Hi Coffee, great words which I think are fairly descriptive of most cities in the world, it doesn't really say much for progress does it. By the way, is your friend the Reverend Al, the lead guitarist for the Blood Island Raiders, a London based group. Just curious, as my nephew Warren, who is originally from Cape Town, is the vocalist. Once again, great writing.
152 2009-05-08 15:10:53
Re: T:TITLE"PROTECT OUR WORLD" 187 (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hi DC, excellent and very telling words, it seems to me that songs or poems written about social or ecological situations in the world today don't seem to elicit much in the way of comment or viewership. Your song definitely struck a chord with me tho' - well done again, keep the ecological fires going, metaphorically speaking of course.
153 2009-05-07 15:06:01
Re: Beatles vs. Marley?! (22 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Hey Cam, you hit the nail on the head, I agree with you , imho there will never be another period in history that will be musically as productive as the sixties, and i'm talking about bands in the UK and the US, apart from the British Invasion goups and artists like Al Kooper, Electric Flag,Paul Butterfield, Jefferson Airplane were incomparable.
Long live THE GEEZERS.
I have 3 weeks to go to 62 so I guess I qualify as either a wrinkled rocker or a geezer [or proudly BOTH].
As for Bob or The Beatles - no contest - yeah yeah yeah
154 2009-04-24 08:35:52
Topic: Camp Chordie-continues (0 replies, posted in Poems)
This reply landed up being a bit long so i have submitted it as an additional poem
CHORDIE CAMPFIRE BUVVY 23-04-09
WE GOT THE PHIL
WE GOT THE DOC
EVEN SOUTHPAW
CAN SHOW US HOW TO ROCK
HE HAS A ‘’SLOW HAND’’
BUT DEFINITELY NO BADEYE
SHOW US SOME STRANSONGS
SAID ALVEE 33
WHILE I KISS THE SKY
DO LET US GETFIDDLE
WITHOUT ANY FUSS
SAID THE HARDMAN RUSS
BUT LOOK AT BUVVY
HE’S PLAYING IS REAL FUZZY
HE’LL DOFF HIS GUITAR
TO MR KAP 54
WHO’S OLD DOLL
IS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR
BUT I TOLD YOU SO SAID SELSO
YOU CAN’T CATCH A RAVEN
OR EVEN HER LADY
AROUND A CAMPFIRE
WITH 60 JETS IN THE AIR
LET’S ALL GET WARM
SAID DADDYCOOL
THE GUITARROCK IS OUR MP3 PLAYER
SAID CRAIG 23
UN HUH WAS ALL GUITARPIX
WAS HEARD TO SAY
I THINK THAT YOU LOT
SHOULD START A FIRE
AND GET A POEM FROM JEROME
BEFORE TOPDOWN
GETS A BIT GUPPY
AND MAKES US ALL GET
WASHED BY HIM
AND THEN SENT HOME
TO FETCH OUR GUITARPIX-AGAIN
155 2009-04-18 18:05:11
Re: Haunting Tunes (23 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hi Bensonp, spot on with Nights in White Satin, an all time classic, have a listen to The Lords' Prayer by Spooky Tooth - very haunting.
156 2009-04-16 08:21:28
Re: THE MOST IMPORTANT SPORT IN THE USA (36 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
How does surfing feature at your coastal areas, after all you have Kelly Slater from Florida who has won the world title 8 or 9 years on a trot, plus you had Rolf Arness who won the world title in 1970. Nascar ? lots of noise and excitement, lots of noise and excitement, lots of - you get my drift
157 2009-04-14 14:57:23
Topic: Popstar (5 replies, posted in Poems)
The following poem is somewhat self explanatory
POPSTAR BUVVY 14-04-09
SMILING MOGUL
MAKE ME A STAR
WITH YOUR GLEAMING SMILE
I KNOW I WILL GO FAR
YOU HAVE THE MONEY
YOU HAVE THE POWER
TO PUT ME ON AN IVORY TOWER
MY TALENT IS NIL
MY FIGURE IS GOOD
MY PEARLY SMILE
IS FULL OF BEGUILE
IN THE LOOKS DEPARTMENT
I HAVE IT ALL
I WANT MY BANK BALANCE
NO LONGER TO BE SMALL
I CANNOT SING
I CANNOT DANCE
BUT WITH YOUR CASH
I’LL LEARN IN A FLASH
SO SMILING MOGUL
WITH THE BIG CAR
TOGETHER WE WILL GO FAR
BUY ME NEW CLOTHES
DANCE STEPS TOO
OH HOW I LOVE
ALL THAT WAS TABOO
THERE IS A STUDIO
TEACH ME HOW TO SING
WITH MY NEW LOOKS
I’LL BE A DING A LING
I CUT MY FIRST RECORD
YOU BROKERED A DEAL
FROM ALL THE DECENT MUSICIANS
YOU’LL TEACH ME HOW TO STEAL
158 2009-04-11 10:27:30
Re: Song of Nature. (7 replies, posted in Poems)
Brilliant words Phil, well done - we live on a farm in the country area so we can definitely connect with what you have written - congrats again.
159 2009-04-08 16:02:57
Re: MOST ENNOYING SINGERS, LIKE A TEACHER USING CHALK ON HIS BOARD-NOISE (36 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hey Ozymandias, Christine McVie aka known as Christine Perfect was the original whiskey and tobacco lead singer for the UK 60's blues group Chicken Shack, same era as Maggie Bell. Both great singers.
160 2009-04-05 07:52:10
Re: OK THEN FAIR PLAY, BEST FEMALE PERFORMERS (59 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hey Bensonp, I definitely have to agree with you on Melanie from the 60's, from the same era there were a few other greats like Laura Nyro, PP Arnold and for the lowest gravel grader voice of that era Maggie Bell from Stone The Crows. In the rock department Doro Pesch can hold her own imho with any male rock star on this planet, as a solo artist or as the front singer with
German band Warlock.
161 2009-03-31 13:54:57
Re: Snow day (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Over on this side of the pond we have gone from a fairly warm 40 degrees to a rather chilly 26 degrees - winter is on it's way, mind you, we still don't know what snow looks like except on postcards.
162 2009-03-05 18:19:32
Re: Road songs (40 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Could that possibly be the highway that AC-DC were searching for. You know the one to perdition and all that. lol I reckon that highways do count , because without them no one would get very far - so Jerome your in.
163 2009-03-05 18:05:49
Re: Southpaw delivers a tko to the banks (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Absolutely no insults were meant, I had to find words that rhymed, but as a muso you'll understand. If you put chords to the poem think of how impressed your audiences will be that you can sing about yourself in such a manner - think of how bamboozled they will be if you say that ''buvvy'' wrote the words - it could make for hours of discussion. lol Have a good one.
164 2009-03-05 15:42:03
Topic: Southpaw delivers a tko to the banks (4 replies, posted in Poems)
SOUTHPAW BUVVY 5-03-09
MANY YEARS AGO
DEEP DOWN IN THE SOUTH
A BABY BOY WAS BORN
HIS MOTHER WAS RATHER SURPRISED
AT THE SIZE OF HIS MOUTH
ONE DAY YOU’LL BE A SINGER
MY LITTLE BABY BOY
THAT IS JUST AS LONG
AS YOU GROW A LITTLE BIGGER
BUT YOUR HANDS SEEM SO STRANGE
THEY MIGHT HAVE TO BE REARRANGED
TO WORK THE RIGHT WAY AROUND
THE BOY GREW BIGGER
BUT ALWAYS KEPT HIS FINGER
ON THE TRIGGER
‘TILL ONE DAY AT SCHOOL
SOMEONE SAID
MAYBE HE’S JUST A FOOL
NOT SO FAST WITH YOUR JAW
SAID THE BOY
I HAVE A NEW NAME
IT IS SOUTHPAW
THE BOY GREW BIGGER
BUT HIS HANDS STAYED THE SAME
BUT HE WAS STILL ON TOP OF HIS GAME
THEN HE DISCOVERED MUSIC
AND WENT IN SEARCH OF A STORE
THAT COULD SELL HIM A GEE’TAR
MADE SPECIALLY FOR A SOUTHPAW
LOOK LEFT, LOOK RIGHT
THIS GEE’TAR GAVE ME SUCH A FRIGHT
BUT TO ME
THIS IS A FINAL DELIGHT
MANY YEARS PASSED
UNTIL HE MET A GIRL
WHO PUT HIM IN SUCH A WHIRL
THAT HE HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO USE HIS VOICE
TO UTTER THE FATEFUL WORDS
I DO, I DO, I DO
LIFE WAS GOOD
A HOUSE WAS BOUGHT
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
THEY NEVER EVEN FOUGHT
UNTIL ONE DAY
WHEN THE WORLD COLLAPSED
THE BANK CAME KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR
FORCLOSURE MY MAN
WE ARE GOING TO SEAL YOUR FRONT DOOR
OH NO YOU WON’T
YOU DON’T SEEM TO REALIZE
I AM CALLED – SOUTHPAW
AND THE FIRST MAN THRU’ MY DOOR
WILL FEEL IT ON THE JAW
THE BANK WAS BEATEN
THEY LEFT IN HASTE
NEVER TO TRY AGAIN AND ENTER
THE FRONT DOOR
OF THE MAN WHO SAID
I AM SOUTHPAW
Well done to you for taking on the big guns and beating them - maybe you would dig to put chords to the above ''poem'', or maybe you could send it to the bank in question, just to let them know that your support base is worldwide, maybe you could sing it to the bank manager over the phone. lol
165 2009-02-27 15:55:24
Re: The Veggie Haggis Replies (13 replies, posted in Poems)
Hi Marcalan - many thanks for the recipes, you must be very proud of your son, congrats. Your steak is on it's way - you might just have to reheat it once you get it, after all it's only a 22 hour flight from this side of the pond. Thankx again. ps - you're allowed to be biased.
166 2009-02-24 18:31:13
Re: What song was #1 on the day you were born. (49 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
On the 2-6-1947 in the UK the one and only Bing Crosby had a monster hit with - wait for it - Among My Souvenirs.
In the US it was a very well known gentleman called Ted Weems who had a corker of a song called Heartaches.
In Australia - well sad to say Australia hadn't been colonised yet. Jailhouse Rock could have been a contender if the history books are to be believed.
167 2009-02-24 18:10:47
Re: What song was #1 on the day you were born. (49 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi Les Paul Guy, I've heard of multiple births before, but I think you've just established a new world record.
168 2009-02-24 15:13:21
Topic: Water (1 replies, posted in Poems)
WATER BUVVY 24-02-09
BRING ME A GLASS OF WATER
I SHOUTED TO MY DAUGHTER
GET LOST OLD MAN
DRINK SOMETHING OUT OF A CAN
DON’T BE CRAZY CHILD
I’M FAR TOO OLD FOR FIZZ
YOU KNOW VERY WELL
IT PUTS ME IN A TIZZ
SO LET ME CALL ANEW
ONCE MORE DEAR DAUGHTER
FOR MY GLASS OF WATER
AND LET ME REPEAT AGAIN
FEEBLE OLD MAN
DRINK SOMETHING FROM A CAN
IF YOUR OLD BONES ARE ABLE
TO CLIMB OUT OF YOUR CRADLE
YOU FEEBLE OLD MAN
GOOD GRIEF MY CRAZY CHILD
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND
I WONDER IF YOU ARE
A CHILD IN TIME
BECAUSE LOTS OF TIMES I THINK
I WONDER IF SHE’S MINE
SO CAN I CALL AGAIN
FOR A LOUSY DRINK OF WATER
FROM MY VERY CHIRPY DAUGHTER
SO BEFORE I DIE OF THIRST
TRY TO PUT ME FIRST
AND FETCH ME A CAN OF WATER
While on the subject of all things liquid, here we go again, I'm leaving the orange squash to you Phill
169 2009-02-24 13:54:07
Topic: Dying Ocean (0 replies, posted in Poems)
DYING OCEAN BUVVY 9-2-09
SOFTLY ROLLING
SOFTLY CRYING
THE WORLDS’ OCEANS
ARE SLOWLY DYING
PITCHING AND ROLLING
HEAVING AND TRYING
LETS’ ALL STOP
THE OCEANS’ CRYING
PLASTIC AND LITTER
THERE IS NO GOLD
THERE IS NO GLITTER
FOR THE OCEAN WANTS US
TO CLEAR ALL THE LITTER
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
TO KEEP HER FITTER
CHOKING SEALS
SLICED OFF FIN
SOME OF THE POLLUTION
STARTS FROM WITHIN
LETS’ SPEAK TO THE EAST
LETS’ SPEAK TO THE WEST
NORTH AND SOUTH
THINK THEY KNOW BEST
FREEING THE SEAS
CLEANING HER SOUL
EVEN THE OZONE
HAS A GREAT HOLE
THE OCEANS’ SWELLS
KEEP ROLLING ALONG
LETS ALL START TRYING
TO KEEP OUR SEAS
FROM WITHERING AND DYING
NO FISH LEFT IN THE SEA
NO WHALES TO BE SEEN
THE MIGHTY OCEAN
WANTS TO BE KEPT CLEAN
This poem was written in the great hope that more people will start to care for the environment. People power equals Change
170 2009-02-24 09:24:56
Re: A cup of Coffee (4 replies, posted in Poems)
The above poem is for all the Chordians who are tired of drinking tea, so I thought it was high time we changed to coffee. Sorry Roger, but this tea and coffee thing just won't go away. lol.
