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(7 replies, posted in Poems)

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.

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(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.

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(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

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(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

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(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.

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

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(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

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(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.

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.

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.

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(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.

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(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.

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(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.

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(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

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(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.

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.

Hi Les Paul Guy, I've heard of multiple births before, but I think you've just established a new world record.

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(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

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(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

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(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.

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(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

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(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

James Taylor - beware, here comes Alan. Great stuff.

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(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

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(4 replies, posted in Poems)

The above poem is dedicated to the short [very short] life of the BLUE PAGE - RIP

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(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