3,751 Reply by Phill Williams

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

i like my acoustic with a pick-up built in as it's a pain mic-ing up for recording. colour matters naught. my Crafter is wired and has a cutaway, it plays sweetly and i love it!

my Telecaster is not the colour i would have chosen, but the feel and the weight in my hands was just right. i also have a Fender Strat and F90 acoustic (au naturale) which i never play any more (cos of the previous two i mentioned) my Wilson bass is ancient but still plays OK, and my 12 string is also good but gets played only seldomly.

in effect, what i'm saying is; if it feels good, play it, if it sounds good, play it. if it dont feel right, leave it in the shop. or if you have it already...sell it

phill

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3,752 Reply by Phill Williams

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks steelstrings, your on chordie, help is always at hand...just ask

hi tony, agreed about my-space, i'll see if i've still got the password for soundclick as i've lost a lot of stuff. and i shall up-load there for the forseeable...hopefully.
glad you liked it, it is basically a three track recording... i did the vocal and guitar together, then bass and piano as an afterthought. i made the mistake of not putting a click track on, so i lost time here and there.

phill

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3,753 Reply by Phill Williams

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

just to say that this song is now on my-space, comments would be gratefully recieved

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3,754 Reply by Phill Williams

(5 replies, posted in Poems)

hi upside, welcome to chordie.

just to say "your efforts have pleased me"  good first effort, look forward to seeing more from you

phill

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3,755 Reply by Phill Williams

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

as a post script, i've done the recording but i've lost my mp3 decoder, (due to my PC crash) so i shall get these new songs up-loaded ASAP.

phill

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3,756 Topic by Phill Williams

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I've got lots of bits of paper round the house with a line to a full song on. i picked up this bit of paper today and started work on the song till i realised i'd already done it!, so i binned the words and thought up new ones to fit the melody i had. it's about a guy who knows his wife is playing away, so he keeps quiet rather than lose her...i read about it somewhere, so it does happen.

Crush My Broken Heart.Undefined


[C] Fear is not a state of grace. And [Em7] tears are not Gods rain.


[Am] Many a night in my lonely bed. Cant [F] sleep through all the pain.


An [C] empty room is an empty room. When you're [Em7] in there on your own.


[Am] No amount of “it's all rights."Are gonna [F] calm your fears down.






Will you [Am] run away? Will you run away?


Will you [F] crush my broken heart?


When the [C] cold dawn breaks over distant lakes.


When the [G] clouds of tears depart.


[C] I've known for more than “just a while,"there was [Em7] someone else around.


[Am] Tell-tale signs that he left behind. He was [F] tearing my world apart.


[C] Yes I've known, but my lips are sealed. [Em7] Hoped in time that the pain would heal.


And [Am] one day he would fade away.


And [F] your affection would come my way, [C] again. [Em] Again. [Am] Again.-[F]


[G] I don’t want to be the one, who [Am] gave-up easily.


And [F] I don’t want you to go. So I [Em] sit here silently.


Will you [Am] run away. Will you run away.


Will you [F] crush my broken heart?


When the [C] cold knife slips, between my ribs.



And you [Em] still my broken heart.


Will you [Am] cry for me. Will you feel for me.


When you [F] crush my broken heart?


Will you [C] take the hand of another man.


While I [G] crumble in the dark.


[C] You may ask “ how can you sit there cool?"


While she [Em7] runs around makes me look a fool.


When I [Am] close my eyes I can see them kiss.


And it [F] breaks my heart I must confess.


Might [C] run away, might go to him. [Em7] Where do I go then?


If I [Am] face her down confront her lies, she might [F] go what would I gain.


Will she [Am] run away, will she run away.


Will she [Em7] crush my broken heart?


When the [F] cold steel slips between my ribs.


And she [C] stills my broken heart.


[C] Fear is not a state of grace. -[Em7-Am-F-]


An empty room is an empty room.-[Em7-Am-F]


[C] Will you cry for me will you feel for me?- [Em7-Am-F]


[C] When you crush my broken heart, when you [Em7] crush my broken heart.


When the [Am] cold steel slips between my ribs, and you [F] still my broken heart.-[C]



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3,757 Reply by Phill Williams

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

i'd like to apologise to all you American types, i didnt mean to make it sound as if the leader of the "free" world makes tedious viewing, well it does, but thing is we know who our leaders are, dont we? OK so give us a break. there must be some entertainment in the video archive? i'll be very glad when all the broo ha ha dies down. i'm so glad though that it all went off without a hitch...terrorists and the like.

ps i raised a glass or two to the happy couple last night, my head is still thumping....

phill

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3,758 Reply by Phill Williams

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

a truly great man. happy birthday willie.

phill

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3,759 Reply by Phill Williams

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

hey zurf, sounds like your TV over the pond is as bad as ours. we do all share a common thread though; what we call SKY TV over here, in australia it's called FOXTEL and as it all belongs to rupert murdoch (who was born in OZ) i guess we all get sludged with the same excrement!

although i can say with some authority that TV in OZ is much much worse than UK TV.

