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Thanks, Jets - I wasn't intending for it to be political (but that certainly could apply). Rather, I was just trying to convey an overall woeful sense.
A very tragic news item from yesterday's Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi's newspaper)prompted the train of thought:
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs. … 7706080383
Rox07, you have a lyrical knack and a keen sense of aim for your songs. I enjoy reading your beautiful ballads - I wish I had started to write songs when I was young. James
I am a very happy guy - but I just wrote this very sad song:
Rhiannon, a very fitting tribute - Roger will be quite flattered!
I looked in an atlas once and found Loule' Portugal - it is prohibitively far away, but there is a very nice website for the town:
http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/_tourism/ … index.html
I stumbled on an album many years ago by a French-Canadian band called 'Sequin'. All in French of course, so I am generally clueless as to the real meaning of the songs - but marvelous music by a bunch of Quebec hippies. Still have the album and still listen to it.
Also discovered the Paul Winter Consort in a record store bargain bin - have avidly followed their music ever since.
Record store bargain bins . . . great discoveries to be made.
OK, seems there is general agreement as to a course of action. I shall move the recent 'off-topics' soon.
Roger for President? Not so sure about that - he is way too nice of a guy to swim in the shark-infested waters of Washington politics! Perhaps the Queen could name his as a special Cultural Attache' to Portugal? James
Most excellent and sincere, daddycool. You'll have 'em crying into their pints down at the local pub. Would also like to hear you perform this original gem. James
(Oh, and I took the liberty of editing in the 'voodoo coding'. You can open up your posting with the 'edit' button to see just what the coding is all about.)
The real bottom line for this whole situation is that I trust my daughter and respect her judgement. However, it is just plain scary when your child begins to date!
Hello Jeff - I would relish the opportunity to collaborate with you on songs! Your idea of starting a song by coming up with a chorus with a great 'hook' is perfect.
My stuff usually starts with a lyrical idea of some sort, so starting with a melodic hook would be a good creative exercise. Judging by the lyrical content of many popular songs (vacuous, at best), this is probably the approach many pop artists use . . . but there is no reason why it couldn't result in a song with actual meaning.
I have several songs that would also lend themselves to harmonies in the chorus. Again, another worthy challenge.
I need to get off my duff and record some more of my stuff . . .
Am working now on a twangy/gospel sort of thing tentatively entitled "When You Go". Is still in very raw form, but would love to send what I got and see if it might be something to play with together . . . I'll send it via private message and maybe it can be a start? James
Scottish/Australian singer/songwriter Eric Bogle has a marvelous ditty about this situation.
Entitled "Do You Sing Any Bob Dylan" it skewers the whole mentality of people who only want to hear something they have already heard before. Here are the lyrics from the artist's website:
http://www.ericbogle.net/lyrics/lyricsp … ydylan.pdf
Supporting your local music shop is a good thing to do . . . you might seem to save a couple of bucks off the internet, but in the long run it is best to deal with somebody local who can provide service and support.
Instrument manufacturing and retailing is a very competitive business - there are no magical deals to be found on the net or in a local shop. James
Tommyboy2 if you choose to address a hot-button issue in a song, then you must expect that reactions will be intense. For me to offer my negative reaction to your lyric is not censorship - it is merely a critique of the content of the song.
If nobody has commented on the content of this lyric in other forums, then I can only assume nobody has really read and processed the lyric's content.
The 'sick' was a reference specifically to your chosen approach to a complex topic. It was not intended as an insult to you personally. If you took that remark as a personal insult, then I must not have expressed myself clearly.
As I stated in a previous post, I have no problem with your chosen topic. In fact, other Songwriting forum participants have offered works alluding to the same general subject. My critique focuses on your selected approach or treatment of the topic.
As per your request, I shall remove your songs from the Songwriting forum.
James McCormick
Here is another slow 12-bar blues thing.
'Tis wordy, but my attempts to post a wordless scratch-n-sniff song have so far been unsuccessful . . .
Contrats on the new band affiliation! Most 'contemporary christian' stuff is not to my liking either - too smarmy or too shallow. So, here is a suggestion - - - it is a song that is over 1,600 years old.
