1 (edited by Peatle Jville 2016-12-12 07:45:06)

Topic: A Song

This poem is me a unsuccessful   songwriter  thinking about songs and what work's.
                             A SONG
People ask me, how do you write a song?
I don't write the song's they  write themselves.
If I try and write a song it won't work.
I can't go to a song  the song has to come to me.
Yeah you know  a song can have it's own  feet.
It doesn't need me, but I need the song.
It has to come to me.
I don't know when a song comes.
Usually it comes at inappropriate times.
When I am having a conversation.
And suddenly  this song will come to me.
And  I got  to sort of go home and write it down.
Pick up a guitar or  put it on  piano.
That's what happen's to me.
A  song will alway's come to me.
I will never go to a song.
If I try hard it won't work.
If I take it  easy and just relax.
That's when it come's out.
You got to  have  a clear head at time's to write a song.
Don't  want to over think it.
And you want to let it sort of  take it's  own course
Yes a good song has it's own  feet.
It doesn't need  you.
A song has a life of it's own.
Yeah a song is it's own beast,  it's own identity.
It has a life after your life.
If it's a good song.
Yeah  a good  song can travel further than youll  ever travel and be around lot longer than you.
Yeah a song writes'  itself.

Re: A Song

This is so true. I've always found that songs I force out are awful and never see the light of day. But everything you say is true. When I'm waking up. In the shower. When I'm driving and by the time I get to a piece of paper and pencil.... they're gone.

Are you going to put this one to music?

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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AWESOME writing, Pete and I agree with everything you wrote. Sometimes a song/poem comes to me in minutes and engages my brain and as soon as possible, I get a sheet of paper and a pen and write down what just came to me. Sometimes it goes to the very end, and sometimes it is just a phrase or two (and I have many of them stored in a file on my computer).

Spot on, dear friend! Spot on!

Your friend

Bill

PS: I hear this as a spoken tune with a guitar softly strumming in the background. Just a suggestion.

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point in question;

i was messing about earlier and a riff revealed itself, then a chord progression then a couple of lines and the hook line. then Ann said come on were off to town. now i've got back to it it's all gone....oh dear

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Phill ,That happen's to me often just when I get a  idea I like,  I have to do something else. Later on I can't remember how it went.
Bill great to hear from you I will attach a link of me doing the poem with just me and piano. Not one of my better performances.
https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/a-song

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Peatle
it does it for me.but i`m into the talking thing at the moment as you know.
keep im comin`,forget about the knockers!

The King Of Audio Torture

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Thank you EB.  My visiting  friend from the UK tells me our interpretation  of the word knockers has a  differant meaning  to the people in the UK. The word knockers to them  talks about a piece  of female anatomy  while we are talking about being put down. I  think all criticism is valid but  it shouldn't stop people from people doing what they enjoy. Talking singing is cool with the right delivery.  I think  E B you have got a great way of doing it in a Kiwi way.

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I'll ''knock you up"? you mean, Pete?

Or this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8LZPH0GVZ8

Yeah, I know: Put Opie back into his box!

wink

But I LOVE y'all!

Bill

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Fender GDO300 Orchestral - a gift from Amy & Jim
Rogue Beatle Bass
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Brilliant  video  Bill you are onto my humour.

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Knockers? AKA boobies, Bristol's my favourite; mummy pillows. We also recognise knockers as people that habitually run others efforts down, I sometimes get put in this category.

Knocked up? Got or getting pregnant alt jerry building a structure.

Hey I've got a new job....as a bibliographer!

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Just had a listen and I'm impressed by your vocal and instrumental talent not to demean your composing talent in any way. Well done my friend.

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Thank you Phill glad you  like what I do. I appreciate you taking the time to have a listen.