song fight! submission
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subject:
I Won’t Let You Go
message:
Your Band Name
attachment:
yourbandname_iwlyg.mp3

This is formed from your band name (not including "the"), all lower case, with no spaces, an underscore, and an acronym of the title (or in the case of one word titles, the title), followed, of course, by a period and the file extension "mp3". MP3's only! We do not post .m4a or other file types. More info in the faq.

You wouldn't think we would need to say this, but use the actual title as shown and your actual band name, kapeesh?


Here's how it works. Click the names to listen, then check the boxes next to your favorites to vote for as many as you like, but at least two. Check all the good ones, don't check any of the bad ones, then press the vote! button to register all of your votes at once. One round of voting per fight per customer, please.
how it works
Song Fight! is a free online songwriting competition.
We provide a title, you write a new song for the title and email us an MP3 by the deadline. We post the songs, listeners vote for a winner. There is no prize. See the FAQ for full details.
next week's fight
I Won’t Let You Go
Due: Friday, 12/08/23 9:59am PST
optional challenge: Use of church bells
yourbandname_iwlyg.mp3 sent to fightmaster@songfight.org (full instructions)
last week's fight
I Get Bad
The Pannacotta Army gets good, with a narrow win from a small voting pool.
fight anniversaries
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15 YEARS
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winner: The Hell Yeahs
20 YEARS
Dirty Chucks
winner: A Kid Named Ace
Cosmic Confirmation
winner: The White Hat
song news
Song Fight! Live 2023 Online!
We had a fantastic time watching the Song Fight! Live 2023 stream on YouTube and hanging out in the comments. You can watch the replay here. Huge thanks to Ken and Tommy and everybody else who helped make it happen. Great work on your videos everyone!
New album from Johnny Cashpoint & Sausage Boy!
Johnny Cashpoint & Sausage Boy have just released their fourth album. Recorded in Reynella, Australia and Angoulême, France. Pay what you want on BandCamp! "Here it is, the new album by Mr B & Mr C., 'La Dystopie Moderne'. The world is a dumpster fire. And we have the marshmallows."
(And Another!) New Glenn Case album!
Not content with releasing an album of 31 songs he just made in January, and his April 1st album for this year, Glenn Case has released his birthday album for the year, titled "The Great Indoors"! Of the album Glenn says it's "mostly songs that introverts may relate to". It's available on BandCamp and all major streaming services now.
New Terrror At Space Camp album!
Niveous's solo project Terror At Space Camp has a new album out titled "HUM". Niv says "If you're following this year's Nur Ein and are digging Mama Pills and Virgo Power, they are all over this album. And for the month of June, any money I make from sales of this album on Bandcamp, I'm giving to the National Scleroderma Foundation as part of Scleroderma Awareness Month." Check it out on BandCamp!
New Zac McMillan EP!
On June 9th, Zac McMillan released his latest EP entitled “You’ve Gotta Stop”. Zac says, "The title is based on a phrase I heard a lot throughout my life when it came to making noise. I have a feeling many song fighters could relate. Just like the song I submitted to Song Fight, all five songs are made using just my voice. Please check it out HERE!"
New Evermind album!
Evermind has released a self-titled 3-song debut EP from his project "Restless Chest". You can check it out on streaming services now!
Lots more new Song Fighter albums!
Check out new albums by Song Fight folks out on BandCamp now! Lunkhead has released his debut album which includes several Song Fight and Nur Ein winners. Owl has released an album of songs she wrote and recorded for FAWM 2023. Glenn Case released an album of all 31 daily songs he wrote for Jamuary 2023. fluffy has released an album of a bunch of video game and podcast music she made in February. Check 'em out!
New Jim Tyrrell Album
Jim Tyrrell’s new album "Box Of Shells" features songs from Song Fights and side fights, some previously unheard material, and a cover of a Glenn Case tune. Available for streaming anywhere an artist makes a fraction of a penny and also BandCamp. Links here.
New Lucky Witch & the Righteous Ghost Album
Niveous says: "My band did a thing. It includes a couple of Songfight adjacent tunes. The album is called "superflowerbloodmoon". It's on a bunch of the streaming things. It's also on BandCamp."
New Future Boy album
Future Boy's new album "Comes Apart" is out now on BandCamp and coming real soon to streaming services. FB says, "My hope is that there will be at least a few people who will resonate with these songs and feel less alone and that even though the world is full of violence and suffering, we will not succumb to hopelessness, but instead find a way forward to liberation."
Yaks of the Industry release debut album
Yaks of the Industry have released their first, eponymous, album to great acclaim from their Yak mothers. These sleekly remastered versions of your favorite Song Fight hits of yesteryear update our beloved 80s synthpop with a 21st century sensibility and ear candy galore. Find it on your favorite streamer or be a real mensch and go to Bandcamp. Lyrics Yak, Rhodes Yak, Synth Yak, Guitar Yak, Yakity Yak, and Toms Yak thank you!
The Mellfire Trifecta releases debut album
The Mellfire Trifecta has released its first album, "Lean Into It" on all platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon, etc. It contains mostly Song Fight! entries from the fairly recent past. Go check it out!
Rest in peace, Blue Lang
Blue Lang, a pillar of the Song Fight community in the '00s, passed away recently. Share your memories here, pay tribute here, and check out the songs for the inaugural "sonofgearfight". We'll miss you, Blue!
Final Seth Gibbs (aka "Brother Machine") Album
The final works of the incredible Seth Gibbs, old school Song Fighter under the name "Brother Machine" among many others, has been released and you can find "We Are All Connected" on BandCamp. Rest in peace, Seth, you are sorely missed.
COVID-19 Global Pandemic
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