The title is "The Lorica" (a piece of armor) or also called "St. Patrick's Breastplate". Saint Patrick himself is believed to be the lyricist. It was translated from the Gaelic by a woman in the late 1800's and then set to an old traditional Irish tune. It is both a powerful statement of faith and it is one heck of a tune.
I shall send a copy of the lyrics and chords via private email. Hope other folks have more ideas for you. James
I also like Roger's suggestion of moving only recent 'off-topics' into this new section. Will await some more input before doing (or not doing) anything. James
Petermiss, I agree that anyone (almost) can learn to sing. I believe it is a very healthful activity - the deep breathing and the tones resonating throughout your body are good for a person.
One of my favorite things is doing sing-alongs with kids . . . get 'em singing and clapping and moving and there is nothing more enjoyable. When your son starts in school (do y'all have kindergarten or pre-school in Sweden?) volunteer to lead songs for his class - you will have huge fun and life-long fans. James
For me, it is not just the topic - any topic is fair game for a song. However, this particular approach to this particular topic is what I find offensive.
It attempts to rationalize the irrational. It attempts to humanize an inherently inhuman deed. It trivializes and glamorizes a horrific tragedy.
tommyboy2, we all share our stuff hoping to gain some feedback - my feedback on this one is extremely negative. I hope you continue to share new stuff on this forum, but I certainly hope no more like this . . . it's just plain sick. James McCormick
Hello ode . . . Perhaps you are looking for the song by Leonard Cohen. Also, Jeff Buckley did a solo electric version that is well known (but omits verses). Most recently, a version of the song was used in the Shrek movie soundtrack (also missing some verses).
Here is a link to a version including all the verses and chords - its a great song:
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0
Hello SkyDad3 and contratulations on taking on the challenge of learning guitar. Please realize there are many ways to make any particular chord - each alternative fingering is simply a different way to sound the various notes that comprise a chord.
If you go to chordie's 'Resources' page (see the tabs above) there is a large chord chart. By clicking on each chord in the chart you can view alternate versions of each chord. The chart displays 19 different versions of the G major chord - DON'T PANIC.
A Gmajor chord is comprised of the notes G, B, and D. All versions of the chord will somehow contain these three tones. Some will have the G as the lowest, some will have the B or D as the lowest notes (these are refered to as 'inverterted forms' or 'inversions'). Some versions may double one or more of tones in the chord - some versions will have open strings - some versions will have certain strings unused.
The choice of which version of a chord to use can be both practical (what is reachable) and aesthetic (what sounds good). Hope this helps - James
Greetings all chordie forum users!
Now that we have a location for exchanging thoughts on all topics not specifically covered in the rest of the forum, should all the old 'off topic' threads be re-located into this Chat Corner?
My intention is to move all new 'off-topic' posts into the Chat Corner. However, what about the 'old' threads that are not particularly relevant to the forum section in which they happen to appear.
Would users prefer to keep them in original locations, or would you rather that they be moved into the new Chat Corner section?
Would appreciate your views on this matter.
As a forum moderator my goal is to help this forum continue to grow and become an evermore valuable source of information for musicians and songwriters.
James
Hello AshleyM and bravo on your first song posting! Keep writing and keep working with ideas. The musical part of a song is not as hard as it might seem at first . . . look at some songs you enjoy and observe the chords that were used. Like tommyboy2 has said, most songs only need a very limited set of chords to support the melody. James
tommyboy2, I find this effort to be extremely disturbing and in questionable taste. Not a song I would care to listen to or learn. Not a song I would write. Not a song I would share. James
Another great song, rooster3. I hear it with a real howl and twang, like an old country ballad. James
Howdy Blake! Glad to see somebody else from the South! I took the liberty of applying the voodoo codes so that your song would appear all formatted nice & purdy like . . .
This is a very sweetly romantic song - have you sung it for 'her' yet? James
I can definately identify with this lyric. Some folk can stare at a TV for hours when they should be getting some shut eye . . . I tend to sit up til all hours with my notebook and instrument while scribbling and humming and thrumming and mumbling to myself.
People at work chat about something they watched on TV - I just stay quiet because if I were to say something like, "Last night I wrote a little blues song about dissecting my daughters date", well - they might think I was strange or something . . . .
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