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Topic: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Hi everyone, looking forward to starting the FSOTM again with you all. 

So, for the first FSOTM for MARCH 2022, it seems fitting we do songs involving the words Welcome Back, Hello, Hi, Good To See You, How Have You Been, Greetings or any such song that involves a welcoming back, missed you type vibe to it.

You can do a COVER or an ORIGINAL that you have written.

So … HAVE FUN ...  READY!   SET!   GO!

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Hi just to get the ball rolling with my bad voice and some tricky guitar playing by my friend Robert Caravano here is Welcome Back for Jandle.
https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/welcome-back     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Awesome Peatle, so glad you made a start on FSOTM and you get extra brownie points for starting us off on it smile  I really enjoyed the originality of it too and the blues.  Great your mate helped you out too with the acoustics.  AWESOME and I APPLAUD you Peatle smile     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Nice one and an original especially for the return of Jan. Fantastic!

Roger     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Nice bit of blues to get it started, well done Pedr and Robert.     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

I'd drop a couple dollars in your guitar case.  Good on ya' !     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Thank you Jandle, Roger, Phill, and Doug I hope more people give this a shot.     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

peatle i think your voice was made for the blues
not sure when i will be able to make a contribution my voice is shot from a 6 month running battle with covid symptoms .not that i could sing before lol but right now its out of the question

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Thank you Jandle, Roger, Phill, and Doug I hope more people give this a shot.

     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Thank you Mojo my voice has never been up to much but it seems to handle the blues ok only trouble is when i try and sing happy it sounds sad. I have always enjoyed listening to your singing and playing.     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

OK, I had a go. I rewrote the lyrics to the Peters and Lee song:

https://youtu.be/FPV8qsiEdJw     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

I love the way you put that all together Roger that was cleverly done nice playing and singing.

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Roger, that was a nice surprise tonight to see you had put a song up, loved it.  It had a such a gentle and heartfelt sound to it, I really felt welcomed back listening to it smile     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

nice version Roger,great to see you taking part in song of the month     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Welcome back Jandle!! It's good to see your icon on the screen!!

Peatle Jville wrote:

Hi just to get the ball rolling with my bad voice and some tricky guitar playing by my friend Robert Caravano here is Welcome Back for Jandle. https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/welcome-back

I liked your tune Peatle; needed some harmionica on there to complete it (well, like it sounded in my head!!). The good (?) thing about the blues is you don't need a great voice, you just need to feel it - which came through in this recording, crickets and all!!

Roger Guppy wrote:

OK, I had a go. I rewrote the lyrics to the Peters and Lee song: https://youtu.be/FPV8qsiEdJw

That was great, it was heartfelt and warm, I'm not sure I know the song, so it sounded like an original to me!!

Looking forward to hearing more - I'm a bit busy this month, so hoping to write a tune for the occasion, but with only 10 days to go, well, let's see how we go!!

Cheers

Richard

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Cheers Richard I look forward to hearing more of your performances on here. I like your comment about needing  a harmonica nothing like a bit of blues harmonica to lift a blues jam.     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Thanks guys for the encouragement.

Richard the song was originally written in French, translated and recorded by Peters and Lee and spent a week at number one in the UK charts in July 1973 (it was there only number one recording).

Roger     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

I'm making progress, so far I've written this song:

Hello Richard Mortimer




intro vamps between -F- and -G-, go to -C- before starting verse




[F]Hello, it's [G]nice to see your [Am]smiling face again


In this [F]crazy world, where[G] people seem so [Em]scary


it's [F]comforting to [G]know you are still [Am]here ....




[F]Hello, I'm [G]glad we are together once [Am]again


I'd [F]like to say the words to you, [G]that I'm never going to [Em]say


and [F]I'd like to say them now, [G]but you know I [Am]won't ....



instr




[D7] [G] [Em] [C] [C] [G]




[F]Hello, I [G]wish we never had to say [Am]goodbye


I [F]know it's near impossible, [G]for that breaks all the [Em]rules


and [F]if we never left, I'd [G]never get to say ...


yes [F]if we never left, I'd [G]never get to say ...


and [F]if we never left, I'd [G]never get to say [Am]'Hello' ....


 

Wow, the chord pro parser really needs updating ... !

Anyway, will hopefully record it this weekend ...

Cheers

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

looking forward to hearing it     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Richard great lyrics I look forward to hearing you do this song.     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

So good to see you all on here and commenting and participating smile   Looking forward to hearing your song neophytte.   As for me the song I have been trying to do is failing terribly even when I transpose the chords to try and find chords that suit my voice, so it`s back to the drawing board for me to find another song.     

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21 Reply by neophytte (edited by neophytte 2022-03-27 05:36:04)

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

easybeat wrote:

looking forward to hearing it

Peatle Jville wrote:

Richard great lyrics I look forward to hearing you do this song.

Jandle wrote:

Looking forward to hearing your song neophytte.

Due to popular demand big_smile


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Unfortunately the guy at the house behind us was using his chainsaw all morning, I only managed to get one take, and upon review, my voice wasn't as loud as I'd like it. And running out of time for the end of the month ....

Enjoy!!

Cheers

Richard

P.S. The birds thought they were the stars of the performance ....

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Richard and the Byrds   good stuff.     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

Richard  with your neighbourhood distractions you did good given that you were preasurised for time to get it done. Good to see your twin brother playing guitar with you on there and hear the  bird in the audience participating.     

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

easybeat wrote:

Richard and the Byrds   good stuff.

Ha! I didn't even think of that... good idea!!

Peatle Jville wrote:

Richard  with your neighbourhood distractions you did good given that you were preasurised for time to get it done. Good to see your twin brother playing guitar with you on there and hear the  bird in the audience participating.

heh - was also trying out a new mic in a different situation ...  but it was a fun experience and the birds enjoyed it!!

Cheers

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Re: MARCH 2022 FSOTM – WELCOME BACK, HELLO, GREETINGS

neophytte, that was really good, original and I like how you put it all together visually.  I liked the sound of the birds in the background too big_smile  Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Well its been great to see everyone participating in this on such short notice and our first month back on FSOTM.  Fingers and toes crossed I can get mine up b4 this month finishes.     

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