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 HO HO HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIT, it’s the 12TH ANNUAL SOMETHING AWFUL CHRISTMAS MUSIC THREAD!     How do you do, fellow goons? 2020. What a year, amirite? Like… goddamn   I know. Everything sucks. But now it’s your chance (yes, YOU! YOUR chance!) to make it suck a liiiiiittle bit less. It is time for yet another Awful Xmas Music compilation! I think this year, of all years, can and will be the absolute best Awful Xmas years. This is one for the books, ladies and gents. This is the year we can do something really, REALLY special. But that all depends on you. Can you sing? Play an instrument? Draw? Photoshop? Write lyrics, either original or parody? Did you literally answer any of these questions at all? It doesn’t matter whether you said yes or no, WE NEED YOU to participate in this year’s Awful Xmas celebration.  Q: What’s this all about? A: Back in 2009, a goon named Schweinhund started a thread, all about (making) awful or awesome xmas music. It didn’t have to be good, it didn’t have to be bad, it just had to be Made By Goons. My Jolly-and-she-knows-it wife, goon jennyinstereo helmed the subsequent annual threads for many years after that, give or take a few of the last ones. We’ve been busy! We had kids and stuff! This year is different, though. I mean, we STILL have kids, but they go to bed early, and we work from home now, so we can get up to all sorts of shenanigans. Plus, this year is very important. I mean, aside from needing to push away all of that negativity that 2020 has brought upon us, this is technically the 10th anniversary of the first year…. so…… while it’s the 11th time we’re doing this, it’s actually the 10 year mark since we all started.  Q: What happens if I know nothing about recording? A: Don’t worry! We have a bevy of resources (actually, probably about 2.5 bevies’ worth) at your fingertips! Don’t have any instruments? Team up with other people who might not want to sing! I don’t know, maybe even record a video of you conducting, and then other people can watch that and play along to something you wrote. I forgot the question. Round up some helpful folks from the Musician’s Lounge to help out. Or don’t and go it alone! Either way, it’ll be fine, and it’ll be loved. Q: I don’t think my stuff will be good/I don’t have confidence/Oh my heavens, I could NEVER record a song! A: It will be, and you should. Whether it’s awful or it’s great, or it’s anywhere in between, in the words of Indiana Jones’ son, JUST DO IT! We will have nothing but appreciation for your efforts, and it will help bring us all together to celebrate this joyous season. These albums wouldn’t be what they are if it was all Pro Musician poo poo all the time. Sure, some stuff sounds better than others, but do you know what I listened to the other night and laughed my rear end of to? Jingle Butts. Yes. Jingle Butts. Y’all remember that one, don’t you? Silly and simple idea, very hastily recorded… still funny! C’mon and join in! Q: Ok, so I wrote a thing, how do I submit it? A: Simple! Put it up on Soundbutt (and make it downloadable) or another hosting site of your choice (  Tindeck), post the link in here, and include the text: HERE’S A GIFT. This is to ensure that when I’m trawling through the thread, I’m able to easily keep tabs on what tracks have been uploaded.Q: What’s the deadline? A: I’m thinking first day of winter, so Dec 21st 2020. That’s not a hard and fast rule, and if something you REALLY want gets in like the day after, that’s fine, I’ll add it in. I love doing track ordering, so I’ll be also taking care of that. I want to format these albums like CDs would have been, back in the day. My first involvement with any of these Awful Xmas albums was 2012’s (in my opinion, PERFECT) 4-disc set, Merry Christmas and the Infinite Santa. I slaved away at making sure the track listing was juuuuuuuust right, and I am to do that again this year. Q: Can I get the older albums anywhere? A: YES, my dear goon, oh my yes. You can get almost all of the previous albums from my site OR you can check them out on Bandcamp here. Also, I’m gonna need some help getting the last few albums up onto my site, so if anyone can help me with that, PM me, or at least coordinate it in this thread. Q: Do I have to pay for any of this? A: Only with your time and sanity. If you want to put money towards it, just put money towards the forums. Now that they’re under new and seemingly excellent management and not run by some dick, buy an upgrade for your favourite artist! Or the funniest song! Or just to donate, I don’t know, I am, once again, not your dad. Q: Other than music, how can I contribute to this thread/album? A: A number of ways, actually! Like I mentioned, you can write lyrics. If you have an excellent idea for a parody song, but you only want to write the words, that’s fine, post ‘em if ya got ‘em, and it’s very likely that some other musically inclined goon will take the helm and record it. Another way to contribute is through album art and/or videos! 