The kitchen collab challenge (last challenge of 2019)

Hi everybody,

Time for a new challenge! Inspired by the return of @Michael to the kitchen, @Dutchbeat came up with the idea to start 'The kitchen collab challenge', which will be the last challenge of 2019.

Let's take the rest of the year to find a fellow kitchener (or a few fellow kitcheners) to collaborate with and create a song together.

The song should be ready before December 15th, so we can have 2 weeks of voting time for the winner around XMas time until the EOY.

Let us know if you're in (and with who) by replying below. We accept duo's and teams..

Cheers, Love and Peace,

Mar T.     and    DB
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PS. I promised to work on @DonMar 's lyrics ('Heart on a stick') earlier, so if @DonMar agrees I'll team up with her. 

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List of contestants:

1. @Mar T. and @DonMar
2. @Michael and @Rachel_D
3. @Dutchbeat , @robertkc and @Leonard Scaper
4. @oorlab and @Dutchbeat
5. @Katze Konigsberg and @DanJames
6. @siennalittle and @Pleudoniem
7. @smajor and ??
8. C'mon join!!
..

Sure, @Mar T. , let's get 'Heart on a Stick' on the road!   

Donna

Great idea for a new challenge!
Happy to announce @Rachel_D and myself will be joining in 🙂

How does one go about doing this?
I mean for the challenge.....
Just wondering 
Post "I'd like to collaborate" like a help wanted ad?
DM someone and say "What are you working on, can I join?"

@Mar T.   

count me in for this challenge, but... i am still looking for a partner to team up with....but i am in

perhaps i can team up with @budhabuilding or @Goatrelated ...

or..@oorlab
or @Rabid Parrot  or @Mark Luto      ..i would like that  :yes

or....anyone 

psssst.... @Mar T. ... you didn't hear this from me...but... rumour has it....that....

@robertkc and @Leonard Scaper have teamed up for this.....
and are working on a spectacular song
for this collab challenge

so...i think it safe to add them to the list of contestants in the opening post 

Aww-  its true  @Dutchbeat and there goes the plan to come in last minute under the radar
Interesting how you slip the "we" mention in there... yes, folks - this is now a three    :pronged attack on the Challenge...a certain Mr DB  has agreed to bring his awesome production skills to the warbling of @Leonard Scaper  and yours truly.

[DB whispering..] oh...sorry.. @robertkc and @Leonard Scaper, i didn't realize you wanted to keep this a secret...

@Mar T.  - count me in! Great idea - 15-12 will be in my agenda

@Mar T.  - count me in! Great idea - 15-12 will be in my agenda

DB whispering again...

cool @oorlab 

Mmm, maybe it's time to start mentioning (tagging) members in this thread to make sure we'll get at least 15 challenging duo's/teams..
Who dares? ;-) @Jambrains and @Zedd maybe? Common guys!!

Love, Peace and Cheers,
Mar T.

Mmm, maybe it's time to start mentioning (tagging) members in this thread to make sure we'll get at least 15 challenging duo's/teams..
Who dares? ;-) @Jambrains and @Zedd maybe? Common guys!!

Love, Peace and Cheers,
Mar T.

aaahh... @Mar T. , you think it may help to tag members so that they will join in?

well...i think there are many long time members who liked to collab in the past, like... @Jurgen  @habiTat @Katze Konigsberg @benjo @siennalittle @Boudewijn de Koning @calmlondon @cha0sb0y @cheff daniel @digger72 @Ehsan @filippalind @flossie @Goatrelated @GTB @Guitarded1977 @horriblemind @iiviivix @ItsRilo @jameshargreaves @Jenny @Jim @jmacdon @junemay @katja @LenB @LostBoy @lu77 @man of simple pleasures @marcus_jb @Mark Luto @MichaelA @montydog @Mr Sydney @Mr.Chainsaw @NoiseAlter @Olbigead @PaperMessages @Pleudoniem @Rabid Parrot @realkevm @redmando @Ricita @Santa Claus @seriousfun @smajor @SoulAktor @stylus @sully @Tiago.Mendes.Rodrigues @tone @tuff bransch

and @all

Go find yourself a partner 

for this songwriting challenge

Hey, long time no see!!! or Hear!! thanks for tagging!! I would love to take part in the collab challenge but do not have a collab partner!
Who would like to have a go! I can do both ways: I have some new songs that would need a little production and I can leand my voice for a song that i dont know.

Who wants to collab with me? @Dakoda @man of simple pleasures @DanJames @Siobhan Dakay or someone else? 

Hello Everyone,

I have five lyrics I'd like to add to the mix.

Any music writer who wants to can participate. Even more  than one. We'll thrash out the details later.

Later,
Stan

   Alligator Stew

Verse 1:
I'm gonna make me
some alligator stew
that's what I'm gonna do
yes I am, yes I am
gonna add some okra
add some tomatoes
add some ham broth
gonna be good... goddamn

Chorus:
Up here in the city
I'm gonna sit here on the stoop
get my big spoon out
and eat my alligator stew.

Verse 2:
Cuz'n up from Flo'da
brought some gator tail
man, I was a droolin'
yes I was, yes I was,
I had all the fixin's
frozen in my fridge
I pulled them out so fast...
faster than a gator's jaws

Bridge:
Some people put in
lots of celery
man, that kind of eatin'
don't do a thing for me

Repeat Chorus:
xxx


   Don't Wilt Like A Flower!

You can moan and complain if you want to...
you can pretend you don't have any power...
you can claim that someone's abused you...
in that case stand up... don't wilt like a flower!

Billions of people are now being exploited.
You're just one of the many... no... you're not alone.
Look beyond your sheltered existence...
and see what life looks like when it pared to the bone.

You can moan and complain if you want to...
you can pretend you don't have any power...
you can claim that someone's abused you...
in that case stand up... don't wilt like a flower!

You can think that you're alone in the world
and suffer through shame like it's all yours.
Or you can connect with the world...
and open your windows... open your doors.

You can moan and complain if you want to...
you can pretend you don't have any power...
you can claim that someone's abused you...
in that case stand up... don't wilt like a flower!
Xxx


   Out Of the Roots Of The Grass

We come from below the soles of your feet.
We come from seeds long believed to be dormant.
We're beginning to rise although you don't see us.
We're rising out of the roots of the grass.

Barely aware of our powerful presence
you try to deny us with sharp blades and poisons.
But still we keep rising from our deep earth connection.
We're rising out of the roots of the grass.

We pop up in places where you least expect us.
We show up in numbers you never imagined.
Every day we grow stronger and stand up a bit taller.
Every day we claim a bit more of the land.

You use all your money to try to divide us.
Without realizing that your money is useless.
We come from such deep connections
we know we'll defeat you with our square miles of grass.
Xxx


   The Queen Of Soul

Verse 1:
'Twas a cool day down in Memphis
when she came into this world;   
everything against her...      
a poor black baby girl.      

Verse 2:
A war in far-off Europe      
was all that anyone could see;      
no one paid attention          
to the queen to be.         

Prechorus:
She heard those gospel changes
when she was lyin' in her crib;
she was singin' of sweet salvation
just like her daddy did.

Chorus:
Now it's been heard the whole world wide
The Queen of Soul is gone, The Queen of Soul has died.
The Queen of Soul, The Queen of Soul,
The Queen of Soul is now singing up on high.

Verse 3:
Now we're in a new dimension
now that the Queen is gone
we're living in a world
that doesn't hear her song.

Verse 4:
With empty broken spirits
we struggle to find our way
Oh, the Queen has died
and the skies have turned to grey.

Repeat PreChorus

Repeat Chorus
xxx