What a fun little romp of a ditty! You gave it justice. Sounded good to me. The lead section was really tasty and well done, tip of the cap to Chris on that one. Liked the whole track a lot.
Hi Brian,
Good to hear you do some Lennon. Nice job of it too mate! It has the Lennon vibe to it and you fit right in. Keep up the good show!
LB
@jkahn Haha, nothing new under the sun, my friend 
Some serve the songs… I stab them with my steely knives but still can’t kill the beasts!
@CT Good to see you back in action, man 
I hope you have ‘re-thunk’ your rash withdrawal from the OM and will be bringing something tasty for all of us to share. You cheered Chris up with your comment- He’s just come down with the Covid 
@LBro Thank you kindly, Sir.
Sure he used to live across the river from where I am.
I probably should have done a Macca cover instead, as he’s just celebrated his four score this weekend, but the world is just too full of silly love songs!
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I’m all in on the OM. It’s been a while.
An Omicron strain is making the rounds here locally. Came close to a hospital trip due to follow on pneumonia, low oxygen levels and inflammation. All better now with an occasional wheeze.
Back to the music: Fun cover, BL!
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David made some comment today that pricked my schoolboy memory and I remembered another version of Gimme Some Truth that I knew long, long ago in 1977 when I was a pale-faced youngster of about 12 years old.
I used to go to the record shop in Middlesbrough and buy punk albums and punk singles.
One such was King Rocker by Generation X - in lurid orange vinyl. The B-side was Gimme Some Truth - a version recorded for the John Peel radio show. It looked just like this. Long since gone.
… 
I never did like Oasis, so when my friend Les Glover played this at a gig at our local arts centre last weekend, I grinned and thought to myself: “Rack ‘em up!”
Les is an aging punk who I occasionally bump into with his trusty side-kick Henry Priestman (worth googling). However, he also plays guitar and sings with the old drummer from Slade, Don Powell, and they recorded this song not too long ago.
I had to step out of my comfort zone, as I usually download the chords from Ultimate Guitar, but it hasn’t become famous enough (yet) to have received the ‘treatment’. I did message Les and ask him for the chords, but he hasn’t responded (yet), so I had to take matters into my own hands and rely on my ears, as well as a short video appearance on Vintage Radio (where I used to have a weekly radio show) to help identify some of the chords. Needless to say, I took shortcuts and made ‘simplifications’
I only started with a Trio+ backing track yesterday and had no intention of recording anything till I could at least remember some of the lyrics, but the T-shirt I’m wearing arrived in the post today from my mother-in-law, and I thought a live, aging-rocker-response would be appropriate
This is as low-fi as it gets; I didn’t even record it on my phone but used the webcam on the pc which does not synchronise aud/vid that well.
I haven’t’ decided whether it will receive the turd-polish-treatment at a later date, or just be left as a fun flash in the pan.
Here’s a link to the proper version
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Lo tech what the heck, Old Gits Rule. Nice one Brian. Old Don looking good !
Leave as is, no need to polished a gilt edge performance sir,
Hi Brian,
Indeed,…will it ever be different??? 
Of course I liked to watch and listen,…but it was good to see that you had a harder time with it than other performances,…and personally I think when you give this song some extra practice ,is really worth going for…Go for it old man 
…Great t-shirt …love it
You look healthy sunburnt in your face by the way! how is that possible, do you have sun now and then? 
Greetings 
Like it Brian; too true that Old hits rule (especially stubborn ones 
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Loved it, much more than the one in the title 
@TheMadman_tobyjenner Cheers mate.
We all know what I should be doing
The day will come… but today is not that day! 
I blame cheap tech (& cheap wine when I was young and foolish)
@DarrellW
Haha, some of us ol’ fogeys are truly stuck in the past…
“Storm’s a-comin’, Ma!” 
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Well Brian perhaps you won’t be playing wonderwall tonight but you got as close as it gets great stuff I enjoyed it, you told a cool story there and kept me entertained throughout. Low tech was great and I didn’t pick up.much of an issue with the sync, all good to me sir!
As with all your productions Brian, you’ve aced this.
Perhaps the title should be ‘I won’t be singing Wonderwall tonight’. Irrespective of any "No Wonderwall’ signs on the wall, the progression is catchy and I’ll never say no to happy dose of parody.
Enjoyed your rendition as much as the real thing Brian … someday your creativity may fail and we are all disappointed, but it is not this day.
Cool T-shirt and, based on the glimpse offered by your camera angle, a nifty summer shearing for that summer look.
But I wasn’t any better then, and I even maintained that until something after my younger years with too cheap wine and sometimes stronger stuff 
… hopefully the damage has been limited with us 
…
And for all the good things,… the day after a day has passed, comes one day closer, so no worry be… 
Greetings…
Should I be affronted after doing a Wonderwall cover?
That was really good Brian and if you ever did want to cover “the song that shall not be named” you’re not too far off with those chords. 
Capo on 2… check
4 finger G… check
Strummy with a British accent… check
Sure you weren’t kinda playing Wonderwall? 
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Hi Brian,
I haven’t heard this song before, but I can say for sure that all the chords that you play are at the box office
and in general, it’s a good performance from you, as always.
This could be the highlight of a party with guitars by the campfire 
Very entertaining Brian, I really enjoyed that. It doesn’t need polished up, your singing and playing gave it a totally natural vibe. Your usual infectious enthusiasm shone through as always.
Working out the chords for a song can be very satisfying and must help your ear, but I’m like you, I usually look online.
Friend of a friend with the drummer from Slade…… you name dropper you!
I’ve got a similar T-shirt which I might dig out next time!
@adi_mrok Cheers Ade. Glad you enjoyed ‘the story’. It’s often better than ‘the music’
@batwoman Still waiting for my first sucker punch from the crazy lady down under. Generous as always, Maggie 
Haha, those are the days I ‘magpie’ other folks’ creativity
But thanks for the listen and encouraging comments. I’ll keep an eye open for your T.
Perhaps we are just ‘well-preserved’ now
Sure aren’t you my muse and inspiration?
I’m afraid I’m blissfully ignorant of the nameless song (Smoke on the water, perhaps??) 
@jkahn
OK, Mr. J(o)K(er)-
I tried a 4-finger G once at the very beginning and thought: “Why would anyone ever make things more complicated than necessary?” I’m strictly a 3-finger-dude
And British? Did you say British?
Oh, my days… Will someone please alert the mods before I start effin’ an’ blindin’ in guttural Dublinese and exceed my Community points limit?
I guess it is a bit WW-ish though…
@crocodile1 Leo, my friend. Not many have heard this song before
I’m afraid if anyone ever handed me a guitar around a campfire I would be perplexed, as it appears I have only room for one song in my head at any given time-
and that is only for a brief window until I start my next one.
Sigh…
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Nice. I hadn’t heard that song before. Great version!