Tune Req: Lusty young smith vs. Spanish ladie

Subject: Lusty young smith vs. Spanish ladies
From: Elise
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 02:59 AM

Last night a friend was trying to come up with the chords to Spanish Ladies (farewell and adieu to you Spanish ladies). I was listening, and it sounded alot like the chords for Lusty Young Smith. I'm having trouble believing this is right, since I've never noticed it before. Does this sound right to anyone else?

If all else fails, we'll just sing 'em both to the tune of Gilligans Island.

Thanks!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Lusty young smith vs. Spanish ladie
From: GUEST,Claymore
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 11:28 AM

The most memorable rendition of the tune is done during the movie "Jaws," when the crusty old skipper who survived the sinking of the "Indianapolis", but will not survive Bruce, sings it as the shark cage is brought aboard his fishing boat...

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Lusty young smith vs. Spanish ladie
From: MMario
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 11:39 AM

Elise - now you mention it.....yup.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Lusty young smith vs. Spanish ladie
From: Bill D
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 11:42 AM

yes...the beginnings of the tunes are quite similar, but the tunes go off in different directions and are not the 'same' all the way thru....I don't know about 'chords'

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Lusty young smith vs. Spanish ladie
From: GUEST,Shantyman
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 11:46 AM

Lotsa songs use the same chord progessions, particularly when you're doing it with just three chords Em G D is pretty standard for those ones, but you might be doing something different.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Lusty young smith vs. Spanish ladie
From: Elise
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 02:34 PM

Thanks all! I know from singing the tunes they're a little different, but I suspected that playing on a mando would be much the same.

E.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Lusty young smith vs. Spanish ladie
From: GUEST,Bruce O.
Date: 19 Mar 01 - 03:25 PM

Singer-composer-songwriter Richard Leveridge usually composed his own tunes for his songs, as in the case of his "Lusty young smith", which appeared (several issues) as a single sheet song with music, and in 'Pills to Purge Melancholy', from 1700. (song and tune, IV, p. 195, 1719)