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Cryin' in Me Guinness (w/Dick and Rebsie) by damiengh
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Submitted on: Nov 13, 2007 - 10:27:10 AM
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Keywords Guinness (7), Pub (9), ale (3), cheat (8), waitress (2), beer (51), drunk (17), drunken (1), divorce (9)

Description Cryin' in Me Guinness (w/Dick and Rebsie) by damiengh

This tune is about a bloke whose girlfriend (or wife) leaves him, and he's left in a quandary, drinking his
Guinness trying to figure out why she left him. He hasn't a clue.

Again, you MacJam folks are responsible for encouraging me to sing, but I tell you, this is truly out of character for me,
that is unless a past life is surfacing through these vocal pipes. This is also my first collab with the most talented Dick Langsford and Rebsie Fairholm.

Singing Chorus: Dick Langford and Rebsie Fairholm

Garageband Project
using loops for Shaker and Mandolin and my Axiom 61 Keyboard for Accordian and Banjos and Bass.

Phoney accent by yours truly.

Lyrics Cryin' in Me Guinness

{chorus}

Ooh,
She left me cryin in me Guinness
Said It's over, it's done, and it's finished
Not lager, or ale, nor a Belgian Trippel
S'all for nowt, I'll drink stout 'til I'm out
S'all for nowt, I'll drink stout 'til I'm out

{end of chorus}

_________________________________________

Lookin back for a reason, was I blundering?
What is it, what could I have done?
To deserve such a fate, now I'm wondering,
Did I do, to make her wanna run?

chorus:

Was it out wit da boys on Saturdays?
Watchin telly the mornings till 3?
Reading papers in me raggedy recliner?
Dear gawd, oh crap, is it me?

chorus:

One cafe mesmerized by a waitress
Red hair, blue eyes, and petite
On me pants, spilt me tea, me girl thought so
Red faced, red handed and a cheat.

chorus:

And she knows I'm not much of a churchman
Don't pray and the point I don't see,
Get her back I'd be a prayin fool, man
On rice, till they bleed, on me knees.

Copyright 2007
Damien Hyde

Hardware IMac G5 1.8ghz

Software: Garageband

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	jgurner said 422 days ago
	Heh! If I weren't at work, this might have me giggling in my Guinness. Okay, I can't lie. I'm a wimp. It would really be a Miller Lite, but, still, I'd be loving the hell outta this! This just has a pub sing-a-long written all over it. Your vocals are perfect! And you can't go wrong with backing from Rebsie and Dick. Enjoyed it. This put a smile on my face.

damiengh said 422 days ago

Thanks much.
Glad you took the time to stop by and have a listen.

This is probably a one shot or should I say, one mug deal, to get this out of my system.
Got an idea and I just went with it to see where it would take me.

Of course, I had to have two of our leading Guinness drinkers do the chorus, in order to lend some authenticity to it all, even if it is in my own mind.

Thanks again for the kind words.

	Moviz said 422 days ago
	Takes... me back to when there were 'Folk Clubs' in every town here, usually in a special room in a pub, very enjoyable nights too. This an excellent rendition of an excellent song, vocally and instrumentally, regards M

	damiengh said 422 days ago
	big thanks Yup, the old Coffee houses were very special. My first experiences with live music were in Coffee houses. Out this way, there was the ChessMate in Detroit and the Raven Gallery. Also at Wayne State Univ., the Newman Club. We are talking early 60's here. The sense of community spirit and of course our common bond against the Vietnam War.

Ejh said 422 days ago

Totally authentic.
I assure you, I have British folk LP's in which the real live Brits don't do so convincing a job of sounding like Brits holding forth in a pub...

Might almost be most of 'em, in fact...

I love the mandolin against the accordion sound. Are these your lyrics? If so, good job...

Seriously, man, go buy Richard Thompson's 'Henry The Human Fly' and then the first Young Tradition album... You're right on the money...

Next you'll be taking up darts...

