PLAY IT STRANGE CONGRATULATES ALL OF OUR FINALISTS!
2008 WINNER
Tom Holden, Rosmini College, Auckland
for "Automatic Afternoon"
For the first time we present a new trophy for 1st place,
The PERRY FOUNDATION AWARD for Songwriting
Tom Holden, 1st place and The PERRY FOUNDATION AWARD for song-writing
- recording his song for the CD and the Play It Strange documentary for C4.
Places 1 to 10 in order!!!!!!
| SCHOOL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Automatic Afternoon | Tom Holden | Rosmini College, Auckland | |
| 2nd | Just Another Silly Love Song | Jesse Sheehan | Wellington College, Wellington | |
| 3rd | Wave At Me From Across The Sea | Elizabeth Stokes | Macleans College, Auckland | |
| 4th | Looking back Into The Future | Micah Livesay | Wanganui High School, Wanganui | |
| 5th | Miss Munroe | Anna Macdonald | St Hilda's Collegiate School, Dunedin | |
| 6th | Procrastinating | Antony Jeffares | Otumoetai College, Tauranga | |
| 7th | Lasts Forever | Graham Candy | Rangitoto College, Auckland | |
| 8th | We Gotta Move | Leroy Muliitalo, Timo Morisa, Fale Malase, Daryl Toiaivao, Daniel Morisa, Sam Tulemoe, Sam Allen, Toti Toma |
Papatoetoe High School, Auckland | |
| 9th | Baby I'm Going Insane | Julia Parr | Wellington Girl's College, Wellington | |
| 10th | The Real You | James Wong | St Peter's College, Auckland |
- The School Of The Year Award - for the school with the most songs in the Top 40
Kaipara College - 4 songs in the Top 40
- The Lyric Award - for the best stand alone lyric
Daniel Cullum, Botany Downs Secondary School for "Orange Fire" - Winner
James Stuteley, Wanganui High School for "Fraser and Me" - Highly Commended
PEACE AWARD - Holly Cramer-Roberts, Glendowie College, Auckland for "Unite"
(Presented at Waitakere City Council Chambers function, Wednesdsay 15th October 2008)
Places 11 - 20:
NOTE: THIS LIST REMAINS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE (ie: it is not ranked)
| SONG TITLE (Alphabetically Ordered) | BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Because I Performed | Teresa Hoskins, Sam Saili | Levin | Waiopehu College |
| An Exquisite Scene | Ellie David | Auckland | Kaipara College |
| Attendance | Eddie Williams | Auckland | Papatoetoe High School |
| Best Believe | Shayne Biddle | Gisborne | Lytton High School |
| City Lights | Chris Caskey | New Plymouth | New Plymouth Boys High School |
| Elegant Arrogance | Shoji Springett | Nelson | Nayland College |
| Gold | Andrew Bruce | Lower Hutt | Hutt Valley High School |
| Lost In Love | Shelley Scott | Auckland | Kaipara College |
| Never Felt So Good | Marc Pritchard | Auckland | Lynfield College |
| On A Rainy Day | Hemi Arthur | Hamilton | Church College Of New Zealand |
Places 21 - 41:
NOTE: THIS LIST REMAINS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE (ie: it is not ranked)
| SONG TITLE (Alphabetically Ordered) | BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Wish | Anthony Dent | Auckland | Takapuna Grammar School |
| Break Me Down | Alex Ward | Auckland | Rangitoto College |
| Cry For The Cut Woman | Bridget Martin, Kelsi Morris-Bullot | Katikati | Katikati College |
| Daddy | Jessicah Smith | Rangiora | Rangiora New Life |
| Don't Run Away | Massad Barakat-Devine | Auckland | Sacred Heart College |
| Don't Want To Be | Mandy Newman | Dunedin | St Hilda's Collegiate School |
| Fraser and Me | James Stuteley | Wanganui | Wanganui High School |
| Here Comes The Night | Maria English | Wellington | Samuel Marsden Collegiate |
| Hunter | Hayley Marshall | Palmerston North | Palmerston North Girl's High School |
| Leave Me Be | Miller Jude Christensen-Yule, Matt Innes |
Auckland | Northcote College |
| On My Shoulders | Jesse Armstrong, Toby Johnson, Joseph Broderick |
Hamilton | Church College of NZ |
| Open Up My Mind | Ropata Hawkins | Wairoa | Wairoa College |
| Penelope | Matthew Nanai | Auckland | Lynfield |
| Shadow | Avalon Hewitt | Auckland | Kaipara College |
| Start Again | Isabel McLaren, Matthew Saunders | Wellsford | Rodney College |
| Stickman | Charlotte Silverstone | Auckland | Kaipara College |
| The String And The Shell | Alex Angrignon | Auckland | Takapuna Grammar School |
| Wairoa | Aromia Spooner | Wairoa | Wairoa College |
| Waiting For Eighteen | Rachel Grimwood, Erena Johnson | Auckland | Epsom Girls Grammar School |
| Where You Belong | James Hoskins, Lars Stevens-Cullinane | Levin | Waiopehu College |
| White Snow | Gala Morris | Auckland | Takapuna Grammar School |
NOTE: ALL SONGS (1-41) WILL BE ON THE DOUBLE CD.
Places 42 - 50:
NOTE: THIS LIST REMAINS ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED BY SONG TITLE (ie: it is not ranked)
| SONG TITLE (Alphabetically Ordered) | BY | TOWN/CITY | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Wishes | Jeremy Olds | Auckland | Sacred Heart College |
| Amerika | Caellin Rodgers, Jessica Thomson | Dunedin | St Hilda's Collegiate |
| Chocolate Ice-Cream | Anthony Butters | Hamilton | Church College of NZ |
| Grass | Lucy Foote, Alice Foote | Christchurch | Burnside High School |
| Grow | Evander Folau | Auckland | Papatoetoe High School |
| Kicking Stones | Eben Krissansen-Totton | Auckland | Lynfield College |
| Living In Wonderland | Rebecca Duncan | Gisborne | Gisborne Girls High School |
| Popcorn | Juran Timu | Hamilton | Church College of NZ |
| The Orange Fire | Daniel Cullum | Auckland | Botany Downs Secondary College |