2012 gave us a very special promo video, featuring Carol of the Bombs by Farmer Hank. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sHWCzM6W3Q Oddly enough, another way to take part is to just discuss past years. Eventually, I’ll have all of the proper links up ITT. Like I said, I’m just making this kind of basic OP for now, so it’s HERE, and so that we all get an extra little jump on things.    You’re all beautiful, you’re all wonderful, and you’re all expected to take part in this. In all seriousness, every year, without fail, at least one goon on here writes that this thread and the music is either the only thing, or one of the few things that help get them through the holidays. And we all need this. We really, really do, some more than others. So c’mon in and let’s celebrate the ever-loving gently caress out of this holiday!!   Edit: Previous thread links! Flipperwaldt posted:Previous threads: Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Dec 2, 2020 |
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ClamdestineBoyster posted:Why ain’t there any thanksgiving music huh? MAKE SOME!
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Nov 1, 2020 01:08
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jennyinstereo posted:Now's your chance to write some! Here, I'll help out: Goddamn. I'm so hungry right now.
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Nov 1, 2020 01:28
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Edward Mass posted:
If no one objects, I'd like to put it in some sort of official order when I tackle it sometime this month.
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Nov 2, 2020 02:54
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Yay! I hope to have something up very soon. Nothing on the level of This Postman Can!, though.
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Edward Mass posted:Woke up in a cold sweat after I realized this is actually year 12, not 11.  Aaaaauuggghhhh, you're right. Jfc....
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Nov 2, 2020 11:48
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Lieutenant Dan posted:God yes, gently caress yes, way back in like 2012 I made a song for this ("WHAT TIME? CHRISTMAS TIME") with my college buddies and it's still one of my favorite memories. God bless ye merry goontlemen Wait, wait... Are you the "I'll tell you the Christmastime" goon?!
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Nov 2, 2020 13:51
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Lieutenant Dan posted:Possibly?? The chorus was primarily about Santa's balls if that's helpful! I don't mean Snatter Claus. I literally mean, from disc 1, track 4, of the 2012 album, the song "(I'll tell you the) Christmas time". https://saxmas.robotcousin.com/2012-merry-christmas-and-the-infinite-santa/ It was by "Morning Bell", but I know how goons change their usernames whenever.
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Nov 2, 2020 15:41
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im_sorry posted:MY PRESENT IS UNDER THE TREE. Thank you for this submission! Here's hoping that we get more as the week progresses!
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Nov 4, 2020 13:55
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Ghost Leviathan posted:If there's one thing this year lends itself to it's ever more black comedy. Something about grandma dying of corona on christmas. A dark take on "Grandma got run over by a reindeer."
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Nov 4, 2020 14:40
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Flipperwaldt posted:HERE'S A GIFT! Ok, all, we have to kick this thread into high gear, and my god, this is one of the ways to do it. Flipper, I love this, in the same way that I love O Holy Mouthpiece; it almost sounds classical and normal, and yet very much isn't. This one goes onto the "subversion" playlist in that you could trick your non-goon friends and relatives into playing this, and then they'll eventually realize something is very wrong. Good goddamn work.
