Derek Brimstone songs

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: GUEST,tommo brimmo fan
Date: 14 Oct 13 - 11:06 AM

Hi phil m , yes it was on his first album 'Fire and Brimstone' track 4 side 2. I am currently doing my best to find a copy, I have most of the album on tape that I did in 1970 so quality is not great.

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: Brian May
Date: 14 Oct 13 - 06:23 PM

tommo - contact me through a PM

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: Leadfingers
Date: 14 Oct 13 - 07:27 PM

Guest Chrissie mentioned 'When the Music Starts to Play' and Piss Off - WtMstP is Incredible String Band , PO is Jeremy Taylor .

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: breezy
Date: 15 Oct 13 - 12:15 PM

Saw Jean , his wife, last week .
Derek is still with us but hasnt played his guitar in years
occasionally plucks his banjo
So no improvement there then.

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: GUEST,Chris Newman
Date: 15 Oct 13 - 07:40 PM

Great to see his name up here - IMHO he's the absolute funniest story teller I've ever heard (or ever expect to hear). Sheer class!

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Oct 13 - 01:22 AM

He's still gigging? Where can we see him?

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: breezy
Date: 16 Oct 13 - 10:34 AM

at ome in Emel

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: breezy
Date: 16 Oct 13 - 10:37 AM

e as a few of his autobiographies still availble, well wurf avin, I got one an itsa gud rede, its as if es talking t u, go get one treetyersef

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: GUEST,phil m -
Date: 13 Jan 18 - 09:01 PM

Has anyone out there got the full lyrics to little tin men.

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: GUEST
Date: 06 May 20 - 09:53 AM

Can anyone remember Derek doing a song about Why do all the black girls want to be white and all the whites girls want to be black? It was a reference to the way he observed the girls applying their make up.

Would love to hear it and know the chords. it was a great melody too.

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 06 May 20 - 04:09 PM

I think its a Jeremy Taylor song, Guest. From his south african period.

I have a feeling if you asked Jeremy he could locate it. Or you could try his records.


Maybe theres a Jeremy Taylor fan out there who can remember straight away.

Derek had enormous respect for Jeremy. I remember a Colin Irwin interview in Melody Maker when he said one of the few times he was starstruck, he had post gig meal with Jeremy and Rambling Jack Elliot.

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 06 May 20 - 06:39 PM

The song is on Youtube ....Black-White Calypso

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 08 May 20 - 09:37 AM

They showed the Llewwyn Davies film again the other night, and I'm watching it in bits.

It struck me at the first time I saw it, that ' me oh hang me'....song that opens up the film is very similar to one Derek used to do called Blue Ridge Mountain, which he said was from the repertoire of Frankt. Proffit

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 08 May 20 - 11:42 AM

Or he might have said Clarence Ashley....

Subject: RE: Derek Brimstone songs
From: weerover
Date: 08 May 20 - 01:55 PM

I think the "Portugese" song is a variant of the Dublin song "The Maid of Cabra West".