Best Songs of the DSA Meeting: May 2020

Meeting Critiques

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday workshop. Winners each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter up to 2 songs per month (or more if time allows) by going to this link https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ to enter the lyric and audio file or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Time is limited to the review of 8 songs per meeting on a first come basis. (If we run out of time, the songs will be moved to next meeting). Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges. Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten. Winners are announced at the Virtual Awards Program in February which include performances by the finalists.

Monday, May 25, 2020

Best Songs of The Meeting 2020

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING 2020 AWARDS

SONG OF THE YEAR

3. You Gotta Go by Don Wall, Dallas, Tx
2. If Every Week Was Friday by Rick Valente
1. The Girl’s So Texas by Harry Hewlett and Chuck Ehrmann

VERN DAILEY SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Harry Hewlett

For More Info visit our press page

https://dsapress.blogspot.com/2021/03/harry-hewlett-wins-song-songwriter-of.html

AWARDS PROGRAM VIDEOS

2020 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O53tKlKWRs&list=PL2QmQKUl70-2fZsHAIcWZTejZVKttRKMX

2020 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZJ_TN9f7_I&list=PL2QmQKUl70-0NTzHsFcVDDtQRkAyMoZud

2020 DSA Song Contest Award Winning Songs - 30 sec clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVnE1vn4cN4

2020 DSA Award Certificates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY7CJkGDKwg

2020

JAN
Take Another Chance by David Lewis
Must Be Present to Win by John Jaggers

Light On The Sand by Beau McDermott

FEB

Full Moon by Barbe McMillen

Red White and Blue by Don Wall

The Forgotten Vet by Don Wall

Another Whiskey by David Case

MARCH

I Can't Breathe by Allen Larson

I Could Never by Bill Martin

Humble Refugee by Kerry Maddox

Home in My Dreams by Don Wall

APRIL

Don't Sweat Tomorrow by Don Wall

I Don't Know Much About Love by Bill Martin
That Summer Song by Bill Martin
Old Lubbock Lover by Harry Hewlett

Two Bald Heads by John Jaggers

MAY
Cape Cod by Don Wall
Keanu Reeves by Beau McDermott

JUNE
Dusty Devil by Harry Hewlett
Gun For Hire by Michael Roth
Lipstick and Bullets by Allen Larson
Winds of Change by Kerry Maddox

JULY
With These Hands by Alexis Tapp

From The Mountain by Alexis Tapp

SEPT

An American Dream Seth Ginsburg
Dogs Think It's Great by Seth Ginsburg
On Relief by Seth Ginsburg
II Caught Your Smile by Ron Young
If Every Week Was Friday by Rick Valente
Just Keep Breathing by Michael Roth
Simple Man by John Jaggers
Til There's Sun On My Face by Alexis Tapp

OCT

Cape Cod by Don Wall

Comes a Time by Don Wall

Cornbread by Don Wall

You Gotta Go by Don Wall

Girl’s So Texas by Harry Hewlett and Chuck Ehrmann

The Things I Didn’t Do for You by Michael Roth

NOV

All That I Am by Wayne Willingham

Bet We Can Get This Love Thang Right by Alexis Tapp

Blasphemous Kiss by Michael Roth

The Bullet Hole by Harry Hewlett

King of the Interstate by Charles Carter

L.O.V.E. Ain’t Y.O.U by Larry Beamer (Original title = LOVE reprise)

The Ruins of Our Age by Michael Roth

Take the Slow Road by Don Wall

Hard to Handle by Don Wall

If I See You Again by Michael Brandenberger

Ladle of Love by Robert Ehlert

Marie by Don Wall

Spending Time by Don Wall

Wild Wind by Don Wall

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING CRITIQUES

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday meeting. Songs that are critiqued each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter by uploading lyric and audio file to https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges.

Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten.