you are a talented writer Amy, and it matters not a jot how long the words take to come out as long as the end result is this heart-felt and truthful.

i believe that as long as you think about someone who's passed sometimes they never really die. the frightening part is....are all your nearest and dearest looking down shaking their heads each time you do something you might be ashamed of. make-up your own mind as to what that may be.

thanks for sharing

hi folks, thanks for the positive responses. i am at present attempting to record the vocal but i don't have gilmore's voice and certainly not his guitar talent. as you say tyson the length of a song "just works out like that" i didn't set out to make a long song or even a floyd looky-likey it just came out that way.
hey beamer, i wouldn't categorize it as punk or pop though to my ears it's fairly easy listening-ish in as much as i don't think frank sinatra would have covered it...lol
hi dino and jandle, as i said i am in the process of recording it, but the vocal i'm putting on so far doesn't work for me, i unfortunately sound like a pub singer and that wont do.

yes i get it now pete. have you noticed how it's us poor ones in our 1000 cc cars that get the blame for global warming? it's not the rich with their 8 or 10 cylinder cars or the tanks government's build to fight their wars or even the industrial revolution of 200 years ago and the factories that are still belching out filth which are allowed to carry on to maximise profits.

OK i know preaching again

i cried

hey jim, powerful stuff. a very difficult subject to broach but you've done it superbly. we don't see half of what is happening over the pond, just as you don't see most of the goings on over here. as a song, you've created a fab punch line " another ugly slice of american pie". be careful, you'll get a reputation as one of those (50's & 60's) protest singers.

top work my friend

jim changed the chording and a few words so he should have credit for the song as well, so thank you jim and thanks to MKM for taking the time to listen and comment

birthday greetings from across the pond

nice change from rubbishing the B chord, by the way, is the amnesty over? haven't heard much about it for some time.....FOL

back to F, i mostly play it up the neck or using my index finger holding down the B & E strings leaving the bass E unplayed (is that a word?) again the C to F to C to F is good practice and you know what practice makes?....yeah you're right...... blisters.

phill

Thanks Dino and Doug, good advice.

It does say that with each upgrade it can only get better? Ya think? Mmmm

As I said it took hours then as if it crashed? Stuck at 80% I thought of leaving it on all night but I got the feeling it would still be in the same place come morning. I had to unplug the PC to get it to stop! When I switched on next morning it said going back to your last....whatever? It did and works fine but the app is still on my desk top but will soon find itself in the bin!!!
Great advice friends many thanks

Thanks Doug, it makes me feel all warm inside to know we have support way over yonder....still glowing