tournament Golden Hit: Season 1 📀 Congrats to 8thPrince and Jackson!! 🏆🏆

[Hug]

Let me personally rank my songs since I have them all now:

RAVAGED > Maid of Windemere > Edgelord & Savior > To Make a Man... > Hug > mm

 

Even though I was panning Edgelord & Savior in the thread/in the submission form, I actually really like it. I just don't like it as an entry for this round. I couldn't think of anything better though. ?‍♂️?‍♂️?‍♂️?‍♂️

[TruGemini]

Thanks both @Aurora and @fountain for the reviews  

 

I do hope to genuinely look back at the song one day, I'll probably cringe so hard 

 

***

 

Does anyone else want to share any of the songs that didn't make the cut for any of the rounds? There were so many songs I couldn't get past the first chorus 

 

Pretty Penny (Studio Session: City Girls)

 

Spoiler

The way this song lost ALL hope during the second verse  I was saying any ******* thing that rhymed.

 

 

Instrumental:

 

 

We could make a movie, film it, put that **** on Netflix

But I need my money first, ain't touching till the check hit

Don't do half off deposits baby come on with my whole ****, a trick will pull a trick up on a ***** if you don't notice

If you got devotion, then I could give you focus, put a little effort to the motion of the ocean

I don't hang with Vicky but I'm good to keep you coastin', keep it confidential, it get hectic if you post it

 

(around 0:20)

 

Let's get this in order ***** I'm true to the game, since the age of 16 been out here making a name

For myself and for my wealth I swear it won't be the same, you ******* couldn't match my bucks from winning lottery games

I learned a lot from my lows, and made a mil from my highs

I grew up under the dirt, and now I sleep in the skies

I used to numb with the pills, I had to put that aside

Was raised to limit myself, now I'm reclaiming my time

 

 

Bet I have him pay a pretty penny just to **** me

See yall out here ******* for the free and it's disgusting

I don't give a **** about the morals yall discussing

I wanna hear about that pretty penny and them duckets

 

0:52

 

I need a money man, call that ***** Aubrey get a hundred bands

Pass that **** to Bobby swear his wallet make me schmoney dance

Giving Em the throat, I'm a G.O.A.T, but I'm in a lamb

Hit up MC he pay me, more than he do Uncle Sam

****** on DJ Khaled just to say I hit a Popstar

Hit up Post Malone and told him come **** with a rockstar

Three some with the Migos now they calling me a trap star

So many niggas racing through this ***** they call me Nascar

 

I Got You (Queer Pride)

 

Spoiler

This has potential but somewhere through writing the verse the song got annoying to me sksk

 

Instrumental:

 

 

0:34)

 

You got a choice but I got you, I know it's hard but I got you

It's this or that but I got you, you know always that I got you

 

That's your burden it's not mine too, but im'ma always be mindful

I had that block on my mind too, you know always that I got you

 

(0:57)

 

I had some **** that I worked through, and lord knows that it was hurtful

Hell I'm a child of the church too, looked at them boys at rehearsal

Went to myself and I promised, that I would always demolish

The evil forces that comment and have opinions on options

My mind, my buisness, my body, my love cannot be your hobby

I need attention upon me, but I do not need the worry

You out here stressing and sorry that we too close at the party

Got people watching your body

Stuck - 500 Words

 

Spoiler

My biggest dissapointment I fear, I want to finish this one day. 

 

Instrumental: 

 

 

 

 

 

I got some **** I'm avoiding

Because these feelings devoid and

I know it's of its importance

But I'm st-st-stuck on avoidance

 

I know it might be petty but I'm so sick of the drama, I know I shouldn't say it but I've succumbed to the trauma

I've delved into the pit of the prescriptions of the pharma, I know it cause me issues but I'm good to keep my karma

I need a break from the mayhem, break from the madness

Break from chaos, time for the sadness

Halt for the silence, room for the havoc

If you want my hope, well ****, you can have it

We'll never reach ceilings, never break past them

Never quell crazy, never stop malice

Never make changes, not without status

But this is not the stories, we will never top Atlas

So I make a song, for the plight of the masses

Sit and write this, for the hope, that we past this

Make enough noise, and we'll cause, a reaction

Make enough noise, and we'll be more than distraction

 

I got some **** I'm avoiding

Because these feelings devoid and

I know it's of its importance

But I'm st-st-stuck on avoidance

I really have to thank this game because I've made more songs this year than I did in all of 2021 

Edited June 30, 2022 by TruGemini

[Euterpe]

Thank you @fountain and @Aurora! I'm glad the song came off as intended as an accumulation of my work this game and that you enjoyed it. 

