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Resurrection Jukebox

by Jeff

Rated: E · Message Forum · Activity · #2009876

A yearly blogging challenge featuring cover songs and/or dead artists! Runs every October.

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Welcome to Resurrection Jukebox, a music writing challenge brought to you by "The Soundtrackers Group"

! This activity is held every October and celebrates the Halloween spirit by conjuring the spirits of artists both past and surpassed.

If you think you have what it takes to delve into the dark history of music, read on!

How It Works

Each entry must include the following:

Song title and artist.

Which of the three categories below the entry qualifies for.

An explanation of why you chose the song and/or why it's significant to you.

A link to a YouTube video or other site where we can listen to the track.

The name of the game is 6-6-6. You must select eighteen (18) total songs that meet the following criteria:

6 songs by artists who are deceased.

6 songs by artists who are defunct, disbanded, or no longer performing.

6 songs that are covers, remakes, or alternate versions of an original.

Additional Resources

List of the Deaths in Rock & Roll by Wikipedia

The Dead Rock Stars Club

Rules

The activity runs until October 31st at 11:59PM WDC time

All entries submitted to the forum after the contest ends will be disqualified

You may use either book/blog item entries or individual static items

You must create a new item or book/blog entry for EACH entry

You must submit your entries by posting individual links to each entry in the forum below

Please note which day(s) they're for in the message subject (e.g., Day 1 entry, Day 1-3 entries, etc.)

You are free to post entries individually or with multiple entries in the same post

You may submit more than one entry per day, as long as they are thorough entries

Prize

All participants who successfully complete the eight entries and have clearly put time and effort into explaining the reasoning behind their musical selections will receive our exclusive Resurrection Jukebox merit badge!

Donations

Want the exclusive Resurrection Jukebox merit badge without creating any poems? Just want to support The WDC Soundtrackers and our various activities? Anyone who donates 100,000 GPs or more during the contest round (i.e., the month of October) will receive the exclusive Resurrection Jukebox merit badge.

Donations made during other times of the year that active contests are running will receive that challenge's custom badge. Donations made during the "off season" when no activities are currently running will receive a Music merit badge. For example, you can only donate to get the 12 Days badge in December, the WDC Soundtrackers badge in February, etc.

Please send all donations to "The Soundtrackers Group"

(Group #1979333), or submit them via a post in the forum below.

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