/r/gameofbands
*Game of Bands - Reddit's longest running songwriting competition. * See the pinned post for more and join our Discord if you have any questions.
We help introduce musicians, lyricists and vocalists from around the world by running a regular songwriting competition.
Round 229
Theme nomination thread
Round 228
Late recruitment
Round ends October 11
Round 227
Voting thread
Closes September 28
Round 226
Winners Announced!
Reese's Masterpieces - Café De Nuit (Feat. Garrett, Parky, Dragonfruit, Lidlinpeace and Golem)
Medals are awarded for wins in each discipline, as well as best song of the round. Your first win will yield a bronze medal, and further wins may yield different results!
Subreddit theme is Dark Serene, created by /u/qtx and ever increasingly messed up by /u/retrotheft
Game of Hip Hop
/r/MakingHipHop
/r/FutureBeatProducers
/r/NeedVocals
/r/Songwriters
/r/2HourTrackSundays /r/SongwritingPrompts
/r/gameofbands
All submitted songs and their lyrics can be found on the Game of Bands Website: Game of Bands Song Depository, Round 311: Conspiracy. If you have reddit enhancement suite you can listen to them all in this thread (but without lyrics).
You can vote for multiple songs and roles as you wish, but only once for each role on each song. You can also vote for your own team but only for your teammates' work (i.e. you can't vote for yourself or your own track - it will not be counted).
Reply [at the correct level!] to the comment of the song you wish to vote for, and type what you see below after the equals(=) sign. Also, do not reply to someone else's vote; reply to the song-level comment for it to count.
[](/t) [](/m) [](/l) [](/v)
They're just links, really, or spoiler tags if you use them in other sub-reddits. You'll know you've done it correctly because your comment will have nice colorful buttons! Hooray! This will enable us to automate the vote tallying process and just looks a lot nicer as well!
Please include some info on why you voted the way you did; positive and constructive feedback is always appreciated!
Voting will end on Tue Feb 04 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
If you participated in this round or the previous or next round, please vote as a courtesy to your fellow bandits!
YOU BETTER VOTE OR ELSE
Team assignments are listed in the comments below.
This round will end at 5am UTC Monday February 10, 2025. Songs are to be submitted here by the end-of-round deadline. Submissions will be linked in a single voting post the next day. Voting will begin on February 11 and will run for 7 days ending at 23:59 UTC Tuesday February 18, 2025, upon which votes will be tallied, results posted, and flair awarded.
This round's theme is Mythology! Team assignments are listed below.
Each team is responsible for contacting its members and starting a Discord server for their team for the round. If you have any issues, please contact the mods or join the chat.
Get started right away!!
Check in is compulsory. If you have not joined your team server within 48 hours, you will be replaced.
If you need a replacement, or are available to join a team, please visit the Late Recruitment Thread.
If you need a replacement team member, make a comment in this thread. Also don't be shy approaching people who have posted already - it makes our job easier. Just keep us updated with what's happening!/n/nAlso, don't forget to check our #angel-and-late-recruit thread to submit replacement requests for team mates who have bailed, or to fulfill replacement requests which can be found in "pinned" messages under the thumb tack icon in our Discord server #angel-and-late-recruit channel.
The submission deadline for the round is 5am UTC Monday February 10, 2025. This round's team launch post has the list of teams, rules, how to submit, etc.
Also, join the chat! It's the fastest way to our hearts, and for you to get sorted out with everything you need.
Congratulations to the winners of Round 310: Sample Life!
As a reminder, all bandits and "fandits" past and present should vote, and you can't win if you don't play!
And now we present to you the winners:
I Hope You Know by /u/heffreeee, /u/davidjohnofficial, and /u/samashortcake
/u/heffreeee for I Hope You Know
/u/davidjohnofficial for I Hope You Know
/u/samashortcake for I Hope You Know
This thread is for folks to nominate and vote on themes for Round 313, with sign-ups to start once the winning theme is announced.
No ideas are off limits (except gum and usually genre-only suggestions), but themes should attempt to be applicable to music and lyrics. They should also be sufficiently ambiguous to allow for multiple interpretations. The highest voted theme will be used, but moderators reserve the right to veto themes deemed to be unsuitable or duplicates of previous themes (which is pretty common). Suggest your own, or feel free to re-post nominations that weren't picked from the last, or previous rounds. Then, Upvote or Downvote the picks already here. (This is the only Gob thread type that allows downvotes).
