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Making up songs

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Learning to write our own ditties, sharing ideas, resources, and the songs themselves. Fun or serious, professional or beginner, all welcome.

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Members: 13
Latest Activity: Oct 22

Welcome to "Making up songs"

This is a group for anybody who fancies writing their own songs about anything they want. Perhaps you woke up this morning and found your woman had dogone gone left you. Or perhaps you love her so, and you want her to know, she's all you're thinking of.

Or you might just want something funny to perform at your friend's wedding.

Whatever the reason you want to write a song, feel join this group. Anybody who has experience song writing please join too.

Bear in mind this is a beginner and child-friendly group, so please avoid any criticism, advice, or info that will fox newcomers.

Thanks.

Discussion Forum

Why Does My Baby Play the Ukulele? 4 Replies

Started by Sarah. Last reply by Sarah Dec. 9, 2008.

Slow and Easy 3 Replies

Started by Pat Nelson. Last reply by Sarah Dec. 5, 2008.

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Comment by Howlin Hobbit on January 29, 2009 at 11:17pm: Plays for me but it's outta sync pretty bad.

Good tune Steven. Sounds like Snake Suspenderz material.

Good playing too.

Comment by Pat Nelson on January 29, 2009 at 10:38pm: Steven,
Your song doesn't play. Is this on YouTube?

Pat

Comment by steven o. sellers on January 29, 2009 at 4:13pm: I uploaded a funny little song I wrote called the "Hawaiian Hootchie Mama"- May not be totally family friendly, depending on your taste, but,nevertheless I do hope you enjoy it and I will be sending more.Thanks so very much for this forum! Steve in San Antonio

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Comment by Sarah on December 13, 2008 at 8:43pm: Okey dokey - there's now a video of 'Why Does My Baby Play the Ukulele' as promised. All constructive criticism welcome! It was recorded on a Flip Ultra so isn't terribly sophisticated but suits me right now.

Comment by Pat Nelson on December 1, 2008 at 11:12am: I watched "The Gay Train". I think it had a great message about accepting others and loving rather than fearing those who are different from ourselves.

Speaking of "finding the rhythm in words", a good example is Rap. I love the way the voice is used as percussion setting up a strong beat. My problem is that I am offended by verses that degrade and put down others, and rap frequently does that.

I hope somebody else posts a song soon. I'm beginning to get some ideas for my next song. Think I'll do the tune in Em and G using a strong rhythm. Maybe throw in a bit of D7 at the ends of verses.

Comment by The Bobby McGees on December 1, 2008 at 6:31am: ****NOT WORK/CHILD SAFE****

Ah....I almost forget this, over the last 10 or so years and many drunk(ish) conversations with good friends, I came up with this following 21 important songwriting/performance tips....
They are in the charmingly named blog "Why Your Band Are S**t":
www.myspace.com/jimmythehomeless

...Jimmy The Homeless is my angry alter ego...where I go when I am annoyed...instead of shouting at friends or stranges, I press record and shout at a microphone....

I have a solo album "Love Song 101" with One Hundred & One cute love songs on it....quite often I feel like writing cutest, twee lovesongs...but to keep a yin/yang balance in my life, sometimes I feel like writing shouty, sweary songs....I think it's equally valid...and here's the results....NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED....infact, not really for anyone other than me!

Anyway, the list came about with a lot of help from the very lovely M J Hibbett:
http://www.myspace.com/mjhibbett
One of his brilliant videos about love/tollerence: "The Gay Train":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8b-4shDxUlw

Comment by Ukulazy on November 30, 2008 at 2:07pm: "find the rhythm in the words"

I love that bit. Thanks for joining Bobby McGees.

Comment by Pat Nelson on November 28, 2008 at 10:36pm: Well that sounds simple enough! Welcome to our group. I like your attitude. If you brought your muse along I'd like to borrow her. I'm sure I can find 3 chords and a chrush (does that mean orange soda pop???).

Comment by The Bobby McGees on November 28, 2008 at 11:07am: Wite some words... find the rhythm in the words, play G & C...with maybee a D flung in.

If you find the words bit hard/embarassing, cut some words or sentances that catch your attention from a magazine and arrange them randomly...then come up with some rhymes.

I think the whole 16 bars this, 8 bars that is a little complicated and restrictive.
It helps me that I am tone deaf (some people say I am tone dumb!)...I will say to El'..."hey I've worked out that old Rammones song..."
She'll say "What are you on about, that sounds nothing like it!...it's a good tune though!"