tournament Golden Hit: Season 5 ⚜️ Congrats to fountain!

[poki]

When I've fallen down so far, I think I'll never see your light
Bouncing off of me, shining down here from your eyes

[fountain]

[fountain]

Thank you @Jackson and @Aurora for both reviews. I’m really glad you enjoyed the songs and I loved reading your interpretations of Harvest  which I will neither confirm nor deny! Interested to see if @XO_Life has a third, different interpretation. 

[Aurora]

 

Hey, Hitmakers! So far this season you’ve taken us on a journey, given us a fright, made your choices, and embraced the season.
While judging for Round 4 is underway, we decided to work together and provide an early start for your next writing challenge.

 

Without further ado, let me introduce you all to the fifth round of Season 5...

 

Surprise! An ancient evil returns: the collaboration challenge. The writing tournaments of yesteryear typically had at least one challenge where players were tasked with working together. This wasn’t always optional, and partners may have been assigned rather than chosen. As writing tournaments have shifted away from such imposed restrictions, we understand the importance of choice when it comes to collaboration. Therefore, Golden Hit’s first collaboration challenge has 3 ways to satisfy it:

 

I ⚜ Writing Partners
The challenge in its classic form: partner up with another player from this season and write a song. There is little restriction outside of this requirement: you may write about whatever you wish. It can be written as a duet or rap/sung collaboration, or as one cohesive song for a soloist. You may even work in groups if you desire! No need to itemize who wrote what—just let the lyrics do the talking. You will receive one score for your collaboration which will contribute to all its writers’ averages.

 

II ⚜ Judge Co-write
As a twist on the collaboration component, you may wish to choose this option if for whatever reason partnering up with another player isn’t suited to you. Your judges have written and curated a selection of incomplete song-starters for you to finish. Like a true co-writing session, sometimes an artist has an idea they can’t complete, and requires an outsider to free the diamond from the rough. You may manipulate these song-starters freely, and spin them in any direction you can imagine.

 

Jackson's Song-Starters

Spoiler

Chorus - alt-pop

I only call your number when the skies turn murky grey

We’ll keep running in circles when the till the darker colors fade

Then I’ll put you in my closet like a rain jacket in May

We weathered April showers till you couldn’t take their weight

You carry all my secrets till their pressure makes you break

Then I bury you in regret till my errors are forgave

But you’ll always reappear when thunder comes my way

So if you’re the jacket maybe I’m eternal rain

 

Verse/Bridge - rap

I wear my cockiness like fashion

Etch my name on it then cash in

I’m a ten digit transaction

Don’t need nobody, subtraction

Stirring reactions is my passion

Just need profit interaction

Go on tour to hit my mansions

And I’m just starting my expansion

That’s my action,

Movie, but no one could cast this beauty

I got suitors of my choosing

Find their love letters amusing

Don’t go traveling for booty

What I want they bring it to me

If that shocks you you can sue me

Call my lawyers, I’m recruiting

This shít is booming

Aurora's Song-Starters

Spoiler

Feel free to use these sections in whichever way you choose!

 

“Predictable”

I love it when my thoughts get unpredictable at night
While everybody’s going left I’ll head the other way
If half the world is sleeping I begin another morning
The voices in my head all indicate a higher power
With every second, every minute, every passing year
I kept on wishing that the voices would just go away
But now that I know better I accept my destiny
Subverting the predictable is somewhat my forte

 

“Parasite”

You’re a moonseed chardonnay
Mountain laurel laced bouquet
Rhubarb pie baked with the leaves
Chlorine carried by the breeze
You’re the voice inside my head
I’m the prey inside your web
You’re the pill I’ll overdose
Your hospitable new host

XO_Life's Song-Starters

Spoiler

Chrous 1: urban/pop/RnB Sex Jam 

So gimmie this and gimmie that 

Exploring all of you, feeling like a tourist on crack

Hit it hard and hit it fast 

Mesmerised by your eyes 

I am feeling like a tourist on Crack

Waist line up and waist line down, stimulated by your scent,

Babe, whenever I am with you I am feeling like a tourist on crack

 

Chorus 2: 2010 katy perry style pop

So Tonight! 

Nothing matters, baby you and I

I am Alive! 