Popular, unused themes from the previous nomination thread are vote boosted! These are marked "(previous runner-up)" and receive additional points for a headstart, so newly nominated themes are less likely to be selected unless they are very popular.
A list of previously used themes can be found here.
This thread is for people to sign up for Round 312 of Game of Bands. By popular vote, this round's theme will be "Mythology"
I hear talk that Greece may have a lot of inspiration for this one.
This round will begin at 8pm UTC Sunday January 26, at which time everybody who has signed up will be matched randomly into teams by GameOfBand's AI, Gobot. The teams shall consist of one musician, one lyricist, and one vocalist.
To sign up, simply reply to the main post and state whether you want to do Music, Lyrics or Vocals. Feel free to sign up for multiple roles, as this helps us form teams easier. You will still only be selected for just one. If you change your mind about a signup, please delete your comment.
Thank you for participating!
Instructions:
In the body of your submission reply, use one or more of the following words : Vocals Lyrics Music. This precise wording is required so our automated system knows what role you're signing up for. That means typos will leave you out. If you sign up for multiple roles, it will ignore the order you put them in, in favor of creating the largest amount of teams. So, only sign up for roles you're willing to do.
P.S. Be sure to reply at the main level with everyone else, sub-replies don't get assigned.
P.P.S. If you don't get assigned, do not fret! You can always join up with a team in the Late Joiners thread, or hop onto the GoB "Angel and Late Recruit" Discord Channel and find a team to be on. It always works out!
All submitted songs and their lyrics can be found on the Game of Bands Website: Game of Bands Song Depository, Round 310: Sample Life. If you have reddit enhancement suite you can listen to them all in this thread (but without lyrics).
You can vote for multiple songs and roles as you wish, but only once for each role on each song. You can also vote for your own team but only for your teammates' work (i.e. you can't vote for yourself or your own track - it will not be counted).
Reply [at the correct level!] to the comment of the song you wish to vote for, and type what you see below after the equals(=) sign. Also, do not reply to someone else's vote; reply to the song-level comment for it to count.
[](/t) [](/m) [](/l) [](/v)
They're just links, really, or spoiler tags if you use them in other sub-reddits. You'll know you've done it correctly because your comment will have nice colorful buttons! Hooray! This will enable us to automate the vote tallying process and just looks a lot nicer as well!
Please include some info on why you voted the way you did; positive and constructive feedback is always appreciated!
Voting will end on Tue Jan 21 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
If you participated in this round or the previous or next round, please vote as a courtesy to your fellow bandits!
YOU BETTER VOTE OR ELSE
Team assignments are listed in the comments below.
This round will end at 5am UTC Monday January 27, 2025. Songs are to be submitted here by the end-of-round deadline. Submissions will be linked in a single voting post the next day. Voting will begin on January 28 and will run for 7 days ending at 23:59 UTC Tuesday February 04, 2025, upon which votes will be tallied, results posted, and flair awarded.
This round's theme is Conspiracy! Team assignments are listed below.
Each team is responsible for contacting its members and starting a Discord server for their team for the round. If you have any issues, please contact the mods or join the chat.
Get started right away!!
Check in is compulsory. If you have not joined your team server within 48 hours, you will be replaced.
If you need a replacement, or are available to join a team, please visit the Late Recruitment Thread.
If you need a replacement team member, make a comment in this thread. Also don't be shy approaching people who have posted already - it makes our job easier. Just keep us updated with what's happening!/n/nAlso, don't forget to check our #angel-and-late-recruit thread to submit replacement requests for team mates who have bailed, or to fulfill replacement requests which can be found in "pinned" messages under the thumb tack icon in our Discord server #angel-and-late-recruit channel.
The submission deadline for the round is 5am UTC Monday January 27, 2025. This round's team launch post has the list of teams, rules, how to submit, etc.
Also, join the chat! It's the fastest way to our hearts, and for you to get sorted out with everything you need.