Hopefully those ne'er-do-well backing singers of yours were wearing tweed and/or corduroy and sloshing while quaffing. Sloshing is key.

What a trip, damien... thanks for making sure I caught this...

Ed

damiengh said 422 days ago

a big thank you
Ed,
I'll take your advice on the Richard Thompson. Saw him about 6 or 7 years ago at our local Folk Festival which occurs around January, a fund raiser for our big folk house venue, the Ark. ( http://www.theark.org )

Man, I sure wish Rebsie and Dick could get an agent out this way in the states, I'm sure they would garner a large following over time. They just need to get on the circuit.

They were most kind in helping me out with my tune and even contributed a change in the last line of the chorus.
Originally, I had "I will pout, drinking stout, till I'm out." I liked Dick's change and we went with it.

Went out on Sunday to our local Irish pub for a few Guinness and watched some traditional Irish music jam for the very first time.

Thanks again for stopping by to give a listen and for the musical listening suggestions.

	SecaMode said 422 days ago
	i love guinness if i have to cry over anything, it better be in me guinness!! this is a fun song, i really enjoyed listening to it.

	guitapick said 422 days ago
	A classic... ...truly tells the story...haven't I been here, before...? Great tune, Damien...a silver lining to the gray clouds...

	damiengh said 421 days ago
	Thanks Thanks Bob, you never know what is going to trigger a tune. Something inside of me was egging me on to do this. So, with all the encouragement from the last tune with singing, I decided to try it again. Glad you liked this tale involving the stout.

	guitapick said 420 days ago
	Enjoyed the tale... ...and enjoy Guiness Stout, quite a bit, too. Esp during these colder months... :)

	timothy devine said 422 days ago
	What a cool tune Well done. Great mix. The crowd singing is got me thinkin mugs in the air and ladies in the lap. Fun Fun Fun sound. You singing here is just the right vox. Nice song writing! got ot go get a beer... squz me will ya I'm a bit thirsty mate

	davisamerica said 421 days ago
	lol x2 and that feels good! as does this tune....just great fun and do not stop singing man.....have played twice and will now down load. GREAT LYRICS! and the instruments rock!

	bonnieprincejohnny said 421 days ago
	Good choon - Guinness is Power! I like your voice Damien- a fair auld melody and the bass singin' in the hook is particulary boss. Be lucky.

	Peter Bauckham said 421 days ago
	Damien a song containing Guinness would have to have Rebsie on it! Has a great drunken feel - Excellent vocals from you all. Sorry I couldn't reply to your note - my computer at home is rather fragile (I think it's on death's door) so I don't dare try Firefox and the mail has stopped working on my work machine as well! Great song - Thanks Peter

	Ibstrat said 421 days ago
	Oh,Man That is great!! That sounds totally realistic.I don't know how you did that but it's awesome!I love the lyrics/vocals.

	amandamason@mac. said 421 days ago
	Fun I've never wanted a guiness as much! It's a fabulous pup song - it's totally convincing. I think if Guy hears it he'll be serenading Madonna with this one. Really great lyrics, the chorus is catchy as hell.

	stevel said 420 days ago
	Good collab guys Sounds like a lost Pogues song! Nice one Steve

J.A.Stewart said 420 days ago

Great Fun
Nice job, Damien... with convincing musical ambiance from the Guinness Gaggle from across the pond. Your voice sounds authentic for this tune and the lyric is wry and ironic.

One suggestion for the arrangement, to add a little variance and punctuation to this ditty... at the end of the last two or three verses, consider musical stops, leaving your vocal to carry the last line... eg...

Red faced... red handed... and a cheat.

Then strike up the *band* for the chorus again. ;)

--- Joe

	Feter said 420 days ago
	Cryin' in Me Guinness Wo ..its like the Spinners revisited ,I love this so very much Damien .your best ..excellent work and arrangment and sure the wonderfully course singers Dick and Rebsie . !! well done my friend !!

apb said 420 days ago

Be jesus ..
. the story of my life .. without the cryin' .. I
haven't a clue if my girlfriend or wife left either ;o)

I too could hear Shane MacGowan spitting this one out
contemptuously.

