Jackson Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, Aurora said: Which means our top two for the round are the wonderfully talented @Hug and @Invisibility! I absolutely loved both of your entries and they were my personal top two, so this just feels right. In second place is... Reveal hidden contents 🥈 @Invisibility with a score of 8.75 for “Corchito”. 🥈 Your song was brilliantly unique, personal, and well-written, and we feel so lucky to have had the privilege to read it! A truly stellar submission and so close to the top spot this round. Thank you! Which means the WINNER of the Wanderlust challenge (by less than 0.03 of a point, mind you) is... Hide contents 🥇 @Hug with a score of 8.777 for “Sea of Stars”. 🥇 Congratulations on debuting at #1, snatching another #1 hit in your sea of others, and proving that astral imagery still has us in a chokehold. This was so close to a perfect 10 for me, sublime work. congrats hug and also invisibility both excellent songs to start off the season with, well deserved
Galah Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 Rank Writer Song Title Score 1 @Hug “Sea of Stars” 8.777 2 @Invisibility “Corchito” 8.75 3 @fountain “The Square” 8.443 4 hurricane326 “The City (An Ode to Pittsburgh)” 8.417 5 @worldwide angel “Babel” 8.39 6 @Kayseri Mantisi “Land Of The Rising Sun” 8.167 7 @Prisoner “The Fishpond Behind My Grandfather's Home” 7.823 8 @blackoutbaby “Paris Bítch” 7.75 9 @Legend E “Lands” 7.667 10 @Antikythera “Amsterdam (Lekker D)” 7.333 11 @Hey Dude “High” 6.5 12 @stupidjock “Rijeka” 5.833 13 @réveuse “London” 4.5 2 2
Jackson Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 22 minutes ago, punisher said: thank you soo much! i’ve never really written a song before so this should be fun do we have to keep it in a certain genre or? no genre requirements at all - we just judge you on lyrics as well so no melody or instrumental is needed. we only ask that you generally keep to the challenge prompt (this week’s is on the top of pg. 12) 1
Invisibility Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 Difference tighter than unused bussy Me being sandwiched between two legendary judges of S3 Congrats to my fellow podium members@fountain and @Hug ! 2 1
Kayseri Mantisi Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 i'm so excited about the future rounds already cuz i won't make sushi mistakes this time when will we get the results for Halloween theme approximately 1
Antikythera Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 I am so happy about the winners, it is so great to see people achieving their dreams! 1
fountain Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 Thank you judges for top 3! I really appreciate it and your feedback. Coming for bottom 3 with this Halloween theme next Also big shoutout and congrats to @Invisibility and @Hug very happy to be beside you two talents! 1
Jackson Posted October 30, 2023 Author Posted October 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Kayseri Mantisi said: i'm so excited about the future rounds already cuz i won't make sushi mistakes this time when will we get the results for Halloween theme approximately about a week from now - likely sunday or monday
blackoutbaby Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 I'm content with mine. I knew I didn't make the best song, but next round I'm coming for BLOOD (see what I did there?) 2
worldwide angel Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Aurora said: At #5, continuing their streak of smash hit singles from previous seasons of Golden Hit, this writer gave us a bit of a change of pace, and it absolutely worked! Hide contents ⚜️ @worldwide angel with a score of 8.39 for “Babel”. ⚜️ I loved your very creative take on this challenge, and thought it was marvellous. It's always exciting to see you experiment with new structures and themes, and can't wait to see what else is in store! thank you 1
Hug Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 Omg work had me pressed for a minute and I forgot we were doing results today. Wow I didn't think I was getting a #1 debut though! I was thinking 3rd at highest. Thank you to all the judges and congratulations to @fountain and @Invisibility my fellow Top 3, and everyone else that submitted <3 -- Here is the doc for Sea of Stars, but I also pasted it below if anyone is curious but cba to go to Google Docs Spoiler [verse one] There’s nothing left on Earth for me It hurts to say, but that’s my reality When I take a moment to get lost in thought I find myself somewhere among the stars Down here I’m no one, going nowhere, doing nothing But waiting for the end that’s ultimately coming It’s not that I need purpose, but everything feels worthless And that feeling…that’s