hey jeff,
i think the descriptive word is "soul mate", you dont have to write it in your song for me to know what you mean, i met mine and i'm glad to know you met yours
great song
phill
4,752 2008-05-02 17:38:07
Re: I Guess You Never Loved Me Anyway (13 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi getfiddle,
nice song, i think it's the sad bits of life that get the creative juices flowing, and then the get you back bit hits in, "didnt love you anyway" yeah
good one when are you gonna get it on myspace?
phill
4,753 2008-04-30 20:33:44
Re: Wake Up (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
wow, that's heavy man,
you've certainly got a way with words, and i hope you get this song listened to, and don't we all wish we could dump those lying thieving politicians yes theyre just as bad here in the uk, our petrol [gas] costs us over £5.00 per gallon, you can work out your self how much that is in dollars! and most of it is tax, and the rest is profit for the oil companies.
anyway i agree, it's time we all woke up
phill
4,754 2008-04-30 20:26:47
Re: "Papa's Lullaby" (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jeff,
funnily enough i only had one sleepless night of nursing each of my 4 kids, they never used to wake up for the 2 o'clock feed after the second week! lucky or what?
but having said that, when my wife went into hospital for our third baby, a girl, our oldest son had to go to another hospital, 10 miles away to have his appendix out, the same night, so i had a couple of sleepless nights there, commuting from one hospital to another, then work in the morning, but as you say, if i could do it again, i wouldn't change a thing.
love the song and the sentiment
keep on rocking
phill
4,755 2008-04-30 20:17:31
Re: Don't It Make You Wonder. (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi getfiddle, welcome to our parlour, sit yourself down and have a cup of tea, sorry coffee. a cheeky little number if i'm not mistaken, stings a little bit, are you taking a poke at someone? bitter experience make the best songs.
i don't want to be picky, but i believe it's spelt arpeggio, meaning plucked and running up and down the piano keys, or indeed the guitar strings, or even the fiddle!!!
great song, keep 'em coming
phill
4,756 2008-04-30 20:08:40
Re: Blue Eyes (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
HI ARK, YOU'VE CAUGHT ME OUT, ACTUALLY THE CHORUS FX IS BUILT INTO THE GUITAR, IT'S A GRIFTER ACCOUSTIC WITH A BUILT IN PICK-UP, LEFT HAND AND I LOVE IT, AND ON TOP OF THAT I USE THE CHORUS FX ON MY KORG D8 RECORDER, SOUNDS A BIT MUCH NOW I'VE PUT IT DOWN, BUT THAT WON'T STOP ME USING IT.
GLAD YOU LIKED THE SONG, AND I TAKE IT YOU LISTENED TO "IF IT CAME DOWN TO ME" AS THAT HAS ME RECITING [AS OPPOSED TO RAPPING] A LITTLE VERSE I HAD IN MY HEAD AT THE TIME.
KEEP ROCKING
PHILL
4,757 2008-04-29 20:22:09
Re: Blue Eyes (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
BLUE EYES IS NOW ON MYSPACE, SO ARKADY, YOU ASKED FOR IT SO THERE IT IS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU LIKE IT
PHILL
4,758 2008-04-29 20:19:45
Re: If it was down to me (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
THANKS ARK AND HELENA, AND DADDY TOO, SEEMS I'VE GOT A LITTLE TIME ON MY HANDS AT THE MOMENT, WHILE THE WIFE IS WATCHING HER SOAPS, GLAD YOU LIKE THE SONG, I RECORDED IT FIRST THEN POSTED IT ON THE FORUM.
PHILL
4,759 2008-04-28 18:36:37
Re: "You Can't Go Home" (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jeff , another goodie, very pensive and thoughtful [probably said the same thing twice there?]
as for typos, you can always go back into the song and hit the edit button, i have to do it all the time, then hit spellcheck. why am i telling you this you most likely know better than me anyway, cos i'm not very c/l
phill
4,760 2008-04-27 18:14:17
Re: "The Wait" (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jeff, funnily enough i find as i get older, time doesn't seem to drag so much, in fact it passes too damn fast!
i like the way you've just written it in the matter-of-fact style, when are you up loading it to myspace?
see you soon
phill
4,761 2008-04-27 18:09:19
Re: t:title "daddycool rock" {vamp all through song} (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
not on myspace yet daddy? like the words they make a me laff
i get the same probs with chopro, no matter what i do i still get it wrong.
keep rockin' young man
phill
4,762 2008-04-27 18:04:41
Re: If it was down to me (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi daddy,
i've transposed the chords for you into key C.
