KEY POINTS:
Here are the best local songs of the past year - as judged by New Zealand songwriters voting in the 2008 Apra Silver Scroll awards.
Baby Come On
By Dave Gibson and Justyn Pilbrow of Elemeno P. From the album: Elemeno P
Dreams in My Head
By Anika Moa. From the album: In Swings the Tide
One Day
By Opshop (Jason Kerrison, Bobby Kennedy, Matt Treacy and Clinton Harris). From the album: Second Hand Planet
Gather to the Chapel
By Liam Finn. From the album: I'll Be Lightning
Bright Grey
By the Phoenix Foundation (Samuel Scott, Luke Buda, Tom Wedde, William Ricketts, Richard Singleton, Warner Emery). From the album: Happy Ending
The winner will be announced on Wednesday September 10.
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