I thought of these today ....

Ruby (Kenny Rogers)
Deliah (Tom Jones)

Here are some suggestions from me ...

Jolene - Dolly Parton
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Angie - Rolling Stones
A Boy Names Sue - Johnny Cash

OK … for MARCH, we are looking for SUGGESTIONS of SONGS that have a MALE or FEMALE Name  somewhere in the Lyric`s or Title of the Song. 

EASY AS THAT!  Put your thinking hats on and start suggesting!

READY ….. SET …. GO!!!

Here we are in FEBRUARY already! 

This Month we will be Covering Songs that have the Name of a CITY or the Name of a COUNTRY somewhere in the Lyrics or Title of the Song.

So, from the Song Suggestions that were put forward by members, you can choose to Cover ANY number of the Songs Listed Below. 

BORN IN THE USA  -  Bruce Springstein
HOTEL CALIFORNIA  - Eagles
30,000 POUNDS OF BANANA`S  -  Harry Chapin
BRIDAL TRAIN  -  The Waifs
I CAN CALL AUSTRALIA HOME  -  Peter Allen
FROM ST KILDA TO KINGS CROSS  -  Paul Kelly
THE WILD COLONIAL BOY  (Traditional)
KHE SANH  - Cold Chisel
SOUNDS OF THEN (This is Australia)  - GANGgajang
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
ASHTABULA
BATON ROUGHE
CHICAGO
DETROIT
EGYPT
BACK IN THE USSR  -  Beatles
SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTS  -  The Animals
SCARBOROUGH FAIR  -  Simon and Garfunkel
XANADU  -  Olivia Newton John
SMOKE ON THE WATER  -  Deep Purple
THAT`S AMORE  -  Dean Martin
ROCK AND ROLL GAVE ME THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE  -  The Cats
LUKENBACH TEXAS  -  Waylon Jennings
MEXICO  -  James Taylor
TOES  -  Zac Brown
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS  -   Steve Goodman
I`VE BEEN EVERYWHERE  -  Johnny Cash
WANTED MANY   -  Johnny Cash
DIXIE CHICKEN  -  Little Feat
LA COUNTY  -  Lyle Lovett
MEMPHIS IN THE MEANTIME  -  John Hiatt
LA FREEWAY  -  Guy Clark
LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE  -  The Monkees
A GRINGO IN BELIZE  -  Jerry Jeff Walker
TEXAS LOVE SONG  -  Slaide Cleaves
PINBALL WIZARD  -  The Who
STREETS OF LONDON  -  Ralph McTell
YOUR GOING TO MAKE ME LONESOME WHEN YOU GO  -  Bob Dylan
RIO  -  Michael Nesmith
CAPTAIN KENNEDY  -  Neil Young
SULTAN OF SWING  -  Dire Straits
GOING TO CALIFORNIA  -  Led Zepplin
COUNTRY ROAD  -  John Denver
R.O.C.K.  IN THE U.S.A  -  JC Mellencamp
EUROPEAN FEMALE  -  the Stranglers
SPANISH BOOTS OR SPANISH LEATHER  -  Bob Dylan
PLEASE COME BACK TO BOSTON  -  Dave Loggins
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN  -  The Animals
GALWAY GIRL  -  Steve Earle
CREEQUE ALLEY  -  Mama`s and Papa`s
COCAINE BLUES  -  Johnny Cash
RAMBLIN` MAN  -  Allman Bros.
AMARILLO BY MORNING  -  George Straight
JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO  -  ZZ Top
BABYLON  -  David Gray
ALANTIC CITY  -  Bruce Springsteen

Ok …   READY  ….   SET   ….   GO!!!

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

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Wow! You lot had me working overtime just to go through and check out all these suggestions tonight!!! lol smile  Good on you all ........ great to see so many suggestions smile

It  took me awhile but I got there and only 5 haven`t made it through for various reasons such as ............ no mention of a city or country but may say the word city as an example.   Anyway, I will be posting up the new listing tomorrow.  Apologies for the LATE start this month, it has been a very busy couple of weeks here for me.

