nice one Brian. you sound like you're having a lot of fun
827 2021-01-04 20:39:26
Re: SHELTER FROM THE RAIN (Aka my $10,000 song) (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
beautiful song beautifully performed...money in the bank my friend
828 2021-01-02 09:37:10
Re: Wretched Lives - Dark Folk Version (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Guitar and vocal works well and adds a new perspective to the song.
829 2021-01-02 09:34:06
Re: Phill Williams Song Searchin' (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Big thanks to Pete for bringing a mediocre song to life. I rarely play my originals to Ann but I showed her the video and she came close to tears....big brownie points I may add!
The first part of the song is about her. The last part was inspired by Pete's poem about a homeless guy dancing for Pennie's. The chorus I had to make up. So, in effect three songs stuck together to make one...sounds like a spice girls song....
830 2021-01-01 11:16:21
Re: Phill Williams Song Searchin' (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Soooo....you don't like my other songs. Boo hoo! You could have let me down gently?
Only kidding. I played it to Ann my biggest critic and she loved it. The video is brilliant and hides the cock ups I made.
Well done Pete and happy new year to you and all our Chordie mates and spouse's
831 2020-12-29 22:58:18
Re: Understanding Andy And Flo (9 replies, posted in Poems)
Pete, thanks for the info. We had a re-run of the story behind the "Street" over Christmas. It tells the story of how Tony Warren had to jump through hoops to get it aired in the first place and how Ina Sharples was the last to be cast. Recommended watching.
Sadly Mr Warren died last year.
832 2020-12-29 20:42:26
Re: Poem: Wretched Lives - maybe a song somehow ? (6 replies, posted in Poems)
Jim. I've read and added chords and it's not at all a punk song, maybe Beamer would punk it up a bit? As usual I've changed a word or two to make it easier to sing.
Wretched Lives.Undefined
(INTRO; C-Cmaj7-Am-F)
Verse 1
[C] Not a demon to [Cmaj7] expose your flaws
[Am] Nor a savage beast with [Fmaj7] bloody claws
[G] Only your worst fears, [Em] fallen into place
[F] When you've lost it all and [Fm] life’s a waste.
It's a [C] nightmare. [Cmaj7-Am-F]
Verse 2
[C] Gripped by the loneliness of a [Cmaj7] silent curse
[Am] With constant reminders that [Fmaj7] make things worse
[G] When you don't believe it, but [Em] yet you know
[F] There’s no one to hold and [Fm] nowhere to go
Chorus
[C] Such is the [G] fate of those with [F] wretched lives
[Ab] Hopelessly waiting for their [Bb] ships to arrive
[C]Scared to be [G] bold, and face the [F] cruel facts
And [Fm] haunted by visions of what their lives lack.
It's a nightmare (INTRO)
Verse 3
[C] Hurry to nowhere, like the [Cmaj7] aimless winds blows
In [Am] search of some comfort that [Fmaj7] someone else knows
With [G] every hour that passes, and [Em] faith slips away
[F] Dreading dark of night, that then [Fm] brings a new day
[G] When you don't believe it, but [Em] yet you know
[F] There’s no one to hold and [Fm] nowhere to go.
(CHORUS)
833 2020-12-29 20:04:30
Re: Poem: Wretched Lives - maybe a song somehow ? (6 replies, posted in Poems)
Jim, oh Jim! I'm so sorry if you thought I was being critical, it wasn't meant that way. We all write what's in our hearts and mind at the time. But however it made you feel it's made you come up with some excellent lyrics, frightening...maybe, rock or punk? Not so much. I think it's an easy going country/rock/pop song.
I'm not into punk or thrash rock by the way, I'm more of a country rock kinda guy. I haven't tried playing the song yet....I'll let you know how I get on.
Hope you had a good Christmas and an early(?) happy new year to you and you ever expanding family.
834 2020-12-29 10:35:56
Re: Understanding Andy And Flo (9 replies, posted in Poems)
I think the Corrie writers liked those characters as they then introduced the Duckworths. There are two contenders for the title now, Fizz and Tyrone or Steve and Tracy. As you can tell I still watch Corrie and Emmerdale....
835 2020-12-28 21:07:30
Re: FAMILY BLOOD - a sad country song (4 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
enjoyed this song so much and i'm not a country lover! your voice, guitar and overall performance are superb.
836 2020-12-28 11:07:16
Re: Understanding Andy And Flo (9 replies, posted in Poems)
Back here in the old country, Andy Capp was a daily feature in the daily mirror news paper, I didn't know it came out as a comic? Anyway you left out how he was a lazy, useless waste of skin. Flo would send him out to look for a job and he'd come home well oiled!
Well Pete, you have a brilliant way of taking me back to my youth and writing it down so that I see the pictures in my mind...you're a true artist.
837 2020-12-26 21:17:45
Re: and there she was (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
a song from the heart Jim. mushy but nice. all i get lately are break-up songs, my insecurity i expect although me and Ann are rock solid, as you and your lovely lady are. hope you had a great day yesterday?
838 2020-12-25 11:29:51
Re: merry Christmas (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
And a very merry Christmas to you.
839 2020-12-25 11:28:02
Re: merry Christmas (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
And to you my dear friend and all our Chordie brothers and sisters.
