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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

TIGLJK wrote:

Peatle - great point thanks thinking of that !! 
I have added a bridge at the end - hope it addresses it enough
without making the song depressing.

Cheers !!
Jim

That addition is excellent Jim.     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Clever lyrics Jim but I also suspect for some unfortunate children and their parents it is also a tough time of year,     

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

Sometime pop ups appear when I have looked at chordie recently but not every time.     

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(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

neophytte wrote:

Nice little tune you got there, very meaningful in today's world!!

Cheers

Richard

Thank you Richard     

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(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Efharisto ( Thank you)  Grah     

Its good to see and hear the three of you who put up a song in this month chordie section making music.. I left you all a comment on your recordings.

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(17 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Mojo that song has a good message and works real good vocal lyrics and guitar playing. It is really special.     

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(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Thank you Piri I don't think the world is ready for my terrible voice and guitar playing.  My songs are received a bit like Father McKenzie sermons in the church where Elenor Rigby goes. I use to think the cat when I was singing or playing my guitar or piano was meowing along with me until it occurred to me he was frantically signaling me as he wanted me to open the door and let him out. My goal here this time is  hopefully to encourage people to come out of the woodwork and give songwriting a shot. So what I'm saying  to anyone reading this is it wouldn't take much for someone to put up a better song than mine. This planet is covered with millions of people there has got to be plenty of those hiding their talents away who want to give music a shot.  All it takes is hitting the record  button on your phone no need for fancy tech and then putting it on youtube or some other place and of course as well  providing a link to it on chordie.     

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(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

I decided to have a shot at this song  i wrote a while back. Hopefully its lyrics make sense I tried to keep it in a folky style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyMcxhaXpCo 

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

Always good to read your posts Bill.     

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

Good to  see you back here on Chordie Beamer your an interesting character glad to see your found a good lady to have adventures with. Thanks to Easybeat  he has kept me up to date with chordie  as I haven't been on here often as I don't really have much or anything to offer. When I do look in from time to time nobody is posting. You certainly have embraced technology  and taken your music to another level. Though I'm not very tech I can see the appeal of using those tools. I am one of those strange people who still reads books and hardly watches TV some say I'm living on another planet or am stuck in an era that is gone. Anyway, great to see you on here and I have also followed yours and Jets plus Zurf exploits from time to time on the Facebook. Rock on brother.

Jandle wrote:
Grah1 wrote:

jan  get  well   soon    hope  it  doesnt  hurt  too  much

Thanks Grah, cracked ribs are worse than the broken bones in my arm.  But thankfully, ribs are on the mend.  I can now get in and out of bed without pain!

Wishing you a quick recovery Jan.     

Bill wonderful to see you  back on chordie. I have always enjoyed your wise outlook on life and thoughts about music with the added bonus of reading those interesting stories from your life. I was sorry to hear of Dondra passing. You have had more than your fair share of battles but I am also sure you are just like David who overcame Goliath with your bravery you will overcome all the things that dare to challenge or are stupid enough to think they can defeat you. My brother in music  your a champion.

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(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Mojo that is brilliant another great tune with your special dynamic style that hits all right places. Your vocal phrasing and guitar work perfect.     

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(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Cool lyrics Jim masterfully written.     

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(4 replies, posted in Poems)

A good band name Twitching Curtains. Whenever I'm out walking from now on passing houses I will be looking out for twitching curtains . Good poem.     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

neophytte wrote:

Good tune - I understand your sentiment, but disagree with the line "firing a bullet is a sin", as my brother has a farm in the rural areas; sometimes a shot gets fired to scare the foxes away ... anyway, dropped you a like on YouTube!

Cheers

Richard

Richard you have lost me there. My song has nothing to do with shooting animals or owning a gun it is about people shooting people in anger. Aside from that thank you for taking time to have a listen.     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Cheers thank you everyone for giving my rough attempt at writing a song a listen. Keep up the good work Chordians.     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Here I am attempting to do a song I wrote it still needs refining to get it into a better shape. I'm not up to playing guitar much nowadays and my vocals are not good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdeMg80GUPo

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(5 replies, posted in My local band and me)

That song of yours has got a good country thing going on there Jim     

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(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Richard you and your bandmates put that together good.

Cheers Piri the problem with mainstream radio is the gatekeepers who control what gets played and what doesn't. Programme directors and radio promoters have nowadays been corrupted by some unknown thing that stifles new and exciting and old and exciting taking away a chance to be heard. Those with the big money set trends and its not exciting or a good thing for music I think. Powerful corporations make it all bland to me.

Thank you Piri and Jim for your feedback. I will attach another great tune here which uses a dobro and a guitar plus an upright bass with good bit of drumming with an effective driving beat and a raunchy vocal. I love the clever lyrics on this one also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WY6DLskk44     

I like hearing good vocals with two guitars and a cello. especially when one of the guitars is a Dobro. The vocals a lady with a raunchy voice and two guys harmonizing on backing vocals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIzCWVrg4jo

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

I will attach a video of a perfect blend of classical and rock. Check out the lead guitarist on here he is only eleven years old and is brilliant his name is Olly Pearson. He flew over from his home in Wrexham Wales to Paris to perform in this video. Julien Cohen did a brilliant job of arranging all the musicians and the sound and film crew to put this this video together. Julien is the guy on the piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUEstWJUkA