[PaulAds]

Arrgg 

Been struggling with this one...all my gear is still packed away as we're still having loads of work done in the house...

I ditched my original idea, then I fancied doing something about the "Spanish City" in Whitley Bay...which holds fond memories for most folks around Newcastle...and was immortalised in Dire Straits rather fantastic "tunnel of love"


"Cullercoats and Whitley Bay...

Girl it looks so pretty to me
Just like it always did
Like the Spanish City to me
When we were kids"

It's been recently regenerated as it had gone down the toilet somewhat over the years since its heyday...if indeed it had a heyday...it always struck me as being pretty rotten to be honest, though almost everyone round here loves it all the same

Anyway...it turned into a bit of a fiasco, ended up as a kind of bitter diatribe monologue kind of thing...so I ditched that too and am back to square one.

I've written something just now along my original lines and hope to get a half hour this week to bang a vocal down quickly...possibly with a microphone in one hand and a paint-brush in the other...

I really don't want to miss the boat on the competition...there are loads of great entries...

Wish me luck please

[Martinswede]

Good Luck PaulAds!

Six days to go. It should be a breeze.
I believe I've heard all of the summer songs posted so far and
none of them has that much monologue. It might be an interesting
angle. Some noir inspired escapism staged on S:t Helena would
capture the holiday spirit like nothing else.

Happy painting! 

[pompeyjazz]

Whitley Bay, spent a wonderful new year there in 83 or 84. Think the Metro was just open. I was working with a bunch of Georgie guys who thought I was a Cockney 

[CaliaMoko]

1. Good luck PaulAds. Direct your choir with the paint brush. It'll be great.

2. I screwed up. I posted a song too recently--June 21--and won't be able to post my summer song in Finished songs. What do I do? It isn't done yet but, one way or another, I plan to finish it.

[Paulski]

1. Good luck PaulAds. Direct your choir with the paint brush. It'll be great.

2. I screwed up. I posted a song too recently--June 21--and won't be able to post my summer song in Finished songs. What do I do? It isn't done yet but, one way or another, I plan to finish it.

Surely the rules aren't cast in stone - not that we want you to beat the pants off the rest of us
Ooops that came out wrong 

[Martinswede]

A simple solution would be to allow for posting an extra entry 26-30 June if
it is for the Summer Comp.

The only downside that I can see is that those who posted their songs before
June 16 will miss one posting opportunity in their lives. I find that a reasonable
sacrifice from my part. 

Martin

[PaulyX]

Yep I agree ... rules are there to be broken when it comes to music ... I think Neil C is the original ringmaster on this comp?  Neil?

[PaulAds]

I may be wrong, but I think competition entries are separate from the 14-day limit for finished songs?

[Binladeda]

 Competition entries have never been included in the 'Two Week Rule' before.
 I don't think anything has changed.....

[adamfarr]

Surely that must be right - if you haven't posted your entry yet then you should be able to do so this week no matter how long ago your last (other) song was posted.

Shall we simply go with that?

[PaulyX]

It's cool with me too, but just noting that further up this thread (May 21st) it said entries would be part of the 14 day quota (when I asked).
I don't think anything should get in the way of hearing more great tracks though... I'm sure no one will mind. I guess the 14 day convention is just to stop anyone spamming the boards with their own stuff and I'm sure no one will do that.

[CaliaMoko]

Ok...then, assuming I get it done in time, which I plan to do one way or another, I'll post it and then wait at least 14 days after I should have posted it before I post another one.

[CaliaMoko]

Is there a list yet of the songs so far? I've been trying to find all the entries to date. I have 15 on my list. Am I missing any? Mine isn't in yet. And I know I saw a lyric marked for this challenge but I don't think I've seen the finished version of that one yet either.

[Paulski]

Is there a list yet of the songs so far?

Top of this thread - but it's a bit out of date..

[pompeyjazz]

Neil and I will get a list together over the next few days