Topic: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

It`s that time of year again, DECEMBER 2024 FSOTM.

Looking for any songs for the  CHRISTMAS SEASON, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER, pretty much anything you can think of. 

Once again, you can write, perform an ORIGINAL or you can perform a COVER of your favorite SONG.

Looking forward to what you all come up with.

READY, SET, GO!!!

https://i.postimg.cc/DwY2x5Dj/christmas-guitarist-playing-electric-guitar-1053378-2092.avif 

Laugh Lots ... Forgive Much ...  Love one another     smile
Covers and some Originals found over there    ------- >    https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

Grah1 has an original song from back in 2022, here is the link if anyone would to cover it:  https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38627   

Here is neophytte covering Grah1`s original song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm6c9tsDFuY     

Laugh Lots ... Forgive Much ...  Love one another     smile
Covers and some Originals found over there    ------- >    https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

Grah1 and neophytte, I just relistened to this song and I have to say it's a really great song.  The lyrics Grah1 are well written and quite sad, kinda tug at the heart stuff, great job.  neophytte, you really performed this one well, your vocals were spot on for this one as was the guitar, you performed it really well.     

Laugh Lots ... Forgive Much ...  Love one another     smile
Covers and some Originals found over there    ------- >    https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

good to see 2 songs already,ive been knocking out xmas songs this week too.but have put a couple of other new ones on soundcloud
so maybe i wont put a xmas song there.
but best of luck,look forward to hearing more xmas songs from you guys.     

The King Of Audio Torture

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

This was a bit of a holiday type song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61AwAmaTrSU



Train to Yanchep Richard Mortimer


[G]Riding the train out to Yanchep, [Em]Watching the trees go by like


lig[A]hting strikes above our beautiful [C]ocean




[G]It's a nothing day, [Em]Just doing something that's


close to [A]nothing, but at least we're [C]out




As we [C]take the train to [G]Yanchep, [C]was a holiday spot in my [G]youth


[C]these days we can get there in [G]half the time, it's [C]forgotten charm, more suburban [Em]territory


the [Em]irony is not lost [D]on me ...


[G]The locals are all about, [Em]going about their daily business


[A]picking up bread for the family or [C]groceries for the week


[G]It such a long way to the [Em]big smoke


But [A]unless you work there, there ain't no [C]reason to go


As we [C]take the train to [G]Yanchep, [C]was a holiday spot in my [G]youth


[C]these days we can get there in [G]half the time, it's [C]forgotten charm, more suburban [Em]territory



the [Em]irony is not lost [D]on me ...


[G]The line used to terminate at Joondalup [Em]in the 90's


It [A]seems so long ago, but [C]feels like yesterday


[G]what does the future hold, is our [Em]national park safe


we [A]need the water back to bring life to the [C]crystal cave


bridge


[Bm]the more people move there, the [G]less likely it will be


[Bm]save the lake, for the [C]future generation




As we [C]take the train to [G]Yanchep, [C]was a holiday spot in my [G]youth


[C]these days we can get there in [G]half the time, it's [C]forgotten charm, more suburban [Em]territory


the [Em]irony is not lost [D]on me ...


[G]



Cheers

Richard

-[ Musician, writer, guitarist, singer ]-
Bandcamp     https://richardmortimer.bandcamp.com/follow_me
Discogs          https://www.discogs.com/release/29065579
YouTube         https://www.youtube.com/@RichardMortimerMusic

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

Richard
that reads really well,you painted a picture.
off to listen.
good to see some original songs pop up on chordie today.     

The King Of Audio Torture

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

Good song Richard about how landscapes have changed and the feel of the place you sing about in your lifetime.  Your video has a good folk vibe, and your trio works well together.     

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

I think a song that gets overlooked as a Xmas song is Food for thought by UB40 just have a good listen to the lyrics ,we've just added it to our set for next weekend,I reckon it will go over a lot of peoples heads.     

9 (edited by Peatle Jville 2024-12-07 09:50:04)

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

Grah1 wrote:

I think a song that gets overlooked as a Xmas song is Food for thought by UB40 just have a good listen to the lyrics ,we've just added it to our set for next weekend,I reckon it will go over a lot of peoples heads.

Good one Grah another popular reggae song that goes over many people's heads is Bob Marley " No Woman No Cry" as many misinterpret the lyric.  The song "No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley was about him growing up in the slum, watching the struggles that a poor woman goes through, and assuring her that everything will be alright The title means "Woman, don't cry" Marley used the lyrics to reminisce about his life in the housing project in Trenchtown the birthplace of reggae music  and his relationship with woman. A sort of a even though things are bad we are going to be alright in this poor ghetto. When many Jamaicans want to say don't cry they say no cry. In the song there is also mention of observing  hypocrites in the Government yard.
The credited writers of this song are the late Bob Marley (1945-1981) as well as a semi-regular collaborator and very close friend of his named Vincent “Tartar” Ford (1940-2008). As the story goes Tartar may have had little, if anything, to do with the actual composition of “No Woman No Cry”. However, Bob still gave him credit in the name of making sure his buddy received royalty checks from the song into the future.
In fact Vincent Ford was a cripple who maintained a soup kitchen in Trench Town. And it was he who fed Marley in his youth when Bob didn’t have anything to eat. This was way before Marley’s rise to stardom. So it can be said that the second verse of this song was largely inspired by Marley’s relationship with Tartar. But even beyond that, Bob had a tendency to attribute songwriter credit to friends and family,.

The royalty payments that Ford got from the song enabled him to keep on running his soup kitchen until his death in 2008.

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

easybeat wrote:

Richard
that reads really well,you painted a picture.
off to listen.
good to see some original songs pop up on chordie today.

Thanks!! Hope you got to the video too!

Peatle Jville wrote:

Good song Richard about how landscapes have changed and the feel of the place you sing about in your lifetime.  Your video has a good folk vibe, and your trio works well together.

Thanks also!

Cheers

Richard     

-[ Musician, writer, guitarist, singer ]-
Bandcamp     https://richardmortimer.bandcamp.com/follow_me
Discogs          https://www.discogs.com/release/29065579
YouTube         https://www.youtube.com/@RichardMortimerMusic

Re: DECEMBER 24 FSTOM - CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS, HOLIDAYS, SUMMER, WINTER

Here's a Christmas song  I wrote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec5VbYGUYZI     

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