KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART FOR A WHILE

[phasmecurium96]

wow! beautiful song! what chords do you use please?

[ichingiching]

its a great song.. the tuning is dropped D and based arounf D to G..the middle bit is a G run to Em and concludes with A .. not that complicated..have fun.

[TheCatalunya]

ok mike thanks he plays a mandolin very well known around shropshire....

[ichingiching]

next time i'm in bridgnorth i'll try and get to see him play..

[TheCatalunya]

lovely song mike tell me have you ever come across martin hugil around the folk clubs?

[ichingiching]

i've looked at a couple of his songs on YT. I've not got out to clubs in the last few years..

[djv3lociy]

you should let out and Album, I've been listening to you play for a couple years now, and this is just good music to chill to. you put out an album and I will buy the first copy i see.

[ichingiching]

i have thought about it for some time.. what twelve songs?

[RivermistClayYT]

Ridiculously beautiful!!  Please don't ever stop playing, singing, and doing what you love. <3

[ichingiching]

Thank you Rachel.. inspirational words.. and the same returned to you.. i started my career as a practicing studio potter.... there is magic in earth air fire and water...

[philipirockz92]

place a guitar lesson video on this song. your the best version on youtube

[ichingiching]

i will get around to it once i have fully absorbed the beauty of this song

[normanweber]

Just amazing!!!!

peace

[ichingiching]

peace returned in abudance..

[fleaaaaaa]

This is so lovely :) I would love to see you again, it was year since I went to that acoustic jam night! You're very talented ya know....... Adam

[ichingiching]

kind words adam.. hope its all going very well.. and thanks for listening..

[TinkGerman]

i came back to listen..

[ichingiching]

thank you for waking me from my slumber....

[teenbillybaby]

beautiful song, beautifully done. 

[ichingiching]

thank you..

[fannycraddock99]

Please come back soon Mike. I'm missing my song at bedtime. Hope you are well.

[ichingiching]

seem to have lost my way somewhere along the road.. just looking for a map and compass

[navim49]

What a gorgeous song. New to me but a real gem in word and melody. You play and sing beautifully.

[ichingiching]

never heard of warren until this song came along.. it is a real gem

[dylanizer1]

genuine picking in dropped D, excellent, Mike!

[ladkim7]

Hi Mike

I'd not heard this song before,.

Since coming across this on your site I've been unable to get it out of my mind.

I also wasn't aware of Warren Zevon, so thank you for bringing this song (and Warren Z) to my attention

I've learnt to play it already. I love the way you perform it (as I do all of your videos).

So thank you for this ,and all your songs. Roger

[ichingiching]

Hi Rodger.. that also happens to me a lot.. in fact the same thing happened regarding Warren Zevon.. someone mentioned this song.. Looked it up on YT.. googled him on Wiki (amazing life and times…). and found the Album 'the wind' in the library.... The power of sharing.. .. It only takes a stone to start an avalanche.. Regards Mike

[TinkGerman]

aww Mike....precious!

[ichingiching]

thank you tink. (M:))

[jimbo9580]

ANOTHER JOB WELL DONE !........THANKS MIKE

[ichingiching]

thank you as always jimbo.. cheers M

[11gokey]

Hello Mike, Really nice song and excellent work, as we've come to expect from such

a skilled artist. Could this cold Massachusetts boy please cop the chords?

Also, My cat is named Gokey and she's 11 years old! Stay warm.

[ichingiching]

hi phil.. i know its dropped D and it starts in D (run down) to G... that covers most of it.. stay warm and regards to moggy..

[11gokey]

@ichingiching  Moggy!??

[ichingiching]

lol...uk for cat..

[ichingiching]

theres an A in there as well....

[tony59able]

Mike. Since my last post have learned this song. Before you performed it I had not heard of Warren Zevon. Thanks for including it in your repertoire. Health and happiness.

[hodagg]

Warren Zevon wrote some really good songs. This is one of his best. Nice job covering it. You do it real justice.

[ichingiching]

I'm just 'discovering' his work.. 

[tony59able]

Beautiful Mike.

Enough said.

[ichingiching]

M:-)

[mrbadx19]

i took the name "mr bad example" from a warren zevon song 19 years ago, i've just abbreviated it to "mr bad x 19" for the internet. look up "mr bad example", i'm sure you would have some fun with that, and i'd enjoy you playing it.

[ichingiching]

what a great note.. it throws up all sorts of ideas of why people choose the name of their YT account.. that’s a great link.. i only discovered warrens work through this song.. saw his appearance on letterman.. he was a good guy.. will look up mr bad example and get it on the list of 'to dos' have a great day mike

[Bilco1949]

@Bilco1949 Is there an echo in here....echo in here...

[ichingiching]

lol

[shargram]

Great version, I prefer this to the original.Great job.

[ichingiching]

He had a colourful life.. it almost feels like a celebration.. thanks George..

[Bilco1949]

Shadows are falling, and I'm running out of breath

If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less...

Zevon is one of my favourite songsmiths ever....

[ichingiching]

the song is full of understated lines that just fall headlong into honest reflection.. '' if i leave you.. too much..

