Ken even though you made the storyline up it would be true of many a family situation where the father is a drunk. Brilliant song.
1,126 2020-12-29 00:19:37
Re: FAMILY BLOOD - a sad country song (4 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
1,127 2020-12-28 08:24:48
Topic: Understanding Andy And Flo (9 replies, posted in Poems)
Even though he is not an ideal roll model there was a comic strip character called Andy Capp. For those who don’t know Andy Capp the nearest thing to him I can think of is Homer Simpson. When I was a kid many of my school friends had dads who were town drunks and Andy Capp type characters which you don’t see here much in NZ today. Woman put up with a lot back then which they wouldn’t do today. I spent a bit of time today going through a friends collection of old Andy Capp comics when these words based loosely on a kiwi version of Andy Capp came into my head.
Understanding Andy and Flo.
This is my romantic story.
It all started.
When my girl said to me.
Where would you rather be .
Sitting with me having a cup of tea.
Or sitting with your mates drinking Speights.
Telling stories ones that I would hate.
Not feeling brave.
Thinking I will have to behave.
Oh dear oh dear I said.
The answer must be clear.
You know me well.
Would I rather be here.
Or away from here having a beer
You can answer that question yourself.
I lovingly said to her.
She looked at me unhappily.
You can go to hell I know you well.
You can take of from here and have a beer with your mates.
In that moment I knew she loved me.
She said I don’t suppose you will want me to put on a cup of tea.
With a sigh I said.
Looking at her lovingly in the eye.
You have a cup of tea.
That would work perfectly.
Maybe in a bikini .
You would look great.
As I put on my coat and headed out till late.
1,128 2020-12-26 23:41:22
Re: and there she was (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim I wish I could write lyrics as good as that to my Maree. I love that verse below as it sort tells my story a bit with Maree.
It was a summer’s day when I first met her
and I knew she was special from the start
yeah her smile, her eyes, the way she made me laugh
those little things that sometimes will steal your heart
1,129 2020-12-25 21:48:18
Re: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill Williams wrote:
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
Meri Kirihimete the New Zalandish nadolig llawen to you and Ann. Maree and I had a lamb roast on Christmas day with just her and I. My hundred year old Mum and some family members visited earlier on Christmas day.. Today is boxing day this morning we are doing a catchup brunch starting at 10am with extended family. It has been a rainy morning but Christmas day was a beautiful sunny day. This afternoon if the rain clears it stopped raining a few hours back hopefully it will stay that way some of them are going to take their horses for a ride along the coast in a place a few miles from here called the Wairarapa. Me I am just going to take it easy as I am too old for horses. Though I love my extended family I am glad a lot of them live in other countries as the number are to big for us to deal with now. Maree only has a few relatives that live here most of hers live over in Greece, Romania and the USA. My mum had Christmas lunch at her great grand daughter new house as she wanted to show it of. Though we were invited when we saw the numbers who were going from just my sister lot we decided to take the pressure of my grand niece and just have a quiet one at home. When our last pet past away we decided not to have any more as we get very attached to our animals.
1,130 2020-12-25 09:44:15
Re: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Merry Christmas to you Phill and all your family.. In the area where I live Butcher shops sell only meat and Fish shops or fish mongers sell fish. But having said that the supermarkets have killed most butcher shops so there are not many left now. We still have plenty of fish shops around .So you can get both fish and meat at the supermarket plus pet food for cats or dogs. .For other types of pet food the pet shops are where you would go. Most people here feed their cats with cat with food products from the pet food isle in the Supermarket.
We don't have any pets now but our last cat use to be very fussy only eat one brand of tin cat meat and also liked sheep hearts from the butcher, Our family dogs use to eat dog roll that you can buy in supermarkets and Lamb shanks from the butcher or other meat with bones suitable for dogs.
Our Christmas day started here at 11am Christmas eve your time as our time zone is 13 hours ahead of yours.
1,131 2020-12-25 09:21:20
Re: hats off. backing track (1 replies, posted in My local band and me)
That rocks along nicely I look forward to hearing the vocal.
1,132 2020-12-25 09:18:29
Re: merry Christmas (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
A Merry Christmas from New Zealand to you all. Wishing you all the very best and good health for 2021.
Pete
1,133 2020-12-24 20:41:10
Re: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Nadolig Llawen Phill very true cat licking his fur not my first thought. I was going to add another verse about the cat disappearing out the door giving me a rude tail gesture after been fed and patted then going back to being his unappreciative self. By that time the song had got a bit long. I have just edited the lyrics above as I have just noticed I wrote a couple down wrong.
1,134 2020-12-24 20:23:19
Re: Need to write a song about mortgage lenders (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf Merry Christmas reading your post about mortgage lenders these words came into my head.
Mortgage lenders steal a man's soul.
While putting him in a hole.
So deep you wonder if there is light at the top.
1,135 2020-12-24 07:24:00
Re: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Dirty Ed wrote:
Interesting/unusual Christmas song and picking technique Peatle. Thanks for sharing. I had trouble understanding some of the lyrics, could you post them?
Here are the lyrics DE.
Well the cat is scratching at the door.
He wants to come in and the clock is ticking in the hall.
