shall have to try it, i used to play when i'm 64 in my set years ago but it's one of those that fell by the wayside. i was tempted to revive it last year when i was 64....i resisted... ![]()
2,201 2016-12-04 20:38:38
Re: Sixtyfive (14 replies, posted in Poems)
2,202 2016-12-04 20:34:43
Re: STRINGS (yes, again) (11 replies, posted in Acoustic)
i love the sound from Martin custom lights .11-.52 but as you say, you know the sound you want and when you find it you'll know
2,203 2016-12-04 20:28:44
Re: "I wonder what happens if..." (3 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I've bought a lighter gauge set to help with the tension thing, haven't put them on yet though.
BGD, how would a 12er sound detuned to D?
2,204 2016-12-04 12:07:53
Re: Sixtyfive (14 replies, posted in Poems)
Peatle, you live in the Forrest?
Chords to when I'm 64? Might work I'll have to give it a go.
Thanks to everyone for reading my early morning thoughts
2,205 2016-12-01 22:12:59
Re: General blog type post LOL (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
we used to have an ad over here with chimpanzees drinking tea when one says to the other " it's in the taste" you love it or hate it....just like marmite
2,206 2016-12-01 20:37:58
Re: Have Any Of My Chordie Friends Given Up CD's? (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
purists!!!!! not me...i was so glad when cassettes came out so i could get away from crackles, rumbles, clicks and scratches. of course the tape would then stretch and make the music sound weird. ah, the relief i felt when CD's arrived; clean sound with crystal clarity...ahhhh heaven. i've still got a couple of dozen LP's in the attic gathering dust along with my panasonic turn table. i guess when i die they'll all be thrown in the skip anyway.
downloads? nah, half the fun of buying a record is reading the sleeve notes even if i have to wear two pairs of glasses to read them!
2,207 2016-12-01 20:28:06
Re: General blog type post LOL (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i love a nice milky coffee but i tend to get heart palpitations so i tend to avoid coffee and cola (i thought that would be the safest way of putting it LOL) we use ty-phoo tea bags with sugar and milk and of course it must be hot!
i laughed at the Picard ref as he's meant to be french! it's like a french man playing a scotsman and a scotsman playing a spaniard...it could never happen? could it?
why cant religion and musicians stay out of politics and politicians keep their nose out of everything else? having said that we all have an opinion only some can shout it louder than others.
2,208 2016-11-30 09:36:52
Re: Sixtyfive (14 replies, posted in Poems)
Hi Bill
I'd like to thank you and Dino for having a read and commenting. I hadn't thought of putting it to music unless I do something like has been done recently and speak it over some guitar strumming? Notice that I avoided the rap word? When they thought up that title they left out the C lol
Thanks again, love to Dondra
2,209 2016-11-30 09:28:59
Re: Sixtyfive (14 replies, posted in Poems)
Ditto Do you think the Beatles had a moment when they did When I'm 64?
Hi Dino
I think Macca was in his mid 20 s when he wrote when I'm 64, if he did then there's hope for us all?
2,210 2016-11-29 21:18:48
Topic: Sixtyfive (14 replies, posted in Poems)
These were my thoughts as I woke up this morning only slightly modified for verse, rhyme and decency reasons otherwise it is as it occurred to me at 6.15 this morning.
65. by Phill Williams. 29/11/16
When I wake up every morning in my head I'm still 18.
But once my eyes are open, my youth was just a dream.
A dream of summers hot and long.
Of Christmas trees and Christmas songs.
Of swimming, running – snowball fights.
Of young romance on balmy nights.
Suddenly I'm back to now.
65 and freezing cold.
My arm is cold above my head.
It cant be moved – oh God! It's dead!
Under sheets to get it warm.
Pins and needles as blood returns.
“It's gone to sleep” as my mam once said.
Until it does it feels like lead.
I roll-up now into a ball.
So cosy under blankets warm.
Till my knees hurt and my back hurts too.
My stomach shouts out - “I NEED SOME FOOD!”
And what my wife has called for 30 years.
“That useless piece of skin” – not hers.
Has found a new lease of life it seems.
Bathroom time....I need a pee.
2,211 2016-11-28 23:36:26
Re: Fifty Year's (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
my old dad used to whistle too, or at least try to, he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket to be honest. he started a job driving a lorry in about 1957/8 and during the summer holidays i'd go with him for a spin, which i think is where i get my wanderlust from. between the engine noise was deafening and his whistle as well????? he died about 10 years ago 2 years after my mother, i sometimes dream about them as if they were still alive and even though i feel sad that they're no longer here, i'm glad i had a few more moments with them.
i'd love to have a go at your song if i get some time but i am preparing for christmas right now so maybe when i get a few moments.
got to say though love the song and the sentiment
2,212 2016-11-28 21:00:02
Re: Christmas song (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i must say you have a way with words and i love the uke, it kinda reminds me of George Formby, i love the old funny men...well done
2,213 2016-11-28 20:53:57
Re: Jango Player (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i have to agree, i have had the wrong song played on several occasions though usually by the right performer
2,214 2016-11-28 10:40:43
Re: NEED HELP PUTTING CHORDS INTO A SONG (28 replies, posted in Songwriting)
It's great to see how you've made the hardships of your life work for you. You are obviously a very brave and determined man who I am sure will find a way to strum and pick.
I usually find when I'm playing on a right hander that A shaped chords, or Bb actually, are the easiest and best to play; index finger for the barre and ring finger to hold down the 3 strings to make the chord, just like slide guitar really. Glad you like what I've done with your song, always glad to help.
Phill.
2,215 2016-11-27 21:45:26
Re: NEED HELP PUTTING CHORDS INTO A SONG (28 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hi there U.D.n.B
I thought I'd have a crack at it and this is what I came up with, I hope you don't mind cos I've taken a liberty or two with some words to get the rhythm I've used and I've altered some chords to give the song a flow and I've even changed key for the last 3 lines, as Jim says "if'n you likes it not, dump it."
Fallen Again
[D] To all of those in my [C] life who [G] care about [D] me,
[D] my eyes are filled with [C] hurt, so [G] much I can't [D] see.
[C] Just please have patience, for I've [G] fallen again,
[Am] I try so hard,but I [D] just can't win.
[C] I brush myself off, put my [G] feet back on the ground,
[Am] because I know there's a [G] reason, why I'm [D] still around.
[D] I try as hard as I [C] can, to [G] do my very [D] best,
[D] but it seems like all my [C] efforts, never [G] please the [D] rest.
[C] I feel like all those, I [G] care about the most,
[Am] don't acknowledge me, makes me [D] feel like a ghost.
[C] I have to follow [G] my heart, a quest unbound,
[Am] I've fallen again, I'm [G] down here on the [D] ground.
[C] A person can [D] only get back up so [Em] many times,
[Am] before they need [C] help, that's why I [D] write these lines.
[D] If someone sees on the [C] ground a [G] struggling man,
[D] would you please stop real [C] quick, to [G] offer me your [D] hand.
[F] I've fallen [C] again and I'm on the [Bb] ground
[F] I've fallen [C] again and I'm on the [Bb] ground
I said I've [F] fallen [C] again and I'm on the [Bb] ground....D-C-G
I am recording it at the moment and as soon as I get it on soundcloud I'll let you know
2,216 2016-11-26 16:19:28
Re: new post old song :) (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jim, just had a little read through very christmassy and as always great words and the meter seems perfect.well done and thanks for sharing
phill
2,217 2016-11-25 09:47:02
Re: NEED HELP PUTTING CHORDS INTO A SONG (28 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Wow Jan, I never realised you were lefty too! I began torturing the strings at about 14 in an attempt to attract the girls....never worked! But when I picked it up for the first time it went naturally lefty, I've tried swapping but gave up.
Upside, your gonna have to give us a shorter name we can call you? Yes great song made all the more poignant by the accompanying story, glad to hear you're clean, congrats on that and the song, it's early morning here and the wife is still sleeping so with your permission I'll give it a go later. You have a talent keep on.
Phill
2,218 2016-11-23 08:59:31
Re: windows 10 upgrade assistant (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi Jim, just having little problems like reinstalling the programs I used, I keep getting told win 10 doesn't support them. I'm still having problems getting my recording programming working...still keep trying. I couldn't log into Chordie the other day luckily Roger came to my salvation
2,219 2016-11-22 20:50:24
Re: windows 10 upgrade assistant (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Just a last post to finish this thread off;
As you may have read above i had a major crash and had to have my HDD formatted then Win 10 re-installed. MS had tried to down load the anniversary update on a couple of occasions but always got stuck at 84% to 91% and took 25 hours to get there before giving in!
Anyway, I switched on tonight to find that Win 10 had began down loading again so I thought OK let it run see what happens. 40 minutes later it had completed the down load and we are running fine (wipes sweat from brow) so hopefully no more crashes or formats.
Thanks again to those that offered help and advice.
Phill
2,220 2016-11-22 11:11:56
Re: Baby, I`ve Got You. (6 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Hi Jan, I almost hit the report button on this as it's so spamalicious! You have a lovely voice and your guitar playing is really coming along. I liked the rhythm you used I could almost hear sleigh bells! Of course Jim is a tremendous songsmith and you've picked a great song to cover.
2,221 2016-11-20 21:57:08
Re: `NightMare` (6 replies, posted in Poems)
scary indeed, i've just come from a sunday afternoon in the local club so i'm not quite sober or sensible, but your poem is rather scary imagine having to watch x factor or i'm a celebrity without a drink? unthinkable! please write some more
2,222 2016-11-20 21:52:55
Re: windows 10 upgrade assistant (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
hi amy, no just £45 that he said it would cost, so not too bad, whats that about $30-$40 just mourning the loss of all those songs, still got them on thumb and cd. thanks for caring.
2,223 2016-11-19 09:33:17
Re: Without You (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Yes very nice in that modern style. It's nice to see young talent singing rather than talking or rapping and writing her own music, full marks.
2,224 2016-11-18 21:45:57
Re: windows 10 upgrade assistant (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi Amy, yes I'd love a new PC basically cos I love new stuff anything from computers to guitars PA's TV's anything, I'm just a wastrel....ha, ha.
anyway, update;
took my PC in Wednesday and the techie worked on it all day and finally phoned to say all he could do was format the HDD and re-install windows 10 from a disc, which meant I'd lose all my programmes but he could save my songs and music and photos*, I had to say OK no other choice. so I spent yesterday (Thursday) reinstalling my essential programmes but it seems all my self penned songs, must be between 50 and 100, have all gone or at least hiding somewhere I haven't looked yet, that's not a problem as I have them all on CD or thumb drive. All my written work survives and my PC runs. Such a relief. Thanks for all your suggestions and help and concern.
Phill
Edited to add *photos 1000's of photos at
2,225 2016-11-15 22:54:32
Re: windows 10 upgrade assistant (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I spoke to a techie today who laughed and told me my symptoms...smart ass! So it's going into his shop tomorrow as he says it's an easy fix...double smartass, and it'll cost between £25&£45 the other alternative is a new PC which will cost a lot more. I should have grabbed it quick when the wife suggested it, but I'm too honest, stupid but honest.
thanks for all the help.
Phill