hi GrayGiles, very nice song, i like your voice too. and welcome to Chordie hope you'll enjoy and take part in all that we offer here.
Phill
3,927 2010-10-19 19:30:18
Topic: new songs (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I've just finished up-loading 4 new songs, Eternity Begun, 10 Years Ago, The Lock-In and a new version of Oh, Oh Rosie.
Please have a little listen, they are on My-Space, click the button to your left. Comments would be nice, please dont be too harsh!
Phill
3,928 2010-10-16 13:25:44
Re: Brand new Telecaster (20 replies, posted in Electric)
hi tf, and welcome to chordie, you've had quite a response for your first posting, so i'd like to add my 5 pennorth.
i've only recently bought my first tele, (i'm 59) i've had semi acoustics and strats (original and copies) and think the fender telecaster is up there with the best. i didnt realise how the thickness of the neck would affect my playing. you've found that out for yourself i see.
i was recording a song yesterday, i began with acoustic, to get the rhythm, then bass guitar, then i got out my tele for some lead!!!!! if you think it's weired going from acoustic to a tele try from bass to tele!!!
one thing though....dont put heavy gauge strings on it.
phill
3,929 2010-10-14 22:39:12
Re: When the rain falls/Afghanistan (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi ark, glad to see you back in the saddle....ha ha!
Afghanistan, what a truly inspiring piece...well done top marks from me, the 4 tunes before you must have been out of this world!
when the rain falls, very commercial sounding and that sexy voice....
back on top buddy
phill
3,930 2010-10-14 10:52:16
Re: Chilean Mine Rescue (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
the sad part of this whole thing is that there is a big media fuss, when it happened, when the first one came out, and i bet when the last one emerges....bet the guys in the middle dont even get a mention, let alone tv coverage!
sorry to be cynical
phill
3,931 2010-10-14 10:44:15
Re: Eternity Begun (17 replies, posted in Poems)
hi lena,
thank you for your kind words. mekidsmom inspired me to write this, but i used my own experiences of life and death in the content. i also had thoughts of you as i've noticed that you've had more than your fair share of grief in the last couple of years.
i've just completed a recording of this, which i'm reasonably happy with, and i'll post it asap.
i wrote it as a poem....but you know how things can change?
phill
3,932 2010-10-14 10:29:40
Re: I Want a Telecaster (36 replies, posted in Electric)
as i've said before, i have a tele but i always thought it was a very raunchy/rocky-rolly guitar that is one heck of an all-rounder....i guess it does country too.
buy and be damned!
phill
3,933 2010-10-10 20:04:34
Topic: 10 Years Ago (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I was strumming the guitar in the dark last night (Sat 9th) and I put the capo on the guitar where it sounded nice, which happened to be the 5th frett! and out popped a riff and chord sequence. Sorry but there are "Bm" chords in here.
So today (Sunday 10th October 2010) I came up with some words that relate to how me and Ann (my wife) met for the 2nd time time 10 years (or so ) later! hence the title....
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3,934 2010-10-07 14:32:31
Re: A Little Life Left (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi russ,
no editing, i just recorded the song so i wouldnt forget the tune...(it's an age thing) so i record them quickly, but i thought it stood up on it's own so i posted the vid.
i do intend to work on the song and produce a better sound etc.
glad you like it, there's another in the pipe-line, which if i can get it right will be a much better song.
phill
3,935 2010-10-06 20:24:04
Re: Things I learned on Facebook. (30 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
my daughter spends half the night on it, then cant get up next morning! who wants to talk to people that used to bully you in school anyway. or you used to bully? is this therapy?
