*Tunes*

[2020hindsight]

..go the Pogues

lol.... itha - there's hope for us all.
what a waste of decent guitar accompaniment lol

Christy Moore and Shane McGowan - Dirty Old Town

The Pogues - Very Drunk Interview

 

[2020hindsight]

The Pogues With The Dubliners

some variations to the lyrics ... according to wiki , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irish_Rover

i personally think you need to be drunk to get through the entire bludy song lol.

On the fourth of july, 1806
We set sail from the sweet cove of cork
We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks
For the grand city hall in new york
'twas a wonderful craft
She was rigged fore and aft
And oh, how the wild wind drove her
She stood several blasts
She had twenty seven masts
And they called her the irish rover

We had one million bags of the best sligo rags
We had two million barrels of stone
We had three million sides of old blind horses hides
We had four million barrels of bones
We had five million hogs
And six million dogs
Seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million bails of old nanny-goats' tails
In the hold of the irish rover

There was awl mickey coote
Who played hard on his flute
When the ladies lined up for a set
He was tootin' with skill
For each sparkling quadrille
Though the dancers were fluther'd and bet
With his smart witty talk
He was **** of the walk
And he rolled the dames under and over
They all knew at a glance
When he took up his stance
That he sailed in the irish rover

There was barney mcgee
From the banks of the lee
There was hogan from county tyrone
There was johnny mcgurk
Who was scared stiff of work
And a man from westmeath called malone
There was slugger o'toole
Who was drunk as a rule
And fighting bill treacy from dover
And your man, mick maccann
From the banks of the bann
Was the skipper of the irish rover

We had sailed seven years
When the measles broke out
And the ship lost its way in the fog
And that whale of a crew
Was reduced down to two
Just myself and the captain's old dog
Then the ship struck a rock
Oh lord! what a shock
The bulkhead was turned right over
Turned nine times around
And the poor old dog was drowned
And the las of the irish rover

 

[noirua]

Good grief 2020, I can understand very little of what they sing in Dublin, so, thanks for the words. I know an excellent dentist who could fit him up with an excellent set of nashers.

This tune isn't much really. Mind you, I'd like to hear "the pogues" and "The Dubliners" try to sing it. Another sad tune: http://www.contemplator.com/child/maisry.html

 

[noirua]

"The outlandish knight" a tune for today: http://www.contemplator.com/child/outland.html

 

[2020hindsight]

.. I know an excellent dentist who could fit him up with an excellent set of nashers.

don't blame me !
it was itha who introduced the pugues -
moral o' the story - if it's your turn on kareoke night, and you can't sing, then "do a pogue", lol

however this bloke CAN sing :-
Jim Croce - "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" Live 1973
Jim Croce - I Got a Name (1973)
I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song

 

[2020hindsight]

Jim Croce / Time in a bottle / British Columbia

or better still

Sting - Until

 

[noirua]

First tune of the year, "Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne":
http://www.contemplator.com/child/hood-guy.html

 

[2020hindsight]

100 Pounds of Clay-Gene McDaniels 1961

 

[noirua]

A strange tune is "Johnny Fay", dates back to 1720, try and sing it, if you can, not much chance: http://www.contemplator.com/child/johnnyfa.html

 

[2020hindsight]

recent singing styles taking over after the Cold War

US National Anthem spoof

Russian Anthem (rock version)

USSR Anthem

Soviet anthem recorded in 1991... a very interesting video of a rock version of it. It just shows the west former Soviets can be hip and fun

 

[noirua]

This, I think, is how they used to play the tune "Wild Colonial Boy": http://www.contemplator.com/ireland/wildboy.html

and later on an Irish song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Rqsed_Qms&feature=related

and an Australian tune: http://www.imagesaustralia.com/thewildcolonialboy.htm

An adaption by ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/sydney/stories/s1991887.htm
( click on MP3 or media - slight delay)

 

[2020hindsight]

AL JOLSON SINGING a medley of songs

"Pretty Baby" "Carolina In The Morning" and "Rockabye" ... Original film recordings for Jolson Sings Again ... against a background of montage 'stills' featuring Larry Parks, Barbara Hale and co.

ROCK A BYE YOUR BABY

 

[2020hindsight]

Acapella - and awarded some prize for CHOREOGRAPHY

BYU Vocal Point competing at the ICCA Quarterfinals at UCB -- February 3, 2007. This set brought the group a score of 445, leaving them in 1st place.

BYU Vocal Point - Thriller

 

[noirua]

Just a pleasant tune today, "The three butchers", with a warning on who you let get behind yee: http://www.contemplator.com/england/butchers.html

 

[noirua]

Todays tune is "John Brown's Body": http://www.contemplator.com/america/johnbrown.html

 

[noirua]

A special tune "High Germany"; http://www.contemplator.com/england/germany.html

 

[2020hindsight]

According to the ABC this (Fame) is the best song for accompanying your new year's resolution on the treadmill

Irene Cara - Fame

Irene Cara - Reach Out (I'll Be There)

 

[2020hindsight]

Muppet Show Moreno and Animal

 

[2020hindsight]

theme from caravan

Grand March, Verdi's "Aida" (suggest the instrumental first half only)

 

[2020hindsight]

Boston Pops Stars and Stripes Forever.

verse :- ....

Be kind to your web footed friends
cos a duck may be somebody's mother,
she lives all alone in the swamp
where the atmosphere is damp,
you may think that this is the end,
well it is !