tournament Golden Hit: Season 2 📀 Congratulations Hug! 🏆

[Legend E]

11 minutes ago, fountain said:

that's perfectly fine, you can go with any tree you like. it doesn't have to be a specific kind of a tree either, it can just be a generic tree, but taking a specific one and incorporating it's unique characteristics might help with inspiration which is why that list of tree types was provided.

Alrighty  I'll think about it, I'll also try to go through the list in a bit more detail when I have more time

[Temporal]

Even with me flopping the Kellebrities pulled through! Congrats @Legend E  

[worldwide angel]

2 hours ago, fountain said:

 

At #3, scoring 8.44 and earning a bronze Golden Hit token,

with a song that lurked from the heavens...

 

 

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@worldwide angel with clarity control, submitted for Yin Yin!

 

So happy to see you in the top 3!! I absolutely loved your first song and exclaimed my wishes for it to have ranked higher, and I'm so glad you achieved it this round! Absolutely deserved, only 2 rounds into this season, your debut season no less, and you've definitely made your mark already! Looking forward to seeing what you write next.

 
 

 

 

 

OH EM GEEEE

 

thank you thank you thank you

[worldwide angel]

congratulations @Legend E and @hurricane326 

[Jackson]

congrats to the top 3!! especially @Legend E, you really blew me away this week

[JoeAg]

5 hours ago, fountain said:

 

At #7 and scoring 7.53,

with a song that made the night its own...

 

 

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@JoeAg with Nightlife Empress, submitted for Diana Diamond!

 

Really enjoyed your song and this is another strong score for you, certainly looking forward to your tree song!

 
 

 

 

Diana Diamond has no remaining songs.

oh thank you!! 

[JoeAg]

for those who were wondering: here’s my Diana song!

Spoiler

you’re blessed with me tonight

my presence so mighty under the mirrorballs

and the mess in the corner can come dance with us too

if that’s okay with you

 

you’re handsome, i’m a star

i’m bursting into flames

my hips are the garden in front of the labyrinth

is that okay with you?

 

well i guess the nightlife never let me down

after all, we f*ck in the club when there’s no one around

 

i’m strong, you’re hot, kiss me under the stars

i’m tough, but be mine tonight and you’ll see why

hold the frozen rivers or watch them trickle through your fingers

empress of the night, baby, that’s me (that’s my fine ass!)

 

i’m stellar, complicate me if you’d like

take my body, hold me tight

nocturnal serial killers, skulking the bars

will that ever be okay?

 

well i guess the nightlife never let me down

muddied bricks and the laughter of a crowd

 

i’m strong, you’re hot, kiss me under the stars

i’m tough, but be mine tonight and you’ll see why

hold the frozen rivers or watch them trickle through your fingers

empress of the night, baby, that’s me (that’s right lover boy!)

 

i wanna kiss you hard at a billion rock shows

capture my attention tonight

i wanna kiss you, please, and leave me charmed

capture my attention tonight

 

i’m strong, you’re hot, kiss me under the stars

i’m tough, but be mine tonight and you’ll see why

hold the frozen rivers or watch them trickle through your fingers

empress of the night, baby, that’s me (that’s me alright!)

 

i wanna kiss you hard at a billion rock shows

capture my attention tonight

i wanna kiss you, please, and leave me charmed

capture my attention tonight

 

i’m the magic on the summer night, i’m the heart of the city

capture my attention tonight

the golden sunsets work the best to inspire me

capture my attention, boy, and i’ll empower you tonight

 

[Legend E]

5 hours ago, Temporal said:

Even with me flopping the Kellebrities pulled through! Congrats @Legend E  

 

4 hours ago, worldwide angel said:

congratulations @Legend E and @hurricane326 

 

4 hours ago, Jackson said:

congrats to the top 3!! especially @Legend E, you really blew me away this week

Thank you

[Aurora]

Well I had an ✨awful✨ day at work, let me have a look at the res- results, chile...

 

 

No disrespect to anyone of course, congratulations to @Legend E on the (possibly long overdue) #1, your song was indeed great! @hurricane326 going from never being in the top three in S1 to never leaving the top two in S2, the talentry jumped.  And of course my little Sonyx stan @Julia Fox smashing into the top five! @beatinglikeadrum you definitely deserved a spot in the top ten but it appears there was some dick sucking behind the scenes I wasn't aware of.  @Hug you were actually my #1 this week, I just wanted you to know that because idk who pissed in the Golden Hit cereal box this week but it certainly wasn't me!

