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For those of us who are not so young any more this Saturday morning radio programme presented by Uncle Mac was a must to listen to. I was reminded of it whilst researching a song for Lieven's car song thread when I came across this site which lists the favourite songs (including lyrics) of such classics as "Sparky's Magic Piano", "Nick Nack Padywack" and "Nelly The Elephant".
To be reminded of these and many more visit: http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio/childrensfav.htm
Roger
Two blasts from the past for you.
Seven Little Girls Sitting On the Back Seat - Paul Evans
Beep Beep (The Bubble Car Song) - The Playmates
Roger
Lo and behold,
Wikipedia had an article on Drop D tuning and the reason for doing it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_D_tuning
I hope that helps,
Roger
Hi Russ,
I must have missed your previous message about this I am up to the neck in work this week and moving next week but as soon as I get time I will look into this, it sounds promicing.
Thank you,
Roger
Hi Linusguitar,
Read through this similar thread from the Acoustic section: http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8027
Montana this thread is about lowering the action (getting the strings closer to the fretboard) to make it easier to play. Please do not try anything here if you are unsure what you are doing as a mistake can ruin your guitar.
Roger
Hi Isaac and welcome to Cordie,
A nice little song for your first offering.
Incidently I removed the () brackets which seemed to be fouling up the formatting in your original posting and I also deleted the duplicate one you made.
Thank you and well done,
Roger
Hi Kap,
"Donna My Little Girl" is one of Jeff (Jets60)'s song which I adapted for my daughter Donna (who is not really so little as her son is 19 although she will always be my little girl). "Failed Marriage" was a poem that my ex-wife Sue sent me that I put to music. It is also me that is singing and fingerpicking with Helena in "Will You dance With Me".
If you do open a MySpace be sure to sign up as a Artist, several of us have made the mistake of a normal sign up only to find that you cannot upload songs and have to cancel, wait 24 hours and re-sign. I run Friends of Chordie solely for the use of Chordie Members and I can always put a song on there for you if you wish.
Roger
Hi Kap,
If you care to go to: http://www.myspace.com/roger4songs you will find "Special You" and "Will You Dance With Me" of Helena's.
Unfortunately with MySpace you can only keep 6 songs and to be fair to all with Friemds of Chordie I have always removed the oldest song from there when a new one is sent to me to be added. This link I have given you is a spare MySpace of mine that I keep for such an eventuality as this. I am down in the Algarve at the moment and I think I may have some more of Helena's songs on my main PC back at home. When I get back I will look and see if I can find another two to add here.
Roger
You are of course correct, A good luthier will make adjustments at the nut but this is a more critical adjustment that at the saddle and the nut adjustment affects the playability at that end of the fretboard. The saddle adjustment affects playability higher up the keyboard.
I remember years ago when nearly all guitars has a fret immediatley next to the nut to control the string height but sadly these days that practice seems to have gone by the wayside.
Roger
Hello Wabby and welcome to Chordie,
Which guitar is best is a very emotive question as, at the end of the day, it is all down to opinion.
With your budget limit I would go round the local stores and try the ones in your price range not forgetting to ask if there are any used one to look at. Hopefully you will find one that feels good in your hands and sounds right to your ears. After all you will be the one playing it so your opinion is the that matters.
Good hunting,
Roger
Congratulations on reaching your century Daddycool,
Ken's comments about the flag got me curious so, being nosey, I have done a little investigating. Wikipedia states:
"Whether to use "Union Flag" or "Union Jack" is a matter of debate. One view is that "Union Jack" should be used only for the flag when it is flown as a jack (a small flag flown at the bow of a ship), but it is not universally accepted that the "Jack" of "Union Jack" is a reference to such a jack flag and is only an educated guess............"
So I guess either Union Flag or Union Jack is OK.
Further it shows that the 'Ensign' (whether Red, Blue, White or Green) is the flag flown at the stern of a ship.
However the Union Flag/Jack is most certainly British and not English so I would claim poetic licence on that one Daddycool. 
Nice song and it is good to promote a bit of discussion.
Roger
Hi Daddycool,
A charming little song. Actually I, like Helena, am a dog person also. I wrote a 2,500 word story to prove this in 2006 when cats came into my life.
