September Curtain Call
Weeks 4 - 7 Opening Acts🎶
I hope you’ve got some time, there are some fantastic Stories from the Jukebox below! Crazy Train Week was my favorite to read, and so far October is turning out to be just as good! Happy Reading!
Remember:
Each Wednesday I’ll publish a newsletter with that week’s song prompt—along with a featured writer’s submission from the previous week.
Anyone is then free to run with it! Just add the link to your story or prose in the comments of that week’s newsletter. (This can be done at any time, to any prompt, past or present.)
Subscribers to Stories from the Jukebox, also have a chance to be featured in the following week’s newsletter. And I’ll do my best to give feedback and restack each submission.
There’s always rules:
All forms of prose are welcome, just keep it under 1500 words.
Submissions must be published by midnight on Monday.
Submissions must include a tag/link to this week’s Song Prompt Newsletter embedded within the post.
While anyone is welcome to add their post in the comments at any time—all rules must be followed for a post to be eligible to be featured or shared.
Okay, now for September’s Opening Acts! These are all the subscriber submissions for the past month.
The Beef
“The Beef” between Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd was a lyrical and ideological exchange stemming from Young's anti-racist songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama," which Lynyrd Skynyrd felt unfairly generalized and criticized Southern culture. “Sweet Home Alabama” was then written and released as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s response.
Sweet Home Ala****
This is my submission to this week’s Stories from the Jukebox song prompt, The Beef, highlighting the back and forth song duel by Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young. Subscribe to vote on next week’s song prompt and have your submission shared.Calling all Poets, Fiction and Non-Fiction writers and readers that love music—Subscribe now!
Your Song
"Your Song" is a song written by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single.
Your Song
This is my submission to this week’s Stories from the Jukebox song prompt, Your Song, by Elton John. Subscribe to vote on next week’s song prompt and have your submission shared.
Turn the Page
"Turn the Page" is a song originally recorded by Bob Seger in 1971 and released on his Back in '72 album in 1973. It was not released as a single[1] until Seger's live version of the song on the 1976 Live Bullet album got released in Germany and the UK. The song became a mainstay of album-oriented rock radio stations, and still gets significant airplay on classic rock stations.
Turn the Page
This is my submission to this week’s Stories from the Jukebox song prompt, Turn the Page, by Bob Seger. Subscribe to vote on next week’s song prompt and have your submission shared!
Crazy Train
"Crazy Train" is the debut solo single by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released in 1980 from his debut album as a solo artist, Blizzard of Ozz (1980). The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, and Bob Daisley.
Crazy Train
This is my submission to this week’s Stories from the Jukebox song prompt, Crazy Train, by Ozzy Osbourne. Subscribe to vote on next week’s song prompt and have your submission shared!
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August Curtain Call
The response to Stories from the Jukebox has been so great that I’ve decided to do a monthly Curtain Call that showcases many more of the subscriber submissions. We’ll call these the Opening Acts🎶Subscribe now to Vote on next week’s song and have your submission shared!
Wow! Look at all this Creativity M.J.!
Inspired by your idea. Brilliant
Creativity inspiring Creativity💞
Thanks for the recap MJ! Lots of work putting this together. Appreciate the mention and this community!! 🎶 🎸