Some good tucker running around there mate. I wonder if our mate Robert is getting into training for the next Chicken Roundup Comp. Here is a quick training tip for you attached.
451 2023-07-12 03:30:06
Re: last day blitz running out of ideas (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
452 2023-07-12 03:26:45
Re: blitz/bombardment of posts last day (4 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
I wasn't a person who would buy their records but it was something I enjoyed hearing been played by cover bands in clubs and bars and hearing them doing their hits on records while singing along at parties. They were a great live band saw them once at the Wellington Town Hall I think you might have been there also EB.
453 2023-07-12 03:22:52
Topic: Road Trip Songs (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
This song attached was a song that on many occasions back in the early 70’s that I found myself in various vehicles travelling around on long road trips singing at the top of my voice with other young people. Many of the lads of that time like me had become strangers in our local barber shops causing some to close down. It was also a song in a movie that for a while saw all these motorcyclists here in New Zealand changing their handlebars over to Ape hangers. Does anyone on here have some road trip song stories???
454 2023-07-12 00:39:28
Re: While Watching Some Exciting Personality Do The Good Work (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Easy Beat thankyou for your kind words about me on this beautiful sunny winter Wednesday here. After a morning out in the small metropolis of Wellington my lift home had Supertramp playing on her radio and that got my sleep deprived mind thinking about the big issues of what do people eat in the morning as the song playing was Breakfast In America.
My driver looked at me strangely when I mentioned kippers as I was exiting her car as she had no idea what they were.
Then if you look at the lyrics of that song I thought people on chordie would have strong opinions about breakfast in America and is everyone in Texas a millionaire LOL. I will put the verse up I’m referring to later on down there here.
Grah and Piri (Phil Williams)l would no doubt be able to confirm if Brits still have Kippers for breakfast. No doubt the American crew of Mojo , Jim and Joey Joey would have something to say about Texas and Kippers. Could be a breakfast song coming out of there most probably without any mention of Kippers. Maybe our mate Neo over in Ozz straylia when at the Wanneroo Folk Club could sing us a breakfast song. Then I thought about Jan the bravest lady to venture in and stay in Chordie land with her beautiful singing and ukulele playing encouraging us to forget about breakfast and get on and play and listen to some good music. Better have some lunch before heading out to do my afternoon things. So to finish of on the my Champions Board in no particular order so far for July are and thank you everyone for making the last few weeks good on here.
Grah
Phill
Jan
Jim
Neo
Joey Joey
Easybeat
Mojo
Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They got to have 'em in Texas
Cos everyone's a millionaire
455 2023-07-11 11:40:58
Re: whistling (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
The Andy Griffith Show theme tune.
Roger Miller England Swings
Tom T Hall Grandma Whistled
456 2023-07-11 09:18:18
Topic: Another example of the good sound a live duo can put out. (1 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Just two instruments and one voice played live in a local radio studio here in the area of New Zealand where Easy Beat and I come from and you get this good sound.
457 2023-07-11 01:56:31
Re: While Watching Some Exciting Personality Do The Good Work (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Cheers Piri, I have recently watched two Bogart movies, Casablanca and also Key Largo. Casablanca was made and set in 1942 when then second world war was still on and Key Largo was made and set in in 1948. They both have some great scenes with the actors doing some good dead pan acting playing very sinical criminal sharks of that era. Key Largo has some gangsters who made their money back in the American Prohibition that lasted from 1920 to 1933 now getting together to do some bad deeds in the late 1940/s. I have read in books that it was the American Prohibition that made the Italian Mafia and some prominent family clans from other cultural heritage very rich. Jim would know more about that than I would. I know the Speakeasys of the day provided plenty of work for musicians of that era. Casablanca has crims doing their nefarious deeds in the shark tank of Casablanca during the second world war feeding of those escaping the dangers in Europe at the time. It's one of those movies where most the lead players have something to conceal. Since its winter down here in NZ I have taken some more time indoor to watch old movies.
458 2023-07-11 01:50:53
Re: blitz (3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Good EB I wonder who won the Gumboot throwing competition at Taihape this year??. For those not from NZ Gumboot throwing is the Kiwi version of Wellie wanging.
459 2023-07-11 01:43:56
Re: Growing Old Disgracefully ,Some vids of our new band (14 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Grah you and your band are fitting together good like a hand in a glove with bass and drums falling perfectly into place in your musical pocket.
