Chords for American Idol: Iam Tongi
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Hi guys, I am singer-songwriter Lauren Grewell and today sitting next to me I have an incredibly
talented young man.
His voice is one that I believe is going to impact the world in a big way.
At the end of this video you are going to hear him perform an original song and I am
positive you are going to fall in love with his beautiful voice.
He is also a gifted songwriter.
His lyrics in his songs are mature and wise beyond his years.
He is a native of Hawaii, a ukulele player, a guitar player.
Please welcome 17 year old singer-songwriter William [Fm] Tongi.
[C] Thank you guys.
Thank you so [N] much for coming.
So you are visiting in state for a little bit.
Yeah.
Visiting family.
Yeah, my family over here and friends.
Yeah.
So I feel really lucky that I got to snag an interview with you and steal some of your time.
So thank you for driving all the way up here.
So to get started, the first question I wanted to ask you is what kind of singer would you
classify yourself as?
Or like is there any artist that people have compared you to or a particular genre of singing
you think your voice fits into?
Kind of dive into that a little bit.
I think I'm like a country kind of alternative, like mixed, you know, kind of island.
Like it's a lot of, compare me to, they say I sound like island.
Some people like the island people say I sound like country.
I guess it just depends on the person.
Yeah.
And watching your, many of your videos online, I feel like you are very gifted.
You can kind of chameleon yourself into any different type of genre.
Maybe you're kind of still trying to figure out exactly your sound and you're young.
You've got so many years ahead of you to kind of hone in on that, but you really are so
gifted at doing basically anything.
We could throw any song at you and you could nail it.
I don't know about that.
Your voice is amazing.
I'm very impressed. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Yeah.
You're also a songwriter, I mentioned.
Why don't you dive in and tell us what style of music you typically create?
So the style of music I really create is just love songs.
You know, I like writing love songs.
I don't know.
I never, you know, dated anyone or before anything.
Watch a lot of movies.
So I understand, you know.
I think I write like indie and folk and like you said, alternative.
And you usually use your guitar or ukulele to accompany yourself.
Yeah, because I don't know.
It just gives you more feeling.
Yeah.
You just feel it with your soul and those instruments kind of lend to those styles of
music as well.
One thing I'm super impressed with you in your songwriting is like you said, you write
love songs and I heard a song you wrote for a wedding of a family member.
That love song was incredible.
And being as young as you are, I am so impressed that you can dive into like deep topics and
write about them with such wisdom and maturity.
It's very impressive.
So tell those who are watching, like what is your songwriting process?
How do you typically write music?
When I write music is at first I just need to find the beat.
And it's weird because I have to feel it.
I have to have the feeling to write.
If I don't, I just can't write music.
And sometimes I'll just be like trying to sleep and it's really hard for me to sleep
because I have ADHD.
I always like when I'm almost sleeping, I feel it somewhere.
Yes, you gotta get it out.
So I get up and I just think and I just grab my guitar and just make a little sound.
I make a beat and then I make a story.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
I like find what would be the meaning behind the story, behind the song.
And yeah, that's usually what it takes.
And that song that I wrote, Dreams, I wrote it for my sister's wedding and she was telling
me the things about their relationship.
So I was like writing down and giving like ideas.
She was like helping me, you know, she was like telling me about their relationship.
See it's like a story.
So I wrote it down from there.
Let's say that you know somebody who has never written a song before and they come to you
and they say, Hey, I want to write a song, but I don't have a clue where to start.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to jump into music for the first time?
The first song is never going to be good.
Yeah.
That's true.
Maybe until the fifth song, then it will be
You might get lucky.
Yeah, you might get lucky, you know.
Really all you have to do is take your time and just when you feel it, you don't force writing.
You can't force it.
Yeah.
You just have to feel it.
I don't know.
Yeah.
And just continually show up maybe and just be okay with maybe failing the first 50 times
and enjoying the journey.
Right?
The thing is, it's just like when you write, it's something like your first, your first
songs, it's bad, but it's a fun, it's a fun experience.
You sing it later and you just laugh because you know, you know, it's not good.
Yeah.
