hi alan
very profound and lyrical my friend, but i sense some melancholy too...and sex to boot!
nice words creating sensual worlds
phill
4,477 2009-02-17 18:21:12
Re: t:title"victoria's fires" (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi daddy
very topical my friend...cant believe those foolish people who set those fires
phill
4,478 2009-02-17 18:19:08
Re: Lou'siana Town- Jim Croce fans, be sure to take a look (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Seems a bit too shady for my computer....?
4,479 2009-02-17 18:17:32
Topic: The Devil Came Back. (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
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...
The Devil Came BackUndefined
[E]I woke in the morning
Pains inside my head
She'd packed up all her bags
I'm leaving you she said
With a [A]heavy heart I waved her off
I even called the cab
And [E]when at last she got inside
I started feeling glad
I [F#m]went inside
I called some friends
[A]Cleaned my party shoes
[E]Drew some money from the bank
Tonight I hit the booze
chorus
I [A]woke again next morning
A banging in my head
And [E]when I opened up the door
I've come back she said
And the [A]devil came back
The [E]devil came back
And the [A]devil came back
[B]just as things turned good for me
My [D]life was back on track
[A]Satan's standing at my door
The devil came back
So [E]when my friends came calling
She told them all to go
She didn't want me hanging `round
With people she don't know
I [A]told her she was bad to me
She promised she would change
But [E]it seems she lied again
Cos she is just the same
I [F#m]feel so low
It hurt me bad
She [A]made me bleed and then
Took [E]all my money from the bank
And then she left again
repeat chorus
4,480 2009-02-16 21:39:31
Re: What song was #1 on the day you were born. (49 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
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
4,481 2009-02-16 21:33:45
Re: What song was #1 on the day you were born. (49 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
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
4,482 2009-02-16 17:19:51
Re: Pre-Performance anxiety - What do you do to relax? (25 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
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
4,483 2009-02-15 19:30:11
Re: The Wrong Side of New Year's Eve. (1 replies, posted in Poems)
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
4,484 2009-02-15 19:26:35
Re: valentine poem (4 replies, posted in Poems)
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
4,485 2009-02-13 10:34:57
Topic: valentine poem (4 replies, posted in Poems)
my wife and i have been together for nearly 30 years, i write a little verse every year, this is this years... use it if you like it
I have tried a hundred different ways
To say I love you; come what may
I cannot leave you, now I know
I know for sure I could not go
And if I went, I’d soon return
For by your side; I have learnt
Is the very place where I belong
My destination is where I was from
I may have tried a hundred ways
I may have looked a foolish waste
One thing I will surely do;
Is find my way back home to you
And just in-case you missed the message
I love you....true
4,486 2009-02-12 11:22:37
Re: Your Guitar (77 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
my first guitar was a really crap one that broke in half after a week! then i bought another the same, i couldn't get the strings to the fretboard! then various non-descript boxes, til i became richer and got a strat [1972] and a fender f90 acoustic i still have both, a crafter cutaway semi and a cort electric for stage use, i also have a wilson bass and an unnamed 12 string...lots of noise in my house!
phill
4,487 2009-02-12 11:08:04
Re: THE BEST SONG EVER (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i have so many favourite songs many of which have been named;
imagine, woman and how do you sleep..lennon
owner of a broken heart, the ladder, anything from "house of blues CD "...yes
anything from the beatles
anything from rumours by fleetwood mac
anything by queen specially scandal and these are the days of our lives
anything by jethro tull
another brick in the wall...pink floyd
anything by russel harding
4,488 2009-02-12 10:51:59
Re: UPDATE ON CHORDIE PROJECT (8 replies, posted in Recording)
may i make a little suggestion?
if worst comes to worst, and the speed bump [otherwise known this side of the pond as a sleeping policeman...aren't they all?] becomes an insurmountable mountain! couldn't we just post the songs on to a "my-space" type pay to listen website? the funds could be collected into a paypal account and distributed to the various charitable causes by mutual consent.
i'm trying....so my wife says, very trying!
phill
4,489 2009-02-07 13:42:27
Re: Bed time stories (14 replies, posted in Poems)
my mother used to sing me songs as a rule;
"tell me a story" or "chip chip my little horse" or "horsey horsey, dont you stop" etc i sang them to my kids and now to my grand children
i probably got my love of singing and music from my mother, cant blame my dad for that as he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, i got my love of DIY from him
phill
4,490 2009-02-07 13:37:52
Topic: The Puppy (2 replies, posted in Poems)
The Puppy
By Phill Williams
I bought a little puppy
The neighbours have a cat
A nasty little feline
He scratched and bit and spat
He terrorised my little dog
He'd come home scratched and raw
He's been bitten on his nose and tail
Scratch marks on his paw
If critters have a mafia
This pussy was the don
He seems all nice and cuddly
Then strikes when you are gone
But puppies have this habit
They grow and find their feet
And nasty little pussy cats
Will feel their canine teeth
One day my puppy'd had enough
This cat had gone too far
He'd eaten all his puppy snacks
And messed up all his yard
The red mist had descended
He could not take much more
He picked the cat up by the scruff
And threw him out the door
His teeth were bared and snarling
His tail was standing straight
His ears were back
His growl was deep
The cat had met his fate
So now the little pussy cat
Wont come into my yard
His memory of that fate full day
On his mind indelibly marked
When he sees my little puppy
He crosses over the road
He'd rather risk the rush hour cars
Than mess with mighty Toto [the dog's name]
4,491 2009-02-07 13:21:03
Re: "Looking Back in Time" (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jeff
i get a lot of inspiration from "looking back" so there's nothing wrong in that...is there?
