Thanks EB
it was thought provoking
Cheers
Jim
52 2024-04-18 13:53:38
Topic: Soundcloud recording of my song Help Me If You Dare (0 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Apologies for the singing and playing It was a quick take on computer mic.
All comments appreciated.
53 2024-04-18 03:18:04
Topic: Song- Help Me, If You Dare (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
My niece just came home from 6 months of treatment ( 13 days in the hospital, 13 weeks in residential, and 7 weeks in partial hospitalization.)
She was a real trooper - and has now re-entered ninth grade to get her life gong again.
First three days have gone great - hoping that it continues down a favorable path.
I was thinking today of what it was like for her and all the other like her with such problems.
So I wrote this song today, thinking about her.
Help Me, If You Dare by Jim Kenyon
Verse 1
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[C] In the silence of the deep dark [F] night
[C]Demons creeping just out of [F] sight,
[C]In the shadows of my weary[F]mind
[D]Fear has me nearly [G]paralyzed
Verse 2
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[C]Beware of eyes where[F] truth's concealed
[C] promised visions that are [F]never real
[C] Whispers dancing to the [F] Devil’s song
[D] a symphony of lies and [G] life gone wrong
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Chorus
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[F]Who’s out there that [C] hears me
[F]Who’s out there that [C] sees me
[F] Is there anyone left that [C]really cares
[F] help me, help me [G]please, if you [C]dare
.
Verse 3
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[C]Every day's a struggle, need to [F] break this fall
[C]Seems every road I travel, has a [F] 12 foot wall
[C]Hope slips through my fingers like [F]hourglass sand
[D] I once had dreams but now I don’t know [G]who I am
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Chorus
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[F]Who’s out there that [C] hears me
[F]Who’s out there that [C] sees me
[F] Is there anyone left that [C]really cares
[F] help me, help me [G]please, if you [C]dare
outgo
Slow
[F] if there's anyone left that [C]really cares
[F] help me, help me [G]please, if you [C]dare
[F] is there's anyone left that [C]really cares
[F] help me, help me [G]please, if you [C]dare
really slow
[F] help me, help me [G]please, if you [C]dare
54 2024-04-17 10:34:28
Re: quirky (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Brian
Brilliant piece of writing.... methinks in the end it was death in the fast lane all along.
Might wonder if any of those men she slept with ended up in a similar way.
Cheers
Jim
55 2024-04-12 22:07:48
Re: Mr. Chackrobarthi and the lost socks (6 replies, posted in Poems)
Phill
Clever - I love it!
that can't be about you !
JIm
56 2024-04-09 21:55:47
Re: Beach Woman (Her Heart Can't be Tamed ) (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phil
LOL
Actually, I was doing both. I would cast out into the surf - set the pole in the holder and sit in my chair and read or play my small martin that I bring to the shore. Also an occasional beverage !
I was actually fishing when she came along. Most of the story is made up, but she was definitely a different women. She did have two oysters that somehow melded together - and she did ask about a pearl inside. She started talking about visions and energy - saying she was looking for a sign from her mother. She was really an interesting woman. When she left, I was sitting there thinking about her and what she said - and then it occurred to me that I never even asked her what her name was. During the whole week I kept watch - but never saw her again.
Hence - the song. 
Thanks for giving it a read.
Jim
57 2024-04-09 14:09:31
Topic: Beach Woman (Her Heart Can't be Tamed ) (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well this is what you get when you sit on the beach with a guitar and woman comes up and talks for a bit... and then walks away into the sun.
Beach Woman (Her Heart Can't be Tamed) By Jim Kenyon
Verse1
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[G] I was fishing, [C]alone in the surf and the [G]sand
[G]She was walking [C] looking for shells or a [G]man
[G]In Carolina, [C] a sweet peculiar little [G]thing
[G]She was, guarded [C] by pelicans with angel [G]wings
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Verse 2
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[G] in the sunshine,[C] dune sands swirled in the [G]breeze
[G] She said hello there,[C]I was working hard to be at [G]ease
[G] strange smile I thought,[C] but a beautiful work of [G]art
[G] her voice so soft, [C] with a song from a siren’s [G] heart
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Chorus
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Oh she was
[C] an intoxicating women, she made my world fall out of [G] sight
the[C] girl was familiar, yet a little different,but it felt so [G] right
[C]On that Island, I was drawn to her yet I didn’t know her [G]name
As the [D]waves whisper a [C]secret , that her heart can’t be [G]tamed
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Verse 3
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[G]as we walked the beach [C] I noticed her hair had a white [G]feather
[G] She held her hands out,[C] she’d found oyster shells joined [G]together
[G] She laughed out loud,[C] then asked if there might be a pearl [G] inside
[G] such a mystery [C] she said, with a passion that she couldn’t [G]hide
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Verse 4
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[G] as she walked away [C]I wondered if I’d ever see her[G] again
[G]her footprints were fading, [C] like memories lost into the [G]sand
[G] I still see her,[C] her silhouette lined by beauty and [G] grace
[G] Mermaid or a dream [C] I don’t know, she’s gone without a [G] trace
Chorus
Oh she was
[C] an intoxicating women, she made my world fall out of [G] sight
the[C] girl was familiar, yet a little different, it just felt so [G] right
[C]On that Island, I was drawn to her yet I didn’t know her [G] name
As the [D]waves whisper a [C]secret , that her heart can’t be [G]tamed
Outgo:
[G] I can still see her,[C] her silhouette in the sun, such beauty and [G] grace
[G] Mermaid or a dream [C] I don’t know, but she’s gone without a [G] trace
58 2024-04-09 11:53:50
Re: Old man's thoughts (7 replies, posted in Poems)
Phill
Pretty grim scenario
Life sure has many different worlds that people exist in.