So why don't you tell us what's next for you [G] musically?
Do you have any like concerts coming up or are you just kind of working on creating right now?
Yeah, I'm just working on my [N] music, right?
I'm writing a lot of new music.
Oh, exciting.
Great.
So where can people follow you on social media?
What's the best platform for them to see what you're up to?
Probably Instagram and TikTok.
I have a Facebook too.
All right.
And tell everybody your Instagram handle.
Okay.
My Instagram is follow me at Wtongie22.
My TikTok is Wtongie.
Awesome.
Okay.
And we can link those in the description below.
So lastly, to segue into your live performance of your original song, why don't you tell
everybody a little bit about the song, why you wrote it?
I was in Hawaii and every time I go, it was vacation.
So we weren't really doing anything.
You weren't doing anything important.
Just sit around and play games, do this and that.
You know what I mean?
And I remember it was like, I think two o'clock in the morning and me and my friends and my
cousin were hanging out and I was asking my cousin, and we should write a song right now.
And he was too busy on his phone.
So we were outside in a tent.
So I was just sitting there and I, so the song is called Time Doesn't Fly.
But in the beginning, it talks about stars in the sky, mountains in the winter, and then
clouds in the night.
And I was sitting there just looking and there's a lot of clouds and it looked very beautiful.
Like I was just thinking, I was like, man, that would be a good song.
So I was just playing a beat, trying to find a beat.
And I went through two different beats with those words.
And I think the third one is where I got the beat for the song.
I just been writing from those three sentences.
Yeah, that's beautiful imagery to use in your lyrics.
What is the song about?
So the song is about when you're with someone you love, time just goes by.
You know how people always talk, man, time flew and stuff.
And it feels like when you're not with the one that you love, it feels like time falls.
Yeah, it's like slow.
It's so slow.
Like you want time to pass and time just doesn't fly.
Well, that's a beautiful message I think everybody can relate to.
Okay, well, we're excited to hear your song.
Thank you so much for spending time with me [F] today.
Thank you for inviting me here.
[C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] Mountains in the winter, [F] clouds [C] in the night.
[Dm] It feels like [C] this [Bb] when I'm with her.
[F] And I [C] can't believe that [G] you're [Dm] not here [Bb] with me.
And [F] your smile [C] feels like [D] the [Dm] sunrise.
[C] [Bb] That's why I need you by my [F] side.
And the stars, [C] they shine [D] in [Dm] your eyes.
[C] [Bb]
Time doesn't fly.
[F]
It's [C] cold outside.
[G]
[Dm] [C] It's the [Bb] break of dawn.
[F]
[C] Can't make things right.
[Dm] Cause [C] you're [Bb] already gone.
[F] And I [C] can't believe that [G] you're [Dm] not here [Bb] with me.
Time to [C] stop feeling [Gm]
like [Bb] you're not here with me.
It's ever [Am] moving forward.
[F] And your smile [C] feels like [Dm] the sunrise.
[C] That's [Bb] why I need you [F] by my side.
And the stars, [C] they shine in [Dm] your [C] eyes.
[Bb] But time [F] doesn't fly.
talented young man.
His voice is one that I believe is going to impact the world in a big way.
At the end of this video you are going to hear him perform an original song and I am
positive you are going to fall in love with his beautiful voice.
He is also a gifted songwriter.
His lyrics in his songs are mature and wise beyond his years.
He is a native of Hawaii, a ukulele player, a guitar player.
Please welcome 17 year old singer-songwriter William [Fm] Tongi.
[C] Thank you guys.
Thank you so [N] much for coming.
So you are visiting in state for a little bit.
Yeah.
Visiting family.
Yeah, my family over here and friends.
Yeah.
So I feel really lucky that I got to snag an interview with you and steal some of your time.
So thank you for driving all the way up here.
So to get started, the first question I wanted to ask you is what kind of singer would you
classify yourself as?
Or like is there any artist that people have compared you to or a particular genre of singing
you think your voice fits into?
Kind of dive into that a little bit.
I think I'm like a country kind of alternative, like mixed, you know, kind of island.
Like it's a lot of, compare me to, they say I sound like island.
