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Barrel of Monkeys

by Jeff

Rated: E · Message Forum · Music · #1987725

An annual interlinked musical blogging challenge! Runs every September.

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Accolades / Special Thanks ▼

Welcome to Barrel of Monkeys, a music-inspired writing challenge brought to you by "The Soundtrackers Group"

! This activity is held every August and celebrates the interconnectedness of music by challenging you to draw connections between the music you listen to.

How It Works

Each entry must include the following:

Song title and artist, plus the album the song is from.

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.

This year's theme is: Same Discography Edition

Select and write about ten different songs by the same artist.

Rules

The activity runs until August 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 Barrel Of Monkeys Badge!

Donations

Want the exclusive Barrel of Monkeys 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 August) will receive the exclusive Barrel of Monkeys 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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