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Vacation

This weeks challenge, write a song about going on vacation.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 22-2010

Happy Holidays

GRAVITY

Ben Davila - I'm your moon

Gravity

This weeks challenge, Write a song about gravity. Here are some useful links. W
How stuff works

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 15-2010

PAST

Ben Davila - Let Me Let Go

Past

This weeks challenge, write a song about the past.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 8, 2010

BILLS

Ben Davila - Bills

Bills

This weeks challenge, write a song about the unpleasant act of paying bills.
Deadline 11:59 December 1, 2010

EARTH

Eric Lohouillier - Earth Pet
Ben Davila - The Making Of

Late but Great

Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - In Search of

Earth

This weeks challenge, write a song about the planet earth.

Deadline 11:59 November 24, 2010

FASHION

Eric Lehouillier - Fashion
Ben Davila - Smize For Your Life

Fashion

this weeks challenge write a song about fashion.

Deadline 11:59 November 17, 2010

MONKEYS

This weeks challenge write a song about monkeys.

Ben Davila - Monkeys

Monkeys

This weeks challenge write a song about monkeys.

Deadline 11:59 November 10, 2010

UNDER WATER

write a song about being under water.

Marco Arzate - Under Water
Ben Davila - Nyquil

Under Water

This week's challenge, write a song about being under water. This one is a bit strange so we are leaving it wide open. Write a song about living underwater in a bond villain style evil lair, or from the point of view of a mermaid, or a submarine commander, anything you like.

For legal reasons Song Club must advise against anyone trying to record their song underwater (although that would be awesome).

Deadline 11:59 November 4, 2010

CRUSH

write a song about a crush, past or present. Song must have either two guitars or a guitar and keyboard and if you are of age, under the influence of at least one beer.

Alan Glasband & Corbet Wong - Crush
Marco Arzate - Crush
Ben Davila - Crush

Crush

This weeks challenge, (brought to you buy Marco Arzate) write a song about a crush, past or present. Song must have either two guitars or a guitar and keyboard and if you are of age, under the influence of at least one beer.

LULLABY

write a lullaby. It can be about whatever you like just don't wake the baby!!!

John McCain - Philly Lully Bye
Elysha Rom-Povolo - lullaby for Mexican food
Ben Davila - lullaby for Elysha

Lullaby

This weeks challenge, write a lullaby. It can be about whatever you like just don't wake the baby!!!
Deadline 11:59 October 20, 2010

VAMPIRES

Write a song about vampires.

Elysha Rom-Povolo - It Is Getting Dark
Ben Davila - Team Edward

Vampire

This weeks challenge, write a song about vampires.

Deadline 11:59 October 12, 2010

I QUIT

Write a song about Quitting your job.

Corbet Wong - Quit On You
Ben Davila - Bow Ties Are Cool

Late but great!!

John McCain & Randy - I Quit

I Quit!!

This weeks Challenge (Inspired by the victorious return of Corbet Wong) Write a song about Quitting your job, or a job you use to have, or a job you wish you had Quit. Deadline 11:59 October 6, 2010

KILLPUNCH

Write the theme song for the Killpunch podcast.

John McCain - Kill Punch
Andy Martinez - Weapon Of Opportunity
Corbet Wong - Kill Punch
Ben Davila - Kill Punch

KillPunch

This weeks challenge Write the theme song for the Killpunch podcast. The concept behind Killpunch is that he is an up and coming supper villain with the power to end your life with one terrific blow. In his podcast he descuses the plight of beang a start up supper villain as well as revews You Tube videos and other media. Deadline 11:59 September 29, 2010

EVIL BANKERS

Jonathan Mann - Zombie Banks
John McCain - Evil Bankers
Andy Martinez & Vanessa Black - Vigilante
Casey Saran - Make The Bankers Pay
Ben Davila - Comeuppance

The Winner of the $250 prize will be announced shortly. stay tuned!!

Evil Bankers

This Weeks Very Special Challenge!!! Write a song about Evil Bankers.
This challenge comes from Xboxhornet who is making an Xbox live game where bankers are the enemy. Most submissions will be featured in the game (with your approval) so be sure to participate this week! Also, there will be a $250 cash prize for the song that is used during the games intro! Deadline 11:59 September 22, 2010

RIDING IN CARS

Write a song about riding in the car using only two instruments.

Kif Bender - Riding In The Car
Dan Tamura - My Tom Tom Girl
James Parrish - Riding In A Car
Fera - 600
Daniel Montel Ferdon - California In A Car Ride
Venessa Black & Andy Martinez - Just Drive Fast
Marco Arzate - Driving
Ben Davila - Not Allowed To Drive

-Late but great!!

John McCain - Drive

Riding In Cars

This Weeks Challenge (brought to you by our youngest participant, Kif Bender) Write a song about riding in the car using only two instruments. Deadline 11:59 September 15, 2010

CALIFORNIA

Write a song about the great state of California.

