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Bill. Of course you can name any song you like, there is even a forum that houses the names, chords and words of thousands of songs. sorry if that sounds condescending. I'm beginning to realise what "dog days" means, I think? There is a track on The Eagles album Long Road Out Of Eden that mentions dog days, to be honest I still have no idea!
I think "Is That All You Got" sounds perfect for a song title, hope you don't mind if I try it?
happy accidents all the best songs have them
Just gave your song a listen and as Pete said..."wow". I thought your words were great but together with your voice and guitar and the sound of the waves in the background, sea scape perfect.
That's beautiful Mojo, I'll give it a go later as its morning now and no one wants to hear me squawking at this hour. Again, beautiful.
Not for me to say but...Richard forgot to mention that it's winter in Oz, I was there some years ago and though we thought it was warm, the locals were wearing coats and hats, Margret River(?) was lovely but the sea was cold Richard, You'll probably know what I mean?
I've banned this newbee but left his/her post as they make a good point. Per cant be expected to cover all receptacles, but I get Chordie and all tools on PC, laptop and tablet. Android phones might have those tools, I don't know.
PLEASE DON'T PUT ADS IN YOUR SIGI IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE ON CHORDIE
Hi Bill, nice to hear from you. The weather here in the UK is unseasonably hot. My poor old lawn is turning from green to sort of beige colour cos there's a hosepipe ban. Sleeping is difficult as the bed is soaked in sweat. Otherwise it's lovely clear blue sky so suntan weather as long as we keep hydrated and lotioned up. So my friend keep cool and drink plenty of that awful stuff that doesn't taste like beer, oh what's it called oh yeah water, wash my mouth out!
That's brilliant Jim, did you wear your tightest underpants to sing it? LOL I'm guessing the recording is AI? I hope you wrote the words as the hook, the hooks as there were a few were top drawer, I can say no more I'm speechless...brilliant
I don't know if it's my tablet or soundcloud, or more accurately nosoundcloud, when I go on to your poem I get the "somethings gone wrong" banner same as I got with Jim's song the other day. Sorry, it's very annoying.
I wasn't expecting Grah to recommend bass I thought he'd say uke. I have a friend that plays excellent guitar ans recently to stretch himself took up the uke and joined a uke orchestra and he loves it. Not my scene though I do guitar and bass drums and keyboards all very amateurish but I love music, so...
Nope still can't get in just a banner saying "something doesn't sound right". I may need to re-register?
There seems to be a problem on soundcloud I couldn't get the video,
Pedr the Kiwi, master of verse and long white clouds.
Painter of pictures through verbs and nouns.
Massaging our brains we lesser mortals
We marvel at how his pros amaze us
Though crisps become chips
And chips become French fries
Coffee chosen over tea
Winter down there is summer up here
His videos to music or folk on the street
Remain in our hearts, brilliant kiwi Pete (Pedr)
Nice one Grah, dark stage is right...no picture, the subtitles had a problem too, AI I expect not as perfect as it's creators wanted, it couldn't recognise "route" or several other words. It's all about the music and joy of playing it and listening of course
When I saw that title I laughed, I thought Pedr has written a dirty poem? Then I thought, no it's about cars and road trips. Then I realised it's a double entendre? I'm saying no more, but I remember those days too...ooooh distant memories
Who can remember who rules the roost?
Does anyone care at the idle minds boost.
If you kick up a fuss
You get kicked off the bus
The boss runs the schedule
In a world of rockets, you're just a mule
You're just a nanobot performing your role
When the update arrives you'll be thrown in the hole.
The update is faster, smarter and can perform ten things per second
We can't live without it, we won't live with it
It will create a new and better you
Clad in metal with eyes that shoot lasers...
Oops I think I've gone too far
Thanks Brian and Jim. Childhood memories are the best (even if they weren't)
Thanks Pedr. It was written from a Welsh/UK perspective and all lines are from my memory and happened. Some of the terms I used translated;
TANNER= six pense.
KNOCK ON KNOCKER= at night time knock on a door and run and hide, funnier at the time I suppose.
BOB A JOB= an old boy scouts thing for collecting money for charity. a bob is a shilling.
SMELTING= there was a factory in Llanelli that received pig iron from other steel works and re-melted, smelted, to form more manageable ingots. This was done in the Llanelli steel works also known as the KK works (Klondike)
DING = a signal on the double decker busses, one for stop, two for go
back in the 1950s cars were few and far between so playing on the roads was fairly safe, not so much house windows
Don't despair Mojo, there's no money in writing songs these days anyway, do it, like me, for them enjoyment of it and the kudos of your friends, family and drunks!
Living Memories
by Phill Williams July 2026.
As the years leave their marks on my ageing bones.
I recall and yearn for the days of yore.
When I could run through fields and swim in streams.
Build dens in rushes and play in dunes.
Another day climb giant trees.
Hide on branches, obscured by leaves.
Innocence, mischief, knock on knocker.
Running errands; “bob a job, sir?”
Hot summer days with road tar melting.
Industry sounds; the noise of smelting.
Bus bell “ding” once for stop, twice for go.
Saturday morning, matinee show.
Cheap Jack stall in the bustling market.
“Everything a tanner”, I never had it.
The world was as bad then as it is now.
Did my mates and me worry? Did any ten year old?
School was annoying. Those cars in the way.
Coming or going “ but we're playing a game.”
Summers were hot; down the beach in the sea.
Winters were cold; snow, rivers freeze.
One phone in the village in a box on the corner.
Trade it you ask, no chance, your honour.
That mobile is handy and saved many lives.
And satellites fly high above those high flying clouds.
As long as my mind remembers and I breathe.
May those memories live, who'll remember me?
youcinez. most of what you mention is already available on Chordie.
darstrondos, yep you're right after all normal people (and some very abnormal people) have been writing music for hundreds of years. Of course in days gone by you had to have some talent musically, Elton John or in the case of songs vocal composition eg Bernie Taupin and many others. when I first took up the guitar I couldn't afford lessons but I could afford a book; "play in a day" so I taught myself to play with just a rudimentary musical knowledge from school. When I write a song I record all the instruments live, drums, keyboards, guitar and bass all self taught, I'm no musical genius I just enjoy doing it. what aggravates me about today's music is that, like Wham they had backing musicians who were never mentioned. Some of the artists you mentioned Pedr, don't write or even perform on their records, the voices you hear like a heavenly choir are just one voice multiplied lots of times and harmonized to within an inch of their lives. Even though the AI concerned were operated by humans and all the voices and instruments were sampled from humans it's still not human music, it's a robot. End of rant
Hi Bill, yes every day it seems. When I was playing with a group 40 years ago, I found a song I wanted to play namely "One Man Band" which I worked out from the record and practised in that key with the group in my front room. When we got to play it in concert, in battlefield conditions as I call it, I couldn't hit the key with any force so we didn't play it again. When I went solo a few years later I changed the key, hammered it out in my front room, full volume, and the song became a staple in my set. Lesson learnt, new songs had to be key checked at full volume and changed if necessary. About fancy chords I don't really fuss with them unless the song really calls for them so I stick to 6ths, 7ths and 9ths if I have to. Does that make me lazy?
That's really beautiful Pedr. It flows sweetly like the river as you mention in your poem. "Yet shadows loom where egos play" how did you come up with such a simple yet telling line? It tells how this world can be cruel yet beautiful, bitter and sweet. You are so deserving of your title Loremaster, I bow to your brilliance.
Rock and roll Mojo, loved it. The words are so clever you must be chuft (delighted) with your work. You can always tell when I like a song cos I'm playing the bass and drums in my mind as I'm listening.
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