Some people like the island people say I sound like country.
I guess it just depends on the person.
Yeah.
And watching your, many of your videos online, I feel like you are very gifted.
You can kind of chameleon yourself into any different type of genre.
Maybe you're kind of still trying to figure out exactly your sound and you're young.
You've got so many years ahead of you to kind of hone in on that, but you really are so
gifted at doing basically anything.
We could throw any song at you and you could nail it.
I don't know about that.
Your voice is amazing.
I'm very impressed. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Yeah.
You're also a songwriter, I mentioned.
Why don't you dive in and tell us what style of music you typically create?
So the style of music I really create is just love songs.
You know, I like writing love songs.
I don't know.
I never, you know, dated anyone or before anything.
Watch a lot of movies.
So I understand, you know.
I think I write like indie and folk and like you said, alternative.
And you usually use your guitar or ukulele to accompany yourself.
Yeah, because I don't know.
It just gives you more feeling.
Yeah.
You just feel it with your soul and those instruments kind of lend to those styles of
music as well.
One thing I'm super impressed with you in your songwriting is like you said, you write
love songs and I heard a song you wrote for a wedding of a family member.
That love song was incredible.
And being as young as you are, I am so impressed that you can dive into like deep topics and
write about them with such wisdom and maturity.
It's very impressive.
So tell those who are watching, like what is your songwriting process?
How do you typically write music?
When I write music is at first I just need to find the beat.
And it's weird because I have to feel it.
I have to have the feeling to write.
If I don't, I just can't write music.
And sometimes I'll just be like trying to sleep and it's really hard for me to sleep
because I have ADHD.
I always like when I'm almost sleeping, I feel it somewhere.
Yes, you gotta get it out.
So I get up and I just think and I just grab my guitar and just make a little sound.
I make a beat and then I make a story.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
I like find what would be the meaning behind the story, behind the song.
And yeah, that's usually what it takes.
And that song that I wrote, Dreams, I wrote it for my sister's wedding and she was telling
me the things about their relationship.
So I was like writing down and giving like ideas.
She was like helping me, you know, she was like telling me about their relationship.
See it's like a story.
So I wrote it down from there.
Let's say that you know somebody who has never written a song before and they come to you
and they say, Hey, I want to write a song, but I don't have a clue where to start.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to jump into music for the first time?
The first song is never going to be good.
Yeah.
That's true.
Maybe until the fifth song, then it will be
You might get lucky.
Yeah, you might get lucky, you know.
Really all you have to do is take your time and just when you feel it, you don't force writing.
You can't force it.
Yeah.
You just have to feel it.
I don't know.
Yeah.
And just continually show up maybe and just be okay with maybe failing the first 50 times
and enjoying the journey.
Right?
The thing is, it's just like when you write, it's something like your first, your first
songs, it's bad, but it's a fun, it's a fun experience.
You sing it later and you just laugh because you know, you know, it's not good.
Yeah.
So why don't you tell us what's next for you [G] musically?
Do you have any like concerts coming up or are you just kind of working on creating right now?
Yeah, I'm just working on my [N] music, right?
I'm writing a lot of new music.
Oh, exciting.
Great.
So where can people follow you on social media?
What's the best platform for them to see what you're up to?
Probably Instagram and TikTok.
I have a Facebook too.
All right.
And tell everybody your Instagram handle.
Okay.
My Instagram is follow me at Wtongie22.
My TikTok is Wtongie.
Awesome.
Okay.
And we can link those in the description below.
So lastly, to segue into your live performance of your original song, why don't you tell
everybody a little bit about the song, why you wrote it?
I was in Hawaii and every time I go, it was vacation.
So we weren't really doing anything.
You weren't doing anything important.
Just sit around and play games, do this and that.
You know what I mean?
And I remember it was like, I think two o'clock in the morning and me and my friends and my
cousin were hanging out and I was asking my cousin, and we should write a song right now.
And he was too busy on his phone.
So we were outside in a tent.
So I was just sitting there and I, so the song is called Time Doesn't Fly.
But in the beginning, it talks about stars in the sky, mountains in the winter, and then
clouds in the night.