While the cat is meowing for more.
He wants to get to the fridge.
He needs his stomach filling.
Oh he hopes I have been to the butcher shop.
So he can purr and love me some more.
Oh times moving.
Times moving.
Time Is moving slow.
Its a sunny day in this part of the world.
While the rest is in locked down.
Oh I am glad I am living here.
And there is some Christmas cheer.
Oh the cat wants a little pat.
So he can get fed.
Once he’s had his feed he is out of here.
And I wont see him for a while.
Oh it’s a quiet Christmas.
But everybody is having some fun.
I am glad I am living in this part of the world.
Where everything can be done.
Oh don’t need no mask.
We don’t need to stand apart.
Were together.
In sunny weather.
What could be better than this.
Oh the clock keeps ticking in the hallway.
As time keeps moving along.
Oh the cat’s lying down.
Licking his fur.
He’s just purring a song.
Oh the clock keeps ticking.
Oh the clock keeps ticking.
The clock keeps ticking as I’m singing this song.
Oh the clock keeps ticking.
Oh the clock keeps ticking.
The clock keeps ticking.
Oh the clock keeps ticking in the hallway.
As time keeps moving along.
Oh the cat’s lying down.
Licking his fur.
He’s just purring a song.
Oh the clock keeps ticking.
Oh the clock keeps ticking.
The clock keeps ticking as I’m singing this song.
1,136 2020-12-24 07:10:10
Re: repetitive burnout (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Beamer the time is right everything before that was just orbiting around and has now positioned itself well for your son who is willing and ready to be a drummer in his dads band. Toni has being away far to long from playing music in your band a week can be along time let alone most of the year when your got that music passion.
1,137 2020-12-24 05:51:42
Re: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Cheers Jim and DE I have just got to learn how to play and sing it all properly I will post the lyrics soon.
1,138 2020-12-22 20:20:29
Topic: Clock Ticking (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Season Greetings everyone. I wrote this song after being challenged to write something about New Zealand Christmas 2020 that is not exactly a conventional Christmas song. . This is about an imaginary person alone with their cat around Christmas time. I was practicing on this song a percussive picking technique that a local folk singer showed me. As usual just recorded on my laptop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=697N_f6syXc
1,139 2020-12-22 20:10:51
Re: Winter Solstice (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Cheers Zurf on Christmas day I will raise my glass of adult beverage in salute to you, and all my Chordie friends and family in the hope that everyone has a better year next year.
1,140 2020-12-21 21:27:45
Re: CHRISTMAS BEAU (5 replies, posted in Poems)
That is real clever word play Ken .
Jim your add on is inspired way of giving the story that extra twist in the tail.
Merry Christmas to all of my Chordie friends and your families.
Pete
1,141 2020-12-21 04:16:27
Re: Come On Back; It's Christmastime (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Merry Christmas Phill that came out good with, sleigh slay bells and guitar " I slay I say I sleigh".. Nearly a tongue twister if one was to say," say sleigh slay" after a few beers. . Maybe to get it to rhyme after a beer one would have to say, "hey hey hay I say I sleigh I slay". Sorry about my weird humour I am staring to sound like I am a picnic short of a sandwich. A real good song you wrote there I liked it a lot.
Wishing you and Ann plus the rest of your family all the very best.
1,142 2020-12-18 23:11:43
Re: SONGS ABOUT YOU - experimenting with a new guitar set-up (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Ken folk country music story telling in a song at its best.
1,143 2020-12-15 22:21:33
Re: Song- Oh What A Night ! (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim your song would sound great sung with a church choir. Perfect lyrics.
1,144 2020-12-13 21:27:56
Re: social distance (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Season greetings everyone, Here in NZ we don't have Covid in the community as far as we know. Kiwi collectively all did the right things earlier on and we managed to stamp it out. Though like the rest of the world we have a few idiots. I got this clip sent to me which I thought was really good of our Prime minister answering children's questions about their concerns around Santa and Christmas. Stay safe everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWMaKKmy4oI
1,145 2020-12-12 23:15:57
Re: social distance (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Phill hope they roll out that vaccine soon. All those people running around with masks and keeping safe distances must be a hard way to live for all you good folk over there? Not been able to have a bevy with friends not much fun. One of my friends here owns a couple of pubs over in the UK his sons they are struggling to keep the business over there going for him.
1,146 2020-12-09 19:47:37
Re: Red Sails (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
DE I ;love the way you use the weather as a metaphor to describe what's going down in the relationship.
1,147 2020-12-09 19:44:33
Re: NAKED BLUES (2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Your sounding good on that one Russell. .
1,148 2020-12-09 19:42:10
Re: Old Song/Updated Lyrics - Mountain Too High (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
DE I like the common sense positivity of your song. Excellent story telling with an empowering message.
1,149 2020-12-06 22:33:33
Re: Song- Oh What A Night ! (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
That is a magic Christmas carol you have written Jim.
Merry Christmas to you and your family also to all of those here on Chordie.
1,150 2020-12-04 19:46:03
Re: Listen - Original Song (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Good one Bud please post more often. You have a great voice and you know how to write a perfect lyric and compose a good tune.