Sing Me A Story
Aug 27
I threw out a fun idea for a group blog post today on Twitter and received a lot of positive feedback. A number of talented bloggers took me up on a simple proposal – What are some of your favorite “story songs”? Everyone loves music, but often times songs that tell a story stand head and shoulders above the rest. The musical tales these songs tell turn them into either one hit wonders, or classic generational hits. Which artists write the most loved story songs and is there a consensus on the best one of all time? We just may find out.
The rules for the group blog post are easy. Choose up to 5 of your favorite songs that weave a story and simply tell us why they made your list. You can be as detailed or generic as you would like, but be sure to keep your picks secret until the group post. Then, on Wednesday, September 3rd, publish your blog post along with with links to the other bloggers who are participating. We’ll get a peek inside your musical tastes and just might discover some new songs to fall in love with in the process.
Anyone is welcome to join in the fun (the more the better!), just leave your name and blog URL in the comments below. In the meantime, here is the list of bloggers who have so far agreed to participate. In no particular order, they are:
David Miller (@davegobe)
Living in the NowDavid Schultz (@dvsjr)
The (mis)adventures of a macintosh administratorMike Schramm (@mikeschramm)
MikeSchramm.comDave Caolo (@panache)
Hardcore GeekVon Glitschka (@vonster)
Glitschka StudiosAndy Rudkin (@mizaru)
mizaru.me.ukChristina Warren (@film_girl)
ChristinaWarren.comAustin Heller (@austinheller)
AustinHeller.comMason Sklar (@zargap)
masonsklar.comAllen Emory
A. EmoryAlain Edouard (@alainedouard)
alainedouard.co.ccMark Goody (@marramgrass)
marramgrassJamie Parkins
The Sound of Silence
Mason Sklar
August 27th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I’d like to join, Ged
great idea.
Mason Sklar
August 27th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Also that’s @zargap
Allen Emory
August 27th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
This sounds fun.
Jiffy
August 28th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Cool! Now I have a BIG reason to look forward to some great blog reading on the 3rd! Oh, if only I had my own blog…one of these days, I swear I will!
Jiffy
David Miller
August 28th, 2008 at 8:29 am
I saw that Anna had made a list last night of song title, so you may have another one.
Alain Edouard
August 28th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Sounds good! Would love to participate — Hopefully I’ll get my computer back before September 3rd (upgrade HD).
Alain Edouard (@alainedouard)
http://www.alainedouard.vndv.com
mizaru.me.uk » Blog Archive » sing me a story…
August 28th, 2008 at 10:33 am
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Mark
August 28th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Mind if I join in? Sounds like fun.
Mark Goody
http://www.marramgrass.org.uk
@marramgrass
Jamie
August 29th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Count me in. Anyone know the name of the theme tune to Rainbow?
Mason Sklar
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
[...] Mason Sklar here. You’ve no doubt come here from Ged’s blog at gedblog.com and his Sing Me a Story thing. So without further delay, here I [...]
Alain Edouard
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I am experiencing issues with my host’ servers. So, I have changed in internet host (and URL). I am sorry!!
I couldn’t even perform an 301 redirect, because I wasn’t even able to connect in any way.
Please consider changing my URL:
The new URL is: http://www.alainedouard.co.cc/
Deeply sorry for the inconvenience,
Alain.
Ged
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:40 pm
No problem Alain, thanks for letting me know. Updating your URLs now.
Alain Edouard
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Ged! Nevermind for the new URL. The service banned me for no reason. I’m sorry, I am having issues with everything! I guess it’s not my lucky day.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to add the post to my blog for September 3rd. As soon as it will be fixed I’ll post with the link (this week!).
Can’t wait to see the results of the group blog post!
marramgrass » Blog Archive » Sing Me A Story.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:40 am
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