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“T & R – A Song for Brian” I just uploaded this song as a “thank you!”

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  • This topic has 17 replies, 10 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 11 months ago by Dieter.
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    • May 24, 2021 at 5:29 am #252625
      Norbert
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        Maybe there is someone who would like to listen to my song for Brian …
        Sorry, but I wasn`t able to convert the whole song.
        Yor can find the full song here:

        T & R – A song for Brian”

        Well, on weekends and all other days
        My baby ‘s with her mum
        I active practice melodies ……

        —————–

        It is early Friday evening
        I’m sitting here and wait
        “Ey, man” my angry baby shouts
        Did you forget our date

        It is true, it’s true, I forgot it
        But so sorry I will stay and have to fight
        Why don’t you call for your lovely mum
        and spent a ladies night

        Excited staring at the promising screen
        A hard week, done, no peace
        And all I just can think about
        Is tension and release (T & R)

        You learn B-flat, you know C-sharp
        Make small steps, keep your frets
        Then you’ll get light bulbs more and more
        His sidebars: your front door

        Your thumb says “go”, your pinky “no”
        Try hammer ons, built chords
        Your steel strings shiver, kinda cheer
        your mind clears up, oh dear

        —————–

        When I´m studying the triads
        even all the shapes
        My baby ´s fine, she ´s with her mum
        so I don´t really care
        There are lots of different rhythms
        Jazz and funky styles
        Oh Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
        I could cry

        On weekends and all other days
        I deadly can´t get bored
        So many songs, so many tricks
        All these incredible licks

        Well, on weekends and all other days
        My baby ‘s with her mum
        I active practice melodies
        Come, Brian, let’s go on
        Hey, Brain, lets go on ….

      • May 24, 2021 at 5:42 am #252629
        kubrider
        Participant

          You’re quite the songwriter Norbert , I’m guessing Brian will get a kick out of this, I certainly Did! Haha
          Rob

          • May 24, 2021 at 12:06 pm #252650
            Norbert
            Participant

              Thanks Kubrider, it´s all about getting the kick …… 😉

          • May 24, 2021 at 7:22 am #252638
            Garry
            Participant

              Very clever Norbert! Adding all those phrases and key words, I reckon Brian would be chuffed! Well done and all the best!

              • May 24, 2021 at 12:10 pm #252651
                Norbert
                Participant

                  Thanks for the compliment, Garry. I tried to do my best (without producing too many incomprehensible idioms). Ciao N.

              • May 24, 2021 at 9:56 am #252647
                AndréM
                Participant

                  Very funny composition.
                  Brian should get a good laugh from it.

                  AndréM

                  AndréM

                  • May 24, 2021 at 12:13 pm #252652
                    Norbert
                    Participant

                      This is really what I intended: make some laughs. Thanks André ……

                  • May 24, 2021 at 10:07 am #252649
                    Richard G
                    Participant

                      Entertaining Norbert, I enjoyed the melody which definitely had a certain ‘St James Infirmary’ about it.

                      Richard

                      • May 24, 2021 at 12:22 pm #252653
                        Norbert
                        Participant

                          Not only “St. James”, Richard, but also ………

                          I am very curious to see if anyone will discover that. It may not be that easy because xy’s voice is very different from mine. (I never ever will get such a dark and scratchy voice; can´t drink and smoke that much the rest of my days. (Which doesn´t mean that …xy…. smokes and drinks. I don´t know that much about him. Just a few songs ….
                          Thanks, Richard

                      • May 24, 2021 at 2:21 pm #252657
                        Anonymous

                          Very creative Norbert…well done!

                          • May 24, 2021 at 11:16 pm #252673
                            Norbert
                            Participant

                              Sometimes it works: then the words just line up like that.
                              Thanks, Ivan …..

                          • May 24, 2021 at 2:38 pm #252658
                            Lights
                            Participant

                              Great funny lyrics, Norbert! And also very funny couplet style preformance.
                              Lights.

                              • May 24, 2021 at 11:17 pm #252674
                                Norbert
                                Participant

                                  Hi Lights,

                                  You should have seen my performance from a day before. Very serious and tense. Very ….
                                  But after I decided to play no introduction, no licks in between and no harmonized triads at the end, it was just a lot of fun for me….

                              • May 24, 2021 at 4:24 pm #252662
                                Juxi
                                Participant

                                  Hallo Norbert, I enjoyed this very much and had to laugh several times during your performance! Great song! 👍🏽😊

                                  Bluesige Grüße
                                  Juxi

                                  • May 24, 2021 at 11:22 pm #252675
                                    Norbert
                                    Participant

                                      Hi Juxi,

                                      we might have a similar kind of (German) humor.
                                      I like your “New Strings – Story”. Better embarrassed for a brief moment then never playing the guitar anymore …..
                                      Mach´s gut!

                                  • May 24, 2021 at 5:31 pm #252668
                                    Enrico
                                    Participant

                                      Ah ah that was brilliant Norbert! Very fun lyrics and a great tune! 🤣🤣🤣

                                      • May 24, 2021 at 11:23 pm #252676
                                        Norbert
                                        Participant

                                          Thanks Enrico,
                                          Glad you enjoyed it.
                                          I hope the weather in Ireland gets a little better.
                                          Did you notice that the picture in the background shows the cliffs of Mizen Head?

                                      • May 25, 2021 at 12:25 am #252680
                                        Dieter
                                        Participant

                                          Very nice playing.

                                          Dieter

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