Would love to hear this 'live' down the pub .. with
the punters all singing the chorus (not to say that
Rebsie and Dick didn't do an excellent job, which
they did).

Lyrics and accent was generally really good and convincing - I got a fair mix of English-isms though (perhaps intentional) with the 'dear gawd' and 'T' but
the 'on me pants' gave the American away ;o).

Music, mix and instrumentation was a joy. Kudos.

	damiengh said 420 days ago
	thanks Thanks for poppin in and listening. Gonna have to listen more to these Pogues spoken of here in comment above. Curious, what would have been more proper than "on me pants"? Glad you liked it. It was fun doing, especially with Dick and Rebsie.

	apb said 420 days ago
	hmm... ...hard to fit trousers .. another story of my life lol .. how 'bout "on me lap", "spilt me" .. er "potatoes"? ;o) All joking aside .. great tune, loved it.

	jiguma said 420 days ago
	:) Finally got here Damien - glad I did too. There's nothing quite like a pint of Guinness in a cosy pub - crying in it would just water it down though, a terrible waste of the head. This has a very old feel - I'd maybe like to hear the vox a bit better, but the whole vibe of a night at the pub works really well. ALL of the voices sound good, and the instruments work a treat. Neil

	benchod abu said 420 days ago
	be'jesus, i could be in me local! this is great man, really has a live feel and the lead vocal has the twang of shane mcgowan about it! you'd always be welcome to join us for a sunday seissun here in connemara, though eyebrows would be raised were you to open your banjo box and pop out an imac!..... slane abhaile!

TobinMueller said 419 days ago

Nothing like MJ
I love these MJ collaborations. So cool. This is one of the best uses of group collabs. A really nice track.

Very tasteful use of loops. That mandolin sounds so human/real. (The use of loops explains why there isn't a final chord, like I expected, resolving the groove. The end is kind of abrupt.) A real banjo would definitely have added to the track. Ever hear the banjo on Neil Young's Old Man? One of my favorite uses. Consider asking someone here to dub one in. The backing singers are suitably loose and bent to give the track a unique authenticity. I liked your use of different octaves on the accordion. Sparse and clean.

This track simply makes me feel good. Thanks for sharing this. Smiles all around.

	damiengh said 419 days ago
	thanks Tobin, I only used the mandolin and shaker loops on this one, and I have to admit, I kind of rushed this out there and really didn't give a proper ending. ( perhaps a fade out would have been better. ) Neil Youngs banjo sound really would have added to it for sure. Glad you made you feel good and gave you a smile. Thanks for listening.

	mandolinquent said 414 days ago
	Banjolinquent... The banjo track in Old Man is fantastic, Tobin... This is a lovely, lovely song too and I love that rising chord sequence. Great piece of writing, lovely collab.

	ceilidh said 419 days ago
	lovely lovely lovely! brilliant sound. truly lovely song damien! i am excited! it has such a lovely sound... very VERY nice. straight download! :) more of songs like this one please!

	DWL said 418 days ago
	Good job Damien! Guys, Damien takes all the credit for this. Me and Rebsie just sang out of tune in the background :-) Cheers Dick

	damiengh said 418 days ago
	Thanks Dick & Rebsie You guys made it happen with your wonderful harmonies and spirited Guinness Goodness chorus singing. Could not have done it without you. Thanks again folks, hope we collab again someday. I owe you a case each.

