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

WORLD is my one-word suggestion.

Look forward to see what words you all choose.

Looking for SUGGESTIONS for this JUNE from YOU the MEMBERS. 

Just SUGGEST ONE WORD from each of you, for SONGS to COVER and or to write ORIGINALS for.
So, the more members that SUGGEST a WORD, the more SONGS we can perform or write next month.

Look forward to reading what you all SUGGEST.

READY ... SET ... GO!!!

Wow, MAY already!

This MONTH for MAY 2023 FSOTM, looking for SONGS with the following WORDS:

HOME
BREEZE
FINE
FIRE
TRAVEL

Here are some SUGGESTIONS from members:

Grah1:  They Call Me Breeze – JJ Cale
neophytte: Country Road – John Denver
                    Thinking Is the Best Way to Travel – Moody Blues
TIGLJK: Summer Breeze – Seals and Croft
                Home – Edward Sharp and The Magnets
                Fire and Rain – James Taylor
                I Feel Fine – James Brown

The SONG or SONGS can be ORIGINALS written by yourselves or a COVER from another person or band.

READY ... SET ... GO!!!

Great thanks everyone for the suggestions smile     

As for me, I had a song lined up, a cover using the words, prelude and solitude, BUT after many attempts to nail it, FAIL BIG TIME!  So I have given up on it, was getting frustrated I couldn't nail it.  So nothing from me this month sad     

Phill, that was awesome, you used all the words, love it.  At first I saw this as a clever poem using all the words but afterwards and maybe because I listen to neophyttes song just before I read your entry, I could also hear your poem/song using the same tune neophytte had to his song on your song, it worked!  Though I am sure you want your own tune put to this, I could so hear it put to the tune of neo`s song.     

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     

Grah1 wrote:

They call me the breeze jj cale  .

I can hear you performing that one Grah, it will suit your style smile

Anymore suggestions from anyone for next month?     

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Peatle, that is a brilliant piece of writing.  You have outdone yourself this time with this poem.  Loved it, connected to the message, well done!     

Looking for SUGGESTIONS for MAY next MONTH with the following WORDS somewhere in the SONG or TITLE of the SONG.

HOME, BREEZE, FINE, FIRE, TRAVEL.

Once again, this is for SUGGESTIONS only.   So, write your SUGGESTIONS for SONGS in the comment section below for MAY next MONTH for us to cover. 

You can also present ORIGINAL SONGS for us to cover next MONTH.

READY ... SET ... GO!!! 

Link to TIGLJK (Jim Kenyon) Song for anyone who wants to cover it.     
Lyrics: 
www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38787
Cover by Phill of Jim`s Song:
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … m-the-dust

Here we are in APRIL already, time is going far too quickly!

This MONTH for APRIL 2023 FSOTM, looking for SONGS with the following WORDS somewhere in the Song or the Title of the Song.

PRELUDE, SOLITUDE, JUKEBOX, DESPATCHERS, WOWSER, CATER.

The SONG or SONGS can be ORIGINALS written by yourselves or a COVER from another person or band.

TIGLJK (Jim Kenyon) our very own Chordie member has written an ORIGINAL song for anyone who would like to cover it, using ALL this MONTH`S WORDS in his song.   Phill Williams (another Chordie member) has already done an excellent COVER of Jim`s song.  Link will be posted in the comments.

Good luck for those other song writers out there and performers for this APRIL FSOTM entries.

READY ... SET ... GO!!! 

TIGLJK wrote:

Jan

Loved this song.
Phill I agree with you halfway on you comment on media coverage.  You are correct that they can be career- enders.
However - I also agree with Jan that they turn a blind eye to many.( Depending on political  perspectives or monetary impact)
I can't stand the way CNN and FOX both make up crap  or dig especially deep for political endorsement.
News show be impartial and wholly truthful.

But anyways - good thing we have independent writers and musicians that do exposes on importmatters that get lost in the media.

WELL DONE JAN !!
Keep them coming!

Jim

Thanks Jim, you got it exactly what I was meaning and you have nailed it, regarding for political or monetary endorsements or impact, not to mention lining pockets ....... hmm maybe another song in that big_smile     

Phill Williams wrote:

You can certainly write a protest song Jan. The only line I disagree with is the one about the media down playing whatever the politicians or the radicals are getting up to, at least in the uk! The media here blow everything up and ended many a political or show biz career. I've said it before but again, you have a lovely voice, and your uke playing and timing is spot on, love the riff.

Thanks Phlll, lol I didn't start out to make a protest song, but it kind of turned into that I guess, more by accident than intent big_smile    "The media down playing" part of the song was more about they don't always tell the truth, they only tell what they want to reveal, their narrative that they want the public to see, believe.   I agree, they can for sure show lots of things on the news and blow everything up for the viewers, so that again the public see`s their narrative, what they want the public to see.  So, we are both correct, the media both down plays and blows everything up, to suit their narrative.  I was focused on the down playing side as they hide the truth often.     

