willedoo Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I wouldn't have a clue who that character is, but going by that skin showing, he's spent a lot of time with his shirt off. A surfer maybe.
red750 Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 Lead singer of a band with a top 40 hit around the world.
red750 Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 No doubt about you onetrack. I'm sure you are looking over my shoulder. 1
old man emu Posted January 24 Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, red750 said: No doubt about you onetrack. I'm sure you are looking over my shoulder. He's an Animal. 1
red750 Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 Eric Burdon and the Animals - House of the Rising Sun. In his recording days -
onetrack Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) My favourite rock star. Who can forget "House of the Rising Sun"? (Wow, I just found out, it's 60 years ago this coming May, since it was recorded!) Edited January 25 by onetrack 1 2
old man emu Posted January 25 Posted January 25 5 hours ago, onetrack said: Who can forget "House of the Rising Sun"? It was not an original song by Burdon and the Animals. "The House of the Rising Sun" is a traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues". The song was first collected in Appalachia in the 1930s, but probably has its roots in traditional English folk song. In 1953, Harry Cox, an English farm labourer known for his impressive folk song repertoire, spoke of a song called "She was a Rum One" with two possible opening verses, one beginning If you go to Lowestoft, and ask for The Rising Sun, There you'll find two old whores and my old woman is one. "House of Rising Sun" was said to have been known by American miners in 1905. The oldest published version of the lyrics is that printed by Robert Winslow Gordon in 1925, in a column titled "Old Songs That Men Have Sung" in Adventure magazine. The lyrics of that version begin: There is a house in New Orleans, it's called the Rising Sun It's been the ruin of many poor girl Great God, and I for one. In 1941, Woody Guthrie recorded a version. Keynote Records released one by Josh White in 1942, and Decca Records released one also in 1942 with music by White and the vocals performed by Libby Holman. In late 1961, Bob Dylan recorded the song for his debut album, released in March 1962. In an interview, Eric Burdon revealed that he first heard the song in a club in Newcastle, England, where it was sung by the Northumbrian folk singer Johnny Handle. The Animals were on tour with Chuck Berry and chose it because they wanted something distinctive to sing. 1 1
onetrack Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Gee, you really know how to burst our teenage years bubble, don't you OME?? 1
pmccarthy Posted January 25 Posted January 25 I just found out that Goin Up The Country was first recorded in 1922, with the same whistle chorus. 1
onetrack Posted January 25 Posted January 25 The instrumental, the "Entertainer" was first released in 1902. The original is classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin, and features only a honky-tonk piano with no backing. Later versions ended up with almost a full orchestra backing. The Entertainer was amongst some of the earliest tunes available on piano rolls for player pianos, produced from 1910. 1
old man emu Posted January 25 Posted January 25 3 hours ago, onetrack said: Gee, you really know how to burst our teenage years bubble, don't you OME?? That's me - a right pricker 1
Bruce Tuncks Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Here's one for OME... The original tune of "waltzing Matilda" was a recruiting song for the Marlbro wars. " Who'll come a-soldiering for Marlbro with me" True or false? 1
Bruce Tuncks Posted January 26 Posted January 26 The guy giving the Australia Day speech at Edenhope didn't know. 1
Bruce Tuncks Posted January 26 Posted January 26 It was about the only time me and Malcolm Fraser really agreed. I would have loved to have a song about a thieving swagman as our National Anthem. Instead we got some nonsense about "golden soil and wealth for toil" which proves that the author was a rich Sydney suburbanite who knew nothing about farming. Or overpopulation either. 1
old man emu Posted January 26 Posted January 26 18 minutes ago, Bruce Tuncks said: Who'll come a-soldiering for Marlbro with me It does appear that the tune of Waltzing Matilda is the same. That is quite common for ditties in the folk song category. People know a tume and create the words to fit the beat. Twinkle, Twinkle little star is one I can think of which is based on an earlier Classical air. Dvořák's Humoresque No. 7 became the setting for a series of mildly scatological humorous verses, regarding passenger train toilets, beginning: Passengers will please refrain From flushing toilets while the train Is standing still within the station." Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! by Allan Sherman is another. It is is set to the tune of Amilcare Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours, from the opera La Gioconda. I remember a cowboy song Wrap me up in my stockwhip and blanket that uses the tune of the old sea shanty Wrap me up in my tarpaulin jacket 2
willedoo Posted January 26 Posted January 26 28 minutes ago, old man emu said: I remember a cowboy song Wrap me up in my stockwhip and blanket that uses the tune of the old sea shanty Wrap me up in my tarpaulin jacket Then there was the parody of that song, Charlotte the Harlot. The lyrics varied a bit with different versions. 1
Marty_d Posted January 26 Posted January 26 30 minutes ago, willedoo said: Then there was the parody of that song, Charlotte the Harlot. The lyrics varied a bit with different versions. She gets around a bit. I remember seeing a faux gravestone in Kryal Castle, Victoria, over 30 years ago. It had the inscription something like: "Here lie the remains of Mary Charlotte Born a virgin, died a harlot For 17 years she kept her virginity Which is almost a record in this vicinity" 1 2
facthunter Posted January 26 Posted January 26 At one stage Kryal castle was going to be a Brothel. Nev 1 1
pmccarthy Posted January 26 Posted January 26 In a Trump-like exercise of vanity, Keith Ryall named the castle after himself. 1 1
facthunter Posted January 26 Posted January 26 The sign used to say Kryal Castle turnoff but was changed. Nev 1 1
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