906. Sadako Folding Cranes (Laura Viers)

“Crane(s)” or a song beginning with the letter “C” is next.

902. Hurricane Drunk ? ? (Florence and the Machine {stylized as Florence + the Machine})

Drunk or a song beginning with the letter “D” is next.

900. Earache My Eye (Cheech & Chong)

Eye or a song beginning with the letter “E” is next.

897. Shoot For The Moon ? (Busta Rhymes)

Moon or a song beginning with the letter “M” is next.

895. Spike In My Veins ? ☠ (Korn)

Vein(s) or a song beginning with the letter “V” is next.

893. Martians Vs. Goblins ? ? (The Game, featuring Lil Wayne & Tyler The Creator)

Goblin(s) or a song beginning with the letter “G” is next.

889. Yuppie Supper (Everything Everything)

Supper or a song beginning with the letter “S” is next.

887. Adew Adew { or “Adieu adieu”} Le Company [“Farewell Goodbye, Company”] (Music from the Court of King Henry VIII)

Company or a song beginning with the letter “C” is next.

885. Lion in a Coma ? (Animal Collective)

“Coma” or a song beginning with the letter “C” is next.

883. Ivan Meets G.I. Joe (The Clash)

“Joe” or a song beginning with the letter “J” is next.

♫ Nice, Suzanne. Nice. ♪

In the same vein …

881. You Send Me (Sam Cooke)

“Me” or a song beginning with the letter “M” is next.

877. Gnome Song (Shealee)

Song or a song beginning with the letter “S” is next.

876. The Laughing Gnome (David Bowie)

Gnome or a song beginning with the letter “G” is next.

***** 500th Post! Yay me‼ *****

874. Life for Rent (Dido)

Rent or a song beginning with the letter “R” is next.

870. Sunglasses At Night ? ? (Corey Hart)

Night or a song beginning with the letter “N” is next.

869. Galactic Sun (Thor)

Sun or a song beginning with the letter “S” is next.

867. Up the Ladder to the Roof (The Supremes → Lead singer is Jean Terrrell.)

Roof or a song beginning with the letter “R” is next.

865. Sunshine Riptide ? ? (Fall Out Boy, featuring Burna Boy)

Rip(tide) or a song beginning with the letter “R” is next.

862. Lady Wood (Tove Lo)

Wood or a song beginning with the letter “W” is next.

860. Breeze (MusicbyAden - No Copyright Music)

A song beginning with the letter “E” is next.

859. Summer Breezin’ (Diana King)

Breeze/Breezing or a song beginning with the letter “B” is next.

857. Sk8er Boi ? (Avril Lavigne)

Boi, Boy, or a song beginning with the letter “B” is next.

Ugh.

I’m sorry, Suzanne.

This time, two entries were made before yours. Because of that, your entry does not count again.

Try refreshing your screen occasionally to make sure someone hasn’t answered before you.

856. Chorus (Erasure)

A song beginning with the letter “S” is next.

855. Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus ? (The Strokes)

Chorus or a song beginning with the letter “C” is next.

Sorry, Tantaleyes/Suzanne.

leftlingula got in before you did, so your entry doesn’t count.

853. Invocation (Common)

A song beginning with the letter “N” is next.

Quote by ]If you want to improve your writing, you need to go up against the best. You need to learn how and why a story was better. Then you need to work on your own skills.

That goes for all aspects in life.

Why create a false reality / competitive environment where only those who've not won competitions or have developed their writing chops to very high standard, aren't allowed to enter?

I would love for all our best writers to enter every competition. But these kind of threads have made some shun our competitions now, which makes me really sad.

Literature will ultimately be the loser if our best writers are restricted from entering competitions. And I won't stand for that.

{Sigh.} :really

Do I have to bust out my original comment on this topic? Fine.

→ [url=https://forum.lushstories.com//yaf_postsm3791703_Announcing-the-Winners-of-our-Debauched-Story-Competition.aspx#3791703]Click here. ←

Competitions are … competitive. You can’t go in expecting to win. Of the 14 entries right now in the current competition, one of the stories in particular stands out for me as a potential winner. Although I entered first, it ain’t mine.

Many writers here could be professional authors, if they aren’t already. That’s your competition (people with proven talent that have put in years of work), along with the nearly 540,000 members in general on this site (not all writers, obviously, but still).

If you just want to write stories without official recognition, that’s an equally valid way to use the Lush® platform. Nobody’s going to judge you.

But judgement is par for the course in contests. If you want to win, place, show, or make the top ten, you’ve got your work cut out for you.

Here’s some help for those who need and/or want it.

851. MCR Calling (Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott)

Is this a “song” in the traditional sense?



I’ll let you be the judge of that. However, there’s a YouTube link and album information, so I say it counts.

Call(ing) or a song beginning with the letter “C” is next.

While some of us are remembering Earl Simmons, I can’t believe I overlooked one of his absolute classics.



His music was scorching hot when he was at his absolute best.

I’ve got to say, the announcement is hitting me harder one day on. Knowing his history, I guess I knew something like this was always coming, but it still hurts.

What a loss.

849. Ruff Ryders’ Anthem (Earl Simmons / Dark Man X / DMX)

Remembrance In Power, my dude. ♪ ✊? ♫

Anthem or a song beginning with the letter “A” is next.

Quote by ]Was a little bummed out by the passing of DMX earlier on. His debut album, 'It's Dark and Hell is Hot' is still one of my favourite ever. I could listen to that while driving like it was still fresh.

Another name from my young years gone. ?

Well, shit. :sad1:

Below is [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTC72QoifDQ]the song where I first heard Dark Man X (Earl Simmons): bold, audacious, and skillful as all get out.

Remembrance In Power, my dude. ♪ ✊? ♫