 

Anyway, I'm about to go shopping with Audrey, @Julia Fox and @beatinglikeadrum and I can hear her honking the horn outside. Perhaps we'll hit the studio later and have a jam session. Who knows?

 

 

[TruGemini]

Omg this is going to be so bad my RNG beat is so aggressive and un-tree like 

[beatinglikeadrum]

18 minutes ago, Aurora said:

Anyway, I'm about to go shopping with Audrey, @Julia Fox and @beatinglikeadrum and I can hear her honking the horn outside. Perhaps we'll hit the studio later and have a jam session. Who knows?

We will spend some coins me thinks.

[fountain]

3 hours ago, TruGemini said:

Omg this is going to be so bad my RNG beat is so aggressive and un-tree like 

Maybe it could be a demon possessed forest

 

  This, but skulls, or what ever denotes aggression, hanging off like fruit 

[Hug]

7 hours ago, Aurora said:

@Hug you were actually my #1 this week, I just wanted you to know that because idk who pissed in the Golden Hit cereal box this week but it certainly wasn't me!

Please I noticed you gave me a good review (which I think I ended up not replying to? I DO read and appreciate the judge comments! I even read the critiques y'all write for the other contestants to see what advice would be applicable to me), but I didn't think I would be your #1!! That's very encouraging to me as I figured my entries were just seen as well-written but not particularly hard-hitting  so thanks for that

 

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Speaking of, since I was feeling like I was in my fat, nasty, and broke era with my songwriting game career in shambles (even though 3-6 is actually a great run so far and my scores are strong too ), I came on Welcome to the Club mad as hell! Even though I've submitted already, I've been dedicating at least a half hour every day to combing through my entry, making edits and cutting fat. I am putting all my effort into capitalizing on my idea to the fullest and realizing its potential (whereas I will admit I usually only send first-to-second drafts), so I hope that effort is evident when the judges get to reading later on.

[fountain]

4 hours ago, Hug said:

Please I noticed you gave me a good review (which I think I ended up not replying to? I DO read and appreciate the judge comments! I even read the critiques y'all write for the other contestants to see what advice would be applicable to me), but I didn't think I would be your #1!! That's very encouraging to me as I figured my entries were just seen as well-written but not particularly hard-hitting  so thanks for that

 

--

 

Speaking of, since I was feeling like I was in my fat, nasty, and broke era with my songwriting game career in shambles (even though 3-6 is actually a great run so far and my scores are strong too ), I came on Welcome to the Club mad as hell! Even though I've submitted already, I've been dedicating at least a half hour every day to combing through my entry, making edits and cutting fat. I am putting all my effort into capitalizing on my idea to the fullest and realizing its potential (whereas I will admit I usually only send first-to-second drafts), so I hope that effort is evident when the judges get to reading later on.

And to that I say, quite frankly, slay queen 

 

[fountain]

 

 

 

some nice trees, for your mind x

[fountain]

who’s gonna serve a tree from this forest?

[Aurora]

Not me realising I’ve already missed #MotivationMondays… work has not been kind to me this week. You can still expect charts, hit tokens, and other updates before the conclusion of this challenge!

[Temporal]

Seems unlikely that I'll be able to submit this round  Not feeling particularly ~inspired~ atm and my final coding project is ramping up, maybe I'll get to make another submission in Round 6 once it's done 

[Jackson]

38 minutes ago, Temporal said:

Seems unlikely that I'll be able to submit this round  Not feeling particularly ~inspired~ atm and my final coding project is ramping up, maybe I'll get to make another submission in Round 6 once it's done 

i hear pears is ghost writing a song for you as we speak

[Temporal]

21 minutes ago, Jackson said:

i hear pears is ghost writing a song for you as we speak

Why don't you do it for me? 

[fountain]

37 minutes ago, Jackson said:

i hear pears is ghost writing a song for you as we speak

Omg this niche reference 

[fountain]

So, I wrote a little something. In particular for you, @Euterpe:

 

 

I Don’t Know What These Things Are

 

“Is it?” …
… They say for my neighbour, colour grows from the ground
I had to stop them, and say, “Sorry, may I ask what ‘colour’ is?”
They were short; “Look at us, just look around”, and I did
Where I noticed all our differences, in astound
And pieces shared within one another, even too
I learnt that I was ‘red’, and that I was only red
But I didn’t mind, because to me, this was something enlightening
Just like that, I began to notice beautiful things
And I looked at my neighbour, who was slightly too far to see
But I think I noticed what they were talking about
In the mix of the ‘colours’ that I saw, ‘green’ and ‘blue’
That one did grow from their ground, and then I knew
I just had to understand more,
And then maybe I could be like that, too
If it is something achievable, for me
Is it?

