Phill Williams wrote:

here is my entry for FSOM it's called Caribbean Dream it's reggae and I've just finished recording it, it's a full recording not stripped down. It has fruit and a mode of transport in it. Hope you (the members) like it. ta.

https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/carib … al_sharing

Loved this one Phill, a great dance along piece of music, a great feel to it.  Awesome smile     

neophytte wrote:
Jandle wrote:

I played it fairly fast to make it a bit different as I couldn't match Neils guitar skills or even try to copy him.     
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/captain-kennedy

That sounds pretty good, was very impressed with the way it sounded!

All sorts of animals in this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhtA7e34wBY - yes, I used it in another FSoTM (just trying to get this thread more active!)

Cheers

Richard

That was a very appropriate song for this month neo, had lots of animals in it, so good choice of song.  Hey nice bit of reverb on this one by the sounds.  Looks like you perform at that place quite a lot.     

mojo ok thanks, I wondered what CMT meant, now I know, cheers.     

Phill Williams wrote:

Jan, by adding an account; Jan1 and Jan2 you can keep both accounts going, just make sure you put the right link in when you offer your many fans to have a listen. I think there are some other sites similar to SoundCloud and YouTube I haven't bothered for so long I can't help with their address. Do a little search and let us know. I wonder if Per would or could create a music hosting site?

l Phill I wish "my many fans" lol, the key word being the "few" lol big_smile    One that easybeat told me about was Reverbnation which he said apparently is quite good and does a similar thing to Soundcloud, doesn't charge and offers other options too, so I might check that out.  Re: Per, maybe a suggestion you could put forward to him in the moderators chat.     

Thats brilliant writing again TIGLJK, you nailed it with the aardvark in your song, awesome big_smile   Made me smile big time.  Also, because it has so many animals in your song, can you also enter it into this month's FSOTM for February as it fits into that category as well and someone may want to try and cover it this month.  Remember this is only the Suggestion section smile 

Phill that's a clever piece of writing too, I totally missed the aardvark word in it when I read it the first time, think it was late at night when I read it.  And now I get where the word aardvark originated from in here, you lol big_smile     

Phill, now there's an idea for Chordie, its own recording web page.  Might bring a lot more musicians here too.  Hey that's a good idea, to delete some of the songs off my page.  I didn't realize I could do that and then add more.   Cheers for that, will look into it.

neophytte, yes, I did think of doing something along that line, a second account.  But then I thought of the very few followers I have on there already that I would lose and then I will have no followers or listeners. 

mojo, ok cheers, you do the same as Phill re: deleting older ones or ones you don't like that much.  I think that's a good idea and will probably do that.  Yes, I know what you mean re: what we think might be our best and others don't think so lol, totally get that big_smile  Showing my ignorance here but what is CMT?     

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That's a clever poem, well written.     

Well, that was a surprise neo, I wasn`t thinking of Ships for vehicles when I suggested vehicles lol but your right, I guess it is a type of vehicle big_smile Thats a song that I like too.   In the original version the guitar work in it is awesome, and I never could find a link anywhere to learn play it like the original.  Well done, you played it well and much slower than my version of it.  I played it fairly fast to make it a bit different as I couldn't match Neils guitar skills or even try to copy him.     
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/captain-kennedy

Excellent, keep them coming smile

Aardvark as in the animal a bit like an ant eater?   That word is a great challenge, TIGLJK you got your work cut out for you big_smile     

Hi everyone, just a simple question.   Where do you find the best place to put your recordings?  As most of you know I use Soundcloud and have been quite happy with it.  However now I have used up all the free uploading on it and from now on will have to pay.  Looking into it briefly today, it works out about $18 NZ dollars per month to use.  The total per year $108 but looking further into it, for NZ it says $168 per year.  I guess if your uploading music, songs a lot per month that is quite reasonable.  But for me, only roughly 1 song per month and not even always that, I was wondering if it's worth it. 
I notice some people use You Tube, but not sure I can be bothered with filming myself recording.  I did try it once a few years ago on You Tube videoing myself recording but not sure about it.  I also notice some people use You Tube to record their songs with just sound only, haven't tried that option yet.
I do like simple and easy, I really can't be bothered with technical stuff, haven't got the patient for it and honestly not that interested in the technical stuff.  (Wouldn't it be great to have our own soundman technicians to do all that stuff for us) lol big_smile 

For MARCH looking for SUGGESTIONS from YOU the MEMBERS for WORDS for SONGS for us to COVER or to write ORIGINALS for.

