https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:32:54 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313282 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:11:53 +0000 I think I'll just use a paper punch on that page . . . place it in my music folder . . .
and revisit it sometime in the future.

Whoaa Oh Oh Oh :D]]> Sunday Songwriters Group KR2 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313282 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313277 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:30:17 +0000
Now you know it can be done. That is a really good first song. You should hear mine. No, really you shouldn't.

I like the song, you could flesh out the verses though and make it a bit longer. Get a notepad and write down random thoughts that occur to you as you listen to it. Try to craft those into new lines. You never know.

Well done.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313277 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313247 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:16:42 +0000
Oh yes, the song, hmmmm

Ok, let add 'doooowhap doooowhap dooooowhap dooo' gratuitously between every line. The amp on top is a used small G-Dec. It has some drum beats and sounds built into it. It was on the fritz (crackling speaker - I think the previous owner blew it) so I bought another amp. It's not that big - 15 watt. It's just sitting on the box that it came in. I read someplace (here) to elevate the amp off the floor for a better sound.

My wife wanted me to sing " :note1: Woe is meee :note2: " instead of the " :note1: Whoaaa Oh Oh Oh". (I don't do Doowhap :mrgreen: )

Thanks, DB]]> Sunday Songwriters Group KR2 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313247 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313245 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:43:30 +0000
Any song with a dog, a truck and more than one beer is ok by me!!! :roll:

I want to know when you get time to crank up the big amp - and having another guitar sitting in the background is pretty cool too.

Oh yes, the song, hmmmm

Ok, let add 'doooowhap doooowhap dooooowhap dooo' gratuitously between every line.

Excellent.

Rock on!

D 8)]]> Sunday Songwriters Group DylanBarrett https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313245 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313192 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:55:52 +0000 You can write words, you can play a few chords, and you can hold a tune (your voice is just fine too, which is a big plus) - careers have been built on less! :wink: Thank you, Chris. Vic just happened to arrange the assignment so I got to pick the 4 chords that I happen to know.
I'm so pleased I didn't drown and Ol' Blue and I are both dog paddling here in the shallow end . . .
Thanks again for the big yes . . . it means a lot. :)
Congrats, Ken. Very nicely done. Of course, now we'll be expecting songs on a fairly regular basis :wink:

Only suggestion I'd make is in the last verse. The "what am I to do" line seems kind of wimpy. How about:

I shed a tear, in my beer
And order another two.
I miss my truck but most of all
I really miss Ol' Blue.

You're on your way, now! Don't let it all go to your head.

Peace TY, David for the suggestion . . . excellent idea . . . more beer . . .
and yes, I have God and my wife to keep me humble . . . and you have the power to continue deleting my wayward posts.
Is this a perfect world or what?
In the water, swimming trunks haven't fallen down, still afloat, not a shark in sight - and you didn't even notice there was no air in the armbands! My thanks to you, Vic. Excellent assignment. One that I had fun doing.
Nice job Ken! You and Vic both have those incredibly long fingers! I love the editorial comment at the end. Not bad, indeed!
Hope this isn't your last. TY, Kat. Much appreciated.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group KR2 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313192 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313189 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:19:06 +0000 Hope this isn't your last.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group katreich https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313189 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313187 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:13:37 +0000
Great start to build on - lyrically, it flows smoothly and (bonus points here!) suits the music you put to it. I do like David's suggestion for the last verse, he's done that with a couple of mine in the past - I think "be pro-active rather than passive" was the way he put it.

Your voice is another plus - good job you like country, it strikes me your voice is very well suited to that particular genre. Just a pity you couldn't find a way to keep the motherless fatherless kid in.

Encore!

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313187 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313178 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:51:15 +0000
Only suggestion I'd make is in the last verse. The "what am I to do" line seems kind of wimpy. How about:

I shed a tear, in my beer
And order another two.
I miss my truck but most of all
I really miss Ol' Blue.

You're on your way, now! Don't let it all go to your head.

Peace]]> Sunday Songwriters Group David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313178 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313165 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:17:00 +0000 YES! :mrgreen:


You can write words, you can play a few chords, and you can hold a tune (your voice is just fine too, which is a big plus) - careers have been built on less! :wink:

You can now casually, but authentically, drop into conversation - with anybody who'll stand still long enough to listen - the fact that you've written, played and sung your own sung - and it's been heard by people around the world. SSG bestows the priceless gift of "Instant International Artist" to all who are brave enough to post a recording. Definitely better than a crummy set of free steak knives...

Now you're off the benches and in the water just keeping those strokes going.... By the end of the years you'll be powering along like an olympian, wrestling with sharks, singing with dolphins, and *insert aquatic image of your own choice*

Cheers,

Chris]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313165 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313139 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:24:08 +0000 usually in the shallow end . . . and this is really, really shallow . . . but . . . I'm in the pool.

http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee306/kenrogers2/?action=view&current=IWonderWhy.flv

I wonder why she left me
Her letter didn't say
Took our dog and the truck
And quickly drove away

Whoa Oh Oh Ohhh
Ohhh Oh Oh Oh

Here I stand, all alone
I wonder where she went
No food to eat, no place to sleep
And I'm left without a cent

Whoa Oh Oh Ohhh
Ohhh Oh Oh Oh

I shed a tear, in my beer
What am I to do?
I miss my truck but most of all
I really miss Ol' Blue.

Whoa Oh Oh Ohhh
Ohhh Oh Oh Oh

Wife was in the kitchen and threw out the first comment . . . . "Not bad" . . .
I guess that means I get to sleep with her tonight . . . gotta love my groupies.

KR2]]> Sunday Songwriters Group KR2 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg-year-7-week-1-kr2/#post-313139