The Song Club

Ocean

2012-02-16T09:02:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the ocean.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Feb 22, 2012

MOON

2012-02-16T08:55:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila & Elysha Rom- Povolo

Moon

2012-02-09T08:13:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the moon.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Feb 15, 2012

TORTOISE

2012-02-09T07:40:00.000-08:00

Tortoise

2012-02-02T08:08:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about tortoises.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Feb 8, 2012

STRESS

2012-02-02T07:55:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - Stress

Stress

2012-01-26T11:02:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about stress.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Feb 1, 2012

BUTTERFLIES

2012-01-26T10:58:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - Butterflies

Butterfly

2012-01-19T08:11:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about butterfly's.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Jan 25, 2012

BREAKFAST

2012-01-19T08:08:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - Breakfast In Bed

Breakfast

2012-01-12T09:19:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about Breakfast.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Jan 18, 2012

LETTER

2012-01-12T09:09:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - The Airship Hath No Disregard For Nature 109'

Letter

2012-01-05T08:22:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song in the form of a letter.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Jan 11, 2012

CHOCOLATE

2012-01-05T08:16:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - Box Of Chocolate

Chocolate

2011-12-22T09:11:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about Chocolate.
I will be going out of town for the holidays so you will have two weeks for this one.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday Jan 4, 2011

X-RAY

2011-12-22T09:00:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - X-Ray

X-Ray

2011-12-15T08:19:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the X-ray, Or a time you have had to get an X-ray, or X-ray vision. Have fun.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 21, 2011

REJECTION

2011-12-15T08:10:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - Rejection

Rejection

2011-12-08T07:39:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about rejection.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 14, 2011

JEALOUSY

2011-12-08T07:27:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - Jealousy

Jealousy

2011-12-01T07:44:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about jealousy

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday December 7, 2011

RISK

2011-12-01T07:18:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - Risk
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Risk

Risk

2011-11-24T08:47:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about a risk you have taken, or anything else you find risky, Or the board game risk. have fun!

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 30, 2011

STARS

2011-11-24T08:22:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - Stars Shine
Jace Anderson - For You
Therese Povolo - Stars

Stars

2011-11-17T08:09:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the stars

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 23, 2011

AUTUMN

2011-11-17T07:51:00.000-08:00

Jace Anderson - Become A Ballet
Ben Davila - Autumn

Autumn

2011-11-10T07:02:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the season of Autumn, also known as the Fall.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 16, 2011

SMILE

2011-11-10T06:52:00.000-08:00

Jace Anderson - Days Like This
Ben Davila - Smile

Smile

2011-11-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about smiling, or something that makes you smile, or someone who smiled at you. anything you like just smile.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 9, 2011

FRUSTRATION

2011-11-03T08:22:00.000-07:00

Paul Thorn - Your Day
Jace Anderson - Waiting For the Rain
Ben Davila - Doing My Head In

Frustration

2011-10-27T09:15:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about frustration.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday November 2, 2011

KEYS

2011-10-27T09:08:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Your My Key

Keys

2011-10-20T08:21:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about keys.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday October 26, 2011

PARTY

2011-10-20T08:19:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - P.A.R.T.Y.

Party

2011-10-13T09:03:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about a party or partying in general.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday October 19, 2011

PROHIBITION

2011-10-13T08:56:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Prohibition

Prohibition

2011-10-06T08:16:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about prohibition.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday October 12, 2011

TAXI

2011-10-06T08:12:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Take Me Home

Taxi

2011-09-29T08:23:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about a Taxi.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday October 5, 2011

WORKOUT

2011-09-29T08:19:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Time To Run

Workout

2011-09-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a workout song.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday September 28, 2011

MAGNETS

2011-09-22T07:52:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Magnetic Waves

Magnets

2011-09-15T08:11:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about Magnets.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday September 21, 2011

SKYSCRAPERS

2011-09-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - I may never climb

Skyscrapers

2011-09-01T08:34:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about Skyscrapers.

