[PaulAds]

Well...after much thought and deliberation...here's my shortlist

shadowfax - love's in the way
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/song-reviews/(new-song)-loves-in-the-way/

t boswell - nobody knows your real name
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/song-reviews/nobody-knows-your-real-name/

pompeyjazz - easy as ABC
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/song-reviews/easy-as-abc/

nooms/wicked deeds - drummers bliss
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/song-reviews/drummers-bliss-nooms-wicked-deeds/

mickeytwonames - wither on the vine
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/song-reviews/wither-on-the-vine-sparse-production-number/

it was a very complicated choice this month...lots of great entries...and a couple of people who could have had a couple of songs shortlisted...also, there were some great songs that couldn't qualify because they'll be entered into other competitions.

added to that is that fact that there are quite a few great writers who haven't quite met the 100-post minimum for entry into the SOTM competition...maybe next month, huh?

i've tried to give priority to new songs, too...which has meant i had to bypass a couple i would have rather liked to have shortlisted...but a line has to be drawn somewhere.

i also managed to sneak in a bit of a wildcard...i've tried to offer as wide a field as possible.

please Private Message me with your votes for places 1,2 and 3

voting will close at midnight on 10/02/2016...plenty of time to get pondering

and PLEASE VOTE 

[IronKnee]

Do we really have until 10/02/2016 to vote 

                                             -Tom

[PaulAds]

Yes...you have 10 days to listen to 5 songs and message me with your top 3.

So far, only 13 members have voted.

[Viscount Cramer & His Orchestra]

Support your local Song of The Month competition folks.

If you haven't yet voted give these songs a listen and get your votes in. It's easy and it will be appreciated.

Don't miss out!

[CaliaMoko]

Ah, the confusion between the European and the "American" shorthand method of writing dates: I write 2/10/2016, UK writes 10/2/2016, and we both mean the same thing. If I write 10/2/2016, UK would write 2/10/2016 to mean the same thing. I try to write my dates 10 Feb 2016 (or 2 Oct 2016) to avoid the confusion.

Votes are due 10 Feb 2016. My vote is in! Is yours?

[PaulAds]

It might take until 2/10/2016 to get a respectable number of votes in

[PaulAds]

Voting closes tomorrow at midnight

[Skub]

A great selection of choons this month.

Duly voted.

[PaulAds]

LAST COUPLE OF HOURS TO VOTE

so far, i've had 16 votes

i counted 27 members who posted songs in january