840 2020-12-25 11:25:49
Re: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Ann is cooking our Christmas dinner, I peeled the veg and put the plates out so I can chill a bit now.
So, same here where butcher and fishmonger shops are concerned, they've all gone more or less. I can only think of one butcher shop and that's a couple of miles away. The only fish shops are where you put your feet in the tank....
We don't keep pets, we tend to grow too attached and waste products are a problem...lol
I wish I knew how to say merry Christmas in new zealandish...nadolig llawen
841 2020-12-24 23:18:02
Topic: hats off. backing track (1 replies, posted in My local band and me)
i thought i'd try something different. here is the backing track for "hats off" there are words i just haven't recorded them yet.
842 2020-12-24 23:03:52
Re: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
it's already Christmas in NZ so merry Christmas to you and Maree.
I have noticed an oddity; do you get fish from your butcher shops out there? or does your pussy like a bit of meat? no puns intended....honest!
843 2020-12-24 10:22:05
Re: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Very clever and funny Pete! Love the sound FX at the end. I also love the way you drop those clock, cat, Christmas tree etc in. You're a clever multi talented feller. I bet the cat keeps licking his fur wasn't your first thought?
844 2020-12-21 23:17:13
Re: Winter Solstice (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
cheers Zurf, this year has knocked us all for six. i've got a 24 pack of Coors light ditto a box of Fosters and a six pack of Guiness. i don't drink much but i'll do my best..LOL
as you said it's winter solstice or the shortest day of the year, unless you live in the southern hemisphere then i presume it's the longest day?
845 2020-12-21 23:08:42
Re: Come On Back; It's Christmastime (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
and to you my friend and the lovely Maree.
to be honest i don't like that recording very much. it's very basic, my voice was a bit raspy...and i threw it all together quickly to get it up on soundcloud ASAP. i've been trying to finish the real recording which has key boards and drums and a guitar solo, but i know you guys prefer just voice and guitar so that's what i did.
nadolig llawen ich ddoi
846 2020-12-21 22:59:22
Re: CHRISTMAS BEAU (5 replies, posted in Poems)
i like to put a twist on love songs. i've never been into; i love, you love, we love stuff so i have to ; i cheat, you cheat, we cheat stuff. i never have cheated on Ann by the way nor she on me it's all fiction or watching others suffer those horrors.
i love the addendum you two did, and i'm racking my brains to find another verse.
but here it is...
they lived near Santa's grotto.
in a granny flat next door.
he cleaned the sleigh on Christmas eve.
and she would wash the floor
847 2020-12-20 21:28:10
Re: Come On Back; It's Christmastime (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
here's a stripped back (near naked) demo, just voice, guitar, bass and tubular bells....no sorry I mean sleigh or slay bells
848 2020-12-20 20:13:20
Re: Come On Back; It's Christmastime (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
ooh Jim...you make-a me blush!
I don't know why I keep writing break-up songs, me and Ann are rock solid.
Thanks for reading and saying nice things, that's all a guy can ask for. As for the recording, I shall try and get it on soundcloud tonight if it sounds OK.
849 2020-12-20 12:07:20
Re: Come On Back; It's Christmastime (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Coming soon, just a few finishing touches....like sleigh bells....I'm not joking!
850 2020-12-19 21:35:08
Topic: Come On Back; It's Christmastime (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
As it's less than a week till the big day...lol, (Christmas is cancelled in the UK!) I thought I'd post this song I wrote on Thursday about a serial cheat that falls back on the sap that will take them back regardless as it's Christmas time.
Come On Back, It's Christmas TimeUndefined
( INTRO; Bm- E- D-A-E )
[A] You broke my heart last Christmas.
When you [D] ran away with my best friend.
By [E] Easter you came back again.
Your [D] love affair was at an [A] end.
Take me [G] back. Take me [D] back. You begged [A] me.
Take me [G] back. Take me [D] back. You're loving [A] me.
[A] Well, I took you back at Whitsun.
And [D] everything was going fine.
By the [E] first of July. I thought I would die.
Cos you [D] had packed your bags [A] again.
Come on [G] back. Come on [D] back. I'm begging [A] you.
Come on [G] back. Come on [D] back. Cos I love [A] you.
[Bm7] Everyone knows the [E] pain that you get.
When the [D] love of your [A] life has [E] gone.
But [Bm7] nobody knows the [D] pain you're in.
Cos you're [F#m] hiding it deep [E] inside.
(SOLO; A-D-E-D)
Come on [G] back. Come on [D] back. It's Christmas [A] time.
Come on [G] back. Come on [D] back. And you'll be [A] mine.
[A] Well, this year's gone so fast and the pain didn't last.
And I'm [D] starting to yearn for your lips.
[E] Christmas time is just days down the line.
And [D] you are the top of my [A] list.
Come on [G] back. Come on [D] back. It's Christmas [A] time.
Come on [G] back. Come on [D] back. And you'll be [A] mine.
[Bm7] Everyone knows the [E] pain that you get.
When the [D] love of your [A] life has [E] gone.
[Bm7] But nobody knows the [D] pain you're in.
Cos you're [F#m] hiding it deep [E] inside.
(SOLO; G-D-A| G-D-A)
Come on [G] back. Come on [D] back. It's Christmas [A]time.
Come on [G] back. Come on [D] back. And you'll be [A] mine. X2
Words & Music by Phill Williams.