Love Lyrics Winners
Love Lyrics was a competition run in partnership with the National Year of Reading where we asked you to write song lyrics inspired by a book.
We had loads of great entries but there had to be one winner. The prize is for the winning lyrics to be performed live by electro poet outfit DAN LE SAC vs SCROOBIUS PIP on the Get it Loud in Libraries tour!
The shortlist was compiled by the Spinebreakers editors before being sent on to dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip who made the final decision. Here is what they said about the winning lyrics:
"We have to say that we really enjoyed the relative simplicity of the winning lyrics. Obviously each of the entries was based on one of a selection of books but the open way in which this piece was written demonstrates a style of writing which will, we feel, appeal to a wide ranging audience.
One of the things that really made this piece stand out is the fact that it deals with Anne Frank's emotions rather than simply telling her story." dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip
And the winner is....
Alexandra Lyon
Click here to read her winning lyrics and watch this space to find out more about the live performance!
There was a choice of 10 books to use as inspiration for the lyrics, from the gang wars in Romeo and Juliet to the ultimate love story in Pride and Prejudice. Take a look at the selection below and visit the National Year of Reading website for the chance to win a full set.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Through the foggy streets of Victorian London to the deepest countryside, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson embark on thrilling criminal investigations.
Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank follows a young Jewish girl’s experience of being in hiding during World War Two in the form of her diary.
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
Fowl by name, Fowl by nature. Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history.
Casino Royale
by Ian Fleming
Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome; chillingly ruthless and very deadly. Casino Royale the first of Fleming's tales of agent 007.
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
Catcher in the Rye is written through the eyes of Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school.
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
The story of the Bennet family and of Mrs Bennet's efforts to marry off her five daughters.
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
by Sue Townsend
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 is an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into the troubled life of an adolescent.
Slam
by Nick Hornby
Slam is all at once funny, serious, thought-provoking and perfectly-pitched – a brilliant book for and about teenagers.
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, dealing - among many other things - with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations.
To win a full set of these books click here to go to the
National Year of Reading's website
View the Winning Lyrics:
1st:
Alexandra Lyon
Based on Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl
Runners up:
2nd:
Ali Church
Based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
3rd:
Kaja Met
Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Lauren Butler
Emi Collin
Cody Date
Gemma Harrison
Laura Hunter-Thomas
Rebecca Hurst
Rhiann McAlister
Gemma Swansbury
Visit the National Year of Reading website to win a full set of these Penguin books
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