thanks Jerome, I'll have to download Reaper again as it didn't work very well last time so I dumped it. and I'm always out of tune, but don't tell anyone?     

the last time the hairs on my body stood up on end like that was the first time i listened to abbey road. truly amazing.     

excellent choice of topic, and as you'd expect i have a lot of opinion on the subject, or do i?
to begin; i write songs for myself not other people. if other people enjoy my humble offerings then that's great. i've written hundreds of songs and most of them are complete and utter rubbish. one or two are good, possibly very good.
as for changing people's moods or attitudes...well Lennon did it. he also wrote silly meaningless songs; glass onion, i am the walrus, maybe even lucy in the sky with diamonds? all great songs but not really literary masterpieces?
did disco music change attitudes? for the most part it's got to be a NO! "you can ring my bell"?
i wont even mention the "new romantics" waste of time.
i heard someone say that rap is all about politics??? no just sex drugs and shooting people...am i being too controversial?
i guess i'm just "wounded, old and dangerous" well not dangerous (Ian Anderson's words)

in conclusion; write what makes you happy, or to get stuff off your mind. if you make it you'll get rich (hopefully) if not.....     

this is a shot out of the blue my friend. i can only imagine what you're talking about but i hope this wont be the last we hear from you.

all the best phill     

it must be important to you as you've made 5 identical posts. are you trying to boost your post figures? i'm sure the mod for chat will come along soon and delete 4 of them.
as to print button; sorry to say there are still a few problems with the new program. try the work about i suggested in the first post.     

Hi Vic? I've just seen your post and as it happens I got an email from Gear for music and they show the set up you mentioned. So at £110 it sounds a bargain so if your busker amp has sufficed in your gigs it sounds perfect for what you need. You can buy relatively cheap vocal and instrumental FX from Amazon. One thing though, if you're going to use backing tracks I'd keep using the guitar amp. Good luck.     

There words just flow. So much so that I couldn't help but feel you're speaking from experience?
I haven't tried it yet, no time at the moment, but it's another winner.     

excellent misdirection not revealed till the last verse. clever. like it i do     

As usual the first line came to me in the shower! The title came some time after the song was done. I tried it in different styles, CW, rock, ballad, waltz...etc, I've yet to see how it works out.
Calling Elvis hadn't occurred to me even though I've listened to it many times. Maybe Paul Simons Graceland or Mark Cohen's Walking in Memphis had some input.
I think the song is describing the impact Brexit is having on my home town, with everything, it seems, closing.     

And hello to you, welcome to Chordie forums. Give us a few details about yourself, do you play an instrument and where do you come from? It is always a privilege to welcome a new member.     

Glad to hear it. Keep it up... practice makes perfect.