	DWL said 418 days ago
	Thanks Damien Actually I got it wrong. Only I sang out of tune, sorry Rebsie.... Cheers Dick

	Rebsie said 418 days ago
	Nah, you were right first time Dick. :)

	paddler said 416 days ago
	- And she knows I'm not much of a churchman Don't pray and the point I don't see, Get her back I'd be a prayin fool, man On rice, till they bleed, on me knees. That verse is pure genius

	said 409 days ago
	Excellent... absolutely faithful to the Irish folk song tradition. Sweet, fun, a bit of melancholy... all with the accompaniment of some classic performances on the various instruments. Great singing and songwriting Damien... D

	VicDiesel said 405 days ago
	All together now for the chorus! This has a wonderful air of a song that's passed down the generations, and which inevitably gets sung close to closing time in your local pub. Great job. Victor.

	said 402 days ago
	I did not I did not tell you hove much I love this. I can tell you that pic reminds me and your song helps me.hehehe Very cool song. Peace Love, & Respect --- Kenta

muchtoodifficult said 402 days ago

'Nowt' ?
Forgive me, this is my first comment on this website, but look me up and you'll see I'm from Dublin, and we don't say 'nowt'. It's either 'nothing' or 'nutten' or 'feck all'.

On the other hand, if you want an 'out' rhyme, then we do have the colloquialism 'It's your shout',

meaning 'It's your round / your turn to pay / your turn to shout for the barman'.

I totally agree with the previous posts that this song deserves to be a pub sing-a-long, and I love Rebsie, but 'nowt' is alien to my little Irish ears.

damiengh said 402 days ago

Hey
Thanks for coming by for a listen. I was just going for something that would be sung in a Pub, not necessarily English or Irish, but to have the general feel of the area. Heck, I'm a dead give away with the phony accent.

Originally I had the line:
" I will pout, drinking stout, till I'm out"

I corresponded with Dick from England, who wanted a better word than pout, (which I understand does fly over there too well), to rhyme with stout.

So he said he consulted with someone he worked with who was raised in Sutton Coldfield and came up with Nowt, a northern British word as opposed to southern's naught. So I went with his suggestion, after all, it's a collaboration, and needed the(me) chorus.

Mark it off to creative license. Heck, even used a little fake french pronunciation with "Belgian Trippel"

Again, thanks for coming by . Not trying to insult the Irish, for I've got that in me too.

	Rebsie said 400 days ago
	Thanks Muchtoodifficult for the nice comment. Regarding the "nowt" in the lyrics ... we originally thought it was going to be an English pub song and were trying to make it sound English. Then it turned into an Irish song, and some of the cultural references got mixed up. Still, we're most likely to say "feck all" in England too these days, so I guess it doesn't matter much. :)

	said 401 days ago
	What A Hoot! I just love this! It has the cleverest turns of phrases I've heard in a while, and the gentle cheerful swing of the music makes me want to buy the poor bloke another Guinness and join in. Probably just another lorry driver like myself, ah, I've been there, I've been there. An absolute treat!

dajama said 396 days ago

Very cool
I was born and raised in Dublin. Apart from early flirtations with Abba, my music of choice as a youngster was more along the lines of AC/DC and Black Sabbath than the folk traditions of my native soil. Irish music to me meant Thin Lizzy and the Boomtown Rats! But I was still steeped in it, everywhere I went. And my big association with this kind of music is saturday night and Sunday lunchtime in the pub. Saturday night speaks for itself, I think, but Sunday is stranger. At that time (I think it's changed now) on Sundays, bars only opened from 12:30 or so to about 2 p.m. when they closed for the aptly titled "Holy hour" when everybody went home for their Sunday dinner (except for those who were very good friends with the pub-owner and got "locked in"). I walked into many a pub on a Sunday to hear music just like this. You've caught the spirit perfectly - from the music to the lyrics. Nice work to all of ye. Peace.

	Mcboy said 387 days ago
	hehhehhehe hiccup.....what a stout will make a man do....hehhehhe

	BloodSoul said 384 days ago
	haha cool song. folkadelic?

	thoddi said 384 days ago
	cheers Reminds me of being to our local Irish pub (yes we have one in Stavanger too) listening to a live band playing. I enjoyed this one a lot:) Thanks! D/L and fav'ed.

	said 359 days ago
	Weird how missed this But Thanks for leading me to it Damiengh, what a trio of talents, a fun song of the high caliber, just good 'ole drinking song, it has that old time English pub feel to it, truly fantastic!

	bud said 324 days ago
	I love your voice here it's got a real Pogues feel to it. Great collab - the banjo and accordian is wonderful and your pub mates are swell.

