thank you Brian, i do try, in fact Ann tells me i'm very trying...?
927 2020-11-08 20:33:06
Re: a winters morn (10 replies, posted in Poems)
TIGLJK wrote:
Quite a nice piece of literature there Sir Phill !!
i don't know why it came out like that, it was early in the morning, and it was quite frosty and toasty in bed.
928 2020-11-08 20:31:09
Re: Purely Love You And I (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
there's a song with the line " I don't feel like dancing when the old joanna plays..." scissor sisters i believe, great song. i enjoyed your love song too. when i play piano it's called torturing the ivories...?
929 2020-11-07 21:05:48
Topic: a winters morn (10 replies, posted in Poems)
Doth dawn break ever silent over loose and falling stones.
The mountains white capped, majestic.
Greet the new day, reflecting snow.
In the low lands, shadows creeping, hear the chorus of the dawn.
Sheep lift their sleepy heads, humans stretch and yawn.
Grass is white and frosty.
Toes are warm and toasty.
This home is cold so light the fire.
The kettle on the boil.
Who brings the morning paper?
The news for all to read.
The baker boy that rides his bike, over hills and brooks alike.
The old man stirs his morning cup.
The heat that steams his specks.
The candle that was company.
Has burnt itself right out.
The cows that now need milking.
The hay that must be spread.
The eggs must be collected.
The household must be fed.
The day starts later every day.
And every day it's colder.
It's harder to get out of bed.
Upon a winters morn.
930 2020-11-05 20:32:11
Re: ggn (2 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
as Russ has said...this is a nonsense post and usually contains spam or sometime in the future be reopened to post spam. As the post does not contain spam YET there are no grounds to ban the poster. but be sure the ban hammer will fall should this person make the mistake of posting spam. would all members be vigilant and report any new members that may post spam, spoiling the site for us all.
Thanks.
931 2020-11-04 09:27:52
Re: A halloween song? (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
keepitreal wrote:
A great little song and fun to play. I couldn't help thinking of John Entwistle and his Boris.
Good luck with the twerking, but remember. The A & E gets pretty crowded at this time of year.
Take my word for it...no one wants to see me twerking, even the wife looks the other way when I strip my clothes off. LOL
I hadn't thought of Boris the spider! I bet Graham could make a good song of it as he is a big Boris fan...not
932 2020-11-03 20:41:39
Re: AED (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
some of those chords need 15 fingers i think?
i have to say i don't understand punk music so i'll be very interested to hear a recording of it.
933 2020-11-03 20:36:06
Re: A.E.D (4 replies, posted in Poems)
it took me a while to work out what AED was, i got there in the end! i'm off to give it a listen now.
934 2020-11-03 20:29:25
Re: Reckless Mind and Rebel Heart (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
great song Jim, 4 line verse 8 line chorus, I agree with Ed not the usual song layout. Having said that not your usual song subject, a slight departure, I like it a lot.
935 2020-11-03 20:24:21
Re: A halloween song? (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I hadn't even considered option 4 but it deserves it's place. Nice one
936 2020-11-02 19:21:28
Re: A halloween song? (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Jim, will do and it should read tweeking not twerking! Predictive text strikes again.
As an addendum; there are three ways the words can be read:-
1) a simple halloween song for kids.
2) a song about a coercive and violent stalker.
3) a person planning a murder.
only option 1 was on my mind during writing.
937 2020-11-02 09:52:48
Re: A halloween song? (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Pete and Brian. It does have two meanings depending on how you read it...ha ha! My eight year old granddaughter was watching me type it out and reading it aloud and making suggestions and many questions, why do spiders eat flies? The web never held what? Ah, the ever enquiring mind of an eight year old?
I have begun recording it but it needs twerking and refining.
938 2020-10-31 22:19:54
Topic: A halloween song? (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
A new song to celebrate all hallows e'en
Just A Little SpiderUndefined
RIFF
[Em]Come a little closer.
Said the spider to the fly.
[A4]Let me taste your sweet long legs.