This thread is for people to sign up for Round 311 of Game of Bands. This round's theme will be Conspiracy.
This round will start at 8pm UTC January 12, 2025, at which time everybody who has signed up will be matched into teams by GameOfBand's AI, Gobot. The teams shall consist of one musician, one lyricist, and one vocalist.
To sign up, simply reply to the main post and state whether you want to do Music, Lyrics or Vocals. Feel free to sign up for multiple roles, as this helps us form teams easier. You will still only be selected for just one. If you change your mind about a signup, please delete your comment.
Thank you for participating!
Instructions:
In the body of your submission reply, use one or more of the following words : Vocals Lyrics Music.
P.S. Be sure to reply at the main level with everyone else, sub-replies don't get assigned.
P.P.S. If you don't get assigned, do not fret! You can always join up with a team in the Late Joiners thread, or hop onto the GoB "Angel and Late Recruit" Discord Channel and find a team to be on. It always works out!
This thread is for folks to nominate and vote on themes for Round 312, with sign-ups to start once the winning theme is announced.
No ideas are off limits (except gum and usually genre-only suggestions), but themes should attempt to be applicable to music and lyrics. They should also be sufficiently ambiguous to allow for multiple interpretations. The highest voted theme will be used, but moderators reserve the right to veto themes deemed to be unsuitable or duplicates of previous themes (which is pretty common). Suggest your own, or feel free to re-post nominations that weren't picked from the last, or previous rounds. Then, Upvote or Downvote the picks already here. (This is the only Gob thread type that allows downvotes).
Popular, unused themes from the previous nomination thread are vote boosted! These are marked "(previous runner-up)" and receive additional points for a headstart, so newly nominated themes are less likely to be selected unless they are very popular.
A list of previously used themes can be found here.
Congratulations to the winners of Round 309: Music And Lyrics With Different Tones!
As a reminder, all bandits and "fandits" past and present should vote, and you can't win if you don't play!
And now we present to you the winners:
Love Blooms (In the Heartland) by /u/rhikhunter, /u/Spiréal, and /u/magikker
Love Blooms (In the Heartland)
Until Now by /u/daishiii, /u/phyllicanderer, and /u/booprabbit
/u/rhikhunter for Love Blooms (In the Heartland)
/u/thinker99 for Burning House
/u/conversationsad3529 for Lucky Holidays
All submitted songs and their lyrics can be found on the Game of Bands Website: Game of Bands Song Depository, Round 309: Music And Lyrics With Different Tones. If you have reddit enhancement suite you can listen to them all in this thread (but without lyrics).
You can vote for multiple songs and roles as you wish, but only once for each role on each song. You can also vote for your own team but only for your teammates' work (i.e. you can't vote for yourself or your own track - it will not be counted).
Reply [at the correct level!] to the comment of the song you wish to vote for, and type what you see below after the equals(=) sign. Also, do not reply to someone else's vote; reply to the song-level comment for it to count.
[](/t) [](/m) [](/l) [](/v)
They're just links, really, or spoiler tags if you use them in other sub-reddits. You'll know you've done it correctly because your comment will have nice colorful buttons! Hooray! This will enable us to automate the vote tallying process and just looks a lot nicer as well!
Please include some info on why you voted the way you did; positive and constructive feedback is always appreciated!
Voting will end on Tue Dec 31 2024 at 23:59 UTC.
If you participated in this round or the previous or next round, please vote as a courtesy to your fellow bandits!
YOU BETTER VOTE OR ELSE
Team assignments are listed in the comments below.
This 3 week round will end at 5am UTC Monday January 13, 2025. Songs are to be submitted here by the end-of-round deadline. Submissions will be linked in a single voting post the next day. Voting will begin on January 14 and will run for 7 days ending at 23:59 UTC Tuesday January 21, 2025, upon which votes will be tallied, results posted, and flair awarded.
This round's theme is Sample Life! Team assignments are listed below.
Each team is responsible for contacting its members and starting a Discord server for their team for the round. If you have any issues, please contact the mods or join the chat.
Get started right away!!
Check in is compulsory. If you have not joined your team server within 48 hours, you will be replaced.
If you need a replacement, or are available to join a team, please visit the Late Recruitment Thread.
