Song Contest Part XXIV, Host: Chipmunk, Theme: Kris Kringle, Votes Due: Sunday 10pm AEDT

[por_please_ya]

5: Elton John - Indian Sunset
4: RAYE - Where is My Husband!
3: Kraftwerk - Autobahn
2: Santana - Stone Flower
1: Johnny Harris - Footprints on the Moon

Billy: clammbon by Nujabes - Imaginary Folklore

Where's your sense of culture lol

 

[the fly]

Where's your sense of culture lol

What culture? I'm from Penrith!

 

[JHF1870]

Well I'm not disappointed that I nominated something different. Good to mix things up a bit.

 

[Riviat]

Well I'm not disappointed that I nominated something different. Good to mix things up a bit.

Same. Something different from me aswell. I think I heard it at the end of true lies movie

 

[Plugger35]

Pretty harsh copping a DQ when I didn't nom a song.

Pretty Pimpin' was still robbed though.

 

[Chipmunk]

If there was a countback then Fossie 32 would have beaten me so he can have first refusal.

 

[Chipmunk]

5: DJ Orest - Longing For Something Fabulous RedmanWasHere
4: Emapea - Strange Seed Dont_be_a_Plonka
3: Shlohmo - The End Lunchlady Doris
2: Nujabes - Imaginary Folklore por_please_ya
1: 2Pac - Ghetto Gospel Elton John - Indian Sunset BFew

BM: Kurt Vile - Pretty Pimpin

 

[Chipmunk]

Was that really your contribution Chipmunk ? Brilliant if true

I mean I offered one of those poems. You can decide for yourself which one

 

[Fossie 32]

If there was a countback then Fossie 32 would have beaten me so he can have first refusal.

You go for it if you like

 

[Fossie 32]

If not I’ll do one in the morning

 

[Chipmunk]

You go for it if you like

Go for it in the morning - I'm going for a long weekend this weekend in Brighton for my birthday (the UK one, not the Melbourne one - the beach is much colder here!) so that may scupper results if I did it.

 

[BFew]

5 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND Chipmunk Equal 2nd
4 Santana "Stone Flower" Fossie 32 Equal 2nd
3 Por una Cabeza - Carlos Gardel Riviat
2 Little Feat - Spanish Moon the fly
1 The Animals- San Francisco nights JHF1870

BM - Jan Terri - Losing You TubbsFarquhar Billy Jean King Winner

'The Gentle Art of Shabby Dressing​

By Spencer Short

There’s nothing dandier than threadbare threads
worn by a discerning shabby dresser.
A collar’s fret or subtle fray is not lesser
because it’s worn away but models instead

the bespoke tailoring of time itself.
Done poorly—the gentleman farmer’s
piecemeal pastoral, that NoHo charmer’s
duct-taped boots—it’s like an unread bookshelf

of secondhand prose: a too-studied pose.
Done well, it draws you in to draw you near,
reveals the intricate pattern in the years’
inexorable ravel. Between decompose

and deconstruct, what seemed a foppish quirk
grows wise. Design undone. We* wear time’s work.'
[*Except for Ulahoopski]

 

[Fossie 32]

Thanks for the votes for Stone Flower by Santana, always knew you guys had great taste I think I got the album ['Caravanserai'] for my 21st, one of my faves of course!

For my theme let's go for any song or tune you think has a really nice melody. Preferably no previous nomms but if you're stuck, anything that hasn't done well previously, def no previous podiums.

Nomms to be in by 10am tomorrow EST but earlier if you can

Stone Flower

What's that sound I hear coming from the ground
That' going 'round and 'round I can feel it pull me down
On my knees tears of joy have come to me
As the flower sounds made it plain to see
That this world is a perfect place to live
There is a warm soft wind blowing 'round me just to give
All the leaves such a haunting melody
That forever will be a part of me
Just like a ship out on the sea
Floating alone no one around me or beyond me
The sun is on me
Then suddenly I felt a kiss out of the breeze
That did caress me and possess me
Oh it astounds me
All around there's a feeling in the air
That with the grace of time we'll be getting closer there
But day by day I can see they walk away
And I wonder, Lord will they ever know
That this world is a perfect place to live?
Just look into your heart, find the love that's there to give
Realize that the secret is to share
Just like a ship out on the sea
Floating alone no one around me or beyond me
The sun is on me
Then suddenly I felt a kiss out of the breeze
That did caress me and possess me
Oh it astounds me

-
The music for "Stone Flower" was written by the renowned Brazilian bossa nova jazz musician
Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics for the Santana version of the song were written by Carlos Santana and the band's drummer, Michael Shrieve.