Thanks for sharing
Jim
59 2024-04-07 11:47:10
Re: Carpark Money (15 replies, posted in Poems)
Peatle,
I get so upset when I see the so called homeless people with their signs - "can you spare a buck", "Veteran - need $ for Hospital bills", etc, etc, etc... lots of pity signs.
Then You look closer and see they are on their I-phone or are wearing a nice watch, or $200 sneakers
I took a picture of the guy that always sits outside of our local mall the other day...... in the back ground of the picture, were four businesses all with help wanted signs.
I pulled up - he came over for a handout - I rolled down the window and asked him if he wanted a couple hundred bucks- he said yeah - I then pointed at the signs and said go apply for a job there and pointed at the signs - slowly pulled away dropping a $1 bill out the window.
I suppose he still won bc he got my $1,
They are all over. I read once that if a beggar was on a city street, and and the flow of human traffic was 200 people an hour and if just 1 in 10 people gave him $5 - an 8 hour day would net them - tax free - $800 ! x 5 days a week = 4,000 x 52 weeks = $208,000 (tax free)
Peatle - I know that are many that truly need help - but there are so many that are looking for ........ well, as P.T. Barnum said " There's a sucker born every minute" !
Thanks for sharing your poem.
Jim
60 2024-04-07 11:34:08
Re: See The Light Do Right (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Well written Peatle - so true
CS Lewis quote is spote on !
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers
Jim
61 2024-03-31 21:26:35
Re: Rosemary and red onion sausages, a song for vegetarians ? (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Graham
First, glad you are feeling better
Cool song - don’t think my stomach would agree either
62 2024-03-29 11:44:59
Re: Steely Dan (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Peatle - I changed it a bit this morning
a couple small lyrical changes and different chorus chords.
Thanks for giving it a look
Cheers
Jim
63 2024-03-28 14:59:07
Topic: Steely Dan (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ok - I was reading about the group Steely Dan and found out how they came up with the name of their band. If you don't know - it's based on a girl named Mary during the chapter of the book entitled ‘A.J.’s Annual Party’. The book is William S. Burrough’s Naked Lunch - you can find out the meaning if you look it up - cause I don't want to get banned .
As a result - I couldn't resist writing a song that would entwine it with a marriage.
this is the song - used a few (there are 6) titles from their Steely Dan albums for lines ( BTW Steely Dan is awesome and I have several of their albums.) , a few innuendos as well.
I tried to be clever . I kinda wish I knew how to write in a Steely Dan music style ( maybe an instrumental jazzy like piece).
It's kind of a sad song,but I can't help laughing when I play it. Slàinte Mhath!
Steely Dan By Jim Kenyon
Verse 1
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[Em]just nineteen when we [D]got together, yeah we[C] rocked it all night[Em] long
[Em] I remember thinking this would [D]last forever, how [C]did it go so [Em] wrong
[Em]she don’t need no [D] slow-hand lover, since she’s [C]found something [Em]new
[Em]one night she played some [D]new songs,now she's [C] left me feeling [Em]blue
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Chorus
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[Am]The songs were all by[C] Steely Dan, a [Am]sign that we were reelin’ in the[C] years
when she[Am] plays can’t buy-a thrill, and [C]do it again, all her [D]deacon blues disap[Em]pear
[Am] she’s found deep love with [C]Steely Dan, it [Am]makes her feel so young a[C]gain
She [Am] just closes her eyes, and [C]feels the sound, yeah[D] she loves her Steely [Em]Dan
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Verse 2
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[Em]while love becomes just a [D]word we say, and it [C]doesn’t mean much to [Em]hear
[Em]seems I don’t know her[D] anymore, we’re just [C] living cold lies and [Em]tears
[Em]I think that she loves me, I[D] think that she cares, but I [C] just don’t under[Em]stand
[Em] remember how we first [D]started out, before she [C]came across Steely [Em] Dan
Chorus
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[Am]The songs were all by[C] Steely Dan, a [Am]sign that we were reelin’ in the[C] years
when she[Am] plays can’t buy a thrill, and [C]do it again, all her [D]deacon blues disap[Em]pear
[Am] she’s found deep love with [C]Steely Dan, it [Am]makes her feel so young a[C]gain
She [Am] just closes her eyes, and [C]feels the sound, yeah[D] she loves her Steely [Em]Dan
.