all that the Earth is [pre-chorus] And like a pen, I glide my finger through the air I draw a map in my mind, and wish that I was there Out in space, far away, ‘til my nothingness fades For something to fulfill me in a cosmic kind of way [chorus] I don’t know where I belong, but I know that it’s not here How I’d kill for the ability to simply disappear To vanish from the Earth as if I never existed To swim in the sea of stars is on the top of my wishlist I don’t know where I belong, but they say space is endless And something’s out there for me…I can sense it To find out what it is, to discover what I love To swim in the sea of stars is everything I want [verse two] There’s nothing left on Earth for me I’m galaxies away in every waking dream And I can’t tell the Milky Way apart from all the others I don’t even want to when there’s infinity to discover Then I feel my feet fall back to the ground Where I’m nothing, going nowhere, with no one around It’s not that I’m useless, but I’m not needed here What I need is out there in unlimited possibility [pre-chorus] And like a pen, I glide my finger through the air I draw a map in my mind, and wish that I was there Out in space, far away, ‘til my nothingness fades For something to fulfill me in a cosmic kind of way [chorus] I don’t know where I belong, but I know that it’s not here How I’d kill for the ability to simply disappear To vanish from the Earth as if I never existed To swim in the sea of stars is on the top of my wishlist I don’t know where I belong, but they say space is endless And something’s out there for me…I can sense it To find out what it is, to discover what I love To swim in the sea of stars is everything I want [bridge] Maybe all this is…is nothing but a dream A dash of make-believe…a comforting fantasy And I’d be better off taming my expectations To make the most of this nothing situation But if the dream dies, then I’d have to die with it It’s all that I have left; it’s all that I’ve been given So tonight, like every night, I’ll let myself go swimming Out in the sea of stars ‘til I find out why I’m living [chorus] I don’t know where I belong, but I know that it’s not here How I’d kill for the ability to simply disappear To vanish from the Earth as if I never existed To swim in the sea of stars is on the top of my wishlist I don’t know where I belong, but they say space is endless And something’s out there for me…I can sense it To find out what it is, to discover what I love To swim in the sea of stars is everything I want 3
Hug Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 I'm doing something I've not done for this game since...uh like Platinum Hit S11, and that's research I have like...a sprout of an idea but I want to see how I could make it work.
Invisibility Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 Sharing my sing Corchito Spoiler V1 Have I told you I'm an escapist But nets keep bringing me down? It's a toss up of real and dream How I stare beyond its lattice V2 I can travel Mach 2 the wetlands And leave my hometown ground Where waters burst the seams I feel lime scraping my bare hands Pre 1 Slow descent as I'm roving Move along this mangrove My senses soak it in Chorus Swim into blurred waterlines The fresh-salt sea like my two minds Bit by bit glide deeper When I be one with the mirror El cenote de cristal me recibirá V3 I love this catch and release Yet doubts will soon follow Surface level blues and greens Gave me mixed tints The more that I dived Open airways, coughing what I swallow Pre 2 Memories ride the breeze This place I've made a home I let my lungs give in Chorus Swim into blurred waterlines The fresh-salt sea like my two minds Bit by bit glide deeper When I be one with the mirror El cenote de cristal me recibirá Bridge Every last breath I took Has led me to this warm blue Underwater hides my tears A second more the time shears Will my whirlpool ever fade? And my limbs ache from stroking away From the crystal cenote I emerge Pre 2 Memories ride the breeze This place I've made a home I let my lungs give in Chorus Swim into blurred waterlines The fresh-salt sea like my two minds Bit by bit glide deeper When I look into the mirror El cenote de cristal ha quedado atrás 3
Kern Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 I feel so good about the song I'm writing. I took some pressure of myself and decided to just have fun with it without overthinking too much 3
fountain Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, stupidjock said: I feel so good about the song I'm writing. I took some pressure of myself and decided to just have fun with it without overthinking too much Yess that’s the best attitude to have! imo writing should be for the writer first and foremost, so as long as you are having fun and you find it fulfilling that is the most important thing of all truly 1
