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(6 replies, posted in Poems)

Yep seems to be a problem world wide doesn't it.  People can look to Russia to blame but USA`s own Biden shut down their own keystone pipeline and this Govt in NZ are not only closing Marsden Point refinery but going to fill them with cement.  What a crazy crazy world we live in.     

602

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

That was awesome!  They are great singing together, they nailed it.  Are they the same couple that you have used before on your songs?  Once again TIGLJK you have out done yourself with your song writing.  Lovely to see you back on Chordie smile     

All good neophytte.  I will try and ATTEMPT (in capitals cause it will be an attempt) of one of your songs BUT not promising I can do it, your style I think is out of my ability, so don't hold your breath that I will actually present what I try to do big_smile     

604

(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

neophytte wrote:
easybeat wrote:

Neo
thanks for taking the time to comment.yeah monotone is what i do best.
A few years ago i had never sung,Jan encouraged me,its still not real singing, but i like to think
it is real and sincere.I like writing but dont like trying to sing and play.

No worries - I think everyone has a unique voice; it's just working out what songs suit your voice ... I couldn't imagine you (or me!) doing a Mariah Carey song, for example, but Louis Armstrong type version of What a wonderful world could be done ...

Cheers

Richard

easybeat, vocally, you really, really suit country in my humble opinion.  I think you have the perfect voice for it.   Guitar wise, you can play pretty much anything and are great at it, you own that guitar, seriously!

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(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

neophytte, thanks for comments and an excellent positive name for a cat, one would say purr-fect ( ok lame but it had to be done tongue) lol.  I agree re a bridge for that song, enter Brian, your song, you need a bridge smile     

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(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

Peatle Jville wrote:

Jandal you did easybeat's song real good those seven years have gone quick.

In reply to your question about about my video . The first one I put up I inadvertently  used the same song title as easybeats  submission for this month so I had to change the text at the beginning.  Because of that I had two copies on file and ended up putting up the wrong one up with  the wrong title in my rush to get it on youtube and chordie.. It is same video apart from the text  as the first one and also in my rush somehow I had edited out part of the song on the first one I put up so a few lines of the song had got left. out .   Thank you Jandal for taking the time  to have a good listen and watch.  I try to make each song as different as pos though my poor playing and vocal skills can make my efforts not always a great listen.

Thankyou Peatle, it is still a song I like today.  There are certain original songs I have done for some of you here on Chordie and that is one of them that I still like and still sing and play occasionally.  Yes, you heard or read me correctly, I do actually get those certain songs out from time to time, dust them off and play them smile     

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(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

easybeat wrote:

Jan that was us starting out,a very simple song,you got a few lyrics wrong but i still love this one today.
Its got something just a bit special me thinks.
I guess we weren`t trying too hard,maybe thats the answer.

Thanks easybeat, I actually thought the same when I listened to it again, it was very simply done, kinda suited that song smile

608

(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

I am still trying to find a song to perform for this month, having a bit of trouble finding one that suits me to be honest hmm , anyway still looking for something and will post one when I find something I like.

I did find this though one though 'Crazy World'  which I did 7 years ago, the first song I ever performed on soundcloud and it was one easybeat had written the lyrics to and I put chords to it and performed.  Going down memory lane now.  https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/crazy-worldmp3     

609

(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

Peatle, I had another listen today and then went to compare the first version you put up but couldn't find it, maybe you have removed it? Anyway, I didn't see or hear a big difference in this version other than maybe the beginning of it when you started it? From memory, the first version I think you had more of a echo / stereo effect happening at the start?  Also this version looks a bit more like you have cut and put together versions? I am saying that cause I could see Maree still walking past in it like I could in the first version.  So its a bit hard to tell as I couldn't compare it to the first version smile  Anyway, well done once again, its great to see you participating and I like the idea of the echo / stereo effect happening in it.  I like to see people trying different idea`s like that smile     

haha all good jets60, it`s great to see you participating in FSOTM big_smile     

611

(62 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

DECEMBER 2018 FSOTM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, REFLECTION, NEW YEAR
Original thread can be found here: www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=36480
If you missed out, it's never too late!  You can share a link at the thread above, comment there, etc.!
Here are quick links to member's submissions (if I missed any, please post in the original thread linked above and I'll get this post updated!

neophytte: https://youtu.be/Jo2rpwMx6IQ
neophytte:  https://youtu.be/lOvaENVfp74
neophytte:  https://youtu.be/NjH127hgrTI   
neophytte:   https://youtu.be/535zyX_Ok38 
neophytte:  https://youtu.be/rpN5g0F-w_g
neophytte:  https://youtu.be/4Lz2mgQX12U
neopyhtte: https://youtu.be/Valqjs6ur_8
TIGLJK:  https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/jim-kenyo … s-childmp3 (deleted)

612

(62 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

NOVEMBER 2018 FSOTM - ONE SONG PER CATEGORY OR GENRE
Original thread can be found here:   www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=36391
If you missed out, it's never too late!  You can share a link at the thread above, comment there, etc.!
Here are quick links to member's submissions (if I missed any, please post in the original thread linked above and I'll get this post updated!

easybeat: https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/tascam_1449mp3 (deleted)
neophytte:  https://youtu.be/2RoMHQ6s3s0
Jandle: https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/summertime     

613

(62 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

OCTOBER 2018 FSOTM – CHALLENGE MONTH
Original thread can be found here:  www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=36256
If you missed out, it's never too late!  You can share a link at the thread above, comment there, etc.!
Here are quick links to member's submissions (if I missed any, please post in the original thread linked above and I'll get this post updated!

