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(86 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

JULY 2025 - COUNTRY

Original thread can be found here:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=40163
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neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1pJ0JuBBQ0
neophytte:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS4pP-5HzBE
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_S0DP62X8M
Jandle:  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/my-elusive-dreams
Jandle:  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/littl … rinking-me
Grah1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9o-LEe8fLk
easybeat:  https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/dry-july     

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(86 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

JUNE 2025 - ROCK

Original thread can be found here:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=40139
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Grah1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_D96fIvUA4
Grah1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCROcRQjls
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHNZ8ZPgCnA
Grah1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkicwMwuCPo
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NpVyEAm9Y
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSImkGNB9Ls
neophytte:   https://richardmortimer.bandcamp.com/track/fiction-love
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUkSNOCD7EI
TIGLJK:  [entry deleted]
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnBp8NRrThA
neophytte:  https://richardmortimer.bandcamp.com/track/that-night
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH4fNjQt8Cg
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFgb13wntDk     

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(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I love live music, live bands, live vocalists the most.  The raw sound of it being performed live, you can't beat it.  Recently on our holiday in the South Island, we went to a local pub for dinner and there was a live band.  A female drummer, she was brilliant.  She fascinated me watching her drumming away, her expressions on her face as she was totally absorbed in what she was doing, brilliant.  Another female singer, with strong vocals, she could sing anything.  The base guitarist and the other guitarist, both could sing as well, just watching them all getting into it was great.  The between song, joking around and banter between them was great.  They had some of the patrons up dancing and singing along.  As I said, you can`t beat the atmosphere of a live band.     

Awesome, I will check that out, thanks Richard.  Too tired tonight, but will check it out this week smile     

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(7 replies, posted in Poems)

Brilliant!,  Loved to read through this smile     

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(5 replies, posted in Poems)

Great piece of writing there Brian (and Pete your piece as well).  I think we can all relate to this, lack of sleep, dogs barking .... Is it our age? We sleep lighter and hear every noise?  As a young'un we sleep through it all, none the wiser.  On our recent holiday, in the South Island, which we have just got back from.  Two places we stayed at in our campervan, in farmland, I could hear through the night the farm dogs, out in the cold, in their little dog houses ( pfffft if you can call them that), all barking, crying out, broke my heart.  Bloody farmers and their tough rough ways I thought to myself.  Those poor dogs, left out in the cold, in a little caged area, with a pathetic doghouse to keep them out of the cold, meant to be shelter, yeah right.  Those dogs work their butts off for those farmers, only to be left out in the cold at night, no love, no comfort.  Makes me mad, makes me sad.  Enough said.     

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(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

That was great, well done to you both Brian and Jim smile     

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(86 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

MAY 2025 - FOLK

Original thread can be found here:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=40114
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Grah1 & easybeat collaboration:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Q1gm_V1M0
Grah 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfuxHqFGADQ
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBg6BTSxhGk
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGdmfGiMzBw
easybeat:   https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/wildest-dream

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(86 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

APRIL 2025 - NIL

This month seems to be missing in action.     

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(86 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

MARCH 2025 - COUNTRY, FOLK & ROCK

Original thread can be found here:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=40028
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Grah1:  https://soundcloud.com/graham-windle/no … -oaklahoma
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcT6TNcxng8
easybeat:  https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/331 … news-today
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkHgevQXio4
Phill Williams:  wrote a song "Self Destruct" undefined
Grah1 and TIGLJK:  collaboration between both men.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IBYS-WBSdw

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(86 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

FEBRUARY 2025 - RANDOM WORDS

Original thread can be found here:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=39935
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TIGLJK:  wrote an original song called "Lonesome heart and Empty Sky"
neophytte:  [entry deleted]
neophytte:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrHRsqGBd1A

Looking for SUGGESTIONS from you for SONGS next month in OCTOBER using the word BABY or FOOD.

So, you can perform a song using the word BABY or a song about a BABY.   You can perform a song using the word FOOD or perform any song about any type of FOOD. 

Write your SUGGESTIONS for next month in the comments below.

READY, SET, GO!!! 

Sorry, getting this one up late this month as I have been away on holiday.  But better late than never.

This month of SEPTEMBER we are looking for any songs to do with FLORA and or FAUNA.   Once again, it can be an ORIGINAL or a COVER, you know the drill by now.

A couple of suggestions were:
Eye of the Tiger
Blackbird
The Rose
Build me up Buttercup
I`m a Tiger -by Lulu

Look forward to hearing your songs.

READY, SET, GO!!! 

I haven't heard of Logic, I will have to look it up.     

Nice Richard, some good points and lyrics in that one.   I think many in the world these days have similar thoughts about life, our world ....     

Thanks, Richard, for suggestions smile     

I`m a Tiger, I`m a Tiger ... Lulu

neophytte wrote:

I uploaded this one which has the line: then I hear the thunder, hear the wind a-howl:

https://soundcloud.com/neophytte1/key-of-thunder3

Hope you enjoy!

Cheers

Richard

Sorry I have been away on holiday for the last month, so haven't had a chance to participate this time.

Nicely done Richard, I liked the drums with it.   What are you using on this one to get the effect?     

lol very clever Richard, I see what you did there big_smile     

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(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Love, love it.  Your writing skills are amazing, and you should be picked up by some famous person to sing your songs.  The AI is making all your songs come to life which is exactly what you need as a song writer.  The AI lets us the listener hear how you the song writer want your songs to sound and be performed.     

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(1 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Another great song written by you Jim.     

Here are what came up for me on Random Word Generator.

Isolation
Disappointment
Hear
Aluminium     

For the month of AUGUST, we are looking for SUGGESTIONS using the Random Word Generator.

Pick up to 3 or 4 RANDOM WORDS and pop those words down below in the comments.  Next month, we will be using those words in a COVER song or an ORIGINAL song you have written.

https://randomwordgenerator.com

Looking forward to what words come up for us to use next month in a song.

READY, SET, GO!!! 

This month`s theme is PROTEST SONGS and SEA SHANTY SONGS.   As usual, they can be COVERS or an ORIGINAL that you have written. 

Here are some of the SONGS suggested by you guys.

NO KINGS - Jesse Welles
THE TIMES ARE A CHANGIN’ – Bob Dylan
KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR – Bob Dylan
LIKE A ROLLING STONE – Bob Dylan
FOR WHAT IT`S WORTH – Buffalo Springfield
OHIO – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
I`m SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON – Woody Guthrie’s, Dropkick Murphys
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND – Woody Guthrie’s

Ok you all know the drill …..

READY, SET, GO!!! 

TIGLJK, that was an interesting read and good suggestions.  I had no idea of any of that.     

Peatle Jville wrote:

Jim and Richard good on you both for putting your talents out there. Thank you Jan for keeping things going. I will put an old one from years back of mine up just to show my support.     
https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/come-on-guitar

That was so good Peatle, you made that guitar talk!!!!!