701

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Jeff - Love this song - strong message about persevering !  Music sounds terrific - it made me feel like you were putting a voice inside my head to keep on keeping on !  Thanks for sharing.  Jim     

702

(5 replies, posted in Poems)

Peatle
I totally agree with Phill
It is exactly how I feel about my town.
I felt smart reading this as well because you (and Jan ) have already educated me on what a Tui is !  smile

Great poem Peatle - I know bc I have re-read it several times !!
Excellent messages from the heart.

Jim     

703

(14 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Graham

How long does it take to get a band to be able to nail a song completely ?  If you are adding nine songs it must take quite a bit of practice and tweaking.
Have you been playing together a long time.

I ask you these questions bc I know it takes me a long time just to remember the lyrics smile

and as to my critique of the song, I am an expert on bad timing and voicing bc all my songs are that way smile     

I am looking forward to your new posts on the songs !  Once again , I AM SOOOO JEALOUS - I wish I had the talent to be a performer.

Jim     

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(14 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Graham

Sounded great - loved the songs except - knocking on Heavens door. Thought the timing or voicing of the lyrics was off.
Still-  it is awesome you and the boys can do this.. Great sound - lots of fun - I am jealous !

Jim     

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(26 replies, posted in Poems)

EB

My choice would be d) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzX4xK6jZaM   
  it's on " ewe" tube !
It's a " shear delight" to hear so many funny thing here.!

Did you know that there are three times as many sheep in Wales as there are people ?
They come in all sheeps and sizes !
You "herd" it here first !

What instument do  Jan and Peatle on Chordie like to play ?   A " ewekulele ".



you guys are all tooooo funny !  If you keep writing all these sheep puns you could win  the 2022  "Woolitzer" Prize !


Thanks for the laughs

Jim     

706

(26 replies, posted in Poems)

Brian
That last line is hilarious !     

707

(26 replies, posted in Poems)

Fantastic Peatle     

the poor guy - doesn't he know the weirdest part of gathering a sheep at a bar, is that on the way out the door - the rest will follow you ?  smile

you are so clever Peatle

really enjoyed it

Jm

708

(9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Mojo that looks like a real clean machine !  Hope it sounds great for you.

Jim     

Brian Thanks  for the kind words.


Thanks Graham

Here is my version.   I can only imagine how much better you will make it !  Can't wait for that !

https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/everythin … al_sharing     

Brian

Really liked your song

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/flowers-and-whisky   

I left comment on SC

Great job!

Jim     

OK as usual I couldn't resist the challenge of using them all in an original..... smile
TOMORROW… FLOWERS …WITHOUT… WHISKEY.
so here it is .. bluesy, country song

Everything In The World To Me by Jim Kenyon


.


Verse 1


[Em]Seems we’re always waiting for tomorrow


[Em]believing something good will happen then


And [Em]the nighttime whispers better times are coming


but it [B7]never seems to [Am]want to tell you [Em]when


.


Verse 2




[Em]So I’ve been living in a world of yesterdays


[Em]Where you only remember things you love


Just [Em] like the smile of a woman who’s gone away


and some [B7] whiskey for [Am] when you’ve had [Em]enough


.




Chorus


[Am]So I’m waiting for a new day to make me[Em] happy


And [Am] let my heart feel again what love used to [Em]be



But i [Am] don’t want tomorrow to start without[Em] her


Because she’s[B7] everything in the [Am]world to [Em]me


.


Verse 3




Yeah [Em] I loved her like wild flowers love the sun


[Em]But she told me she needed something more


She [Em] said it was something I couldn’t understand


Right as [B7] she turned and [Am]walked out the [Em]door


.


Chorus


[Am]So I’m waiting for a new day to make me[Em] happy


And [Am] let my heart feel again what love used to [Em]be


But i [Am] don’t want tomorrow to start without[Em] her


Because she’s[B7] everything in the [Am]world to [Em]me





Nice one Graham !

