing At The Altar by The Shambles Stoneground by The Shambles and Mrs. Shambles The Streets by Dharmabum The Strength To Leave by mousethief Such Is The God by The Shambles Summertime At Fall Creek by Amergin Summertime In Tennessee by Kim C Sweet Columbine by Dharmabum Talking Bill Gates Blues or Curtains for Bill Gates by P.J. Skinner Talking Maple Syrup Blues by Willie-O Tears And Winter Rain (A Song For Kayla) by The Shambles That Mirror Image by The Shambles That's Not My Colorado by katlaughing That Wrong Road Again by BSeed They Were Only Children by The Shambles Thiepval by Micca Thirty Pieces Of Silver by The Shambles This Is Our House by Amergin Time Zones by Micca To A Child by mousethief To Be With You by Amergin The Token Reversed by McGrath of Harlow To Write The Uni-Verse by The Shambles, Amos, Praise, katlaughing, Mbo, Troll, MMario, mcmoo, Molly Malone, and Lonesome EJ Too Many Roosters by Pinetop Slim Train Ride To Heaven by Mbo Traweller's by Skarpi Twenty Years Experience by Trapper Union Worker, Union Boss by Barry Finn Untitled by MMario Valley Of The Towering Shadows by Genie Vhere Da Rippling Vaters Flow by Lloyd62 The Virus Song by Mbo We Can't Take Any More by Mary G We Need More Administrators by BSeed We Will Meet Again by Amergin We're Alright Jack by The Shambles What Did I Do? by Mbo Where My Heart Softly Roams by Amergin Where The Lilies Used To Spring by Mbo Whistlebinkie by Mbo Whitby Coming Home by McGrath of Harlow Whitby Fisherman by bill\sables Why Barky's Not At Work Today by Mbo Wild and Free by mousethief The Wild Rover (reformed) by The Shambles The Wilderness Trail by Amos Without The Song (There's No Show) by The Shambles Would You Like To Dance? by jeffp Ye Brave Troubadour by Mbo You Can Be A Street Musician! by reggie miles You May Think I'm Lost by Amos You Wouldn't Know It To Look At Me by Barry Finn Young Love Old Love by The Shambles Youth Is Wasted On The Young by The Shambles Back to Song Categories Back to Top Songs of Inspiration and Celebration Bright Red Rose by The Crazy Bird Bring Down the Walls by Amos Cool Cup Of Water by khandu Down to the River by Kim C Flesh Of My Flesh by khandu Harmony (One Out Of Many) by Genie Hearts of Glory by The Crazy Bird If There's A God by Jerry Rasmussen In Bethlem Town by Haruo Just Because You Like To Do It, That Don't Make It Right by Jerry Rasmussen Raise All Your Voices by CapriUni Raise Your Voices In The Song by Genie Shelter From The Rain by reggie miles Shepherd Of My Soul by khandu Singin' With The Big Choir by Genie Wasn't That A Mighty Storm? by Jerry Rasmussen Back to Song Categories Back to Top Parodies 1999 Was The Date Of The Year by Dan Milner A Bumbling Englishman by The Shambles All Around My Fat by Penny Ward Banks Of The Ohio (Revisited) by Sonja The Birthday Song by Irish sergeant Comin' Through The Rye by Alice The Day They Slowed Ol' Mudcat Down by mousethief The Devil Went Down to Dingle by Rich (Stupidbodhranplayerwhodoesn'tknowanybetter) Do You Know The Way To Macramé by reggie miles Don't Think Once by mousethief Enron-ron-ron by mousethief Fleece Mom and Dad! by Genie The Hash My Father Scored by Micca I'll Have Guinness Free by Sonja Message to JennyO & Daylia by Nigel Parsons Missing the Mudcat on the Banks of the Ohio by BSeed Oh Boy, Danny by Peter Benson and Jeff Porterfield (jeffp) Ripple (Flowed Like Water) by Sonja The Road to Mudrock-O by Alice Roll On Columbia by Alice Roundup, Montana by Alice Flynn Times Changing by Micca Untitled (Tune-Auld Lang Syne) by Alice You Can't Keep Me From Singing! by Gordon MacDonald Back to Song Categories Back to Top Thread Songs A Better Way by Amos A Mothers' Day by Spider Tom A New Song for The Gathering by Matthew Edwards A Scouting Song by InOBU, Morticia, Áine, Liz the Squeak, ivy b* A Song for the Gathering by Matthew Edwards All The Fighting, Lord by Amergin Anonymous, Unreal and Phony by mousethief Away Upon The Mudcat! by Amos Ballade Of The Brave New World by McGrath of Harlow Better Than You by Amos Bigfoot by EBarnacle Bowling With Rutabagas by Amos By Your Fruits by MMario, Amos and Willa Caitrin and the Geeks by Amos California Steamin' by Anonymous The Cat Farts Serenade by Áine, Liz the Squeak, and Paddymac The Chromosomes Genomical by Bradypus Come All You Loyal Mudcats by Alice The Crash of the Mudcat Server by Amos Dance In The Mudcat Tavern by Amergin Deadbird by mousethief Empty Nester's Blues by Amos Explicit Lyrics by Bradypus The Famous Yacht Alinghi by Schantieman Farewell by Amergin Fred Dyer's Bees by Amos Gastronomic Passions :<)) by Amos Golden Colorado by tradsteve How Many Folkies Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb? by Amos I Think We're Not Alone Now by mousethief I Wanna Go Down by Amergin Is It Only In The Stories Miracles Happen by GreatGoo Lament Of A Guardsman by Amergin Love Bytes by Bradypus The