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Title: February SOTM
Post by: PaulAds on March 04, 2020, 08:22:29 PM: Hello

I've been given the honour of hosting February's Song Of The Month...so over the next day or two, I'll be picking out a shortlist of songs for you to vote for...should you feel so inclined.

My only criteria are that

A) I think you posted a really good song on the forum in February
B) You have contributed to the forum at some point, to the best of my knowledge, beyond simply whacking a couple of reviews out to make it look respectable when dropping in one of your own songs.

Paul
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: shadowfax on March 07, 2020, 08:03:20 AM: Excellent criteria Paul, I look forward to your selection :)
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: PaulAds on March 09, 2020, 08:06:37 AM: OK...enough agonising...I'm tying myself in knots over choosing nominations...so I'm simply going for the new songs that grabbed me the most for a variety of reasons...namely

1) Over The Garden Wall by @Rightly (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20219)

http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17232.0

2) Tragic Magic by @MichaelA (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=21274)

http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17249.0

3) Elegy by @Jamie (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19125)

http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17235.0

4) Uncle Edward by @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269)

http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17266.0

5) High and Dry by @shadowfax (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20024) and @Sterix (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=22024)

http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17242.0

Please drop me a PM with your favourite song (no need for 2nd and 3rd, ta) by midnight on Friday 13th...and I'll announce the winner shortly thereafter.

Good luck to everyone...and my apologies to the half a dozen or so who I came very close to nominating. I really enjoyed checking out everyone songs.
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: MichaelA on March 10, 2020, 10:38:20 AM: Thanks for hosting what is possibly the world's biggest monthly songwriting competition @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253) - well are there any others? And indeed the for the nomination too. I shall vote shortly, and hope many others do as well! ;)
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: rightly on March 10, 2020, 03:17:46 PM: Hey thanks for the nomination

I came alone and they've all got knives!!

Lol!!
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: pompeyjazz on March 10, 2020, 09:09:07 PM: Wow ! Thanks for the nomination @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253) Some excellent songs again, Voted
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: Sterix on March 11, 2020, 07:01:22 PM: Holy cow, Batman! Is that me up there? o_O

Difficult one to choose this one. But I've made up my mind (I think!). My vote is on its way across the airwaves and into your PM box.
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: CaliaMoko on March 11, 2020, 07:37:07 PM: I have votillated.
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: PaulAds on March 11, 2020, 08:43:39 PM: Thanks for all the votes so far...tootling along nicely and currently a dead heat...it'd be great to get a few more votes from forum members who don't have a rat in this particular race...c'mon folks!
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: Jamie on March 12, 2020, 03:50:20 PM: @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253)

Hi Paul, thanks for the nomination! 8) And I've done my voting duty too....

Cheers
Jamie
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: jacksimmons on March 12, 2020, 03:56:14 PM: Voteeed
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: PaulAds on March 14, 2020, 07:44:59 AM: All votes are in and in a very close contest, the winner, by just one vote, in a coronavirus-ravaged turnout is...

Uncle Edward by @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269) - congratulations, John 😀

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to vote!
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: pompeyjazz on March 14, 2020, 09:48:43 AM: Wow ! Absolutely gobsmacked. It's the first time that I've won SOTM. Thanks to all for contributing / voting and a big thank you to @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253) for hosting :)
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: MichaelA on March 14, 2020, 11:19:58 AM: Congrats John, nice one. Have you got a trophy cabinet yet?

Thanks @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253) for hosting too ;)

Corona beers all round.
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: CaliaMoko on March 14, 2020, 01:19:46 PM: Congratulations, John!!!!
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: MonnoDB on March 14, 2020, 01:32:05 PM: Congratulations @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269) !! Well deserved from a great selection of songs - never an easy voting experience!

Thanks for hosting @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253) !

K
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: Jamie on March 14, 2020, 03:09:40 PM: Congratulations John, well deserved. 8)

Cheers

Jamie
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: Sterix on March 14, 2020, 07:56:30 PM: Congrats pompey.
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: Paulski on March 20, 2020, 03:07:37 PM: Congrats John - great song IMHCO :D
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: cowparsleyman on March 20, 2020, 04:46:57 PM: @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269) no way, i would have said you must have won SOTM many times...that really surprised me...well deserved Eddie is a really brilliant song.
Title: Re: February SOTM
Post by: adamfarr on March 20, 2020, 07:17:00 PM: First time? What parallel universe is this?! Justice at last... Here's to many more.