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SONGDOOR 2015 HONORABLE MENTIONS

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2015 Winners  |  2015 Finalists  |   Winners 2006-2015

NOTE: Those marked with a + deserve special recognition.
A double-plus (++) means the song was seriously considered as a finalist.

The remainder of the Honorable Mentions are in no particular order.

CHRISTIAN

+ + Rebecca Chase • Skyrocket

+ + Louis S. Toedt • Eli Eli Elohim

+ + Duane Sikes • How Can I Help But Love You

+ + Steve Shehane • YOU

+ + Charles Green • My Last

+ Claudia Mikail • The Thought of Your Love

+ Duane Sikes • Never Ending

+ Duane Sikes • Means To Me

+ D. Sikes/Z. K. Sikes • Love You So

+ Brad Johnson • Through The End

+ Brian Lawson • Found In You

+ J. N. Rodriguez/E. Wilson • Empty Hands

+ Sue Krupa • Shine Your Light On Me

+ Mike Hyden • What You Make of Me

+ Rick Stephenson • King of the Broken

+ Jim Vierra • We All Fall Down

Jim Vierra • You Love Me

Rebecca Chase • All We Need

Bill Dake • Rise Again

Cindy Tuttle • Dancing River

Charles Green • It's Gonna Get Better

Charles Green • Crazy

P. K. Jones/D. Stringer • One Christmas TIme

T. Remington/C. Sweeney • My Anchor

T. Remington/N.Triplett • I Have A Hope

Zach Hartzell • Rearrange Me

Zach Hartzell • Find Myself

Vivian Gendernalik • Do the Jesus Walk

Claudia Mikail • Christmas in NYC

V. Pace/A. Ammar • Wings of Love

V. Pace/L. Mizzi • If I Haven't Got Love

R. Bellos/M. Allen • Sun Shine

Robert Young • Can't Live Without You, Jesus

Andrea Michelle • All Bets Are Off

Andrea Michelle • Wind

Nick Luckenbaugh • The First Time

D. Devine/B. Playle • Dancing on Bleeding Feet

Ricky Ray Rascoe • Lost Sheep

Brian Lawson• We Thank You

Selina Swaby • You're Mighty

Selina Swaby • Do I Have Any More Love

Rick Stephenson • Take Me Through The Fire

David Ian Hardwick • Too Good To Be True

Frank Kusluski • Jesus Is The Reason

K. Bell/J. Shipstone • For Our Children

 

COUNTRY

+ + Troy Raymond • Volunteer

+ + G. Piken/D. Micheal • Genes

+ + J. Hoppe/V. Selwyn • Windshield

+ Geri McClure • I Walk On

+ Stephen Amos • Leave A Mark

+ Roy Williams • The Life We Know and Love

+ Joe Hash • Proof

+ Stephen J. Brackley • Tell Something True

+ Stephen J. Brackley • I Agree To Everything

+ J. Hoppe/V. Selwyn • Oxygen

+ Johathan Ditto • Giddyup Woman

+ David Campbell Jr. • Ashes on the Mississippi

+ Mary Segato • Wishing

+ K. Daniels/R. Shafer • In My Backyard

+ Germain Brunet • Fall

+ M. McGee/R. Schnyder • Crazy Angels

+ M. McGee/R. Schnyder • Listen to the Stars

+ M. McGee/J. Moxcey • Playing Possum

+ Dan Lipton • Mockingbird

+ Gilby Landin • Everyone Falls In Love

Stephen Amos • You Make That Look Good

Stephen Amos • My Kind of Chaos

R. Belt/B. Kious • 10 Nights

J. N. Rodriguez/E. Wilson • Unspoken

Pat Travers • This Time

Mandy Bo • I Promise

M. McGee/J. Oxford • Second Amendment Right

M. McGee/R. Schnyder • The Eyes Have It

Anthony Russo • I'm Gettin' Old

Stephen J. Brackley • We Can Make It Till Christmas

Speirosmusic • Harder Than I Thought It Was

Michael Baldwin • Letters of Love

Ynana Rose • Bettin' On Love Again

Ynana Rose • Do You Dream of Me

R. Otting/J. Smyers • Livin' Love's Lottery Life

Joseph Osborn • Genie You're Free

Tim Kidwell • Corpus Christi

S. Murphy/R. Fiske • Country's Bad Boy

S. Murphy/R. Fiske • Redneck American Dream

Sherry Hodge • Kentucky Rain

Louise D'Arcy • Crazy (Wild Heart)

