Bill not having you here in Chordieland is a big loss, we are poorer for not having you here. I guess someone's opinion has upset you. I like the Marcus Aurelius saying. "Everything we hear is opinion not fact. Everything we see is a perspective not the truth."
Come back to your chordie family we need you here.
I am one of your many fans and friend's from around the world.
Pete
2,376 2017-02-11 21:53:39
Re: Strummerboy Bill (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
2,377 2017-01-27 19:43:52
Re: Deep Thoughts R18 (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Your difrications have been taken in by me and I am pleased to say it has changed my life.
I appreciate your intendacation and incarnations on proper processavacation.
Improper viceasian has never been for me and less russiannation has resulted in better instigation for me and my lonely friends.
Effecating has been dispensed with and I have broadenfied my horizontalizations.
Defeating peckingnation while discussing markasion invasion has made dukecation a good education.
Good morning and good night.
Thank you for showing me how to right write.
2,378 2017-01-21 21:43:02
Re: BMI (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Our local organisation for copywrite is APRA (Australasian Preforming Right Association) which covers Australia and NZ. I think a big frustration for muscians world wide is the way the big music companies and those with the cash can trade and make a killing financially on the songwriters work. It sounds like the BMI has stiffled the up and coming who arent going to make a big dent in the earning power of those with plenty of cash anyway. I know amatuer Musical theatre here always find it a big hurdle to find the money needed to secure the right's to put on shows. Richard OBrien a kiwi who wrote Rocky Horror Picture Show felt it was outrages the fees charged for people to cover his work who weren't going to make a personal fortune out of it. He felt that copywrite organisations had to much say on how or who could benifit from his work.
2,379 2017-01-21 20:48:31
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Thank you Badeye the artist you put up all inspire me musically, It is summer down here in the Sourth Pacific New Zealand but nature has on somedays descided to throw storms and rain at us.This is another track that came up that I enjoyed also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4sQWZS … mp;index=9
2,380 2017-01-21 08:24:50
Re: Think You Have (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Thank you everyone or your comments. I guess the only truth in life is what is moved outside of our control will never push out any good persons expectations for a proper future. A collective human spirit to fight for what is right will hopefully never be completly supressed. The human ability to stay positive at times of hardship will never stop an appreciation of what we have in life. The pursuite of good over evil. At the end words are just nothing without action.
2,381 2017-01-19 23:49:29
Topic: Think You Have (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Hello everyone heading into 2017. I have been thinking about what I want and life in general when this poem came into my head.
I will call it ................ Think You Have. ....................................................................................
You have to stop sometimes, take time to think.
When Mother Nature hits the earth we forgot to love it reminds us with a sting.
It's a wake up shake as buildings once thought solid fall.
Its a wake up call when solid trees are felled by powerfull breath of fast air.
Fast moving air creating turmoil to big for any human or their constructions to fight.
It's a wake up call when time refuses to stop.
No clever devises to turn time back.
A young body now old.
A mind no longer sharp as axes of old cut into forrests full of healthy tree's.
Pills made to survive not provided for addictive recreation.
You have to stop sometimes take time to think.
In the process of training hard you lose but never forget the goal.
The necessary water of life we drink.
When dry we pray for more.
Engulfed by too much of what we wanted we drown crying for less.
You have to stop and think.
There are many living life on slippery slopes never sure of their ground.
They will never give up hope.
You have to stop sometimes and count.
Count what is good.
Count on what you know is right.
Count on the fact that there are those who are prepared to fight for right.
Count your blessings as you blow away the cobwebs that tie you down.
2,382 2017-01-05 00:17:53
Re: another one needs a name (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hi, Mojo here is the Jville family doing our version of your fine song. It is not as good the one you put up. But I thought maybe it would be interesting to hear another take on it.
https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/hope
2,383 2017-01-03 00:48:04
Re: SUGGESTIONS: JANUARY 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (16 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
mekidsmom wrote:
I just did a little searching in the Songwriting section myself - I really liked this one by Mojo (no name song): http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30300
I think he did a nice job on his recording, but with such simple chords, it could be done a bunch of different ways (even Beamer could get in on this one I think).
I like that idea Amy , Hope by Mojo is a real good song for people to cover. Having said that chordie has a big pool of talented writers to pick from. https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/hope
2,384 2017-01-02 07:22:34
Re: West Ridge Church Christmas Show (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Elvis Presely started of his singing in church. I will attach a link here to the late Larry Norman doing a song who wrote about those sort of things using rock and roll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQfJoyrsccM
2,385 2017-01-02 02:39:52
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy Birthday Bill you Capricorns are obviously born under a good star. Amy writing about dancing reminded me of Maree and I walking around Courtney Place here in Wellington. This Transvestite Taller and bigger than me I am 6 Foot 2inches suddenly appeared in front of me and started dancing with me on the footpath. Me being a good sport did some dance moves before gracefully or discracefully moving on. To make it worse wasn't Maree laughing but a cafe full of people photographing me with their cellphones. The transvestite had a microphone in her hand and was using me a passer by as part of her act.
