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Thanks jason & Roger & Old Doll! Glad you enjoyed this ditty. My lovely wife, Juawice, would probably kill me if she knew that I was publicizing the fact that our house is not spotless . . . but, we have the house where neighborhood kids love to come and play because it is a very user-friendly environment.
Maybe once the kids are gone and dogs all die off we will settle into a quiet, well-ordered existence - but I really doubt it.
I suspect many people in Chordieland will be able to identify with the message of this song. Our house is a place to live life and enjoy, it is not particularly clean but is a very wonderful place.
John Denver's "Annie's Song" has some wonderful lines:
'You fill up my senses like a night in a forest, like the mountains in springtime, like a walk in the rain . . . '
I particularly like this lyric because it is focused on the profound effects of his love's beauty and not on the purely visual details of her appearance.
Hi all - I have been crazy busy with work, so not been on the forum much lately. Love the quotes about growing up being optional and being disguised as a responsible adult!
Has anyone heard from Roger Guppy lately? I have tried to email him a couple times in the past week or so - both messages bounced back 2 or 3 days later and were undeliverable. Is he off-line, or traveling, or hurt, or something?
Anyway - I'm going to post a new song in a while, but before I typed it up I thought I would see what was happening at my favorite site . . . good to see folks here in the Chat Corner. James
Hello caatea & welcome to chordie!
By Chester, I assume you mean Chester, Cheshire, England - beautiful place, but I'm nowhere near there. But, since there are chordie users all over the planet, I'm certain there is bound to be somebody in your vicinity.
Glad you have discovered this site - it is a wonderful resource. James
"These Eyes" The Guess Who
"Sad and Deep and You" Traffic
"Jeepers Creepers, Where'd You Get Those Peepers" ??? from the 1920's?
last_rebel:
"Eye of the Tiger" was by Survivor
The songwriter was Jim Peterik previously of The Ides of March (he also wrote "Vehicle")
Thanks Zurf - "understand it through experience" - that pretty much sums it up! I was compelled to respond to JCURNAL's postings because they are good, basic questions that many new players have probably pondered. However, once I started writing my answers, I realized that such a question is really just the tip of the iceburg for many fundamental concepts that would be difficult to describe in words but easy to demonstrate in person.
I suppose you could transpose and then also use a capo . . . it's a personal preference. A capo is good for moving a song into a comfortable singing range. When you transpose a song to another key, it will still sound the same.
For instance, a 3-chord song in the key of 'G' might have the G, C, D chords. If you transpose it to 'D' it will have the chords D, G, A. Each set of chords includes the I, IV, V chords for that key - consequently, the song will 'sound' the same, it is just in a different key.
I hope this is helpful - I'm not sure if I have really answered your question. James
Doc, I am unfamiliar with legal stuff . . . all I know is that spammers are scum. Pursuing spammers through legal channels would probably be very expensive and take a long long time. Somebody who is an expert in cyberlaw could probably tell you all about this topic.
Hi JCURNAL and welcome to chordie!
Yes, it is sort of like adding a capo - but not exactly the same.
A capo changes the pitch (one fret = one semitone) but you still use the same chord fingerings. However, the transposing tool on chordie allows the user to change the key of the song.
For instance, say a song is in the key of 'F' and uses F, Bb, Dm, C. However, you don't want to mess with playing F or Dm of Bb so you simply change the key of the song to 'G' and then use G, C, Em, D. This change is made by simply transposing 'up' 2 semitones.
For me, this is one of the very best features of chordie -
Hi Daniel13 & welcome to chordie!
Here is a link to a site that may have what you seek - even if that song is not there, you will probably find other useful Gospel music.
http://www.gospelmusic.org.uk/index.html
Hi Doc, My guess as to why 'Acoustic' attracts the most spam is because that section of out forum has the most posts and traffic. The 'About Chordie' section also gets plenty of cyberturds probably becaue it is at the top of the forum index.
Spammers are merely parasites who try to attract business to a site by trying to obtain free advertising. Some spam is tasteless, some is stupid, some is purely absurd - all spam is theft because it detracts from the host site's content and takes time and effort to eliminate.
