451 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/life-rolls-on

I left a message on SoundCloud about how your guitar playing is getting much better - I can certainly hear improvements to some of your earlier work. However the echo was a bit strong on the voice, making it hard to distinguish the lyrics, I got the general jist of the song and enjoyed it nonetheless!!

Peatle Jville wrote:

Here is my entry for June song of the month. Hope it's ok using the word change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7YqhN5LGsQ

I always find your songs and videos interesting - you certainly have a knack for adding in 'ordinary' things and making it the visuals and audio line up. I'm glad you put something up, I do miss your esotoric videos!!

Jandle wrote:

neophytte,  change / changing = close enough smile  I like the lyrics in this song, and a couple of the lines stuck out.  "how  can your voice make or break me" which particulary good and thought provoking.

Jandle, thanks for your kind words, I used to do this in my acoustic duo and the lady that sang it was way better than myself - have a listen to this version from 1992!! (recorded on a 4 track recorder)

Cheers

Richard     

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452 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

Neo
thanks for putting the lyric here,i couldnt quite follow it in the song.

Hi EB,

Sorry, was in a rush when I put them up, because I use an iPad when I perform I 'scrunch up' the words so it all fits on one screen - I've edited it to make it (hopefully) easier to follow ...

Hope that helps!

Cheers

Richard     

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453 Reply by neophytte

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Margaret’s Eulogy Richard Mortimer


[A]I think about the years[Amaj7] gone by,


and[Dmaj7] how we've [E7]grown as [F#m]frien[E7]ds.


[A]But now my feelings are[Amaj7] changing,


[Dmaj7]I'm feeling so[E7]mething comp[F#m]letely n[E7]ew




[C#m@4]I thi[D@5]nk about you [A@5]all the time;


[C#m@4]I thi[D@5]nk about you and [A@5]me.


[C#m@4]I th[D@5]ink about the times w[A@5]e're together;


[C#m@4] I reme[D@5]mber them tender[D@5]ly




[G]But how can [D]words express these [Em]feelings deep inside?


[G]How can your [D]voice make my [Em]day?


[G]How can wor[D]ds escape from the in[Em]side of my heart?


[G]How can your [D]voice make or [Em]break me ...


[A]I remember how friends [Amaj7]come and go,


[Dmaj7]but you've al[E7]ways [F#m]stuck by [E7]me,



[A]and I know my feelings are [Amaj7]changing,


[Dmaj7]I hope they're [E7]not wrong [F#m]because you [E7]see ...


[C#m@4]I thi[D@5]nk about you [A@5]all the time;


[C#m@4]I thi[D@5]nk about you and [A@5]me.


[C#m@4]I th[D@5]ink about the times w[A@5]e're together;


[C#m@4] I reme[D@5]mber them tender[D@5]ly


[G]But how can [D]words express these [Em]feelings deep inside?


[G]How can your [D]voice make my [Em]day?


[G]How can wor[D]ds escape from the in[Em]side of my heart?


[G]How can your [D]voice make or [Em]break me ...


Instrumental - fingerpicking on verse A Amaj7 Dmaj7 E7 F#m




[A]I think about the years [Amaj7]gone by,


[Dmaj7]but now my fe[E7]elings are ch[F#m]anging


[||:]they're [E7]changing[F#m] [: || 4x] [A]



Note: edited for better formatting.

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454 Reply by neophytte

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455 Reply by neophytte

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I've got this original with the word "changing" in it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDHerVEuDbA

(not quite 'change', but in a similar vein)

Cheers

Richard     

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456 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

Beatles without a doubt
Obviously Fender
Neither, got to be rock
60s pop. 70s prog
Wash your mouth out for the last category

Pretty much a ditto for me!!     

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457 Reply by neophytte

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Reminds me of that joke - what is the difference between a rock player and a jazz player? The rock player plays 3 chords to 10,000 people, and the jazz player plays 10,000 chords to 3 people! smile

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Richard     

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458 Reply by neophytte

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Nice review ... I looked up the price in Aussie Dollarydoos, and it was just shot of $5k, so won't be rushing out to get one ...

https://www.worldofmusic.com.au/guitars … -electric/

But look forward to seeing and hearing it on Youtube or Soundcloud sometime ... !!

Cheers

Richard     

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459 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

Richard. Sorry to hear about catching the dreaded COVID, get well soon. Shame about missing the deadline, next time?

It was the first time for me - it was more like a cold than anything, I worked (from home) through it ... my sons both had it about the same ...

Yep, next time! I'll have to check in with the WA Folk club to see if anyone from there went into it ...

Cheers

Richard     

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460 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Great idea Richard, are you going to participate?

I was going to, but got Covid this week, and honestly felt like doing not much, then missed the deadline .... sad

Cheers

Richard     

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461 Reply by neophytte

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bodhiza1 wrote:

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A spammer that complies with the rules ... ?     