Roger Guppy:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekl_88XLb4A
neophytte:   https://youtu.be/7DX0us2v4C8
neophytte:  https://youtu.be/lClI2W_x3TA
neophytte:   https://youtu.be/cK7rIAErkr4 
neophytte:   https://youtu.be/5DktKPAoV6A
neophytte:    https://youtu.be/dBkVq1MBsPY
easybeat:  https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/crazy  (deleted)
Jandle:   https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/fly-me-to-the-moon

Ok we have two early birds on here again lol, its suggestions for MAY only lol big_smile  Having said that, I had a listen and both so good guys big_smile

jets60, that was a great piece of writing, well written and as always, your music is always a pleasure to listen too.  I could almost imagine some cheeky person coming back as a ghost and hanging around the place after listening to that.  I wish I could write as well as you and some of the others on here can.

neophytte, that was really good and your son did so well, how neat to have another musician in the family.  I always enjoy the visuals in your videos too, how you play around and make them interesting.  Nice one.     

615

(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

neophytte, firstly thanks for popping your song into this month, because this link doesn't close like the suggestion ones do smile  I had a listen again to both versions and I thought both were good but the band version really made this song pop!  It felt to me, at least in my humble opinion, that the song really suited having backing.

easybeat, thanks also for reposting your song here, cheers.  I had another listen today, its one of those songs, the more you listen to it, the more its grows on you.  I liked it the first time, but I noticed more the second time listening to it.  Definitely has a rock beat and I like it, had my foot tapping away to it.

Peatle, nice lyrics in there, cause it was about your own world and I liked that.  I think quite a few people are like that, more into country life than city life these days it seem.  That echo effect took me by surprise when you first started singing and playing, I wasn't expecting that, so made it different again.  How did you do the echo effect?     

616

(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

Zurf, awesome thankyou.  LOL all good, look forward to listening to your March effort big_smile     

617

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Oops I see you have put in FSOTM suggestions for May, thanks, your way ahead of me, yay big_smile     

618

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Oh wow jets60, that`s an amazing song you have written and very thoughtful about your neighbors situation.   I am very much looking forward to seeing how you put this one all together.  I will pop a note into FSOTM suggestions for May incase anyone else wants to attempt your song. 

Brian I agree, its great to see these original songs coming out again from you all.     

Peatle, thanks so much, I had fun changing the lyrics and trying to make it work for here.  I loved this old song of Louis Armstrongs smile     

unclejoe, great to see you joining in and you did a great cover of that song.  Nice to hear your guest singer on your number too. That was the song I tried first to do and struggled to do, no matter what chords I changed it too, I just couldn't nail it but you did, so well done to you. 

neophytte, thankyou, hopefully onwards and upwards for me, its been awhile since I have touched those strings or sung.

Roger, thanks so much, looking forward to getting back into it.     

Hi again everyone smile

Looking for SUGGESTIONS for next month MAY any SONG with the word GHOST in it.  Chordie member BEAMER mentioned in the Chat Group about people who had been away from Chordie for awhile and looked like we had been visited by a GHOST, so thought that could be a challenge for FSOTM for MAY.

Also looking for SUGGESTIONS for songs with the words MAN or WOMAN in it. 

Once again, these SUGGESTIONS can be ORIGINALS, COVERS or INSTRUMENTALS.  Can`t wait to see what you all come up with smile

READY ... SET ... GO! 

622

(43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

Hi everyone,  just wondering if those of you (Richard, Zurf and Brian) that posted songs for this month of April on the suggestions topic, when and if you get a chance could you repost your entries and efforts into this post please so we can keep this link going, cheers smile

Richard would you mind also reposting your lyrics and chords to your song on this topic/link, thanks smile
Brian, same for you, would you be able to post your original song lyrics and chords here incase others want to attempt it smile

Ok looking forward to seeing what everyone does.     

Hi everyone, 
for this month of APRIL we are looking for songs to do with THE WORLD.  It can be current world events, historical world events, happy, sad, eventful, interesting, strange, weird, world events.  Anything really that has the word WORLD in it. 

It can be an ORIGINAL, a COVER of a song, it can even be just INSTRUMENTAL if you want.  You decide what you would like to do.

Some SUGGESTIONS made were the following but you can do anything you like to do with THE WORLD.
Wild World - Cat Stevens
All`s Not Fair (in love and war) - an original by our very own Richard Mortimer
My World - another original by our very own Brian Meynell
Welcome  to my world - Dean Martin
My World - Bee Gees
World Keep On Turning - Fleetwood Mac
He`s Got the Whole World in His Hands - Mahalia Jackson
What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
I`d Like To Teach The Whole World To Sing - The New Seekers. 

READY!   SET!   GO!

Ok, my very sad attempt at this months song is up.  I changed lyrics in the song to say Hello Chordie, from Louis Armstrongs Hello Dolly.  Louis lovely version of Hello Dolly is of course jazz but honestly I am so rusty playing any instrument after 3 years of hardly playing anything, its like starting all over again and I couldnt play jazz on my uke at all, so I gave up.  I also gave up on the first song I tried ~Welcome Back~ after trying it in various chords and not able to perform it.  I also struggled to come up with an original like you clever lot have.  So in a mad rush, last minute, here it is, warts and all.     
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan

You all realize I haven't actually put April FSOTM up yet don't ya lol, so you are all going to have to repost these when I do onto that month  big_smile