171 2009-02-24 09:21:27
Topic: A cup of Coffee (4 replies, posted in Poems)
A CUP OF COFFEE BUVVY 24-02-09
LET’S HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE
IT IS RATHER COLD
INSTEAD OF BREWING TEA
LET’S BE VERY BOLD
MAKE IT VERY STRONG
STRONG ENOUGH
TO MAKE US ALL BURST INTO SONG
COFFEE GIVES US YIN
TEA GIVES US YANG
PUT THE TWO TOGETHER
AND YOU SHOULD GET YIN AND YANG
WHERE’S MY CUP OF COFFEE
WHY IS THE SERVICE SO SLOW
I NEED MY INSTANT COFFEE
TO GET ME ON THE GO
WE THINK IT SHOULD BE SO
‘COS COFFEE IS ALWAYS FULL OF GO
VERY STRONG OR RATHER WEAK
COFFEE IS SOMETHING
YOU CAN EVEN GIVE TO SHEEP
IT HELPS YOU IN THE DESERT
IT WARMS YOU IN THE SNOW
WHEN WE DRINK OUR COFFEE
WE JUST WANT TO GO GO GO
WHERE’S MY CUP OF COFFEE
WHY IS THE SERVICE SO SLOW
I NEED MY INSTANT COFFEE
TO GET ME ON THE GO
SO LET’S BREW THE POT AGAIN
THE COFFEE’S RATHER LOW
DON’T EVEN THINK OF TEA
THE DAY IS FAR TOO EARLY
EVEN FOR YOU AND ME
SO HERE’S ANOTHER CUP
TO GET YOU ON THE GO
A CUP OF INSTANT COFFEE
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO
172 2009-02-22 07:01:32
Re: First Song Recordings Up. (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
James Taylor - beware, here comes Alan. Great stuff.
173 2009-02-20 12:00:52
Re: Road songs (40 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hit the Road Jack - I think it is a Ray Charles song
Road Runner - by the A-Cads
174 2009-02-20 11:52:13
Re: Tea with the Earl of Dishwater (4 replies, posted in Poems)
The above poem is dedicated to the short [very short] life of the BLUE PAGE - RIP
175 2009-02-20 11:49:24
Topic: Tea with the Earl of Dishwater (4 replies, posted in Poems)
TEA WITH THE EARL BUVVY 20-02-09
I AM THE EARL OF DISHWATER
THIS I DO DECREE
IN ABOUT 15 SECONDS
SOME PEASANT HAD BETTER
BRING ME MY DAILY CUP OF TEA
IF IT IS NOT HERE SOON
ONE SWIFT ROYAL KICK
WILL LAND YOU ON THE MOON
SO HURRY UP NOW PEASANT
I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL JUNE
FOR MY ROYAL CUP OF TEA
HERE WE ARE YOUR HIGHNESS
HERE IS YOUR CUP OF TEA
MAY I ASK IF TWO SUGARS
WILL BE ENOUGH FOR THEE
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU STUPID PEASANT
CAN’T YOU COUNT TO THREE
I AM SO SORRY YOUR HIGHNESS
HOW SILLY OF ME
NOT TO OFFER YOU THREE
BUT MAY I ADD SOME MILK
TO THE EARLS’ CUP OF TEA
WHAT IS THIS TALK OF MILK
YOU STUPID PEASANTS’ DAUGHTER
DO YOU WANT ME TO ADD YOUR NAME
TO THE VERY LONG LIST
OF THOSE THAT I AM MIGHT DECIDE TO SLAUGHTER
I AM SO SORRY GREAT EARL
PLEASE FORGIVE ME
FOR I AM NOTHING
BUT A PEASANT GIRL
TRYING TO BRING YOU SOME TEA
I DEMAND NEW CUPS
BROUGHT ON A SILVER TRAY
FOR WHAT I SEE BEFORE ME
IS NOTHING BUT SHEER DISARRAY
HURRY UP NOW PEASANT
MY THIRST IS GROWING GREAT
AND IF YOU DO NOT HURRY
YOUR HEAD WILL LAND UP
UPON MY SILVER PLATE