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462 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Nicely performed and written neophytte.  Good to see your still out there performing and extra special that you're performing your own work smile

Thank you; I'd forgotten how much I like to play my old songs ...

Cheers

Richard     

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463 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

It's like a game of snakes and ladders, but the ladders are shorter, and the snakes are longer ...

Cheers

Richard     

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464 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

I don't know what the answer is I would like to see more people post on here.

I blame social media:

https://www.makeuseof.com/social-media-online-forums/

Cheers

Richard     

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465 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

Why not Grah, I have several times...lol

The spamming is getting worse. I try to check every morning and evening if possible. Even if others have lost faith in Chordie, present company excepted, the core members need to show we are still here and keeping the faith. As the old saying goes...use it or lose it. If Per decides one day that his baby is going down the pan with the bath water he may just pull the plug and we'll all be the losers

The times I've seen this before, it was a financial decision, not a usage one ... if it's free to keep it going they generally sticks around longer!

Cheers

Richard

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466 Reply by neophytte

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It's true, the spam here is getting bad, and I see some of the new people joining and commenting, but it looks like AI generated text in response to a generic question ... I did post a link to a video for FSoTM, but it received no replies ...

Cheers

Richard     

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467 Topic by neophytte

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This was emailed to me, so I thought I'd make others aware of it:

Participating musicians or groups can share a folk song from their country, and in exchange, learn and perform a different folk song submitted by another participating musician. The songs will then be performed and shared on Make Music Day.

https://makemusicday.co.uk/folk-song-swap/

Cheers

Richard 

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468 Reply by neophytte

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Here's me playing an old original song of mine called "All's not fair in love and war", which has the line "the forest is a comfortable *home* , giving them all their necessities" in it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqKwU959LE

Cheers

Richard     

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469 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

neophytte, that was really good, well written, well sung and well played, you nailed it this month, I applaud you.   Side little note .... I would still love to hear louder vocals from you smile

Thank you.

Cheers

Richard     

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470 Reply by neophytte

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471 Reply by neophytte

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I remember one gig I played "If you could read my mind", and one of the older guys was telling me about his (unknown to me at the time) large number of hits, I looked him up and borrowed a "Greatest hits" from our local library, he had some great songs.

Ironically I was playing that song the evening before I heard about his passing, which was unusual - it's in my list of 'B' songs I play (for me, that's "songs I play OK, or good when in the mood), and was the last song I played that evening.

RIP song smith ...     

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472 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

That's   really  good  Richard ,  one  of  your  best . And  it  suits  your  voice  perfectly .

Thanks - I still feel it's unfinished as I wanted to take the third verse into somewhere like "from the highest king to the lowliest beggar, sadness come for us all" ... but we recently had ANZAC day over here and I'm a bit weary from all the sad songs I've been hearing ...

Cheers

Richard     

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473 Reply by neophytte

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I've been a bit busy this month, I started to write this song when I saw the words, but haven't finished it yet, so I've recorded a demo here:

https://youtu.be/EK20Q4Bm-gc

Prelude to Solitude Richard Mortimer


[C] [Am]




The [C]prelude to [Am]solitude, A [C]feeling I ca[Am]n’t forget,


A [F]case of [Em]down with a broken [Am]heart




[C]Twilight I [Am]wil be fine, I’m [C]sure I made up [Am]my mind


And [F]you can’t change [Em]that, there’s no [Am]chance


[C]Some people they [G]dance and [Dm]some of them [F]lie


[C]Some people are br[G]ave and some [Dm]die of fright [F]inside [F]


A [C]prelude to [Am]solitude, A [C]feeling I ca[Am]n’t forget,


A [F]case of [Em]down with a broken [Am]heart



[C]Midnight I [Am]wil be fine, I’m [C]sure I made up [Am]my mind


And [F]you can’t change [Em]that, there’s no [Am]chance


Instrumental


[Dm] [F] [C] [C]


[Dm] [F] [C] [G]




A [C]prelude to [Am]solitude, A [C]feeling I ca[Am]n’t forget,


A [F]case of [Em]down with a broken [Am]heart




[C]Twilight I [Am]wil be fine, I’m [C]sure I made up [Am]my mind


And [F]you can’t change [Em]that, there’s no [Am]chance


Cheers

Richard

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474 Reply by neophytte

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"Thinking is the best way to travel" by the Moody Blues (who maybe fore saw a global pandemic where we couldn't travel, but just think about it ... I dunno)

Cheers

Richard     

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475 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Anymore suggestions from anyone for next month?

Country Roads (John Denver) - has 'home' in the chorus ... if I write the whole chorus, I think it will be stuck in your head all day ..

Cheers

Richard     

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