"memories good bad and down-trodden" sums it all up i think.
another good-un my friend keep them coming
phill
4,492 2009-02-07 13:14:26
Re: title:"ashbourne radio" (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
good ad for your local radio daddy, have you submitted it? you never know you might get a job as a jingle writer!
phill
4,493 2009-02-07 13:09:03
Re: Row Boys Just Row (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
thanks to all,
my father was in the Royal Navy during the 2nd world war and fortunately [for me at least] survived!
he was on destroyers, though this song is about the supply convoys from across the pond and how they were sunk by U boats...it must have been truly nightmarish. the "row boys just row" line is how i imagine the skipper would encourage his crew to survive, think about rowing and not dwell on the storm...etc
thanks again
phill
4,494 2009-02-04 19:30:41
Re: Row Boys Just Row (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi russ,
tis the way they come out my friend. this is part [hopefully the last part] of my latest work called "to avalon" which deals with wars and our service men, since arthur's time, a bit grand but there you go...
glad you liked it, i'm working on a country song at the moment before going to work for night shift, talk soon brother
phill
4,495 2009-02-04 15:33:27
Re: Row Boys Just Row (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi i've already up-loaded this to my space, hope you listen and enjoy it. i've tried to keep it in a folk style. i welcome any comments
phill
4,496 2009-02-04 15:31:47
Topic: Row Boys Just Row (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
A song of sailors getting their ship torpedoed from under them.
Row Boys Just RowUndefined
[F]See the [C]roses growing [Dm]in my [F]garden
[Bb]Catch the [C]sweet scent on the [Dm]summer breeze
[F]Lazy [C]days watching [Dm]clouds pass [F]by us
[Bb]High in the [F]sky it's a [C]perfect [F]day
[Am]Is that the sun singing
[Bb]What is that cloud bringing? SAME CHORDS FOR EACH VERSE
Hear the laughter of a hundred children
Feel their wonder as you watch them play
They never notice as the skies are darkening
Thunder rumbles and they run away
chorus
[F]Row [C]boys just [F]row-[Am]
[Bb]Although the [C]waves break [Dm]over the bow
[F]Row [C]boys just [F]row
[Bb]The storm is breaking
[C]Your arms are aching
[Dm]Your wives are calling
[Bb]And the [F]land is [C]oh so [F]near
So big as she lays at anchor
Hardly moving on the summer swell
So small out on the ocean
And then the enemy blows her to hell
And as she dies quickly
I feel my heart sinking
repeat chorus
At last the morning and the skies are clearing
We are saved but not all survive
We say a prayer for those that never made it
And thank the lord for saving our lives
And as the sea claims them
I hear them calling out
repeat chorus twice
4,497 2009-02-03 13:16:26
Re: Take the Slow Ride (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi kenny, very emotive mate, reminds me of my first wife, who spent all my wages and more each week before i could earn it!. my second wife ann, is so totally different now i'm almost rich in comparison!!!!
great song my friend and well constructed
talk soon
phill.
ps hows the new recorder going, anything up on my space yet? i'll check it out after finnishing here.
4,498 2009-02-03 13:10:04
Re: Bombs Fell On London (16 replies, posted in Songwriting)
well i'm shocked, songs just come out as they are, if a beat seems right i just use it!
thanks for pointing that out.
we had a heavy snow fall last night, first big one in llanelli since about 1983, i remember as thats when my daughter was born! it's thawing out now, but it will stay cold for another few days at least.
good news about the chordie CD, but i was refering to your own CD, let me know about both, you know you will have my support and any help i can offer.
stay warm
phill
4,499 2009-02-02 19:42:42
Re: Bombs Fell On London (16 replies, posted in Songwriting)
thanks russ and thanks for explaining 6/4, cant see me trying that for a while even though "take it to the limit" is a favourite of mine.
glad your happy with your sessions, cant wait to hear the result...keep me a copy of the CD i want it!!!
it's snowing here at the moment, so what's it like with you, hope it wont affect the sessions
phill
4,500 2009-02-01 19:42:54
Re: THE MONKEES (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
the monkeys were a manufactured band...so what about all the crap that now exist created more or less the same way?
here's a list of uk crap i mean bands
1 girls aloud
2. spice girls
3 those two irish bands...i can't be bothered to go on any further as they don't deserve a mention.
but, i've played in lots of bands, and apart from when your actually putting the band together with school friends or neighbours, as members leave [or get fired] you audition people you may have never met before, if that's not manufacturing a band what is?
phill's two pennorth