The best way regular users of chordie can help to combat spam is to click the 'Report' button at the bottom right of the spam's message window. This helps moderators and administrators to ban the users and delete the trash more quickly. Moderators and administrators on chordie's forum are all volunteers who take pride in keeping this site useful, informative, and entertaining.
bonedaddy, I can't wait to get home and give this one a go. Really want to hear the Bb - A - F change and see what kind of melodic transition might emerge. I also like the lyric - beautifully said.
Actually, last_rebel, 'What I saw at the mall' is probably a great idea for a song . . . I live in a small town with no mall. But we do have a Wal-Mart Supercenter (which I avoid as much as possible).
Next time I have to go there, I'll try to actually observe rather than just get what I'm there for and get out as fast as possible.
Bravo, Roger! 'Tis a dandy song and it is good to finally hear it come to life. Beautifully played and sung.
The idea of global collaboration is enticing - I hope that the 'boring technical reasons' can be overcome for future efforts. James
Thank you all for understanding that I am not trying to overly critical, but rather just a little satirical. I was an adolescent once myself (way way back before piercings and tattoos) but my generation had our own fashion affectations.
Actually, I like people of all ages and have noticed that absurd fashion choices are not exclusive to younger people - it's just that they feel it's all so very very important.
So sweet & sad, daddycool - I had a crush on a girl long ago . . . was too painfully shy to even send a note. So, I just tried not to stare -
Here's a little ditty about disaffected youth. I't sort of snarky, but they make an easy target.
Roger, you're still my hero!
An epic ballad of your Pyrrhic Victory may yet emerge - possibly an entire rock opera. I can just see the pyrotechnic special effects and hear the army of ants marching into battle.
The part of Roger would be a dashing tenor (obviously).
The Cat would have to be a sultry alto.
The Ant Queen would have to be a soprano of magnificent proportions.
The Horde of Ants could be mixed chorus.
The part of the Baked Potato - tough to cast - but I'm thinking maybe a child star.
One question though . . . did you ever get around to eating that baked potato?
Hi Guitarpix - so glad you enjoyed this little ditty . . . power chords are perfect for the intended grandeur of this anthem!
Old Doll - I just know that you would particularly enjoy this ode to our little formic friends! 'Round here we have mostly Fire Ants - red, aggressive, stinging, nasty little buggers. Originally from South America, these little nasties have slowly and steadily spread and are edging out almost all other native ant species. They were introduced accidently when a research colony on a coastal island was scattered by a hurricane several decades ago. Fire Ants are no fun - but they are amazingly adaptable and fascinating.
Our good friend Roger Guppy managed to almost incinerate himself recently while spraying ants in his kitchen while the oven was lit. I understand that his hair is slowly growing back and he looks almost like a mammal once again.
This song is in honor of the ants . . .
Here is something quite original. Love this guy's originality and creative bravery.
That 1 Guy
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu … D=11176446
his vids
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea … ID=1280391
Thanks Roger for spotting that error, I have fixed the missing chord.
In an ideal world, I could just call all my various musicial friends and say "Bring your stuff and let's make a song". However, getting players together is like herding cats - some folks are really busy, and others just think they are busy.
Now I know why so many recordings are make piece-by-piece using different people at different times and places - it's not necessarily a better way to do it, it is just the only practical way to accomplish the task. I'm still getting comfortable doing single-track recordings - will try multi-track efforts eventually.
James
Thanks, arkady - never thought of it as grand vision, but I guess you're right . . . all my stuff starts out with little ideas but sometimes the ideas can grow into grander concepts. This one started out with some comments Old Doll made about 'Suddenly See Blues' I posted recently - that one is a classic "You done hurt me so bad" thing. This one is sort of the flip side of all that.
Just what the world needs - a dance song about atoning for bad behavior from long ago.
There are plenty of 'You done me wrong' songs, so I figured I would try a 'I done you wrong' song.
I hear lots of throbbing drums and a fat-nasty bass in the background on this one.
Some horns would also be good along with some shiny healthy women to do background vocals.
Everyone who has ever done somebody wrong has got to get up and shake it - hard.
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