2,601

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Strummerboy Bill wrote:

Thanks! BDG comes through again for the German Boy! A round of applause, please and take a bow, Sir. smile

All kidding aside, that does make sense and thanks for the link, my friend.

Phill, Phill, Phill ********** SIGH**********  smile smile smile I decided to letcha slide on that one, buddy! smile smile smile


Thanks!!

Bill

Aw, come on Bill, it was funny? Wasn't it?  wink

2,602

(17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

most of the calls we get in the UK are from India, Pakistan or the orient, but they all seem to have  English sounding names???

i have a facility on my house phone that blocks these calls, it's well worth the extra couple of pounds.

most calls we get over this side of the pond are for PPI claims, or some new government incentive for solar panels which they say is free then slam you with a huge loan, or wall insulation or surveys that aren't really surveys but are trying to get you to buy some garbage or other, just like spam on the phone.....ban and zap...if only

2,603

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi beestie, i got my wife on false pretences, because i have a fair knowledge of trivia, she thought i was clever....nups. never did nuffinc in skool cept play and try and make out with the girls in my class. so went from dead-end job to dead-end job. i learned so much more after leaving school by going to college and doing courses, anything that came up basically.

i like your song it's true to life and flows well lets hear it?

phill

2,604

(20 replies, posted in Songwriting)

lovely job mazzy, and grah of-course with your own interpretation, can i sense a hemispherical collab coming on here?

ps, it would help less PC silversurfers like moi, if you gave us the link to follow...pleeeese.

phill

2,605

(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

i feel offended that this spamming cretin above took the name of our lord Ian Anderson in such a duplicitous way. please delete the post and this one if unavoidable

2,606

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

a cryme, maybe? lol

2,607

(2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

well, they are from Liverpool and Liverpool have two, not just one, top teams; Liverpool and Everton. whether or not Paul and Ringo are interested in soccer i can't say, i certainly have never heard of it. maybe they're being politically correct in not showing a preference. why alienate half their local fans?

2,608

(10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

hey jim, congrats to the parents of the bride and the lady and husband too, may their lives together be long and blissful. 

phill

2,609

(37 replies, posted in Poems)

who needs to sing when you have the all blacks? i notice 3 attempts at your post roll

you guys must be really tough done under playing on razor wire strings lol

2,610

(9 replies, posted in Recording)

i use a focusrite scarlet and i expect it's very similar, so try checking that the input signal on your interface is set to the device and channel you're using. the mic and guitar maybe using different channels. i may be way out but it's worth a try.

2,611

(4 replies, posted in Poems)

BUTT OF COURSE lol

2,612

(37 replies, posted in Poems)

hi bill. it's quite easy (i think?) right click the links and shade the link click copy then paste in your post/blog. if you're asking my permission to feature your song you have it...no probs big_smile

2,613

(37 replies, posted in Poems)

bill, you can hear my version here;

https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/if-sunshine-were-mine


hope you like it.

phill

2,614

(4 replies, posted in Poems)

this came to me this morning in the shower...as a song sung in a comedy cockney accent....ah well


The Council Workman.                Phill Williams.

The council sent a workman who was good at digging holes.
He had his pick and shovel and his dirty workman clothes.
He sat there with his radio his Thermos and his cup.
Drinking tea till 4 o'clock then he packed away his stuff.

The union says at 4 o'clock I have to make a move.
I have to put my tools away and some cones around this hole.

He got his tin of marking paint and marked where he should dig.
He mustn't dig it far too small or make it deep or big.
Busses passed and taxis too and a lorry full of coal.
They struggled to get 'round the cones and stay out of the hole.

Health and safety stipulates; the hole it must be safe.
So cones and tape and warning signs are stuck all over the place.

Someone went to ask him “why are you digging there?”
“'Cos that's where I've been told to dig”, as he sat back in his chair.
The sun shone on the first day. The rain poured on the fourth.
Second day was Saturday, Sunday beer and roast.

Union says “man must have a rest at weekends and at night.
To help him in his daily chores so he'll get things right.”

Two weeks have now passed us by the hole is filled with trash.
The council boss came 'round and said....
“It's the wrong street that you've dug this hole, YOU'RE SACKED YOU STUPID.... PERSON.”



I changed the last word to avoid offence

2,615

(37 replies, posted in Poems)

We could all have suggested 3 chords but 3 chords are too boring for such a beautiful refrain.

2,616

(37 replies, posted in Poems)

hi bill, here's a more romantic feel;

[C]              [Cmaj7]
If sunshine were mine,
     [Am]          [Em]
I'd give it to you.
   [Fmaj7]             [D7]
If moonshine were wine,
     [G7]
I'd pour it for you.
   [C]            [E]           [Am]
If lovin` you honey was all I could do.
     [Fmaj7]  [G6]      [C]
I'd do it, I'd do it for you.

