• Grah1
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Topic: Ignorance and Beer

Last  night   I  did  my  regular  slot  at  our  local open mic .Sadly  we  had  a " bedroom rockstar"who  talked  at  the  top  of  his  voice through  every ones  set .
I  wrote  this today .


                                                              Ignorance and Beer
We play acoustic folk songs
in a subtle quiet way
All you do is natter 
and I don't know why you stay

Chorus

You haven’t come to listen
so I don't know why your here
Maybe its just ignorance and beer

You've had your time on stage
and we've listened to your songs
no one even bothered that you got the lyrics wrong
we clapped and cheered for you
when you finished of your set
everybody listened and that's something we regret
Chorus

You haven’t come to listen
so I don't know why your here
Maybe its just ignorance and beer

You might be a bedroom rock star
with a mirror on your wall
in your mind you’re Jimi Hendrix
Pride comes before a fall
You're talking in the back ground
Louder than the act
no one wants to hear you, we know that for a fact

Chorus

You haven’t come to listen
so I don't know why your here
Maybe its just ignorance and beer

The people you've talked over
might be nervous or unsure
You don't know much about them or what they've done before
They might have been around the scene a long long time ago
and never had the chance to shine, or show what they can do
every one deserves the chance to be listened to. 

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Re: Ignorance and Beer

NIce one Graham

Seems there are more and more like that - not only in bars - but in schools, hospitals,
picnic areas etc... really - everywhere !

I suppose it's their way of enhancing their self image and gaining attention.

legends in their own minds I guess



as for him being a  bedroom rockstar - I would believe it verges on vicarious experiences - more fiction than non-fiction.  smile

Thanks for sharing

Jim     

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Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

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  • Grah1
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Re: Ignorance and Beer

Cheers Jim makes me want to play more electric gigs then I can turn it up to 11     

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Re: Ignorance and Beer

Nice one Graham. I think all performers know this guy or his relatives across the country and probably world wide. Reminds me of the time I was doing a pub gig, and I never play too loud, never had any complaints anyway unless it's turn it up! Any hoo, this Irish fella was sat near the front went to the landlord , the landlord came to me and said turn it down. I was very annoyed and almost packed up and went home as it was quiet. During the break the guy came up to me and said thanks for turning down, I was talking to my mate that I haven't seen for years, you can turn it up again now cos he's gone! I tt uphought there's another bar in the next room why didn't you go in there? So second half I could turn it up to a sensible volume, but the rebel in me said stuff you pal and left it down quiet. Revenge?     

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