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How genius / stupid is it to challenge Dissers to write and upload a Christmas song they're written and recorded at home?
We've got enough time to do it. You know, if you want to do it.
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lets do it
do it
i'll compile the best, put them as a PWYW download on bandcamp, and donate any money that comes in to Sean to fix the site
Now that IS genius
Ok, roll-call. Who's up for it?
Rules:
1) You have to write it
2) You have to record it
3) Solo effort
so up for this
let's do this
THIS IS THE BAR. try to beat this, try as hard as you can. (not by me)
http://soundcloud.com/freefrench/heaven-knows-im-christmassy
You won't be able to beat it.
is that top comment about Morrissey serious or not?
I can't figure it out
:D
Did a proper real laugh at the eggnog line
Yup, well, well up for this.
I'm in!
ok
Doing one anyway so might as well!
This is going to be fun
with my grade 3 piano I'm going to write a song!
How hard can it be? A few chords.
What's the deadline because I might be some time!
Is there a prize for the worst one?:P
Did one a coupla years back
Hard not to engage the cheese factor, though the rough nature of the recording may help to offset it a little, I dunno...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf6wQLZDyhA
does it HAVE to be recorded at home?
^Good point.
I intend to cheat slightly. Is it okay if I have a couple of other people singing on it and someone else mixing it?
Meh, I dunno
I was hoping everyone would do a new song you see. But if more people will take part, then the better I suppose. But too over produced is unfair on others.
I dunno, let the hive brain decide.
i mean it IS a new song.
because it was written for an album that's under production as we speak. so it totally counts
Mine too.
It's something I was going to do with my new band this week for Christmas anyway - I just hadn't decided how to put it out...
I'm well up for this
I'll do this
Expect lashings of poorly-played Melodica.
Don't worry
Mine will be fucking dire
Will this be December's DiS Soundcloud challenge then?
I'm up for this.
When is deadline?
Erm, dunno. Late December
let me work it all out, take a proper roll call in a new thread in a day or so and we'll go from there.
But if you're interested, say so here, as it's a good indicator of whether it's worth the ball ache.
It should be well before the 25th though
I intend to use this as the soundtrack to my parents Christmas Lunch.
sure im up for it
I have two recorded at home
This
http://soundcloud.com/stickboy/that-time-of-the-year-xmas
And this
http://soundcloud.com/stickboy/go-away-snow-new-song
Nice arrangements!
Sigh
Our download of "A Squirrel and a Stork Chewing on Your Pork (It's Like Christmas)" seems to have been taken down. Thank God. However I've been tormented by my bandmate about a track on the new record that has (he says) a certain ring of Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" that may be appropriated for this purpose, I added sleigh bells just to annoy him and can work up a disgusting squelchy 70's synth and a saccharine festive vocal, would that be ok?
Yeah!!
Going to get some sleigh bell samples at the ready.
do some singing on it
I'm in!
mines going to be called Santa Lives On Top Of The Ball
that's what some kid said to me on Friday. Nobody steal that title.
does it have to be silly/very christmas-y to qualify?
Baby if you've got to gooo awaaaay
Don't think I can take the pain
Won't you staaaay anoooother daaaay
<add sleigh bells and major scale descending church bells, voila! Ode to suicidal brother turned into a Christmas classic!>
jesus.............
Why was he calling his brother 'baby'?
Bit weird.
for me, i think it'd be nice to have a mix
some silly, some serious. As long as it isn't an utter dirge, do what you want !
I very nearly posted this thread myself, but forgot.
I'm in, anyway..
xmas stockINg
please
(i.e. I am in)
heres one i did earlier
http://cantswimwontswim.bandcamp.com/track/a-kristmas-kult-klassik-or-kkk-for-short
Me and joeydubya did one
I wonder if he can upload a copy somehow
Amazing!
Not throwing my toy glockenspiel away was a great shout.
I'm in
Does it count if the song doesn't explicitly mention Christmas?
Like
Stay you mean?
Quintessential xmas song.
Mushroom Log
i'll do one on my laptop
I've got three Christmas songs on the go already
One of them is based on a thread on here from a couple of months ago.
How very prescient of me.
Bump
Busy at work today but will pick this up in a day or two. Will do a proper thread and all that. Yo.