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(4 replies, posted in Poems)

Ditto to Phill`s comment, this could be a song.  I like what you have written here, excellent first attempt, excellent full stop smile

(edited to correct a spelling mistake by Jandle)

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(8 replies, posted in Poems)

A little twist at the end there easybeat smile

Thanks Zurf for having a listen and comments smile

Ok here is my last entry for this month ..............why I picked it I have no idea ........ I couldn`t find a chord (even after trying to transpose it that suited me) so sheer determination won over vocals .......... it was way to deep in parts for me lol 
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/those-were-the-days

(edtied by Jandle to add the word "was")

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(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Great cover smile

neophytte ... all good, great to get input from people so we can grow and learn smile

Thanks for comments both here and on Sound Cloud smile

neophytte .......... thanks, yep your right about the song  being more free flowing, totally  ... however as I am not the lovely Carol King and don`t have her vocals or talent, I just have to sing it how I can sing it, it`s a cover after all, done my way lol   big_smile

Peatle .... thanks and yes i have been away for a month, back to reality now smile

Tig ..... thank you for your comments left on Sound Cloud smile

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

Definately left - handed big_smile

Ok, here is my quick attempt (2nd take) at this song .... a Singer with the letter K ............. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Carole King.  Love to hear your feedback good or bad smile

https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/will- … e-tomorrow

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

Wow memory lane and a bit sad actually.  So many talented musicians, amazing people gone.  I also looked at 2016 after 2017 and just so many have gone  sad

Thanks Neo for the welcome home smile

Wow neophytte and zurf you two have been busy, love it.  I sat and listened to them all today now I am back from holiday and have plenty of internet access again.   So congratulations you two, very impressive the sheer number you guys managed to perform this month.

I agree neophytte, you are a human jukebox, you sure can turn them out.  You did one song that i never heard of before (Dedicated Follower of Fashiion by the Kinks) so that was a new one to me.   Probably vocally in my opinion ~Don`t Want Me Baby~ was your best vocally and possibly ~Living Doll~ .   I thought ~Those Were The Days~  well done but maybe a bit low vocally for you?, wondered if a different chord on this song for you?.   I liked the added video of your setup too.

Zurf,  I thought you did a good job of most of your covers and I particularly liked Carl Ketchin`s ~ Small Town Saturday Night~, loved the commentary as you performed it too.  Also ~Drivin` My Life Away~  by Eddie Rabbit I enjoyed, you made it lots of fun, makes me want to learn it and play it but i couldn`t ever play guitar like you managed to on this one, you nailed it on the guitar.   Agree with Jim you are an entertainer.

So with all that said ........ the month is running out and I hope some of you others out there will have a go at some of these ...... I am sure you can fit at least one song in.  I hope to do one this week after the big clean up and unpacking is done.  I may even try to do one tonight as long as I don`t fall asleep on the couch tonight after the unpacking.  Down side of holidays is the clean up when ya get home.

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(21 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Any song that is a bit controversial has in fact done what's it's meant to, cause people to think, react, talk about etc ...... Just like protest songs and such. 
So with that in mind, regardless of the subject matter, your song has done just that.

Well done, very much a folk song which is what you wanted to achieve and have done.

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(18 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Love this Jim, I wouldn't mind attempting this when I get home from holiday.

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

Welcome back Pete smile

Love the photos, love the Abby Road take off haha and event sounds just awesome!

Hi everyone, great to see your suggestions.
Haha Zurf if I did that before I slept I would be wide awake! lol 
Great to see you  Strummerboy Bill and Tigljk joining in smile

Keep the suggestions coming.

Hi everyone, great to see all these songs going up.  I am still away on holiday with limited internet access so will listen to all the songs when I get home. 
Keep them coming smile

Here are a couple of suggestions for starters.

Born in the USA ( Bruce Springstein) for a country.

Hotel California (Eagles) for a city
30,000 pounds of Banana's (Harry Chapon) city

For the month of FEBRUARY, we are looking for SONG SUGGESTIONSfor the following:

1. A SONG that names a CITYsomewhere in the Song or is about a CITY.
2. A SONGthat names a COUNTRYsomewhere in the Song or is about a COUNTRY.

Put your thinking caps on and start making your SUGGESTIONS.

READY, SET ... GO !!