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Competition 2007
Play It Strange is pleased to announce the Top 50 songs for the 2007 Play It Strange National Secondary School Songwriting Competition.
Winners of The 2007 Play It Strange National Secondary Songwriting Competition Deakin Palmer and Marco Vinten
The Top 10 in place order are as follows:
| PLACE | SONG TITLE | BY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Commuter Train | Deakin Palmer, Marco Vinten | Hutt Valley High School, Hutt International Boy's School, Wellington |
| 2. | LA (But You're Much Better) | James Wong | St Peter's College, Auckland |
| 3. | Home | Anna Macdonald | St Hilda's Collegiate School, Dunedin |
| 4. | Three Ladies | Louis Baker | Wellington College, Wellington |
| 5. | Grand Vocation | James McCully | Rangitoto College, Auckland |
| 6. | Rotoiti Song | Fraser Reeves, Rupert Snook | Scots College, Wellington |
| 7. | Sing Along Song | Sam Blakelock | St Andrew's College, Christchurch |
| 8. | Soul Control | Andrew Stewart | Hurunui College, North Canterbury |
| 9. | Devil Woman | Peter Allen | Cambridge High School, Cambridge |
| 10. | Downfall | Thomas Kururangi | Aranui High School, Christchurch |
School Of The Year Award
Church College Of New Zealand, Hamilton
Lyric Award
Anna Macdonald, St Hilda's Collegiate School, Dunedin
PLAY IT STRANGE CONGRATULATES ALL OF OUR WINNERS!
Latest Media Release 4th October 2007 (34k)
The Top 50
THE TOP 50 SONG FINALISTS
Note: Only the Top 10 is in place order. The remainder is alphabetically ordered by song title
Finalist Categories: 1-10, 11-20, 21-42, 43-50
Places 1 - 10
NOTE: THE TOP 10 IS IN PLACE ORDER
| PLACE | SONG TITLE (In place order) | BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Commuter Train | Deakin Palmer, Marco Vinten | Wellington | Hutt Valley High School, Hutt International Boy's School |
| 2. | LA (But You're Much Better) | James Wong | Auckland | St Peter's College |
| 3. | Home | Anna Macdonald | Dunedin | St Hilda's Collegiate School |
| 4. | Three Ladies | Louis Baker | Wellington | Wellington College |
| 5. | Grand Vocation | James McCully | Auckland | Rangitoto College |
| 6. | Rotoiti Song | Fraser Reeves, Rupert Snook | Wellington | Scots College |
| 7. | Sing Along Song | Sam Blakelock | Christchurch | St Andrew's College |
| 8. | Soul Control | Andrew Stewart | North Canterbury | Hurunui College |
| 9. | Devil Woman | Peter Allen | Cambridge | Cambridge High School |
| 10. | Downfall | Thomas Kururangi | Christchurch | Aranui High School |
Places 11 - 20:
NOTE: THIS LIST IS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE
| SONG TITLE (Alphabetically Ordered) |
BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemy | Claire Bracegirdle | Auckland | Epsom Girl's Grammar School |
| Baxter | Zoe Cook | Hamilton | Hillcrest Highschool |
| Difficult Attraction | Michelle Brough | Palmerston North | St Peter's College |
| Grey And Blue | Indigo Greenlaw | Picton | Queen Charlotte College |
| Gyro Sound | Leighton Grinstead, Leo McMenamin, Ricky Simmonds | Wanganui | Wanganui High School |
| Maori Vibration | Marsh Wilson, Ethan Pirihi, Wirihana Takuira | Auckland | James Cook High School |
| Summer Days | Joe Newcombe | Napier | William Colenso College |
| Today's Song | Charlotte Crone, Kurt Flemming | Ashburton | Ashburton College |
| Turbulence In It's Purest Form | Emma Penty, James Heywood | Auckland | Rangitoto College |
| Wish They Didn't Know | Clae Baxter | Cambridge | St Peter's School Cambridge |
Places 21 - 42:
NOTE: THIS LIST IS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE
| SONG TITLE (Alphabetically Ordered) | BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking The Rules | Morgan Dennis | Hamilton | Church College of New Zealand |
| Butterflies | Cory Green | Hamilton | Church College of New Zealand |
| Crush Crushed Up | Oliver Green | Auckland | Dilworth School |
| Edgeware Tribute | Harriet Wise, Poppy Stowell | Christchurch | Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
| Flop It Down | Ben Hunt, Tyrone Frost-Kidd, Andrew Harris, Josh Simons | Chirstchurch | St Thomas Of Canterbury College |
| Happy Birthday | Matthew Nanai | Auckland | Lynfield College |
| Immature Angelique | Sam Allen, Manoah Pickering, Gene Humphreys | Auckland | Papatoetoe High School |
| Ism | Ana Iti | Marlborough | Marlborough Girls College |
| Loser | Shoji Springett | Nelson | Nayland College |
| Mrs Monarch | Lucy Macilquham | Timaru | Roncalli College |
| Redgrass | Caitlin Miller, Meghan Vella-King, Caellin Rodgers | Dunedin | St Hilda's Collegiate School |
| Funky Song | Corwin Newall, Shane Clayton, Jesse Broughton-Rowe, Teira Dean, Dominic Angelo-Laloli | Dunedin | Kaikorai Valley College |
| Melody Haunts My Reverie | Christine Isaac | Auckland | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Roses | Jessena Eden | Auckland | Massey High School |
| Slightly Skewed | Jack Philip | Ashburton | Ashburton College |
| Solitude | Ben Haley | New Plymouth | Spotswood College |
| This Golden Jam | Nikita Hemopo | Hamilton | Church College of New Zealand |
| Till We're Gone Tomorrow Comes | Morgahna Godwin | Cambridge | St Peter's School Cambridge |
| Tommorrow | Jeremy Olds, Rebecca Mason Melrose, Anita McAndrews | Auckland | Sacred Heart College, Baradene College, Senior College |
| Why Does It Hurt So Much | Marc Pritchard | Auckland | Lynfield College |
| Without You | Jack Wallis | Cambridge | Cambridge High School |
| Winter | Eraina Walden, Marie Miyata | Auckland | Kaipara College |
NOTE: ALL SONGS (1-42) WILL BE ON THE DOUBLE CD.
Places 43 - 50:
NOTE: THIS LIST IS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE
| SONG TITLE (Alphabetically Ordered) |
BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Days Ahead | Shorale Ong | Auckland | Howick College |
| Change | Antony Jeffares, Lauren Ellis, James Annear, Jono Perkins, Brittany Stewart | Tauranga | Otumoetai College |
| Eleventh Hour April Shower | Celeste Oram | Auckland | Diocesan School |
| Ever Wondered? | Reuben Todd | Christchurch | Burnside High School |
| I Remember | Emma Keen | Geraldine | Geraldine High School |
| Inhibitions | Lily Harvey | Blenheim | Marlborough Girls College |
| It Rained Today | Erena Johnson, Elizabeth Horvath | Auckland | Epsom Girls Grammer School |
| Never Stand Alone | Hannah Bennett | Nelson | Home School |
| Untitled | Alex Ferrier | Auckland | Saint Kentigern College |
Contact Details
The Play It Strange Secondary School Songwriting Competition prizes and the Play It Strange award was presented on Thursday 4th October 2007 at a wonderful award show at The Centennial Theatre, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland
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