Laramie Mixon • Not Me And You

Haley Shannon • Losing You

Russell A. Lacasse • Your Picture Was The

     Last Thing I Took Down

Timothy Cloverleaf • The Hardest Song To Sing

Paul Kaye Jones • Lemon and Molasses

Nick Thurtell • I Would Rather Die

Jacqi Bowe • I'm Mediocre and That's Okay

Duane Sikes • If I Don't Open My Eyes

Nathan Mose Wilson • I'll Be There By You

Nathan Mose Wilson • This Time It's You

Rob Wile • Gettysburg Times

Ashley Weaver • The Other Girl

Don Lawson • Slow Dance

Don Lawson • We Breathe Together

Sarah Van Sciver • Oak Leaf

G. Piken/D. Micheal • Redneck Hallelujah

Greg Piken • Coincidence

Ashley Lucas • Love On The Line

D. Devine/B. Playle • Her 'Tude 'N Her Twang

Donna Devine • Three Crows

Ricki Bellos • Raven Flies

R. Bellos/J. Purtell • Blue Sky Rain

A. Krouse/M. Jones • Til Death Do Us Part

P. Karpiius/H. Katchuk • Road Dog

Richelle Putnam • All About Need

S. Simonson/N. Herman • Pedestal

Susan Simonson • The Sweet Stuff

Claudia Mikail • Every Time You Smile

Claudia Mikail • Yankee Girl

J. Campbell/J. Hurd • Movin' In

J. Ditto/B. Brooks • Long Way From Memphis

SOFT ROCK

+ + Andrea Michelle • Broken Things

+ + Kelly Hoppenjans • Bird In A Tree

+ + Sarah Van Sciver • Puzzle Pieces

+ + Sarah Van Sciver • Eleanor

+ + Nick Valdman • Every Day That Passes By

+ + A. Britten/B. Clark • Light It Up

+ + Ryan Jennings • Rain Coats For Mary

+ + Jordan Ziskin • Crowded Room

+ + Thea Kelley • Envy

+ + Jordan Basson • Shine A Ray

+ + D. Lavers/S. Lavers • Stars On Parade

+ + Adam Bonomo • Redshifted

+ + S. A. Mlodzinski/A. Papamarkaki • Light of Mine

+ + Bill Dake • Mostly Blue

+ + Bill Dake • Rise Again

+ Bill Dake • Speed of Life

+ Bill Dake • Time Travelin'

+ Bill Dake • Getaway

+ Bill Dake • Polka Dot Blue

+ Mossmunn/Scrapman • Sluggard

+ Mossmunn/Scrapman • Slumber

+ D. Gussin/D. Grady • Don't React

+ Jean Synodinos • This Morning

+ Aliza Brinton • Autumn In The Air

+ Adam Bonomo • Show Her Love

+ Nathan Thomson • Redefine Beautiful

+ Nathan Thomson • Same Fabric

+ Marisa Nikole • Always

+ Marisa Nikole • I Loved Him All Along

+ L. Brown Jr./M. McNeal • Slow Life

+ Andrea Michelle • Where Did You Go

+ Homer P. Flanakin, Jr. • Living In The City

+ Dan Lipton • Come on Georgia

+ Dan Lipton • Hudson River Line

+ Dan Lipton • Dark Water

+ Dan Lipton • Breathing In

+ C. P. Tingey/W. Woodcraft/E. Richardson

     • Traffic Lights

+ Jonathan Ditto • Find Myself

+ J. Gjestland/B. E. Sorensen • You Want This

    (But You Don't Want That)