Dan Tamura - California
John McCain - California
CD & KW - California
Ben Davila - Take Me Back

California

This weeks challenge, Write a song about the great state of California. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday September 8, 2010

BACK TO SCHOOL

Write a song about going back to school.

Ben Davila - Back To School
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Summer Daze

Back To School

This weeks challenge, Write a song about going back to school at the end of summer. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday September 1, 2010

COOKIES

Write a song about cookies

Ben Davila - Cookie Time

Cookies

This weeks challenge (brought to you by Therese Povolo), Write a song about cookies. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday Augst 25, 2010

HOTELS

Write a song about hotels.

Andy Stong - Hotel Party
Casey Saran - Hotel
Ben Davila - Holiday In Express

Hotels

This weeks challenge, write a song about hotels. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday Augst 18, 2010

PIRATES

Write a song about Pirates

Ben Davila - Pirates

Pirates

This weeks challenge, write a song about pirates. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday Augst 11, 2010

SPACE SHIPS

Write a song about a Space Ship

Ben Davila - Life In Space
David Dawson II - Martian Zombie Cowboy Pod

Space Ship

This weeks challenge, write a song about a Space Ship. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday August 4,2010

TOYS

Write a song about your favorite childhood play thing.

Andy Strong - Toy In The Hands Of Love
Ben Davila - Woof

Toys

This weeks challenge, write a song about your favorite childhood play thing, or a big kid toy you like to play with now that you're all grown up. Try to use a toy as a musical instrument. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday July 28,2010

ELECTRICITY

This weeks Challenge, Write a song about electricity

Corbet Wong - No
Casey Saran - Electro-icity
Ben Davila - I'm Electric

Electricity

This weeks Challenge, Write a song about electricity. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday July 21,2010

THE SHOWER

Write a song in, about, during, or inspired by the shower.

Corbet Wong - Dirty
Casey Saran - I'm Getting Clean
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Shower Song
Ben Davila - Shower

The Shower

This weeks Challenge, (brought to you by Taylor Friedman of SF Weekly's music blog All Shook Down) Write a song in, about, during, or inspired by the shower. try to use some shower sounds in your recording if you can. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday July 14,2010

THE BEACH

Write a song about the beach

Ben Davila - Public Beach
Corbet Wong - Wash Away
Andy Martinez, Kyle Hester, & Kristi McDonald - Beauty and the Beach

This Weeks Challenge: The Beach

Write a song about the beach. Happy Summer everyone!! Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday July 7, 2010

BIRDS

write a song about birds

Andy Martinez - The Ballad Of Jesse The Parakeet
Sarah Hossaini - Silly Bird
Andy Strong & Ariel - Birds
Corbet Wong - Deliver
Ben Davila - Birds

This Weeks Challenge : Birds

Write a song about Birds. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday June 30

RAINBOWS

Write a song about Rainbows

Jo Dominguez, Reed Clement & Andy Martinez - Roy G Biv
Andy Strong & Ariel - Rainbows
Ben Davila - Pot a Gold

This Week's Challenge: Rainbows

Write a song about Rainbows. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. June 23

TELEPHONE

Write a song about the telephone

Ben Davila - last minute

This Week's Challenge: Telephone

Write a song about the telephone. record an actual phone conversation and use it in the track. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. June 17

BEARS

Write a song about Bears

Andy Strong & Ariel - Bbears
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Dance
Ben Davila - Baloo

Bears

Write a song about Bears. Write a bout Black Bears, Polar Bears, Chicago Bears, Bear Grylls anything you like. Deadline: 11:59 Wednesday June 9

EARLIEST MEMORY

Write a song about your earliest memory.

Elysha Rom-Povolo - Gets To Help
Ben Davila - Ends At Three

Earliest Memory

Write a song about your earliest memory. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Jun 16

COMPUTERS

Write a song about computers.

Ben Davila - Spam Attack

COMPUTERS

Write a song about Computers. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 26.

SKY

Ben Davila - why is the sky blue?

Sky

Write a song about the sky. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 19.

IMMIGRATION

Ben Davila - Arizona How Could You

This Weeks Challenge: Immigration

Write a song about Immigration. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 12.

TRAINS

Write a song about trains. Put some train sounds in it!

Ben Davila - sick train
Andy Strong & Ariel - Bullet Train

This Weeks Challenge: Trains

Write a song about trains. Put some train sounds in it! Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, May 5.

Work

Write a song about your job or a job you have had or a job that you want to have.

Andy Strong & Ariel - Chimney Sweep

Casey Saran - Caves

Ben Davila - work related cold 

This Weeks Challenge: WORK

Write a song about your job or a job you have had or a job that you want to have. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 29. 