And I was sitting there just looking and there's a lot of clouds and it looked very beautiful.
Like I was just thinking, I was like, man, that would be a good song.
So I was just playing a beat, trying to find a beat.
And I went through two different beats with those words.
And I think the third one is where I got the beat for the song.
I just been writing from those three sentences.
Yeah, that's beautiful imagery to use in your lyrics.
What is the song about?
So the song is about when you're with someone you love, time just goes by.
You know how people always talk, man, time flew and stuff.
And it feels like when you're not with the one that you love, it feels like time falls.
Yeah, it's like slow.
It's so slow.
Like you want time to pass and time just doesn't fly.
Well, that's a beautiful message I think everybody can relate to.
Okay, well, we're excited to hear your song.
Thank you so much for spending time with me [F] today.
Thank you for inviting me here.
[C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] Mountains in the winter, [F] clouds [C] in the night.
[Dm] It feels like [C] this [Bb] when I'm with her.
[F] And I [C] can't believe that [G] you're [Dm] not here [Bb] with me.
And [F] your smile [C] feels like [D] the [Dm] sunrise.
[C] [Bb] That's why I need you by my [F] side.
And the stars, [C] they shine [D] in [Dm] your eyes.
[C] [Bb]
Time doesn't fly.
[F]
It's [C] cold outside.
[G]
[Dm] [C] It's the [Bb] break of dawn.
[F]
[C] Can't make things right.
[Dm] Cause [C] you're [Bb] already gone.
[F] And I [C] can't believe that [G] you're [Dm] not here [Bb] with me.
Time to [C] stop feeling [Gm]
like [Bb] you're not here with me.
It's ever [Am] moving forward.
[F] And your smile [C] feels like [Dm] the sunrise.
[C] That's [Bb] why I need you [F] by my side.
And the stars, [C] they shine in [Dm] your [C] eyes.
[Bb] But time [F] doesn't fly.
Key:
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F
Bb
Dm
G
C
F
Bb
Hi guys, I am singer-songwriter Lauren Grewell and today sitting next to me I have an incredibly
talented young man.
His voice is one that I believe is going to impact the world in a big way.
At the end of this video you are going to hear him perform an original song and I am
positive you are going to fall in love with his beautiful voice.
He is also a gifted songwriter.
His lyrics in his songs are mature and wise beyond his years.
He is a native of Hawaii, a ukulele player, a guitar player.
Please welcome 17 year old singer-songwriter William [Fm] Tongi.
[C] Thank you guys.
Thank you so [N] much for coming.
So you are visiting in state for a little bit.
Yeah.
Visiting family.
Yeah, my family over here and friends.
Yeah.
So I feel really lucky that I got to snag an interview with you and steal some of your time.
So thank you for driving all the way up here.
So to get started, the first question I wanted to ask you is what kind of singer would you
classify yourself as?
Or like is there any artist that people have compared you to or a particular genre of singing
you think your voice fits into?
Kind of dive into that a little bit.
I think I'm like a country kind of alternative, like mixed, you know, kind of island.
Like it's a lot of, compare me to, they say I sound like island.
Some people like the island people say I sound like country.
I guess it just depends on the person.
Yeah.
And watching your, many of your videos online, I feel like you are very gifted.
You can kind of chameleon yourself into any different type of genre.
Maybe you're kind of still trying to figure out exactly your sound and you're young.
You've got so many years ahead of you to kind of hone in on that, but you really are so
gifted at doing basically anything.
We could throw any song at you and you could nail it.
I don't know about that.
Your voice is amazing.
I'm very impressed. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Yeah.
You're also a songwriter, I mentioned.
Why don't you dive in and tell us what style of music you typically create?
So the style of music I really create is just love songs.
You know, I like writing love songs.
I don't know.
I never, you know, dated anyone or before anything.
Watch a lot of movies.
So I understand, you know.
I think I write like indie and folk and like you said, alternative.
And you usually use your guitar or ukulele to accompany yourself.
Yeah, because I don't know.
It just gives you more feeling.
Yeah.
You just feel it with your soul and those instruments kind of lend to those styles of
music as well.