460 2023-07-10 12:27:13
Topic: While Watching Some Exciting Personality Do The Good Work (8 replies, posted in Poems)
A couple of famous quotes I like.
“Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths.”
― C. H. Spurgeon
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.
“The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
Albert Einstein
Here is a poem I wrote with a long title after watching a Humphery Bogart movie today.
While watching some exciting personality do the good work
I know my poetry aint great mate.
Of late or on any date mate.
If I could steal a Bogart Line
Here’s looking at you Kid
Bogart played Rick Blaine
Now that’s a great name
Playing the Blaine game now
I’m getting sillier by the hour
Or maybe it's me who is about three drinks behind
May be I should be more refined.
Or steal another line to rhyme
Or is it better to be labelled a crackpot
Another stolen line
Who in this world wants the stigma of conformity
To use some fancy lawyer words Persona non grata
Is a word I use for people that I know who are a lot more smarter.
Smarta and Grata two words that rhyme that’s a starter.
I think I will sit here with my Toasted Sandwich
At midnight and a cup of tea
While watching some exciting personality like Bogart
Doing better works speaking written lines
Early Tuesday morning time
Original thinking and action are bound to create reaction
Save that for my early morning dreams
My ideas are starting to fall apart at the seams
I would use the word Icecream to go with dreams
But its too cold and I’m not that bold.
Bold and cold its too early in the morning for that sort of crazy thinking
If I don’t get to bed soon I will fall asleep here without warning.
Time to say goodnight.
Maybe on another night I will get things right.
461 2023-07-10 04:26:39
Re: Remember these folks ? (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Eb, what’s the point of staying invisible when you can be visible????? If you don’t plant seeds nothing will grow.
Thanks to you Jim, and everyone who has become part of the chordie community present and past for educating me through sharing their different outlooks on music. This is something that has helped me to see another aspect of humanity at its best. Not saying we are Saints on here but in the spirit of everyday people's guitar music I'm sure we are all sinners with a good heart. Rock on my friends.
462 2023-07-10 04:17:52
Re: Top5 no. 5 (2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
EB I like those songs that take back in history and the Pogues did those sort of songs real good.
Jim that young fella he is a good guitar player.
463 2023-07-10 04:11:51
Re: more than one way to skin a cat (2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Good one EB this one got me thinking about the old homemade one string Tea Chest bass that people use to play at grandparent's parties when I was a kid. There were other instruments that come into my memory also like the spoons and so on.
464 2023-07-09 12:02:34
Re: Thank you Chordie and Easybeat (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Cheers Piri their everywhere here in NZ those women across the river people just got be careful around them with any sorrowful quick glances one may inadvertently give off so if they catch your eyes looking, they don’t steal a person's soul with their eyes if you may accidently make them angry. LOL
Maybe the woman on the other side of the river growing their food with faraway eyes would be better to meet. Was it the Rolling Stones that sung So if you're down on your luck and you can't harmonize Find a girl with far away eyes and if you're downright disgusted and life ain't worth a dime. Get a girl with far away eyes.
"
Maybe EB could have some good answers for this question about eyes or at a minimum sing us that old song "Old Man River"
465 2023-07-09 10:15:08
Topic: Thank you Chordie and Easybeat (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
We all come from different backgrounds and situations or lifestyle that sometimes due to our location in the world means sometimes we can miss out on the rich treasures that other people on this planet have to offer that can enrich our life's. In the last two weeks due thank you to everyone putting themselves out there by posting inspired by the Easy Beat chordie revival project I have learnt and discovered new treasures.
Sorry to those if I have overdone the number of posts I have out up on here in the last weeks. Here is a video of two guys doing a song that not only entertains me but brings a story with different threads together and culture ideas to entertain. I hope you take the time to watch it and hopefully enjoy it. One of the things that was drummed into me as a kid from my family elders is our strength comes not from us as individuals but the collective strength of those all around us. Good on you everyone for being part of this carry on singing your own special songs long loud and proud. May you all stay inspired by what comes from you and your family and community and may you all be able to share that with the world. For those reading this who haven't stepped over the threshold into this room called chordie give it a go it's a warm friendly welcoming place.
