Hiya Strummberboy Bill.... I am with the other two who said BOMB! Get those Bombs set off into every room of your house and garage and wipe those critters outta your life! I am sure your on all sorts of medical creams and what not by now................but give good old fashioned eucalyptis oil ago and rub it all over yourself ................ beat they dont like that much!
1,127 2017-10-05 02:44:40
Re: SUGGESTIONS: NOVEMBER 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (14 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Two songs I learnt at a ukulele class I attended ( from memory and I cant honestly remember which one was first) so putting them both down were ~Elvira~ and
~ Folsom Prison~.
On guitar years ago when I self taught myself I think it was ~Sylvia`s Mother~.
1,128 2017-10-04 05:28:28
Topic: SUGGESTIONS: NOVEMBER 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (14 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Ok, this month after asking you the members, we have a new idea from one of our members ZURF, who has come up with this idea. Zurf has suggested we have a Challenge Theme that uses the FIRST SONG each of us learned to play. A great idea! He mentioned they most likely will be relatively easy songs to learn and hopefully more people will jump on-board and have ago at the challenge.
LET DO IT! Jump onboard, have ago at this!. Whether you’re a singer, a guitarist, or play any other instrument, a song writer or any or all of the above, come join in and let`s see what we all learnt first! It may just be a musical piece, you may be able to sing or not sing, it doesn’t matter, it’s the joining in and challenging each other to attempt that song that is the fun of it all.
READY, SET, GO!!!
1,129 2017-10-04 05:00:32
Topic: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
This month we have TWO COVERS that have been chosen by your votes … one form the USA and one from the UK.
USA - voted in was TOM PETTY. No particular song was named, so therefore you can cover ANY SONG of his that you want. He had many well-known songs such as Free Fallin`, I wont Back Down, American Girl, Stop Dragin` My Heart Around, You Wreck Me to name a few.
From Wikipedia: Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was also a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, and his early band Mudcrutch.
Petty recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which are mainstays on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. His music became popular among younger generations. In his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 2002, Petty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Petty suffered cardiac arrest early in the morning of October 2, 2017, and died that night at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California.
Here are some links to some of his music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlTJrNJ5lA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRViFCvvUo
Here are some possible Chords to use:
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.g … 23127.html
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.g … 14503.html
UK - the song voted in was FATHER & SON by CAT STEVENS.
From Wikipedia: "Father and Son" is a popular song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) on his 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman. The song frames an exchange between a father not understanding a son's desire to break away and shape a new life, and the son who cannot really explain himself but knows that it is time for him to seek his own destiny.
Stevens sings in a deeper register for the father's lines, while using a higher one for those of the son. Additionally, there are backing vocals provided by Stevens' guitarist and friend Alun Davies beginning mid-song, singing an unusual chorus of simple words and sentences such as "No" and "Why must you go and make this decision alone?".
Here are a couple of links of the younger and older Cat Stevens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-7c4VNGOgU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuDZNhQnOF8
Ok, have fun everyone, looking forward to hearing your versions of these two songs. Cover them however you want, you can try your best to imitate them or you can completely make them your own.
READY? SET? GO!!!!
1,130 2017-10-04 03:12:31
Re: SUGGESTIONS: OCTOBER 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
HI everyone, here are the results of the suggested songs ...
USA
Willie Nelson
Bob Wills
Robert Earl Keen
Slaide Cleaves
Gene Autrey
Rodney Crowell T
The Big Bopper
Texas Flood
Tornado Time In Texas by Guy Clark.
Steve Earle - You're still standing there "
Crazy by Willie Nelson
All of Me by Willie Nelson
Drag The Water Some More by Pantera
Tom Petty 2 votes
UK
Tupelo Honey, Van Morrison
Father & Son by Cat Stevens 2 votes
Lalena by Deep Purple
Suffragette City, Bowie
Time, by Pink Floyd
Streets of London, Ralph McTell
I'm not in love, 10cc
There you have it everyone the winning songs for October are by 2 votes each:
USA = Tom Petty
UK = Father and Son by Cat Stevens
1,131 2017-10-04 02:22:04
Re: SUGGESTIONS: OCTOBER 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Doug ..... I hope we get to hear what you come up with when you record it 
1,132 2017-10-04 02:18:52
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
neophytte .... zurf pretty much answered your question and this month you could accept any challenge song that anyone put up
1,133 2017-10-04 02:16:17
Re: SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE FSOTM (21 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Zurf ..... great idea
neophytte ...... we have done era`s in the past but didn't quite finished them e.g. 1950`s but we never did the actual year like you suggested e.g. 1957 , yes that`s a great idea too, thanks
1,134 2017-09-30 06:13:08
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Ok here is my attempt at ~Sundown~ one of Zurfs challenge songs. Sorry Zurf, I didn't do any fancy chord G5/7 like you talked about and only recorded this quick so this one was my second attempt as I knew i was running out of time to record for this month. Anyway, here it is https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/sundown
I did re re-cord Knock-in on Heavens Door Peatle too using the tamborine like Zurf did but then realized I had already done this song way back on guitar, so didn't upload it.