3,936 2010-10-06 20:11:10
Re: A Little Life Left (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi geo, no russ and i haven't fallen out, we work solo or together when we get the chance. thanks for the listen.
hello roger, yes i've always been a southpaw on guitar and shooting a gun. righty when writing and either way batting at cricket or boxing! i'm just a crazy mixed up kid? sorry about the Bb zurf!
hi jeff, thanks my friend. when you dont have time to record a song properly it's easy to put the camera on and record that way (so i dont forget how the damn thing goes) old age don't come alone!
phill
3,937 2010-10-05 20:04:44
Re: I Just Want Something (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jeff,
i can so identify with this song having been unemployed for a year. luckily(?) i'm back in the saddle.
what i hate is that question on the application form that says; "why do you want this job?" what answer can you put down? cos i want to feed my family? cos i hate being unemployed? i just want a job, i dont care what it is?
dont mind me, i'm just having a rave.
love the song, recording coming soon?
phill
3,938 2010-10-05 19:59:06
Topic: A Little Life Left (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
If you'd like to hear this there's a demo video at...
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea … =106730028
or click on the web tab and go to videos
I recorded the song in the key of "B", I used a capo on the 5th frett and transposed to"G" for convenience...aren't I nice?
A little Life LeftUndefined
There's a [Am] little life left in the [D] song I wrote this [G] morning.
There's a [Am] word or two that [D] need to be [G] revised.
And [Am] sometime soon when the [D] harvest moon is [Em] waxing in the southern [C] sky.
I'll be [Am] singing for you, yes I can [D] do it if I have the [G] time.
There's a [Am] little time left for the [D] chicken's out in the [G] cornfield.
They [Am] eat up the corn and their [D] digging the dirt for [G] worms.
And [Am] sometime soon they'll be [D] coming around, [Em] time to meet the [C] axe.
[Am] Dinner for two, not [D] me and you, [G] relax.
(CHORUS)
[Bb] Time for cleaning and [F] time for washing.
And [C] time for taking out the [G] trash.
[C] Day after day we have to [Am] do these [G] things.
[Bb] Time for eating and a [F] time for loving.
And a [C] time for calling on the [G] lord.
[C] Lord there's a little time [Am] left, they say.-[G-D7]
(INTRO & FILL) > C-D|-C-G|-C-D|-C-G||
There's a [Am] little time left for [D] taking a ride to the [G] sea side.
Where the [Am] sand is gold and the [D] tide rides high [G] sometimes.
White [Am] horses ride the [D] waves.
We'll be [Em] glad we came [C] today.
When [Am] we get home we'll [D] wish that we had [G] stayed.Mmm.
(FILL) There's a little life left.....
(CHORUS)
Words & Music by Phill Williams. 4th October2010.
3,939 2010-09-30 18:37:45
Re: Will You Be Just Mine? (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
thanks rog, i'm looking forward to it
phill
3,940 2010-09-28 19:38:26
Re: Joke Thread (231 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
A young boy and girl are walking down the corridor when the girl says "oh! look, there's a condom under the radiator." The boy replies; " what's a radiator?"
3,941 2010-09-28 19:22:51
Re: Will You Be Just Mine? (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi roger,
just had a read and a listen, brill, up to your usual high standard.
while i was there i listened to the other tracks too...broken doll still gets me.
here's to the next 3,000
phill
3,942 2010-09-26 20:05:12
Re: Hard times all over I guess (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
you can say what you like about the queen, (without fear of getting your head chopped off, or disappearing like they do in certain parts of the world) she is more concerned about us commoners than a lot of the government and civil servants (surely a contradiction in terms) and the rich people who only tolerate us so that we can do their bidding, eg: go to war as cannon fodder, or work until we drop in their sweat shops.
but surely this isnt just a UK phenomenon oh no, it's world wide. even you americans who "threw" us brits out (and we thank you for that) have the same "have/have nots" in society.
so you cant really knock the queen being a figure head and being paid an obscene amount of money for doing the job.
on the other hand, prince charles who is first in line for the throne, takes no money from the civil lists. he lives on the rents from his property, i believe.
