4,676 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi ark
your wish is my command, i've just posted another song, but the program is giving me jyp again, but it is on my space, i'll get this one there shortly

thanks again
phill

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4,677 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi jeff,
bet she gave you a right hook after reading that?
it's the sort of thing i do and that's my reward, no only joking! lovely song wheres the recording? i tried your page... i played it sort of chuga chuga, which i liked how do you play it?

another goodie keep em coming

phill

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4,678 Reply by Phill Williams

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thanks helena,
when i sing "brown eyed girl" for her, i
change it to "blue eyed girl"...little things

phill

ps i never have to buy her flowers, as i never stray!!!

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4,679 Reply by Phill Williams

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

great start, sounds like your 5year old has a future too!

phill

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4,680 Topic by Phill Williams

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{st: phill williams}
{c:this is a song i wrote 10 years ago, but i keep updating and changing it, it was written at a time i thought my wife might leave with my daughter...she didnt}

{song}
{Blue Eyes}
verse 1
(f)won't you listen when i'm spea(g)king to you
i've got (c)lots of things on my (f)mind
where've you been, where are you (g)going to
are you (c)leaving me be(f)hind?

{sob}(dm)ooh ooh (g)girl
(c)i'm feeling blue to(f)night
(dm)blue like the mid(g)night skies
are you sad(c), are you cry(dm)ing?
are you (f)thinking of me to(g)night?{eob]

{soc}(c)blue eyes, (dm)so sweet when they (g)smile
(dm)blue (c)eyes, (am)i see tears and i'm (dm)hurting
and im trying not to (f)show
what i know must be (g)coming
from your (c)blue (f)eyes, (dm)give me to(g)night
(dm)blue (c)eyes, (am)i see tears and i'm (dm)hurting
and i'm trying not to (f)show what i know must be (g)coming
to(c)night...{eoc}

verse 2
won't you listen i've been talking all night and i'm
tired and i'm hurting inside
i've a feeling and it's tugging my sleeve
are you thinking of leaving tonight?

{sob}ooh ooh girl, your eyes are blue tonight
blue like the midnight skies
are you sad, are you crying
are you walking from me tonight...?{eob}

rep chorus
{/end}

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4,681 Reply by Phill Williams

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as good as it gets, i've got a long memory too, yes i seem to recall those hormone things, my wife soon cured me of that...ha ha ha

nice one, have you recorded it? dont have time to listen now, i'll try the weekend

phill

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4,682 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi kbrassel

all i can say about writers block is, not to force it, if it's there it will come itself.

on the other hand, if you play guitar, try to learn a new instrument, that usually gets my juices flowing.

or, try writing down 20 or so potential titles, then try writing a song around each, some may be crap, but some may also be good.

kapla

phill

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4,683 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi there maclaren,

having read through your song i honestly did feel uplifted, i guess we've all seen the x files and all those other conspiracy films that come from over the pond, and we brits just dont know what goes on over yonder, and mabe it also goes on here.

my take on "our lady" was of soldiers returning from war, broken and despondent, wondering why the hell have so many of their comrades died and who might profit from their efforts? probably gazing up at the statue of liberty, as they had done on the outward journey, maybe as helena said, thinking of leaving the states and finding somewhere a little quieter like the emerald isle?

i hope i've read it right, but as i have said before, a true song paints pictures in the mind of the beholder, and each beholder sees his own picture. to me this is one of the greats.

if it is a personal story, i hope you find the peace you seek [we all seek]

phill

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4,684 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi daddy,

lovely words mate, i feel truly inspired

phill

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4,685 Reply by Phill Williams

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HI DADDY, SORRY I'VE BEEN OFF DOING SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE LAST WEEK AND HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP PROPERLY.

BACK TO THE WEST EH? I CAN ALMOST HEAR PINKY AND PERKY SINGING THIS

YIPPYKIAYH

PHILL

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4,686 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi james,

like the humour, very "happening" theme to the song, seems like all the googles that came up on my name when i tried it some time ago were lawyers and teachers and such, what a boring name?

nice one
phill

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4,687 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi daddy,

i know i'm a little angel [lol] but i've never smoked, i've been playing pubs and clubs for 30 years now, so i guess i'm a top candidate for passive smoking!
strange thing is, since the indoor smoking ban came in last year, i've had more throat and chest problems than i ever had before, even though it's so good to be able to take in a good deep breath  every now and then as required!

