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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    I've just been asked by a neighbour to help with some lockdown entertainment within the village.
    She's a singer in a band and can belt out songs fairly loudly.
    She's asked if I'd like to play guitar on a few songs for her to sing.

    I've suggested a few songs to her, she's going to suggest some as well, but a question for the collective:
    What would you suggest for enjoyable songs (hopefully well known) that could be done as an acoustic set with little rehearsing.
    My brother's band (used to) do an acoustic set once a month in a small pub that can't handle the racket of a fully amped up rig. Then there's the two lads we used to go to school with who (used to) play semi-acoustic in that its just lead and rhythm guitars and them singing. Will have a think about what tunez they have in their repertoires.

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      Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
      ...complaints that you can't put a custom background up...
      Yes you can. Keep each image file < 1 MB in JPG format.
      Put them in:

      C:\Users\LadyMuck\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams\ Backgrounds\Uploads

      Then you'll see them at the bottom of the list of backgrounds.
      …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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        Originally posted by WTFH View Post
        Yes you can. Keep each image file < 1 MB in JPG format.
        Put them in:

        C:\Users\LadyMuck\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams\ Backgrounds\Uploads

        Then you'll see them at the bottom of the list of backgrounds.
        Oh! Thank you! Our Programme Manager is tasked with the joke of the day at the all-client coffee call in the morning. That'll give him something to cause a titter.

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          Originally posted by WTFH View Post
          I've just been asked by a neighbour to help with some lockdown entertainment within the village.
          She's a singer in a band and can belt out songs fairly loudly.
          She's asked if I'd like to play guitar on a few songs for her to sing.

          I've suggested a few songs to her, she's going to suggest some as well, but a question for the collective:
          What would you suggest for enjoyable songs (hopefully well known) that could be done as an acoustic set with little rehearsing.
          Those were the days - Mary Hopkin
          Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
          Valerie - Zutons
          The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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            Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
            @ Mr O'Pad
            Married

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              Originally posted by BR14 View Post
              wasn't 'echos' originally one side of 'meddle'?
              or have i lost the pink plot>?
              Originally posted by WTFH View Post
              Echoes was originally side 2 of Meddle.

              Echoes (the Album) was one of the greatest hits ones.
              It was either Meddle or Ummagumma.

              Since I've only ever listened to Ummagumma twice, once for the LP and once for the CD, I'd go with Meddle as above.

              Originally posted by Wiki
              Dragonfly species

              In December 2015 scientists named a new found insect of the genus Umma – a damselfly – Umma gumma after the album
              Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 15 April 2020, 17:30.
              When the fun stops, STOP.

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                Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                I've just been asked by a neighbour to help with some lockdown entertainment within the village.
                She's a singer in a band and can belt out songs fairly loudly.
                She's asked if I'd like to play guitar on a few songs for her to sing.

                I've suggested a few songs to her, she's going to suggest some as well, but a question for the collective:
                What would you suggest for enjoyable songs (hopefully well known) that could be done as an acoustic set with little rehearsing.
                Tub Thumping - Chumbawumba
                Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin
                Paradise City - Gun's N Roses
                Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
                Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
                "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                  Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
                  In other news, currently still reading "The Mitrokhin Archive", and having reached page 448, came across a reference to "The BATWING device" in the US Embassy constructed, believe it or not, by Soviet (KGB) Labour.

                  You really couldn't make this tulip up.

                  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archi...-e2d81085ed05/

                  Currently listening to "Echoes".
                  And following that, a bit of "Warrior on the Edge of Time", not by Pink Floyd.

                  Further to the Septic embassy thing:

                  Cleaning the Bug House - Air Force Magazine
                  When the fun stops, STOP.

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                    Here's the list I first sent through as suggestions:
                    Adele -Someone Like You
                    Alan Jackson- Its Five Oclock Somewhere
                    #Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
                    Andy Williams - Cant Take My Eyes Off You
                    Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69
                    #Doris Day - Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
                    #Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
                    Fleetwood Mac - Dont Stop
                    *Green Day - Good Riddance Time Of Your Life
                    *James - Sit Down
                    #Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
                    Nena - 99 Red Balloons
                    Simon & Garfunkel - Feelin Groovy
                    Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes
                    Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
                    Take That - Rule The World
                    #The Beach Boys - Sloop John B
                    #The Killers - Human
                    #The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
                    #The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
                    *The Waterboys - Fishermans Blues
                    #Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

                    * - on her band's set list
                    # - on set lists I've done in the last couple of years
                    …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                      i'd have to wear a paper bag to play any of that easy listening stuff.
                      someone might see me.

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