Peatle Jville wrote:

Jan your song covers the many aspects of frustration and outrage that many around the world experience. In the space of a couple of minutes which would take politicians talking for a couple of hours to cover, your song sums things up really good. You're a good songwriter.

Thanks Peatle, lol you summed it up with the politicians and even then, your being generous with the amount of time it takes them to talk about or make a decision on anything big_smile     

Song I wrote for this month's FSOTM using the word OUTRAGE.  It's on Soundcloud if you want to have a listen.
www https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/outrage   
Please feel free to cover this song yourself, I would love to see what you can do with it.

OUTRAGE - Written by myself Jandle (aka Kiki Jan on Soundcloud)

[G]                                      [C]
This old World of ours, it certainly is a changing.
[G]                              [C]
Through the times, Stone, Iron and Middle Ages,
[D]                                     [C]                           [G]
The Industrial age and, so it goes on and on.
[G]                                       [C]
We human beings, keep growing and a changing.
[G]                                   [C]                       (Echo)
Babyhood, childhood, teenage years, (they come of age),
[D]                                       [C]              [G]
Middle age and old age, forever graduating.


[G]
People living out their lives,
[C]
Some easily, some in strife.
[G]
Some struggling to make a buck,
[C]
Some just down on their luck.
[D]
Living on a basic wage,
[C]                                                    [G]
They feel the pressure and they disengage.


CHORUS:

[Em]
Frustration, unrest,
[F]
Outrage and very stressed,
[D]                                                      [G]
Sometimes seems our worlds, a mess. (REPEAT Chorus)


[G]                                           [C]
There`s Actors backstage, practicing their lines,
[G]                                  [C]
Rehearsing off stage, they change, ready to engage.
[D]                                          [C]
The times are a changing, people out on the streets,
[G]                                       [C]
Angry mobs, protestors, wanting free speech.


CHORUS:

[Em]
Frustration, unrest,
[F]
Outrage and very stressed,
[D]                                                    [G]
Sometimes seems our worlds a mess. (REPEAT Chorus)


[G]                                        [C]
Among the many things, there’s public outrage.
[G]
Over Governments far reach,
[C]
Some they want to impeach.
[D]                                [C]                  [G]
Media downplays it, on the world stage.


[G]                       [C]
People all over, in angry rage,
[G]                                         [C]
They wonder what’s next, what new plague.
[D]                                       [C]             [G]
Others not so bothered; others not even fazed.


CHORUS:

[Em]
Frustration, unrest,
[F]
Outrage and very stressed,
[D]                                                      [G]
Sometimes seems, our worlds a mess. (REPEAT Chorus)


OUTRO:

[Em]
Frustration, outrage
[F]
Frustration, outrage
[Em]
Frustration, outrage
[F]
Frustration, outrage ….

Thanks TIGLJK and neophytte for having a listen and the feedback.  I noticed when I re-listened to it, I had mucked a couple of the lines up but oh well lol big_smile     

Excellent collaboration from you both.  Awesome song writing and video footage TIGLJK and Awesome vocals and musical compilation by you Phill.     

Here is my entry for this month.  Started off as a poem as I couldn't find a song with the word `Outrage`.  So, I sat and wrote a poem.   Then with a few changes it become a song.  So, this is only the 3rd song I have ever written, completed and performed.  It`s pretty basic, I can hear a part that needs an echo in it but of course with the none of the right equipment, I wasn't able to put the echo in where it needed to go.  I think if this had proper music backing it, it would sound much better than on a ukulele.
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/outrage

Very quiet in here everyone, where are the songs?  smile     

Brilliant collaboration between you Jim and Phill.  Wonderful when it all comes together like this.  Great vocals, great instrumentally and of course great lyrics.  Loved it smile     

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FEBRUARY 2023 FSOTM - FRUIT, ANIMALS OR VEHICLES

neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0rgou0OTiM
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhtA7e34wBY
Jandle:  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/captain-kennedy
Jandle:  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/stray-cats
Jandle:  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/yellow-bird
Phill Williams:  https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/carib … al_sharing
Grah1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=deskt … pP_DGa3oLY

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JANUARY 2023 FSOTM – WINE, SING, TIME, BEAT, SOUND EFFECTS

neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBY4BgA9yg
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWc_94-4_cg
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghsBM8OOadE
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlbYg68-6iw
TIGLJK:  Me and You – Original written by Jim Kenyon (see the link)
https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38700
https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/painting- … al_sharing
Phill Williams:  https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/pour- … al_sharing

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DECEMBER 2022 FSOTM – SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

easybeat:  https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/a-christmas-story  (deleted)
TIGLJK:  Christmas Comes But Once A Year - Original written by TIGLJK (see the link)
https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38663
TIGLJK:  Give Me Christmas – Original written by TIGLJK (see the link)
https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38663
https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/give-me-christmas
https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/jim-kenyo … s-childmp3
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm6c9tsDFuY
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haxVAKXtdng
mojo1:  https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/gh010670? … al_sharing
Jandle:  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/mary-did-you-know
Jandle:  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/christmas-onthe-beach