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Nov 8, 2020 14:44
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arseballs posted:I'm still at the stage with it where most attempts to play properly sound awful, Perfect! Cut, print, Seriously, this is what these albums are about. Some goons post exquisitely mixed tracks, and others are the aforementioned Jingle Butts. And we love them all the same! This year, the main focus truly is quantity over quality. Please find in yourself the spirit of giving, and post your works. You know how parents love even the worst made crafts from their toddlers, and then they hold on to them for years? I want musical versions of those. Also, apt username, The Pope Of Fun. You're 1000% correct. Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Nov 8, 2020 |
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Nov 8, 2020 16:22
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Yeah I agree with the sentiment that, while some songs DEFINITELY benefit from swearing, not having it will likely get it played more in general. If you don't care about that, then whatever, all good. I will say though to never underestimate the comedic power of beeped swearing; more often than not, the bleep is funnier than if it hadn't been there. A notable exception to this is when Wayne and Dary verbally rip up the hockey players in the first scene of the first episode of Letterkenny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rSBmOgpcDE
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Nov 10, 2020 15:42
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Haschel Cedricson posted:Nobody is freaking out about it? Exactly. It was a question, which was then answered. Figures all of this, excuse the term, 'hullabaloo', would come from someone named "Halloween Liker". 
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Nov 10, 2020 21:39
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Edit: ^^^^^ Beautiful, LP. I love it, gently caress. Dzhay posted:Is there a good guide to audio editing for absolute idiots out there? Are you looking for ANYTHING specific? Also, what software are you or do you plan on using? Here's a link to an Audacity guide but I'd strongly recommend Reaper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ClwSNm362E
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Nov 10, 2020 23:15
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ThePopeOfFun posted:In my opinion, if you've never touched anything before, do Audacity. All of this is true.
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Nov 11, 2020 00:04
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ManiacClown posted:I'm working on a follow-up to last year's Jingle Bell Ragnarok (which I may also remaster), titled It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Krampus. If anyone knows of any good public domain SFX resources, I'd appreciate links to them. Freesound.org, just be mindful of which Creative Commons license a given sound falls under.
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Nov 11, 2020 19:53
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ManiacClown posted:Really? Huh. I guess my ideas were better than I thought! I'm genuinely touched to hear you say that. I still wish I knew what in Santa's name possessed my to do Holly Jolly Battle of the Forms. That whole concept is way out there, even for me. Yeah, I don't think I'll be touching that one; a LOT of marginalized and disenfranchised people being murdered for no reason. Ironically enough, I'd sooner riff on the goddamned coronavirus, really. Something Awful Xmas Super Spreader of Joy Vol 12.
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Nov 12, 2020 09:33
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Bottom line is that I will not be deciding the album title; it'll be up to the popular vote. Y'know.... like a democracy. Like a thread title. So if some goon comes up with a good title and it gets unending empty quotes, then that's it.
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Nov 12, 2020 12:17
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I think a good idea for a parody would be Chris Isaak's Wicked Game, but the whole song would be based around the line in the chorus: "And Iiiiiiiiiiii want a pair of socks". If this doesn't happen by the time I get the rest of my/our submissions in, then I might do it myself. I'm willing to accept lyrics posted in here. Edit: just fyi, I haven't been as involved in this thread yet, strictly due to the fact that I'm finishing off the score for a game (goon made!) that comes out this Friday. So, after Nov 20th, I'll be doing my best to go, in earnest, hog loving wild.
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Nov 16, 2020 19:31
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thanks for the sticky!
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Nov 17, 2020 21:56
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Grammarchist posted:HERE'S A GIFT Goddamn, dude. Goddamn. The fact that it's not even on time is just  (EDIT: The ending is perfect)And Silly Burrito, I appreciate your gift as well I half expected it to jump right back into 'Last Christmas' again. Excellent work.
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Nov 18, 2020 05:22
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A Santa hat with MAGA on it, and stupid Trump's face on it, with the words... "Make Advent Gentile Again". Too much?
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Nov 18, 2020 15:27
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Haschel Cedricson posted:After “Hollycaust” I’d rather we didn’t dip into that well again and in retrospect never should have done so in the first place. This is absolutely fair, yes. Good call. Silly Burrito posted:SA Christmas 2020: The Only Corona I Want For Christmas Is In A Bottle I like this. Wordy, but good.
