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I like the Dylan Thomas references and it reads as if you're a little miffed (not the word I wanted to use)
Did you know that Bob Dylan used his name? Also Dylan Thomas was born and grew up 9 miles from me in Swansea. Later he moved to Talacharn, which is around 30 miles away. I've been and played there many times and the locals still love to tell tales of his exploits, most of which don't leave him in a good light.
I really enjoyed that. I must say I'm not over enamoured by disco even though I had to play bass on some of their songs (BeeGees) when I played in a band, mmmmm.
Great minds Pedr, I still call him John Revolta sometimes.
I am a full time wind-up merchant, I can twist most statements to be a bit rude but I have to be careful what I say and to who, not everyone has my sense of humour.
FYI, The band wasn't called "mmmmm"
Pedr, sorry but I have to disagree with you on this. Artists have to evolve as the Beegee's did and of course the Beatles. The Beegees or Barry Gibs originally from the Isle of man, then Australia then returned to UK finally on to the US grew from a ballad band to disco and produced some amazing songs in their later life not that their earlier stuff was not as good, different times different styles.
I think I'm a bit late but as I've never heard this song before and insurance companies in our respective countries are unlikely to be the same I wouldn't have had a scoobies anyway. Note; scoobie do = haven't a clue. Thanks for trying to get more members to get involved, if you think of anything else please do, something more international maybe?
I recognised myself and my aches and pains in there. Great choice there Pedr I couldn't have chosen a better statement of the ageing process. As Russell Harding says; getting old isn't for cissies, or words to that effect. Great song by the way.
Dams were also created in Wales to serve English cities like Birmingham (not Alabama) regardless of the fact that villages had to be evacuated and the populace rehoused, as in the film How green was my valley.
I think the video and song refers to yin/yang the good created in a bad way, no good deed goes unpunished even though it's the victims that get punished not the fat cats that get fatter.
As for your first question, I actually thought of a ferry but decided to go for a cruise ship.
To be honest I know very little about New Zealand apart from Brian, Pete and Jan live there, oh and it's summer time!
Brian I'm guessing it has something to do with cruising? To be honest I was more interested in the old cars than the song or the ad as we never had it up here in the old country
To add to Jim's comment about different styles of the same song and Pete's and Brian's advocating of many styles make light listening, we always seem to prefer the first version we hear unless another version knocks us off our feet. As I mentioned in another post, I believe there are some composers as good as any that have gone before. The trouble is the producers take an original and possibly great song and destroy it by adding superfluous effects and needless vocal harmonies that are produced by studio chicanery. As a for instance listen to singers on "talent show" performances then how their records have been murdered by the production process. I think I've preached enough. Amen
I like the way you perform your songs and ask questions in the accompanying videos. Your double tracking and echo kind of remind me of when I used to do it before I could afford multi track machines. It begs the question can you hear the previous track while adding the new/dubbed track? There is a reason for my question.
Excellent composing there Beamer. Love the way you mix medieval folk lore with modern connotation. Makes me wonder are you missing Game of thrones?
I think this is the best one so far Brian. It just goes to show how wrong I am about the writers and entertainers are nowhere near the talent of previous decades. Well found and chosen Brian. A great song.
Now thats not what I call rap. That's what I call a talented song writer playing and singing in the greatest tradition of entertainers. Thanks Pedr.
You're right Pedr it sounds like another of those "jump on the bandwagon" songs so popular from the US in the 60s and 70s. Unlike all the other choices you've made Brian, this one I don't like. The banjo, and tuba or trombone bass line are too much of a copy of Raindrops. It does show however your eclectic mix of listening choices. You should keep on as I've learned of some great songs I intend to follow up on.
I can understand that. I don't know what message you got from that as New Zealand has its own problems but up here in the cold it resonates quite clearly as hospital and doctors appointments are becoming impossible to get. Energy prices sky rocket as the energy companies register record profits and petrol and food prices require a mortgage. But apart from that this song and the performance is brilliant. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Thanks for writing that out Jim. I've listened to that song many times over the years and accepted it as I heard it never thinking of the words and their meaning. It makes a sad song sadder, if that's a word?
I don't know if you're aware but macca wrote this for Picasso off the cuff when challenged by the great man to write a song on the spot. Oh for that kind of talent.
Beautifully performed, such talent.
If I was to list all the songs I wish I had written...well I couldn't find a web page to take them all. Suffice to say just about every Beatles song, excluding a few songs on the white album. All songs by Yes, Supertramp, several by Genesis and Jethro Tull, but very few top ten songs from the 60's, 70's. Even less from then to now unless you count the Eagles. I couldn't name one song as it would change daily.
In different way Pedr? I can't imagine you as a rent boy!
My heart felt condolences for your loss.
Well done Richard hope it bumps up your CD sales.
Hi Dana. If you go to your song book, on the right hand side there are three choices for font size. on the other hand if you're using windows > left click and click on font size and you can re-size there. If you are down loading to office there will be a font re-size in one of the drop down menus. I hope this helps, it is easier than I've made it look.
Richard, after years of paying and being chaced by the tax man who seems determined to put me in the poor house (reference to the travelling wilburries) I think the few shilling made by selling a CD is not high on my bucket list. But I do hope when I slip off this mortal coil that someone will listen to my life's work and say...oh well!
Very good Jim. A tad long maybe at almost 6 minutes, but the melody and especially your words and phrasing are excellent.
My 12 string is actually an 11 string as each time I go to put a new string set on I break the high G string. It doesn't seem to make a lot of difference to the sound.
Well Jim my story goes back to 1965 when I was aged 14. My class mate had brought it into school on the previous Christmas and boy the girls were around him like bees around honey. I thought yep thats for me. I'd wanted a guitar since i'd seen Freddy and the Dreamers a few years before and only strengthened by the Beatles. So, one day he said I'm getting a new guitar do you want my old one...HELL YES! It cost 50pence or 10 shillings. I over tightened the strings and one day I got home to find it had folded like a book it had lasted about 2 weeks.
My gradmother took me to the local music shop and helped me buy a brand new guitar. Exactly the same only new. I just banged out a lot of noise for 2 years when I met my first ball and chain I decided it was time to get a decent guitar and learn to play it. I got one of those "tune in a day" books and taught myself chords. It was a year or so later I got an electric guitar, cheap and nasty. I wont bore you with my guitar history after that you'll be relieved to know.
You might have added verbal diarrhoea? Some folks you just can't shut up, present company excepted of course. I like the way you snuck Maree into your song...brownie points?
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