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Published Jul 23, 2012
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The Brooklyn Brewery has been asking for songs about the G Train for their "Brooklyn, Sweden" contest. The contest ends tomorrow at 5 p.m., and the stakes are high as the winner will get festival passes, airfare and hotel accommodations for two. Any genre and instrumentation has been accepted, and below you can have a listen to some of the styles that have come in so far—from uke-rock to the undefinable:
Is "Zooey Deschanel" a music genre yet?:
Slow jamz:
This kids got talent:
What?:
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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