Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: GUEST,cnd
Date: 25 Oct 23 - 08:10 AM

On third thought, further searching seems to indicate that this was his radio show's theme song, rather than the song "East End Ding Dong" itself, though perhaps there is some overlap.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: NightWing
Date: 30 Oct 23 - 02:16 AM

Yes, cnd's missing lines are definitely

Tickle them ivories, Anna
Tickle them one more time

However, I'm wondering about the last (repeated) line. I hear

And if we're still standing we're carried off 'round nine

... or ...

And if we're still standing we'll carry on 'round nine

The Commercial Road LP cover shows a cut titled "East End Ding Dong", but I can't find an online recording. I assume it's the same song, perhaps with extra verses?

BB,
NightWing

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: Long Firm Freddie
Date: 29 Oct 23 - 09:35 AM

"Tickle them Ivories Anna, tickle 'em one more time"

LFF

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: Long Firm Freddie
Date: 30 Oct 23 - 05:24 AM

You're welcome, cnd.

I think "And if we're still standing, we'll carry it on round mine" is correct.

And from the CD of Commercial Rosd:

East End Ding Dong

Richard Digance

Ev’ry Saturday night, we all got tight
In the public bar of the Guiding Light
We’d sing a song, get it half wrong
Then along came Olivia Newton-John
Now there’s Ian Dury, who don’t talk proper like me
Tell you one thing, our old boozer ain’t what it used to be

Oh! We all had a sing-song
A right old East End ding dong
Now Sid never cared, sharp or flat
He just played a bit of this and that

Now we’ve got this disco and it costs a couple of quid
Whatever happened to the old days, yeah whatever happened to Sid?

There’s flashing lights and lamé tights
To wear at a singalong Saturday nights
There’s Boney M singin’ in style, all I want is “Any Old Iron!”
Now there’s blasted Blondie, she’s something made of glass
Bring back Vera Lynn and stick them discos up the yard

We all had a sing-song
A right old East End ding dong
Now Sid never cared, sharp or flat
He just played a bit of this and that
Now we’ve got this disco and it costs a couple of quid
Whatever happened to the old days, yeah whatever happened to Sid?
Whatever happened to the old days, yeah whatever happened to Sid?

Ev’ry Saturday night, we all got tight
In the public bar of the Guiding Light
We all crooned out of tune
By the Light of the Silvery Moon

The Landlord called last orders
We went home to our beds
No one sang on Sunday nights
‘Cause we all ‘ad ‘orrible ‘eads

We all had a sing song
A right old East End ding dong
Now Sid never cared, sharp or flat
He just played a bit of this and that
Now we’ve got this disco and it costs a couple of quid
Whatever happened to the old days, yeah whatever happened to Sid?

Oh, we all had a sing-song
A right old East End ding dong
Now Sid never cared, sharp or flat
He just played a bit of this and that
Now we’ve got this disco and it costs a couple of quid
Oh, whatever happened to the old days, yeah whatever happened to Sid?

Oh, we all had a sing-song
A right old East End ding dong
Now Sid never cared, sharp or flat
He just played a bit of this and that
Now we’ve got this disco and it costs a couple of quid
Oh, whatever happened to the old days, yeah whatever happened to Sid?

LFF

Subject: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: cnd
Date: 24 Oct 23 - 08:19 PM

Looking for help transcribing the lyrics to the Richard Digance song, East End Ding Dong. It's on the album Commercial Road, though my recording is from a live show shared with my by Guest Allan a few years back. I have most of the words, but am looking for help with one, which sounds like "Sickle long my Ruth Anna" or something to that effect. Sadly, I could not find a recording online, but am hoping someone on here will recall. I can also share the file upon request via PM.

We all had a sing-song
A right-old east end ding-dong
Now we never cared, sharp or flat
We just played a bit of this and that

S???? my Ruth Anna, ????? on more time
And if we're still standing, we'll cary it on round mine
And if we're still standing, we'll cary it on round mine

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: cnd
Date: 24 Oct 23 - 08:20 PM

On second thought, Zickalack is more like what the question marks sound like.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: cnd
Date: 27 Oct 23 - 12:49 PM

The word may be "sing along", but I'll have to wait and check once I'm back at my computer this evening. I have to think I'd have figured that one out the first time around, but maybe not.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: cnd
Date: 27 Oct 23 - 11:12 PM

Here's the song I'd like help transcribing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfALYL7C1oc

I don't think my previous suggestion, sing along, is right.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: East End Ding Dong (Digance)
From: cnd
Date: 29 Oct 23 - 02:53 PM

That sounds right, thank you LFF.