Mekidsmom, that's brilliant all those links, they are really helpful, thanks for that 
1,851 2016-05-19 11:49:05
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
1,852 2016-05-19 11:37:18
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
beamer wrote:
That was in a movie I remember seeing a long time ago. Always thought it was a cool song.
Ill give it a go even if my voice sucks, is it in the Chordie library
Yes it was in a movie, great song, listened to it over and over as a young girl.
Great look forward to hearing your version Beamer. Amy has posted above on where to find chords for it
(Edited to change a word Jandle)
1,853 2016-05-19 11:34:07
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
easybeat wrote:
MKM
it wasn`t very good,so only sent it to jan.Wanted to show her i`d taken up her challenge.
Hi easybeat, hey I checked both your sound cloud and my email.......nothing from you regarding your recording of this song. Did you send it my email?
1,854 2016-05-19 11:26:28
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Strummerboy Bill wrote:
Jan
This is wonderfully and righteously performed. (For those who don't know, I only use the word "righteous", if a song makes me have chill bumps listening to it)
We both could not believe when I played it for Dondra and she wants to me to pass along that she's a fan of yours as well as she loves all the rest of the "Chordie Family".
As for me, I sure would like to add some soft brushes on my snare drum if I could add my contribution that way. I know for a fact that we have plenty of guitarists here who (along with you) could sure do that song up right with the respect it deserves.
Great, Jan! Just great!
Your friends
Bill and Dondra
Bill and Dondra......wow what wonderful feedback, thanks so much .
Bill I would be honoured to have you put your snare drum to it, it would totally add to the song. I can send you the recording if you like so you can add it, but will have to send it tomorrow when I am on the computor rather than iPad
1,855 2016-05-19 11:17:35
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
top down .... Thanks so much
Yes, it has now been moved to the new forum which is very exciting, Featured Song of the Month.
1,856 2016-05-17 09:39:15
Re: Black Muddy River Cover (10 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I have left comments on both of your songs on sound cloud, but wow, you have a great talent! Love how you performed this song!
1,857 2016-05-17 09:29:03
Re: Queen of California....Finally (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Great cover, i went and listened to the original to compare, you have done a great job of it
1,858 2016-05-17 09:19:13
Re: Cheap Thrills (6 replies, posted in Poems)
easybeat, yep pretty much what is happening in the world today in most countries, understandable but has a cost to people, families, jobs etc. Many of those who are skilled in their trade are replaced by more efficient machinery etc................... i hope those valued skilled people never fade away completely.
Good poem, makes one think and reflect ......
1,859 2016-05-17 09:07:02
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Hi Jandal I put a cover up on soundcloud just my version of a Bob Dylan song . It is not as good as what you have done.
Peatle ........ well done, you have done a great job of that Dylan song and a very meaningful song it is too. So awesome you joined in
PS: i am now going to correct my terrible spelling of Dylans surname on my earlier post ....... I must have been having a" moment" with my spelling (Dillon duh) lol
1,860 2016-05-17 01:12:30
Re: Wake up! (Maybe controversial for some.) (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thought provoking, I left a comment on sound cloud. Well written and well performed by you, you have a great talent.
1,861 2016-05-17 01:01:22
Re: Too Young To Die This Old (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Tig your a song factory turning out high powerd quality lyrics.
Ditto to what Peatle said ..............wow!
1,862 2016-05-17 00:54:46
Re: Calloused Hands (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Just as well for the calloused handed workers I say! Imagine what a world it would be with only paper shufflers ........they wouldn't have paper to shuffle for one! Good one easybeat
1,863 2016-05-17 00:50:03
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Jandle you have set the bar high your cover hits all the right spots. Pure Magic.
Thanks Peatle, i enjoyed playing that song. Love to hear you have a go at it and some of the others
1,864 2016-05-16 01:29:09
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Tigljk ....... aww thanks a bunch for your comments Jim you can sing and play guitar and i am so looking forward to hearing you do some. A suggestion and maybe suggest it is Bob Dylan songs, you would nail them!
mekidsmom ........ glad you liked it and thanks for the hinted comment too
unclejoesband ......thanks so much Looking forward to hearing you all do a version of it ...... you too
1,865 2016-05-15 06:06:46
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
unclejoesband, i was wondering if to start a new thread or just get you or a moderator to move this into My Local Band and Me so we can keep the context of the conversations so people know what we are doing?
