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Hi Roger,
I think the drum louder in the mix helped...oh yes I heard it first 
I think you've done a really good job Rog, like I said when you emailed the MP3, your recording is top drawer, your voice and backing vocals rock... I'm chuffed with it, seeing as I wrote it in about 10 minutes as a throw away...but ;there ya go
Well done that man
Phill
PS I like the way you used the 1st verse as the chorus
what a gorgeous voice and such a lovely melody. a very fitting tribute to the victims of the oz fires
this is recommended viewing folks
thanks for the link flatpicker
phill
I know that this subject has been poured over [sorry for the pun...no I'm not] but my juices got flowing and this came out...it's called
Tea by Phill Williams
1st Verse
I'd been at work for hours on end
It was time I had a break
My legs were all a quiver
And my head began to ache
2nd Verse
The room was spinning round and round
There were echo's in my ears
One thought came into my mind
Tea...to stop the tears
1st Chorus
Two sugars go into the cup
And a tea-bag...a pyramid
And when the water's off the boil
You pour it to the brim
2nd Chorus
Then stir it with a little spoon
Don't leave it in too long
For if you leave the tea to brew
It comes out far too strong
3rd Verse
It's time to get the bottle
Just add a little milk
Not too dark and not too light
Practice and get it right
4th Verse
I went to visit Emma
And Matthew – who's my son
"Would you like a cup of tea?" they asked
I said "OK, just one"
5th Verse
When it came the spoon was standing erect
So strong it broke the cup
And when I tried to drink it
One sip was too much
Repeat Chorus
6th Verse
So now when I go a-calling
"Would you like a cup?" I'm asked
I say “oh no, I'd rather thirst
I've tried it in the past!�
Repeat Chorus
i agree with upyerkilt...carlesburg does it for me, as i cant drink strong beers. but when i'm gigging
it has to be orange squash and lemonade, or blackcurrant and lemonade for a change...it does make me belch a bit though...usually in the middle of a verse
phill
hi buvvy,
2 sugars for me please,
very un PC though...peasants? well i never...lol
i could just imagine that situation and conversation...nice one, very lateral thinking
phill
this must be so deep cos i'm really confused, i took it to be a comment on the american legal system at first, then it turned into a bed room encounter...
well done, but i guess there's more to come?
phill
hi doc...are those tablets too strong for you my friend?
dont diss plant and page if you dont mind, or it may be a stairway to heaven for you! you can say what you like about the rest
oh here's another line;
is gordon brown in the brown stuff?
is russia going too fast?...[rush??? oh well]
i could go on but lets have some input from other brainiacs
phill
hi alan and roger,
thanks for the nice comments...i have no plans to musicalise it...but i feel better now it's out
phill
lippy only comes from some gorgeous female's lips my friend...i'll see what i can do about posting the track
phill
ps i wore a kilt once...does that qualify as a dress?
hi daddycool,
i went to your website to listen to this song, but it wasnt there! i guess it will in time. nice little song, and i agree with selso, it would make a good singalong in schools.
phill
well, thanks everyone, unfortunately there are people out there like this! it's strange though that i've heard if 2 in the same area.
russ, it's a weird thing but guys, like women, will accept all kinds of abuse and beatings mistakenly thinking that it's being doled out to them out of love...love?....nah it takes them years to work it out that their abusers just like being boss and inflicting pain.
hi daddycool, i knew a lot of women that had their man hurt them, now i know some guys too.
hi kenny, no i didn't know your ex's personally, but i think they may be related to some women i knew...
hi alan, money...how much...lol
hi roger, english or portuges? we are always richer and wiser after the event!
hi ken, go on...be a devil i dare you to serenade your wife with this, i haven't the guts to sing it to mine, she wont believe it's about someone else, she always believes the bad things, never the good...women are funny...aren't they?
hi selso, i know some hank williams, but i'm not familiar with that one, but knowing it's a hank song, i'll take it as a compliment...thanks
phill
Value Her. By Phill Williams 19th February 2009
I had a little cry yesterday
It's worth it just to cry sometimes
To cry for no reason
To cry out in pain
To cry tears of pride
To keep you ...sane
I may cry tomorrow
And I'll tell you just why
My feelings are hurt
But you wont see me cry
No body to hurt me
No body to leave
For I am alone now
I cry `cause I greave
I cry `cause I miss her
I miss the way that she cared
Her scent and her smile
How she combed my hair
So value your mother
Before she has gone
Kiss her, carress her
And give her your love
This piece was written before Christmas, and is the last part to my mini-rock[?] opera To Avalon.
