4,651 Reply by Phill Williams

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HI THIS SONG IS NOW ON MYSPACE

HAVE A LISTEN

PHILL

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4,652 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi roger,

you guys keep reminding me of the bits i'd forgotten, tin bath, nhs orange juice [that was lovelly] anyone remember national milk? i used to eat it straight from the tin. it was my sisters of course!

phill

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4,653 Reply by Phill Williams

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thanks kap, yes she was a wonderful woman, i've been lucky all my life that i've had strong yet vulnerable women around me, my gran, my mother, my god mother-aunty dolly and now my wife-ann, i'll get around to writing about them all eventually [most of my songs are about my wife].

i dont know about putting music to it though, at the moment all my music seems to be coming out sounding the same. composer required apply within

phill

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4,654 Topic by Phill Williams

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I got to bed last night and the first line crept through my skull, I thought I'd write it down when I got up, then realised that it would be gone before morning, so I started writing this at 3.00 AM, and finished it by 3.30 am, it's about my grandmother [Mary-Ellen Williams] who passed on in 1978, in her 80's

Ode To Mary-Ellen

Draw me a smile on the face of a weathered woman
Her hair all dishevelled and grey to the root
Her eyes lost in time having seen many passing
The light slowly fading, alone in her room

Knees that have bent on the stones of employers
Who never once praised how she kept their place clean
Hands that have peeled, cut, cooked and cleaned dishes
Worn to the bone and scarred by the heat

Gone are the tresses the colour so radiant
The promise of youth and the kisses of suitors
Lost in the darkness of time passed in sadness
Snatches of laughter and smiles fade in years

Love was a luxury never afforded
Eight hearty children to feed and to work
A mother should never need to bury her children
Then bury her husband when they have left home

Draw me a smile for the face of a woman
Who's wrinkles are deep now, pain in her bones
As she kneels on the stones of a cold kitchen dampening
Waiting for death she will greet all alone

Draw me a smile for a weathered old lady
Just one sweet smile for a life filled with hurt
One last sweet moment before life light eclipsing
One life extinguished, prepare for rebirth

I'm sorry that it's so depressing, but I thought it worthy of a viewing. Having said that, it does have a hopeful ending.

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4,655 Reply by Phill Williams

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I dont believe a song is just words or just music or just the singer or how good the backing is! it's got to be all of them and sometimes just one or two in the mix, hope that makes sense to you. With that in mind my list would have to include;

Jon Anderson...[Yes]
Ian Anderson...[Jethro Tull]
George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Peter Gabriel
Phil Collins
the list would go on for ever,
I'm also very partial to Brian Wilson, that guy from Nickelback, anything by the Eagles etc.

I was listening to Whitesnake Greatest Hits on my way home from my gig last night [I love metal] and even though the music and singing were XLNT, the words left a whole lot to be desired! but it's done them no harm, has it?

phill

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4,656 Reply by Phill Williams

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thanks for your kind replies all of you, i forgot about the ice that forms on the bathroom windows, isnt central heating a wonderful thing?

phill

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4,657 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi daddy,
your just an old softee really arent you?

i met my wife about 15 years before we met a second time, she didnt like me at all the first time, now she's coming 'round i think!!! no seriously, we clicked with a hell of a bang the second time, we met at a wrinkleys disco, and danced for an hour before we realised that our friends had given up waiting for us and gone home...never looked back since.

your song rings true my friend, it's great

phill

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4,658 Reply by Phill Williams

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hey roger, i managed to do it myself!!!!

the chopro that is

phill

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4,659 Topic by Phill Williams

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I started this on Monday, it was going to be a poem. i got back to it on Thursday, by then I'd forgotten about the poem bit and put music to it. It's a song that I hope will make the 50 somethings out there say " oh yeah, I remember that"



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4,660 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi folks,

i stuck this one down quickly yesterday, just before going to work, as i am today in about 10 minutes, it will eventually find it's way onto myspace, maybe at the weekend, i've done a little demo [voice and guitar]

thanks for the formatting again roger, i just dont seem to be able to get it...duh!!!

as for tea,  i make mine; tea bag and two sugars first, then the water, mix till about mid strength, then add milk. [just in case i come calling on you lol]

even though the song was inspired by tea, it acctually warns of the demon drink, how it starts when your a kid and your peers tell you to drink or be scorned, then as you grow older and it gets a hold of you and you start losing your girlfriends, to when your an alki, making a fool of yourself and getting the hell kicked out of you and drinking just anything [not water or tea] to get the high, so a bit serious really...sorry bout that

i remember the saw dust helena, but that was before i was allowed to enter pubs

phill

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4,661 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi boxer

yechid da it ti hefyd, a diolch

hwyl fawr


[translation;   good health to you too,  have fun]

phill

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4,662 Topic by Phill Williams

