tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post63652757436521691..comments2023-10-24T11:11:49.568+01:00Comments on There Are Places I Remember: Songs About Places: North WalesGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-66365075845852249582012-02-20T08:40:11.824+00:002012-02-20T08:40:11.824+00:00I actually did that tour of the sewage works. It w...I actually did that tour of the sewage works. It was more interesting than it might sound!!:)Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-42032238372019419592012-02-20T08:39:41.537+00:002012-02-20T08:39:41.537+00:00That's fascinating - that the question is more...That's fascinating - that the question is more 'why does American culture/music seek the mythic and heroic' than any question about British music, because initially British music simply sought the opposite vibe (the anti-mythic) as a way of defining its own sound. There's a book right there!Noelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-39319360080879007722012-02-19T15:20:20.624+00:002012-02-19T15:20:20.624+00:00It's an interesting question, Noel. I am not s...It's an interesting question, Noel. I am not sure there is an obvious answer. Maybe it is to do with the genre of music here. Unlike folk, British pop started as a copy of American music before finding its own voice. As the myth and heroic is so embedded in American culture, perhaps finding a different voice meant a reaction against that- hence the melancholic and ordinary.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-11313302644581656342012-02-18T21:55:15.847+00:002012-02-18T21:55:15.847+00:00Ha ha, I thought you were joking about the tour of...Ha ha, I thought you were joking about the tour of the Wessex Water sewage works but apparently it really did happen and was a popular event! - http://www.wessexwater.co.uk/news/threecol.aspx?id=3418Owennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-33145922526363168262012-02-18T21:54:05.635+00:002012-02-18T21:54:05.635+00:00ps - I agree with you that "British songs abo...ps - I agree with you that "British songs about places, when not humorous, tend to the melancholic rather than the heroic, the ordinary rather than the myth" - but I still am not sure WHY. Why does British culture prefer the 'ordinary' rather than the myth?Noelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-38447691712431484592012-02-18T21:52:53.665+00:002012-02-18T21:52:53.665+00:00Here is Frankie Vaughan singing Stockport:)
http:...Here is Frankie Vaughan singing Stockport:)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRwnoJSsNk0<br /><br />Very strange song!Clintonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-78264109683431391272012-02-18T21:51:34.345+00:002012-02-18T21:51:34.345+00:00Geoff, has anyone ever theorised why it's so h...Geoff, has anyone ever theorised why it's so hard to glamourise or mythologise places in Britain in song without it starting to sound funny? There are a lot of quite majestic or historic places in England, I wonder why it's so much harder to sing about them with a straight face than in the U.S. It can't just be because our place names are inherently comedic, in their literal sound......Noelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-7077546936224605772012-02-18T21:48:58.600+00:002012-02-18T21:48:58.600+00:00That Heebeegeebies version of the Bee Gees is funn...That Heebeegeebies version of the Bee Gees is funny - thanks for posting that Geoff!Camillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-13993992547014616732012-02-17T19:50:03.116+00:002012-02-17T19:50:03.116+00:00These all came posted up at once!
The song is actu...These all came posted up at once!<br />The song is actually 'I Went By' (no 'As') by Louise Marshall, Jim -it was posted up in the Waterloo Bridge column, inspired by a trip to Newport<br />.<br />This is the Peter Sellers pastiche of Lonnie Donegan, Martha<br /><br />Yes, It is rather weird I mentioned Whitney Houston for the first time on the day she died!..<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkPNHV0DTWcGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-6522180565462292492012-02-17T03:02:57.600+00:002012-02-17T03:02:57.600+00:00Weird Al Jankovic is awesome! He puts on a great l...Weird Al Jankovic is awesome! He puts on a great live show too - I saw him a couple of months back in New York!Juliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-49081725955005388622012-02-17T03:01:46.202+00:002012-02-17T03:01:46.202+00:00Ok, I lied, just one more: Amish Paradise (from Ga...Ok, I lied, just one more: Amish Paradise (from Gangsta's Paradise!) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg<br /><br />:)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427693964807938715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-19074776777161755882012-02-17T03:01:03.969+00:002012-02-17T03:01:03.969+00:00It's probably a thankless task to start postin...It's probably a thankless task to start posting links to Weird Al Jankovic songs, as there are so many. So I'll just do my favorite - Eat It (based on Michael Jackson's Beat It!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBIStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427693964807938715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-73122853458251950512012-02-17T02:58:22.799+00:002012-02-17T02:58:22.799+00:00I love the Barron Knights - they not only parodied...I love the Barron Knights - they not only parodied the musical styles, but on Top of the Pops they also did impersonations of the mannerisms and accents of people like the Stones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD-LAX0DxL4Marianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961737021859664227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-38175595659695539152012-02-17T02:55:53.787+00:002012-02-17T02:55:53.787+00:00And here's a very funny Stan Freberg parody of...And here's a very funny Stan Freberg parody of Elvis! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQfstyrksP0Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666582384609617831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-43749023482633984802012-02-17T02:54:07.120+00:002012-02-17T02:54:07.120+00:00Geoff, I tried to find those Peter Sellers parodie...Geoff, I tried to find those Peter Sellers parodies you mentioned, and found this baffling one - a parody of a Beatles song! It's very funny! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rOEp5ICXOUMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666582384609617831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-931947563144377402012-02-17T02:08:53.460+00:002012-02-17T02:08:53.460+00:00I feel bad for the session singer though - it'...I feel bad for the session singer though - it's frustrating we still don't know her name; she has a great voice!Garricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-91888277089507523402012-02-17T02:07:07.861+00:002012-02-17T02:07:07.861+00:00At the time we were actually a bit confused and th...At the time we were actually a bit confused and thought Alicia Keys was really singing about us! We thought - this is tremendous, she will definitely be welcome here as an ambassador for Bangor. Then it turned out to be a parody! It was still brilliant though.<br /><br />Gwyn (Bangor City Council)Gwynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-73766565964853931202012-02-17T02:01:12.480+00:002012-02-17T02:01:12.480+00:00Here are the lyrics to the song Geoff posted!
