The best song - ever ??

[Scylla]

Lol {{{Perpy}}}

scylla x

[magicma]

Oiy you lot!!
Can't you go back a bit earlier, to the folk and skiffle of the late 1950's ?? Robin Hall & Jimmy McGreggor (spelling!) Shirley ??? Russell Quay and his group ??? Steve Benbow

I could go on, but I can't remember!!! MM

[Chrissie]

Here you go MM - especially for you

[Scylla]

Dec 29, 2010 14:36:08 GMT magicma said:

Oiy you lot!!
Can't you go back a bit earlier, to the folk and skiffle of the late 1950's ?? Robin Hall & Jimmy McGreggor (spelling!) Shirley ??? Russell Quay and his group ??? Steve Benbow

It's all a bit vague for me too, MM - but, a very important question:

Does your chewing-gum lose its flavour on the bed-post overnight? It would do if your old man was a dustman But Rock Island Line was my fave and another one I can't remember, dang!!!

Talking of Lonnie, me being trained by mum in patriotism I resented the Kingston Trio's version of Tom Dooley - it took me further training by ex-hubby to realise how talented they were, I could still bathe in their sound.

Others I got to know in the early-mid sixties were Peter, Paul & Mary (not the magic dragon kinda stuff), Carolyn Hester (not the zoo one ), Buffy St Marie, Odetta (oh! how she could sing the Beatles!), Joan Baez, Joanie (sorry, that's my Auntie Joanie's spelling, s/be Joni ) Mitchell, Tim Hardin, Tom Paxton, and the magnificent early Dylan

The UK couldn't really compete with American singers whose voice-boxes were muscled into shape by their childhood twang.

Totally carried away and lots omitted.

scylla

[Perpetua]

Funnily enough, in another lifetime decades ago, I went to see Lonnie Donegan on holiday in Cornwall at the 'Talk of the West' I think it was then . . . . great live act he was too!

[Scylla]

Was that at Crinnis/Carlyon Bay, Perpy? I used to go there, saw Chris Barber, Humphrey Lyttleton, Marianne Faithfull, can't remember who else.

Oops, gotta edit Joni spelling

acylla

[magicma]

Awe Chrissie, thank you - just for me. That was a very sanitised song!!! They were two very handsome (cheeky) Scots laddies. I wonder if I would think so now if I saw their old pics. MM

[Perpetua]

Dec 29, 2010 16:54:59 GMT Scylla said:

Was that at Crinnis/Carlyon Bay, Perpy? I used to go there, saw Chris Barber, Humphrey Lyttleton, Marianne Faithfull, can't remember who else.

Oops, gotta edit Joni spelling

acylla

Crikey, I can't honestly remember now Scylla - we stayed at Perranporth so I don't think it would have been miles & miles away from there . . . going back 30years or more now and the ole memory isn't what it was!

[lynwlt]

Just over 7 years ago, my partner was dying. We had been to see friends on a wonderfully sunny Sunday and , when we got into the car to drive home, this song came on the radio.
Ed said "I love this song..."
I drove for a while with a huge lump in my throat, unable to speak.
I still love it.


Lynda

[Perpetua]

((( Lynda )))

[Scylla]

How sad and tender for you {{{Lynda}}}

scylla x

[Chrissie]

Oh ((((Lynda))))

[ckc]

The thread started of with Fairport and i went to the Cropredy Convention in 2009 to see this man....there and back in one day but i got a kiss and cuddle and saw one of the best gigs he's ever done.I've followed this guy all my grown life......(bet he'd wished he'd taken more cd's now cause they sold out)



Colin Blunstone? Nik wrote this:-

[Stan]

I can see that there are some headbangers in here - try this one:




and my favourite YT video at the moment:-




plus one for the boys:-

[Jules]

My late Mum and Dad used to play this when i was little and I remember singing along to it making the words up as i went pretending i was Japanese lol

Jules