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Hi Marcalan,

Strangely I have been thinking on similar lines recently, do we need to have all the instruments and backing vocals, can it be kept simple and pure? It was listening to, and then recording,  Phill William's "The Broken Doll" with just a piano backing the vocals that set the ball rolling. I found that to add any extra instruments or vocals detracted rather than added to the song. My conclusion though, is that it rests on the emotional tone and the message conveyed in the song/music as to the amount of simplicity or complexity needed.

That being said I did enjoy your piece, it was very relaxing and soothing and an inspirational idea to work on the variation of just one chord.

Thank you,

Roger

Hi James,

Luckily I did not have Ken's problen and I played it through, then I looked further down and saw that I need not have bothered as you have recorded it already, so I had a listen too.

I did like the "Who is the total stranger who is leaving me" version but it would have been difficult to have taken that theme much further and who cares if it does not make sense, I don't make sense a lot of the time so it suits me fine .

Roger

Nice song Jeff,

I particulatlry like the first two lines and the answer at the end.

Well done,

Roger

Hi Ditastore,

I, or any of the other administrators, can change your user name, however you will lose your songbook by doing so. If you wish to take this route please send me a private e-mail and I will sort it for you,

Roger

Hi Jeff,

A thought provoking song and very true, of course being young means that you think know better than anyone else. It is only as we mature that we realise that this is not true. I know that I look back and realise that had I listened to some of the advice I was given in my fomative years, life would certainly have been a lot easier.

Good song, well done,

Roger

Hi Phill,

Well it certainly ain't a poem any more it has been transformed into a great song. I thoroughly enjoyed litening to it.

Thank you,

Roger

Hi Mark,

If look in the Public Songbooks under Absolute Beginners you can scan through them and look for songs that you know and like and they should not be too taxing to play.

Roger

Now Daddycool you cannot possible make a statemnt like that without letting us know the details. I for one am fascinated and want to know more.

Roger

Hi Leo and Kerry,

If you go the Public Songbooks and select Absoute beginners then look for "Strum-a-Long" by The Trainer858 you will find 6 of the Beatles songs which are easy to play and should give you a start. You may find more if you look through the other Begginers Songbooks.

All of the Beatles song can be strummed. Even if they were originally played with a difficult strumming pattern you can play it to a simpler one to make it your own variation and let your vocals carry the song.

I hope that helps.

Roger

Thank you James, Dino and Ark.

James, I only discoverd the haunting tones of the autoharp when you started recording and I found a rather old one (70's I believe) at a reasonable price, so I had to have it.

Dino, I am pleased you think that my song puts the message over.

Ark, I have been using a Tascam 4 track which records to audio cassette, but as it is 4 mono tracks in reality had only two sterio tracks to work with and re-recording on to tape meant loss of audio quality. I have had Audacity on my PC for ages and now wish I had started using it long ago.

Roger

Hi Kenny,

Thank you for your kind words.

I used, for the first time, the free Audacity software on this song and was able to lay down 4 instrument and 4 vocal tracks. As your sharp ears picked up I did use my newly aquired Autoharp to enhance the chorus, although it will take me some time, if ever, to be as proficient as James with it.

Roger

Hi Kenny,

I just gave this one a 'wail and a holler' fast and loud. Great fun, easy to play and a good song to boot.

Keep them coming.

Roger