One thing I'm super impressed with you in your songwriting is like you said, you write
love songs and I heard a song you wrote for a wedding of a family member.
That love song was incredible.
And being as young as you are, I am so impressed that you can dive into like deep topics and
write about them with such wisdom and maturity.
It's very impressive.
So tell those who are watching, like what is your songwriting process?
How do you typically write music?
When I write music is at first I just need to find the beat.
And it's weird because I have to feel it.
I have to have the feeling to write.
If I don't, I just can't write music.
And sometimes I'll just be like trying to sleep and it's really hard for me to sleep
because I have ADHD.
I always like when I'm almost sleeping, I feel it somewhere.
Yes, you gotta get it out.
So I get up and I just think and I just grab my guitar and just make a little sound.
I make a beat and then I make a story.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
I like find what would be the meaning behind the story, behind the song.
And yeah, that's usually what it takes.
And that song that I wrote, Dreams, I wrote it for my sister's wedding and she was telling
me the things about their relationship.
So I was like writing down and giving like ideas.
She was like helping me, you know, she was like telling me about their relationship.
See it's like a story.
So I wrote it down from there.
Let's say that you know somebody who has never written a song before and they come to you
and they say, Hey, I want to write a song, but I don't have a clue where to start.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to jump into music for the first time?
The first song is never going to be good.
Yeah.
That's true.
Maybe until the fifth song, then it will be_
You might get lucky.
Yeah, you might get lucky, you know.
Really all you have to do is take your time and just when you feel it, you don't force writing.
You can't force it.
Yeah.
You just have to feel it.
I don't know.
Yeah.
And just continually show up maybe and just be okay with maybe failing the first 50 times
and enjoying the journey.
Right?
The thing is, it's just like when you write, it's something like your first, your first
songs, it's bad, but it's a fun, it's a fun experience.
You sing it later and you just laugh because you know, you know, it's not good.
Yeah.
So why don't you tell us what's next for you [G] musically?
Do you have any like concerts coming up or are you just kind of working on creating right now?
Yeah, I'm just working on my [N] music, right?
I'm writing a lot of new music.
Oh, exciting.
Great.
So where can people follow you on social media?
What's the best platform for them to see what you're up to?
Probably Instagram and TikTok.
I have a Facebook too.
All right.
And tell everybody your Instagram handle.
Okay.
My Instagram is follow me at Wtongie22.
My TikTok is Wtongie.
Awesome.
Okay.
And we can link those in the description below.
So lastly, to segue into your live performance of your original song, why don't you tell
everybody a little bit about the song, why you wrote it?
I was in Hawaii and every time I go, it was vacation.
So we weren't really doing anything.
You weren't doing anything important.
Just sit around and play games, do this and that.
You know what I mean?
And I remember it was like, I think two o'clock in the morning and me and my friends and my
cousin were hanging out and I was asking my cousin, and we should write a song right now.
And he was too busy on his phone.
So we were outside in a tent.
So I was just sitting there and I, so the song is called Time Doesn't Fly.
But in the beginning, it talks about stars in the sky, mountains in the winter, and then
clouds in the night.
And I was sitting there just looking and there's a lot of clouds and it looked very beautiful.
Like I was just thinking, I was like, man, that would be a good song.
So I was just playing a beat, trying to find a beat.
And I went through two different beats with those words.
And I think the third one is where I got the beat for the song.
I just been writing from those three sentences.
Yeah, that's beautiful imagery to use in your lyrics.
What is the song about?
So the song is about when you're with someone you love, time just goes by.
You know how people always talk, man, time flew and stuff.
And it feels like when you're not with the one that you love, it feels like time falls.
Yeah, it's like slow.
It's so slow.
Like you want time to pass and time just doesn't fly.
Well, that's a beautiful message I think everybody can relate to.
Okay, well, we're excited to hear your song.
Thank you so much for spending time with me [F] today.
Thank you for inviting me here. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] Mountains in the winter, _ [F] _ _ clouds [C] in the night.
[Dm] It feels like [C] this [Bb] when I'm with her.