[Hug]

The only songs I have that ended up getting "scrapped" are the songs I wrote prior to the competition that I designated to be my "I can't write ****" entries. Otherwise, I deleted **** that wasn't working dsjsdf

[Achilles.]

6 hours ago, TruGemini said:

Does anyone else want to share any of the songs that didn't make the cut for any of the rounds?

Stuck is hitting hard. Lots of potential there! I hope inspiration strikes and you keep working on it!

 

I ended up using basically everything I started, but I do have a few very short things. 
 

Two concepts I considered for the queer pride challenge:

Boys Just Want To Be Loved

-still hope to revisit this concept someday, but I scrapped it because it wasn’t really very personal; can’t write a personal song with a verse about having lots of meaningless sex to fill a void in my heart if I’m still a virgin.

Spoiler

How can I be who I’m meant to be

If it means that you’ll stop loving me

 

I taught myself to hold my tongue

To move in shadows, to become no one

I never learned to open up

I was too afraid of being judged

I taught myself to cut and run

To protect myself by becoming numb

I’ve been jumping through hoops since I was young

Because boys just want to be loved

 

…

 

Let you fix my broken heart with your midas touch

Because boys just want to be loved

 

Give myself away one night after another

Until my heart is so broken it can never be recovered

I just wanted someone to fill this hole inside of me

But each new touch only left me more incomplete

But maybe you could be the one to patch me up

Oh boys just want to be loved

Heart of Stone

I wanted to do something with the shame and pain of internalized homophobia, but never got further than the chorus. But my eventual submission ended up dealing with those topics in a better way. 

Spoiler

I’ve got a heart of stone

And it’s carved with pain

And I don’t know

Who’s to blame

 

I’ve got a heart of stone

Engraved with shame

Never seems to erode

No matter the rain

Atonement

I started writing this during the multimedia challenge, but I felt that the writing didn’t fit the feel of the film at all

Spoiler

A mistake I made

Though at the time I was so sure

 

A mistake so grave

That it brought you to yours

 

To change the course of a life

With just a single word

An innocent man

Caged up like a bird

 

If I could write you a happier ending

Would there be any use in pretending

It was a selfless choice I made for your sake

Not a selfish effort to erase my mistake

 

If I could write you a happier ending

Would you accept my feeble amending

 

 

Do I have the right to assuage my guilt

By insulting your memory with each stroke of my quill

[fountain]

Have a good day everybody and hopefully we see you all tomorrow for the finale 

[fountain]

11 hours ago, TruGemini said:

Thanks both @Aurora and @fountain for the reviews  

 

I do hope to genuinely look back at the song one day, I'll probably cringe so hard 

 

***

 

Does anyone else want to share any of the songs that didn't make the cut for any of the rounds? There were so many songs I couldn't get past the first chorus 

 

Pretty Penny (Studio Session: City Girls)

 

  Hide contents

The way this song lost ALL hope during the second verse  I was saying any ******* thing that rhymed.

 

 

Instrumental:

 

 

We could make a movie, film it, put that **** on Netflix

But I need my money first, ain't touching till the check hit

Don't do half off deposits baby come on with my whole ****, a trick will pull a trick up on a ***** if you don't notice

If you got devotion, then I could give you focus, put a little effort to the motion of the ocean

I don't hang with Vicky but I'm good to keep you coastin', keep it confidential, it get hectic if you post it

 

(around 0:20)

 

Let's get this in order ***** I'm true to the game, since the age of 16 been out here making a name

For myself and for my wealth I swear it won't be the same, you ******* couldn't match my bucks from winning lottery games

