551 Reply by easybeat

(8 replies, posted in Poems)

thanks for comments phil.just put it on soundcloud     

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552 Reply by easybeat

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easybeat wrote:

thanks for comments guys,very very interesting interpretation  of this song.
sometimes u need to read between the lines,but it`s just a song,often i used certain
words for drama ,others just to fit the chord progression.It`s called imagination.
maybe the title implies something,but it`s purely for drama/effect,sorry if i misled you
in truth it`s not about any one person it`s probably about a whole lot of different people put together.
i wrote it in the first person,again to make it feel more real
i value any comments,thank you.

TF
pleased to hear you are doing well,please read the above.
this song is total fiction,the person i talked to is a nice ordinary person just a bit serious.
it`s not about him or anyone,he just gave me an idea for the song.
there`s a hell of a lot of poetic license in it.     

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553 Reply by easybeat

(8 replies, posted in Poems)

thanks for comments guys,very very interesting interpretation  of this song.
sometimes u need to read between the lines,but it`s just a song,often i used certain
words for drama ,others just to fit the chord progression.It`s called imagination.
maybe the title implies something,but it`s purely for drama/effect,sorry if i misled you
in truth it`s not about any one person it`s probably about a whole lot of different people put together.
i wrote it in the first person,again to make it feel more real
i value any comments,thank you.     

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554 Topic by easybeat

(8 replies, posted in Poems)

i was speaking to someone who takes life very seriously and seems to have the whole world on his shoulders
which gave me the idea for this song
TORTURED MAN
I am a tortured man
I`m black and i`m blue
from stumbles and falls
dreams that have fallen through
have fallen from great heights
and have stumbled through the darkest nights
i have felt the pain
where others they would not
such is the burden that i bear
a tortured man finds little peace
searching for a way of relief
the searching will go on
till the day i die
i am a tortured man
i`m battered and i`m bruised 

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555 Reply by easybeat

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

yeah Peatle,i love that song
``you can`t beat Wellington on a good day``
by The Violet Datsuns
The cover had a ship leaving wellington harbour in a storm
i feel seasick just looking at the extreme angle the ship is on.     

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556 Topic by easybeat

(0 replies, posted in Songwriting)

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/oh-jealousy
thought it was time to bang another one out 

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557 Topic by easybeat

(7 replies, posted in Poems)

I`m sitting here in
Wellington New Zealand
writing songs that only i understand
simple songs with basic chords
and ordinary words
if i lived there
i`d be  the worst songwriter in Nashville
they craft their songs
with melodies and words that can break your heart
but i don`t care
if i lived there
i`d be the worst songwriter in Nashville 

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558 Reply by easybeat

(11 replies, posted in Poems)

I`m very much enjoying the banter.
i guess if you shoot  from a high place in Paris it would be
A Rifle Tower

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559 Topic by easybeat

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Lately i`ve been frustrated when writing,i`m concerned about lack of variety.
So i looked up some songwriting vids on utube,thinking maybe i`d get some tips.
The few i watched didn`t resonate with me at all,was about to give up when i stumbled on this!
This guy answered all my questions & more,i do many of his things anyway.But there were some
fantastic ideas here.all easy for ANYONE to understand.If you look at this vid,please stay with it
& part 2,you need to see it all come together.
Also i just realised he lives very near me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s-wju1V3C0 

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560 Reply by easybeat

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badeye wrote:
easybeat wrote:

Badeye
thats a gr gr gr great track

Early in my life I was  bad stutterer...   I've learned how to controll it..  This tune was my anthem back in the day... 

Badeye    cool

Badeye
i wrote a song called `The Stutter` not very PC i guess, but  i did have a lot of fun doing it.
It was about music & the people i liked,one line went.
`I just love Dolly Parton especially her Bi Bi Bi  big hits`

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561 Reply by easybeat

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks for having a listen & comments,i was surprised how it turned out.
Just started mucking around & turned on the recorder.
The words just happened as i went along.
I may try an even more repetitive one next next next time time time time time.
I love to challenge myself trying new ways/ideas of doing a song.

