One of the songs Tom Delgaty and I wrote and submitted to the 2018 Great American Song Contest, Rolling 'Cross the Country (On a Song), was a finalist in the Country category. It got very good reviews from the judges.
https://soundcloud.com/user-955756822/rollin-cross-the-country
Unfortunately, although I made it clear it was co-authored, they credited the song to me alone because I was the one who submitted it.
https://www.greatamericansong.com/honorary.php
Here's what they said.
9/10 for the title/hook
8/10 clarity of theme/progression
9/10 imagery/poetics
8/10 rhyming
8/10 originality
8/10 melody
9/10 structure
10/10 prosody
10/10 aptness of melody
"Each of these songs is impressive in some way but this one stands out as the most fully realized. The light hearted Americana theme is straight forward, immediately memorable and easily relatable. The title/hook perfectly characterizes the idea. Congratulations on this impressive level of songwriting."
It's a close but no cigar but it feels good to get any kind of recognition, I guess.
You can hear all the winners here.
https://www.greatamericansong.com/winners.php
Way to go! Congrats!
Quote from: flatlander on April 03, 2019, 05:42:28 PM
Way to go! Congrats!
Thanks. I wish there was more to it than a pat on the back. Don't mean you. :blush:
Wow that is awesome! Congrats!
Thank you very much to the links. I look forward to an an afternoon of listening.
Bob
Quote from: bobsnuscruz on April 04, 2019, 01:30:59 AM
Thank you very much to the links. I look forward to an an afternoon of listening.
Bob
You're welcome. Tell me what you think of the actual winners. :beer
:beer
"Places I have been, Faces I have seen..." really good stuff. Loved the solo too!
Edit: Duck, this one started playing following the tune in this post. I listened to it a couple times. It's really really good stuff!
https://soundcloud.com/user-955756822/hey-look-at-you-1