Here's another Songfight song.  I did two weeks of Songfight songs once, and for some ungodly reason that not even I could fathom, this Jim of Seattle entry from August of '04 was left out.  I honestly cannot comprehend why it was overlooked, it's been a top-tier SF favorite for going on five years now.  So, on this random Wednesday, I am presenting it for your approval.

Actually, my original omission from this daily exercise in musical bloviating wasn't the first time this song had gotten shafted in some way.  As you well know by now, Songfight is a competition amongst truly independent musicians.  And by that I mean "regular folks with regular jobs who play and record stuff."  Original songs are written, performed, recorded, submitted and then voted on by the general public.  Anyone can vote for any song(s) they want.  For any reason.  Which means that you could tell everyone you know on the Intarweb about it and have them vote for your entry.  It's commonly called "friend flooding."  It's somewhat less of an issue now that you can vote for as many entries as you want, but back then you could vote for one song and one song only.  If you gave your friend a flood vote, you couldn't vote for any of the others.

Jim's "Gin or Ginseng" was the victim of one of Songfight's most obvious and egregious friend floods.  I mean, there couldn't have been any doubt whatsoever - the song that "won" the fight was nothing short of abysmal.  It was the worst entry by far.  Hell, Pat and I entered that fight as well (it's one of the earliest Primitive Screwhead tunes) and the "winning" entry made our song look good by comparison.

I guess if there's a silver lining, it's that the truly great entries stand the test of time.  Obviously no one remembers or talks about the piece of crap that "won" the "Gin or Ginseng" fight, but I'm sure that some people (like, uh, myself) still appreciate and enjoy Jim's entry.  We all absolutely raved about it at the time, and we knew who the real winner was.

Visit the "Gin or Ginseng" page on Songfight, where you can hear Jim of Seattle's entry as well as our own and every other.  Give the "winner" a listen at your own risk.