You can put any and as many WORD SUGGESTIONS down as you want, (just make sure to keep it clean, so no rude or swear words.  Remember it is family orientated here) big_smile

Look forward to reading what you all SUGGEST.

READY ... SET ... GO!!! 

This FEBRUARY, looking for any SONGS to do with FRUIT, ANIMALS or VEHICLES

So, for example, it could be about Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Berries, Banana`s for FRUIT, it could be a song about a Zebra, Lion, Monkey, Cat, Dog for an ANIMAL, or it could be for example a song about a Ford, Chevrolet, Holden, VW, Dodge for a VEHICLE.

One Suggestion was made by neophytte for this month if anyone would like to try and cover it was STRAWBERRY Fields Forever by the Beatles.

Any COVERS or ORIGINALS are acceptable.

Look forward to what you come up with big_smile

READY ... SET ... GO!!! 

I haven't had a chance to enter any songs this month, with holiday season here for us, I have been away too much to record anything.  I might re-do this month's words during the course of the year as I had a few songs lined up to do that I just didn't get time to do.   Anyway, onto next month's FSOTM.     

yep, good one neo smile     

neophytte wrote:

Tiny dancer (word 'She sings the songs'): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghsBM8OOadE
Promises (word 'la la laaa la la la laaaaa'): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlbYg68-6iw

Cheers

Richard

Enjoyed both of these performances neo, well done.  Both had me tapping my foot along in time and singing along with you.     

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I hear you Peatle, well said and well written.     

Phill, awesome once again, great lyrics and performance smile     

TIGLJK wrote:

Ok here is my version of the song I wrote for this month. 

https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/painting- … al_sharing

it's a cute song if you can get past my bad singing  smile

Well ,that definitely put a smile on my face Jim, especially the ooh ahh, dee dee bits smile  You made it very catchy.     

TIGLJK, that is BRILLIANT.  Love it, I don`t know how you do it every time.  That made me smile big time big_smile     

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A very BELATED Merry Christmas and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR to all Chordian friends smile 
December was crazy busy for us this year; I had no time to do anything else besides what we were busy doing.  So now on holiday, I hope to catch up a bit more.   Here in New Zealand our summer has been very mixed weather wise, though warm enough to be wearing shorts and t-shirts, presently we are getting LOTS of rain, bummer as I am presently holidaying at the beach.  Having said that, we have had some great hots days too. 
Looking forward this year to hopefully getting into music a lot more, kind of lost my mojo (excuse the pun mojo01) over the last couple of years and with now not practicing and performing with a group anymore, it kind of gets away on ya.

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Maybe the Admins might be better to check them out, it's hard to know isn't it.  As for conspiracy, nothing like a bit of conspiracy theory to follow and check out big_smile     

neo - firstly congrats on being the first up this month with entries.  They were both good, I enjoyed them both.  But of the two songs, my favorite was TIME.  Your cover of the song suited you vocally and you played it really well.  Excellent choice of cover for you all round on TIME.  A thumbs up from me smile

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I sat on the beach, enjoying the sun,
Watching people, their coming and going.
Some lay on towels or sat in their chairs,
Reading books or sound asleep, I could hear their snores.
Some people ran across the hot sand,
Jumping and leaping as it burnt their feet
Running to the water, ready to dive deep.
Some were afloat bobbing up and down,
Some were diving and jumping enjoying the waves
Others out on surfboards, boogieboards with flippers,
Motorboats pulling water skier’s and some yachts were afloat.
A gentle breeze cools the hot air, a dog barks at its master to throw the stick again.
Parents arrived with children and babies in tow,
Armed with buckets, spades and floating toys to keep the kids afloat.
Surf lifeguards in their yellow and red,
Strutt their stuff as they eye the sea.
More than a few sunburnt bodies are seen everywhere,
Flesh getting flashed in bikini`s, togs and shorts,
Some to admire, some not so …
Lol life is good as I take all of this in,
Relaxing on holiday, I am truly in Bliss.     

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Nicely done to Phill, that last bit "Undressing there before me, we shared the chocolate bar" that was clever, I wasn't expecting that lol big_smile   

Peatle,  Waikanae Beach, a great beach.  So neat the story of meeting in friendship then becoming married and of the feelings as young people verses now older and wiser.  Nicely written.  Could picture it well with your writing.     

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Jeff that was a fantastic piece of writing and I could honestly see that in a poetry book with all the drawings to go with it.  A mixture of enchanted, mystical, mystery feel to it.  Excellent, had me reading it word for word, wondering where it was taking us the readers too.  Brilliant.