	Heightened said 295 days ago
	Very cool! And you can never go wrong with Guinness!

	said 293 days ago
	Apart from ? You all sound legless- its really good haha I can just imagine myself in a crowded club trying to push myself nearer the stage to see and hear your band playing and singing this really goodcatchy song. Well done guys.Absolutely loved listening. Thanks for sharing. I am not an expert but I like to think I have a good ear for music. Cheers. Peace Dee.

	Alannah said 286 days ago
	How did I miss the .... guinness party ???? I used to live in Britain for a while ... they never sang in the pubs I went to .... glad to see the spirit is still live and doing well here at Macjams !

	screamalexz said 274 days ago
	:) ne thing with rebsie is worth a listen. some great lyrics hehe. definitely a sing along i can see this with the beer glasses waving in the air.

	egobandit said 152 days ago
	I swear I listened to this and commented well if not I think this is classic so i will get me some guinness and listen to this! Thanks!

	fambroski said 80 days ago
	Great Grogg What a great song. Your page was the first page I've visited on MJ. I listened to the first two tracks and loved them both. I didn't realize they were both you. They're extremely different. Man there's some serious talent in here.

	thetiler said 72 days ago
	Though I don't drink, cool tune and well done! Thanks for sharing!

	MarkHolbrook said 71 days ago
	I seem to like all songs about beer but these days I don't even drink beer much... Wonder if that is trying to tell me something! Love these pub feel songs!

drakonis said 71 days ago

Aw-thentic!
Great fun... terrible that I've missed this for so long... Rebsie & Dick do a brilliant job on the chorus, sounds impromptu and lively, and the music and lyrics are excellent, sounds like it was authentically scraped off some British pub floor from years past. Very good singing Damien (I'll try not to encourage you too much, but you do have a very nice voice.) Great work on the arrangement and mix, I like it! Chorus is ever-so-slightly muffled, but in a way, that makes it sound like there are dozens of Rebsies and Dicks singing in the bar, which would be quite dangerous I think.
ttfn,
Drakonis

	thoddi said 56 days ago
	cool song cool collab:) Cheers, Thor

	Char said 44 days ago
	Yeah! It is wonderful to hear the fun all of you had. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Sorry I hadn't commented before. Thanks.

Macaudion said 33 days ago

It's the fun joint...
Well I'd have no problem encouraging you to sing to us again. It's nice to hear the voice behind the funny man in the forums. And it sounds as if you were having fun on this too. It also sounds like you've done this since the beginning of your existence. I really mean that. It's not the polished to the point of sounding digital or machined to "unreal" sounding. it's one that sports the essence of, "who is Damien", and that makes it true and appealing beyond anything else and nobody can argue that one.

Very nice composition, Mr. Hyde. You wrote the lyrics to this?... Ok, I see that you did. Poetically, clever. There..., you heard it first.

Now you've got me trying to understand what an Axiom Keyboard does. You've spankn' a banjo, bass and mandolin sound that has the true timber and the softness in cadence of the playing of the actual instrument. Impressive. I should look into that, but please feel free to share as much as you'd like about it.

Glad I stopped by. There was lots to take home with me. Thanks for the music, sir. Definitely a good one.

Dion

	Moses said 29 days ago
	A lot of fun here! The lyrics are just as fun as the music. I think this coulda done without the shaker. Perhaps because its rhythm sounds too perfect for someone crying in his guinness to be producing. Really nice melody and all around a great tune. THanks!