Ooo...Here are the lyrics to the song Geoff posted!<br /><br />Ooooh North Wales (x2)<br />Never been been up here before, where the mountains meet the shore<br />And it's all so green<br />It's just so picturesque with the air so clean and fresn<br />It's like a dream<br />From Mount Snowdon to Llandudno Junction or to Colwyn Bay<br />There's so much to see, and it's great to be here in the month of May<br />I've got a map and a hire car<br />I'm going to travel near and far<br /><br />Baby I'm in North Wales<br />Picture postcard scenes on my doorstep<br />So much I've not seen yet<br />Yes I'm in North Wales<br />And this place will make you feel brand new<br />Fresh air will inspire you<br />Let's hear it for North Wales, North Wales, North Wales<br /><br />Getting hear can be a trek<br />But you should try what the heck, if you ger the chance<br />The welcome is so warm and the people are nicer than they in France<br />Yesterday I travelled north from Harlech to the Menai Bridge<br />What a pretty drive, with so much to see, it's a privilege<br />I'm going over to Anglesey, I fancy scampi for my tea<br /><br />Baby I'm in North Wales<br />Picture poscard scenes on my doorstep<br />So much I've not seen yet<br />Yes I'm in North Wales<br />This place will make you feel brand new<br />Fresh air will inspire you<br /><br />Let's hear it for North Wales, North Wales, North Wales<br />Take the A55 to Bangor City<br />Or to Prestatyn, Conwy, Rhyl or maybe Abergele<br />It's all accessible, as long as you have a car<br />Wave your hands in the air and say<br />Bore... da! Bore... da!<br /><br />I'm in North Wales<br />Picture postcard scenes on my doorstep<br />So much I've not seen yet<br />Yes I'm in North Wales<br />This place will make you feel brand new<br />Fresh air will inspire you<br />Let's hear it for North Wales!Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706483693939439276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-57209539347979693892012-02-17T01:58:39.482+00:002012-02-17T01:58:39.482+00:00And there is our New Hampshire one!
NEW HAMPSHIRE...And there is our New Hampshire one!<br /><br />NEW HAMPSHIRE<br />LAND WHERE THERES NO INCOME OR SALES TAX<br />THERE S NOTHING MUCH TO DO<br />HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE<br />THESE TREES WHERE LEAF PEEPERS DRIVE TO<br />MAPLE SYRUP IS PRODUCED<br />THIS IS NEW HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX7nQrCgALM - check it out!Darbyhttp://thesupersecretproject.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-91807152679850201492012-02-17T01:53:16.587+00:002012-02-17T01:53:16.587+00:00I did one about Wales too! Here it is: http://www....I did one about Wales too! Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eijc2tGe-zM. It's called Newport State of Mind. <br /><br />"Chips, cheese, curry makes you feel brand new<br />Washed down with a special brew."Lewishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eijc2tGe-zM.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-43925976379464694802012-02-17T01:49:14.748+00:002012-02-17T01:49:14.748+00:00Here's our parody, about the suburbia that is ...Here's our parody, about the suburbia that is Long Island (Suffolk County): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBHpY-5gigYBriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-3573233700535533292012-02-17T01:38:10.111+00:002012-02-17T01:38:10.111+00:00Good parody, the North Wales one.
Here's our...Good parody, the North Wales one. <br /><br />Here's our parody of Empire State of Mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U7kuqow3gg. <br /><br />Newark State of Mind. With some pretty representative shots of my hometown, Newark.Kithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U7kuqow3ggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-70857664521217949142012-02-17T01:34:55.502+00:002012-02-17T01:34:55.502+00:00Dude, check out our parody of Empire State of Mind...Dude, check out our parody of Empire State of Mind, called Minnesota State of Mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we6R3GGkTW8<br />("Puttin your mittens in the air, everybody say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!")Jordanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we6R3GGkTW8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-90190554938856751972012-02-17T01:31:25.257+00:002012-02-17T01:31:25.257+00:00Cathy and the Cucumbers managed to reach number 13...Cathy and the Cucumbers managed to reach number 13 in New Zealand with their cover of Daytrip to Bangor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz5WoGkXZnYNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345880035877836117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-16864148475883759162012-02-17T01:28:45.681+00:002012-02-17T01:28:45.681+00:00Geoff, re: your family spoof of the Bangor song -&...Geoff, re: your family spoof of the Bangor song -'Week in Abersoch (Didn’t We Have A Terrible Time)' - there was also the butter advert that spoofed/adapted it as well, - 'Didn't we have a lovely time, those far off days with Anchor?'<br /><br />You can see it at this link, at 3.54 mins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry8Ag_ID6d0. The whole ad is a very nostalgic depiction of the British countryside actually.M.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07615974799201593427noreply@blogger.com