Season 124 - Ready...Set...Write!

Ive been so busy I haven't had time to watch other entries, but I look forward to that. I did manage to write a song about the problems I'm having with my lef shoulder and my regular visits to the physiotherapist. I have the house to myself this evening. Saskia is in the recording studio where a friend of ours is doing some live studio recordings for a forthcoming album. Saskia wrote all the lyrics so naturally she had to be there. So I had the time to record this little song of sadness.
 


Quaint and extremely rural musical ballad about the tragic life and death of American Hero Anna Nicole Smith, a legacy of love and pain and Big Money.
 
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An unfinished original I was experimenting with as I played (one take)............some places it works, some it don't.
I was trying to imagine an overloaded boxcar on a perilous journey.
Unfortunately only had my £15 Falcon to hand!! Lol

 
I managed to get my song finished on Thursday but didn't get time to record it till this morning. It's a celebration of a journey on a preserved railway across the beautiful North York Moors.



Forgot to say. Lyrics on You Tube. Was feeling tired last night.
 
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Are you going on the 9th November Omega Ukelele Special and the Pickering Uke Fest ?
 
This is a very rough song, I did it for me really.
Phew three weeks in a row. must keep it going.

Box full of letters,

(F) Hidden in a old box ,(B) Wrapped with a bow,
F C
Are the stories of times now past ,
F B
How the writing looks familiar, From my own hand it seems
F C F
We share more than our history

Dm F
The Sun rises on a bright new day
Dm F
And the moon brings out the stars
Dm B F C
Our hopes and dreams our memories they’re written in the stars.
Dm B F C F
I hope that we get together again, to find out the reasons why.

F B
Our family they met so long ago,
F C
there times, they seem so strange
F B
Yet there words they whisper to me, across the timeless deep
F C F
It wasn’t all that long ago


Dm F
The Sun rises on a bright new day
Dm F
And the moon brings out the stars
Dm B F C
Our hopes and dreams our memories they’re written in the stars.
Dm B F C F
I hope that we get together again, to find out the reasons why.
 
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I wrote this just a few days ago, and debated on posting it.

I am certain that many folks on the forum will not be happy with me for this, but I can't let that determine whether I post or not.
I am proud to be a Liberal, Capital "L".

So without further adieu, I give you

Ruth Ginsburg



-Kurt​
 
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Better late than never, my offering.... the day before this Season started, I was at the wedding of the daughter of a lifelong friend, and it was such a magical wedding near Dumfries (home of Robert Burns, and where he wrote "My Love is Like a Red Red Rose" - hence the words "land of the poet" ) that it inspired me to write this. I did edit photos into a movie project, but Youtube wasn't having any of it so this is the raw video. And I forgot to include on the video, for the U Season 124 - sorry - too late now..... but at least I wrote a special song - my first completed!



The Wedding of Danny and Jo

It happened one day in the land of the poet,
There’s a sign that’ll lead you to Kirkconnell Flow,
At the end of that road there’s a fairytale place
That was waiting for Danny and Jo….


There’s a house with a tower that’s centuries old
And stories of long, long ago,
But today there’s another story to tell,
The wedding of Danny and Jo.


By an arbour so simple, a garden of peace,
With bunting and hearts hanging low,
The free-est of spirits were bound into one,
At the wedding of wedding of Danny and Jo


There were red and white cup-cakes, and Pimms served in jam jars,
And men wearing kilts, there were bridesmaids in red,
On the lawn a great tipi rose up to the stars,
For the wedding of Danny and Jo.


Now the tipi and bunting are gone from the garden,
And birdsong once more reigns in Kirkconnell Flow,
But the tower and the garden will always remember
The wedding of Danny and Jo
 

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"Sand Through Your Fingers"

I've posted a few originals here before, so I guess I have to play by the advanced rules. None of the prompts really inspired me, so this goes on the bonus list. I wrote it a few months ago, and am currently rehearsing it with two of my bands. Still, it took me about a dozen takes to get this one.



- FiL
 
Here's my contribution for using all the prompts song.

“Limerick Song” By Janet Tolin

Had a friend who’s named Eugenia
And every day at noon-ya’d see her
See her perform in her natural form
With a petrified petunia

Then there was Billy LaRocksah
Whose face looked just like a lobster
He caught a disease and fell to his knees
In an overloaded boxcar

My mother she made superb cheese
The neighbors would cry out Marilyn please
The way you pour whey, It’s a disgrace
Put on clothes when you’re on your trapeze

Angry chipmunks in pairs scared my mum
Filming flowers on a Japanese Plum
“They both spoke” she would say
And from then till this day
Her new home costs a nice tidy sum

Writers block is my biggest fear
So, I play uke in my underwear
‘Cuz all becomes crystal clear
When that last bit of clothes disappears, oh dear

Repeat first and tag
 
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Ha! Okay, written this week using the required phrases. ;^)




I tried to [C] write you a [G] love song but [C] couldn't, [C7]
[F] the writers block was that [C] keen
See I [F] love you so [F/C] much, all the [C] words turn to [A7] mush
And I [D7] can't make them say what I [G] mean [G7]

[C] Talking or [G] Skyping is [C] easy, [C7]
but [F] poetry turns my brain into [C] goo
This [F] makes it complex, to come [C] up with the [A7] text,
Of a [D7] straightforward love song to [G] you [G7]

Cuz my [F] heart is like an overloaded [C] boxcar
Filled with [G] petrified [G7] petunias for [C] you
Filled [F] with cheese, but really su [Fm] perb cheese,
And [C] one an [Bb] gry [A7] chipmunk
– I'm [D7] sorry but that's the [G7] best I can [C] do.