I learned a lot from my lows, and made a mil from my highs

I grew up under the dirt, and now I sleep in the skies

I used to numb with the pills, I had to put that aside

Was raised to limit myself, now I'm reclaiming my time

 

 

Bet I have him pay a pretty penny just to **** me

See yall out here ******* for the free and it's disgusting

I don't give a **** about the morals yall discussing

I wanna hear about that pretty penny and them duckets

 

0:52

 

I need a money man, call that ***** Aubrey get a hundred bands

Pass that **** to Bobby swear his wallet make me schmoney dance

Giving Em the throat, I'm a G.O.A.T, but I'm in a lamb

Hit up MC he pay me, more than he do Uncle Sam

****** on DJ Khaled just to say I hit a Popstar

Hit up Post Malone and told him come **** with a rockstar

Three some with the Migos now they calling me a trap star

So many niggas racing through this ***** they call me Nascar

 

I Got You (Queer Pride)

 

  Hide contents

This has potential but somewhere through writing the verse the song got annoying to me sksk

 

Instrumental:

 

 

0:34)

 

You got a choice but I got you, I know it's hard but I got you

It's this or that but I got you, you know always that I got you

 

That's your burden it's not mine too, but im'ma always be mindful

I had that block on my mind too, you know always that I got you

 

(0:57)

 

I had some **** that I worked through, and lord knows that it was hurtful

Hell I'm a child of the church too, looked at them boys at rehearsal

Went to myself and I promised, that I would always demolish

The evil forces that comment and have opinions on options

My mind, my buisness, my body, my love cannot be your hobby

I need attention upon me, but I do not need the worry

You out here stressing and sorry that we too close at the party

Got people watching your body

Stuck - 500 Words

 

  Reveal hidden contents

My biggest dissapointment I fear, I want to finish this one day. 

 

Instrumental: 

 

 

 

 

 

I got some **** I'm avoiding

Because these feelings devoid and

I know it's of its importance

But I'm st-st-stuck on avoidance

 

I know it might be petty but I'm so sick of the drama, I know I shouldn't say it but I've succumbed to the trauma

I've delved into the pit of the prescriptions of the pharma, I know it cause me issues but I'm good to keep my karma

I need a break from the mayhem, break from the madness

Break from chaos, time for the sadness

Halt for the silence, room for the havoc

If you want my hope, well ****, you can have it

We'll never reach ceilings, never break past them

Never quell crazy, never stop malice

Never make changes, not without status

But this is not the stories, we will never top Atlas

So I make a song, for the plight of the masses

Sit and write this, for the hope, that we past this

Make enough noise, and we'll cause, a reaction

Make enough noise, and we'll be more than distraction

 

I got some **** I'm avoiding

Because these feelings devoid and

I know it's of its importance

But I'm st-st-stuck on avoidance

I really have to thank this game because I've made more songs this year than I did in all of 2021 

Oooh these are very interesting to see! Tbh I think I Got You had some potential, the line “Hell I'm a child of the church too, looked at them boys at rehearsal” in particular is a serve  Stuck is really great too and you definitely should try to finish it one day!

[fountain]

4 hours ago, Achilles. said:

Stuck is hitting hard. Lots of potential there! I hope inspiration strikes and you keep working on it!

 

I ended up using basically everything I started, but I do have a few very short things. 
 

Two concepts I considered for the queer pride challenge:

Boys Just Want To Be Loved

-still hope to revisit this concept someday, but I scrapped it because it wasn’t really very personal; can’t write a personal song with a verse about having lots of meaningless sex to fill a void in my heart if I’m still a virgin.

  Reveal hidden contents

How can I be who I’m meant to be

If it means that you’ll stop loving me

 

I taught myself to hold my tongue

To move in shadows, to become no one

I never learned to open up

I was too afraid of being judged

I taught myself to cut and run

To protect myself by becoming numb

I’ve been jumping through hoops since I was young

Because boys just want to be loved

 

…

 

Let you fix my broken heart with your midas touch

Because boys just want to be loved

 

Give myself away one night after another

Until my heart is so broken it can never be recovered

I just wanted someone to fill this hole inside of me

But each new touch only left me more incomplete

But maybe you could be the one to patch me up

Oh boys just want to be loved

Heart of Stone

I wanted to do something with the shame and pain of internalized homophobia, but never got further than the chorus. But my eventual submission ended up dealing with those topics in a better way. 

