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first recording on my new guitar . . . one take . . . sorted !

Lyrics:
when i was a very little boy,
i used to stare at the pictures on the wall.
i used to stare at the carpet,
and the clouds in the sky,
and the stitching on my grandmother's shawl.

and i could see little people in there,
and one or two of them could see me;
they showed me pictures,
and they told me things . . .
they said that "we were the ones born free"

when i got a little bit older,
i stopped staring at the patterns all around.
i stopped staring and talking
to my friends in the wall;
and looking at the pictures on the ground.

i don't know why, but i stopped looking;
guess i was told it was wrong.
"sit up straight ! . . and pay attention ! . ."
"stop staring at the wall country john !"

later on i started sniffing glue,
smoking pot and taking lsd;
all the friends i'd forgotten about,
stepped out of the wall to greet me;

they showed me all the new pictures they'd drawn,
they showed me things that they'd seen;
they said although i'd forgotten 'bout them . . .
they'd never forgotten 'bout me !


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nice pictures m8 &mdash 08/25/05 - 09:11:29 AM
Hey C John,

this is a very cool little folk song,
liked the vox and the lyrics.
the whistling was superb
grett tune

cheers

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cheers k . . . &mdash 08/25/05 - 09:19:16 AM

nice one . . .

i haven't been able to come up with anything tidy for ages
. .
i was getting obsessed with layers !
so i had a bit of a break . . .
and i got a few little simple songs on the go now . . .

tidy%u2122

lye



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Worth the wait for the next CJ track... &mdash 08/25/05 - 03:13:50 PM
Totally fantastic tune and lyrics like only a CJ track could
have.

I got a new guitar too!!!!

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Worth the wait for the next CJ track... &mdash 08/25/05 - 05:12:27 PM
cheers eltops . . .

i've been pretty lazy lately on the music side of things . . .

the weather has been so nice though . . .

seems a shame to stay indoors . . .

safe

cj

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Where you been all Summer, CJ? &mdash 08/25/05 - 04:29:25 PM
Not messin' around with Olivia Newton John, I hope!
She'll break your heart for sure! Tell me more, tell me
more! Or maybe you've been staring at your friends
in the wall again, eh? Do you think that there might
be some correlation between the drug taking and the
whistling? I hear Roger Whitaker regularly dropped
acid… it ruined his trousers! Nice to hear a sweet
little folk song like this from you. I find I don't have
to squint with my ears quite as much as I do with
some of your more psychedelic ones… this is lovely
and charming. Nice one, CJ! More like this on their
way, perhaps?

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Where you been all Summer, CJ? &mdash 08/25/05 - 05:16:13 PM
been up the mountain all summer ian . . .

tooting and shooting ( films not animals )

nice to hear from you

and cheers for the comments

c ya

lye

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Brilliant Lyrics &mdash 08/25/05 - 05:05:18 PM
and nice guitar (playing and tone). I just love the lyrics,
though. I wish I'd written it! :O)

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Brilliant Lyrics &mdash 08/25/05 - 05:19:38 PM
nice one shimky . . .

i do like the sound of my new geetar . . . : )

tringg tringgg ca chingggg

thanks for stopping by . . .

safe



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Safe &mdash 08/25/05 - 05:17:33 PM
Lovely sound ... lovely vocals, lovely guitar. Always a
delight to hear a new CJ song and this is great. The simple
arrangement works a treat. I hope you'll do more of these.

It's nearly autumn again ... is Chapter 3 in the offing???

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Safe &mdash 08/25/05 - 05:23:49 PM
cheers rebs . . .

haha . . . the elusive chapter 3 . . .

i don't know if i can get back into the mindset to complete it . . . ?

i hope i do though . . .

i'll just have to wait to see if it appears to me

safe as

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Safe &mdash 08/25/05 - 05:37:43 PM
Let's hope so! Get back up that there mountain and talk nicely to the
'shrooms!

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Great tune. &mdash 08/25/05 - 09:16:06 PM
I enjoyed this much. Lyrics were funny (and great). That whistle came out clearly, too. :D

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Great tune. &mdash 08/26/05 - 04:47:01 AM
thanks doofster . . .

glad you liked it . . .

btw, i think your work is supreme !

safe

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aw man... &mdash 08/25/05 - 10:02:36 PM
...what a great tune... so innocently sung... but yet so
twisted! Good to hear your voice again.

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aw man... &mdash 08/26/05 - 04:51:02 AM
cheers eric . . .

ta for checking it out . . .

and thanks for the comment

safe

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i see 'em too &mdash 08/25/05 - 11:39:13 PM
somehow when you sing a slow ballad, i'm not bothered to
listen to it. normally the slow stuff gives me the willies. extra
nice, & great story. this little ditty will live in my itunes locker
& taunt the others

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i see 'em too &mdash 09/13/05 - 05:13:43 PM
cheers _

thanks for stopping by . . .

they're everywhere innit ?

safe

cj

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fabulous!! great guitar! yummy lyrics! &mdash 08/26/05 - 04:47:30 AM
now i know what's been missing all summer - thank goodness rebsie told me you were back! and thankyou for reminding me about the glue and the lsd!! d/l and singalonga country john - x

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we share a mutual acqaintance &mdash 08/26/05 - 09:24:54 AM
in your choice of friends. love the wallpaper design also.
where would the history of music be without a wall to
stare at?
good one john!