Fun song !


Jim     

713

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Jan
Thank you.

That is probably the best description - wish I had of thought of it ! smile

Jim     

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(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Peatle and Phill

Thanks for the kind words.
You are both correct - it is about a wandering soul- but it is actually
in reference to a musician trying to make it and that he can't hold down any real relationship because they are always looking for something else.. 
I happen to be listening a couple days ago to a great podcast called" the day when music became art".
In one chapter Steve Earle talked about running away to Houston at age 14, then going to L.A. at 19 - getting married and then divorced.Moving to NYC and getting married and divorced He then headed to Nashville and later New York. I believe he has been married five times.( so I also thought that the song could be about people that are in and out of relationships { or marriages}  )
The chorus came to me about three weeks ago when a guy I was talking to said his kids were like the breeze, always going from here to there - and it kinda stuck with me.

Anyways - thanks again for the positive comments.  I really wish I was a good singer -  the songs I write sound so much better in my mind than when I record them. Also the fact that I live in "cowboy chordland" ( featuring "the GCD trio":)  - limits what they sound like musically.    It's why I love chordie, bc the kind people here often will do a version of them and make them so much better.

I will put a recording up soon, so get your ear plugs ready !! smile     

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(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Brian

Quite interesting. I would have to understand much more music before I ever attempted to write a progressive rock piece, although it does seem like it would be a really cool thing to do.  There have been some great progressive albums, I have a few.
Thanks for sharing this, I enjoyed the speaker - he knows his stuff.

Jim     

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(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I've had a few of these lines in my head for a while and today they seemed to gel together. This is what I came up with.

On The Breeze by Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


.


[G]It’s been two years since I left Houston


And now I’m [C]getting tired of livin' in L.[G ]A.


[G]Thought maybe I’d head East to Nashville


And see if [C]better luck would come my [G]way


.




Verse 2


.


[G]They say the songs there speak of people’s lives


folks are [C]nice, and the girls are so [G]pretty


[G]and hearts there, can make you feel at home


and a man [C]might have a chance in that [G]city


.


Chorus


.


[C]I’m just like songs on the radio, [G]floating on the breeze


[C] running from or to someone,or [G]something that I need


[C] looking for a good time, or a song [G] to put my mind at ease


I’m just [D]like those songs on the radio, just [C] floating on the [G]breeze


.





Verse 3


[G]No one knows what the future holds


Seems so far,[C] that every door’s had a [G]lock


[G]I still don’t know what I’m looking for


so I’ll keep [C]moving ‘til the wind begins to[G] stop


.




Chorus


.


[C]I’m just like songs on the radio, [G]floating on the breeze


[C] running from or to someone,or [G]something that I need


[C] looking for a good time, or a song [G] to put my mind at ease


I’m just [D]like those songs on the radio, just [C] floating on the [G]breeze


.




Slow


[D]just like those songs on the radio, just [C] floating on the [G]breeze


Yeah I’m [D]just like those songs on the radio, just [C]floating on the [G]breeze





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DBqlOJAWIs

very interesting     

718

(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Phill

Try a little Crown Royal - it's so smooth it doesn't taste like whiskey. 
On Ice with a splash of 7-up or sprite!
I am not a whiskey drinker - don't really care for it - but Crown is delightful once in a while smile

Jim

PS  Still a really good song Jeff !!! smile     

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(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Peatle - Hilarious Joke  !!!!  Love it

Good Stuff Jeff ! I enjoy a little Crown once in a while--- your song is spot on !   Thanks for sharing   Jim     

720

(10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Colvon

Let your playing make you happy, whatever you play.
They're people here on chordie that are always willing to help.
I see you are from Wales - a couple  others on here I believe are from around there as well.
enjoy your music

Jim

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(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Richard
I had never heard this song before - liked it  - and you played and sang it so well !
Thanks for sharing

Jim     

Done for SOTM - but thought I'd post it here as well as the other post eventually will be closed.