It's accompanied by a musical composition in 3 parts, and [if requested] I will put it up on my-space, but be warned...it is around 6 minutes long! with sound FX's on my voice...you should hear the Guinevere part!!!! well I laughed any way
To Avalon
Legend:-
Veiled by the mists, growing high from the sea
Lies a land where no mortal would live to see
White horses race and gulls do scream
No things there are what they seem
And spirits play amongst the crags
The ghosts of no ordinary men...
For as time passes, one more alights
Great men and women known in their own time
To Avalon, at the end of their life
Merlin Speaks:-
"Young Arthur; valiant and invincible
Do your deeds as you must with care
For one day, not now, not soon...one day
In a battle, one more to win
You will meet your foe, your nemesis; your death
Then we must travel there
Across the sea on a craft of spells
Where white horses race, guided by the yells
Through the mist by the gulls
To Avalon."
Guinevere Speaks:-
"My love, my dear my sweetest one
Across this land you reign alone
Your children are your subjects all
You protect and love them, one and all
Your enemies cower at your name with dread
Come ever home to me
Come ever home to me."
Arthur Speaks:-
"My desirest wife, my heart be yours
And this; hear now my pledge,
As I ride this craft of wood and spells
Across the crests and dead men's yells
Where white horses race to the sound of gulls
And the keel grounds on sand of gold so fine
The mists do part, the honour mine
I await for you to come
To Avalon."
Narration:-
Avalon, O Avalon your mists your beauty veil
From eyes of lesser mortal men
Where ships can never sail
Clear blue skies, cool fresh water to bathe
For all a mortal man could wish, except to miss his grave
For Arthur came to heal from wounds
To rise again when Britain calls
For legend tells he sleeps in peace
To wake when called to save his realm
And armies wait to heed his charge
To save his land once more from harm
O Arthur sleeps in Avalon
Yes Arthur has gone...
To Avalon
hi badeye,
i like to see where people are from, so i googled up cape breton island, and it says your in canada on our side! looks like a lot of trees and snow...hey buvvy that'll cool your fires down!!!!
back to the song, very warm lyrics and i hope the person you wrote them about appreciates your work!
i'm quite partial to tea my-self, as coffee makes my heart do funny things and i end up in hospital! as i did 2 years ago when i was in mandurah near perth in the land of oz.
there is also a song by paul mccartney called "english tea"
phill
ps. and i've gone all blue too...must be the cold!
hi shady, looking forward to your recording.
kenny, just followed your link, so if you can't do it, tough it's too late cos i got it followed it and damn well enjoyed it too! so thanks very much for that...now i have to go out and buy some jim croce, i don't like down loading or copying so shops here i come...sorry for using your post for chatting shady...my favourite wilbury tracks are "tweeter and the monkey man" and "cool dry place"
phill
hi shady,
glad you managed to get this song up...eventually, and it was well worth waiting for!
to be honest, i've heard of jim croce but i dont remember hearing any of his songs...sorry.
i do like this though, a kind of lament on a similar vein to american pie and i hope it sounds as good when you play it!
the traveling wilburys are one of my favourite bands which get a lot of plays on my car CD
let us hear more of your stuff...and see it
phill
hi alan
very profound and lyrical my friend, but i sense some melancholy too...and sex to boot!
nice words creating sensual worlds
phill
hi daddy
very topical my friend...cant believe those foolish people who set those fires
phill
Seems a bit too shady for my computer....?
This is a bit of a jokey type song I just finished writing, I actually know 2 guys in this type of abusive relationship where they get beaten up and ruled over by their girlfriends. I often see them come to work [or the pub] with cuts and bite marks...it's not just girls that get beaten up by violent partners, who tell them it's not their fault because they "love them so much" as I tell them; jealousy is not love, it's an excuse...
upyerkilt, "Love Grows" is an excellent song with a strong guitar riff. "Venus" is most likely the one in the Gillette ad?
To Ozymandias, I Googled mine, search for No 1's on this day
They didn't start the UK charts until 1953 ... so it was "I Believe" by Frankie Laine. in the US on my birthday which was July 30 1951, Rosemary Clooney's "Come on a ma House", can't place it, but I was a bit young then!
Phill
hi mrjay,
1st things first...dont panic!
i played with a band some time ago and i thought we were quite good, then this friend of one of the guys came up to sing, he was a pro and really hot. i expected to fall apart but he made us all raise our game, i've never felt so good playing. so dont fret, sit back and enjoy it...whats the worst that could happen? no ones going to beat you up are they? you may never get this chance again, so enjoy it.
phill
wow, remind me not to step on your corns alan!
nice one full of vengeance and spite...what a way to get revenge...yeah
phill
hi roger, yes she was and the roses i bought her, trouble is they were tulips! i've got to start wearing my glasses
phill
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