This is probably more of what the assignment called for :)
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The Council of Elrond (The Ring Must Be Destroyed)
We were attacked at Weathertop, it was dark and we had stopped
The Nazgul's stabbed and chopped, till Strider saved the day
Frodo took a deadly slash, a poisoned blade made a gash
To Rivendell we did dash, lest he fade away
Chorus
The ring cannot be used for good
It's not a Hobbits toy
Cast it into Mt Doom's fire
The ring must be destroyed
For Frodo's sake we did need, a way past the black riders speed
Asfaloth was Arwen's steed, and got us to the ford
The wraith ranks were quickly hewn, halfway cross the River Bruinen
Water caused a soggy ruin, all from Arwen's word
The folly of an ancient king had led to Gollum's precious thing,
When Bilbo found the magic ring, its true source wasn't known
Isildur had made a stand and cut the thing from Sauron's hand
Refusing Elrond's better plan, he kept it as his own
Strider revealed as the Kings heir, joined by Gondor's Boromir
They will lead the ring bearer, to Mordor and Mount Doom
Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, said they would brave the mountain pass
Sauron's might it could not last, if they acted soon
I'm just a gardener, Sam's my name, Merry and Pippin came
The world at stake is not a game we Hobbits do enjoy
Now we set forth from Rivendell, nine against a great evil
The ring that powers Saurons will, has to be destroyed
Nice job! :mrgreen: I like the group sing and the style of music fits very well.
Suggestion: Consider revising the order of the verses. Here is one suggested reorder
The Council of Elrond (The Ring Must Be Destroyed)
The folly of an ancient king had led to Gollum's precious thing,
When Bilbo found the magic ring, its true source wasn't known
Isildur had made a stand and cut the thing from Sauron's hand
Refusing Elrond's better plan, he kept it as his own
Chorus
The ring cannot be used for good
It's not a Hobbits toy
Cast it into Mt Doom's fire
The ring must be destroyed
Strider revealed as the Kings heir, joined by Gondor's Boromir
They will lead the ring bearer, to Mordor and Mount Doom
Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, said they would brave the mountain pass
Sauron's might it could not last, if they acted soon
I'm just a gardener, Sam's my name, Merry and Pippin came
The world at stake is not a game we Hobbits do enjoy
Now we set forth from Rivendell, nine against a great evil
The ring that powers Saurons will, has to be destroyed
For Frodo's sake we did need, a way past the black riders speed
Asfaloth was Arwen's steed, and got us to the ford
The wraith ranks were quickly hewn, halfway cross the River Bruinen
Water caused a soggy ruin, all from Arwen's word
We were attacked at Weathertop, it was dark and we had stopped
The Nazgul's stabbed and chopped, till Strider saved the day
Frodo took a deadly slash, a poisoned blade made a gash
To Rivendell we did dash, lest he fade away
Thanks for sharing :D
James
Thanks for listening and the comment. I tried to follow the story as it was revealed in the movie (excepting the chorus). a lotr Fan at my weekly song circle noticed that I had used the story from the movie = Arwen rescued them in the movie but not in the book.
For the song style, I tried to imagine a Hobbit singing a song in a tavern with a slightly inebriated chorus.
I finally figured out how to multitrack with Audacity and my lap top (used my ipod ear bud in one ear).
how do you add a background sound like a tavern ambience?
I finally figured out how to multitrack with Audacity and my lap top (used my ipod ear bud in one ear).
Yes, keep speaker monitor from leaking into your new recording :wink:
I figured you had some order going on, but as far as just following the song itself, it seemed a bit off. Nice work in all though.
