Sidney Carter's Down Below melody

Subject: Sidney Carter's Down Below melody
From: Jim McLean
Date: 29 Jun 17 - 05:26 PM

This melody is related to another tune but I can't remember which one.

Subject: RE: Sidney Carter's Down Below melody
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Jun 17 - 05:37 PM

If you're happy and you know it.

Subject: RE: Sidney Carter's Down Below melody
From: GUEST,keberoxu
Date: 29 Jun 17 - 06:28 PM

I think it sounds as much like
She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain [When She Comes]

Subject: RE: Sidney Carter's Down Below melody
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 29 Jun 17 - 06:51 PM

Down Below - 2003 Remastered Version
By Sydney Carter, Ian Wallace/Donald Swann, George Martin
http://open.spotify.com/track/4nG3zyrskppbxnB83sutNW


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yt, not remastered
https://youtu.be/rAcKCTXdduQ


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lyrics
@displaysong.cfm?SongID=9556

Subject: RE: Sidney Carter's Down Below melody
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 30 Jun 17 - 02:17 AM

Hi Jim - Terry McDonald and I were bugged by a similar thought a little while ago and Terry realised that it's the tune from Peggin'Awl/ Peg and Awl.....

Kitty

Subject: RE: Sidney Carter's Down Below melody
From: GUEST,Terry McDonald
Date: 30 Jun 17 - 02:31 AM

Jim Moray sang 'Peggin Awl' or 'Peg and Awl' at a gig in Blandford, Dorset two or three years ago and it kept nagging away at me that I knew that tune from another song. It took ages to make the connection with Down Below.'

Subject: RE: Sidney Carter's Down Below melody
From: Mr Red
Date: 30 Jun 17 - 03:55 AM

It may be derivative but it is all wrapped up in bacon rind.

But at least it wasn't a thing you can't find

Subject: RE: Sidney Carter's Down Below melody
From: keberoxu
Date: 30 Jun 17 - 03:05 PM

Flanders and Swann's compact-disc package, "Hat- Trick,"
features Donald Swann at the piano,
before a Canadian audience,
singing "Down Below" by himself
to warm applause.


After which Michael Flancers rolls forward in his wheelchair
and takes over the compére duties again, with:

"A memorable performance, my dear chap.
How nice for you to know
That long after you're dead
We shall still be thinking
Of you, singing 'down below'....."