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Ain’t this cool news! Videogum readers werttrew, Shellbomber and Chris Trash have devised a Videogum Song Contest. Neat! There are rules and actual prizes, just like a real contest! You guys should definitely enter this contest. Not just because I think you would be great at it, and you stand a decent chance of winning, but because if you don’t enter this contest, no one will, and that will be embarrassing. Anyway, some rules:
- Write a song about Videogum. It can be about a specific post, or a specific commenter, or Sad Keanu, or in-jokes, or anything you can relate to Videogum. It could be a theme song, an ode to Topher Grace, or a Double Rainbow tribute. It is your song, so it is up to you, as long as it is Videogum-related.
- The song should be no longer than five minutes, please.
- Contestants may collaborate. Contestants may have others perform the songs for them, but it’ll be counted more favorably if the contestants themselves perform.
- Contestants may use just their voice if they choose, but instruments are welcome and encouraged.
- Contestants may enter multiple songs.
- Initial entries will be judged by monsters Chris Trash, werttrew, and Shellbomber. They’ll winnow it down to five final entries. These five final entries will be posted on Videogum and voted on by the monster community.
- Contestants will have until midnight EST on October 1 to submit their songs.
Click through for instructions on how to enter the contest, and also a list of the exciting prizes. YOU LOVE PRIZES!
To enter, please send an email to vgsongcontest@gmail.com including the following:
-A link to your song or an mp3
-The title of your song
-Your commenter name on Videogum (real names will not be revealed). Contestants MUST be registered Videogum commenters.
-Including lyrics is optional, but appreciated.
The grand prize winner will get a $100 iTunes gift certificate. WOW! The second place winner will receive his or her very own TV Hat! WOWOW! And the third place winner will receive an autographed photo of Topher Grace*. INCREDIBLE CONTEST!
Good luck, you guys.
LEGAL NOTICE: we reserve the right to do whatever we want and change everything without notice and whatever. We gonna run this blog tonight.
*Autographed photo of Topher Grace may be autographed by someone other than Topher Grace.
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Will Gwenyth Paltrow sign the photo of Topher Grace?
I got a feeling that there will be plenty of fake rap.
Good call, my young patewan!
I feel gross now.
It’s “padawan”. Come on, Steve.
I know who’s singing backup on my entry…
It’s weird how 20 years later, Will Hung is still funny.
Notsewfast. Seriously. Lets rocky mountain bluegrass this shit. Did I say seriously? Oh yeah, I did, because I meant it.
I like music, and have some resources up here in United Nations City, CO. Let’s win all the TV Hats.
Question to the judges: Can we submit multiple entries?
Multiple entries are encouraged. Check back for a link from Werttrew with full contest guidelines. Get creative monsters, let’s restore honor the music world.
I’m going to strive for second best. TVHATTVHATTVHAT!!!! MOOOMMMM PLEASE, I WANT THE TV HAT
FINALLY! i at last have a venue for my dr. funke’s 100% natural good time family band solution cover band!
I’ll understand more than you’ll… never know.
But if I stayed here with you Toph
Things just wouldn’t be the same
since I’m free as a Birdie
and Birdie will never change
no she’ll always be real great
awww shit. I’m about to rain hits all over this place. But what rhymes with Winwood?
Fuck that. I’ll just cover a Steve Winwood song and call it a day.
I prefer to post a rough draft of my submission here. Someone else can sing this if they so choose with my blessing:
(Hello) Started this Monsta Shit
Did I fall off?
Got you in your room rippin’ every Steve Winwood poster on the wall off?
Just cause I told Gabe to turn LOST off?
Now I got you sittin’ back, down-votin’ me with a smirk and your arms crossed?
Questionin’ Steve’s credibility! (What?)
Askin if it’s still on me to make Worst Comment.
Yall be killin’ me.
As if I need your down-vote
I got Worst Comment and the (FIRST!) E.G.O.T. motha-fuckaaaaa
(Hello) I started this Monsta shit
And this is tha mother fucking thanks that I get
(Hello) I started this Monsta shit
And this is tha mother fucking thanks that I get
game over
YO DAWG, you like the new Thugnificent or something.
steve, i might take you up on that.
Rad. Let me finish it later today. I will post it here and you can do with this what you will. Everyone is welcome to reinterpret my lyrics.
When I get home, I will upload a beat for this. I think I’ve got the right thing.
monsters unite!
I actually don’t have a beat for this. I just got excited that everyone was having fun.
Mans that comment is so good. What makes it even better is that it reminds me of my dog when I watch break dancing videos on you tube and attempt to teach myself.
Inglorious Bastard, just google Hello featuring Dr. Dre and you will find the beat that you need because that is the song I stole these here lyrics from. Duh, wilbur in case you didn’t know.
oh yeah, we’re gonna make this happen.
You rhymed off with off. You’re the next Bubba Sparxxx, friend.
-Abe Lincoln
I really really really really really hope Ted Leo submits something.
I’m going to do a 4’33 x Pootie Tang mash up and blow everyone’s mind. Some next level shit.
