Saving Country Music Theme Song Contest
Attention Bands, Artists, Songwriters, Musicians:
Saving Country Music needs a theme song. And instead of emailing individual bands to beg for assistance, I thought we could have a little fun with this and make it into a contest, where bands and artists submit their songs, and readers vote on them. Hopefully this will result in a good theme song, and some good exposure for the bands and artists that turn in submissions.
What do I need a theme song for? Well, for many different reasons, but one of them might be for a potential local/regional/national podcast and /or radio show that might or might not actually be happening, that I’d rather keep info about ambiguous at the moment. No, this does not mean Saving Country Music is going to turn into a radio show or SCM LIVE is going away, just focus on the important thing here: SAVING COUNTRY MUSIC NEEDS A THEME SONG, and I’ll announce that Shooter Jennings got me a satellite radio program later.
Ha! Just kidding.
As for what I’m looking for, besides saying it should be void of four letter words just in case it would ever be used in a family friendly environment, and that the inspiration for the name of this website was a caption on a Waylon Jennings photo that said “Let’s Go Save Country Music”, and it would be cool if that was included somewhere, I just say do your worst and see what happens.
It doesn’t need to be too long, though if you wanted to make a whole song that would be cool too, as long as maybe the first 30 seconds could be used apart from the full song for radio purposes. It also needs to say “savingcountrymusic.com” at some point, and mention me, The Triggerman as well. And have fun with it. If you’re not a band or musician but want to write something and the give it to someone else to record, go crazy. And please readers help me reach out to bands to let them know about the contest.
I really want this to be a good opportunity to promote some artists, especially some that I just have not had time or ability to promote in the past. What is the prize? Well, I don’t know, my love and admiration, and an eternal promotional tool for your music through the song. I’ll probably scrounge up some free T Shirts and CD’s or something as well, we’ll see what develops.
Interested bands and artists, please hit me up through Facebook (button found at the top of the page) or simply leave a comment on this article (which will supply me your email address) and I will email you back directly.
Let’s Go Get Saving Country Music a Theme Song!
Rev,Nix
March 12, 2011 @ 3:04 pm
Oh boy i hope MJM hears of this and enters a song!
Ice Cold Carla
March 12, 2011 @ 3:55 pm
One again you are contradicting yourself Triggerman “No, this does not mean Saving Country Music is going to turn into a radio show or SCM LIVE is going away”. I thought you said radio was dead? Now you are saving it might turn into a radio show. So which one is it? Huh? Huh?
Rev, Nix are you serious? I thought all you people here were about saving all your precious country music nobody has heard of. You don’t like Jamey Johnson but you think Michael Jackson Montgomery might be able to contribute a suitable song? Actually, he’s clearly poised on the bring of superstardom so I don’t even think he’d even know about this site and probably wouldn’t be interested anyway.
I am going to email my buddy Jamey Johnson and ask him if he wants to contribute a song. He probably won’t though cos you said he has a small willy and Osama Bin Laden is hiding in his beard. That really hurt his feelings.
Ice Cold Carla
March 12, 2011 @ 3:56 pm
PS I forgot to take a dig at Denise Sheen *token dig at Denise Sheen before she gets to make a comment*
That's right . . .Denise
March 12, 2011 @ 4:45 pm
Now hold up a cotton pickin’ minute . . . I resemble that remark! You might be ice cold Carla but I’m sheen like and with snoop dog lookin’ for a Jackson bill worth of sheen, I’d take a guess that I’m fixin’ for an interview right here quick like. I can’t wait to see what transpires with this here contest, I have a notion that the MJM’s and the JJ’s can come up with somethin’ you reckon?
I gotta go. Charlie’s callin’.
Ice Cold Carla
March 12, 2011 @ 4:49 pm
WIN!
That's right . . .Denise
March 12, 2011 @ 5:13 pm
Like Hell!
After a delightful chit chat with Charlie bean, I got me an idea:
Savin’
savin’
savin’
savin’ country music doe si doe
savin’ country music don’t you know
savin’ all the fiddles and banjos
cuz SAVIN’ COUNTRY MUSIC is where I go . . . .
let’s hear that fiddle boys!
Charlie will be so proud! 🙂
Ice Cold Carla
March 12, 2011 @ 5:48 pm
Maybe C-Bean could sing it and we could do back up Denise?
Nikki
March 12, 2011 @ 8:24 pm
Carla, you are killin me! This is why I love you!
That's right . . .Denise
March 13, 2011 @ 1:06 am
Nikki, Ice cold Carla may be killin’ ya, but she can also kill it on the backups.
C-bean hasn’t given me the go ahead yet, but soon as he does, we’re in like flynn.
I’ll get back to y’ouns. Charlie Bean has another interview to do.
cathy
March 12, 2011 @ 5:14 pm
ok….I didn’t know who MJM was. Now I do.
I can’t even believe MJM or JJ are in a SCM/Triggerman blog other than “the occasional pop country bashing”
Seriously people….how about some Jayke Orvis???? He’s got it going on….he’s talented, unique, hardass working.