ALIENS

Write a song about extra terrestrial life or your favorite hollywood alien. 

• Ben Davila - Alien

This Weeks Challenge: ALIENS

Write a song about extra terrestrial life or your favorite hollywood alien. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 21.

HISTORICAL FIGURE

Write a song about a historical figure you admire. 

• Ben Davila - Hypatia

This Week's Challenge: Historical Figure

Write a song about a historical figure you admire. Try to write it in a style of music that was popular when that person was alive. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 13.

TAXES

Write a song related to taxes.

• Ben Davila - Death and Taxes

This Week's Challenge: Taxes

Write a song related to taxes. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 7.

TRANSITION

Write a song about a transition you have gone through in your life. 

• Ben Davila - Transition
• Mary Hansell - Limbo

This Week's Challenge: Transition

Write a song about a transition you have gone through in your life. For example, write about how you recently joined a traveling circus or were accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 31.

(P.S. The transition can also be something that really happened to you.)

SUBCULTURE

Write a song about a subculture. 

• Ben Davila - Subculture

This Week's Challenge: Subculture

Write a song about a subculture. You can use this list or reference one not listed here. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 24.

SYMBIOSIS

Write a song about the biological phenomenon of symbiotic relationships between species. Do something you've never done before in the writing or recording process. 

• James Parrish - Symbiosis
• Ben Davila - Symbiosis
• Joel Courtenay - Symbiosis

This Week's Challenge: Symbiosis

Write a song about the biological phenomenon of symbiotic relationships between species. Do something you've never done before in the writing or recording process. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 17.

ANNIVERSARY

This week is song club's one year anniversary! can you believe it. to commemorate this special event, write a song about an anniversary or anything that is one year old.

• Joel Courtenay - Happy Anniversary (To the Song Club)
  
• Ben Davila - Anniversary
  

This Week's Challenge: Anniversary

This week is song club's one year anniversary! can you believe it. to commemorate this special event, write a song about an anniversary or anything that is one year old.  Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 10.

PLACE

Write a song about a place you've been to. Write it in a major key.

• Ben Davila - Brick Walls
• Joel Courtenay - The Beach

This Week's Challenge: Place

Write a song about a place you've been to. Write it in a major key (it's a happy place). Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 3.

THEME

Write your own theme song. 

• Jonathan Mann - Me, I Write A Song A Day
• Ben Davila - Best Ben
• Joel Courtenay - Joel's Theme Song

This Week's Challenge: Theme

Write your own theme song. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, February 24.

CHARACTER

Write a song from the point of view of a character in a book you've read. 

• Joel Courtenay  - Inferno
• Ben Davila - Death Likes Kittens
• Baseball Cards - Fearless and Friendly

This Week's Challenge: Character

Write a song from the point of view of a character in a book you've read. For example, write your song from the perspective of Captain Ahab in Moby Dick. Or from Moby Dick in Moby Dick. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, February 17.

ORIGIN

Write a song about either evolution or creationism. Best song submission wins the argument for that side. For all time.

• Joel Courtenay - Natural (Note) Selection
• Ben Davila - From Molecules to Man

This Week's Challenge: Origin

Write a song about either evolution or creationism. Best song submission wins the argument for that side. For all time. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, February 10.

BOARD GAME

Write a song about your favorite board game. Challenge: If you have it, use the game as a musical instrument.

• Jonathan Mann - Stratego!
• Joel Courtenay - Trivial Pursuit
• Ben Davila - Board Games

This Week's Challenge: Board Game

 Write a song about your favorite board game. Challenge: If you have it, use the game as a musical instrument. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, February 3. 

POWER

 Write a song about your favorite superpower, magical, comic book or otherwise. Challenge: Write it in the key of D.

• Ben Davila - Shape Shifter
• Joel Courtenay - Teleportation
• Casey Saran - Super Hero

This Week's Challenge: Power

 Write a song about your favorite superpower, magical, comic book or otherwise. Challenge: Write it in the key of D. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, January 27. 

DINOSAURS

Write a song related to dinosaurs. Challenge: Use a harmony somewhere in your vocals. 

• Joel Courtenay - Dinosaur
  
• Ben Davila - Dinosaurs

This Week's Challenge: Dinosaurs

Write a song related to dinosaurs. Challenge: Use a harmony somewhere in your vocals. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, January 20. 

SEXY

Write the sexiest song you can. Use lot's of innuendos.

• Polkadactyl - Polkadaction
• Ben Davila - 5/4 Dance Floor
• Joel Courtenay - Special Delivery

This Week's Challenge: Sexy

Write the sexiest song you can. Use lot's of innuendos. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, January 13.

NEW YEAR

Write a song relating to the New Year.

• Ben Davila - New Year
• Joel Courtenay - The 2-0-1-0 (Recording Resolution)