	DeathArrow said 13 days ago
	lalala hey this is very cool!! i think the voices in the chorus should be pushed up a bit but the verses are really great !!! great singing too!! cheers, luke

	damiengh said 421 days ago
	Thanks Glad you like Guinness and me tune. Appreciated you coming by for a listen.

	damiengh said 421 days ago
	Next one on me Hey, if I ever get back to MA, there will be a lot of MacJam people to look up to jam and drink Guinness with. I'm sure you'll be on that list.

	damiengh said 421 days ago
	ahhh Another Guinness drinker. Hey, lets all go down to the pub for one big evening with all of our mugs filled. Thanks for the kind words and for listening BonniePrinceGuinness.

	damiengh said 421 days ago
	Pour another Thanks Peter. Glad you enjoyed this one. I had a lot of fun playing the role, imagining myself singing this one in a pub with a bunch of folk. Tried to lose myself in the scenario. My jazz buddies are going to start wondering about me. Do I know this dude? Thanks again.

	damiengh said 420 days ago
	Thanks Thanks for stopping by the pub with your nice comments. Much appreciated. Coming from a Brit, makes me feel the effort was worth it. Now if only I could get Guinness to use it in a funny ad. Thanks again for listening.

	damiengh said 420 days ago
	thanks Tanks, I mean thanks for coming by for the brew. Pogues eh? I just followed your reference to them on youtube, where they have a lot of postings. They'd probably hang me upside down on stage,after soaking me throughly with Guinness for desecrating the artform. Hey, thanks for coming by to listen and the nice comment.

	damiengh said 420 days ago
	big thanks A big thanks for coming by to listen and the constructive critique. Since the collab was sort of new to me, I was rather anxious just to get it out there. I really like your idea of letting the voice hang out there to make the point on those lines. Got to make a few more pub visits to get the hang of this genre. Thanks again for listening.

	damiengh said 420 days ago
	big thank you Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate your listening. I owe you a Guinness.

	damiengh said 420 days ago
	Big Head Your right about the tears, wouldn't want to mess up that nice head, especially down under where it can get kind of dry eh? Thanks for the tip on the voice, must be that sax mic I'm using for me voice, doesn't quite make it. It is next on my equipment list. Thanks Neil for the kind words.

	damiengh said 419 days ago
	Why thank you This one was a lot of fun to do because its not my normal genre that a do. So it was like pretending I was someone else. When I listen to it, I say to myself, who and the hell was that guy? It was almost like being on stage in a play or something. I really enjoyed working with Dick and Rebsie on this one. They are really great people.

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	damiengh said 415 days ago
	Woah Hey Paddler, your makin me head swell. I can't take credit for "Divine" inspiration can I? Those things just happen, like stumbling on gold coin in the park. Thanks for happening by, listening, and generous words.

	damiengh said 403 days ago
	A big thanks Thank you much Dadai. May we all be drinking a Guinness this Holiday season. Your tunes bring out a lot of thoughts and feelings which I enjoy much.

	damiengh said 398 days ago
	Thanks Hey, thanks Vic for coming down to the pub. I'll buy you a Guinness, it's my shout, as I've been told further down these comments.

	damiengh said 398 days ago
	big thank you Thanks Skean, appreciate you listening. Drink up.

	damiengh said 398 days ago
	Thanks Thanks Rik. The Guinness sure does help numb the mind from being numb, trying to figure out what the hell one has done. They always seem to have us guessing eh? Couldn't have done this one without the flavorful vocals of Dick & Rebsie.

	damiengh said 386 days ago
	thirsty Hey, thanks for stopping by, the next one's on me. We all be drinkin the Guinness here.

	damiengh said 285 days ago
	cheers Hey, thanks for the nice words. I consulted much with Dick and Rebsie before letting this fantasy rip. With all of the nice words people have sent, I may have another instrument, voice, which I had never considered or felt comfortable using before. May explore further. Thanks again for taking the time to give a listen and for your appreciation on this tune.

	damiengh said 285 days ago
	A big thanks To the big voice of Alannah. What a pleasant suprise that you came by to give a listen. This was brand new venture for me and really outside of my normal genre. Maybe I should leave this door open for other projects. Thanks for your comment. Have a Guinness or two and send me the bill.