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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Featured Song of the Month → JULY 2022 FSOTM – DOOR, CHILD, GOODBYE, RAIN, LOVE
A quick and sloppy try at how I heard Jim's song.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/oYENZt9YAUsCpcEF9
A quick and sloppy try at how I heard Jim's song.
I liked it Zurf, you performed it really well. I liked it with the talking and blues style, very effective, you had the right type of voice for it as well. I think TIGLJK will be very pleased with your attempt as his song. Great song Jim 
Zurf
Thanks my friend ! That was really cool. I liked it a lot though it is way different that what my version is.
(Mostly because you are actually a musician and I have basically no musical ability )
Thanks Jan - I wrote it a while ago, but this weekend, my best friends son (who is the lead guitarist for Maddy & Tae) stayed with us and he was telling me that when the played on Prince Edward Island the night before he managed to get some free time - and went in the North Atlantic for a swim - he told me it was really cold. It inspired me to make a few changes to the lyrics.
Thanks again Zurf - loved it.
Jim
Ok - here is my version https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … ard-island
hope it doesn't hurt your ears too badly
Thanks for listening
Jim
Ok - here is my version https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … ard-island
hope it doesn't hurt your ears too badly
Thanks for listening
Jim
Isn't that cool? You heard it totally differently. I hope a competent bluesman (or woman) (or someone who isn't sure one way or another) can take it on as a project and give us a third wholly different approach.
Graham.
I'm talking about Graham.
Zurf wrote:A quick and sloppy try at how I heard Jim's song.
I liked it Zurf, you performed it really well. I liked it with the talking and blues style, very effective, you had the right type of voice for it as well. I think TIGLJK will be very pleased with your attempt as his song. Great song Jim
you should do more ``quick and sloppy``it turned out great,its a style i think tig would do well.
Struggling with my voice at the moment again and I've a couple of solo gigs coming up this month so I'm not singing with the band at the moment. Hopefully it will settle but since getting covid in March I've had a recurring problem but I'll send how I feel after this week ends session
TIGLJK wrote:Ok - here is my version https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … ard-island
hope it doesn't hurt your ears too badly
Thanks for listening
Jim
Isn't that cool? You heard it totally differently. I hope a competent bluesman (or woman) (or someone who isn't sure one way or another) can take it on as a project and give us a third wholly different approach.
Graham.
I'm talking about Graham.
Best wishes for a full and quick recovery.
Struggling with my voice at the moment again and I've a couple of solo gigs coming up this month so I'm not singing with the band at the moment. Hopefully it will settle but since getting covid in March I've had a recurring problem but I'll send how I feel after this week ends session
Zurf wrote:TIGLJK wrote:Ok - here is my version https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … ard-island
hope it doesn't hurt your ears too badly
Thanks for listening
Jim
Isn't that cool? You heard it totally differently. I hope a competent bluesman (or woman) (or someone who isn't sure one way or another) can take it on as a project and give us a third wholly different approach.
Graham.
I'm talking about Graham.
Nicely done TIGLJK, you performed it well and the lyrics are great
I am hoping too get a second song in before the end of the month but still fighting a cough and sniffles, at this stage its not looking good.
I've enjoyed listening to everyone's entries this month. Here is my entry for Chordie July song of the month with the word rain in it on the third line in.
Southern Pacific City.
Just looked at my TV and the people of the countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
Are saying it is far to hot up there.
Well I’m sitting here and it’s winter and the RAIN beating on my windowpane.
And I can feel the cold in my knees.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwULH1WqMo4
Peatle, thoroughly enjoyed that, you nailed it. The video footage you showed exactly how its been here. The rain has been unbelievable this year! Non stop and as I am writing the rain has started yet again. I have had it enough of it but like you said in the your song depicting the weather down under, I do enjoy being snug as a bug in my house with warm heaters and a nice cosy feel about the place. Makes me thankful that I am cosy and comfortable. Peatle its wonderful to see you back participating on here
Cheers Jan thank you for letting me have a shot at FSOM. I am not up to much playing music as it gets painful for me to play piano and guitar Ive more of less had to give it away. Just playing simple open chords on the guitar like G C D are a struggle for me at the moment. Fortunately I have other things that keep me busy and happy.
I'm stretching a bit of artistic liberty here, the first time I heard this song was with a story where an old couple are the subject matter, and one is quite ill, and this song is a bit of a "goodbye" song, although it doesn't say the word itself: https://youtu.be/KarwZFku3lo
And it says "loved", instead of "love", as past tense.
Cheers
Richard (who still has to catch up on every one else's entries!!)
I'm stretching a bit of artistic liberty here, the first time I heard this song was with a story where an old couple are the subject matter, and one is quite ill, and this song is a bit of a "goodbye" song, although it doesn't say the word itself: https://youtu.be/KarwZFku3lo
And it says "loved", instead of "love", as past tense.
Cheers
Richard (who still has to catch up on every one else's entries!!)
Good one Richard and also a good applause response from your audience on your video.
Good one Richard and also a good applause response from your audience on your video.
Thanks for having a listen; was only about 15 or so in the audience that night, but they apparently love when I do fingerpicking songs
Also, here is "Riders on the Storm", played with my son (who heard the song for the first time in the morning), which mentions the word "love" (gotta love your man): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpt7HRc15rg
Cheers
Richard
Peatle Jville wrote:Good one Richard and also a good applause response from your audience on your video.