I’d uncovered that phenomenon of ‘trees’
So hard to obtain, so hard to attain
And like me, many were without them too, 
Yet I couldn’t help being jealous, as I longed for their ‘colour’
I wanted to know what it was like, to have something sprout from you
Something so beautiful, something so close
Something that in association, almost made you feel beautiful too
But it’s not just that beauty, no
It’s their usefulness, and the characteristics they show
That could make me feel complete,
I talked to the others once more, where I learnt of these things
And what they described didn’t make so much sense to me
But now I know the term ‘air’, I know that it’s something we both share
Still each with their own uniqueness, or as I learnt, their own ‘colour’
And the ‘trees’ help to make that air, but their effect doesn’t stop there
It provides for - what did they call them? - ‘people?’,
And of course I asked, “What are people?”
But they wouldn’t tell me, they said, “It’s better not to know”
And I was left, wondering for myself,
Is it?

My neighbour looks a little different today,
Well, not that much different
But we’re neighbours, I see them every day
And something seems a little changed, I have to say
And I can’t stop thinking about ‘people’
So I can’t help but wonder, is it because of ‘people’?
Well, if I want to know the answers, then I’d better ask them myself
Because only my neighbour knows, and might be willing to share
And - with excitement, I realise - if I ask, I might get to see the ‘trees’ there!
So I think I will, but I might take my time
Watching from afar, for a little longer
Heeding the words that the others told me
“They’re sick; they’re sick, and it’s all their fault”
And like a lot of things, I don’t understand
Or know, for myself, what is true
But if I’m to know, then I’d better go
And ask the question that I cannot overthrow,
Is it?

My neighbour looks better, today
The best I’ve seen them in a while
So it’s now; this is my opportunity
I’m going to ask them how
I’ve tried to prepare my words, aimed to find the perfect flow
To the questions that I must know, and in eagerness I now go
But as I get closer, I realise, it’s all a front
They’re looking worse and worse, the closer that I get
But they’ve noticed me - my god, they look so sad - and now I can’t turn back
Not that I could, in good conscious, with their despondent state
“My neighbour-” I begin... “my friend” I offer instead,
“What seems to be the matter, why do you look of dread?”
They weep - yes, we can weep - and their ‘colours’ are all out of line
“It’s a shame, I know, but this fate now is mine”
I have heard we can perish too, but I’ve never seen something like this, so askew
“But you should be thriving, what with your trees, how can I help you?”
“Oh, my dear, you seem to misunderstand,
it’s just that exactly; the people have poisoned my land”
And I look a little closer, and in shock I see them now,
My neighbour is bustling with all this colourful life
And that’s why their state changes; that’s why the days have been good, and bad
“I’m so sorry, I had no idea; is there any luck to be had?”
And my neighbour seems hopeful for a second; yes, just a second, but I saw it
“It’s up to them” they say, and with no help to offer, I went away 
Hearing those words play;
Is it?

And even after all that I saw,
The conflict, the fallout, the colour of war
Upon my neighbours skin, I couldn't help but begin
To realise: I’m alone
… Indeed, a planet can be lonely
Don’t imagine that we are without feeling
I suppose that might be the problem with people, then
Even though I wish I might know them better,
They don’t wish to see us back; or their luck
But the trees might be the ones most of all stuck
Rotten, with their roots still deep,
Where all the bad things seep,
Back into the Earth,
Of whom I was - or am - so jealous
Because, I don’t know what these things are,
I only know lack
But now, I wonder,
Do I even want to?
As I realise the one thing that I might have, yet they have not,
Something that you'll never earn back;
A future
And that feels more important…
Is it?

