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Thanks everyone ... nice to get silly once in a while. The tune is the same as the standard one by Gene Autry:

https://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www. … 49746.html

If someone manages to capture it on a phone or something, I'll see if I can get it posted.     

Isn't it great that Chordie enables collaborations like this. High fives to you both for this ... well done!     

Pendragon    "The Shadow"    Katowicz, Poland,  2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruW6DpktLdM

A little softer touch from Nick Barrett & Co., from their 1996 2-disk album "The Masquerade Overture". With a career now spanning 40 years and over 30 albums, Pendragon have endured an immense series of personal hardships.This song was written by Barrett about his own inner struggles, trying to keep a band going through difficult times, and being haunted by doubts. One line goes:

"There's a man who's followed me, just about all of my life,
Being to you what I couldn't be, I call him my insecurity."

Barrett later reflected on these lyrics: "I very clearly remember writing this, and there was slightly strange atmosphere in the studio that day. Little did I know how prophetic those lyrics would become." The next five years saw one heartache after another, but they came out of it and have been going strong since 2005. Nick and keyboardist Clive Nolan have been steadfast friends since grade school, they each credit the other for being the needed support through the many changes and trials of their career.

Hey Flester ...

Welcome to Chordie! I'm self-taught on both guitar and piano, and would highly recommend taking lessons. There are so many gaps in my understanding and technique, that it would've saved me hundreds of hours over my lifetime if I'd broke my own lifetime habit. Any instrument can be enjoyed at some level without structured teaching, but it's highly unusual for anyone to get truly good at one without proper instruction.     

Gary was one of the greats, and could play extremely well in many different genres. I recall a duet he did with a very young Don Airey on keyboards(called "The Scorch") during his stint with Colosseum II ... breathtaking performance. Terrific share, CG ... many thanks!     

Steve Hackett (Genesis)    "Cinema Show / Aisle of Plenty"     Glasgow, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOjGRC1J3nE

The final two tracks from Genesis' 1973 album "Selling England by the Pound" are featured this week, and everyone in Steve's group deserves high marks for their performance. Nad Sylvan's vocals capture elements of both Gabriel and Collins, and drummer Gary O'Toole channels Phil Collins at his best. What's particularly impressive is keyboardist Roger King's programming and execution of the various synth tracks from the song, and he nails it 100% ... not easy considering Tony Banks skills.

SEBTP is now considered by  many to be Genesis' breakout album, where their musicality and creativity reached an apex. By the next album (Lamb Lies Down on Broadway) tensions were already starting to build, which saw Peter Gabriel leave shortly after, and guitarist Steve Hackett eventually leave after two more albums. The band continued with success in a pop-oriented direction, but this magic was never quite created again.

So very sorry to hear this, and my heart aches for our good friend, Zurf. Lost my Dad in March 2016, and none of the many great memories can fill his empty chair.

Thanks for letting us know, DE.     

Loved this one, Phill ... reminded me of some lines in "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet, about a girl in the corner:

"And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her, 'cause she thinks she's the passionate one."

"And the girl in the corner said 'Boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll turn into a ballroom blitz.' "

"And the girl in the corner is everyone's woman,  she could kill you with a wink of her eye."

Nice work, Phill !     

Great tune, CG, and thanks for stepping in to fill Badeye's boots. I emailed a few weeks ago, but haven't heard back. I know I speak for everyone in hoping that he's okay.     

Truth is like everything else in life, i.e., we only find it when we look where it is.

The media, the politicians, and anyone else with "skin in the game" are always prone to distort what truth they know, which is typically fragmentary at best. The media are especially guilty. They would be charged with perjury if they were on a witness stand, for failing to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Too much journalism, not enough reporting.

You've really captured all this very well with your song, EB, and it's very well performed.     

David Gilmour    "In Any Tongue"    Pompeii, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIJh4yhXXWc

The historic amphitheatre at Pompeii has been a recurring fixture in Pink Floyd's work, since they first filmed performances there in Adrian Maden's 1972 documentary. The old world acoustics of the stone amphitheatre design are still considered a marvel of design, and lend a "big-ness" to sound unlike any other venue. Flash forward 45 years, and Sir David returns with older Floyd classics and some solo material. At 70 years old when this was filmed, his closing guitar solo is as moving as anything he's ever done, and the addition of singer Bryan Chambers is a solid choice. This song was written by his wife Polly Sampson, and is from his 2015 album "Rattle That Lock" ... here he explains the lyrics:

"It's about the futility ... of people who are sitting here in the UK or the States flying drones over other parts of the world," he said. "They're sitting in the comfort of a little control room, playing with a joystick and then going home and having a curry. I can't imagine what goes through their minds when they get home, whether they're convinced of the correctness of what they're doing or whether they have some regrets.," Gilmour added. "They're brilliant words by Polly. The pain, the sorrow, the regrets are everywhere for everyone on every side of this multi-sided coin."

I hope you enjoy this beautiful and extremely moving piece of music.