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Regular readers of my posts will know that in late 2010/early 2011 my band took part in the Emergenza music festival Well this episode is now immortalised on YouTube in the form of this composition. This song is specifically dedicated to all fellow band members and musicians who have recently participated in ‘battle-of-the-bands’ contests, such as the one described. Just to make this clear – I have nothing but praise for all the Emergenza staff we encountered, who were professional, enthusiastic and helpful throughout our participation in the contest. I wish the organisation the very best for the future. Also I wrote the lyrics, which do not necessarily represent the views of my co-band members. If you are thinking of entering one of these things then my advice would be to do so – but with your eyes wide open. Big thanks on this one to: - my beautiful and talented daughter Tess on vox - Alexis for working out, playing and recording the drum parts - my family, friends, colleagues and all those who came along to support my band at the 3 Emergenza evenings we played. To complete the picture, the music track was put together on PTPA V 11. No MIDI at all used in making this one. As ever, I'd be grateful for suggestions and ideas for improvement. The 'video' was made using MS Photo Story 3. THanks for listening...and watching this time!! Marc
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Ha, ha -- great lyrics and an enjoyable listen. The old "pay to play" battle of the bands -- on a very grand scale. Well, you got a great song out of it.
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Hi Marc,
Very entertaining. Great video show and terrific arrangement.
Regards, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2024
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Nice satire Marc! I loved it. Was the sudden cutoff at the end part of the p**ss take? "Ah, s*d it..." I wouldn't blame you! Actually, I don't see why you were so kind to these people in your post - unless it's to avoid a legal action for libel? Edit: Based on your song and post I had a very caustic comment here about these people but took it out just in case...
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THanks John - had a lot of fun writing it and making the vid.
I guess we were lucky with the Paris outfit in that all the Emergenza people we dealt with were really nice and supportive. It is the business model itself which is - what can we say - slightly suspect. THey are just cogs within it.
But then, you weigh it up. We got to play some pretty nice clubs which we wouldn't otherwise have done and there are 7 songs which we can now play blindfolded, we practiced them so much.
THe most annoying thing is constantly having to pester people to come along.
Re. the end - the original plan was an even more brutal "plug-pulling" ending with a Festival presenter coming in "RIght, next band on stage....", but I never got round to that.
Marc
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Very nice satire.
Personally I think you should have placed higher and gone farther. This was a very good song vocal wise, harmony wise and structure wise. If your other songs were like this one you must have been up against some very strong competition.
I just posted a selfie and all of the responses were get well soon!
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Josie,
Glad I made you smile!
Mario, - our set was pretty good though I say it myself. We played (on Ian, from these board's advice!) 3 originals and 4 covers. But this one hadn't yet been written. - as to the bands that went further than we did. Sadly the only quality required to progress in this competition is the ability to sell tickets. Some of my fellow band members went along to one of the finals and reported that some of the bands were truly awful. But they had lots of friends/hangers on...
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I played at a big time club in LA and they charged us a $1000 to play there for one night. Ton's of celebs there but I had to work 2 jobs just to play so I had to Go-Go elsewhere !
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