Pete. Me too. During the 60's, my teenage years, being a hippy was a trend, we all wore kaftans and beads and patchouli! We weren't real hippies, just the weekend variety.
The girl in the song arrived late 70's and lived in a commune. It was my car she used and abused as well as my body and I hers...those were the days!
I haven't seen her since or her friend, least said about that the better, nudge nudge!

Brian. Recording is a work in progress. I know a lot of members don't like multi tracking and productions, but that is my enjoyment and pleasure. Let you know when it's done.     

Take the Beatles...Love me do; 2.19 mins. Hey Jude...7.00 mins + .Hey Jude no 1, Love me do barely made the top 20! Fact is if you like a record you'll buy it or listen to it. Songs with a load of fillers at the end as in Hey Jude annoy me no end. If a song gives a story to the last chord...great, even though I love the song Hotel California with it's extended solo's at the end get me yawning. When I do it I just do 2 verses of solo then end with the chorus so the audience doesn't get bored. Disco songs are rife with fillers, I've never liked disco much.     

Forgetting words, lines or complete verses? I've so been there. I've repeated the same verse three times before now. Worst thing is; you make a cock up, then next night you stress about it and do it again! I saw an act recently when their iPad conked out and delayed starting for half an hour while her husband brought a spare from 20 miles away. Learn the words, saves a lot of embarrassment.     

I knew that was a wind up but I compared them anyway. Both hands matched!     

Most of the songs I know and play I learnt decades ago. New songs seem to go in one eye and out the other! It helps if you can make up words as your playing, I used to do that a lot back in the day! I can only remember snippets of my own songs. If I try out new song in the future I'll give Grahams idea a go and read from song sheets. Memory full?

Hi Jeff. I couldn't get it to play probably something to do with my tablet, not the ones you swallow! I'll try again tomorrow so don't take it down please. I love a love song and unlike the songs from the fifties and sixties where they cut out the best bits of a song to make it under two and a half minutes so the radio DJs would play them, a song of three minutes is perfectly acceptable, in fact I aim for three minutes or more. Give the whole story.     

Not a problem Jim. I get great enjoyment from doing a production on other people's work. I was sorely tempted to put bass and drums on it and probably other things too! Ann doesn't sing, won't sing on tape if you get my meaning?
I've done a few things with Peatle and Easybeat, so I do get great enjoyment from working on others projects and hope I can work with them and others in the future.     

I got the impression that the boy/girl were getting back together? Even with break up songs I like a happy ending!

Zurf, the thumb is used, by me anyway, as opposing pressure on the guitar arm when fingering. To most guitarists that would be the right hand but I play left handed so it's my right hand thumb that seems to be wider!

Pete, you certainly shot off at a tangent there brother? I've heard the guitar called an axe (UK spelling) but never a arf dozen string machine. Ann calls my collection dust collectors or skip fillers when I die, I hope to get more pleasure from my babies before that eventuality     

Who thought there'd be so many inuendos in my totally innocent enquiry? As for Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto ( sometimes known as Brutus!) And not forgetting Wimpy, I can't remember what the baby was called? The cartoons from the 50s were the best. And Lord Brian...I believe it was a tin of spinach not worms, bet they taste the same anyway...lol     

That's lovely Jim. Your 2nd verse, the woman part, the last two lines don't work for me, sorry, clean your boots...no! You've got the makings of a great country song with both parties regretting the split, I know you'll say find a better line, so I'll try and get back to you if I get anything.     

Lord Brian. Yes I did write it late Saturday night so it probably didn't make much sense? The thumb on my right hand is about 5 mm thicker than my left. It could be due to the many times I bashed it while I was an apprentice mechanic? But I thought the constant pressure opposing chord fingering over the last 55 years might have squashed it somewhat?

Annwyl Pedr. Sorry to hear about Arthur Itis lol, hope it doesn't bother you too much? I get it in all sorts of strange places...like my eyes! Or my neck. My right hand is getting a little stiff...no snickering at the back of the classroom please! I always think warm olive oil helps.     

heart warming but sad, great words Jim. many top songs have used the same chords for verse and chorus, first one comes to mind is "dream, dream, dream" by various artists including the Everley brothers and Roy Orbison. maybe the addition of a bridge?