+ A. K. Torresan/V. Pace • The Demons Outside

+ Jordan Ziskin • Rock Bottom

+ Jordan Ziskin • Lonely Gun

+ Stephane Prevost • Sean

Bill Dake • Northern Climes

T. Battersby/L. Battersby • Freedom

David Goldman • Going To America

Robert Reris • Office Queen

R. J. Hatcher/F. A. Stopak • You Make Me Beautiful

Kathyjo Varco • Better Go

Kathyjo Varco • Pure Love

Sue Krupa • Dancing With Ghosts

Ricky Ray Rascoe • Ripped At The Seams

Ricky Ray Rascoe • My Home

Jeremy C. Johnson • Goodbye Everything

Mossmunn/Scrapman • The Jazz Screen

Nathan Chapman • The Great Mistake

Nathan Chapman • The Categorical Imperative

Erik Berglund • Time Moves Slowly

Erik Berglund • Don't Play That Song

Erik Berglund • Violet

Erik Berglund • Acting Awkward

Erik Berglund • She Still Lives

Sue Sherback • My Father Cried

Andrea Michelle • Lighthouse

Andrea Michelle • I Like Ghosts

Martin Davies • Just Believe

Ery Rebmevon • We Should See Tomorrow

Donna Devine • Rag and Bone Man

Donna Devine • Welcome at the Shady Saviour

D. Devine/M. Zaneski • Three Crows

D. Devine/A. Hughson • Come Hurry Lads

     to Sydney Cove

Dallas Thornton • If You're Lonely

Chuck Decker • Audrey's Song

Chuck Decker • You Always Told Me

Stephen Kaputsos • Be Myself

Alex Criminger • This Alternate Universe

Robert Young • I've Missed You

Stephane Provost • Guess Who!

Stephane Provost • So Much For Superman

An Vedi • Wait Me

Joseph Bugajski • Sunny Day

L. Suttle/K. Bents • Army of Angels

O. Kenney/N. Dooley • Wish That I Fought For You

Matt Fitzgibbons • Eye of the Hurricane

Jason Zucker • Our City Our Scene

Don Davis • Fallen

Scott Andrew Mlodzinski • Want You Bad

Mairimasil • Wolfmother

Camille Ramos • Flow

Zach Hartzell • Falling

J. Gjestland/B. E. Sorensen/R. Tibodeau

     • I Could Get Used To This

Nathanael Brown • Float Away

Vanessa Ow • Music's Gone Away With You

Anna Skoyles • The Cake Song

Anna Skoyles • Tears

Laramie Mixon • I'm Not A Bird

Laramie Mixon • On Nights Like This

S. A. Mlodzinski/A. Papamarkaki • Jealousy

Steve Harding • The Waterfall

Cynthia Brando • Safe and Sound

Micihael Paul LaGravinese • Life Is Here

Mike Hyden • Bounce

Mark Shock • The King Is Gone

Aliza Brinton • Warrior

Jessa Campbell • Oh! Dionysus

D. Lavers/S. Lavers • Bloodletting

Brooke Anderson • In Love With Love

Jean Synodinos • Forgive Him His Sins

Hal Dickens • Hold Me Close

Hal Dickens • Last Date

Hal Dickens • Are You My Angel?

D. Gussin/D. Grady • What Am I Supposed To Do?

Marcus Magellan • Sugar Mama Blue

Sherry-Lynn Lee-Chip-Hing • Forget

Louis S. Toedt • Stony Island Road

Pete Karpius • Honeybees and Moonshine

E. VanBax/R. Bax • You're The Only One

James Piper • Call My Name

INSTRUMENTAL

+ + Axel Deluggi • Something Familiar

+ + Matthias Hübner • Tears of Time

+ Bill Dake • First Light On The Prarie

+ Bill Dake • In The Gardens of Mrs. B.

+ Geert Dedapper • As Far As The Eye Reaches

+ Amar Sharma • Alive

+ Chan Nga Man • The Unclear Boundary

+ Matt Michaelis • Buff My Magic Wagon

+ Matthias Hübner • End of November

+ Matthias Hübner • Sleeping with the Enemy

Dave LaGrande • An Epic Journey

M. van Reenen/C. Schutte • Ageless

Dajun Liang • Bored

Dajun Liang • Autumn Wind

Nico Rizzuto • Ciao Mamma

Brooke Anderson • Winter's Flight

John Vaillancourt • Nigamo

John Vaillancourt • Galicia

John Vaillancourt • Giju

Chan Nga Man • In June

Chan Nga Man • The Morning Mist

Chan Nga Man • Morning, Good Night

B. Playle/D. Devine/A. Gupta • Green Leaf Trilogy

B. Playle/D. Devine • Seize the Throne

D. Devine/B. Playle • The Cowry Shell

D. Devine/B. Playle • Don't Look Back

Jakub Polaczyk • Morning Shells

Marcus Magellan • Hurt

Matt Michaelis • Mayhem in the Cockpit

Jesse Martinez • Hermosas Madres

Amar Sharma • Chains

 