Is Microsoft’s Songsmith allowed? Or is it a requirement?
Can I just plagiarize Cee Lo?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAV0XrbEwNc
Plagiarist songwriter.
omg I love that!
Where is the contest for those of us who just think we have cooler taste in music than anyone else?
http://stereogum.com/
They’re climbin’ in your Winwood…
They snatchin’ your werttrew up?
Everyone get ready for some discordant wailing! I got this shit locked up.
HUCKABEAST’S SONGWRITING TEAM, ASSEMBLE!
Got it in the bag.
Nickelback lyrics
Isn’t there already a videogum song:
http://videogum.com/81791/you_wish_this_was_your_music_v/music-related-content/
I move to have contestants submit videos of a performance. I mean this is VIDEOgum, amiright?! Also, I want hear/see all the entries, not just the top 5.
Then can I just submit a video of me drunkenly singing “Toxic” at a karaoke bar?
You can submit that to me personally.
Making space on my Zune already. October 1st can’t come fast enough!
(i have the guitar line in my head. tempo = ridiculous. guitar = furious & fuzzy. vocals = fast & whiny)
Drop a comment quick as can
On the hottest Summer Jam
Posting links and mad gif files
Upvote worth a dozen smiles
Winwood hates on things you like
It’s just a joke, it’s just a “PSYCHE!!”
I don’t let him anger me
I say “Relax, technojeremy”
*rockin’ solo*
Don’t you worry if you’re tardy
At the latest Best New Party
Hundred comments, don’t get sour
It’s only been posted half an hour
Don’t repeat what’s come before
Plagiarist commentator
Get in there fast pick up the pace
Hey, what’s up with Topher Grace?
*second, even more rockin’ solo*
Stay up late and chit the chat
Monsters know where it is at
It’s 3am so go to bed
Yeah I know, TWSS
Check your comments, man alive!
Your best one is plus 85
Bring on Friday, walking tall
I’ll see you at the Monster’s Ball
(this sounds so much better in my head, and only lasts about a minute, but wotevz. its late and im british. catch ya’ll on the flip-side. word)
Dammit…. I can’t sing…
Ugh, I just wasted 1 hour and 17 minutes of my life….
You mean, “Catch ya’ll on the lorry-side.”
This is so good.
Well. That just made my day.
I think Steve Winwood should be a guest judge. Just sayin…
Sample comments:
“Rad song.”
“This song makes me give a care.”
“
LOSTThis song sucks.”“The lyrics are pretty.”
“Keep trying, friend.”
“PSYCHE! This song is perfectly fine.”
tl dl
Until 5 minutes ago when I realised I have no time for this, I was going to do a parody of Leoncie’s Teenage Boy in Town called Gabe Delahaye in Town. Perhaps someone else could do it, because I love Leoncie.
For future ref, I’ve posted the rules on my tumblr and some follow-up answers:
http://werttrew.tumblr.com/post/1049295909/videogum-song-contest-rules-faq
FAQ:
***Can I submit more than one entry?
Yes.
***Can’t we see all entries, not just the top five?
Maybe? We’ll see. We honestly don’t know what kind of response we’ll get, so we’ll have to see. If it is less than 15 entries, probably. More than that and the logistics will get complicated. I certainly think we’ll see at least a “rest of the best” at some point, even if I just post them myself.
***Wait, why is it you three guys judging? Why not have Gabe do it all?
Basically we volunteered. Chris_Trash came up with the idea and brought me in, and then we brought Shellbomber in. We ran it by Gabe and he liked it!
Gabe is a busy man with many blogs to blog. The You Can Make It Up Contest from last year was a lot of work on Gabe, so to make it easier on him we’re going to do the grunt work as much as we can. The more we can take off his shoulders, the better. Besides, this is FMBM!! Kids and non-bloggers only!
There’d better not be regional voting. Bad enough with Eurovision.
Who’s gonna be the unimaginative loser who sings a cover of “We didn’t start the fire”?
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No, YOU should go outside. YOU should.
Maybe i will, if Gabe makes it into a contest. But I don’t want to risk it otherwise.
I’d like to volunteer as a Production Monster. Who wants to be the Ke$ha to my Dr. Luke?
I can sing pretty bad and dress up like a hot mess. BONUS: And I am willing to get drunk first.
Just submitted my entré! (That was a convoluted joke, inviting you all to suck on my sausage!)
I wake up in the mornin’ feelin’ like Gabe D.
I feed Birdie, brush my teeth and write a recap of Glee
woah, I think we all know soft gabe writes the Glee recaps
Anyone need some backup accordion? I can play a mean sea shanty.
Actually really excited about this.
ohhh. prepare yourselfs. submission number 1 is 50% completed
SHOOTING FOR THIRD
If any NYC monsters need a lady singer to bring your dream to life, hit me up.
I have been thinking about possible song concepts for this all night. My friends didn’t think very highly of my sport shorts rock opera, though.
Maybe we can combine it with my concept ‘Jorts: The Musical’?
I’m a film and TV editor. I’d like to offer my services to anyone who wants to turn their song into a video.