The original "Stone Flower" was released as an instrumental track on Jobim's 1970 album of the same name. Santana's version, featuring the lyrics added by Santana and Shrieve, appeared on their 1972 album Caravanserai. - Wiki


O'l JB he was no fool
Turned out very cool
He was no w***er
Just ask his banker

- my poem about JB of JB HiFi

 

[Fossie 32]

Go for it in the morning - I'm going for a long weekend this weekend in Brighton for my birthday (the UK one, not the Melbourne one - the beach is much colder here!) so that may scupper results if I did it.

 

[Chipmunk]

Cheers

 

[Fossie 32]

There’s a World 10 ……… 5 myblueroan. 10th?
Animals 10 …….. 4 JHF1870 13th?
Little feat 9…..3 the fly 16th?
Autobahn 9….. 2 spinynorman 7th?
Strange Seed 9 …..1 Dont_be_a_Plonka 1st

 

[Fossie 32]

****ing robbed, how can people not appreciate the lyrical genius of:

"My heart was open like an open book, and yours is closed"
"We were like a merry-go-round, going around in circles"
"You weren't telling the truth, you were telling lies"
"Get on the phone and talk to me"

Spud, where is Tubbs and what have you done with him???

 

[1990crow]

Nommed

 

[BFew]

5 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND Chipmunk Equal 2nd
4 Santana "Stone Flower" Fossie 32 Equal 2nd
3 Por una Cabeza - Carlos Gardel Riviat
2 Little Feat - Spanish Moon the fly
1 The Animals- San Francisco nights JHF1870

BM - Jan Terri - Losing You TubbsFarquhar Billy Jean King Winner

'The Gentle Art of Shabby Dressing​

By Spencer Short

There’s nothing dandier than threadbare threads
worn by a discerning shabby dresser.
A collar’s fret or subtle fray is not lesser
because it’s worn away but models instead

the bespoke tailoring of time itself.
Done poorly—the gentleman farmer’s
piecemeal pastoral, that NoHo charmer’s
duct-taped boots—it’s like an unread bookshelf

of secondhand prose: a too-studied pose.
Done well, it draws you in to draw you near,
reveals the intricate pattern in the years’
inexorable ravel. Between decompose

and deconstruct, what seemed a foppish quirk
grows wise. Design undone. We* wear time’s work.'
[*Except for Ulahoopski]

The whole point of my poem, was that it was a "short" poem.
In that the author is called (Spencer) "Short" and our host requested a "short" poem in the contest specifications.
With no laugh reaction, I fear that this went over everyone's head.
I even had to explain it to the host in our contest PM, after he missed the point of this elite compliant entry.

 

[Fossie 32]

Nommed

Welcome back!

 

[1990crow]

Welcome back!

I'm a sucker for melody. She's my favourite.

 

[Riviat]

Not song related but something to pass the time anyway. Spot the Real vs AI image. I'm sure there are music inspired quiz's as well.

Real or AI Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference? - Britannica Education Blog

Investigate strategies for detecting real versus fake images. Test your students' image evaluation skills with our interactive challenge!

britannicaeducation.com

 

[myblueroan]

Not song related but something to pass the time anyway. Spot the Real vs AI image. I'm sure there are music inspired quiz's as well.

Real or AI Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference? - Britannica Education Blog

Investigate strategies for detecting real versus fake images. Test your students' image evaluation skills with our interactive challenge!

britannicaeducation.com

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9/10. Stuffed the aurora one.

 

[spinynorman]

10/10 for me. I can spot dogshit a mile off!

 

[myblueroan]

10/10 for me. I can spot dogshit a mile off!

I thought the wavy shadows were the wrong way foe it to be real. Oops.