Every touch, burns like fire

So Wild! 

Thousand kisses, our love just feels so right 

It's like!

I'm seeing heaven in your eyes

(Heaven in your eyes)

III ⚜ Individual Duet
Lastly, if the thought of somebody else’s lyrics—be it another player’s or a judge’s—contributing to your individual performance simply doesn’t inspire you, this option may be more suitable. In this challenge you are tasked with independently writing one song that conveys multiple distinct voices. We’re looking for a duet or rap/sung collaboration that feels as if it were written for two or more artists, and how you can utilize different techniques to achieve this while making a cohesive song.

 

Songs due via Google Form submission by Thu. Nov 30, 11:59PM EST

 

Jackson, XO, and I might just form our own group J.A.X. and challenge you all to stardom! You could be our groupies?! The top three submissions will earn their writers a Hit Token, so make sure to submit for your chance at one of those. If you have not yet signed up for Golden Hit: Season 5, that’s fine! Just submit an entry and we’ll add you to the sign-ups list.

 

@stupidjock@fountain@Hey Dude@GentleDance@réveuse@Invisibility@worldwide angel@Legend E@JonginBey@Kayseri Mantisi@blackoutbaby@Navy4Life@Antikythera@Julianna Calm Down@Hug@Prisoner@punisher@TruGemini

 

[Jackson]

really excited for this one  it’s a very open challenge so hopefully this inspires a lot of creativity 

[Aurora]

To clarify: you only have to select one of the three types of collaboration challenges. If you are feeling game, you may feel free to mix and match (e.g. you could take a song-starter and turn it into an individual duet).

[Legend E]

ow...fun!

 

[XO_Life]

7 minutes ago, Legend E said:

ow...fun!

 

You know what to do! 

[XO_Life]

28 minutes ago, fountain said:

Thank you @Jackson and @Aurora for both reviews. I’m really glad you enjoyed the songs and I loved reading your interpretations of Harvest  which I will neither confirm nor deny! Interested to see if @XO_Life has a third, different interpretation. 

I need another 24 hours. But then I can finally post my reviews. However they will be very short this time... sorry. 

 

Work has been crazy but I actually got "kinda" promoted, so there's that.

[JonginBey]

The blue font is taking me OUT. My blind self cannot see 

[poki]

[Kern]

Ohh that is nice  👀

Anyone want to collaborate 

[punisher]

wait so if i use III i don’t have to write with someone else or use the song starters?

[Jackson]

1 hour ago, punisher said:

wait so if i use III i don’t have to write with someone else or use the song starters?

correct - option 3 is just writing a song individually that features at least 2 voices or perspectives 

[fountain]

Lol kinda have an idea for a really ridiculous song… let’s see what happens with the results for r4 and maybe I’ll take a risk based on their outcome 

[Hug]

I'm collabing with someone not in the game and claiming solo duet !!

[Hug]

The thumbs down react to the challenge is sending me btw

[Aurora]

3 minutes ago, Hug said:

The thumbs down react to the challenge is sending me btw

Right like why tank my reputation just because you don’t like the challenge.

[Jackson]

1 hour ago, Hug said:

I'm collabing with someone not in the game and claiming solo duet !!

when we clock you for plagiarism

[Kern]

@blackoutbaby do you want to write a song together

[XO_Life]

So sorry... but I just can't write reviews for R4 this time around. I did score all of you and you all did well imo. 

 

Timing for this round is just not on my side.

[fountain]

1 hour ago, XO_Life said:

So sorry... but I just can't write reviews for R4 this time around. I did score all of you and you all did well imo. 

 

Timing for this round is just not on my side.

It happens! No problem. Thank you for still scoring despite the bad timing 

[Jackson]

2 hours ago, XO_Life said:

So sorry... but I just can't write reviews for R4 this time around. I did score all of you and you all did well imo. 

 

Timing for this round is just not on my side.

you’ve done a great job this season and things happen so no worries! 

 

also happy thanksgiving to my fellow americans! we’re just waiting on one set of scores and will announce a results time for R4 shortly

[Aurora]

So who is thankful for some results? 

[Jackson]

9 minutes ago, Aurora said:

So who is thankful for some results? 

i'm seated