My playing and singing aren't good, had a couple screw ups,  but thought it was a pretty cool song.
.
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … ard-island

Thanks for listening

Jim 

these are lyrics and chords

Prince Edward Island by Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


.




[Em]I’ve never been to Prince Edward Island


but I [Am] hear it’s pretty there in the [Em]fall


my [Em]love left for there about a month ago


and I’m still [B7]waiting here for [Am] her to [Em]call




.Verse 2


.




[Em]she’s like the North Atlantic at Prince Edward Island


With its [Am] cold tide that ebbs and [Em]flows


So [Em] beautiful, yet can chill your heart


Just like that [B7]North Point rain that [Am]comes and [Em]goes




.


Chorus


.


Oh ya’ know [Am]heartache with time will go away


At least [Em] that’s what all the poet’s say


But I’m still [Am] hoping to get one more dance


maybe [B7]one more kiss, and [Am]one more [Em] chance


.


Verse 3



.




[Em ] I wonder some nights, if she thinks of me


Ya’ know [Am]Prince Edward seems so far a[Em]way


never [Em] said goodbye, as she went out my door


just like the [B7] rain that’s [Am] gone from yester[Em]day




.




Chorus


.




Oh ya’ know [Am]Heartache with time will go away


At least [Em] that’s what all the poet’s say


But I’m still [Am]hoping to get one more dance


maybe [B7]one more kiss, an [Am]one more [Em] chance


.


.


.




[B7]one more kiss, and [Am]one more [Em] chance


Oh [B7]one more kiss, and just [Am]one more [Em] chance






Ok - here is my version   https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … ard-island

hope it doesn't hurt your ears too badly  smile

Thanks for listening

Jim     

Zurf

Thanks my friend !  That was really cool.  I liked it a lot though it is way different that what my version is.
(Mostly because you are actually a musician and I have basically no musical ability smile )

Thanks Jan - I wrote it a while ago, but this weekend, my best friends son (who is the lead guitarist for Maddy & Tae) stayed with us and he was telling me that when the played on Prince Edward Island the night before he managed to get some free time - and went in the North Atlantic for a swim - he told me it was really cold.   It inspired me to make a few changes to the lyrics. smile   

Thanks again Zurf - loved it. 
Jim     

I wrote this song a while ago ( I think Phill inspired it somehow - I forget  smile    - spent today totally changing it to a blues song.
got four of the words - Rain, Goodbye, Love, Door
hoping someone (maybe Graham ?) could give this a shot -
I will probably post a version later this week - I am heading out for few days.

 

Prince Edward Island by Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


.




[Em]I’ve never been to Prince Edward Island


but I [Am] hear it’s pretty there in the [Em]fall


my [Em]love left for there about a month ago


and I’m still [B7]waiting for her to [Em]call




.Verse 2


.




[Em]she’s like the North Atlantic at Prince Edward


With its [Am] cold tide that ebbs and [Em]flows


So [Em] beautiful, yet can chill your heart


Just like that [B7]North Point rain that comes and [Em]goes




.


Chorus


.


Oh ya’ know [Am]heartache with time will go away


At least [Em] that’s what all the poet’s say


But I’m still [Am] hoping to get one more dance


And maybe [B7]one more kiss, and just [Am]one more [Em] chance


.


Verse 3



.




[Em ] I wonder some nights, if she thinks of me


Ya’ know [Am]Prince Edward seems so far a[Em]way


never [Em] said goodbye, as she went out my door


just like the [B7] rain that’s gone from yester[Em]day




.




Chorus


.




Oh ya’ know [Am]Heartache with time will go away


At least [Em] that’s what all the poet’s say


But I’m still [Am]hoping to get one more dance


And maybe [B7]one more kiss, and just [Am]one more [Em] chance


.


.


.




[B7]one more kiss, and just [Am]one more [Em] chance


Oh [B7]one more kiss, and just [Am]one more [Em] chance