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== History ==
 
== History ==
  
The Masters of Song Fu contest was announced on May 1, 2008, by Quick Stop Entertainment, with whom Jonathan Coulton and [[Paul and Storm]] had previously collaborated. The contest solicited twenty songwriters to compete against three (well, four if you're being very technical) Masters, similar to the television cooking competition Iron Chef. The Masters were Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and [[wikipedia:Doc Hammer|Doc Hammer].
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The Masters of Song Fu contest was announced on May 1, 2008, by Quick Stop Entertainment, with whom Jonathan Coulton and [[Paul and Storm]] had previously collaborated. The contest solicited twenty songwriters to compete against three (well, four if you're being very technical) Masters, similar to the television cooking competition Iron Chef. The Masters were Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and [[wikipedia:Doc Hammer|Doc Hammer]].
  
 
The Round 1 Challenge was announced on May 20, 2008, after 20 challengers were selected (of whom only 19 responded in time to launch the competition). The challenge was to:
 
The Round 1 Challenge was announced on May 20, 2008, after 20 challengers were selected (of whom only 19 responded in time to launch the competition). The challenge was to:

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Monkey Shines (TV show)
ReleaseSong Fu
Length0:51
Release date2008-05-29
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This is Jonathan Coulton's entry to the Round 1 Challenge of the song writing competition, Masters of Song Fu. The competition is hosted by Quick Stop Entertainment.

History

The Masters of Song Fu contest was announced on May 1, 2008, by Quick Stop Entertainment, with whom Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm had previously collaborated. The contest solicited twenty songwriters to compete against three (well, four if you're being very technical) Masters, similar to the television cooking competition Iron Chef. The Masters were Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and Doc Hammer.

The Round 1 Challenge was announced on May 20, 2008, after 20 challengers were selected (of whom only 19 responded in time to launch the competition). The challenge was to:

You must do a song in the style of a classic television show. Not only that, but this song is the theme for a fictional television show about yourself (or your band). By "classic television show" theme song, we mean the type of themes found in shows from the 1960's - 1980's (ie Gilligan's Island, Cheers, The Fall Guy, Diff'rent Strokes, Welcome Back Kotter, Greatest American Hero, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Facts Of Life, Green Acres, Gimme A Break, The Monkees, etc.). Your theme song must include both lyrics and music. It must run no shorter than 30 seconds, and no longer than one (1) minute.

Jonathan Coulton included the pitch for his "show" in announcing the song on his blog:

I am a stuffy, middle aged bachelor with an enormous inheritance. The monkey is a charming but unpredictable rake, who is also a master thief. In the pilot episode he is arrested while trying to steal my collection of jewels. He charms the judge, who much to my dismay orders that as a condition of his probation, the monkey must become my butler. Hilarity ensues as we try to live together, each of us coming to learn and appreciate the other's perspective on life.

Voters were given until 11:59 pm EST on June 5th, 2008 to vote for one challenger's song and one Master's song. The top five challengers and top two Masters will be selected to move on to Round 2.

Availability

The MP3 is free to download from the Quick Stop Entertainment site.

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