1,135 2017-09-30 05:37:58
Re: The one song (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ohhhhhhhhh to hard to decide!
1,136 2017-09-30 05:35:32
Re: Be Careful Who You Choose (8 replies, posted in Poems)
That is AWESOME Peatle .... a great piece of writing
1,137 2017-09-30 05:29:16
Re: Seems Your Heart's Gone Cold - on Soundcloud (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Another great one by you both
1,138 2017-09-30 05:26:15
Re: SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE FSOTM (21 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Hi everyone, remember you can put any idea`s you have for FSOTM here. Some of the idea`s we have had so far have been:
Favourite singer/bands/artists
Members to select a song for the month
Different Era`s
Countries
Genre
Songs from previous months that weren`t chosen and they are re-entered
Any more idea`s to make it interesting feel free to suggest.
1,139 2017-09-30 05:20:03
Re: SUGGESTIONS: OCTOBER 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Ok this is where we are at so far with suggestions .......
USA
Willie Nelson,
Bob Wills,
Robert Earl Keen,
Slaide Cleaves,
Gene Autrey,
Rodney Crowell, T
he Big Bopper,
Guy Clark.
Texas Flood.
Tornado Time In Texas by Guy Clark.
Steve Earle - You're still standing there "
"Crazy" by Willie Nelson
All of Me by Willie Nelson
UK
Tupelo Honey,
Van Morrison
Father & Son by Cat Stevens
Not many UK suggestions ........... anymore before I close this down?
1,140 2017-09-30 05:01:45
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle ................ thanks for the nice compliment by the way and I really do hope Maree plays the piano LOTS MORE
1,141 2017-09-30 04:59:38
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Hiya neophytte ..... welcome and great to see you joining it Look forward to seeing what you come up with for the FSOM .... you can try to cover them the same as the original or make them your own .... whatever takes your fancy.
On that note, just went and watched your cover of "I had to say I love you" .... very nice ..... you covered it well, timing great, and you had a lovely soft voice with that particular song which suited it. Well done
P.S. your braver than me, I haven`t been brave enough to put myself up on video. I did one video of myself singing something quite a while back and thought nope, not doing that again lol
1,142 2017-09-30 04:51:55
Re: Introduction (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi neophytte, great to see you on board
1,143 2017-09-24 05:27:16
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Mojo01 .... NICE! Another song I confess I hadn`t actually heard of before but now I do. Nice cover once again, you just seems to nail them
Peatle .... I like how you make songs your own and one never knows what your going to do with it. The piano was awesome, tell Maree she is a great pianist ..... how can she not play it more often?
Regarding my broken leg and my journey, i am getting there, better each week. I have progressed to being able to get up and down small steps now which means i can actually leave the house with out help! Yay!
Zurf.... haha I loved your commentary once again, it always makes me laugh. And wouldn't we ALL love to have a piano player such as Maree or drums or other instruments playing along side us *ahh to dream* . Anyway, liked your cover and you are another good guitarist.
1,144 2017-09-24 04:44:08
Re: SUGGESTIONS: OCTOBER 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Anymore suggestions? we are heading into the last week of September before October hits us
I know there are more of you out there that could make some suggestions
1,145 2017-09-12 09:37:50
Re: Bill And Dondra Craig Song (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I like the way you performed that Peatle and what a neat thing to do for Bill and Dondra
1,146 2017-09-12 09:33:09
Re: "Fight for our lives" New Original song (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Really nice Kev and agree with Peatle about the human spirit being strong
1,147 2017-09-12 09:23:02
Re: new song (5 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Loved the guitar work on this one easybeat. I know you like to flick them out real quick, ones offs etc but it would be really good to see you writing your lyrics down with chords so you can reproduce your music and or others could attempt to play them .... just a suggestion
1,148 2017-09-12 09:14:32
Re: Politicians Promise. (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Says it all Peatle, like how you have written this and your thoughts
1,149 2017-09-12 09:12:50
Re: Music Video of Simple As (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Really good JIm, love how you put your music to video
1,150 2017-09-12 08:39:25
Re: It Don't Matter (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim .... liked everything about this one, great lyrics, liked your vocals on this one (kinda Dylan style) and liked the guitar style with it