I like songs that include a bit of history or are about a specific place or event.

This one of my favorites ( and I wish I had written)   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkz8TnVQSOQ
John Prine is pure genius - this song has so many twists and turns it's crazy - but he fits it all together.

great performance as well

Prine was one of the best lyric writers of all time.  Too bad he passed so early.     

The longest song on Wings’ 1973 album Band On The Run, ‘Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me)’ was written during a dinner party Paul and Linda McCartney had in Montego Bay, Jamaica with the actor Dustin Hoffman.

    On one of our Jamaican holidays we had heard that Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen were around, shooting the film Papillon. We were invited to visit the set and Dustin asked us back to his house for dinner. He was asking me how I write songs; I explained that I just make them up. He said, Can you make up a song about anything?’ I wasn’t sure, but he pulled out a copy of Time, pointed to an article and said, ‘Could you write a song about this? It was a quote from Picasso, from the last night of his life. Apparently, he had said to his friends, ‘Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink anymore,’ and then gone to bed and died in his sleep. So I picked up a guitar, started to strum and sing ‘Drink to me, drink to my health…’, and Dustin was shouting to his wife, ‘He’s doing it! He’s doing it! Come and listen!’ It’s something that comes naturally to me but he was blown away by it. And that song became ‘Picasso’s Last Words’.

Amazing story !  Thanks for sharing boys !
The longest song on Wings’ 1973 album Band On The Run, ‘Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me)’ was written during a dinner party Paul and Linda McCartney had in Montego Bay, Jamaica with the actor Dustin Hoffman.

    On one of our Jamaican holidays we had heard that Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen were around, shooting the film Papillon. We were invited to visit the set and Dustin asked us back to his house for dinner. He was asking me how I write songs; I explained that I just make them up. He said, Can you make up a song about anything?’ I wasn’t sure, but he pulled out a copy of Time, pointed to an article and said, ‘Could you write a song about this? It was a quote from Picasso, from the last night of his life. Apparently, he had said to his friends, ‘Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink anymore,’ and then gone to bed and died in his sleep. So I picked up a guitar, started to strum and sing ‘Drink to me, drink to my health…’, and Dustin was shouting to his wife, ‘He’s doing it! He’s doing it! Come and listen!’ It’s something that comes naturally to me but he was blown away by it. And that song became ‘Picasso’s Last Words’.S   

Phill
It took me a couple minutes to figure out who Macca was !       

EB

What a great song !

Loved it.   They played it perfectly - awesome lyrics,

Thanks for sharing !

Jim     

Thanks Phill

I took your advice - switched it up and took out the repeated verse.  I like it much better.
I will try to a re-do on the recording soon .

See - that's why I need you guys here on chordie to help me.

Thank you !!!

Now if you could only wave your magic wand make me able to sing !:)

Jim     

Jan and all of you New Zealanders ....

what a classic song......   I had never heard of it before.   A lot of history with that song.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2568482

Great cover Jan.

I can picture it being sung by a bunch of people at a party. 

Thanks for sharing.
Jim

Thanks Jan

I think it flows pretty well now after many revisions.
Try to record it soon.

Thanks for the kind words.

Jim     

Awesome Twang Town !

Thanks for contributing

Jim     

Phill
Your Nana was a saint - she never knew you would  please so many people with your abilities and help poor souls like m along the way.
God Bless her!

Great Story !     

Peatle

Good one !  Loved the lyrical message in song.

Richard

It made me think  - it would be a great post for all chordie members to write  a little bit in a separate thread -  "The Day I got my 1st guitar"
I think I will give it a go and see what happens - could be interesting if people respond.     

seems like NZ is chiming in well, only one missing is easybeat !

this girl is really rally unique - her octave changes are superb     

Lol Phill

I don't know.  I just was strumming and writing.
I'm sure the music part needs lots of work.

I know this is odd bc i have more than 4 lines in the chorus

when I was writing this i just kinda plucked and strummed  - and it seemed to fit and sound okay

I don't know enough about music to adequately answer your question Phill.
I would take any suggestions you have or listen to any way you would think it should sound - you always seem to be able to adjust my songs in very nice way with a quite harmonious outcome.
Thanks for looking at it.

ps I had to look up the word unrequited - but now that I did - the answer is yes - you are spot on ( although the poor dude seems hopeful   

Jim