Before I got these two songs, I looked forward to them very much, now that I
have them (and I have had them for quite a while now) I cannot seem to use
these to great effect.

Some bards on the list have said that charm is the greatest thing since
sliced bread yada yada yada. My problem is that sure I can charm a critter,
but 5-20 seconds later, it is back wacking the &%^$ out of me! So then I
try to continually "recharm" the creature, this works a little better, but I
am still getting attacked by my "pet" about 25% of the time. Am I doing
something wrong? Is there a trick to it?

The other song I have problems with is Pixie Strike. What real use is this
song? You have to target the creature you want to strike, then NO ONE can
hit it while it is in lala land, or it wakes up. What this means is
effectively to keep a monster out of the fight I have to keep it targeted
and continually sing pixie strike at it, and not attack anything else. Why
not use lullaby (aside from the obvious area effect dangers) and just have
everyone in the party attack the same MOB?

Please give me some direction on each of these, as I would love to use them
more!

Lago Bardoon, 33rd Rank Bard of Bertox

(Bardoon is of Gaelic origin meaning funeral dirge; a doleful song; funeral
march)