Pastiche... or In other words...
Here's the video. Sorry about all the "Erms..."
This week your challenge is to write lyrics to an existing melody (note for instrumentalists later). Ideally, this should be a “pastiche” – but I'm mainly interested in new words to an old melody and I'm especially interested in getting folks who have never dared to write lyrics to give it a go.
I cover what a pastiche should be on the video and give examples of them – hence the length of the video!
There are three prizes for three winners.
A book on Song-writing is the top prize! Then the 2nd Prize Winner gets to choose between Celtic Tunes for Uke or Robert Johnson for Uke and the 3rd prize winner gets the other one that the 2nd Prize Winner didn't want.
I’m asking for only one entry please and a maximum of two bonus songs (which should also be pastiches)
Instrumentalists can submit tunes that are original, but written firmly in the style of another composer / band.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: You can do an entirely original song if it is obviously a pastiche of a particular artist / style etc. See note on inspiration below.
Rules:
- Please state or indicate in your video that it is for the 81st Season.
- Multi-tracking welcome but the Ukulele should be a principal instrument
- Please mention the song that inspired you to write your version and if it isn't that famous please provide a link to the original.
- Please include the lyrics of your version either in your posting here or on your YouTube video in the description section.
- Please do not post your video before Sunday 1st September 12:01 AM Hawaii time.
For inspiration try listening to anything by veteran pastiche group “The Barron Knights”; or the works of Neil Innes (His “The Rutles” is a brilliant piss take of the Beatles and is a Classic Pastiche) or more recently to the amazing Mitch Benn – who, like Innes, does pastiches of both the melody and the lyrics of the artists whose style he borrows for his songs of social comment.
THIS IS THE PLAYLIST
THIS IS THE BONUS LIST
YOUR QUERIES ANSWERED:
1) - The Pastiche can be one you wrote some time ago, but the performance you submit should be especially for this season.
Here's the video. Sorry about all the "Erms..."
This week your challenge is to write lyrics to an existing melody (note for instrumentalists later). Ideally, this should be a “pastiche” – but I'm mainly interested in new words to an old melody and I'm especially interested in getting folks who have never dared to write lyrics to give it a go.
I cover what a pastiche should be on the video and give examples of them – hence the length of the video!
There are three prizes for three winners.
A book on Song-writing is the top prize! Then the 2nd Prize Winner gets to choose between Celtic Tunes for Uke or Robert Johnson for Uke and the 3rd prize winner gets the other one that the 2nd Prize Winner didn't want.
I’m asking for only one entry please and a maximum of two bonus songs (which should also be pastiches)
Instrumentalists can submit tunes that are original, but written firmly in the style of another composer / band.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: You can do an entirely original song if it is obviously a pastiche of a particular artist / style etc. See note on inspiration below.
Rules:
- Please state or indicate in your video that it is for the 81st Season.
- Multi-tracking welcome but the Ukulele should be a principal instrument
- Please mention the song that inspired you to write your version and if it isn't that famous please provide a link to the original.
- Please include the lyrics of your version either in your posting here or on your YouTube video in the description section.
- Please do not post your video before Sunday 1st September 12:01 AM Hawaii time.
For inspiration try listening to anything by veteran pastiche group “The Barron Knights”; or the works of Neil Innes (His “The Rutles” is a brilliant piss take of the Beatles and is a Classic Pastiche) or more recently to the amazing Mitch Benn – who, like Innes, does pastiches of both the melody and the lyrics of the artists whose style he borrows for his songs of social comment.
THIS IS THE PLAYLIST
THIS IS THE BONUS LIST
YOUR QUERIES ANSWERED:
1) - The Pastiche can be one you wrote some time ago, but the performance you submit should be especially for this season.
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