Trevor
I had the exact same impression as Peatle did. nice easy song to dance to.
Well done !
Jim
551 2021-10-09 20:22:48
Re: I can feel the love (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
552 2021-10-04 11:18:14
Topic: Something to break the skid- NGD :) (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hey fellow chordians !
I hope you are well.
It has been so long since the forum has been lit up with posts it seems as if
someone turned out the street lights.
I know everyone is busy and covid has taken over- so I get it.
I Just wanted to say hello to all of you
also I have a new epiphone guitar coming Wednesday
I couldn't remember how to post a picture so here is the link.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail … oa-natural
again- Hope all is going well with you all!
cheers and best wishes
Jim
553 2021-09-14 16:23:42
Re: Thunderstorms (Beneath her sky of Blue) on Soundcloud (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you guys for the positive comments.
Jeff- thanks for doing a cover of it - much appreciated !
Jim
554 2021-09-14 16:22:09
Re: Some live footage (5 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Graham
Sounds great - still loving the supermarket blues song - it is a classic !
I would love to be able to do what you guys that are real musicians do - It looks like so much fun!
JIm
555 2021-09-12 12:44:50
Topic: Thunderstorms (Beneath her sky of Blue) on Soundcloud (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well it took forever - but here is my version of the song I wrote
Apologies for my playing and singing, but the message is important and I wanted to get it out there.
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … -of-blue-1
comments and suggestions for improvement are always welcome.
Jim
556 2021-09-11 12:11:13
Re: Don't Want No Noise (4 replies, posted in Poems)
beautiful lyric and the pics are matching. Nicely done Peatle. Relaxing tune. We all need a place like that.
Jim
557 2021-09-03 14:23:30
Re: Any luck at all (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill
It could be any major city - they all have danger zones.
There are some gangs and drug deals it makes it quite treacherous and savage sometimes.
Nice song -
Best Regards to Anne !!
Jim
558 2021-08-31 23:57:18
Re: Any luck at all (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill
That describes such a sad life.
Jim
559 2021-08-30 19:42:11
Re: Ever Turned Your Acoustic Into A Banjo? (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Phill
Would that work on a telecaster ?
Might be an amusing sound.
Jim
560 2021-08-28 18:38:13
Re: Ever Turned Your Acoustic Into A Banjo? (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Wait. Where do you put the rag?
By the sound hole?
561 2021-08-28 18:36:16
Re: The Instrument (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Quite clever lyrics ! I like it!!
562 2021-08-14 23:46:26
Re: Always Lovers (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Beamer
In My Humble opinion......
it's your best song yet!
some classic lines in there!
Jim
563 2021-08-12 11:59:50
Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey fellas
I rewrote this song... made lyrical changes mainly. Changes are in this post - i edited it.
Mainly the second verse - I didn't like it the way it was.
If I get a chance I will try to record it tonight so I can torture your ears a bit 
Jim
564 2021-08-10 17:29:46
Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you Bill and Phill !
565 2021-08-10 17:28:23
Re: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Mojo
I too have lots of memories where cats that were sounding like lions.
When I was typing my thesis for my masters on a typewriter this old tomcat was at my door howling away
I shooed him away a few times, and finally instructed him that if came out again he was going for a ride.
sure enough - he came back and was howlng - i put him in the trunk of my car and brought him to my buddy's farm.
He stayed there for about the next 5-8 years - seemed to love all the other cats there.
Glad you liked the song. I'm gonna do a rough recording just so the guys that can actually play and sing can get
an idea of how it is in my head.
I also put the line about the ice cold beer flowing in their bc I thought being a Texan such as yourself, that would help en the bloc!
Take care
Jim
566 2021-08-09 16:20:30
Topic: Inspired by Mojo and Phil - Song called " Cryptic Trance" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Mojo posted about having writers block for songwriting. Phill, Brian (easybeat) and I made a couple of quips
and I turned them into this.
Cryptic Trance by Jim Kenyon (with Help )
[C]trying to think of something important to write
But I [G] only hear the fridge and two cats in a fight
oh I'm [Am]starin’ at blank paper as it nears midnight
and it [F]seems the notes just [G]don’t sound [C] right
.
[C] waiting for my pen and paper to dance
but they're[G] just victims of this circumstance
it's like [Am]my mind's held captive in a cryptic trance
and it [F]seems that a song [G]doesn't have a [C]chance
.
Chorus
[C]Yea, I been [F]searching for words that never came
ya know, [C]everybody's candle burn's a different flame
so when the [F] strings get dusty and sounds seem wrong
just [G]wait, be [F]cool, and something good will come a[C]long
.
[C]been 3 days now, but feels more like a year
seems the [G]only thing that’s flowing is ice cold beer
oh I'm [Am] waiting now for the words to appear
but my [F] imagination has [G]somehow disap[C]peared
.