1,866 2016-05-15 06:04:17
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
easybeat, definately looking forward to it, i will email you tomorrow with a couple of possible idea`s but shush not on here ............it will be a surprise lol
1,867 2016-05-15 06:01:58
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Ok everyone, I have done one today, a very quick take on a cover and it is up on Sound cloud. I would like to perfect it a bit more when i have more time but heading out now and thought i would get something up to start us all off. I messed up the end on this one but as i said have run out of time to record another just yet.
Have a listen: Ode to Billy Joe ......original by Bobbie Gentry ....... as usual on my ukulele .........i would love to have a drum beat with one too.
1,868 2016-05-15 03:27:20
Re: To Old To Die Young cover (23 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Russell, just watched your performance, awesome, talented, loved it
1,869 2016-05-15 03:19:57
Re: 39 (23 replies, posted in My local band and me)
unclejoesband, brilliant performance by YOU, i didn't know that song either, had a quick listen to the original but you performed it so well! impressive!
1,870 2016-05-15 03:08:34
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
beamer, that`s the beauty of it, even with covers we can try and perform it as near too as the original or NOT lol, put your own stamp on it if you want
1,871 2016-05-15 02:53:44
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
unclejoesband wrote:
I know all about those noises when you're trying to record. When I was trying to record "39" a few weeks ago the first interruption was the phone ringing. I started over and one of the dogs decided to bark. I have one I'm going to do tomorrow when the house is empty. I may just put the dogs outside and unplug the phone.
unclejoesband .......... sounds like my household! Exactly the same thing has happened to me whilst recording some of my other songs, the phone, the dog (many times), tui birds (they can be really noisy) and they sit right outside my window in the tree there (hence where i got the song Tui that i wrote) and because there is public walk way right by our house, skate board, bicycle, runners, babies/toddlers in prams, pushchairs sometimes crying ......the list goes on lol
1,872 2016-05-15 02:30:55
Re: Angels In Your Room - A song for anyone with struggles of any kind. (34 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim and Phill, I watched it, once again FANTASTIC!!!! both of you work wonderfully together.
1,873 2016-05-15 01:39:32
Re: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
StrummerboyBill, great glad you approve and yep i think we can either do solo performances OR do performances together somehow either tape over each other OR whoever wants to get together to perform something. Looking forward to it
Easybeat, great glad your keen, we can email some ideas to each other and get together to record something maybe aye? Peatle might like to join us as well, some kind of guitar/drum/uke sing along happening 
unclejoesband, great glad you like the idea too I have one ready to go, just need to re-record it because just as i was on the last line of the song, my son walked into the room and in a big loud voice was talking away to me ........ he didn't realize i was recording lol, so that was the end of that one! Got to re-do it, hopefully today, but just waiting until i have the house to myself so no noises from the others in the house Also good idea, i will put this into My local band and me section once i have recorded it
Peatle Jville, great, hope you will do one too or join in with easybeat and me and do one
1,874 2016-05-13 02:19:13
Topic: MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (81 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Edit by Mekidsmom:
This is the thread that started it all, from conception to birth of the Featured Song Of The Month Forum! Please see the sticky at the top of this section for more details on how to participate! Add your version of this song - Ode to Billy Joe - as a reply in this thread, visit the June Song of the Month thread to see what song is coming up and get practicing, and add your suggestions to the July thread!
Hi everyone,
I was just thinking how a lot of the songs we do on here are originals, or covers of people on chordie who write their own songs, brillant and i am loving it.
I wondered though just for fun, if everyone or anyone was interested in us all doing one cover from a famous known singer, or group .............see what we can come up with............
1,875 2016-05-12 04:00:38
Re: Me and You (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim, fantastic once again, oh your head is full of wonderful songs! Thanks for sharing.