Lovely Ship The Mudcat by Kelida The Manchester Mudcat Ramble by Matthew Edwards May Your Sword Never Grow Rusty by Malveka The Mbo Bop by Amos, Áine, and Metchosin The Memory Banks of Mudcat by Catspaw49 Missin' The Mudcat Blues by BSeed Modern Magic by MMario The Mudcat Tavern Anthem by Susan A-R, Bert, Áine, Mían, and Alice Mudcat's Y2K For What It's Worth by Dave (the ancient mariner) My Bodhrán Is Too Tight by Troll My First Love by Amergin Ode To The Captain's Hearts by Kelida and Mbo Ode To Thread Creep by Harry Paean To Cleigh by Micca The Panda Hall/Tait by Calach Post-Apocalyptic Frenzy Letdown by Jeri Reload! by Author Unknown (submitted by Patrish) The Sex Life of Chinchillas by mousethief The Ship from Old Russky (Mir) by mousethief Sing It Elsewhere by The Shambles Slug Songs (2) by Metchosin The Submarine Kursk by IanC Sugar Dog Man by Praise Take Me Ol' Galoshes (English Version) by katlaughing, Metchosin and Mbo Tak Me Ol' Galoshes (Highland Scots Version) by katlaughing, Metchosin and Mbo That Dirty Little Coward! by Rick Fielding, Jeri, Sinsull, and Áine There Once Was A Panda by Praise Turing Testing Time by Bradypus To Old Friend 'What-His-Name' by Kevin McGrath The Towersey Ballad by Matthew Edwards When A Packet Hits A Pocket by Author Unknown (submitted by Patrish) The While Drover by The Shambles, Wolfgang, Alice, steve t., and Barbara Whispers In The Breeze by Amergin Will That Be Broadcast Or Cable, Sir? by Praise The Woes Of The Gentlemen's Club by Amos and Lonesome EJ Back to Song Categories Back to Top Tunes Andrea's Waltz by Mbo Boo's Reel by Mbo The First Thing by Mbo Grandfather's Sporran by Mbo The Green Autumn Stubble by Mbo Israeli Reel by Mbo (ABC and Midi format) Rebel's Fancy by jeffp The Road Goes Ever On by Mbo Sixer's Reel by Mbo (ABC and Midi format) Skyehigh by Mbo (ABC and Midi format) Slow Drag Rag Reel by Mbo (ABC and Midi format) Tak' Me Ol' Galoshes/The Wellie Waught by Mbo (That's) Not My Colorado by katlaughing Tidewash (The Jig From Hell) by Jeri Where Lilies Used To Spring by Mbo Whistlebinkie by Mbo ******************************************* and the very first song on the list was one by Amos.. in reply to a challenge by Willie-O WILLIE-O'S SONG CHALLENGE WINNER! Willie-O's Song Challenge: The way the contents of Áine's Mudcat Songbook are ordered, the first song listed is my ballad "1743", because the index puts numbered titles in sequence first, then alphabetizes the rest. So here's my challenge: write a song about a year or event which preceded 1743 AD, (as far back as 1742 BC actually), entitle it accordingly, and knock me out of the top spot! I dare ya! 001 by Amos In the year of zero-one Harsh cruelty its work had done The Romans had their little fun On the hill of Calvary But they had not considered Saul And Mark, and Matthew, John and Paul And the messages they carried all The Empire's end would see Long after the barbaric knell Dispersed the legions half to hell Their stories still the monks would tell Across the Northern seas (Left for others to continue as they wish) i suppose it is possible to open each hyperlinksong it links to but that would be quite a chore...does anyone have another way to save this songbook? and save the |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: SINSULL Date: 08 Aug 10 - 02:28 PM Someone needs to write the sad ballad of Britol Palin. Has all the makings of a trditional love story gone bad except no one has murdered the father yet. |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: Amos Date: 08 Aug 10 - 02:21 PM Max said he had a backup of it. And Aine told me she would make one. A grand institution gone by the ways side. A |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: open mike Date: 08 Aug 10 - 01:23 PM oops--no longer there... Yahoo says geocities is no more.http://www.geocities.com/doireanne/ was it saved anywhere? (i hope,i hope, i hope) |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 08 Aug 10 - 01:22 PM But the link don't work... |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: open mike Date: 08 Aug 10 - 01:20 PM in the quick links section there is a link to Aine's Mudcat Songbook so it may be posted there.... |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: katlaughing Date: 08 Aug 10 - 01:16 PM Great idea, mousethief and that is an impressive compilation as well as those by open mike. Thanks! |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: Amos Date: 08 Aug 10 - 12:18 PM Fred was quite cheerful about the song. He was worried because the two names I chose for young ladies in the song were the names of actual assistants he had had, and was concerned I might have been trawling his computer for data. He was much assured to learn it was just psychic bleed-through, or just coincidence, that I had named them correctly. Aside from that, it was a lark from his point of view. A |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 08 Aug 10 - 12:16 PM Yes - I really miss having Áine around. And her songbook. A lot of pretty good songs on there. Maybe there's a copy of it somewhere... |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: Charley Noble Date: 08 Aug 10 - 12:09 PM I remember being sucked into Mudcat by a song challenge headline "Cow Sinks Japanese Trawler." I had already composed the song, titled "Cowardly Act," months before and could not resist posting it. Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: open mike Date: 08 Aug 10 - 11:20 AM there have been several other threads on song challenges (not in ALL CAPS) http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=562904 http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=208942 http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=653968 http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=2390043 http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=1794183 http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=1309226 http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=208039 and this one about a song involving Fred Dyer and Bees http://www.mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=541315 wherein Amos gets a letter from the fellow who the song was about. (moral: be careful what you post on mudcat if you write a song about someone in the news...they might find out!) by the way...did Fred Dyer write back, and how does he feel about the song? |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: open mike Date: 08 Aug 10 - 11:02 AM many catters automatically take threads to be a song challenge..I recall something about a couple falling thru a slate roof while "rolling" (rollicking?) naked on top of a building, where a song was born in response to the story. If you want to do this as a regular feature, go for it! |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 08 Aug 10 - 02:01 AM I always enjoyed this - but didn't catch them all - and rarely felt able to contribute. I'd happily follow any new threads - but it doesn't have to be a regular thing, just when 'Good Ones' surface... :-) How a bout a SC: prefix? :-) (Joe will groan at this....) |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: terrier Date: 07 Aug 10 - 07:43 PM Dog bites off mans toe! Is this a shaggy dog tale? Here's the story |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: Bernard Date: 07 Aug 10 - 02:45 PM Oh, there are plenty of weird stories around...! "I phoned 999 and an hour later a PCSO turned up and said 'I'm sorry I'm late, I had to wait for a bus because there weren't enough cars'." - Stevenage woman left unimpressed by police response to her discovery of a shotgun. She had been walking in woodland with her two-year-old granddaughter when she found the double-barrel weapon wrapped in a bin bag. Police say the Community Support Officer arrived 33 minutes after her call, having used public transport because officers had been responding to three other emergency calls. (Here in the UK, a 'Police Community Support Officer' doesn't have the powers of a regular Police Officer) |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge-shall we restart this practice? From: Amos Date: 07 Aug 10 - 01:18 PM Running out of weird news is the least of our problems. I do have to say that I support the idea, but as an aside, Mousethief's persona has not generated the ebullient feminine promise of the Gaelic Goddess. So who knows whether the jet-propelled ambience of her reign could be restored? I am sure, however, that he would find his own voice and might even discover new ways to inspire and impel the wordsmiths in these parts. I say go for it, Alex!! Grab that all-caps headline!!!! Take over that Mudcat Songbook, too!! Max has it all on backup. A |
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Subject: RE: Song Challenge From: Charley Noble Date: 07 Aug 10 - 12:58 PM I think it's a great idea to revive and that you would make a fine host. Of course if there is no more weird news printed, whatever will we do? Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: Song Challenge From: mousethief Date: 07 Aug 10 - 12:43 PM Back in the depths of time, Áine hosted a song challenge (started every week and spread out some) where she found one of those "weird news" stories, and invited people to write songs on that topic. (These usually consisted of new lyrics to existing tunes.) She then gave (it must be admitted) silly awards to each of the contestants. Sadly Áine seems to have moved on to greener pastures. Would there be interest in restarting this (to me) entirely admirable practice? I could happily play the role of host, finding wacky news stories, and awarding silver B.L.O.B.s and silly awards for the entrants. Any takers? |
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