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I went to make myself a cup of tea monday night and it tasted...well, like rancid serpent venom was the likeness that came to mind, from which came this little ditty


rancid sepent venom by Phill Williams


chorus






[G]sometimes you [F#m]got to [Em]sit right [D]down


and [C]take it [Am]like a [G]man


you've got to [G]close your [F#m]eyes and [Em]grit your teeth


and [C]take the [Am]whole thing [G]down


dont [C]pass the buck, [D]pass the jug


be [Em]your dad and [F]not your mum


it [G]tastes like rancid [D]serpent venom


[C]take the whole thing [G]down


verse 1




i've [C]seen more girls get [D]up and go


through the [Em]bottom of a [F]glass


i've seen [C]ugly hags look like [D]pretty mads


as the [G]night wears [C]on


but that [Em]glass feels good [C]upon my lips



the [Am]bottle's empty, but there's [D]still some drips


i [G]dont care realy [C]how it tastes


that [D]rancid serpent [G]venom




                                                    REPEAT CHORDS FOR SECOND VERSE


verse 2




i've tasted dirt from gutters that aint


seen a brush for years


and sawdust that's been laced with beer


tastes better than you think


and i've been punched so many times


i've forgotten how to think


that rancid serpent venom kills


but it's another drink




repeat chorus





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4,663 Reply by Phill Williams

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that's just beautiful jeff

i can say no more

phill

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4,664 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi daddy,

book him danno, murder 1 three counts, hawaii 50 with balls eh?

where do your ideas come from, and where to next?  wink


phill

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4,665 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi marcalan

i'd like to have richard burton do the voice part but morgan freeman would make a good second choice seeing as mr burton is no longer with us

so if mr freeman is looking for a job, my email address is.....lol big_smile

phill

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4,666 Reply by Phill Williams

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thank you leeh,
my psychiatrist says i am having the best help already ... his ha ha.

roger has done a recoding of this, i dont know if he's put it on his my space yet but he's done an excellent job, please have a listen as it suits his voice and singing style perfectly

phill

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4,667 Reply by Phill Williams

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Hi Bud,

i must agree with all the above, also when your looking for the chords, try expanding the envelope a bit, eg if you find that the chords flow nicely C-G-F-C,maybe try; C-G-Am-Dm-C.
that was just an example by the way, but i guess you can see my drift, what i'm saying then is; dont fall into the trap we all fall into, dont take the obvious route as thats been done many times before, look for the original, theres always help on this site if you get stuck

phill

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4,668 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi marcalan, friend,

i've had a couple of listens to "fingertips to your heart" now and it gets nicer every time i hear it, one question though; you mention it's all on a..D.. chord, when i played along i found it was in F? are our guitars tuned differently this side of the pond or did you use a capo? are you sure there aint no contraband in your bit of california? lotsalotsa laffs big_smile


phill

ps it's a privilege to be your friend on my space

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4,669 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi helena, now that would be a thing
phill

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4,670 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi doc, sorry i only got as far as your pink floyd bit, they [to my knowledge] have brought out two singles [maby more] 1. see emily play and 2. another brick in the wall.

i'm going back now to read the rest of your post

phill

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4,671 Reply by Phill Williams

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secret sauce eh?

is that a metaphor there young man?

plays nice though i kept wanting to put an F minor in

when you say 12 bar blues do you mean "play it bluesy" or 12 bar in the rock and roll sense?

ignore me i'm tired-[night shift]

phill

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4,672 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi jeff,

like this one too, it's another deep one, and i like the way you've put it together.
if only kids would pay attention to what we've been putting on here, maby we could straighten 'em out and clean up the world...now wouldn't that be a fine thing?

keep rocking

phill

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4,673 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi russel,

all 4 tracks were super [you understand that word...yes?]

LETS GET ONE THING STRAIGHT...I AM NOT ENGLISH, I AM WELSH, thats like calling a canadian a yank, i'd guess, or a texan a new yorker?

lets be fair though, the english did make up the language, so they can corrupt it just as much as you colonials do [i include the ozzies here too, and all the other pacific recreators of the queens english, [here we go, on about gays again...]

just so you know, i'm not gay either or homophobic, just another randy old man form over the pond.

breezin, centurian suite and all the others are all great music.

keep rocking

phill

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4,674 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi russ, you mean your not gay???  lol

i laughed out loud [honestly] when i heard the chorus, while i was at your website i stole a quick listen to your other tracks [cant remember names, it's an age thing] but the one you put on your stage was there too and still sounding top drawer, how did you do on that?

soap on a rope; as i was getting to the end of it [no pun intended] i was thinking; why cant he post this on chordie, then came the last verse!!!

are american prisons really that bad? we see all the movies over here, but i thought they might have been exaggerated slightly...

you'd think that tough guys would avoid the stigma of being a turd burglar as it might tarnish their street cred?

any way, keep your soap tightly on your rope [though you do seem to have a very high voice!] i'm only messing with you

keep rockin` boyo

phill

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4,675 Reply by Phill Williams

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thanks roger, but i really dont think it's any good. it sounds to me like something i've done loads of times before, you know the same old riff, and not just me , i've heard the same riff played on loads of songs, i stuck the change to minor chords in to distinguish it from others, but i'm still not happy, i'm working at the moment on an orchestration which will be on a totally different musical theme [i hope].

thanks for your encouragement

phill

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