[bagup59]

One hell of a song and one hell of a performance even by youre high standards Mike thank you !

[ichingiching]

i can't stop thinking of this song.. its understated power caught me off guard..kind words..

[guitmartiman]

I'm glad this song found you!

[brandulph]

Here you gave us another great performance, Mike. I'm on listening to you virtually every day... love your voice... love your guitar.

[cjwaywell]

Very Nice Mike no-one could have done it better

[ichingiching]

thank you chris..

[ichingiching]

yet again.. lol :-) x

[ichingiching]

thank you MM

[mrbadx19]

well done, as usual... miss warren, my hometown boy.

[ichingiching]

hes become another member in my hall of heros.. a great song writer..

[Corrie121]

Wow !! You have done this Warren Zevon masterpiece great justice here.

Thank you for sharing.

[ichingiching]

it was said earlier.. 'sometimes a song chooses you'.. I was just bowled over the moment I first heard this song..

[Bilco1949]

@Corrie121 Doing a Zevon song justice is indeed high praise. Mike not only plays it well, he gets the feel. I also love the Martim D-41.

[CNlyrical]

I understand very well that you can't stop playing!

Deeply touched ~ Crystal

[ichingiching]

thank you for your note and kind words.. there is a universal sentiment in this song about loosing something...

[MACHAWK123]

Like Mike this was a song that had been off my radar too. As ever his choice of song is impeccable. It's a lovely song sung and played to Mikes usual hugh standard and with such warmth. Thanks for sharing it with us Mike.

[ichingiching]

thank you..

[kathykirby]

very nice soothing song liked it 

[ichingiching]

thank you..

[Bilco1949]

There's a train leaving nightly called "when all is said and done".... That pretty much sums it up.

[ichingiching]

here are some crackers in this song Bilco.. that one hits the mark..

[aplacetohideaway]

A new one to me, too....what an amazing song. Thanks for the introduction.

[ichingiching]

it is .. sometimes a song just comes along...

[aplacetohideaway]

Yes, sometimes the songs find us rather than the other way around...

[ichingiching]

just spent more time reading about his life and times.. I feel more connected.. deeply respectful..

[jhankri]

Mike it warms my heart to hear you play and sing this. Warren's Zevon had such an honesty about him ---he was brilliant. The Wind was his last album. I've haven't listened to this since the album came out. I would always cry. And here you are singing this fabulous song. Stunning video.

[ichingiching]

I keep coming back to the fact that i have not heard of him before last night.. I have to search for 'the wind' .. is there anyone else that is missing from my musical education.. (hundreds I suspect.. )...thank you..

[jhankri]

@ichingiching That what I love about the internet. I couldn't believe I had never heard Ralph MacTell until I discovered him on your channel. Thamk you.

[fannycraddock99]

Had a sad day so am very pleased that you had a new song for us. Beautiful. Thank you.

[ichingiching]

sorry to hear its not been so bright today.. if your lifted a little then thats also lifted me..

[Handyo9]

Hiya. I loved Warren Zevon's work, greatly underrated and not surprisingly you did the song great justice.

You are a star, mate.

[ichingiching]

where have I been?? how is it that i have not come across him or his work.. have some catching up to do..

[ichingiching]

just spent more time looking up about his life.. i feel connected in someway..

[carrolly2k]

What a wonderful version you have done Mike. Thanks so much for sharing this gem with us all!

[ichingiching]

the song just appeared Jim.. thank you..

[oldboy229]

great picking and singing, Mike!

[Sunambra]

@oldboy229 I agree

[electiveaffinities]

But surely everyone knows Warren Zevon's 'Werewolves of London' (aaaawhooo!)

This one is a fabulous song....new one on me too. You do it so well. It just 'works'. Amazing that you only heard it today....sounds like you've been playing it for years! Fabulous!

[ichingiching]

some songs just resonate with failure certainty.. this is one of them..

[Bilco1949]

@ichingiching "failed certainty"  yep....that's it.

[babs4TLove]

Wow Mike! You,your voice, your guitar and this wonderful song-a perfect match! ...and you were concerned about what song to do next? Fabulous!

[ichingiching]

today has been a day of joy, surprises and thoughtfulness ...sometimes I feel there is such a wealth of kindness in the world.. music is the vibration of the soul and good songs just resonate like ripples in a still pond.. synchronicity is overwhelming

[theoman69]

yes sir..ive never herd this song before either..but shes a good lil song..great job..YARR!!!

[ichingiching]

great song indeed..

[ShadySidebury]

Mike,

You've done an amazing job with this song- it works so well as a fingerpicked song. (Drop D?) I would strongly recommend that you check out the rest of the album from which this song comes- 'The Wind'.

Thanks for choosing to cover this, and creating such a poignant, powerful version of it. (It means a lot to me, and your treatment of it carries just the amount of sensitivity required.)

[ichingiching]

Hi Shady.. It is dropped D ..I looked around and saw most people strum.... I only heard it a few hours ago and just had to learn to play it.. I heard the original too on YT.. fabulous .. I saw that it came from the album 'the wind' I'm still amazed that I have never heard of Warren Zevon before or this song or the album.. Where have I been all my life.. Cheers for dropping in.. regards..