Chorus
[C]Yea, I been [F]searching for words that never came
ya know, [C]everybody's candle burn's a different flame
so when the [F] strings get dusty and sounds seem wrong
just [G]wait, be [F]cool, and something good will come a[C]long
567 2021-08-09 11:53:58
Re: in a slump (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill
threw this together from our thoughts ... it's a start
feel free to make any changes.
(see what you started Mojo!! )
Jim
Blocked by Jim Kenyon (with Help )
[C]I’m trying to think of something important to write
But I [G] only hear the fridge and two cats in a fight
oh I'm [Am]starin’ at blank paper as it nears midnight
it seems [F] every note I play just [G]don’t sound [C] right
.
[C]I keep waiting for my pen and paper to dance
like a[G] song about the beach in southern France
or two [Am]lovers searching for their true romance
but it [F]doesn’t seem that I’ll [G]ever get the [C]chance
.
Chorus
[C]Yea, I been [F]searching for some words that never came
ya know, [C]everybody's candle burn's a different flame
so when the [F] strings get dusty and sounds seem wrong
just [G]wait, be [F]cool, and something good will come a[C]long
.
[C]It’s been 3 days now, and my vision's still not clear
seems the [G]only thing that’s flowing is the ice cold beer
and my[Am] chords seem strange,the lyrics sound weird
and now [F] all imagination has [G]somehow disap[C]peared
Chorus
[C]Yea, I been [F]searching for some words that never came
ya know, [C]everybody's candle burn's a different flame
so when the [F] strings get dusty and sounds seem wrong
just [G]wait, be [F]cool, and something good will come a[C]long
568 2021-08-08 11:51:20
Re: in a slump (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Mojo
What works for me is to read accounts of history. There are so many amazing events and people - seems there s always a catch line or something that I find to be inspiring.
Sometimes it's something someone says in the news.
an example - I was reading about abolitionist leader and newspaper owner William Lloyd Garrison and his fight for the freedom of slaves in America.
When people tried to silence him - his response was " I will be heard !" or Sojourner Truth's " ain't I a woman" line in speaking of women's rights.
Both of those phrases have the ability to inspire a song to me - not necessarily about slavery or freedom - but you could adopt them to any modern situation.
Another thing I find inspring is just walking around and observing nature.
Hope this helps - it works for me but who knows - everyone's candle doesn't burn the same flame.
(LOL - I just made that line up and thought - that's a pretty good phrase for a chorus in some song " everyone's candle doesn't burn the same flame" !
Jim
PS
Congrats on the recording of the CD - I'd like to hear it.
Where do you send them to to get publicized ?
569 2021-08-07 15:22:13
Re: Everything, Everything (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jeff
Ditto what Phill said..... I'd like some home fries with the eggs however.
Clever song !
Jim
570 2021-08-06 01:23:18
Re: Money Don't Count For Nothing. (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill and Peatle
Good stuff boys. Classic song and excellent video!
Message is spot on
Jim
571 2021-08-03 13:00:10
Re: PLEASE Indulge Me, But I STILL Miss Dino (1 replies, posted in About Chordie)
That guy is awesome..... if I could play and sing like that I would do a concert every weekend free of charge for kids
Thanks for sharing Bill
AWESOME
Jim
572 2021-08-03 12:09:56
Re: Tyrannosaurus Rex - Song for my grand kids (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank You Honorata and welcome to chordie.
Do you play guitar ?
I see you like the outdoors and crime movies - me too.
Jim
573 2021-08-01 02:15:02
Re: Song Assignment? (30 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Bill
I am thrilled to have you back on chordie. I did not answer the other message b/c I do not use facebook at all.
Here is my futile attempt at a song,still unfinished..... I will update - others can give input as well.
I have no chords yet b/c it is just in my head and haven't touched the guitar with it.
I think the title would be " I ain't nearly done" .
Let me know what you think of it so far.
Jim
The future reaches out, while the past retrieves
Our memories are just tangled webs we weave
The mind plays games, and seems it sure loves to deceive
might not be true, but it’s what I’ve come to believe
time is so elusive, it always finds somehow to slip away
like a rainbow disappearing on a rainy summer’s day
nothing lasts forever, but I hope we’ll meet again someday
and let the love we’ve shared take us home , but who can say
chorus
the best of me may be hidden, but it’s far from gone
but it sure does get harder as every year now adds on
know that inside my mind there’s still something good going on
please see the sparkle in my eyes, and know, I ain’t nearly done
JIm
574 2021-07-29 14:50:51
Re: dusty hill (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Mojo
That's too bad !!
Just yesterday I almost bought tickets to a ZZTOP show that's coming near my town next month.
Now I wonder if they will still play.
Jim
575 2021-07-24 22:11:23
Re: rip pick (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Just leave the spurs upon my boots,
An' drop 'em in right quick.
An' just in case there's music there,
Throw in a guitar pick.