4,851 Reply by Phill Williams

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

i think you've entered a mine field here, it does say original songs only on myspace, which basically means it's a disclaimer so myspace cant be taken to court for what you put up, if you understand me?
there are hundreds of songs eg whisky in the jar, by thin lizzie, that are credited original/arrangement by...! but i dont know if that would work while the copyright is still active, please dont do a george harrison [my sweet lord] and end up having to pay millions for what could be someone else's song. you might try yahoo answers... they get similar queries there.

hope this helps

phill

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4,852 Reply by Phill Williams

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks arkady, glad you like it, i've got hundreds of songs, it's just the time it all takes, and my life is rather hectic at the moment, cant tell my arse from my elbow. anyway great to hear from you

phill

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4,853 Reply by Phill Williams

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thanks russel, short of writing it all out again, i'll make a note ready for next time.

phill

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4,854 Topic by Phill Williams

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

BecauseUndefined


This is on my space, in the wrong order with Mothers Day, I'll get around to changing it soon. It's a ballad. It's a piano song really, played in a riff form ; play Bb to F USING CHORDS 2X while playing bass notes Bb-G-Eb- THEN bass F, CHORD Fsus-F-F9th-F, this is the chorus part only






BECAUSE[Bb], THAT LOOK IS IN YOUR EYES


IT'S JUST [Gm]BECAUSE, YOU'VE NEVER LOST MY LOVE


AND STILL [Eb]BECAUSE, OUR LOVE WILL NEVER DIE


IT'S BEC[Fsus]AUSE....[F]


[Bb]MORNING HERE'S [Dm]ANOTHER CRAZY [Gm]DAY[F]


WHO [Eb]KNOWS[Bb], WHAT'S A[F]HEAD OF US


[Bb]WILL SOME STRANGER [Dm]KNOCK UPON OUR [Gm]DOOR


[F]WHO [Eb]KNOWS WHO IS [F]STANDING THERE


[Gm]SOMEBODY [F]WE HAVE NEVER [Eb]SEEN BEFORE[Bb]


HOW DO WE [Eb]KNOW HE MEANS SOMETHING [F]GOOD FOR US


[Gm]DON'T GIVE ME [F]DO'S AND DONT'S FOR [Eb]WELL YOU KNOW[Bb]


I WILL ONLY [Eb]GO, WHERE I [Fsus]WANT TO GO[F]-[F9tb]-[F]


[cborus]


HEARTS ARE BURNING WHEN YOUR NEW TO LOVE


WHO KNOWS, HOW LONG IT WILL LAST


AND LOVE STILL SMOLDERS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS


READY TO FLAME AT ANY TIME AT ALL





IT'S ONLY YOU THAT HAS THIS POWER ON ME


GOD ONLY KNOWS, WHAT LIES AHEAD OF US


YOU SOMETIMES TELL ME WHAT IS GOOD OR BAD


BUT WELL YOU KNOW, I GO WHERE I WANT TO GO.


[CBORUS]


[LAST TIME ONLY]




BECAUSE THAT LOOK IS IN YOUR EYES


IT'S JUST BECAUSE, YOU NEVER LOST MY LOVE AND STILL BECAUSE


OUR LOVE WILL NEVER DIE, IT'S BECAUSE


MY WORLD IS YOU AND I...






Apart from the flats, it's quite a simple song, try a capo on the 3rd fret, and play it as if it was in G chords would then be...




chorus; G- Em- C- D.


verse; G- Bm- Em- D// C- G- D7// G- Bm- Em- D// C- G- Dsus- D- D(OPEN BOTTOM E) D




bridge; Em- D- C- G// C- G- D7// Em- D- C- G- // C- G- D.





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4,855 Reply by Phill Williams

(17 replies, posted in Songwriting)

glad you made it out my friend

phill

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4,856 Reply by Phill Williams

(17 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Russel,

Good storey, it could be a Dean Martin record [if he was still with us] I do hope it's a made up song rather than you writing from the bottom of a glass and the pit of despair?

Anyway another good one

Phill

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4,857 Reply by Phill Williams

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi ExLB,

great first song, I wish my attempts could be so good.
Very modern and today, is it in a Suzanne Vega style James Blunt? Or maybe it's more electric/electronic? it doesn't appear to me to be rap, just trying to work out the style it should be played!

Welcome and looking forward to seeing more from you.

Phill

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4,858 Reply by Phill Williams

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Helena,

How gifted you are to be able to write down such sentiments and memories with so much feeling and talent.

I must ask; do you begin your songs as poems, or do they come to you as songs? as with "Broken Bones Bootlegger", this could fall either side of the fence.

It's a lovely piece of writing.

All my sympathies for your loss

Phill

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4,859 Reply by Phill Williams

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Hi Daddy, 
A doo-wap song!

When I read it I thought of those old 50's numbers "Why Do Fool's Fall In Love" etc.

I wrote one my-self I called "Shoobe-doo" some time ago, I dig it up and dust it off occasionally,

but I prefer "Take A Chance" I like the phrasing and the words tell a story, which I also like.

Keep rockin' man

Phill

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4,860 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks Helena,

My grandmother was a big influence in my life as was my mother who instilled in me the love of music and singing. Did you hear Maggie Coulter? I based the character on my gran, not the fact that Maggie was a "lady of the road" but her personality which was a very strong woman, as all the women who have meant anything in my life.

The Welsh word for grandmother is MAMGU pronounced "mamgee" I used to call her mungu "mungee" which led me to Maggie, the Coulter part I had to search for to get the right rhythm.

I digress...sorry `bout that.

