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I think your Chordie handle "Neophytte" would have blended right in. Terrific memories for you, I'm sure.
I think maybe I was looking in the same part of the dictionary when I named the song too ... 
neo .... you have done heaps with music over the years. Lots of different stuff too, amazing
Thanks - this was my first time recording in a studio, and I did an instrumental as I was too shy to sing 
99 luftballoons (where 'luft' is 'red' in German) - Nena
A whiter shade of pale - Procul Harem
Any colour you like - Pink Floyd (as an instrumental!)
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Black is black - Los Briavos (I think)
Black magic woman - Santana
Black Velvet - Allaynah Miles
Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
Blue Hawaii - Elvis
Blue Moon - I'm not sure ho ...
Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Famous blue raincoat - Leonard Cohen
Fields of Gold - Sting
Golden Brown - The Stranglers
Goodbye blue sky - Pink Floyd (kinda fits both!)
Goodbye Yellow Brick road - Elton John
Green, green grass of home - John Cash
Greensleeves - trad (kinda fits both!)
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
It's all over now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan
Mellow Yellow - Donovan
Mrs Brown - Hermans Hermits
My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
Nights in white satin - Moody Blues
Orange Crush - REM
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
Purple Rain - Prince
Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
Red turns to brown - Deadly Nightshades
Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones
Sister Goldenhair - America
Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
Still got the Blues - Gary Moore
Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree - Tony Orlando
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
White Room - Cream
Yellow Submarine - Beatles
Neo , I agree with your last statement. We all have varying degrees of talent even the Pro's. I know I'll never be as good as my favorite artists but I've come along way from where I started. If you have the will, desire and you put some effort into playing you are a winner. The enjoyment is worth it. Every time I pick up the guitar I am amazed at the fact I can make music from it. I'll play with anyone who wants to sit down and pick no matter what there skill level is. Peatle your a winner in my book !
... and I agree with your last statement!!
If you thought that version of City of New Orleans was rough on my voice, you should have heard me try it in C. LOL! That was an immediate trip to the delete key when I started to play it back.
Been there, done that!!!
Right off the bat, I'm challenging Zurf to do "Dreamboat Annie" by Heart, as I think it would suit his guitar style and vocals (albeit in a male range,rather than a female range): video demo1, video demo2
Cheers
Richard
City of New Orleans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM_RHAM … AgJw-Nngim
That was excellent - I'm not familiar with the song, but the dude on the black guitar really added lots to it ...
In fact, just going a bit OT - I'm surprised how many 'standards' you have that I haven't heard, and how many songs I'd consider 'bread and butter' songs that you guys haven't heard ... anyway, back on-topic!!
You're Going To Make Me Lonesome When You Go
https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/yo … -go-cfsotm
You make this song sound great, I liked it a lot!!
The long-awaited and surely disappointing Zurfelized acoustic Smoke On The Water
https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/sm … ter-cfsotm
This is a hard song to get going acoustically, mainly because of it's association with the way it's played in a (then) Heavy Metal band (would now be considered 'hard rock') - but you did a pretty good version considering it's well out of your comfort zone!! (and not too fast - about the right pace!)
City of New Orleans with a bit of didactic rambling
https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/ci … ans-cfsotm
This one was a bit rough (as per your 'early morning' comment, I'm guessing), but it sounds like it really suits your voice ... I'd like to hear it when your voice is warmed up, I think it would sound killer!!
(my son was stood next to me and said you sound pretty good ...)
LA County from Lyle Lovett. A song about old friends, road trips, and premeditated murder.
https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/la-county-cfsotm
I like your commect about the chords being played "sometimes intentionally", made me LOL. I like this version, I hope you try "Dreamboat Annie" by Heart in the next months challenge, I'd like to hear you do that, I think it would suit your style (but it may be another capo addition to get the right key for your voice)
Gringo In Belize
https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/gr … ize-cfsotm
Another one I'm not familiar with, the guitar on this sounds good ...
it's Memphis In The Meantime https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/me … ime-cfsotm
I'm glad there was 31 days this February, so I got a chance to listen to this one - it's great!!!
Sorry it's taken so long to get around to listening to them; sounds like everyone has been having a busy month!!! And I hope I got all of them - let me know if I missed any!!!
Cheers
Richard
Neo you have done alot in your time thanks for sharing.
not a problem ...
Neo your an interesting character.
Thanks ...
Maybe if I was to do a gig given myu lack of talent, it would be a good safety precaution for me to wear a safety helmet and body armour to protect me from bad audience reactions
LOL!!
Your lack of talent is only in your mind ... we all have varying degrees, and whilst you don't have the vocal cords of Taylor Swift, you're doing better than the person who never tries ...,
Theme from (or well known song from) a movie ... eg "Rhinestone Cowboy", "To sir, with love", etc
How about a song in a language other than English .. eg, in your own (or second) language??
I saved a copy of the original domain for the Shades of Perth CD's, which is archived here, with a few samples ...
This was my instrumental, Nymphettes Dance
Love the newspaper clippings, NEO ... nothing wrong with enjoying and celebrating the glory days. I've always enjoyed the history behind a musician or group, but it's even better when it's about a fellow Chordian! Good on ya, mate!
I'll see if I can dig up more ...
How about instrumentals so the non singers can partake?
insert :thumbsup:
Sorry Neo. I'm way, way behind on listening. I always enjoy your songs, but I have been very short on time. I will listen to all the ones you've taken the time to record and share with us. I appreciate that there's some guy 1/2 a world away willing to do that more than you know.
That's cool, as I'm still way behind as well, hopefully my employment situation will stabilize and I'll get some time to get other stuff done ...
Songs featuring colours ... eg Pink Cadillac, Brown Eyes ... but excluding where it's describing the song genre eg San Francisco Bay blues ...
Are you Richard Mortimer?
Yes ...
Cheers
Richard
Great photo, by the way ...
Thanks, my son took it at our family photo shoot (as I don't have a lot of photos with the guitar and myself!!) ...
like a zeppelin/ Floyd mix was my impression of the first one, with a little Ron Jeremy thrown in on the side.
I knew I should have laid off the "wah-wah chicka-chicka wah-wah, [bass riff] sleazy solo" sound 
Anyone with the "Head Pickle Rhymer" title deserves a lot of respect at the outset ... most of couldn't carry that name with dignity or poise. The others have already said it, but your work is consistently high quality, and makes me wish I had the talent and courage to put my work out there like you do. Keep at it ... you're an inspiration to the rest of us.
Ditto, I wish I was as inspired as you to write again ...
I had trouble with the fourth recording. It stopped at four minutes and change
Hmm, just checked and it seemed to be OK around that mark for me, it may be slowness of the internet, as these songs are hosted on a PC that is sitting by my feet ... did you want to give it another try and see if it works??
Cheers
Richard
Neo that is very cool bit of your history thanks for sharing.
No problem ... I've got a bunch of other clippings I'll get around to scanning someday
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