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Very Good &mdash 08/26/05 - 04:23:43 PM
Excellent melody and performance, Country John. Now that
you've put me in a good mood - time for me to go out to the
local pub!

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Nice one Country John &mdash 08/27/05 - 12:45:52 PM
Cool little folk pop tune... I also second Rebsie's request
for the final installment of Autumn morning!
Steve

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Nice one Country John &mdash 09/02/05 - 12:48:07 PM
woo hoo !

cheers guys . . .

big shout out to _nderscore, caroline, joan, mungo and stevel !

thanks for the comments

safe

cj

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Hey CJ &mdash 08/29/05 - 12:48:55 AM
still twisted as ever I see lol. Another cool song CJ, the
lyrics had me roflmao. Hope you are having a great
summer and not working too hard. Tell the little people,
hacked says hi .

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Hey CJ &mdash 09/02/05 - 12:53:32 PM
hey dave . . .
glad to see you back . . .

nice one

having a brilliant summer . . .
. . . and not working at all !
. . . safe !

spk to you soon

cheers

lye


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Sweet... &mdash 08/29/05 - 11:09:06 AM
as a nut. MJ moderator RJD would pass this one in a second.
I think he always saw the little people anyway, and made the
mountains shake with laughter as they played.

Nice One CJ, keep chamming on
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BlackSalad
SaladBloodySalad

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Sweet... &mdash 09/13/05 - 05:17:21 PM
nice one tanker . . .

if only everything in life was written in fette fraktur™

safe

cj

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pills &mdash 08/29/05 - 12:36:55 PM
love especially the guitar it was oom oom oom oom ohh
yeah great lovin the vocals i listened 5 times or did i and i
love the friend part to yoyoyo it was amazin ya yae ohhhh
yah i forgot to take my pills, sorry

from crazy abey

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jack and jills . . . &mdash 09/13/05 - 05:21:30 PM
nice one abey . . .

wow . . . i know exactly what you mean !

serious ! . .

thanks for stopping by and commenting . . .

safe

cj

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Wildly great song &mdash 09/03/05 - 04:51:16 PM
One of the most wonderful pieces of songwriting I've
heard in ages. It's sweet, silly and kind of profound at the
same time. A beautiful performance too.


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Wildly great song &mdash 09/13/05 - 05:24:44 PM
cheers billy . . .

i appreciate that . . . thanks

nice one

cj

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charming little tune &mdash 09/03/05 - 05:17:20 PM
This tune has a lot of charm, and the whistling in the end is very cool. I really like the sound of your guitar, nothings like gentle strumming with an acoustic guitar! And the lyrics, they are both funny and serious (my opinion off course)


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charming little tune &mdash 09/13/05 - 05:28:38 PM
thanks selters . . .

glad you liked it . . .

safe

cj

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I'm floating! &mdash 09/04/05 - 01:51:08 PM
I could myself flying somewhere through a beautiful
landscape with dandelions blowing in the wind,
thanks for providing the transport! Great strumming
and singing, superb lyrics and smooth bassline.

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I'm floating! &mdash 09/13/05 - 05:33:50 PM
cheers bj . . .

thanks for the comments dude . . .

remember cj cabs are on call 24 hrs a day

for trips up the mountains . . .

nice one

cj

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Very clear &mdash 09/07/05 - 08:43:51 AM
What a clear recording, its beautiful! I love this genre x

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Very clear &mdash 09/13/05 - 05:43:09 PM
nice one hayley . . .

thanks for listening . . .

"clarity is the new vague" . . .

safe

cj

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Another spiffy song &mdash 09/20/05 - 02:52:00 AM
Wow, another nifty song to hang around the campfire
with. Everything is mixed well. It's a fun song to sing
with. I might changing the lyrics a bit if I were to play a
children's party though.



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Another spLiffy song &mdash 09/21/05 - 05:38:35 PM
hey cheers dwayne . . .

good to hear from you . . .

. . . yeah, that line bout staring at the clouds . . .

children should be protected from that kind of activity.

nice one

cj

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Nice &mdash 10/06/05 - 01:39:20 PM
this is cool. good lyrics and melody, and the whistling was a nice touch.

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Nice &mdash 10/09/05 - 11:52:01 AM
cheers obbs . . .

and thanks for the technical info on that image stuff !

nice one . . .

cj

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Not shabby CJ &mdash 10/15/05 - 05:06:05 PM
A simple folk ditty with a catchy rhythm.

I also loved the whistling, very folky. Great work.

westcito



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