  Reveal hidden contents

I’ve got a heart of stone

And it’s carved with pain

And I don’t know

Who’s to blame

 

I’ve got a heart of stone

Engraved with shame

Never seems to erode

No matter the rain

Atonement

I started writing this during the multimedia challenge, but I felt that the writing didn’t fit the feel of the film at all

  Reveal hidden contents

A mistake I made

Though at the time I was so sure

 

A mistake so grave

That it brought you to yours

 

To change the course of a life

With just a single word

An innocent man

Caged up like a bird

 

If I could write you a happier ending

Would there be any use in pretending

It was a selfless choice I made for your sake

Not a selfish effort to erase my mistake

 

If I could write you a happier ending

Would you accept my feeble amending

 

 

Do I have the right to assuage my guilt

By insulting your memory with each stroke of my quill

Boys Just Want to Be Loved could’ve been good, I especially like the opening “How can I be who I’m meant to be, If it means that you’ll stop loving me” which is very relatable! I get why you scrapped the song though if it started getting a bit impersonal but you could always reuse the idea or specifically this line and just remove the second verse. 
 

What film was Atonement for? I can’t make a guess from it, but I really liked “to change the course of a life, with just a single word”.

[Jackson]

16 hours ago, Augmented said:

Thank you for the lovely final reviews of the season @Aurora and @fountain to say how much of a struggle it was to get anything down this round, I’m pleasantly surprised by the lovely comments 

 

Ready for Golden Hit: Winter Deluxe edition so we can write some festive music 

ooh yes i’ve always wanted a christmas song challenge. i think i did one as a bonus round in PH6 in 2014 but there hasn’t been one since 

[Jackson]

wait no there was a Christmas bonus round in PH8  @Aurora bring it back for a 24 hour round before the finale 

[Achilles.]

1 hour ago, fountain said:

What film was Atonement for?

The film Atonement. 
 

GOAT film. Highly recommend if you haven’t seen it. 

[fountain]

25 minutes ago, Achilles. said:

The film Atonement. 
 

GOAT film. Highly recommend if you haven’t seen it. 

Oh wow, duh  have never seen it though oops! It sounds good so at least it’s on my radar now 

 

Also I just remembered I haven’t reviewed Opportunity Inn yet. I’m probably going to have to leave it until after the finale now because of having to prep for that, while also dealing with my birthday lol. But I will get around to it when things are freer! 

Edited June 30, 2022 by fountain

[Temporal]

Y'all already at the finale? Damn 

[Achilles.]

5 hours ago, fountain said:

Oh wow, duh  have never seen it though oops! It sounds good so at least it’s on my radar now 

 

Also I just remembered I haven’t reviewed Opportunity Inn yet. I’m probably going to have to leave it until after the finale now because of having to prep for that, while also dealing with my birthday lol. But I will get around to it when things are freer! 

Yes watch it! Saoirse got her first Oscar nom for it, and Keira deserved one as well but they frauded her into lead so she got snubbed most places. But it’s excellent. Completely fucks you over the first time you watch. 
 

And no worries, take your time! I appreciate your willingness to look at it at all!
 

I like that your birthday is something you have to “deal with.”

[8thPrince]

Are we gonna get reviews/scores for the final round @Element ?

[fountain]

4 hours ago, Achilles. said:

Yes watch it! Saoirse got her first Oscar nom for it, and Keira deserved one as well but they frauded her into lead so she got snubbed most places. But it’s excellent. Completely fucks you over the first time you watch. 
 

And no worries, take your time! I appreciate your willingness to look at it at all!
 

I like that your birthday is something you have to “deal with.”

Oh wait I think I heard something about her being submitted in the wrong category or something like that and that it ruined her chances? Interesting

 

Well technically the dreaded day is over now, so I have survived  but yeah, I never ever look forward to it

[Remmy]

20 minutes ago, fountain said:

Oh wait I think I heard something about her being submitted in the wrong category or something like that and that it ruined her chances? Interesting

 

Well technically the dreaded day is over now, so I have survived  but yeah, I never ever look forward to it

Happy birthday!  for some reason I thought it was the 1st i dont know why

 

[Achilles.]

