https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:42:30 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386757 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 07:13:20 +0000 To keep this world safe and sound That way it's still in keeping with the kaitaitetanga theme without the "husbandry/management" overtones.

Musically it’s a strummed acoustic guitar with a strong backing beat provided by a cajon, it might take me a couple of days to record it though.

Cheers
Paul]]> Sunday Songwriters Group pbee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386757 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386754 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:17:57 +0000 What sort of music does this go to?
I like the "All things living the whole world round" but I don't like the word "managed." I get that it goes well with the imagine for sound purposes but I feel the meaning is too corporate/strict/??? to go well with the rest of the song. Without the music Im having treble figuring out a better word. It just breaks the momentum right before the end.

Great song looking forward to hearing it.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group LingDar https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386754 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386752 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 04:50:05 +0000 Thanks David some great ideas that I’ll borrow if I may.
It always amazes me how songs develop. The first cut of this song had Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-tai-te-tanga As the chorus with the fish, bird tree themes as the verses, then they ended up merging into a sort of chori-verse thingy so I thought I would put a bridge in there to break up monotony which has now become the defacto chorus.

BTW I really liked this: All living things the whole world 'round
We must keep them safe and sound So Ive paraphrased to fit the guardianship idea thanks.
Anyway here’s my latest attempt,

Imagine You
Copyright 2016 Paul Brady all rights reserved

Version 2
Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-tai-te-tanga
All the fish swimming in the sea
They rely on you and me
Wherever fish are found
To keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-tai-te-tanga
All the birds flying in the sky
Need our help to survive
Wherever birds are found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine me, kai-tai-te-tanga
All the forests filled with trees
Breathe fresh air in the breeze
Wherever trees are found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green
A managed world all around
Because we keep it safe and sound]]> Sunday Songwriters Group pbee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386752 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386751 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 02:33:03 +0000
And a belated "Happy New Year" to you.

I'm also in the "change for every verse" camp but in a different way. First, I'm assuming that this is the chorus:
Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green My thought is that you'd add the last two lines of the verses to this chorus, but change it for each chorus while keeping it the same in the verses. In the final chorus, you'd add the focus from each verse. You could then add a tag to wrap everything up to drive the message home. So the whole thing would read like this:
Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-tai-te-tanga
All the fish swimming in the sea
They rely on you and me
No matter where they’re found
To keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green
No matter where the fish are found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-tai-te-tanga
All the birds flying in the sky
Need our help to survive
And no matter where they’re found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green
No matter where the birds are found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-tai-te-tanga
All the forests filled with trees
Breathe fresh air in the breeze
And no matter where they’re found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green
No matter where the trees are found
We must keep them safe and sound
No matter where the birds are found
We must keep them safe and sound
No matter where the fish are found
We must keep them safe and sound

All living things the whole world 'round
We must keep them safe and sound Love the song, by the way. Thanks for ignoring the assignment! :wink: You know you should feel free to post up anytime!

And looking forward to more in 2016.

Peace]]> Sunday Songwriters Group David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386751 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386750 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 21:27:45 +0000 Sunday Songwriters Group Hobson https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-386750 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-46529 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 03:44:02 +0000 This song I’m in the process of writing is a commission (unpaid) from a friend who has written an environmental childrens book covering some of the issues mentioned below (think Dr Suess and The Lorax). The term kaitaiketanga is a Maori (New Zealand’s first nation) term for guardianship of the earth.
What I’m really interested in is whether the last 2 lines of each verse work as a general repetition of the same theme of whether I should tailor each to reflect the verses (fish, bird or tree) theme.


Imagine You
Copyright 2016 Paul Brady all rights reserved

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-taike-tanga
All the fish swimming in the sea
They rely on you and me
No matter where they’re found
To keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-taike-tanga
All the birds flying in the sky
Need our help to survive
And no matter where they’re found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-taike-tanga
All the forests filled with trees
Breathe fresh air in the breeze
And no matter where they’re found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green

Imagine You - version 2
Copyright 2016 Paul Brady all rights reserved

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-taike-tanga
All the fish swimming in the sea
They rely on you and me
Wherever fish are found
To keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-taike-tanga
All the birds flying in the sky
Need our help to survive
Wherever birds are found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green

Imagine you, you’re a protector
Imagine you, kai-taike-tanga
All the forests filled with trees
Breathe fresh air in the breeze
Wherever trees are found
We must keep them safe and sound

Imagine you, Imagine me
Imagine blue, Imagine green
As guardians we are bound
To keep this world safe and sound]]> Sunday Songwriters Group pbee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg14-week10-imagine-you/#post-46529