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Nov 18, 2020 18:19
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King Lou posted:HERE’S A GIFT Excellent submission! Also, are they not up on http://saxmas.robotcousin.com ? EDIT: Also, I'm always down for more Pastor Ned! Also also, jennyinstereo and I are likely going to turn on the mic this weekend and get something out. Can't wait! Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Nov 20, 2020 |
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Nov 20, 2020 01:33
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Michaeldim posted:Please some one who can do the music things (unlike myself) please make this post a song: I feel like taking a crack at this with an overly shmaltzy, rat-pack impression (not saying I can sing, but maybe I'll aim for that).
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Nov 21, 2020 12:35
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Yessssss, super happy to have both of your submissions for this year Hey Haschel Cedricson, I need more!
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Nov 21, 2020 22:33
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These have all been wonderful so far, and I really wish this thread was still stickied, as we now have less than a month left to go for submissions.
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Nov 24, 2020 14:07
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Flipperwaldt posted:GBS rules thread says to message GRINDCORE MEGGIDO for all your GBS thread sticking needs. At least that's how I understand it. Can't hurt to ask. Will do! In the meantime, anyone want to compile their top 5 tracks? Top 10? Or submit more to this thread?
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Nov 24, 2020 17:02
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And we're stickied again! I didn't even ask yet, but I thank whatever mod did it.
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Nov 24, 2020 20:38
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simplefish posted:Masked Christmas, Good lyrics but is it set to a particular tune?
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Nov 27, 2020 03:02
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simplefish posted:Oh sorry, yes, set to Last Christmas by wham! Wow, rereading it, it's quite obvious. I don't know why I didn't pick it up before.
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Nov 27, 2020 03:17
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I love this how much the thread has kind of exploded over the past few days. Y'all are wonderful, and jenny and I sat down last night and she pretty much completed one, which is a thematic throwback to her most popular submission from waaaaaay back when. I'm just doing some final edits on it. Including that track, between us both, we're planning to have six tracks done by the end of it, including one so dumb, I literally laughed out loud when the idea struck me. Also, the final mumble song in the mumble trilogy will happen. Thank you all for submitting, listening, posting... It's all wonderful, and never stop (until the deadline, of course).
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Nov 29, 2020 15:45
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Jesus, you goons just keep on giving! Sometime after work, I'm going to tally up what we have so far, and maybe work out a tentative track order (to obviously be updated as more tracks are uploaded). Keep 'em coming!
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Dec 1, 2020 16:18
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HERE'S A GIFT! https://soundcloud.com/jordan-buttarmilk/im-too-jolly
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Dec 2, 2020 04:38
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Braksgirl posted:Well that was fun! Thanks! OK, so far, here's what I got...  I was gonna type it out, but c'mon... I'm tired. Also, I mixed up some track names vs goon names, but I've already fixed it on my end. We have, so far, 24 tracks! Keep it up goons, and keep the music flowing!And King Lou Sleepytime Jinh Beer_suitcase Tac Dibar I need you to MAKE YOUR TRACKS DOWNLOADABLE
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Dec 2, 2020 05:30
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Beer_Suitcase posted:I have made it DOWNLOADABLE Praise be unto you and Tac Dibar, who PM'd me saying the same.
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Dec 2, 2020 16:38
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Well... this is my favourite thing I've ever done, but that might be due to my love of Home Alone. HERE'S A GIFT ( I don't even need to do this, but whatever! Rules are rules!) "Chicago? No, Sheboygan": An Eclectic Tribute to Gus Polinski. https://soundcloud.com/jordan-buttarmilk/chicago-no-sheboygan-an-eclectic-tribute-to-gus-polinksi Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 12:30 on Dec 3, 2020 |
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Dec 3, 2020 05:25
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Jinh posted:I wanna redo "thank you my magi" to fix some of the weird pitch shifts, I was trying to hit the same notes as the singer but English and japanese are very different lol. My voice also gets lost in the instrumentals a bunch. I just know that I can do it better You're more than welcome to resubmit before the 21st! Feel free, and I'll make sure it's reflected in the final archive.
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Grammarchist posted:Oh my God, this is amazing! I lost it when Harry started getting into the conversation. Snakes?
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Dec 3, 2020 17:47
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