This song is rather apt for my cat Twinkle Toes as she regularly brings live prey in to play with and on several occasions they have escaped and one mouse lived in my caravan for three weeks before I was able evict it and it did quite a lot of damage to the wiring whilst squatting.
Since T.T. has been on her own she has befriended my landlady's dog, Bill, and is training him to become a cat by catching a mouse and releasing it in front of him so he will catch it and then release it for her, a game they both seem to enjoy. Here is a link to a picture of the two of them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roger_guppy/2560963240/
I have come to realise that cats are in no way subservient like dogs and are far more independent and they enjoy going for a walk as much as a dog.
Sorry I am getting side tracked this should be about your song. Thank you,
Roger
Roger
Hi all i have just turned 61 and celebrated by going to Jeffreys Bay, for 2 weeks of surfing by day and much finger blistering by night. two mates, 3 guitars and many frosties. With that useless bit of information i'll say cheers. Keep on rockin'. Buvvy Cape Town, South Africa.
Hi Buvvy and welcome to Chordie,
1947 was a vintage year for champage and all the best people were born then. Having celebrated my 61st on May 3rd I am obviously in a position to know ..............
Lieven my little bro,
Glad to have you back with us and it sounds as though the break has done you the power of good.
Roger
Hi Scuba,
Welcome to Chordie, I was trying to make sense of your posting and then spotted that you are Jerry's little brother.
My condolences to you at this very sad time, maybe you should try playing Dan's favourite song, quietly and gently, it may help. Some years ago when my father died suddenly I heard Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven", which I then learnt to play and found a lot of comfort from it. Of course as soon as I hear it now I think of him and remember the happy times and all that he did for me.
Roger
Hi James,
As the original recording artist of this song I have to say that I really enjoyed your 'cover' of it
I have always enjoyed this amusing song of yours and I do still play it from time to time. I am pleased that have got around to recording it yourself as this was the first song that I ever recorded and put on the Internet.
By the way I am 'purrfectly' willing to remove my version from YouTube now that you have your own.
Roger
Hello Dkelley and welcome to Chordie,
You will notice that I have removed the lyrics that you have posted. Please read the 'Sticky' titled "PLEASE READ THIS FIRST" at the start of this section to see why I have done so.
There is of course nothing to stop you sending them by private e-mail to Sharkfin.
Roger
I saw a programme on the box last week that this young man was featured. When he moves he appears to to be clumsy and slow but put him a a piano and he is precise and decisive. A recording of a piece of music he had never heard was played to him he immediately played it note perfect and was then able to add to and embelish it. An incredible musician.
Roger
Hi Seriousfun,
A good song and a great recording, mind you I thought I had got the wrong track at first and nearly switched it off with the news report coming at the start. On saying that it is the perfect way to start to this song. Well done,
Roger
Hi KAP54 and welcome to Chordie,
Great song for your first offering on the Forum and a wonderful tribute to your Mum and I am sure that she has cherished it since you first wrote it for her.
Thank you,
Roger
I have never has to delete a songbook but if I remember rightly you can only delete an empty songbook so you will have to delete each song first.
If that does not work please post again,
Roger
Hi Jerome ,
Welcome to the team, you will be a great asset to Chordie, unfortunately the pay is non-existent and getting to the Christmas party involves a lot of travelling , but it is great fun never the less.
Roger
Well done Murasame,
Now you have a song, something to be proud of, especially at your age. You have obviously listened to the advice offered an made changes which have completely transformed your original posting. Give yourself a big pat on the back. I will enjoy playing it through later.
Tank you,
Roger
Hi Murasame,
The artist's name is Tiki Taane. If you read the short Wickipedia article from my previous post about him you will see that he was the front man for Salmonella Dub until January 2007.
As a little aside, I am struggling to make sense of your signature "I Can Play And Thats Ture".
I am not sure whether the last word is miss-spelt and should be "I Can Play And Thats True" or is it something else?
Roger
Hi Russ,
I am pleased you were able to exterminate your invader. I guess the moral of this tales is to regularly check your PC for malware.
Maybe I am more cautious than most but I check for viruses, spyware etc every other day and defrag my hard drives at the same time. Touch wood, I have not had the experience that you have.
Roger
Hello Jerry,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your brother. It sounds that even if you were not close there was a lot of love between you and you have some good memories of the things that you have done together.
Roger
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