fountain Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 Well, I have an idea for something now, so that’s better than nothing also it is the day itself, happy Halloween! 1
Jackson Posted October 31, 2023 Author Posted October 31, 2023 4 hours ago, stupidjock said: I feel so good about the song I'm writing. I took some pressure of myself and decided to just have fun with it without overthinking too much this is the best approach if you’re having fun, it often comes through in the lyrics! and it’s better to write something you love than something for the charts
poki Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 POP EMERGENCY After the critical and commercial failure of my sophomore lead "High", I have been DROPPED from Padam Records. Ezreal has joined a different band called Heartsteel, Clive Davis is busy on a side project for Final Fantasy DLC, and Simon is...idk he's not answering my calls. I am now an indie artist with no budget. #creativeRebellion 2 1
fountain Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 As a certain lady once said, music not the bling 1
fountain Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 @Hey Dude I bought a PS5 and started FFXVI 🫢 1
Jackson Posted November 1, 2023 Author Posted November 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Hey Dude said: POP EMERGENCY After the critical and commercial failure of my sophomore lead "High", I have been DROPPED from Padam Records. Ezreal has joined a different band called Heartsteel, Clive Davis is busy on a side project for Final Fantasy DLC, and Simon is...idk he's not answering my calls. I am now an indie artist with no budget. #creativeRebellion does this mean an upcoming single featuring just Hey Dude and not the band? 1
poki Posted November 1, 2023 Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, fountain said: @Hey Dude I bought a PS5 and started FFXVI 🫢 I can also say good stuff about Crash Bandicoot 4, Need for Speed Unbound and Sims 4. They run so good on it. Didn't get Spider-Man 2 yet but reviews say it's amazing. Edited November 1, 2023 by Hey Dude
poki Posted November 1, 2023 Posted November 1, 2023 Got an idea. Think I will go for more of a storytelling route 'cause that went good for me in S4. I think Impossible Princess is probably my best. If anyone wants more inspiration for this round, here's a whimsy top 4 hit from S4 that could work well this round (open in new tab for better resolution):
poki Posted November 1, 2023 Posted November 1, 2023 And here is what NOT to do on Golden Hit! Actually took this pic IRL. I saw this plane 2 days ago and was like "omg this is perfect for my track artwork" Lyrics: Spoiler TITLE: High WRITERS: PoKiTaurus, Ezreal [SPOKEN INTRO] Hey everyone it’s your host PoKiTaurus speaking, today I’d like for us to talk about home. What is home? Not your current one, but your dream one. I’ve got a little story to share about mine. It goes like this, [VERSE 1] Mind numb eyes dumb, on the prize I can’t reach can’t steal, for my life So I dream I weep, wonder why I catch myself dreaming, all the time [VERSE 2] These words these hopes, cross the line Not real yet real, in my mind Bite my lip, staying up all night Ask myself, “Is this feeling right?” [PRE-CHORUS] ‘cause I can’t shake off my desert high [CHORUS] Waking up to a scorching sun Cowboy boots from dusk ‘till dawn Humming along to a lonesome strum It’s my guitar and it’s my own song I walk by, they tell me “Howdy boy!” Tip my hat, enjoy their warmth Just another day in my desert home It’s this dream I always hold [SPOKEN POST-CHORUS] Hey Ez, what should my name be if I become a talk-radio host? Obviously PoKiTaurus, bro [VERSE 3] Picture this: an airfield of mine Abandoned airplanes that once soared high I’d like to climb on them and stare at the great blue sky Think about the days when their rust would shine [VERSE 4] I wanna make my dough as a talk show host Broadcast live from my airfield home Hear crazy stories and share my own Every day ‘till my throat gets sore [PRE-CHORUS] There were days where these old planes would fly across the sky One day I’ll get to say the same for these wings of mine ‘till then I’ll be dreaming of my desert high [CHORUS] Waking up to a scorching sun Cowboy boots from dusk ‘till dawn Humming along to a lonesome strum It’s my guitar and it’s my own song I walk by, they tell me “Howdy boy!” Tip my hat, enjoy their warmth Just another day in my desert home It’s this dream I always hold I’ll catch you airfield, wait and see One day this dream will be reality With a smirk I’ll get to say the words Man I’m home
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