dont let those weed maggots get you

phill

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4,688 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi jets,

great song, i like to get the feel of a song by reading the words first, then listening to it. i'm looking forward to that pleasure!

it's a shame that when you get to a certain age, your finally happy with your life, your love and especially your partner, that you start to wonder how much time you've got left together, and that's what i think this song is about. it doesnt matter if that's what your writing about or something completely different as every song tells a different story to each listener, this is what it means to me, to someone else it might mean something completely different, and that's what good song writing is all about. i may be wrong, as this is just my opinion.

well done on a fine emotive song

phill

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4,689 Reply by Phill Williams

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ooh how i remember mr wakeman, feel ever so humble just writing his name!

no i've put the park project to one side for a moment, i'm doing a work related course which doesnt leave me a lot of time so i just pop on here for a quick shoofty when i get a minute.
this blinking cold has returned [i'm being polite] i'm coughing and spluttering all over, might have to cancel saturdays gig, shame home turf too.

anyway must go guinivere awaits

phill

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4,690 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi arkady,
king arthur is one of my favorite subjects, i've got a shed full of books on the subject so it was a must for me to look at this. loved the recoding.
yer doing well mate keep it up

phill

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4,691 Reply by Phill Williams

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gnomefry asked "where did you come up with the title"? the broken bones bit, comes in the first verse, and i think bootlegger is Helena's friend. whoever it is, i interpreted this person as an angel of sorts, maybe a nun?
anyway, i would probably have called it "the gift" or "the gift to live without" but it's Helena's song and her choice to call it "broken bones" and i would not change that for the world.

once again Helena, the words sing just in the reading

phill

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4,692 Reply by Phill Williams

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such a sad song badeye, flows very well and the rhyme is excellent. i love story songs and this gives the background then the hook at the end. bet it sounds different to the way i played it!

great stuff

phill

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4,693 Reply by Phill Williams

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so sweet daddy

phill

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4,694 Reply by Phill Williams

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thanks again for bailing me out roger and russel
glad you liked it arkady
and yes the local gossips are definitely lacking in the love of a real person, yep it's all about spite and jealousy...your so perceptive helena

phill

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4,695 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi russel,

i felt so sad reading this, as a song it flows so smoothly, the rhythm is perfect, but the sadness you project in the words [i havent heard it yet] just slaps you in the face.

got to say i like a drink or two, but i cant hold it very well, but i'm gonna try again tonight!

i get the feeling that you feel guilty for being in the bar? looking over at the church and the little children looking back at you? if this is just out of your imagination then you are truly worthy of the title champion wordsmith, even if it's relating a true event it's still top drawer...your the man


my respect

phill

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4,696 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi GDP

there are lots of different ways that i write;

sometimes i just make myself a project, i make up say 19 titles [enough to fill a CD] then write the songs around the titles. i have not done this for about 2 years, and i'm in the middle of a project now called park, get to that later.

other times i may just get a fraze in my head eg when i wake in the morning, so i just write it down [it's handy to keep pen and paper by the bed] then come back to it when i have time.

i may be practising guitar or keyboard and a nice riff or chord progression may come to me, and that will spark off a song.

right my park project... it started with one song that had nothing to do with anything, "birds fly away" [on myspace] from that came a second song, because i liked a character called benchman in the first song! then more songs came to me with one theme linking them all...a park! you know play ground, lots of grass [the green stuff not what you smoke!!!lol] a cafe, duck pond etc, i'm still writing and recording it, and because i'm a bit picky, i'm not satisfied with some of the recordings and i'm redoing them.

then theres the songs you write about people you know or love, these songs you just put down on paper what you think of them, what you like/hate about them what they look like when they are sleeping etc...

i may also be inspired by what i see on this site, i dont steal anything but what someone else writes can sometimes inspire me to write on a similar theme.

hope this has been helpful [and not too boring]

phill

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4,697 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi there,

i smiled all the way through this, it took me back to my group joining days [long gone now] but still i would be very interested to hear the final version

ps. is the band called troll?

phill

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4,698 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi jets,

you fell lucky with your sister then, mine was a right cow! she would never let me play with her and her friends, she was [and is] 4years older than me...but still..

anyway a life time written down in a song, excellent. she must be very special to have such a loving song written about her

well done

phill

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4,699 Reply by Phill Williams

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hi daddy,
still on the western theme?

triffic! i'm going to check out your web site first chance i get, so much to do so little time...afternoon shift

great song...keep em coming big guy

phill

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4,700 Reply by Phill Williams

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that chopro thing still dont work for me russ

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