If you need a replacement team member, make a comment in this thread. Also don't be shy approaching people who have posted already - it makes our job easier. Just keep us updated with what's happening!/n/nAlso, don't forget to check our #angel-and-late-recruit thread to submit replacement requests for team mates who have bailed, or to fulfill replacement requests which can be found in "pinned" messages under the thumb tack icon in our Discord server #angel-and-late-recruit channel.
The submission deadline for the round is 5am UTC Monday January 06, 2025. This round's team launch post has the list of teams, rules, how to submit, etc.
Also, join the chat! It's the fastest way to our hearts, and for you to get sorted out with everything you need.
Congratulations to the winners of Round 308: Made With Malicious Intent!
As a reminder, all bandits and "fandits" past and present should vote, and you can't win if you don't play!
And now we present to you the winners:
Iron Rain by /u/Letibleu, /u/96phoenix, and /u/alia_aardvark
/u/garrett_cartoonist for Bloodsucker
/u/alia_aardvark for Iron Rain
This thread is for people to sign up for Round 310 of Game of Bands. This round's theme will be Sample Life. Include audio from your day to day life.
This 3 week round will start at 8pm UTC December 22, 2024, at which time everybody who has signed up will be matched into teams by GameOfBand's AI, Gobot. The teams shall consist of one musician, one lyricist, and one vocalist.
To sign up, simply reply to the main post and state whether you want to do Music, Lyrics or Vocals. Feel free to sign up for multiple roles, as this helps us form teams easier. You will still only be selected for just one. If you change your mind about a signup, please delete your comment.
Thank you for participating!
Instructions:
In the body of your submission reply, use one or more of the following words : Vocals Lyrics Music.
P.S. Be sure to reply at the main level with everyone else, sub-replies don't get assigned.
P.P.S. If you don't get assigned, do not fret! You can always join up with a team in the Late Joiners thread, or hop onto the GoB "Angel and Late Recruit" Discord Channel and find a team to be on. It always works out!
This thread is for folks to nominate and vote on themes for Round 311, with sign-ups to start once the winning theme is announced.
No ideas are off limits (except gum and usually genre-only suggestions), but themes should attempt to be applicable to music and lyrics. They should also be sufficiently ambiguous to allow for multiple interpretations. The highest voted theme will be used, but moderators reserve the right to veto themes deemed to be unsuitable or duplicates of previous themes (which is pretty common). Suggest your own, or feel free to re-post nominations that weren't picked from the last, or previous rounds. Then, Upvote or Downvote the picks already here. (This is the only Gob thread type that allows downvotes).
Popular, unused themes from the previous nomination thread are vote boosted! These are marked "(previous runner-up)" and receive additional points for a headstart, so newly nominated themes are less likely to be selected unless they are very popular.
A list of previously used themes can be found here.
All submitted songs and their lyrics can be found on the Game of Bands Website: Game of Bands Song Depository, Round 308: Made With Malicious Intent. If you have reddit enhancement suite you can listen to them all in this thread (but without lyrics).
You can vote for multiple songs and roles as you wish, but only once for each role on each song. You can also vote for your own team but only for your teammates' work (i.e. you can't vote for yourself or your own track - it will not be counted).
Reply [at the correct level!] to the comment of the song you wish to vote for, and type what you see below after the equals(=) sign. Also, do not reply to someone else's vote; reply to the song-level comment for it to count.
[](/t) [](/m) [](/l) [](/v)
They're just links, really, or spoiler tags if you use them in other sub-reddits. You'll know you've done it correctly because your comment will have nice colorful buttons! Hooray! This will enable us to automate the vote tallying process and just looks a lot nicer as well!
Please include some info on why you voted the way you did; positive and constructive feedback is always appreciated!
Voting will end on Tue Dec 17 2024 at 23:59 UTC.
If you participated in this round or the previous or next round, please vote as a courtesy to your fellow bandits!
YOU BETTER VOTE OR ELSE
Team assignments are listed in the comments below.
This round will end at 5am UTC Monday December 23, 2024. Songs are to be submitted here by the end-of-round deadline. Submissions will be linked in a single voting post the next day. Voting will begin on December 24 and will run for 7 days ending at 23:59 UTC Tuesday December 31, 2024, upon which votes will be tallied, results posted, and flair awarded.