Outgo
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[Am]She just closes her eyes, and [C]feels the sound, yeah[D] she loves her Steely [Em]Dan
[Am]She just closes her eyes, and [C]night by night, oh she [D] she feels so young a[Em]gain
a lot Slower
[Am]She just closes her eyes, and [C]feels the sound, yeah[D] she loves her Steely [Em]Dan
64 2024-03-22 16:05:29
Topic: Video I made of the song I wrote (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
65 2024-03-21 12:54:26
Re: long time (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Brian,
That was a really great song -well done ! I too enjoyed the whistling at the end - really added to the imprint of the room on my mind. Thanks for sharing.
Jim
ps - how is the kid's poem book coming along ?
I want a copy !!!
66 2024-03-18 17:51:26
Topic: I Wanna Rock (1 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Song I wrote , but Phill used his talent and magic to sound awesome IMHO
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … al_sharing
Let us know what you think !
67 2024-03-14 21:14:54
Re: Easy Beat Add On 3 (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Lulu- the song To Sir With Love - a classic!!
This song with husband didn't do much for em.
68 2024-03-14 21:08:24
Re: incredible performance (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Peatle
That was funny !
Conny has "a nice voice" !
69 2024-03-13 02:04:04
Topic: incredible performance (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
This was unbelievable.... as I listened I thought of Jan singing this.
They end is mind blowing!!!
70 2024-03-10 12:36:21
Re: I Wanna Rock (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Peatle and Phill
Thanks for the cultural education.
Now I have Molly Malone stuck in my head, but it is a cool song.
I found this version - and loved it - I'm sure with St. Patties Day coming up, there will be a few pubs singing it.
AS for cockles - I never knew what hey were - and my only knowledge of them was from the poem " Mary,Mary, Quite Contrary....."
Now for the winklepickers and teddyboys - I never heard of them before - but of course I had to research them. I guess I missed out on that fad - but I did come across many pictures of the beatles wearing them in the very early days (1960-62) and how they then became all the rage with what in America became known as " Beatle Boots".
It's amazing how much history you can acquire through music.
Thank you boys for the leads.
CHEERS !
Jim
PS Phill did you wear those shoes when you were younger and playing gigs ?
71 2024-03-08 23:27:52
Re: I Wanna Rock (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Cocklers !!! Now there's a word worth looking up for sure !
72 2024-03-08 12:03:00
Re: I Wanna Rock (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill
LMAO - I had to go here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUECl-ey9aA
to find out what you meant. That is awesome. I also learned about cheese and - and favorite new word - knobbies !!
It was really interesting.
I look forward to seeing what you can do with those lyrics.
Peatle - Thanks for the kind words.
JIm
73 2024-03-07 18:19:56
Topic: I Wanna Rock (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well, I don't know how to play rock music very well
so someone else may have to carry the torch on this one.
Might be a few innuendos hidden.:)
All comments appreciated.
I Wanna Rock by Jim Kenyon
Verse 1
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[G]I wanna rock, I wanna [C] reach down in your [G]soul
[G]I wanna rock, I want for [C] you to lose [G]control
[G]I wanna rock, I wanna [C]play all night [G] long
[G]I wanna rock, I’m gonna [C]play your favorite[G] song
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Verse 2
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[G]I wanna rock, and let these [C]magic fingers [G]fly
[G]I wanna rock, and light the [C] stars in your [G]eyes
[G]I wanna rock, and show you [C] things you’ve never [G]seen
[G]I wanna rock, and take you [C] places you’ve never [G] been
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Chorus
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[C]Rock, Rock, Rock, baby it’s music for you and[G] me
you[C] rock my heart and soul, baby can’t you [G]see
[C]Rock, Rock, Rock, let’s rock all through the [G]night
‘n when you[D] kiss me baby, you [C]make everything just [G]right
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Verse 2
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[G]I wanna rock, I wanna [C]play our music [G]loud
[G]I wanna rock, I want to [C] take you above the [G]clouds
[G]I wanna rock, and feel a [C] love that’s oh so [G]strong
[G]I wanna rock, and make sweet[C] love all night [G] long
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Chorus
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[C]Rock, Rock, Rock, baby it’s music for you and[G] me
you[C] rock my heart and soul, oh babe can’t you [G]see
[C]Rock, Rock, Rock, let’s rock all through the [G]night
‘n when you[D] kiss me baby, you [C]make everything just [G]right
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‘n when you[D] kiss me baby, you [C]make everything just [G]right
‘n when you[D] kiss me baby, you [C]make everything just [G]right
‘n when you[D] kiss me baby, you [C]make everything just [G]right
74 2024-03-07 12:11:40
Re: Easy Beat Add On. 4 (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Peatle
Beautiful song - fantastic playing and singing - lyrics are
awesome.
Thanx for sharing
Jim