The [C] words all show [G] up in any [C] order,
Though my [F] love remains steadfast and [C] true
You'll have to [F] read between the lines, in [C] order to [A7] divine ,
The [D7] treasure that's hidden there for [G] you. [G7]

[E7] Communication was never my [Am] strong suit
and in [E7] this case the order was [Am] tall
these [D7] lyrics aren't lyrical but it's [G] really a miracle
that the [D7] song came together at [G] all [G7]

So I grabbed [C] tiles from an [G] old game of [C] Scrabble, [C7]
[F] desperate to compose any [C] way
And so I [F] assembled, random [C] phrases to [A7] resemble
the [D7] love that I feel but can't[G] say.... [G7]

Except to say…

that Darlin', my [F] heart is like an overloaded [C] boxcar
Full of [G] petrified [G7] petunia for [C] two
Filled [F] with cheese, but su [Fm] perb cheese,
And [C] one an [Bb] gry [A7] chipmunk
-- and I [D7] hope that you [G7]feel this way [C] too.


hiho
 
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I've been waiting to make my debut as a Seasonista with an original song, so I was thrilled to see the Season 124 theme. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the time to practice and record the song I wanted to use for this Season. However, because I really wanted to participate this week, I'm posting a song I wrote last summer that I performed with some very talented friends at an open mic this past spring. (I secretly want to record this song with a baritone ukulele and a cello.) This video doesn't meet the rules (not recorded for this Season, etc.), so this video is in the nature of a bonus video. I hope to post a proper Seasons entry for a future Season sometime soon.




My Star In The Night

[F] [C7] [F] [C7]

[F] Your sparkling [C7] eyes
[F] As bright as the [C7] skies
[F] Those warm loving [C7] glances we like to [F] share [C7]

[F] Your radiant [C7] grin
[F] The glow of your [C7] skin
[F] The speckles of [C7] sunlight that dance in your [F] hair [C7]

[Gm7] You are my [C7] beacon, [Gm7] my angel of [C7] light
[Gm7] You are my [C7] star in the [F] night. [C7]

[F] Your heart filled with [C7] song
[F] My heart sings a- [C7] -long
[F] The beautiful [C7] music we like to [F] share [C7]

[F] Your whisper so [C7] soft
[F] Two spirits a- [C7] -loft
[F] Two hearts full of [C7] joy as they dance in the [F] air [C7]

[Gm7] You are my [C7] beacon, [Gm7] my angel of [C7] light
[Gm7] You are my [C7] star in the [F] night. [C7]

[A7] There have been times when life has seemed [Dm] scary
[A7] But even in our darkest of [Dm] days
[G7] Whenever the world makes us [C] weary
[G7] You are a light that shines through the [C] haze [C7]

[F] The bustle of [C7] life
[F] Brings stresses and [C7] strife
[F] Sometimes I can [C7] find myself drifting a- [F] -way [C7]

[F] And when I feel [C7] lost
[F] All tumbled and [C7] tossed
[F] Wherever you [C7] are, you are my [F] way [C7]

[Gm7] You are my [C7] beacon, [Gm7] my angel of [C7] light
[Gm7] You are my [C7] star in the [F] night. [C7]

[Gm7] You are my [C7] beacon, [Gm7] my angel of [C7] light
[Gm7] You are my [C7] star in the [Dm] night [Dm7] [G7] [G7]
[Gm7] You are my [C7] star in the [F] night [C7] [F] [C7] [F]

© 2013 mds725
 
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Hey folks, just a quick note to let y'all know I haven't died! LOL

My daughter and her family are on their way back to Idaho, and I've taken a few days of staycation, so it shouldn't take but a couple of days for me to review and comment on all of these great entries. I am going to follow Linda's example and try to narrow it down to my 6 faves and then let Lady Luck determine which of those receives the pen.

Thanks so much for participating and to those who encouraged the entrants during my absence!

John (one worn out puppy)
 
Hey folks, just a quick note to let y'all know I haven't died! LOL

My daughter and her family are on their way back to Idaho, and I've taken a few days of staycation, so it shouldn't take but a couple of days for me to review and comment on all of these great entries. I am going to follow Linda's example and try to narrow it down to my 6 faves and then let Lady Luck determine which of those receives the pen.

Thanks so much for participating and to those who encouraged the entrants during my absence!

John (one worn out puppy)
Hi John,

Good to know you are still around.
I've made a playlist for you https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3GDF5piGeGbHDFBEGCSz1LMvcfue0_nH, maybe you can also add that to the first post?

Cheers,

Wim.
 
Hey folks, just a quick note to let y'all know I haven't died! LOL

My daughter and her family are on their way back to Idaho, and I've taken a few days of staycation, so it shouldn't take but a couple of days for me to review and comment on all of these great entries. I am going to follow Linda's example and try to narrow it down to my 6 faves and then let Lady Luck determine which of those receives the pen.

Thanks so much for participating and to those who encouraged the entrants during my absence!

John (one worn out puppy)
Looking forward to seeing who you chose as a top 6. There were so many great entries this week:)
 
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