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Acrophobia #41 - Unwritten Song Titles (ROUND 1)


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8 hours ago, rocksniffer said:

with all due respect to my darling Bird, i got the "mock deer" straight away as pointing to his bastard status but also a "mocking of the deer" tune...it was a brilliant entry

...i loved it Rhaenys :cheers:

 

While I’m most thankful for your appreciation, I do actually think it’s a stretch as my concept only matched one letter of the three and the adjustment kinda took away from it. (the thought process started from lack of sadness and Baratheon stag, became false sadness for a false stag. To find any musical reference, I wanted to go for the mock stag’s lament as per the mock turtle’s song, but with the letters I had, this translated into mock deer and a kinda random but at least cheery synonym of ‘song’.)

It had nothing to do with the musician Castellan mentions because I didn’t google mock deer, and I also didn’t intend the mocking the deer itself although calling Joff mock deer/stag is mockery enough. So nope, there wasn’t all that much in this as you guys think, but I’m glad it worked out :lol: :lol: 

9 hours ago, Castellan said:

I see everyone's still got their mojo (except me). Very hard to choose. May have to look again actually.

Ugh nope, you’re not alone with that feeling. I kinda lost my mojo around the middle of the last game and it’s surprisingly difficult to bring it back. Oh well, I need to flex my brain muscles.

 

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19 hours ago, RhaenysBee said:

Educate me please, which opera is this? :leaving: 

Erkel Ferenc: Hunyadi László - here is a performance on YouTube. (Meghalt a cselszövő... is the choir piece I was thinking of.) 

My votes:

1) 3.

2) 6

3) 10

4) 8

It was indeed very difficult to choose. Marvellous round!

15 hours ago, rocksniffer said:

...with all due respect to my darling Bird, i got the "mock deer" straight away as pointing to his bastard status but also a "mocking of the deer" tune...it was a brilliant entry

...i loved it Rhaenys :cheers:

I thought the same.

15 hours ago, rocksniffer said:

 

...anyone looking for fun join me in the dungeon of debauchery where i am drinking shots and thinking up my next losing entry...

 

On my way there now... :cool4:

 

 

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7 minutes ago, Julia H. said:

Erkel Ferenc: Hunyadi László - here is a performance on YouTube. (Meghalt a cselszövő... is the choir piece I was thinking of.) 

Ah of course. I never even read the drama, the most I can associate with the story is the painting. :( I should really improve my culture and listen to these pieces.

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1) 9 because it prompted me to catch up with Weird Al's back catalogue I only remembered Like a Surgeon which I liked very much.

2) 10 for remembering the important people in Robert's life. When Thackeray died, his daughters broke with the tradition of women not going to funerals. So did a large contingent of prostitutes, he used to go to them all the time and was apparently very popular. So they all had a good gravesite chat.

3) 2 because I tried for a pig themed entry and failed

4) because it sounds strangely like a real song

 

 

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I keep changing my mind, but not about the first one. 

1.  2 - Rootin’ My Day Away - by Boss Hog

2.  4 - Robert Made Drunk Again - by The Irish Rovers

3.  8 - Wounds of Deceit (Robert’s Monody) - by Bolo Brown

4. 10 - Whore’s Ode: Dear Robert’s Memory 

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On 4/16/2021 at 1:11 PM, Jez Bell said:

I heard something about a dungeon of debauchery.  Does someone have a map?

...map...i got a map for ya...   :leer:

...well i had one til i ran outta rollin' papers...shit happens

:mellow:

 

On 4/16/2021 at 1:15 PM, Julia H. said:

I don't, but I know it's down the ladder.

...followed by a jump to the left...and then a step to the right

 

On 4/16/2021 at 1:17 PM, Fragile Bird said:

I heard there has to be a full moon out...

Or was that no moon? :idea:

...any moon is a good moon but no moon is the true moon 

:cool4:

On 4/16/2021 at 12:58 PM, a free shadow said:

I guard the way :ninja:

...thus i may debauch unchallenged

:smoking:

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ROUND TWO RESULTS

 

1 - Woops! Our Drunk Royals Misfortune - by Symon Silver Tongue

Author - Howlin’ Howland

Points - 1+1 +1+3+1

Total - 7

 

2 - Rootin’ My Day Away - by Boss Hog

Author - rocksniffer

Points - 1+1 +3+1+1+2

Total - 9

 

3 - Tried Loving Cersei - sung by the Common Folk

Author - Fragile Bird

Points - 1+1 +2+3+3+1+1+2 +2

Total - 16

 

4 - Robert Made Drunk Again - by The Irish Rovers

Author - Julia H.

Points - 1+1 +2+1+2+1

Total - 8

 

5 - Wildebeast of Death (re—mix) - by Slayer

Author - Jez Bell

Points - 1+1 +1+3+1+1+3 +2

Total - 13

 

6 - Then Lyanna Called - by Robert Baratheon (16 years in advance)

Author - a free shadow

Points - 1+1 +2+2+1

Total - 7

 

7 - Rather Marvellous Dinner Announced - by Sweet Cersei’s Sirens

Author - Castellan

Points - 1+1 +3+1+3 +2

Total - 11

 

8 - Wounds of Deceit (Robert’s Monody) - by Bolo Brown

Author - AssHat Ahai

Points - 1+1 +1+1+1+1+2+1

Total - 9

 

9 - When our dear Robert mounts - by The Westerosi Weird Al Yankovic

Author - Lilac & Gooseberries

Points - 1+1 +3

Total - 5

 

10 - Whore’s Ode: Dear Robert’s Memory

Author - RhaenysBee

Points - 1+1 +1+2+1+2+3

Total - 11

 

 

1 Fragile Bird 21 + 16 = 37

2 Castellan 19 + 11 = 30

3 AssHat Ahai 19 + 9 = 28

4 RhaenysBee 15 + 11 = 26

5 Jez Bell 12 + 13 = 25

6 Howlin’ Howland 13 + 7 = 20

6 Julia H. 12 + 8 = 20

8 a free shadow 11 + 7 = 18

8 rocksniffer 9 + 9 = 18

10 Lilac & Gooseberries 12 + 5 = 17

 

Excellent stuff all round again, as Fragile Bird rises farther above the chasers but lest we forget these are still early days and the creativity is already flourishing.

You know quality is high when genuinely excellent entries acquire single-digit totals. More 5-point boosts may be in order if this level continues.

Please do check my tallies in case any mistakes occurred. I don’t function well early on Saturdays :idea:

 

New voting round and assignment coming sometime today

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