"reality TV" seems to be a world-wide pandemic though. you get it whether you want it or not. there must be someone out there watching it? but i cant for the life of me work out why.

my son brought the paper down today (saturday) half was news of the wedding, the other half was 50/50 sport and adds. which is why i dont buy a paper! if i want the news i look on the internet.

phill

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3,760 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi peeps,

yes rob, nice easy chords, that's just the way they come out i'm afraid! the chords that is. i dont look for odd or awkward chords, they're just the ones that seem to fit best. glad you like it.

just to clarify russ's statement; we have been communicating over the internet (and the atlantic ) for the last 2 years, until recently, as my PC has fallen on it's sword, and the revival of normal service is taking some time, hopefully to be resumed shortly!

hi tony,

i am in the process of recording this, but with all that's happening right now it's taking time. as soon as it's done and up-loaded to my-space i'll let you know.

i will say this though; i've written a few songs lately which are not in my usual style, and i'd welcome any comments when the time comes.

phill

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3,761 Topic by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

this is a nice change for me, happy song with a happy melody. i usually get it wrong and put happy words to a sad melody or vice versa.
this one's about a long distance love affair, so they talk on skype...why not?

Such A Lovely Girl. Phill Williams.


[C] Your such a [G] lovely [F] girl. [C] I could fall in [G] love with [F] you.


But [C] kisses [G] in my [F] car.


[E7] Loving from [F] afar.


Is [D7] all I ever get from [G] you.




So [C] everything has [G] got to [F] change. We [C] need to be [G] together [F] more.


To [C] make this “going [G] no-where [F] fast.�affair.


[E7] If were gonnamake it [F] last.


Is [D7] all I ever get from [G] you.




[C] You look so fine. [Am] You feel so sweet.


[F] Turned inside-out when you [E7] look at me, like you [Am] want me now.


[F] Want me, right [C] now.


[C] You kiss like silk. [Am] Your lips so soft.


[F] You make me realise what...my [E7] lips are for.


And you [Am] want me now, [F] right [C] now.


          (CHORUS)


[F] Long distance love, [E7] long distance telephone.-[Am] [F]


[E7] Long drive each week, [F] just to see for an [Fm] hour, never more.


Then [C] home once more. [G]


[C] Your such a [G] lovely [F] girl. I [C] wish that you could [G] live next [F] door.


But [C] stolen kisses [G] in my [F] car.


[E7] Loving you from [F] afar.


We've [D7] got to get together [G] soon.


We [C] talk together [G] every [F] night. I [C] see you on my [G] PC [F] screen.


But [C] when you get [G] into my [F] car.


[E7] I cant control my [F] heart.


We've [D7] got to get together [G] soon.


(CHORUS)






[C] You look so fine. [Am] You feel so sweet.


[F] Turned inside out when you [E7] look at me....



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3,762 Reply by Phill Williams

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

well it aint the royal wedding that's a sure shot

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3,763 Reply by Phill Williams

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

let's get one thing straight,

     I AM PROUD TO BE WELSH, ALSO BRITISH,

but my god, it's only a flipping wedding, there wasnt all this fuss when i got married!, in fact it was lucky the wife turned up or i'd have been there on my own....ha ha.

the wife is loving it and she called me for the kiss on the balcony, she told me that i didnt have a romantic bone in my body when i told her to get a grip...

as for our colonial friends; in Oz, NZ and US, they are our royal family so i dont expect you to have any feelings about the wedding...no probs. why then are we stuck with your presidential elections on TV?

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3,764 Reply by Phill Williams

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

good luck on that then, i'd forgotten about Ourstage.

hope you get better luck than i'm having with this G.D.PC at the moment!
i still cant import my songs from my external hard drive, and the thought of re-recording all my on-stage backing tracks, as needed is rather daunting, as i have upwards of 4 hours playing time there, and counting! this is without my own songs.

i lost all the songs sheets i had written onto my word processor, and hundreds of photos. i had saved some to the external, but all the pics from my trip to Oz have gone! wait till `er in doors finds out!

that's enough of my troubles, how's the weather in your bit of the world? it's a little overcast here, fotunately, we dont have a street party in my street, so i'll be able to get out to my gig tonight! (wedding)

phill

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3,765 Topic by Phill Williams

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

my wife is glued to the TV screen watching the "royal wedding" yuk.... so i guess i'm like many other abondoned husbands and "men" in general who would rather be on-line with my Chordie mates.

just as a matter of interest; how many females are on-line now rather than watching "the wedding?" not many i bet!

phill

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3,766 Reply by Phill Williams

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

hey joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? change that to, guitar in your hand....

me personally, i love a good story line, well written, well sung.

i also enjoy a good ripping solo, or if it fits, a sensitive musical interlude. (dont need to be a guitar solo)

then again, a good catchy tune, a hell of a good hook (chorus) leading to a crashing finale!

to sum up; a cracking song with a catchy tune played by competant musicians. and of-course, i must be able to hear the words, which dont repeat themselves over and over. and to end my diatribe of the modern pop song...more than just one note!!!!

phill

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3,767 Reply by Phill Williams

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi tony,

yep feeling a lot better now, though i'm still having probs with my PC. it must have missed me so much when i was in kangaroo land it fell on it's own sword, then left me the pieces to put back together again...still struggling!

now back to the new one, yes, short and sweet, i like the title, it fits nicely. images are strong as i'd expect from you, in fact well worth another listen or two.