Thanks for having a listen; was only about 15 or so in the audience that night, but they apparently love when I do fingerpicking songs
Also, here is "Riders on the Storm", played with my son (who heard the song for the first time in the morning), which mentions the word "love" (gotta love your man): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpt7HRc15rg
Cheers
Richard
Richard and Jai you work real good together.
congratulations everyone who submitted a song for July
i`ve enjoyed them all,as of the end of this mth there have been 40 songs or comments
on CSOM.More comments than 6 mths of all the other categories put together.
well done,i look forward to hearing your songs and reading your comments in August.
this one https://soundcloud.com/graham-windle/just-for-a-change
Nice tune, I'm curious how and where you recorded this one, do you have any info about the album??
a quicky for song of mth
i may not be a free man much longer, due to murdering a banjo and assaulting a recording device.
threw in a few mistakes just to keep it real, best listened to after a few drinks.you have been warned!
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/autumn-rains
LOL @ murdering a banjo; you wouldn't be the first, and probably won't be the last. It's not a bad tune, vocals need to come up a bit (banjo's are loud!!), it felt kinda short, to be honest, and I don't think it was as bad as you made it out to be ...
Includes child, goodbye, door and it's easy to imagine rain. https://photos.app.goo.gl/gMjKhDuGLTdEAQaL6
It's interesting when we hear a cover of a song and that's the sound we associate with the song - but you did it really well, really enjoyed the fingerpicking, but wish you were sitting back a bit from your recording device (phone?) so we could see your guitar in the visuals; and also if it was a bit higher, either looking at you, or slightly down towards you. I always find videos harder to do than straight audio as you have to consider the visual elements.
Here's rain. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ViiFk1fF8Hem91eF6
I haven't heard this song before, it sounds quite good, but I hear what you say about it's better for the guitar picking pattern, but doesn't quit suit your voice - have you tried it with a capo to bring your vocals into the subdominant 3rd, (maybe using 2nd fret) or the dominant 5th?
Here is my version of it done 5 years ago and sung probably way too fast
Is this a song you've put up before? I'm sure I've heard it, but i might just have been looking through your soundcloud songs at some stage. Yes, the tempo goes up and down, but the rest of the recording sounds pretty good.
Here is one attempt at a song with the word CHILD in it. I did mess up at the end but didn't change it as still getting over a cold/flu bug, so coughing
and my voice was getting a bit scratchy. I hope I get to do another song this month, but will see how I go with this throat.
https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/nobodys-child
I couldn't hear any problems with your voice, apart from when you tried to reach those high notes, could hear a bit of "Bonnie Raitt" rasp in there, but if you hadn't have mentioned it, I wouldn't be able to tell. But the recording was a bit on the distorted side. It was also strange hearing a NZ accent in the talking part, because I'm not used to it ...
A quick and sloppy try at how I heard Jim's song. https://photos.app.goo.gl/oYENZt9YAUsCpcEF9
When I did a song writers workshop a while ago, they were talking about the psychological impact of declaring your song bad before you've even started it, and I've become concious that I do that on occasion, I try now not to say anything along those lines (and it's hard sometimes!!) because it affects both yourself and the audience listening ... the song strolled along quite well although there were a couple of fumbles in there ...
Ok - here is my version https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … ard-island
I heard some early Dylan in this recording, at first I thought I liked it better than Zurf's version, then I changed my mind, by the end I wasn't sure which I liked better, but it's a pretty good song overall.
I've enjoyed listening to everyone's entries this month. Here is my entry for Chordie July song of the month with the word rain in it on the third line in.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwULH1WqMo4
I always enjoy your videos Peatle, they are so imaginative with their imagary - we had a day like that today!!!
Sorry that I wasn't able to write as they were released, it's been a busy month for some reason, but I notice that both the quality and quantity of songs for FSOTM is on the up!!
Here is Jim's song: https://youtu.be/MC7IUY6S_7U
Cheers
Richard
Neo
its excellent that you commented on each song,good to see a critique also.
as for your comments on my ditty thanks, what you said is fair.
as for it being a bit short,well a song is as long or short as it needs to be.
as for it being a bit short,well a song is as long or short as it needs to be.
That is very true!!
Cheers
Richard
Richard thank you for your feedback on my videos. I like the way you covered Jim's song also. I also enjoy reading your well thought out comments on all things chordie.
Thanks Neophytte for the comments on my songs. Yes the first one was one I played a few years ago now, I was showing re-showing it as it was one Zurf had done too. The 2nd song agree with your comments.
Neo I enjoyed your 2 songs, particularly the one with your son who played along side of you on piano, it sounded great having him accompany you. Nicely done and performed well.
Here is a late entry from me as my cold is over with now thankfully and I tried to record using Garage Band as we are away on holiday presently so don't have my usual little setup with me. Anyway here it is https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/my-so … e-you-seen
Sorry running a bit late with August FSOTM due to being on holiday .
Here is a late entry from me as my cold is over with now thankfully and I tried to record using Garage Band as we are away on holiday presently so don't have my usual little setup with me. Anyway here it is https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan/my-so … e-you-seen
Sorry running a bit late with August FSOTM due to being on holiday .
Jan better late than never . Great choice of song you do it real good. Your ukulele and voice work perfect on this one.
Thanks for the constructive criticisms Richard. Very useful on every point.
As to the video, I use the phone because it's quick and simple and getting my office converted over to a studio set-up generally would take too long and I just wouldn't participate. But I'll see what I can do on the phone placement. I am worried that if it's too far back that the sound won't carry well. I don't think my phone does wide angle for videos, but I can double check.
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