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Topic: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

So here we are in October 2024, the words to be used are:

custody
cower
talk
revoke
Women
fable
everyday
angry 
mind
acid
response
decrease     

You can perform any song with these words in it, let us know what the word you've used is!

Remember for those SONG WRITERS out there, you can also write an ORIGINAL SONG to perform using any of the above ideas and enter it ...

Looking forward to some new entries .... 

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Re: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

Adding easybeats comment from the suggestions page to here:

easybeat wrote:

In support of CSOM.ive been writing songs for a uke group,my remit is
3 easy uke chords and can be learned in a couple of minutes.
a few mistakes in recording but they got the general idea of the song.
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/talk-to-me

     

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Re: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

Nicely done easybeat.  I really liked the way you did the "Talk to me" bit in particular, it popped.  I see you used your guitar for this one, but are u teaching it to the ukulele group on your uke?     

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4 Reply by easybeat (edited by easybeat 2024-10-09 19:47:59)

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Re: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

Jandle wrote:

Nicely done easybeat.  I really liked the way you did the "Talk to me" bit in particular, it popped.  I see you used your guitar for this one, but are u teaching it to the ukulele group on your uke?

Jan i dont need to tell you how the uke group do it,the usual uke strum is employed.
but who am i to criticise,each to our own,enjoyment is paramount.
my uke playing is terrible so i introduce songs most of the time with guitar.

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OK I couldn't write a song that worked for the word CUSTODY, so I ended up writing a poem (or something) that has deliberately lots of rhyming (because I know how much some of you love poems that rhyme NOT) lol.  Anyway, as I started writing this poem, it kind of took a twist ......

CUSTODY  written by Jandle (Jan)

Minding my own business, running his company
When suddenly the phone rang, there`s been a tragedy
With shock and tears, I listened reluctantly
To the awful news of how, he had died suddenly
It wasn`t an accident, so I was informed
He had been killed, cruelly and cold-bloodedly

No weapon had been found at the scene unfortunately
But from the looks of the crime scene, a knife had been used quite meticulously
Investigations were ongoing, they were looking for somebody
I hung up the phone and sat there uncomfortably
Thoughts and emotions flowing abundantly

You see, he was the owner of this large drug company
Sadly, he had no remedy for his own murder, unluckily
He had told us he was planning to use new technology
Many of us would be faced with redundancy
Cops interviewed all those that worked at the company
Asking questions, looking at them mistrustfully

And after years of investigation and no suspect to be found
The case finally closed; no criminal had been bound
In the years that followed and in the reading of his Will
A letter had been left for me, from him by all accounts
I opened the envelope, carefully, slicing it with my knife
Turns out he had left CUSTODY of the drug company to me

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6 Reply by Peatle Jville (edited by Peatle Jville 2024-10-22 04:00:35)

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Re: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

Keep up the good work Jan you're a legend.  Here is my attempt at a poem using a couple of words on this month's list
              Custody And Anger
A male Tui bird sings for his wife
He loves her for life
Looking for nectar
He always respects her
Human husband and wife
Using cockney slang a trouble and strife
After bonding
You can have a good life
Or end up in strife
Not living your best life
Custody and power
When things go sourer
Over a sad child who has to cower instead of flower
For some happily forever after is a fable
While for others love is shown everyday
Around the kitchen table
An angry response
Instead of calm talk
Ruining a good time with a knife and fork
Be like a Tui
At the beginning of every day
Sing a happy song
Wish each other a good day
Let true love find a way
Have a good day
Don't let anger wreck your day.
Arrogance and vain conceit
Can put bad behavior on repeat

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Re: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

Jan And Peatle
congrats to you both, excellent writing,nice surprise from Jan another skill
i didnt know she had.more please.     

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Peatle, clever piece of writing there and a good message in it, well done smile

easybeat, thanks for the feedback, I had fun trying to write this and thankfully it just flowed smile     

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Re: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

Happiness, which has the line smile and joke, talk about folks ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkrH_mk1Uy0

Cheers

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Re: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

Sounds  good   Richard  and  looks  like  a  good  venue   as  well     

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neophytte, nice one, good lyrics, thumbs up from me.     

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Re: FSOTM - Entries for October 2024

Grah1 wrote:

Sounds  good   Richard  and  looks  like  a  good  venue   as  well

Thanks, I think it's a record shop / cafe during the day .. looks like a good place to chill.

Jandle wrote:

neophytte, nice one, good lyrics, thumbs up from me.

Thank you!! The microphone helped with the audio, as the guy up the front balanced them out (not like our club ones, where it can be sometimes hit and miss - but getting better)

Cheers

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