This round's theme is Music And Lyrics With Different Tones! Team assignments are listed below.
Each team is responsible for contacting its members and starting a Discord server for their team for the round. If you have any issues, please contact the mods or join the chat.
Get started right away!!
Check in is compulsory. If you have not joined your team server within 48 hours, you will be replaced.
If you need a replacement, or are available to join a team, please visit the Late Recruitment Thread.
If you need a replacement team member, make a comment in this thread. Also don't be shy approaching people who have posted already - it makes our job easier. Just keep us updated with what's happening!/n/nAlso, don't forget to check our #angel-and-late-recruit thread to submit replacement requests for team mates who have bailed, or to fulfill replacement requests which can be found in "pinned" messages under the thumb tack icon in our Discord server #angel-and-late-recruit channel.
The submission deadline for the round is 5am UTC Monday December 23, 2024. This round's team launch post has the list of teams, rules, how to submit, etc.
Also, join the chat! It's the fastest way to our hearts, and for you to get sorted out with everything you need.
Congratulations to the winners of Round 307: Steal From A Past Submission!
As a reminder, all bandits and "fandits" past and present should vote, and you can't win if you don't play!
And now we present to you the winners:
Pirate by /u/wizzieh, /u/phyllicanderer, and /u/regnskyer
It's In Your Nature by /u/davidjohnofficial, /u/magikker, and /u/firstdragonfruit9
/u/bwfbob for They Heard the Words
/u/allouttaupvotes for They Heard the Words
/u/grumpykitten1117 for They Heard the Words
This thread is for people to sign up for Round 309 of Game of Bands. This round's theme will be Music And Lyrics With Different Tones. Simple example: happy music, sad lyrics.
This round will start at 8pm UTC December 8, 2024, at which time everybody who has signed up will be matched into teams by GameOfBand's AI, Gobot. The teams shall consist of one musician, one lyricist, and one vocalist.
To sign up, simply reply to the main post and state whether you want to do Music, Lyrics or Vocals. Feel free to sign up for multiple roles, as this helps us form teams easier. You will still only be selected for just one. If you change your mind about a signup, please delete your comment.
Thank you for participating!
Instructions:
In the body of your submission reply, use one or more of the following words : Vocals Lyrics Music.
P.S. Be sure to reply at the main level with everyone else, sub-replies don't get assigned.
P.P.S. If you don't get assigned, do not fret! You can always join up with a team in the Late Joiners thread, or hop onto the GoB "Angel and Late Recruit" Discord Channel and find a team to be on. It always works out!
This thread is for folks to nominate and vote on themes for Round 310, with sign-ups to start once the winning theme is announced.
No ideas are off limits (except gum and usually genre-only suggestions), but themes should attempt to be applicable to music and lyrics. They should also be sufficiently ambiguous to allow for multiple interpretations. The highest voted theme will be used, but moderators reserve the right to veto themes deemed to be unsuitable or duplicates of previous themes (which is pretty common). Suggest your own, or feel free to re-post nominations that weren't picked from the last, or previous rounds. Then, Upvote or Downvote the picks already here. (This is the only Gob thread type that allows downvotes).
Popular, unused themes from the previous nomination thread are vote boosted! These are marked "(previous runner-up)" and receive additional points for a headstart, so newly nominated themes are less likely to be selected unless they are very popular.
A list of previously used themes can be found here.
All submitted songs and their lyrics can be found on the Game of Bands Website: Game of Bands Song Depository, Round 307: Steal From A Past Submission. If you have reddit enhancement suite you can listen to them all in this thread (but without lyrics).
You can vote for multiple songs and roles as you wish, but only once for each role on each song. You can also vote for your own team but only for your teammates' work (i.e. you can't vote for yourself or your own track - it will not be counted).
Reply [at the correct level!] to the comment of the song you wish to vote for, and type what you see below after the equals(=) sign. Also, do not reply to someone else's vote; reply to the song-level comment for it to count.
[](/t) [](/m) [](/l) [](/v)
They're just links, really, or spoiler tags if you use them in other sub-reddits. You'll know you've done it correctly because your comment will have nice colorful buttons! Hooray! This will enable us to automate the vote tallying process and just looks a lot nicer as well!
