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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

This reminds me of a sea shanty, sung by sailors of old while hoisting sails or weighing the anchor. I hope someone records this for you in the old shanty style. Nice one Jim     

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(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Grah I love that song. I'll have to make a point of looking him up. Thanks     

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Neo when I lived in Melbourne I often wondered what it would be like to drive from there to Perth I never found the time  to do it. I should imagine the Nullarbor Plain part of the journey would have been an interesting drive if not a challenging part of a driving that distance. I travelled extensively through Victori, NSW ,Queensland, and the Northern Territory but have yet to do other states apart from a brief stopover in Addelaide while flying down from Alice on the way to Sydney. My Maree liked Perth when the ship she was on berthed at Fremantle. Apparently so I'm told Fremantle has a really good record store that sells recordings that are hard to get elsewhere.

Jim I would happily have your playlist playing while travelling. Maree likes listening to serene classical music when travelling through the country side while I want to hear all the modern stuff loud. Another song I would add to your list is the Eurythmics song Sweet Dreams with the travel lyrics in it that go like this.

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused



EB do you remember the Jville national anthem sung by the wild boys of Johnsonville  while travelling around NZ to various sporting and music events ????

The Johnsonville boys are

on the bus again

on the bus again

We want a wee wee now

We want a wee wee now

Piri there is a saying about being  Follicly-challenged that goes like this,  “grass doesn’t grow on a busy street”.

Well in that case I should have a full head of hair soon!

Jim, all the tracks you mentioned are my choice too with a few additions     

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(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Pedr,  I remember seeing Porgy and Bess at my local flee pit when I was 14. Me and my mate walked out after 10 minutes and got our money back. I appreciate Gershwin music more now but not jazzed up.

Richard. I know what you mean. I don't think I'll ever go off my previous choice, but some of the named writers would also be on my list.


Jim, I agree with all your choices, they're names I would have posted myself but I was tired at the time...

Brian. Ringo also did some crackers too. Thanks for the mention, I wasn't hinting by the way.

Grah. I admit I don't know Warren Zevon, the others aren't my bag but wouldn't it be boring if we all liked the same music?

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Carole King is one of my favourite song writers, not strictly a songwriter but more accurately a composer and performer. I saw her concert in the park a couple of years ago and boy she still has it.

Obviously Lennon & McCartney together and as solo writers.

Jon Anderson of Yes. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. Roger Hodgeson of Supertramp. and many more.
I'd like to see every ones choice, please add. 

That's a great line Pedr( Peatle) my favourite is, take a look at my girlfriend, shes the only one ive got. Not much of a girlfriend, never seem to get a lot. ( what she got, not a lot)
Roger Hodgson, wrote that and many other Supertramp songs, now living in Canada I believe and still gigging and playing Supertramp songs. Find him on line for his live performances, highly recommended.     

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(1 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Yeah, Nick Lowe, great writer and performer. Used to play with Dave Edmonds. They'd use the same backing musicians while putting records out as solo. True story, Nick was in a second hand shop and bought a guitar for Dave, on the cheap, it turned out to be rare and worth a fortune.     

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They were a rock band forced into pop music, which is why the put a rock twist on their records.     

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(2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Hey Brian, which one was Babe?     

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On my way to gigs I'd play a variety of cds from Beatles to Yes, White Snake basically anything that rocked including my own music.

As for unmown locks, in the 60s I worked at a hauliers garage and I kept being told that all the strength would drain from my hair and I'd be bald by the time I reached 30, well I'm 72 and I've still got some, mostly round my ears and the back of my head, so the mechanics didn't know everything!     

I love that word "gazebo", maybe Jan can add it to Augusts FSOTM     

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(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Roger Whiticker, I think that's how it's spelt, Mexican whistler.

BTW,  I'm Mandy Fly Me was a synth.

There's  a Chas and Dave track called Oi Mick give it some stick, that includes a little whistling     

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(3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

NZ Monty Python? Enjoyed that muchly     

Great song and performance. Thanks Pedr.     

Great rhythm section Grah, glad to see your voice is back, weren't you worried about your gear getting wet?     

Sleep is a wonderful thing Pedr, try it sometime?....LOL
Seriously though, the only line I remember from Casablanca is "play it again, Sam" and Bogey never even said that.
It raised a titter as Frankie Howerd used to say. Don't stop now.     

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(2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

I love that show and this the theme tune. I'm very annoyed as I got no video or to your other post. Old English folk music. Sent me back 56 years when I frequented folk clubs. Thanks.     

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I watched this live. I don't remember it so thanks for the reminder.     

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Thanks to you and a big thanks to Brian for getting this blitzkrieg going, long may it continue. I don't think anyone can complain about too many of your always interesting and informative posts Pedr. Keep em coming please?

I didn't think I'd last until the end of that song but the more I listened the longer I listened. I wondered what it was all about, the Japanese poem and all, then right at the end the hook line explained it all, that you for that. How can I meet these women across the river anyway?     

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OH THEY ARE JIMBO!!!     

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in no particular order;
Close to the edge...yes
Harrold the barrel...genesis
Abbey road... the beatles
Comfortably numb...pink floyd
Paperback writer...the beatles     

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FYI, Cropredy festival still goes on till this day I believe, in case you don't know it started with Fairport convention.
Of the two song I loved the first one, how could he remember all those words at that speed? And the riff...out of this world reminded me of Jethro Tull. Amazing!

I can think off the top of my head 3 songs entitled and concerning Rosie, very popular girl?     

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I sort of remember this one, hippy trippy song, one of many, nice melody though.     

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Brian, As Gilbert O'Sulivan said, Nothing Rhymed? Though in this marvellous piece everything rhymes. And so true, pass me my glass.     

Pedr, I agree with everything the all blacks say, have you seen the size of those guys?

Jim, FYY I tried finger picking after seeing that vid this morning and guess what? I gave it up after 30 minutes as a bad job. You've either got the talent or not, and I am definitely a NOT.