we are all put on this earth for a purpose, what it is only time will tell
phill
3,943 2010-09-26 19:43:06
Re: Guitar injury (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
hi rock-e, welcome to chordie,
i had this problem for a short while some years ago, it started when another guitarist hit my hand with his head-stock as we were going on stage. hurt like hell when i played.
my father had a trick which i'll pass on, he used to wrap some wool (the stuff used for knitting) around his wrist about 6 or 7 times, loosely to give his hand more strength. i used a leather wrist brace for a while. now i dont have the problem any more...touch wood!
phill
3,944 2010-09-11 15:49:39
Re: VOCALIST (24 replies, posted in Recording)
i dont know why anyone would want me to sing....but i'm in
phill
3,945 2010-09-09 20:47:18
Re: KEYBOARDS (21 replies, posted in Recording)
i looked on this forum for the first time tonight, which is why i haven't replied or offered my services sooner.
i'm a basic torturer of the said keyboard, and russ you know my limitations, but if your even more hard up than the others give me a call, it's a toll-free number!
phill
3,946 2010-09-05 09:39:10
Re: My one year goal had icing on the cake (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
hi amy,
i've just found this post. i have to say that when i was a kid in the 50's, my family had no musical leanings at all. my father was a lorry driver, and he used to whistle to drown out the engine noise! sadly he couldnt manage two notes in the same key!
my sister was sent to piano lessons, which she chucked as soon as she could. we had a piano, which i messed about on, but it got sold and i had to wait 15 years to buy my first guitar with money from my paper round. later i bought an electronic keyboard and learned to play it by ear, same as i did the guitar, which explains why i dont play either very well.
my mother used to sing to me all the time, which is why i love singing i guess.
i enjoyed your story and thanks for sharing and evoking some memories i'd forgotten about.
phill
3,947 2010-09-05 09:27:19
Re: Electric Guitar (25 replies, posted in Electric)
by all means go to the shop and try their whole range out. i own a strat and a telecaster, also a copy. maybe cos i'm heavy handed, the strat loses tone and tune quickly. i'm not a fan of flat necked guitars eg gibson.
fender necks do tend to be narrower and concave. as i've said previously on this forum, i searched for months for a new guitar, resisting fervently a telecaster which was the last one i tried then bought! i was actually looking for an axe with a joy stick (trem) but fate stepped in.
my advice; dont buy until your absolutely certain that the guitar fits you down to the ground.
phill
3,948 2010-09-05 09:10:55
Re: Working on new album need song writing help!! (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
....IF I WAS A LION
YOU COULD BE MY MANE.
IF I WAS MADE OF CREAM CHEESE
I'D BE THE MAN UPON THE MOON
THEN WE COULD MAKE HISTORY
YOU'D BE THE GIRL THERE TOO
just how lennonesque do you wanna get?
phill
3,949 2010-09-02 19:16:37
Re: "The Layoff" (16 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jeff,
having gone through this myself last year, the disbelief, the anger and finally the resignation! the factory and the job i thought would last till i retired in 6 years time closed and now is just level ground. i find i'm still very angry (and struggling to keep my language clean!)
i went though all the job applications, cv's etc. if i got to the interview stage i usually got offered jobs (but were total time wasters).
now a year on, i'm back in work, it's not satisfying or gratifying or what i was looking for. but it does get me out from under the wifes feet, and it pays the bills. i'm glad of that because mr cameron the new primeminister, would have robbed me as he will all the other poor saps on the dole and low payed and all the poor honest folk just as maggie thatcher did in the 80's and 90's. stop ranting phillip!
anyway, enjoy your free time while you can, cos somewhere just over the horizon another job is waiting for you, and you'll be too proud to refuse it like i was.
great song by the way, i did one along the same lines my self, but with more swear words in...great therapy!
phill
3,950 2010-09-01 07:18:58
Re: By Narrow Water Castle (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi stran,
beautiful, thoughtful lyrics there, no less than i'd expect from you though. i haven't time at the moment, but i will hop over to your web and give this a listen asap!
phill