Phill

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4,861 Reply by Phill Williams

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Arkady,

Got to say it's a beautiful haunting melody, being Welsh I can admire the sentiment, and some of the nicest people I've ever met have been English, but I'm Welsh....so... I really love the fact that you've written a song for your dad, my dad died while I was learning the words to Elton Johns "My Song", it still makes me weepy, and that can be a bit awkward when your singing to a house full of  paying customers, not for a woman, but it is for a man.

Lovely guitar work, and your voice suits this song down to the ground.

Keep on keeping on

Phill

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4,862 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I'd like to thank everyone for their kind words and tolerance. it's an old recording of an older song.
Ode To The Cruel Heart, thats a very curious handle? It's nice to meet new members [new to me at least], hope to see some of your work soon, and hear from you again.

say chilled you all

Phill

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4,863 Reply by Phill Williams

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hey daddy,

great story,

continuing the cowboy theme i see, tried your website, pity you cant get your songs up.

great song it's cool man

phill

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4,864 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi daddy
thanks for being kind.

no i don't have a backing group, no one will play with me! i would honestly love to be in a band...like the eagles...that would be great!!!

i play guitar, drums, bass and keyboards, all slightly [jack of all trades, master of none] and i have an 8 track korg digital studio. i also do a lot of basic tracks on my computer, transfer them and finish them off on the korg.
i love recording and it's probably my biggest hobby with playing live and teaching myself to play guitar and keyboards.

.thanks again

happy easter to you and your family and everyone else that looks and partakes in this forum.

phill

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4,865 Reply by Phill Williams

(17 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi roger,

lovelly sentiments, well written, thought i'd have a quick listen on my space before commenting, but it aint got there yet, i'll try again tomorrow.

phill

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4,866 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

HI RUS,
I'VE GOT 6 SONGS ON THERE NOW, SONG SHEET TO COME LATER
PHILL

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4,867 Reply by Phill Williams

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi helena,
everyone else seems to have got it, strange that. have you tried going straight to the website button on the left next to email? i can usually get there from that
happy easter
phill

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4,868 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks roger and arkady,

no not professional, i have been semi-pro for about 30 years, doing pubs and clubs all over south wales [uk] in groups, duos and since the day elvis died solo. i dont include my own songs, i'd be too self-conscious, so i do lots of 60's some 70's and 80's and a couple of more recent tunes. oh and i do some country too.

i tried about 10 years ago to get EMI interested in my music but they said that my songs were not whats happening now [or then?]
anyway i gave up trying after that, but the song writing forum has rejuvenated my passion and i've written more songs in the last few weeks than i have for years, and this is one, it is the song that came along as any song does, and it gave me the idea of doing a project which would be a CD full of songs linked only by the fact that they all have something to do with a local park.
anyway enough of that ,
thanks again


phill

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4,869 Topic by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

A SONG FOR MY WIFE, IT'S ON MY SPACE, JUST CLICK THE WEBSITE LINK

{t:BECAUSE I LOVE YOU}...
{st:PHILL WILLIAMS}

BECAUSE I [a] LOVE YOU, I WILL [bm]GIVE UP THE LIFE I [a] LIVE
BECAUSE I [a] LOVE YOU, YOU SHALL [bm] HAVE ALL I'VE GOT TO [a] GIVE
AND IF IT'S bm7] NOT ENOUGH THAT I [a] CHANGE MY WAYS
THEN I'LL [em] MOVE THE SUN AND HAVE [f#m] LONGER DAYS
BECAUSE I [a] LOVE YOU...

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, THE WINTER BECOMES THE SPRING
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, THERE ARE KISSES WITH EVERYTHING
AND IF IT'S NOT ENOUGH THAT I TURN YOU ON
THAT I GIVE YOU LOVE AND YOU ARE THE ONE
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU...

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, HEAVEN IS HERE ON EARTH
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, I WON'T EVER LET YOU BE HURT
AND WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE AND THE FEELING IS GONE
WHEN THEY'VE GIVEN UP TRYING TO CHANGE US
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU...
{/song}
I noticed as I was doing this one that I started writing it in 1978, but I cant leave well enough alone, so every now and then I dig songs out and change a word, or a line or maybe a whole verse etc. This is not country I dont think...correct me if I'm wrong.
PS.  I'M GIVING UP ON THIS CHORDPRO THINGY

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4,870 Reply by Phill Williams

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks arcady, i'm hoping to upload some more when i get the time

phill

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4,871 Reply by Phill Williams

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks daddy, it took me a while, but roger set me in the right direction, he's my new best friend!!!

stay cool
phill

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4,872 Reply by Phill Williams

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi badeye,

nice one, but you go from talking to "you" to talking about "her" if you understand me?

can i suggest you change  "man without a brain" for " it wont happen again" i thought "without a brain" a bit too self derogatory.

anyway you asked for suggestions, just trying to help, hope it does.

all the best
phill

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4,873 Reply by Phill Williams

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

yippieayeokeeaieh, i think you got this from watching rawhide back in the sixties didnt you?
i dont mean you copied it, i can just picture you on horseback strumming your guitar, eating your beans, and blowing the froth off your ice cool beer... ooops there goes another dawgie clint i mean daddy.

great imagination and imagery
keep up the good work

all the best stay cool

phill

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4,874 Reply by Phill Williams

(14 replies, posted in Songwriting)

glad to hear it..or i will be glad to hear it

bye now, time for bed, i'm up at 5

phill

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4,875 Reply by Phill Williams

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thank you russ, some can't find it, but you can, that's great glad you like it.

be good

phill

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