[F] And I [C] can't believe that [G] you're [Dm] not here [Bb] with me.
And [F] your smile _ [C] feels like [D] the [Dm] sunrise.
[C] [Bb] That's why I need you by my [F] side.
And the stars, [C] they shine [D] in [Dm] your eyes.
[C] _ [Bb]
Time doesn't fly.
[F] _ _ _ _ _
_ It's [C] cold outside.
_ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ [C] It's the [Bb] break of dawn.
_ [F] _
_ _ [C] Can't make things right. _ _ _
[Dm] Cause [C] you're [Bb] already gone.
_ [F] And I [C] can't believe that [G] you're [Dm] not here [Bb] with me. _ _ _
Time to [C] stop feeling _ [Gm] _
_ like [Bb] you're not here with me.
It's ever [Am] moving forward. _
_ _ _ [F] And your smile _ [C] feels like [Dm] the sunrise. _
[C] That's [Bb] why I need you [F] by my side.
And the stars, [C] they shine in [Dm] your [C] eyes.
[Bb] But time [F] doesn't fly. _ _
talented young man.
His voice is one that I believe is going to impact the world in a big way.
At the end of this video you are going to hear him perform an original song and I am
positive you are going to fall in love with his beautiful voice.
He is also a gifted songwriter.
His lyrics in his songs are mature and wise beyond his years.
He is a native of Hawaii, a ukulele player, a guitar player.
Please welcome 17 year old singer-songwriter William [Fm] Tongi.
[C] Thank you guys.
Thank you so [N] much for coming.
So you are visiting in state for a little bit.
Yeah.
Visiting family.
Yeah, my family over here and friends.
Yeah.
So I feel really lucky that I got to snag an interview with you and steal some of your time.
So thank you for driving all the way up here.
So to get started, the first question I wanted to ask you is what kind of singer would you
classify yourself as?
Or like is there any artist that people have compared you to or a particular genre of singing
you think your voice fits into?
Kind of dive into that a little bit.
I think I'm like a country kind of alternative, like mixed, you know, kind of island.
Like it's a lot of, compare me to, they say I sound like island.
Some people like the island people say I sound like country.
I guess it just depends on the person.
Yeah.
And watching your, many of your videos online, I feel like you are very gifted.
You can kind of chameleon yourself into any different type of genre.
Maybe you're kind of still trying to figure out exactly your sound and you're young.
You've got so many years ahead of you to kind of hone in on that, but you really are so
gifted at doing basically anything.
We could throw any song at you and you could nail it.
I don't know about that.
Your voice is amazing.
I'm very impressed. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Yeah.
You're also a songwriter, I mentioned.
Why don't you dive in and tell us what style of music you typically create?
So the style of music I really create is just love songs.
You know, I like writing love songs.
I don't know.
I never, you know, dated anyone or before anything.
Watch a lot of movies.
So I understand, you know.
I think I write like indie and folk and like you said, alternative.
And you usually use your guitar or ukulele to accompany yourself.
Yeah, because I don't know.
It just gives you more feeling.
Yeah.
You just feel it with your soul and those instruments kind of lend to those styles of
music as well.
One thing I'm super impressed with you in your songwriting is like you said, you write
love songs and I heard a song you wrote for a wedding of a family member.
That love song was incredible.
And being as young as you are, I am so impressed that you can dive into like deep topics and
write about them with such wisdom and maturity.
It's very impressive.
So tell those who are watching, like what is your songwriting process?
How do you typically write music?
When I write music is at first I just need to find the beat.
And it's weird because I have to feel it.
I have to have the feeling to write.
If I don't, I just can't write music.
And sometimes I'll just be like trying to sleep and it's really hard for me to sleep
because I have ADHD.
I always like when I'm almost sleeping, I feel it somewhere.
Yes, you gotta get it out.
So I get up and I just think and I just grab my guitar and just make a little sound.
I make a beat and then I make a story.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
I like find what would be the meaning behind the story, behind the song.
And yeah, that's usually what it takes.
And that song that I wrote, Dreams, I wrote it for my sister's wedding and she was telling
me the things about their relationship.
So I was like writing down and giving like ideas.