Edited September 7, 2022 by fountain

[Euterpe]

1 hour ago, fountain said:

So, I wrote a little something. In particular for you, @Euterpe:

 

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I Don’t Know What These Things Are

 

“Is it?” …
… They say for my neighbour, colour grows from the ground
I had to stop them, and say, “Sorry, may I ask what ‘colour’ is?”
They were short; “Look at us, just look around”, and I did
Where I noticed all our differences, in astound
And pieces shared within one another, even too
I learnt that I was ‘red’, and that I was only red
But I didn’t mind, because to me, this was something enlightening
Just like that, I began to notice beautiful things
And I looked at my neighbour, who was slightly too far to see
But I think I noticed what they were talking about
In the mix of the ‘colours’ that I saw, ‘green’ and ‘blue’
That one did grow from their ground, and then I knew
I just had to understand more,
And then maybe I could be like that, too
If it is something achievable, for me
Is it?

I’d uncovered that phenomenon of ‘trees’
So hard to obtain, so hard to attain
And like me, many were without them too, 
Yet I couldn’t help being jealous, as I longed for their ‘colour’
I wanted to know what it was like, to have something sprout from you
Something so beautiful, something so close
Something that in association, almost made you feel beautiful too
But it’s not just that beauty, no
It’s their usefulness, and the characteristics they show
That could make me feel complete,
I talked to the others once more, where I learnt of these things
And what they described didn’t make so much sense to me
But now I know the term ‘air’, I know that it’s something we both share
Still each with their own uniqueness, or as I learnt, their own ‘colour’
And the ‘trees’ help to make that air, but their effect doesn’t stop there
It provides for - what did they call them? - ‘people?’,
And of course I asked, “What are people?”
But they wouldn’t tell me, they said, “It’s better not to know”
And I was left, wondering for myself,
Is it?

My neighbour looks a little different today,
Well, not that much different
But we’re neighbours, I see them every day
And something seems a little changed, I have to say
And I can’t stop thinking about ‘people’
So I can’t help but wonder, is it because of ‘people’?
Well, if I want to know the answers, then I’d better ask them myself
Because only my neighbour knows, and might be willing to share
And - with excitement, I realise - if I ask, I might get to see the ‘trees’ there!
So I think I will, but I might take my time
Watching from afar, for a little longer
Heeding the words that the others told me
“They’re sick; they’re sick, and it’s all their fault”
And like a lot of things, I don’t understand
Or know, for myself, what is true
But if I’m to know, then I’d better go
And ask the question that I cannot overthrow,
Is it?

My neighbour looks better, today
The best I’ve seen them in a while
So it’s now; this is my opportunity
I’m going to ask them how
I’ve tried to prepare my words, aimed to find the perfect flow
To the questions that I must know, and in eagerness I now go
But as I get closer, I realise, it’s all a front
They’re looking worse and worse, the closer that I get
But they’ve noticed me - my god, they look so sad - and now I can’t turn back
Not that I could, in good conscious, with their despondent state
“My neighbour-” I begin... “my friend” I offer instead,
“What seems to be the matter, why do you look of dread?”
They weep - yes, we can weep - and their ‘colours’ are all out of line
“It’s a shame, I know, but this fate now is mine”
I have heard we can perish too, but I’ve never seen something like this, so askew
“But you should be thriving, what with your trees, how can I help you?”
“Oh, my dear, you seem to misunderstand,
it’s just that exactly; the people have poisoned my land”
And I look a little closer, and in shock I see them now,
My neighbour is bustling with all this colourful life
And that’s why their state changes; that’s why the days have been good, and bad
“I’m so sorry, I had no idea; is there any luck to be had?”
And my neighbour seems hopeful for a second; yes, just a second, but I saw it
“It’s up to them” they say, and with no help to offer, I went away 
Hearing those words play;
Is it?

And even after all that I saw,
The conflict, the fallout, the colour of war
Upon my neighbours skin, I couldn't help but begin
To realise: I’m alone
… Indeed, a planet can be lonely
Don’t imagine that we are without feeling
I suppose that might be the problem with people, then
Even though I wish I might know them better,
They don’t wish to see us back; or their luck
But the trees might be the ones most of all stuck
Rotten, with their roots still deep,
Where all the bad things seep,
Back into the Earth,
Of whom I was - or am - so jealous
Because, I don’t know what these things are,
I only know lack
But now, I wonder,
Do I even want to?
As I realise the one thing that I might have, yet they have not,
Something that you'll never earn back;
A future
And that feels more important…
Is it?

Oh my gosh, my emotions. 

[Julia Fox]

Submitted a ******* flop but I really wanted to submit something 

Edited September 7, 2022 by Julia Fox

[fountain]

55 minutes ago, Julia Fox said:

Submitted a ******* flop but I really wanted to submit something 

Hate that for you ? but yes something is always better than nothing, at least you tried