[Em]Before you die.
[B7]I'm just a little spider, babe.
[Em] You cant run away to hide.
RIFF
[Em]I caught you in my spider web.
And you cant get free.
[A4]I caught you and I won the game.
[Em]Now you belong to me.
[B7]I'm just a little spider babe.
[Em]I think you're nice to eat.
CHORUS
[A4]Long ago when spring began.
[Em]I came out of my shell.
[A4]And all the flies were flying round.
[B7]My spiders web never held.
RIFF X 2 > CHORUS
[Em]Come a little closer.
You're all that I require.
[A4]You'll never fly away again.
[Em]My body feels afire.
[B7]I'm just a little spider, babe.
[Em]You're all that I desire.
RIFF
Phill Williams 2020.
939 2020-10-28 10:44:43
Re: Sling Ya Hook (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Nice one Brian, that'll teach the complainers
940 2020-10-23 19:36:44
Topic: It's A Mountain Thing. (0 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/its-a-mountain-thing
I loved this song from the first time I heard it. Jeff has given me permission to record and post it on Soundcloud. I never do covers of completed songs but I had to do this one.
941 2020-10-23 19:28:29
Re: coming back home remake (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
That was brilliant. I love the words, the guitar is great and I think the key change was the right way to go. As the saying goes; you should never achieve your dreams as you'll only be disappointed, that's my take on what you're saying, am I right?
942 2020-10-23 09:29:51
Re: The Perfect Place (what you think you get from opioids!) (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Holy daytrips batman! You've hit the nail on the head there Jim, hope your not speaking from experience? Great imagery almost lapsing into classic. Not an easy one to sing I'd wager?
943 2020-10-23 09:19:50
Re: JADE (Revision A) (4 replies, posted in Poems)
I enjoyed your word play and understand your vitriol. The dating game has changed a lot since I was a player...glad I'm out of it!
944 2020-10-20 19:09:38
Re: coming back home (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
yup! i agree with jim...great song
945 2020-10-17 18:11:39
Re: What's your current go to guitar (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Baldguitardude wrote:
I just got a Breedlove parlor guitar. It’s my go to for when I’m downstairs. When I’m upstairs it’s my old 1952 guild, which is the first guitar bought for me as a gift back when I was 5-6 years old. Still sounds great.
I'm so jealous, I'd love one of those. played one way back in the late 60's it only had 3 or 4 strings but it sounded and felt great in my hands.
946 2020-10-16 09:09:07
Re: Is this goodbye (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I think we've all been there? You've put down in words how we've all felt at sometime or other. Sorry to hear about your ear problem, hope it gets better soon.
947 2020-10-16 09:03:17
Re: What's your current go to guitar (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
For practice or recording I use my Crafter for two reasons it has flat sides so it won't slip off my lap and it has a great acoustic sound when recording with the internal pick up.
My Tanglewood has a curved body so it does slip off my lap! But the neck fits my hand perfectly and sounds great unamplified, not so great useing the internal pick up. Swings and roundabouts.
For live or recording something raunchier it has to be my Fender Telecaster, the Strat for the more country sound.
948 2020-10-15 08:46:00
Re: Lady you've got me going crazy (21 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I listened to your original recording and I thought very country and western. I listened to BGD version and I thought reggae! Then I listened to the last one and I thought...yep you've mixed both with a bit of cockney cheeky chappy accent and what sounds like a uke on my tablet speakers! I like it.
949 2020-10-13 08:51:10
Re: Easier Said Than Done (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Oooh! Been there done that. There's nothing worse than a "friend" that smiles to your face while their stabbing you in the back. Consign him to the bin my friend. At least you got a good poem, possibly song out of his treachery?
950 2020-10-12 19:04:02
Re: Easier Said Than Done (5 replies, posted in Poems)
funny in places, sad in others. a celebration of a new relationship? i get an undertone of " is she, isn't she" but i wont go into that.
i laughed out loud at "at least i didn't wake up the wrong side of dead" that's how i feel every morning.
i like it.