Not JJ or MJM…..I will leave and never come back.
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 6:35 pm
Don’t feel bad Cathy, I didn’t know who MJM was at first either. I still don’t know who “C-Bean” is. It’s sad when I don’t even get half the inside jokes on my own site!
And why is Carla Ice Cold all of a sudden?
Rev,Nix
March 12, 2011 @ 6:42 pm
Come on guys guess i should spell it out for you Micheal Jackson Montgomery and i was JOKING come on! LOL But yeah He would kill it.
Ice Cold Carla
March 12, 2011 @ 6:50 pm
Don’t worry Rev Nix, I knew you were joshing. Trigger: C Bean is a nickname (rapper name?!?) of Denise’s new hubby Charlie. You still haven’t answered my question Trigger, are you vanilla on this too?
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 7:00 pm
Ice Cold Carla
March 12, 2011 @ 8:32 pm
Oh nice. Oh I mean ‘Ice’. I vote for Keith’s lyrics ‘rapped’ set to the music of Ice Ice Baby. SOLD!
That's right . . .Denise
March 13, 2011 @ 1:10 am
Right on Miss Cathy
Let him bring that ferocious Mando with him.
BlueRibbonRadio
March 12, 2011 @ 3:56 pm
Freebird.
Done. What’s my prize?
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 4:00 pm
You podcasters are pretty good with coming up with intros and such. That might do the trick as well.
cathy
March 12, 2011 @ 4:25 pm
“Dick In Dixie” of course, cause pop country really sucks. And it’s a good fast song.
@BlueRibbon, Freebird is southern rock
BlueRibbonRadio
March 12, 2011 @ 4:28 pm
Haha, I know. I’m the guy that yells Freebird…just instead of at concerts, I do it in the comments section haha.
cathy
March 12, 2011 @ 4:30 pm
you are a Freebird… 🙂
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 6:38 pm
Can’t rip off “Dick In Dixie” especially since Shooter already ripped it off with “Put The ‘O’ Back In Country,” and since Shooter’s the one giving Saving Country Music it’s own satellite network, we don’t want to rock the boat.
But I haven’t announced that yet.
cathy
March 12, 2011 @ 7:10 pm
well I won’t say nothin’
Aran
March 12, 2011 @ 4:29 pm
I might have to have a go at this. Though it usually takes me a good while to finish writing a song, let along recording it. We’ll see what the muse has in mind for me.
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 6:33 pm
No time limit as of yet.
AdamSheets
March 12, 2011 @ 5:04 pm
Hell, I may have a go at this.
Ojaioan
March 12, 2011 @ 6:55 pm
That gets a big HELL YEAH!
HBHQ
March 12, 2011 @ 5:46 pm
hmmmmm….
HBHQ
March 12, 2011 @ 6:11 pm
saving country music.cooooom
c’mon over and git you sOOme
start from the tab, there on the right
it’s the “Real Deal” on “SCM live”
any night of the week, til the mornin come
it’s all home at savingcountrymusic.com
come round here for the best of the best?
then start from the tab, there on the left
know where we are & where we come from
look, listen, see us LIVE
at the Roundtable or at the Forum
We are a roots rock website for him and for her
See what we preach live in your town, on our calendar
From Outlaw Chicago Radio to Current news, music & events
we welcome you to savingcountrymusic.com, for this country…
we represent.
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 6:33 pm
Cute, cute.
But too specific about the site. Plus it doesn’t mention “The Triggerman” or “Let’s Go Save Country Music.”
And I’ve seen you play drums. I don’t know that I want you recording anything! 🙂 🙂
Maybe leave it to your stable of artists.
I know, can’t win for trying.
HBHQ
March 12, 2011 @ 6:35 pm
I just wanted to give a starting point. I should have disclosed that I have no business writing or attempting this.
HBHQ
March 12, 2011 @ 6:43 pm
The wild one, in the hat & the vest
shares with us, how he knows best.
Pushin this movement, however he can
let’s all go saving country music,
with our host, the triggerman.
***
not neccessary but at least I can leave it now.
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 7:06 pm
Now we’re getting it!
HBHQ
March 12, 2011 @ 7:09 pm
I liked “That’s right . . .Denise”‘s that was cool too…. take & copy & paste from all our abortio…. our bullsh….. our efforts
That's right . . .Denise
March 13, 2011 @ 8:07 am
Thank you HBHQ but I think there are others who could get er done! Umm. I do like the into though . . . Saaaaavin’
Saaaavin’
Saaaavin’ it makes me think of bluegrass hillibillies that love root rock radio:)
HBHQ
March 12, 2011 @ 7:22 pm
oh… mine as well start here. By perception, we have a “stable of artists”, but everything is a 1 off, 1 CD at a time. Another way of putting it, when you walk through our stable…we have stacks CDs, hearts & mission statements. So … OPEN SEASON! Let’s see who comes home with what…..
