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

lol i knew i was. i  just didnt know the history of the song or who wrote it till now

TIGLJK wrote:

Mojo

you are correct !

     

77

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

i think James McMurtry did a rex,s blues to     

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(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

good work you two     

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(16 replies, posted in Acoustic)

i can relate to that , only a hand full of my own songs i can play on demand.

Grah1 wrote:

I'm like  Jim I  cant  even remember  my  own songs  Gave up  trying  yeas  ago   so  I  just    rely on  song  sheets .

     

what he said

Peatle Jville wrote:

Good photos Jim and Graham I have never been able to figure out how to post photos on chordie modern tech is beyond me.. smile

     

I dont know sounds ok to me i ran through it a few times trying different things only thing i came up with , and not saying its better just different i,ll let ya,ll judge that

he should have left love to someone who would put down some roots
and sit with me by the fireplace at night and kick off his boots




TIGLJK wrote:

I further edited this duet changed a few words and chords.

But sorry Phill - I only made a minor  change in that line
It is definitely written as a country song and I think it fits.
Maybe our Texas friend Mojo can give some input as to that line.

Thanks for checking it out .


Jim

     

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(6 replies, posted in Electric)

cool story Beamer, I ordered some strings online for the time and felt bad about it later for not buying from Dana the guy who owns the music store here     

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

TIGLJK wrote:

Mojo

Oh No !!

Hope you got fixed up and things are well.
Jim

Mr. style and grace slipped on the stairs doctor said nothing broken but in the words of the old timers will be stove up for a while. i dont bounce as high and recover as quick as i use to .     

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

thanks Jim happy new year to you and yours and to the rest of my  chordian friends.
my 2021 when out with a thump and 2022 started in the emergency room     

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(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thats awesome     

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(6 replies, posted in Acoustic)

thats cool cant wait to see some pics of it.     

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

Jandle so great to hear from you. hope all the bad things are in the rearview mirror.     

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(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thats a nice tribute to lance corporal Leon Smith.     

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

baby sitting my 1 year old grandson two days a week i am being reintroduced to children's programs on TV some of it is pretty good some not so much     

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(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

ya,ll work well together     

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(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/losing-my … fdc7483d53
got i up on sound cloud to now hope you enjoy     

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(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

https://youtu.be/uTiBhUn_-jU
well the mic on my lap top has stopped working so its gopro and you tube for awhile i guess.
any way here is a video of my latest effort  hope these links work i have not done a lot with you tube . 
https://youtu.be/uTiBhUn_-jU 

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(0 replies, posted in Songwriting)

https://youtu.be/uTiBhUn_-jU
well the mic on my lap top has stopped working so its gopro and you tube for awhile i guess.
any way here is a video of my latest effort  hope these links work i have not done a lot with you tube . 
https://youtu.be/uTiBhUn_-jU 

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(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

lol truer statement was never made 
Delivery’s late so we start yelling
Can’t wait for all that they’re selling
love that line     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

cast your net wide , probably a song it that some to     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

first line threw me off for the rest of the song but figured out where it was going soon enough.  catchy line just another card in the pack     

oh great now i want one     

just wondering if any one knows anything about or has entered a song in the international song writing competition?
i am considering entering  couple  of songs just for sH*@s and grins, its $35 a song to enter them. 

that second line brought back some memories from way back. lol didnt fix my writers block but sent me back to about 1968ish. the cats and fridge totally unrelated but both are vivid memories from childhood. let me explain . first the cat fighting, the house i grew up in was pier and beam , one night having the sh#t scared out of a 8 year old as two tom cats scream and thump the floor under his bed as they fight it out. at the time i had no idea what it was other than some monsters from the under world coming to get me. that was a very long night only years later did i figure out what it actualy was but to this day i remember it like it was yesterday. ahh the fridge running, at 5 AM the only noise in the kitchen my dad drinking coffee at the kitchen table before we head out on a fishing trip. funny the things we remember. but i remember the sound of that fridge in the early morning hours

thanks jim for bringing that memory back i havnt thought about that  for a long time , and thats what makes a great song     

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

Jim that is a catchy line , i study and watch a lot of history shows i will keep and eye for lines from now on.

i am sending a couple to an organization called Woodsong. you can look them up on the net for information that one is free but the odds are million to one to get on the show but they claim to listen to every entry they get.  there some other places that can get expensive. i am waiting on input from the guy who owns the recording studio before i start writing checks. Dana has been involved in several country and gospel hit records , he has a copy and said he would give a listen and let know what he thinks.
you have heard all the songs they are all on sound cloud 


TIGLJK wrote:

Mojo
What works for me is to read accounts of history. There are so many amazing events and people - seems there s always a catch line or something that I find to be inspiring.
Sometimes it's something someone says in the news.

an example - I was reading about abolitionist leader and newspaper owner William Lloyd Garrison and his fight for the freedom of slaves in America.
When people tried to silence him - his response was " I will be heard !"    or Sojourner Truth's " ain't I a woman" line in speaking of women's rights.

Both of those phrases have the ability to inspire a song to me - not necessarily about slavery or freedom - but you could adopt them to any modern situation.
Another thing I find inspring is just walking around and observing nature.

Hope this helps - it works for me but who knows - everyone's candle doesn't burn the same flame.
(LOL - I just made that line  up and thought - that's a pretty good phrase for a chorus in some song  " everyone's candle doesn't burn the same flame"  smile  smile  smile  !
Jim     

PS 

Congrats on the recording of the CD  -  I'd like to hear it.
Where do you send them to to get publicized ?