She was like helping me, you know, she was like telling me about their relationship.
See it's like a story.
So I wrote it down from there.
Let's say that you know somebody who has never written a song before and they come to you
and they say, Hey, I want to write a song, but I don't have a clue where to start.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to jump into music for the first time?
The first song is never going to be good.
Yeah.
That's true.
Maybe until the fifth song, then it will be_
You might get lucky.
Yeah, you might get lucky, you know.
Really all you have to do is take your time and just when you feel it, you don't force writing.
You can't force it.
Yeah.
You just have to feel it.
I don't know.
Yeah.
And just continually show up maybe and just be okay with maybe failing the first 50 times
and enjoying the journey.
Right?
The thing is, it's just like when you write, it's something like your first, your first
songs, it's bad, but it's a fun, it's a fun experience.
You sing it later and you just laugh because you know, you know, it's not good.
Yeah.
So why don't you tell us what's next for you [G] musically?
Do you have any like concerts coming up or are you just kind of working on creating right now?
Yeah, I'm just working on my [N] music, right?
I'm writing a lot of new music.
Oh, exciting.
Great.
So where can people follow you on social media?
What's the best platform for them to see what you're up to?
Probably Instagram and TikTok.
I have a Facebook too.
All right.
And tell everybody your Instagram handle.
Okay.
My Instagram is follow me at Wtongie22.
My TikTok is Wtongie.
Awesome.
Okay.
And we can link those in the description below.
So lastly, to segue into your live performance of your original song, why don't you tell
everybody a little bit about the song, why you wrote it?
I was in Hawaii and every time I go, it was vacation.
So we weren't really doing anything.
You weren't doing anything important.
Just sit around and play games, do this and that.
You know what I mean?
And I remember it was like, I think two o'clock in the morning and me and my friends and my
cousin were hanging out and I was asking my cousin, and we should write a song right now.
And he was too busy on his phone.
So we were outside in a tent.
So I was just sitting there and I, so the song is called Time Doesn't Fly.
But in the beginning, it talks about stars in the sky, mountains in the winter, and then
clouds in the night.
And I was sitting there just looking and there's a lot of clouds and it looked very beautiful.
Like I was just thinking, I was like, man, that would be a good song.
So I was just playing a beat, trying to find a beat.
And I went through two different beats with those words.
And I think the third one is where I got the beat for the song.
I just been writing from those three sentences.
Yeah, that's beautiful imagery to use in your lyrics.
What is the song about?
So the song is about when you're with someone you love, time just goes by.
You know how people always talk, man, time flew and stuff.
And it feels like when you're not with the one that you love, it feels like time falls.
Yeah, it's like slow.
It's so slow.
Like you want time to pass and time just doesn't fly.
Well, that's a beautiful message I think everybody can relate to.
Okay, well, we're excited to hear your song.
Thank you so much for spending time with me [F] today.
Thank you for inviting me here. _ _
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[Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] Mountains in the winter, _ [F] _ _ clouds [C] in the night.
[Dm] It feels like [C] this [Bb] when I'm with her.
[F] And I [C] can't believe that [G] you're [Dm] not here [Bb] with me.
And [F] your smile _ [C] feels like [D] the [Dm] sunrise.
[C] [Bb] That's why I need you by my [F] side.
And the stars, [C] they shine [D] in [Dm] your eyes.
[C] _ [Bb]
Time doesn't fly.
[F] _ _ _ _ _
_ It's [C] cold outside.
_ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ [C] It's the [Bb] break of dawn.
_ [F] _
_ _ [C] Can't make things right. _ _ _
[Dm] Cause [C] you're [Bb] already gone.
_ [F] And I [C] can't believe that [G] you're [Dm] not here [Bb] with me. _ _ _
Time to [C] stop feeling _ [Gm] _
_ like [Bb] you're not here with me.
It's ever [Am] moving forward. _
_ _ _ [F] And your smile _ [C] feels like [Dm] the sunrise. _
[C] That's [Bb] why I need you [F] by my side.
And the stars, [C] they shine in [Dm] your [C] eyes.
[Bb] But time [F] doesn't fly. _ _