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562 Reply by easybeat

(17 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Badeye
thats a gr gr gr great track     

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563 Topic by easybeat

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thought  i`d try to write a corny repetitive song using as few words as possible.
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/time-time-time 

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564 Reply by easybeat

(4 replies, posted in Poems)

Tf
another excellent poem,always enjoy your poems.
would love to hear an original song.     

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565 Reply by easybeat

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

Ctech
please feel free to send me any less tame songs you have written.
I`m a great believer in free speech,i may not always agree with your views
but am very happy to listen.     

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566 Reply by easybeat

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Ctech
hey what is a good song???????????????
Song comps are very fickle,just need to look at the past winners of
the eurovision song comp.How many of them turn into hits?
On that subject, is being a hit mean it`s a good song.
Boy there`s been some pretty average songs that sold big time.
There`s plenty of great songs that where never hits.
It`s all pretty subjective! If my vote counts i like what you write.
keep entering it`s a great way to put your music out there.     

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567 Reply by easybeat

(3 replies, posted in Poems)

P
i hope the teacher reads /listens to this.     

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568 Reply by easybeat

(7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Bill
thanks for that.i love hearing musicians talking with such passion.     

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569 Reply by easybeat

(8 replies, posted in Poems)

Peatle
as usual interesting insight.
I`m looking forward to a couple of quiet days also.     

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570 Reply by easybeat

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Tig
always good to see new christmas songs.     

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571 Topic by easybeat

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I guess lots of us are going home to family for Christmas.
here`s a wee story about my Christmas,of course in the southern hemisphere
we have christmas in summer.Still it doesn`t stop us singing traditional winter classics.
But here`s my summer christmas song.
Merry Christmas Chordians
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/hea … -christmas

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572 Reply by easybeat

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Tenement Funster wrote:

You'll be sending me hate-mail for even saying this, but for whatever reason I thought of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" when I read this. tongue So that would be my only suggestion: at all costs, avoid having it sound like Mariah's song. Her voice reminds me of someone taking a cheese grater to a piece of angle iron ... your song deserves better.

My voice can strip paint,eat ya heart out Mariah.     

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573 Reply by easybeat

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Phill Williams wrote:
Peatle Jville wrote:

EB no I am just trying a bit humour. Friday is my next beer. I hardly ever have a beer between Monday and Thursday. Next Tuesday will be an exception.. I dont post after a few beers.

Maybe you should, with all the detritus the politicians are dumping on us I for one could do with a good laugh...ho ho ho!

Had a quick strum last night, I'll have another go over the weekend and see what comes up.


Hey that would be fantastic Phill.
would love to hear what you come up with,i hope to record it today.
B.     

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574 Reply by easybeat

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Peatle Jville wrote:

EB  I can imagine you doing a Nat King Cole song  your voice will be perfect.  I couldnt come up with chords just these  hopefully funny  Nat King Cole type lyrics.             
                                                                                                                                          Rambing Rose on a Reindeers Nose.
                                                                                                                                          What I  want for Christmas, heaven knows .                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         Wild  wind-blowing, on the Reindeers nose  .
                                                                                                                                      Here in New Zealand it aint snowing heaven knows..
                                                                                                                                                I love my family  yes heaven knows.
                                                                                                                                               Rambing Rose on a Reindeers Nose.
Now if that doesnt work how about a Rambing Crosby song         

I'm Dreaming Of A Hot Christmas.
With lots of  Ram Bling for my  Rose.

Hey Pete ,have you had a couple of christmas beers?     

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575 Reply by easybeat

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Classical Guitar wrote:

easybeat some very nice words and ideas.  Here  are some ideas of chords:

G  am G
am gm bm
am C  E
bm   am  C

repeat as needed.

Thanks CS,i`ll have a crack at that.
Usually when a song comes to me the feel/chords come too, but not with this one.
In my head i hear this as a kinda Nat King Cole thing.     

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