53 minutes ago, fountain said:

Oh wait I think I heard something about her being submitted in the wrong category or something like that and that it ruined her chances? Interesting

 

Well technically the dreaded day is over now, so I have survived  but yeah, I never ever look forward to it

Yeah, Keira only had like 30 minutes of screentime, but they submitted her in lead so that there wouldn’t be internal competition for Saoirse in the supporting category. BAFTA and the Golden Globes still nominated Keira, but they stanned the movie very hard because it was British; it bombed at the Oscars in comparison. 
 

 

And lol, I understand very well. My birthday occurred during this game and I didn’t say anything because I don’t really care to call attention to it.   But happy belated birthday! I hope you got to do something to enjoy yourself.

[Aurora]

Seeing the final scores come in.  It's truly setting in...

 

[fountain]

41 minutes ago, Achilles. said:

Yeah, Keira only had like 30 minutes of screentime, but they submitted her in lead so that there wouldn’t be internal competition for Saoirse in the supporting category. BAFTA and the Golden Globes still nominated Keira, but they stanned the movie very hard because it was British; it bombed at the Oscars in comparison. 
 

 

And lol, I understand very well. My birthday occurred during this game and I didn’t say anything because I don’t really care to call attention to it.   But happy belated birthday! I hope you got to do something to enjoy yourself.

Omg well happy belated birthday to you too in that case! Here’s to hating birthdays and finding the attention uncomfortable

 

1 hour ago, Remmy said:

Happy birthday!  for some reason I thought it was the 1st i dont know why

 

Thank you that’s very sweet  however this won’t make me increase your score, sorry! 

[Aurora]

On 6/30/2022 at 7:13 AM, Augmented said:

Thank you for the lovely final reviews of the season @Aurora and @fountain to say how much of a struggle it was to get anything down this round, I’m pleasantly surprised by the lovely comments 

 

Ready for Golden Hit: Winter Deluxe edition so we can write some festive music 

On 6/30/2022 at 9:27 AM, fountain said:

Not gonna lie I hate Christmas so that would be a nightmare tbh  but luckily I think the next season is going to be over before that, so I should be able to avoid it

15 hours ago, Jackson said:

ooh yes i’ve always wanted a christmas song challenge. i think i did one as a bonus round in PH6 in 2014 but there hasn’t been one since 

15 hours ago, Jackson said:

wait no there was a Christmas bonus round in PH8  @Aurora bring it back for a 24 hour round before the finale 

Saw this conversation earlier and forgot to reply, but mess at you both forgetting the bonus round in Diamond Hit that spawned my #1 Holiday hit "Alone at Christmastime".  And yes Jackson, PH8 also had a Christmas bonus round alongside the comeback round, but only three contestants actually did it.

[Aurora]

9 hours ago, Temporal said:

Y'all already at the finale? Damn 

That's how we do it at Golden Hit, short and sweet.

[fountain]

21 minutes ago, Aurora said:

Saw this conversation earlier and forgot to reply, but mess at you both forgetting the bonus round in Diamond Hit that spawned my #1 Holiday hit "Alone at Christmastime".  And yes Jackson, PH8 also had a Christmas bonus round alongside the comeback round, but only three contestants actually did it.

I hosted a Christmas round? Damn I really was in a bad era then 

[Remmy]

2 hours ago, fountain said:

Thank you that’s very sweet  however this won’t make me increase your score, sorry! 

I wasn't trying to get special favors  But oop at you saying you hate your birthday & the attention in the post above this  I can 1000000% relate!!!

[Jackson]

7 hours ago, Aurora said:

Saw this conversation earlier and forgot to reply, but mess at you both forgetting the bonus round in Diamond Hit that spawned my #1 Holiday hit "Alone at Christmastime".  And yes Jackson, PH8 also had a Christmas bonus round alongside the comeback round, but only three contestants actually did it.

wait, there was a christmas round in DH? and i didn’t submit? i have no recollection of this n

 

maybe we should do a Silver and Golden Hit at xmas time and do rounds for Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Yule