Smacking Myself In The Head!

[ChipD]

Arrgh.

You know how, when you submit a song to a listing, there's the message that says something like "Make sure that you are submitting the right song. Submissions can't be changed later?"

I always thought I was too smart to click on the wrong song. Unfortunately, I did exactly that.

For a listing that I thought I had a good chance for.

I contacted Taxi via the site on self deprecated hands-and-knees hoping that I could get a mulligan this one time.

I was told "no."

And I know I only have myself to blame...not blaming Taxi for having the policy at all.

But, just wanted to post this for any others who, despite your IQ, may make this same mistake and think that Taxi doesn't mean what it says and you can always get a bone thrown to ya. I guess if it wasn't common, Taxi wouldn't have the warning. And I guess membership would be much more expensive if Taxi had to hire people to change submissions all the time because, let's face it, we'd all be less careful if there was a safety net.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be doubly careful! There is no safety net. Forwards are hard enough to get when you submit the right song!

Post-script: As an entrepreneur, I'm thinking it would be a great revenue-growing opportunity if instead of saying "Be careful - you can't change a submission," Taxi said "Be careful - changes to a submission will cost $25." If it's that common of a mistake, the fee could serve as an equally effective deterrent to mistakes, members could value having the option to either pay or live with the mistake (today we only have the option to live with the mistake), and Taxi could clear a few bucks in profit.

[Kolstad]

Could be fun if you get a forward. Who knows, maybe it's "kishmet"

[BlindMagicP]

easy fix

if they havnt reviewed it yet

go to "my Music"
"edit" the song you submitted
Re Upload the right mp3 (you meant to submit)

Your song title might not match up but at least they will get the right song

[ChipD]

Good way to look on the bright side, Magne!

Actually, if I get a forward by accident, then I am just gonna close my eyes and click on any song for all future listings! The listing asked for a song with a driving beat and I clicked on a vocal/piano ballad!

Pretty far off!

[ChipD]

BlindMagicP,
Thanks for the suggestion. I don't think that will work though...I have the erroneously submitted song appropriately submitted for other listings. If I were to follow your suggestions, I think I'd mess up my chance of having the right song heard for the others. When the screener would go to hear the ballad, then they'd hear the driving beat song.

...If I'm understanding your suggestion right.

Thanks again!

[andygabrys]

hopefully when taxi 2.0 hits W's Interwebs, they will actually have a note which song you picked when you go through the checkout and before add your CC info.

always thought it was weird that it only tells you at the end once you have already paid, but hey, like you said, just gotta be doubly careful.

[ChipD]

Yep, that would be even better, Andy.

But 'til then, the onus is on us. Lesson learned!

It's a listing for a major label artist, so hopefully Taxi members flooded the listing with such amazing songs that I wouldn't have had a chance anyway. If I can't get it, there are a lot of deserving writers here that I'd love to see get it instead.

[Casey H]

Sorry this happened to you, Chip.

I have heard of cases where someone submitted the wrong song and it got forwarded. Obviously it would have had to have been similar genre and style.

I once was submitting to an instrumental listing and accidentally submitted the vocal version of the song instead of the instrumental. It got returned with the screener saying they thought it was a perfect fit except for having the vocal!

We are humans...

Casey

[ChipD]

Casey,
Nice "war story." If it can happen to you, it can happen to any of us for sure!

I think your situation would have frustrated me even more - the right song, just wrong version!

Oh, well. C'est la vie!

[coachdebra]

Of course, if you haven't missed the deadline, you could pay the additional $5 (the penalty for the mistake) and submit the correct song.

Real Moral: Don't let a mistake stop you from your pursuit of your goals!

Your Coach,
Debra