https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/cat-wont
2,386 2017-01-01 20:10:49
Re: For Bill (Opie) (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy New Year Bill andd Dondra
Thank you for your E card I enjoyed it. I have attached a message for you below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Z9UtAGOls
2,387 2017-01-01 09:30:43
Re: New Year (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy NewYear Dino and all Chordies from New Zealand. A message attached for Strummer Bill and all of the wonderful Chordie Verse citizens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Z9UtAGOls
2,388 2016-12-30 20:07:30
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy Birthday Amy . Birthdays are good for you. The more you have the longer you live. As you slide down the bannister of life may the splinters never point the wrong way.
2,389 2016-12-25 21:38:38
Re: For My Aussie And Kiwi Friends (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Merry Christmas Bill and Dondra
I thought I would send you a list of things on a video that are known to people from New Zealand but maybe not known to those not from here. Some of those items would be cooked in a hangi a Maori way of cooking. Hope everyone's Christmas went well and Happy New Year. The culinery side is tastier than it looks but not in common use by most Kiwi's. Kumura one of the items shown is my favourite sweet potatoe to eat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGs09QvAOyw
2,390 2016-12-24 20:56:00
Re: Don't Want No (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thank you Keepitreal glad you liked it. EB though it is nice to get a few listen,s I am always interested to get people's comments. TIGLJK when I get time i might try it out with a band. Or maybe I will get lucky someone will cover it with a full backing line up. It is real good to get all your coments thank you..
Merry Christmas
2,391 2016-12-24 20:47:19
Re: Rick Parfit RIP (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
That is sad news Status Quo has always put on a good show every time I have been at one of their concerts. I have seen them live many times over the years. The first time was at Te Rapa down here in NZ it was 1973 when I went to see them along with other top groups. Ever since that concert I have been a fan. The Te Rapa concert also introduced me to the music of Fairport Convention and Slade who were also on the Bill. The last time I saw Status Quo was in 1986 at Wembly Stadium, Maree and I were at the now famous Queen Concert and Status Quo were one of the support acts. They got the huge crowd rocking. It is sad to think of the three Bands that played at that concert three of the lead singers are not with us anymore. Freddie Mercury, Michael Hutchence of INXS and now Rick. I love the way Status Quo could get a crowd going with their rocky guitars and those distinctive duo vocals.
2,392 2016-12-24 20:24:06
Re: merry Christmas to every one (20 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thank you Mojo and Merry Christmas to all of you reading this. I hope that 2017 will be a good year for you all.
2,393 2016-12-23 23:41:32
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Merry Christmas badeye great choice. I love the piano on that track. I tell you funny thing about myself my mothers nick name for me is Induna Mata which translated into English is Eel Eye.
Eel Eye sometimes blues man.
2,394 2016-12-23 21:52:33
Topic: Don't Want No (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I wrote this song," Dont Want No' when I was a young man a long time ago. It came about when a girlfiend I had at the time. was obsessed with Radio, Television , and Newspapers asked me what do you want from me when you visit. She would have a TV or a radio turned up loud all the time and was an avid Newspaper reader. She was not much of a conversationalist and was always concerned that people didn't get her jokes or understand her quirky humour. One day after asking her if she could just turn of the radio and TV and have a conversation without all the distraction she asked me. "What do you want from me when you visit"? A few days later in answer to that question I wrote this song Don't Want No. I put it up on soundcloud a while back I didn't really get much feed back about it as a song. I would be interested to hear if anyone has any thoughts on it as it is been around for many years ? Attachment below.
https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/dont-want-no
2,395 2016-12-23 21:25:29
Re: couple of covers of my songs (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Love those covers Jim of your excellent songwriting.
2,396 2016-12-23 21:23:39
Re: I'd Like To Play This One With You.... (2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Thank you Bill I enjoyed that video. It took me back to when I was a boy at school it was one of the songs that New Zealand kids use to learned to sing as part of our music education. Sometimes I would sing it with my family.
2,397 2016-12-20 06:19:49
Re: lurking in the shadows (17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Greetings Butch I like your attitude to playing guitar and life.
2,398 2016-12-20 06:14:48
Re: Melancholy Christmas (3 replies, posted in Poems)
I like the way your poem can fit into all sorts of differant background stories. That sort of feeling people get when someone close or a person who you would like to spend more time with can't be with you at Christmas.
2,399 2016-12-17 20:19:17
Re: That 'Ol Guitar (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
TIG you capture people's experience of life real good with your words which I like. I was wondering what the word's cowboy chords mean?
2,400 2016-12-17 19:46:16
Topic: George Frideric Handel Well known Tunes Of Today. (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
This might interest chordies classical music influence on songs we all know.
Songs that have elements of Handel which are used in many a well known modern song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HuSx3z0E6g