Cowgirl Up Kay....
March 12, 2011 @ 8:18 pm
Cowboy Logic
http://espanol.video.yahoo.com/watch/774084/3303778
Cowgirl Up Kay....
March 12, 2011 @ 8:24 pm
I know this isn’t an original but I just felt like it.
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 8:36 pm
Yeah, but it’s Michael Martin Murphy so I approve of it anyway!
Cowgirl Up Kay....
March 13, 2011 @ 6:28 am
I do like Michael, he might have started in pop but he is a true cowboy and has a great voice. When my father in law (a talented guitar picker and singer) was recovering from heart surgery, I gave him all of Murphey’s songs and he sang them for days and my mother in law said it really made him happy and helped. He is almost ninety and still picking and grinning in two bands that play gigs!!!
That's right . . .Denise
March 13, 2011 @ 8:02 am
Cowgirl Up Kay–I love you and MMM and Cowboy Logic too. Thanks for the smile and I love hearin’ about your father in law!
The Triggerman
March 12, 2011 @ 9:45 pm
Getting news that Saving Country Music’s 2010 Song of the Year winner Left Arm Tan is going to give it a shot!
Carla
March 13, 2011 @ 2:05 am
YAY!
Cowgirl Up Kay....
March 13, 2011 @ 6:39 am
Very cool indeed.
Metalupyourthrash
March 12, 2011 @ 10:10 pm
I’m interested! Where should I e-mail a finished song to when I’m done with it?
The Triggerman
March 13, 2011 @ 6:43 pm
Private message sent.
rusty beltway
March 13, 2011 @ 7:09 am
Deal me in, cowboy.
-Rusty Beltway
-Pennsylvania Appalachia USA
The Triggerman
March 13, 2011 @ 6:44 pm
Excellent, looking forward to it!
Denise
March 13, 2011 @ 5:44 pm
Triggerman, I know this is off subject and you are very busy with saving country music and the up coming SxSW, but if you could let me know what it entails to advertise on this site (or whom to get in contact with) please let me know. It’s much appreciated.
kocis
March 14, 2011 @ 3:18 am
I am interested in entering the contest, where do I e-mail the song when I’ve finished it?
The Triggerman
March 14, 2011 @ 2:31 pm
Wow, STRONG entries by Shon Hampton and Ol’ Red Shed have already been submitted. This is going to be fun!
Shon Hampton
March 15, 2011 @ 4:21 pm
So cool to named with such great company,thanks Triggerman.
IceColdCountry
March 15, 2011 @ 10:21 am
I’m looking forward to the song entries.
There are a couple tunes out there that come to mind if we were just fising for one already out:
Jackson Taylor- Outlaws Ain’t Wanted Anymore
Or…
“an old pickup truck
means you’re down on your luck anymore
and boots and straw hat
are just a thing of the past anymore
and ever since waylon i cant find no one
to buy into sad country songs
and tell me whos gonna ride us away
when the last cowboy is gone
is there a place i can find
any three quarter time anymore
is there a dirty jukebox
that spins on a dime anymore
they changed all the words
and the cowgirls they all sing along
but tell me whos gonna ride them away
when the last cowboy is gone
if john wayne gene and roy
are now just some cowboys
that yesterday stampeded on
and tell me whos gonna ride us away
whos gonna do it that way
does everything good have to change
til the last cowboy is gone”
mmmm.
Pillsbury
March 16, 2011 @ 8:47 am
Whiskey, Devil, cocaine
Every fucking day
Whiskey, Devil, cocaine
Keeping me awake
Drink your whiskey
Pray to the Devil
Snort your fucking cocaine
Whiskey, Devil, cocaine
Keeping me insane
Whiskey, Devil, cocaine
In evey fucking way
Drink your whiskey
Pray to the Devil
Snort your fucking cocaine
Satan, you are my world!
Satan, you are my world!
Whiskey, Devil, cocaine
Every fucking day
Whiskey, Devil, cocaine
Keeping me awake
The Triggerman
Is gonna save country music
At savingcountrymusic
Dot com
The Triggerman
Is gonna save country music
At savingcountrymusic
Dot com
The Triggerman
March 26, 2011 @ 12:54 pm
Catchy!
Undead Joe
March 17, 2011 @ 9:33 am
I got one written. As soon as I get it recorded I’ll send it your way. Where should I send it?
RestlessInAmsterdam but Reinstate Hank Worldwide
March 26, 2011 @ 1:39 am
Excellent idea, Triggerman, can´t wait to hear what it´s gonna be…
Kyle
March 26, 2011 @ 10:57 am
I always though of SCM.com’s theme song as “Country My Ass” by Dale Watson, but since you’re looking for something more specific, I guess I’ll have to rethink this.
Here’s something quick I came up with …
They say country is dead
And you may think they’re right
They say the music’s got no heart
It’s all glitter and lights
Well The Triggerman’s here
To welcome you to the fold
He was put here to save
Country music and souls