See The Light Do Right
Putting lives into a nutshell
Making it short
Glossing over the short-term emotional hell
Telling stories
That entertain
Family history that came about causing some pain
Digging into a well
Not to send lambs to the slaughter
Love your sons and your daughters
Out of storms there ends up a calm
The dangling carrot
Grabbed by the vulnerable
Doesn’t make someone dishonourable
A barking hound at the heal
Reminds a child not to steal
Turn things around
Give every one you meet a good deal
Be honest
Be good
Don’t steal
Redeem
Come clean
Don’t be obscene
26 2024-04-05 09:16:45
Topic: See The Light Do Right (5 replies, posted in Poems)
27 2024-04-04 09:06:15
Re: Suggestions - FSOTM for May 2024 (11 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
constellation
credit
frozen
deny
28 2024-04-01 06:28:48
Re: SUGGESTIONS - APRIL FSOTM 2024 (4 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Love the humor EB.
29 2024-04-01 06:25:59
Re: Rosemary and red onion sausages, a song for vegetarians ? (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Grah that is brilliant. My mum lived to 103 . She ate everything that was good and bad for you. Though her only health considerations were eat porridge every morning and as she was a dancer keep moving use your body don't sit down all the time. Media and advertising infiltrates people's brains in an unhealthy way it is what they call marketing. when maybe it should be called brain washing. Good to hear that you and your wife health is coming right after a challenging time for your wellbeing and ability to get out and do the things you enjoy.
30 2024-03-30 03:27:13
Re: Record Store No More (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Cheers, Brian, I think this idea is not original it all comes from Doo Wop and I think Doo Wop most probably came from somewhere else. Doo Wop Music started in the 1950”S when kids sang songs on street corners. What recently got me thinking about vocals was coming across this a Cappella song on youtube a cover version by The Housemartins off “Caravan Of Love”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-uUS6bSOP4
31 2024-03-29 05:58:45
Topic: Record Store No More (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Here is my rough attempt at recreating what me and my mates would do when out in our cars to entertain ourselves when I was younger. One of us would come up with a lyric and we would all then try to add to it just with our voices. I sure people on chordie could do something in a similar vein better than I can.
32 2024-03-29 05:04:57
Re: Steely Dan (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim don't lose that number clever lyrics by you.
33 2024-03-24 06:52:49
Topic: Rick Beato (0 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Sometimes at night I get on You Tube to watch all sorts of things to entertain myself. Friends of mine like Easybeat are the ones who have introduced me to a man called Rick Beato who does amazing music interviews. One I recently watched is an interview with Micheal Mc Donald. If you are not busy and have a bit of time here it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLAcQIfoauQ
34 2024-03-23 03:00:32
Re: Video I made of the song I wrote (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Excellent performance and song Jim. Also, your video works perfect. Where did you find the photos or are they ones you photographed yourself?
BTW Jim, I just finished reading, "The Alchemist" the book you recommended. I should read and I enjoyed it.
36 2024-03-19 02:49:47
Re: SUGGESTIONS - APRIL FSOTM 2024 (4 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Shop
Life
Bus
Home
37 2024-03-19 02:47:19
Re: I Wanna Rock (1 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Makes me wanna rock excellent collabration. Guitar vocals and organ work great while the bass and drums keep it moving along nice. Great work guys thanks for sharing.
38 2024-03-19 02:39:36
Re: Easy Beat Add On. 4 (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
They are real good Jan those video's I always like the way they use different instruments from all around the world. I will attach another one I like here from playing for change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QpjR6-Uuks
39 2024-03-19 02:23:42
Re: MARCH 2024 FSOTM – MONEY, ANIMALS, SAILING, YOUR COUNTRY (7 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Thank you, Jan and Richard, for having a listen. Since our last moggy passed away we now Maree and I just make do with patting the neighbour's cat.
40 2024-03-19 02:19:10
Re: Easy Beat Add On 3 (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Cheers Jan maybe it would be a good discussion to have on chordie everyone's favourite movie tunes.? I remember," The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain" has done a couple great versions of movie music. The theme from the movie "Shaft" and also "The Good Bad And Ugly" theme.
41 2024-03-16 23:40:06
Re: MARCH 2024 FSOTM – MONEY, ANIMALS, SAILING, YOUR COUNTRY (7 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Here is my entry for this month ta song I wrote 8 years ago on a rainy day called "Cat Murder Blues" . As usual it was just recorded on my cellphone.
https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/cat-murder-blues
42 2024-03-14 20:14:22
Re: Easy Beat Add On. 4 (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Here is another song you might like Jim and Jan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5AuFDHdrrg
43 2024-03-14 20:10:40
Re: Easy Beat Add On 3 (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Cheers Jan I also enjoyed the film "To Sir With Love" when It came out. Not only can Lulu sing but she can act on stage her banter between songs is brilliant.
44 2024-03-14 20:05:46
Re: MARCH 2024 FSOTM – MONEY, ANIMALS, SAILING, YOUR COUNTRY (7 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Thank you Jan this recording of Richard song by the Perth radio station was really well done. Their sound engineer had it balanced perfect his vocal and guitar. Richard's song writing and performance on this one was bang on.
45 2024-03-14 19:59:03
Re: incredible performance (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good one Jim, excellent find thanks for sharing. Tula Ben Ari also does a great live version of Teach Your Children Your Children Well with Playing For Change. Here is a novelty fun version of this song you put up that I also like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsEZzgCwmI
46 2024-03-09 01:33:24
Re: I Wanna Rock (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Seeing the mention of cockles on here reminds me of that Irish folk song “Molly Malone” about a fishmonger who sells cockles and mussels from her barrow. A song my dad use to sing at parties when I was a kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ouqhCtIh2g
47 2024-03-07 20:04:48
Re: I Wanna Rock (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Good one Jim, keep on rocking.
48 2024-03-07 20:00:06
Re: No Title. (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Wow, Kimnancy that is clever the way you use cars and parking as a metaphor for the way people connect on the internet and make a community even though their miles away and haven't met physically. I hope more people like you will come on here and rev their engines with pride. Please keep contributing on this virtual domain Kimnancy.
49 2024-03-07 05:48:23
Topic: Easy Beat Add On. 4 (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Easy Beat has put up "Songs I wish I Had Written". recently ' I like many songs so many that I can't put a number on here because there is too many. I will make this song my last one in this series. I think this song lyrics are a timeless treatise on the senselessness of war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMRJT2ebvAk
50 2024-03-07 04:08:00
Re: Easy Beat Add On 3 (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Cheers Piri and Jim, thanks for your feedback. I will attach a favourite live performance of a Bee Gees song with Maurice Gibb and his ex wife Lulu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwfYO_S13_0