POP

+ + Brian C. Rice • There You Go Again

+ + Bafsky (Adam Byer) • Favors

+ + Justina Shandler • Outer Space

+ + Mossmunn/Scrapman • Hushaby Train

+ + Ramita Arora • Handwriting

+ + Jade Alice • Kick Drum

+ + Sarah Van Sciver • Burn

+ + Sarah Van Sciver • Reverb Radio

+ + Siena Castañeres • Singularity

+ + Alex Criminger • Wasted Time

+ Sarah Van Sciver • Ever After

+ R. Gillies/D. Pramik • Drop The Worry

+ Michael Paul LaGravinese • Never Lose My Love

+ Tatyana Philips • Souvenirs

+ Brian O'Mahoney • Go Back In Time

+ Brian O'Mahoney • Lighthouse

+ Jade Alice • Breathe This

+ Jade Alice • Pearl

+ Brandon Evert • I Owe It All To You

+ Mary Segato • Don't Give Up On Me

+ Bafsky (Adam Byer) • Hit Like

+ D. Lavers/S. Lavers • Coast to Coast

+ Matthew Cahoon • Hypnotic

+ Kellie Welch • Never Learned

+ D. Gussin/J. Bluth • Trippin' On U

+ D. Gussin/J. Bluth • Obey The DJ

+ Rachel Nicole Hamilton • Waldo

+ Matt Kurke • One More Piece of Mine

Ivana Milosevic • I Don't Believe In Love

Ewan Cooper • Follow the Music

Hayley Roscoe • I Never Want To Be Loved Again

Luke Bernardi • Lying In The Grass

Matthew Cahoon • Window

Matthew Cahoon • Dreamstate

D. Gussin/R. Martinez/M. Westbrock • Sugar Rush

N. Freeman/B. Freeman • I Want It All

R. Bellos/J. Purtell • Blown Away

Kellie Welch • Marks

Cornelius J. Smith • Troublesome Times

Jenay • Surrender

Jenay • Slave To Sacred

R. Williams/K. Gregory • Feel

Galban Gabriela • Clandestine Love

S. Lee-Chip-Hing/G. Peolini • Perfect Strangers

Don Lawson • She Snaps

Don Lawson • Brings Her Own Daylight

SOPHI, Aaron & Ash • Medication

Mike Hyden • Theresa Smile

Jamie Ambrose • The Same Christmas

Stephanie Picarra • Fragile

C. M. Bremby/D. Po Po Smith • HA HA Look

     Who's Laughing Now

Aydar Itkulov • On Top Of The Beat

Jessa Campbell • Enchanted Mountains

Robert Gillies • Your Song

Haley Shannon • Two Broke Girls

Brook Anderson • Lori

A. Britten/B. Clark • Look Atcha Now

Raimundo Santo • Walk With Me

Oleg Kasyanov • Begging To Believe

Oleg Kasyanov • How Do You Feel

M. McGee/J. Oxford • Broken Arrow

Kathyjo Varco • Good Life

Ananya Panwar • Ghosts

V. Pace/B. J. McBee • In The Pouring Rain

 

HARD ROCK/ALT-ROCK

++ Mossmunn/Scrapman • Up With The Gods

++ Mossmunn/Scrapman • Ignorant Tongue

++ Mossmunn/Scrapman • Pocketful

+ Oli Jan • Postludium

+ Oleg Kasyanov • Without You

+ Oleg Kasyanov • I'm The Light

+ Blue Mike Peterson • Mad Engineer Train 25

+ Stephen Kaputsos • Arcade

+ Jeffrey Noller • Baggage

Blue Mike Peterson • Politico

Blue Mike Peterson • whatever

J. Piper/M.Smith • Blue-Collar Lover

Mossmunn/Scrapman • Old School Fool

Mossmunn/Scrapman • Taste Your Life

Mossmunn/Scrapman • Hot Wired

Abel James • Don't Wait For The Morning

Abel James • Voodoo Queen

Morri Hartgraves • Born

Stephen J. Brackley • Skin Deep

Lawrence Owens • Butterfly Shoes

Lawrence Owens • My Junk

Stephen Kaputsos • Winter Snow

Stephen Kaputsos • Recycled

Alex Criminger • When The Sky Turns To Gold

Core Zero • Neglect

Core Zero • Home

Matt Kurke • Make Me

L. Suttle/K. Bents/M. Mueller-Westernhagen

   • Superstar Monster

Joe Campbell • She Loves

Joe Campbell • I Don't See The Love (In Her Eyes)

S. Murphy/R. Fiske • When I Think of Dying

Nathan Chapman • Meditation

R. Bellos/M. A. Barnette • You Can't Fool Love

Zach Hartzell • Last Line

Sam LaGuardia • As If