C-Em-Am-G for the first section, then;
F-C-Am-G for the second part, and play Dm for the Em at the end of the verse.
it's on myspace if you fancy a listen
phill
4,763 2008-04-27 17:08:34
Topic: If it was down to me (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
this one came to me as i woke up this morning, so i wrote it down quick, then recorded it this afternoon, it's all about being prepared to give your life for the one you love.}
if it was down to meUndefined
verse 1
Lights and [D] bells, pretty pic[F#m]tures
looks just [Bm]like a Christmas [A]card
i see the [D]snow fall, i feel the [F#m]coldness
i see the [Bm]river freezing [A]hard
and with the [G]thaw, comes the [D]wonder
takes me [Bm]back to years [A]ago
i real[D]ise if you were [F#m]calling
wanting [Bm]me to guide you [A]home
i'd be [G]there i'd be your [D]saviour
i'd give my [Bm]life to keep you [A]warm
i'd save my [G]love, my love is [D]you dear
and this i'd [Em]do, [A]if it came down to [D]me
[spoken over verse]
was i romeo, were you juliet?
in another life had we even met?
but every lifetime our souls attract
me to you, and here's a fact
if we were born a world apart
somehow we'd meet i have no doubt
our destinies so intertwined
one heart one soul, one love, one mind
verse 2 [repeat verse 1 cbords]
i saw your face in a picture
and felt my heart beat harder in my chest
walked in a room i smelt your perfume
i felt your warmth though you weren't there
i take my strength from your sweetness
i feel warm inside your smile
i realise if i were calling
wanting you to guide me home
you'd be there, you'd be my saviour
you'd give your life to keep me warm
i feel the love my love is you dear
all this i'd do, if it came down to me.
4,764 2008-04-23 22:07:47
Re: {t:with rock and roll} (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
HI DADDY, HELENA
YOU CAN HEAR THIS IT'S ON MYSPACE, GLAD TO HEAR YOU CAN CUT A RUG HELENA, MY WIFE LOVES TO JIVE, AND AS MOST OF MY ACT IS 60'S AND ROCK AND ROLL SONGS I CAN STATE AS A FACT THAT TODAYS KIDS LOVE THE OLD 'UNS AS MUCH AS US OLD 'UNS [TALKING FOR MYSELF]
ROCK ON
PHILL
4,765 2008-04-23 21:10:07
Topic: {t:with rock and roll} (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
this is the third time i've typed this song on here...
With Rock and Rollby Phill Williams
she looked [F#]nice though she was small
she stood there tapping her feet to rock and roll
she little [B]smiled she little looked
and i [F#]knew right away my goose was cooked
chorus
i [Ab]stood there on the stage i was [E]trying to be the rage
with rock and [F#]roll, rock and [E]roll
with rock and [F#]roll
verse 2
i gave a nod, she gave a wink
and right away my little mind began to think
the lights were hot, i was dripping sweat
i shook it off of my head on to her dress
rep chorus
Bridge
[B]she came around to my dressing [Dbm]room[Dmajor]
i was lost for words i didnt know what to [Ebm]do
[E]she smiled and said well here i [F#m]am...
dont [B]think that i'm a groupie dont [A]think i got no soul
i [E]just love a man who can [Ab]play that rock and roll....
verse 3
i got a job selling cars, while i dream of the night i was a star
i sometimes smile when i recall
the way i used to play that rock and roll
rep chorus
4,766 2008-04-23 20:45:09
Re: Blue Eyes (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi ark
your wish is my command, i've just posted another song, but the program is giving me jyp again, but it is on my space, i'll get this one there shortly
thanks again
phill
4,767 2008-04-23 19:14:36
Re: "That Silly Girl I Love" (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jeff,
bet she gave you a right hook after reading that?
it's the sort of thing i do and that's my reward, no only joking! lovely song wheres the recording? i tried your page... i played it sort of chuga chuga, which i liked how do you play it?
another goodie keep em coming
phill
4,768 2008-04-23 19:03:29
Re: Blue Eyes (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
thanks helena,
when i sing "brown eyed girl" for her, i
change it to "blue eyed girl"...little things
phill
ps i never have to buy her flowers, as i never stray!!!