I'm going on vacation so this week I will give you two weeks to complete the challenge

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday September 14, 2011

GADGETS

2011-09-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Gadget

Gadgets

2011-08-25T08:37:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about your favorite gadget.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 31, 2011

Computers

2011-08-25T08:22:00.000-07:00

Marco Arzate - Computers Taking Over

Ben Davila - Rainbow Wheel

Computer

2011-08-18T08:14:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the Computer.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 24, 2011

DOGS

2011-08-18T08:04:00.000-07:00

Casey Saran - Rico
Ben Davila - Bag Of Poo

Dogs

2011-08-11T08:14:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about dogs.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 17, 2011

BICYCLE

2011-08-11T08:06:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Ride Aaron Ride

Bicycle

2011-08-04T08:13:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the bicycle.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 10, 2011

CIRCUS

2011-08-04T08:06:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Opening Night

Circus

2011-07-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the circus.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday August 3, 2011

SHOES

2011-07-28T08:38:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - no time for shoes

Shoes

2011-07-21T07:33:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about shoes.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday July 27, 2011

DANCE

2011-07-21T07:29:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Shake It

Dance

2011-07-14T07:56:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a dance song.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday July 20, 2011

INSTRUCTIONS

2011-07-14T07:52:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - How To Prove The World Turns

Instructions

2011-07-07T08:27:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write an instructional song on a topic of your choosing. Write a song about, how to bake a cake, how to change a tire, how to dance for the ladies. anything at all just make it instructional.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 15, 2011

YOGA MONKEY

2011-07-07T08:11:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Hey Yoga Monkey
Ben Davila - Yoga Monkey

Yoga Monkey

2011-06-30T08:42:00.000-07:00

This weeks very special challenge (brought to you by www.yogamonkey.org ) Write a theme song for Yoga Monkey. Yoga Monkey is a children's yoga program. We need a kid oriented catchy theme song about "Yoga Monkey"... The singer/songwriter would get copy/credit. We'd also be using the song for youtube style videos and on our website.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday July 6, 2011

MIRROR

2011-06-30T08:14:00.000-07:00

John McCain - Mirror
Jose Michael - Words of a Dying Old Man
Ben Davila - I Look Good

Mirror

2011-06-23T08:29:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about Mirrors, or your reflection or that Disney cartoon were Micky Mouse falls into the world on the other side of the mirror.(i love that cartoon) have fun.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 29, 2011

ALCHEMY COLLECTIVE

2011-06-23T07:54:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Black & Andy Martriez - Alchemy by Vanessa and Andy
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Help Them Make Coffee For You
Ben Davila - All I Need

Alchemy Collective

2011-06-16T07:59:00.000-07:00

This weeks very special challenge (Brought to you by the alchemy collective) write a song for the Alchemy collectives Kick Starter Campaign.

First prize is $100
Second prize will be $75
Third Prize will be $50
Fourth Place will be $25
and all runners up will be entitled to two cups of coffee at the coffee bar once we get the cart built!

Alchemy Collective guidelines would be write a song in any key you choose using two or more instruments, one must be percussion or synth and all entries must include vocals of some sort. (extra points for vocal harmonies) All the songs should weigh in under 3:45.
Musician friends of Alchemy: Here is your challenge; come up with a song for our kickstarter campaign that lyricizes our mission to open a worker owned cafe in Oakland and the current goal of getting enough money to buy equipment for our espresso cart. The following are more suggestions and info for song fodder than guidelines since all the info will be written on the kickstarter page. So basically it can be more entertaining than informational if you want. The video the song will be playing over will mostly just be us building the espresso cart and events that we've done.
Major themes: worker (cooperative) ownership, the history of the collective (you can make things up or exaggerate if you want-go nuts), Superior coffee.
- MORE INFO
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Alchemy
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Alchemy-Collective/

NIGHTMARE

2011-06-16T07:51:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Sun Rise

Late but Great!!

