Lyr Req: It's Good News Week

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: Amos
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 11:31 PM

It's Good News Week
Someone dropped a bomb somewhere
Contaminating atmosphere
And blackening the cows.

It's Good News Week
Someone broke a leg somewhere
Far away from first-aid care
And touched my very heart.

Hedgehoppers Anonymous were really five boys on active duty in the Royal Air Force, masterminded by mid-sixties pop mini-mogul Jonathan King (who sang "Everyone's Gone to the Moon"). The lads, originally The Trendsetters, were spotted by King at the Bedford R.A.F. and reformed as the Hedgehoppers (an obscure air force slang), with King's amendment to their name in the form of "Anonymous." At one point, in fact, it was assumed that they were just Jonathan King in funny suits. King wrote this one hit, and it enjoyed a few weeks on the charts before the group collapsed into obscurity

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: GUEST,Timothy Cameron
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 10:32 PM

It conjures up quite a picture, YES. Although I liked Jaclyn Smith more. Which has nothing to do with any of this...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: campfire
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 09:46 PM

Maybe not the correct words, but it sure conjures up quite a picture, no?

campfire

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: GUEST,Timothy Cameron
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 08:07 PM

Thanks again, Campfire, but I already have the song on CD, and I've got the first two verses and the bridge figured out. The thing that's really got me stumped is the first line of the third verse, which sounds like "Farrah's taped her knees to coal", although I somehow doubt that's the line...Appreciate your sourcing out the mp3, though... Timothy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: campfire
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 07:38 PM

I am just NOT having a good blue clicky day!!! Try pasting this in your browser:

http://www.rockinbeat.de/promos/d_rb067.htm

campfire

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: campfire
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 07:35 PM

oops, try again:

click here

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Gotta have the http:// in the link, Campfire.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: GUEST,Timothy Cameron
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 07:32 PM

Hi Campfire, Thanks, let me know how you make out. Timothy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: campfire
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 07:31 PM

There is a mp3 here:

click here

but I can't get it to play past the first few lines.

It starts as I remembered above, then:

Someone's found a way to give
The rotting dead (?) a will to live
Go on and never die
Have You Heard the News
What Did it Say

then my computer says it can't find the file and it cuts out.

campfire

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'It's Good News Week'
From: campfire
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 07:10 PM

Geez, my sisters had this album when I was a pre-teen! All I remember is:

It's Goog news Week
Someone dropped a bomb somewhere
Contaminating atmosphere
And blackening the skies

I'll have to do some searching, now that you've piqued my memory...

campfire

Subject: 'It's Good News Week'
From:
Date: 14 Mar 01 - 07:03 PM

Does anybody know the lyrics to the old Hedgehoppers Anonymous song "It's Good News Week"? Looking forward to hearing from some of you Mudcats, Timothy Cameron

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