May God bless you all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko8vZyIODQc
466 2023-07-09 08:54:08
Re: Top 5 selection no.4 (3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Eb your opening so many different musical doors I'm enjoying all of your posts thank you.
467 2023-07-08 06:33:38
Re: Things Do Change (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Eb Looking at the lyrics originally, I thought it was more pessimistic. But I just read them again and it's coming across as what if which could be sort of optimistic in their world view of the future. A tough song for me to analyze and figure out what it really is all about. Then again reading about in the media about meat being produced in a lab maybe they got some of it right. Artificial intelligence coming in and all those sorts of things happening now that to me have a real bad side.
468 2023-07-08 05:33:07
Topic: Things Do Change (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Here I am sitting around an imaginary campfire with my chordie mates and their guitars trying to reel in the years past. As part of a musical game I throw this question out into the cybersphere.
Does anyone know what song a one hit wonder these lyrics come from below?? The title of this song year is very near. How would they write this song this year .?????
Now it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now man's reign is through
But through the eternal night
The twinkling of starlight
So very far away
Maybe it's only yesterday
469 2023-07-08 05:20:01
Topic: Music and my Dads Parents (0 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I was very close to my father parents they were great fun to be with and after my father died at a young age they had a big hand with me my younger brother and sister upbringings. Though I do have a lot older siblings born to my mum they didn’t play that much in that part of my life's journey. Anyway my grandparents were married as young teenagers my father was born when they were 17 year old and they truly loved each other’s company. They were mostly inclined to like the old songs that came out and up to the second war both every now and then they would like something more modern. I think it was their way of trying to be up with times and be relevant to us kids in a fun way. One song that they surprised me was a song they would sing around the house a sixties hit song with them usually getting the lyrics wrong which made it even more endearing. So instead of singing Gor blimey hello, Mrs. Jones How's old Bert's lumbago? They would sing Gor Blimey Mrs Jones how’s your birds lumbago? here its is attached If Punk Rock had been around in those days Grandpah and Nan singing this song would have qualified even though they didn’t look the part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXeRB-3nDR8
470 2023-07-08 05:11:21
Re: What Do You Think???? (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good one Eb .
As long as a person breathes air
There must be some thinking going on there
A little bit more of my music confusion
Hopefully with some help from others welcome intrusions
Things will only get better from here
Maybe it’s time to go for a beer
Maybe the Tremeloes song had the answer for what's going on here.
Jim good video of an All Black haka, The All Blacks wouldn’t be the same without the Haka them doing a line dance to country and western music before the game somehow, I don’t think will work.
By the way the All Blacks play Argentina this weekend.
Piri, when it comes to Rugby playing the Welsh you can’t beat the atmosphere when the Welsh spectators sing.
471 2023-07-08 05:05:33
Re: Whoops strange answers (5 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Piri I loved the way Jethro Tull made the flute into a rock and roll instruments in songs like Locomotive Breath. They put out some real good albums that have stood the test of time.
472 2023-07-08 05:01:59
Re: Top Five first selection (1 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Long live Rock and Roll even when sung about in a folk style. Actually coming to think of it, I'm surprised no one has mentioned that song "American Pie" since the start of the great chordie blast and revival.
473 2023-07-08 04:52:19
Re: minor hits from yesteryear (4 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Eb 1968 a great year for music and no doubt many headed to London to try and be a star.
Jim, those videos are gems well worth the watch this is helping make my Saturday a good one thank you.
474 2023-07-08 04:44:02
Re: Your top five (6 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Good one Jim. I like the video thanks for sharing this so cool. This part is a very good challenge got me thinking from you though a hard question for me to answer as my top five changes nearly every day so I will put up the first five songs that have quickly come into my mind.
Revolution, The Beatles
Redemption Song, Bob Marley
Brothers In Arms, Dire Straits
The Weight , The Band
Tower Of Song, Tom Jones People might raise an eyebrow as to why I like The Tom Jones version over other versions. I will attach a video that might show you why. Toms version is real good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWiPFT0v2c
475 2023-07-08 04:37:18
Re: top five second selection (4 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Eb Plenty to catch up on chordie today excellent what you are doing along with the others posting. Thinking of Woody made me think of his son Arlo and when I saw this entertaining video attached of Arlo doing one those great American folk songs in concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSF89swJ9IU