Please include some info on why you voted the way you did; positive and constructive feedback is always appreciated!
Voting will end on Tue Dec 03 2024 at 23:59 UTC.
If you participated in this round or the previous or next round, please vote as a courtesy to your fellow bandits!
YOU BETTER VOTE OR ELSE
Team assignments are listed in the comments below.
This round will end at 5am UTC Monday December 09, 2024. Songs are to be submitted here by the end-of-round deadline. Submissions will be linked in a single voting post the next day. Voting will begin on December 10 and will run for 7 days ending at 23:59 UTC Tuesday December 17, 2024, upon which votes will be tallied, results posted, and flair awarded.
This round's theme is Made With Malicious Intent! Team assignments are listed below.
Each team is responsible for contacting its members and starting a Discord server for their team for the round. If you have any issues, please contact the mods or join the chat.
Get started right away!!
Check in is compulsory. If you have not joined your team server within 48 hours, you will be replaced.
If you need a replacement, or are available to join a team, please visit the Late Recruitment Thread.
If you need a replacement team member, make a comment in this thread. Also don't be shy approaching people who have posted already - it makes our job easier. Just keep us updated with what's happening!/n/nAlso, don't forget to check our #angel-and-late-recruit thread to submit replacement requests for team mates who have bailed, or to fulfill replacement requests which can be found in "pinned" messages under the thumb tack icon in our Discord server #angel-and-late-recruit channel.
The submission deadline for the round is 5am UTC Monday December 09, 2024. This round's team launch post has the list of teams, rules, how to submit, etc.
Also, join the chat! It's the fastest way to our hearts, and for you to get sorted out with everything you need.
Congratulations to the winners of Round 306: Psychedelic II!
As a reminder, all bandits and "fandits" past and present should vote, and you can't win if you don't play!
And now we present to you the winners:
If I Were A Flower by /u/i_am_a_bowling_golem, /u/barondespireal, and /u/freshlennon
Player by /u/joycamp, /u/toot_boink_stab, and /u/alia_aardvark
/u/barondespireal for If I Were A Flower
This thread is for folks to nominate and vote on themes for Round 309, with sign-ups to start once the winning theme is announced.
No ideas are off limits (except gum and usually genre-only suggestions), but themes should attempt to be applicable to music and lyrics. They should also be sufficiently ambiguous to allow for multiple interpretations. The highest voted theme will be used, but moderators reserve the right to veto themes deemed to be unsuitable or duplicates of previous themes (which is pretty common). Suggest your own, or feel free to re-post nominations that weren't picked from the last, or previous rounds. Then, Upvote or Downvote the picks already here. (This is the only Gob thread type that allows downvotes).
Popular, unused themes from the previous nomination thread are vote boosted! These are marked "(previous runner-up)" and receive additional points for a headstart, so newly nominated themes are less likely to be selected unless they are very popular.
A list of previously used themes can be found here.
This thread is for people to sign up for Round 308 of Game of Bands. By popular vote, this round's theme will be "Made With Malicious Intent"
This round will begin at 8pm UTC Sun Nov 24 2024, at which time everybody who has signed up will be matched randomly into teams by GameOfBand's AI, Gobot. The teams shall consist of one musician, one lyricist, and one vocalist.
To sign up, simply reply to the main post and state whether you want to do Music, Lyrics or Vocals. Feel free to sign up for multiple roles, as this helps us form teams easier. You will still only be selected for just one. If you change your mind about a signup, please delete your comment.
Thank you for participating!
Instructions:
In the body of your submission reply, use one or more of the following words : Vocals Lyrics Music. This precise wording is required so our automated system knows what role you're signing up for. That means typos will leave you out. If you sign up for multiple roles, it will ignore the order you put them in, in favor of creating the largest amount of teams. So, only sign up for roles you're willing to do.
P.S. Be sure to reply at the main level with everyone else, sub-replies don't get assigned.
P.P.S. If you don't get assigned, do not fret! You can always join up with a team in the Late Joiners thread, or hop onto the GoB "Angel and Late Recruit" Discord Channel and find a team to be on. It always works out!