4,769 2008-04-22 20:36:19
Re: Greasy Spoon (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
great start, sounds like your 5year old has a future too!
phill
4,770 2008-04-22 20:29:58
Topic: Blue Eyes (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
{st: phill williams}
{c:this is a song i wrote 10 years ago, but i keep updating and changing it, it was written at a time i thought my wife might leave with my daughter...she didnt}
{song}
{Blue Eyes}
verse 1
(f)won't you listen when i'm spea(g)king to you
i've got (c)lots of things on my (f)mind
where've you been, where are you (g)going to
are you (c)leaving me be(f)hind?
{sob}(dm)ooh ooh (g)girl
(c)i'm feeling blue to(f)night
(dm)blue like the mid(g)night skies
are you sad(c), are you cry(dm)ing?
are you (f)thinking of me to(g)night?{eob]
{soc}(c)blue eyes, (dm)so sweet when they (g)smile
(dm)blue (c)eyes, (am)i see tears and i'm (dm)hurting
and im trying not to (f)show
what i know must be (g)coming
from your (c)blue (f)eyes, (dm)give me to(g)night
(dm)blue (c)eyes, (am)i see tears and i'm (dm)hurting
and i'm trying not to (f)show what i know must be (g)coming
to(c)night...{eoc}
verse 2
won't you listen i've been talking all night and i'm
tired and i'm hurting inside
i've a feeling and it's tugging my sleeve
are you thinking of leaving tonight?
{sob}ooh ooh girl, your eyes are blue tonight
blue like the midnight skies
are you sad, are you crying
are you walking from me tonight...?{eob}
rep chorus
{/end}
4,771 2008-04-22 19:30:14
Re: "Suddenly See Blues" (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
as good as it gets, i've got a long memory too, yes i seem to recall those hormone things, my wife soon cured me of that...ha ha ha
nice one, have you recorded it? dont have time to listen now, i'll try the weekend
phill
4,772 2008-04-22 19:23:22
Re: writers block! (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi kbrassel
all i can say about writers block is, not to force it, if it's there it will come itself.
on the other hand, if you play guitar, try to learn a new instrument, that usually gets my juices flowing.
or, try writing down 20 or so potential titles, then try writing a song around each, some may be crap, but some may also be good.
kapla
phill
4,773 2008-04-22 19:17:17
Re: OUR LADY BY MARCALAN (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi there maclaren,
having read through your song i honestly did feel uplifted, i guess we've all seen the x files and all those other conspiracy films that come from over the pond, and we brits just dont know what goes on over yonder, and mabe it also goes on here.
my take on "our lady" was of soldiers returning from war, broken and despondent, wondering why the hell have so many of their comrades died and who might profit from their efforts? probably gazing up at the statue of liberty, as they had done on the outward journey, maybe as helena said, thinking of leaving the states and finding somewhere a little quieter like the emerald isle?
i hope i've read it right, but as i have said before, a true song paints pictures in the mind of the beholder, and each beholder sees his own picture. to me this is one of the greats.
if it is a personal story, i hope you find the peace you seek [we all seek]
phill
4,774 2008-04-22 18:59:13
Re: t:title" inspirations" (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi daddy,
lovely words mate, i feel truly inspired
phill
4,775 2008-04-22 18:57:09
Re: [song]"t:old cowboy joe" (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
HI DADDY, SORRY I'VE BEEN OFF DOING SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE LAST WEEK AND HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP PROPERLY.
BACK TO THE WEST EH? I CAN ALMOST HEAR PINKY AND PERKY SINGING THIS
YIPPYKIAYH
PHILL