Jose Michael - Nightmares

Nightmare

2011-06-09T08:09:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about a nightmare.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 15, 2011

PHOTOGRAPH

2011-06-09T08:02:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Photo
Jose Michael - Photograph

Photograph

2011-06-02T08:05:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about a photograph, or photographs, or photography in general. have fun.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 8, 2011

GOLD

2011-06-02T08:01:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Golden Days

Gold

2011-05-26T08:38:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about Gold.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday June 1, 2011

BEER

2011-05-26T08:29:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Beer

Beer

2011-05-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about Beer.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday May 25, 2011

FEAR

2011-05-19T09:34:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Monkey Chimes

Fear

2011-05-12T08:30:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about fear. I'm leaving this one pretty open, you can write this about a personal phobia, a scary movie, fear itself, anything you like.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday May 18, 2011

APOCALYPSE

2011-05-12T08:06:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - High Hopes
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Cheer Up Stranger

Apocalypse

2011-05-05T08:29:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about the apocalypse. A few weeks ago I was handed a pamphlet full of poorly worded information about the eminent (supposed) return of Jesus and the subsequent end of the world. I thought it would make a good song club theme. Enjoy!

MAD LIBS

2011-05-05T08:17:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - The Sky Is Falling
Ben Davila - Tiger Sky

Mad Libs

2011-04-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, Fallow this link and fill in the mad lib the sky is falling, then write a song using the mad lib you have come up with as lyrics.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday May 4, 2011

SPRING BREAK

2011-04-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Bear Trap
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Mexico

Spring Break

2011-04-14T09:22:00.000-07:00

This weeks special two week challenge, Write a song about Spring Break. I am going camping so I wont be able to post next week. That means you get an extra week to tinker with your song.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday April 27, 2011

REVENGE

2011-04-14T08:51:00.000-07:00

Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Sweet Revenge
Marco Arzate - Revenge
Ben Davila - Moby Dick

Revenge

2011-04-07T08:36:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, Write a song about Revenge.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday April 13, 2011

FIRE

2011-04-07T07:22:00.000-07:00

Elysha Rom-Povolo - Fire
Andy Martinez - Fire Down Below
Ben Davila - Burning

Fire

2011-03-31T08:08:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, Write a song about fire.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday April 6, 2011

REVOLUTION

2011-03-31T08:01:00.000-07:00

Marco Arzate - Revolution
Ben Davila - Revolution #10

Revolution

2011-03-24T09:17:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, Write a song about revolution.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 30, 2011

ELEPHANTS

2011-03-24T08:58:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Pajamas & Polaroids
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Elephants
Elysha Rom-Povolo - Elephants Never Forget
Cyrus Hedayati - Elephant In The Room

Elephants

2011-03-17T09:04:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge, Write a song about Elephants.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 23, 2011

RELIGION

2011-03-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

Ben Davila - Life Matters

Religion

2011-03-10T09:12:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge, write a song about religion.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 16, 2011

SHOPPING

2011-03-10T09:08:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila - New Pants

Shopping

2011-03-03T08:24:00.000-08:00

This weeks Challenge, Write a song about shopping.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 9, 2011

SLEEP

2011-03-03T08:02:00.000-08:00

Therese Povolo, Greg Griswold, Elysha Rom-Povolo & Ben Davila - Welcom To Babe
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Blue Eyes

Sleep

2011-02-24T11:29:00.000-08:00

This weeks Challenge, Write a song about sleep.
Deadline 11:59 Wednesday March 2, 2011

PARENT

2011-02-24T11:13:00.000-08:00

Ben Davila & Elysha Rom-Povolo - Fish and Rocks

Parents

2011-02-17T10:59:00.000-08:00

This Weeks challenge, write a song about your parents, or being a parent, or some parents you saw one time at a line at Disney Land. Whatever you like.

Deadline 11:59 Wednesday February 16, 2011

TREES

2011-02-17T08:39:00.000-08:00

Elysha Rom-Povolo & Ben Davila - Hey Kitty
Vanessa Black & Andy Martinez - Trees