MAY 2016 - Featured Song - Ode to Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry (Page 1 of 4)

"Well, I saw her today at the reception......"  We need a lead and then the rest of us can just do the aaaahhs.

I'm only kidding, but that's a great idea, Jan! Why don't you be in charge of that?

Maybe start with something simple just to practice?

"Ba-Ba-Ba --- Ba-Barbra Ann...... etc.

Yeah, I'd love doing something like that. Nice idea, Jan!

Great idea Jan. Since it is your idea, I think it would be appropriate if you picked the first song.

If I may make a suggestion; why don't you start a new thread in the "My local band and me" forum and use the title of the song as the thread title. It will be easier for folks to find.

StrummerboyBill, great glad you approve   and yep i think we can either do solo performances OR do performances together somehow either tape over each other OR whoever wants to get together to perform something.  Looking forward to it

Easybeat, great glad your keen, we can email some ideas to each other and get together to record something maybe aye? Peatle might like to join us as well, some kind of guitar/drum/uke sing along happening

unclejoesband, great glad you like the idea too   I have one ready to go, just need to re-record it because just as i was on the last line of the song, my son walked into the room and in a big loud voice was talking away to me ........ he didn't realize i was recording lol, so that was the end of that one!  Got to re-do it, hopefully today, but just waiting until i have the house to myself so no noises from the others in the house   Also good idea, i will put this into My local band and me section once i have recorded it

Peatle Jville, great, hope you will do one too or join in with easybeat and me and do one

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unclejoesband .......... sounds like my household!  Exactly the same thing has happened to me whilst recording some of my other songs, the phone, the dog (many times), tui birds (they can be really noisy) and they sit right outside my window in the tree there (hence where i got the song Tui that i wrote) and because there is public walk way right by our house, skate board, bicycle, runners, babies/toddlers in prams, pushchairs sometimes crying ......the list goes on lol

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beamer,  that`s the beauty of it, even with covers we can try and  perform it as near too as the original or NOT lol, put your own stamp on it if you want

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Ok everyone, I have done one today, a very quick take on a cover and it is up on Sound cloud.  I would like to perfect it a bit more when i have more time but heading out now and thought i would get something up to start us all off.  I messed up the end  on this one but as i said have run out of time to record another just yet.

Have a listen:  Ode to Billy Joe ......original by Bobbie Gentry ....... as usual on my ukulele .........i would love to have a drum beat with one too.

https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/ode-t … e-covermp3

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unclejoesband,   i was wondering if to start a new thread or just get you or a moderator to move this into My Local Band and Me so we can keep the context of the conversations so people know what we are doing?

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Nice job JAN! 

hey all... something new coming at you soon in the forums (hint, look at Jan's profile title) 

Tigljk .......  aww thanks a bunch for your comments    Jim you can sing and play guitar and  i am so looking forward to hearing you do some.  A suggestion and maybe suggest it is  Bob Dylan songs, you would nail them!

mekidsmom ........ glad you liked it and thanks for the hinted comment too

unclejoesband ......thanks so much    Looking forward to hearing you all do a version of it ...... you too 

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Thanks Peatle, i enjoyed playing that song.  Love to hear you have a go at it and some of the others

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Peatle ........ well done, you have done a great job of that Dylan song and a very meaningful song it is too.  So awesome you joined in  
PS: i am now going to correct my terrible spelling of Dylans surname on my earlier post ....... I must have been having a" moment" with my spelling (Dillon duh) lol

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Jan

This is wonderfully and righteously performed. (For those who don't know, I only use the word "righteous", if a song makes me have chill bumps listening to it)

We both could not believe when I played it for Dondra and she wants to me to pass along that she's a fan of yours as well as she loves all the rest of the "Chordie Family".

As for me, I sure would like to add some soft brushes on my snare drum if I could add my contribution that way. I know for a fact that we have plenty of guitarists here who (along with you) could sure do that song up right with the respect it deserves.

Great, Jan!  Just great!

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Bill and Dondra