NB. for the last few months, My space has been a nightmare for me as music and video was freezing up, so now with my hard drive almost empty, i can listen from start to finnish without interuption!

again, triff tune, are you entering it in any comps?

phill

(pass me the cement, will ya?)

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3,768 Reply by Phill Williams

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi ark,

loved it. the riff is great and the way you've mixed the guitar and pan pipes is great. i could picture the title by the way, moving on, moving on...etc

and short for you....

phill

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3,769 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi steelstrings,

i agree with everything written above.

my own method goes like this;

1) i may be practicing and a chord progression comes to my fingers followed by some words, they may not be sensible words but that matters very little at this point, as words can be re-written later.

i try not to think of a subject before hand, as that gets in the way quite often.

2) at work, i sometimes have a minute and a line or a fraze my come to mind, so i write it down (it's always handy to have pen and paper handy!). if you have a mobile phone with a recording fascility you can capture any tune on that for later reference.

3) keep a note pad and pen beside the bed. i get a lot of songs popping into my head as i wake in the mornings.

4) i allow the song to dictate the flow and/or story line. a song may seem to be heading in one direction in the first line, but by the 2nd verse it may be taking you somewhere far more exciting.

finally, dont concentrate on love songs or driving songs. or heart-ache or beer! a song can be about any subject you choose, so dont worry too much if it comes out as a story about your
sunday lunch.

most of all enjoy the experience

phill

ps, no-one gets it right first time

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3,770 Reply by Phill Williams

(5 replies, posted in Poems)

thanks to you both, i'm happy that these humble words can mean something to others. my dad passed away from a heart attack a few years back now. i still remember the phone call, the race to get to his house and my utter devistation when i saw him lying there.

he lives on in my memory

by the way bob, my dad was in the royal navy during ww2, comrades in arms?

phill

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3,771 Topic by Phill Williams

(5 replies, posted in Poems)

i'm sorry, this doesnt rhyme and the verses are unequal. this is about my dad and me, but it'd dedicated to a friend

the first thing i remember is his garden,
how i hated all the digging and the planting.
eating peas fresh from the pod, was so amazing
beans right off the vines, raw and nice.

he was tall and had a wicked sense of humour.
when i was small and grown-ups were so big.
as i aged and he spoke to me as an adult
he saw me play and said he loved the gig.
that meant more than the cash at the end
than all the hand shakes the "well done lads"
to think that night i actually made him proud!
i still beam at the way he smiled.

i thought he was a pain as i was growing
he most likely thought the same thing of me!
i couldnt wait to get away, to get out from his gaze
now i wish i'd had more time with him

my dad now lays in the garden
his ashes mingled there with my mam's
my sisters my brother and i still visit every now and then
they are in my heart, they're never very far away.

sleep tight, dont let the bed-bugs bite.....

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3,772 Reply by Phill Williams

(1 replies, posted in Poems)

hi robert, i like this one too, deep by name deep by nature huh?

keep em coming

phill

ps sorry i've been away awhile, visiting my son in oz

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3,773 Reply by Phill Williams

(3 replies, posted in Poems)

hi flybye

so sad that you have to answer your own poem!

it's a nice piece of work, and i identify with it wholeheartedly as most of my stuff revolves around my wife too, 30 years in may....

(married not her age ha ha)

phill

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3,774 Topic by Phill Williams

(1 replies, posted in Poems)

Enigma.          By Phill Williams.

I drink when I'm not thirsty.
Eat because it's time.
Sleep when I should be waking.
Lemon? could be lime.

I drive when I could be walking.
Dream when I'm wide awake.
Speak when I should be silent.
I am real when you are fake.

I've strayed away from nature.
That's what evolution does.
We should eat and sleep when we need to.
Crawl and walk and run.

If we lived on little islands.
No conventions, schools or jobs.
Then the smarmy robbing bureaucrats.
Would have no hold on us.

We could build our little houses.
Pull apples from the tree.
Grow veggies in the garden.
No wars, no tax. Be free.

9th February 2011.

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3,775 Reply by Phill Williams

(9 replies, posted in Poems)

i get the impression that this would make a great country song.

it's not really long, if you put two lines into one and doubled up the verses it would only be half as long on the page.

if this is a true story, stop kicking your self and learn the lesson for next time.

nice write, i'll say it again, make a good song

phill

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