2,617

(17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

That would make a nice addition to the other strings section.

2,618

(17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

the pic looks lefty? nice looking guitar. i've only got 6 and honestly only play 3. i strum the strat and the fender f90 on occasion  and the 12er very rarely (i think i put too heavy a gauge set on) the other one don't come into it....cheapy garbage.

but i do have a ton of stuff that i aught to get rid of which after i die the wife will have a nightmare selling or dumping....if she does i'll haunt her. i've still got my korg d8 which should be being used!

but i know how you feel i cant pass a music or flog shop with guitars on show without going in and looking around. i don't buy as my wife has sewn up my pockets and i've got piranha moths in my wallet.... there goes another finger lol

2,619

(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

that's more like "glamping" than camping

2,620

(28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

hi bill long time no see. if i took a selfie i'd bust the camera, so i'll spare you that lol

2,621

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi beestie, just had a listen and it's good. IMHO a little faster with a stronger rhythm, i played it on the guitar and enjoyed and had a laugh too.

well done.

phill

2,622

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

oh boy, one night stands. in all honesty, i never liked them, haven't listened yet but i will when i've got a minute. you've strung the words together like a pro, and of course this is all too familiar subject to us older folks.
i love the last line where you've changed the obvious rhyme to "kiss". your humour is not lost on me my friend. keep em coming.

phill

2,623

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

sorry for the Bminors

You're Dumping Me?:Undefined


(INTRO; Bm-Bm/A-Bm/Ab- G|| D-Em7|| )




Woh-[Bm] woh. [G] Desire [D] me. Woh-[Bm] woh. [G] Or set me [D] free.


Woh-[Bm] woh. [G] Ravish me. Woh-[Bm] woh. [G] Or let me [D] be.




When I [Bm] look at you – [G] I can see your [D] fear.


Would I [Bm] lose control, [G] throw you out of [A] here?


I wonder [Bm] do you know, [G] that I know the [D] truth.


Am I [G] biding my [A] time or holding on to [D] you?


I'm clutching [G] straws – [A] listening to [Bm] you.


You're only [G] saying things that I [A] want to hear from [D] you.


I know you've [G] played around, I [A] know you've cheated [Bm] me.


You've taken [G] all I have. You've ripped [Bb] apart my dreams.


You've left me [C] in a hole. Now you're dumping [D] me. (INTRO)


Why don't [Bm] you – [G] desire [D] me? Take it [Bm] all, [G] or set me [D] free.


You can [Bm] choose – [G] to ravish [D] me. Just be [Bm] mine – [G] or let me [D] be.


When you [Bm] look at me – [G] do you see a [D] fool?


Someone who's [Bm] blind to all – [G] who worships [A] you.



I wonder [Bm] do you know – [G] that I know the [D] truth.


Am I [G] biding my [A] time – or holding on to [D] you?


When I [G] brought you here – you [A] swore you'd love me [Bm] good.


I told you [G] what I want – you [A] told me that you [D] would.


And then you [G] rocked my world – I [A] found you cheated [Bm] me.


You left me [G] in a hole. And now you're [Bb] dumping me.


You were [C] afraid of him, but you don't [D] fear me. (INTRO)


Why don't [Bm] you – [G] desire [D] me? Take it [Bm] all, or [G] set me [D] free.


You can [Bm] choose – [G] to ravish [D] me. Just be [Bm] mine – [G] or let me [D] be.


I give you [Bm] all the things – [G] he never [D] would.


I give you [Bm] freedom and [G] love – he never [A] could.


You can [Bm] stay out late – [G] all I want in [D] return.


Is you to [G] trust in me – [A] the least [D] I deserve.


You've taken [G] all I have – [A] destroyed my [Bm] dreams.


Nothing [G] you can do – [A] is all it [D] seems.


Your choice to [G] go. I'm [A] glad you're [Bm] leaving me.


||:You've taken [G] everything. Broken [Bb] all my dreams.


You've left me [C] in a hole. And now you're [D] dumping me? (INTRO neutral| )


2,624

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi guys, thanks for the listen.

jim, you're right on the money. i know several guys that have gone to thailand for a holiday and come back with a wife. not all of them play around or dump their saviour but some do. i also (for some unknown reason) get emails asking if i'd be interested in a eastern european girlfriend! yeah right, at my age, i think not cool

it could also pertain to money for marriage as beestie suggests. i'll have to put the words up maybe they'll explain it better.

hi TF, i did it (mostly) in one go, guitar and vocal minutes after finishing the write so there are a few bum notes and fluffed chords. electric piano, strings and voices were an afterthought. i didn't realise it was 5 1/2 minutes long till after i'd finished!

thanks EB, it felt like it could do with a bit of wellie smile

2,625

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

It would be appreciated if you'd give this a listen then tell me what you think it's about, just follow the link...TA

https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/youre-dumping-me