Easybeat songwriting and Phills, vocals, guitar and bass playing were pure magic on this one.
852 2021-11-02 21:52:23
Re: am i just losing y mind (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
You do that real good Mojo.
853 2021-11-01 21:00:32
Re: BUY AN ELECTRIC GUITAR FOR BEGINNER (14 replies, posted in Electric)
I dont have a electric guitar but my acoustic has a pickup in it . Recently I had been given the temporary use of an amplifier and few other gadgets I found the sound that was created with these devices was a lot fun to dabble with. That might be an avenue worth investigating when you visit a music store.
854 2021-10-31 21:14:46
Re: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO PLAY (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Welcome Cenela to chordie. I'm not really much of a guitar player but one thing that many a good guitar player has told me over the years if something is to hard to play break it down into small bits.. Practice the hand shapes to play the chords real slowly until it becomes natural. Many of my friends who are good guitarist still have to practice regularly in order to be able to play properly. I'm sure others on here will have better advice than I can give.
855 2021-10-25 20:07:58
Re: Delivery Trucks (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Excellent song Jeff your song describes the situation here in New Zealand perfectly. Here most of the things brought online are delivered by people driving Toyota vans. Also as a result of online shopping many of our well known shops are closing their local Stores.
856 2021-10-23 20:03:03
Re: No Thoughts Unkind (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jeff that has a nice folk style flow to it. I like the way the short lines in the song flow with a nice bounciness.
857 2021-10-21 06:08:29
Re: Time To Learn (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Cheers Phill I have enjoyed this collaboration. It would be good to get some comments on our bar room song from out there in the chordie -verse.
858 2021-10-20 02:52:45
Topic: Time To Learn (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is a song I wrote some of the lyrics for and Phill did the rest with his exceptional talent, An observation from a barman of a wild girl who is a regular patron.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9k6dpGFTiQ&t=28s
859 2021-10-20 02:36:42
Topic: Place In The Pack with Phill Williams (0 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I am very honoured to have the very talented Phill Williams play arrange and do all the backing instruments on this version of my song Place In The Pack. I just did the vocal and acoustic guitar. He has taken this song to a new level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tM_16TUpDE
860 2021-10-20 01:00:23
Re: Place In The Pack (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
cast your net wide , probably a song it that some to
I cast my net wide.
Caught many a girl.
You got to watch it when out in a heavy swell.
A small part of the catch can be heaven the rest can be hell.
861 2021-10-20 00:51:02
Re: Going Fishing (7 replies, posted in Poems)
Good lyrics there about been stuck in a bad rut Beamer.
862 2021-10-19 21:06:43
Re: keep your motor running (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Cheers Piri I struggle to get gas in my tank to keep my old blues voice going. It nowadays takes many cups of hot lemon and honey tea passed through my throats throttle to get it to even make something near to a good sound. My health in recent years has taken its toll on my pipes. I the love the innuendo of your lyrics on "Don't Keep Your Motor Running" the old girl, she has lost her spark and yet she burns up the gas.
863 2021-10-19 06:25:28
Re: Place In The Pack (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Cheers Mojo, I tend to cast my net wide when writing which sometimes looks like I'm going of subject. I'm pleased it made some sort of sense or came together in the end.
864 2021-10-18 21:10:14
Re: Place In The Pack (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you Phill for your Kind words. I appreciate your feedback and the way you have mentored me in music. I will attach me having a go at my song above just recorded on my cell phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PStNfq1Ea2I
865 2021-10-18 06:30:06
Topic: Place In The Pack (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is a sort of blues I'm working on. As usual I break all the lyric rules. I'm not very good with chords I was thinking of playing this with three chords. Opening lyric with a D7 and finishing lyric line with a D7. Maybe play the rest in a 4 /4 timing with a C7 and a G7.
Place In The Pack
I don’t need to be one of the sheep.
No I don’t.
I just need to be who God made me to be.
It is quiet simple I just keep things simple.
I don’t want to be any famous leader of the pack.
I’m quiet happy to be one of the cards in the stack.
My place is just as important as a Ace or king or a Queen.
I’m quiet happy to be a card in the pack.
I am happy to be just little old me.
I don’t want to be someone else’s image of me.
I don’t listen to their stupid voices trying to change me.
I’m just what you see.
Not too flash but hopefully humble as can be.
I’m a little bit rough round the edges that makes me comfortable.
I just want to be another card in the pack.
I don’t need to be the Ace or the King or the Queen.
Ill follow my dreams.
Ill keep things simple on the scene.
I don’t need to be someone else’s version of me.
Ill just stay the way I was made to be.
it is a simple fact I got with the good man above.
866 2021-10-17 19:54:04
Re: PENANCE (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Those are brilliant lyrics Beamer that could work with music played in all sorts of genres. I like the way those lyrics are open to all sorts of back stories.
867 2021-10-09 08:07:07
Re: I can feel the love (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
That has a good dance pop feel to it.
868 2021-10-09 08:04:30
Re: This is goodbye (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
That is a good break up song.
869 2021-10-05 21:03:45
Re: Something to break the skid- NGD :) (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good one Jim, I was starting to think chordie had died and everyone had left, Nice looking guitar you got there.
870 2021-09-26 00:08:56
Re: ISC song writing contest (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Easybeat if my memory is correct there wasn't any need to pay dollars to enter that contest you entered.?
871 2021-09-23 08:13:51
Topic: Can't Take It From You (0 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Here is me doing a you can do it sort of song. I perceive a bit of a lack of confidence or negativity going around at the moment so I wrote this as a positive song as result of that. .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NdsrcN-V3E&t=82s
872 2021-09-13 04:57:59
Re: Don't Want No Noise (4 replies, posted in Poems)
I try to keep my head on my shoulders these days lol.
Without the natural world and all the beautiful flora and fauna what will be left? We are destroying what makes this world! Your words resonate my friend.
I love the sound of the birds and bees and breeze through the leaves of the summer trees.
The scent of flowers, gardeners hours, spent lovingly caring for spring and summer display.
Birds chirping or flying to and fro.
Lazing in a summer meadow, stay, never go.
Good one Phill
Laying in the paddock listening to the mooing of the cows.
I wont go into the next paddock that’s where the sheep have eaten all the flowers.
873 2021-09-13 04:47:36
Re: Thunderstorms (Beneath her sky of Blue) on Soundcloud (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim it is good to hear a song tackling this global epidemic of depression, anxiety and the tragic things happening around mental illness. Well written sung and played.
874 2021-09-12 08:59:09
Re: Don't Want No Noise (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Thank you Jim for taking the time to have a listen and leave a comment. I tried to give it a bit of a Neil Young Vibe. I like spending time just taking in nature it helps keep my head in a good space.
875 2021-09-11 11:32:22
Topic: Don't Want No Noise (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Though I wrote this about one of my happy places to be in life enjoying nature. I have also done it as a folk song attached.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTn_kVjbeIo
Don’t want No Noise
Don’t want no noise around here.
Just want the sound of the birds and bees.
The rustling of the trees.
Don’t want no noise around here.
Don’t want no noise around here.
A little sound from rustling trees.
A Tui or a bird or two
The humming of the bumble bee.
Don’t want no noise around here.
Don’t want no noise.
Don’t want no noise around here.