Comments on: Masters Of Song Fu #3: Final Challenge Revealed!

By: Jack F

Jack F — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:48:01 +0000

Molly, if you thought the pressure was bad before, wait until you hear Paul & Storm’s entry. It’s one of their strongest songs ever. “Frogger! The Frogger Musical” makes Pinball Wizard sound like just another arcade game song.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:01:47 +0000

I… um…

Oh! :O

Well then, I’m looking forward to a friendly, respectful final round that will bring this competition to an honorable end. ^_^

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:51:21 +0000

Alex, the song is due in less than 24 hours and I haven’t started. Way to turn up the pressure.

By: sevinPackage

sevinPackage — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:00:47 +0000

Yes, it’s true. Dingoes were involved.
The dingoes in question went to Paul’s house and Storm’s house (for 5-10 minutes), mainly to give them a fright. I heard from someone who’s friends with the owner of said dingoes, and he assured me that they are very nice and well-mannered pups, and couldn’t harm anything larger than, say, a baby. The owner also said that the dingoes wanted to meet Paul and Storm to thank them for making their favorite song, “Cruel, Cruel Moon.”

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:21:40 +0000

I dunno, man. She sent dingoes after them. DINGOES.

By: sevinPackage

sevinPackage — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:13:20 +0000

Beautifully put, Alex.
Could we get Gabe from Penny Arcade to turn that into a graphic novel?

As for their friendship, I believe that Masters and Challenger can reconcile after the battle is over. (Hopeful Arrr!)

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:34:57 +0000

Once, long ago, Paul, Storm, and Molly were all friends. They even performed on stage together as recently as late January. Then, bitter competition formed between them, and all was lost. Paul & Storm, desperate to win amongst the Masters, decided to take out the competition, and shortly after this Neil Innes and Garfunkel & Oates mysteriously dropped out. Everyone was fooled by Paul & Storm’s oblivious charade; all but one. Molly Lewis knew better, and so she took matters into her own hands.

Late in the night, the dingoes came. They tore at the flesh of Paul & Storm at the command of a mysterious ukulele wielding entity. Their meal finished, they left the scene rapidly alongside their master, who was busy scribbling down notes about what it would be like if Wikipedia were a person. Molly had righted the wrongs Paul & Storm had committed, and yet in doing so had become that which she had sought to eliminate. Just as Paul & Storm had, Molly had taken out the competition, and had submitted to the desire to win. She had stooped to the same levels Paul & Storm had.

As Molly went on to do battle against the valiant Hank Green, however, Paul & Storm yet lived. They had come as far as to take out two Masters already, and they would not be denied. The duo scratched, clawed, and fought with everything they had, and at the end of their long journey they rose from the ashes, climbed out from the dingoes, and prepared for one final showdown. The war would be difficult, but they were determined to be victorious.

The days of laughter amongst Paul & Storm and Molly Lewis have long departed. Gone are the days of pirate hats and bananas. All that is left now are two songs. Two songs tie Paul & Storm together with Molly. In just a few days, these songs will collide. These songs will clash against one another and in the end there shall be only one. What started as a friendly competition has now boiled down to an overwhelming desire to win that threatens to destroy everything in its path.

Paul & Storm and Molly Lewis have all thrown away friendship. They’ve all thrown away the spirit of competition. They are all that stands in the other’s way, and only one can accomplish what they’ve worked so hard towards. At the end of the story, there is but one…

MASTER OF SONG FU.
*fade to black*

By: Mick Bordet

Mick Bordet — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:38:14 +0000

It took a while to get rolling with this one, but I have at last got a song(s) structure, melodies and lyrics all up and running.

Now to record the monster of a thing…

By: Hazen Nester

Hazen Nester — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:57:56 +0000

Well, as the week’s going on, I’m finding it more and more unlikely that I’ll finish my shadow entry in time. 🙁

But I will finish it, dammit.

By: Russ Rogers

Russ Rogers — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:27:02 +0000

I consider McCartney the Master of the Frankensong. There are too many to mention. Side 2 of Abbey Road is like one giant Frankensong.

Good luck to Paul and Storm! Good luck, Molly! And thanks to Ken Plume for hosting this amazing showcase and for opening up the Grand Finale to the Shadows. I’m not sure I’ll finish in time. But, this has put some ideas in my head.

By: Eddie Colton

Eddie Colton — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:16:29 +0000

I have a really awesome idea, but I’m recovering from nine days of nonstop writing/recording of another song. Plus the previous challenge’s anagramming still gives me nightmares.

Molly, time to break out the Stylophone and kazoo.

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:00:48 +0000

@Ken Well, if you’re going to argue THAT, then Sgt. Pepper & With A Little Help From My Friends is a fair comparison too.

(Please don’t expect me to write Sgt Pepper + With A Little Help. Plea-he-heeeeese.)

I look forward to seeing who shadows! This is going to be GREAT.

By: JTricks

JTricks — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:31:48 +0000

Well done Molly for making it to the final round!!! (I voted for you every time.) This round is going to be awesome in every way…

By: sevinPackage

sevinPackage — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:47:00 +0000

Funny, I think most of McCartney’s songs as two or three melodies fused together, like he had enough ideas to make a few 1-2 minutes songs when going into the studio to make one complete 5 minute song. Band On The Run and Live And Let Die are the ones I think of from Paul.

Good luck to Paul, Storm and Molly! This is going to be an excellent round; I can feel it!

By: UncaScroogeMcD

UncaScroogeMcD — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:10:08 +0000

Actually, Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions” are two different songs, though usually played back-to-back (as they were placed on the album).

By: Insane Ian

Insane Ian — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:53:19 +0000

I already did this challenge in round two. Well, sort of.

Good luck Molly & Paul & Storm (& Shadowers!)

Crazy round…

By: photosinensis

photosinensis — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:36:04 +0000

@Molly: That’s exactly what I was thinking. Well, that and the aforementioned “Paranoid Android”.

In any case, this is the matchup I’ve been waiting for since the competitors were first announced. This should be absolutely epic.

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:32:23 +0000

Uncle Albert? Really? Blorf.
Why not Bohemian Rhapsody?

By: Eddie Colton

Eddie Colton — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:14:11 +0000

The only difference between this and a traditional song is that the three parts are different tempos and styles, instead of the same tempo and variations on one style. It’s not as hard as composing three songs. It’s just a twist on verse, chorus, middle 8.

By: Babins

Babins — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:10:37 +0000

YEAH! GO MOLLY! It all comes down to this! Paul and Storm, The Masters Of Song Fu vetran duo V.S. Molly Lewis, The Masters Of Song Fu ukulele challenger! This will be the best challenge (at least in my opinion) in the history of The Masters Of Song Fu!