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05 Jan 08 - 07:20 PM (#2229408) Subject: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: GUEST,Paddy in France. Heard this on the radio and found loads of versions on Youtube, The Corries, Noel Murphy, Ray Stevens, The Dubliners, The Clancy's, and many others, brilliant lyrics, hard to decide which version is best. I personally favour the Murphy one, what do you think, I was fortunate enough to hear the writer himself sing it in Hamburg. |
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05 Jan 08 - 07:37 PM (#2229415) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al From: Brendy Are you at work today, Paddy? ... and if not, why not? ... sounds like a good theme for a song, doesn't it... B. |
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05 Jan 08 - 07:43 PM (#2229417) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: GUEST,James Hallran. I heard this on BBC 2 two times recently, I know it's a few years old but the song seems to have a totally new generation of fans, a real crossover from Folk to popular music, great. |
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05 Jan 08 - 08:13 PM (#2229429) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: Leadfingers Never forget its a Pat Cooksey song , no matter how well my old mate Noel M does it ! |
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05 Jan 08 - 08:25 PM (#2229435) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: Geordie-Peorgie Aya! Aah think Murph definitely had the edge deein' this one |
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06 Jan 08 - 05:46 PM (#2229916) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al From: Susanne (skw) Geordie, I agree with you - though I've never heard the original yet. |
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06 Jan 08 - 05:55 PM (#2229925) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: Anne Lister The story was told, memorably, by Gerard Hoffnung (to the Oxford Union, in 1958), which predates any of the sung versions as far as I'm aware. If you google Hoffnung and Bricklayer you'll find it started life earlier still - possibly 1937 as an urban legend. I even had the great pleasure of hearing it re-cast in a story we were co-creating in a storytelling workshop in Dartmoor Prison - the man concerned obviously knew and loved the way the story flows and found a way to incorporate it. Sung or recited, it's a great story and always funny. Anne |
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06 Jan 08 - 06:52 PM (#2229970) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al From: Susanne (skw) Go to any of the Mudcat threads linked above and find out more. Hoffnung has been mentioned in several (most likely in the ones marked 'origins', I suspect), and it seems sensible not to spin out the whole story again in another thread (this one, I mean). |
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06 Jan 08 - 07:11 PM (#2229984) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al From: Brendy ... there seems to be a little confusion about all of that... B. |
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06 Jan 08 - 09:32 PM (#2230062) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al From: Sandy Mc Lean The best and definitive version of this song is by the author himself. Pat has been generous to offer an mp3 0f the song on his website. http://www.patcooksey.com/releases.html |
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07 Jan 08 - 08:26 PM (#2230773) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: GUEST,Paddy in France. I don't think it really matters where Pat Cooksey got the idea from, he is to be congratulated on taking an Urban Legend and transforming the story into a classic song, recorded and performed by the best in the buisness. A friend of mine has Ronnie Drews version recorded live at his farewell German show, superb. |
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07 Jan 08 - 09:27 PM (#2230812) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al From: Brendy Well, I have to agree with your first sentence, Paddy. Personally I couldn't care less where the idea came from.... Ronnie Drew always gave a great rendition of it, in any case, and I can relate to the buzz of the last show of a tour. B. |
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07 Jan 08 - 09:50 PM (#2230828) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: Bert No song can compete with the perfect timing of Hoffnung's version. |
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07 Jan 08 - 10:00 PM (#2230835) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al From: Brendy Is Hoffnung's version available anywhere, Bert? B. |
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28 Apr 08 - 06:16 AM (#2327421) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al From: Escapee Not just a great song, but according to the "Mythbusters" TV show, a possible way to hurt yourself. SKP |
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28 Apr 08 - 06:39 PM (#2328124) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: GUEST Hoffnung's Oxford union speech on Amazon Stu |
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27 Jul 08 - 11:30 AM (#2398750) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: Rumncoke I remember hearing a vinyl record of the Hoffnumg speech quite a long time ago now - I nearly died laughing. I sing the song, but I do find it lacking just slightly at the point when he lets go of the rope, though only by comparison. I think it is the combination of the improbable with the inevetable which makes it so funny. |
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27 Jul 08 - 12:58 PM (#2398779) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: MartinRyan Rumncoke Your last line sums it up very nicely! Regards |
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09 Jun 09 - 07:32 AM (#2652097) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: MartinRyan An alternative approach to shifting bricks! Regards |
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09 Jun 09 - 08:12 AM (#2652122) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: GUEST, topsie Various possibilities available on ebay - even if you don't want to buy from ebay you can use the listings to get details of CDs etc. Hoffnung at the Oxford Union |
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09 Jun 09 - 11:21 AM (#2652258) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: MartinRyan Refresh |
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09 Jun 09 - 01:18 PM (#2652362) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: Bill D There's sort of clear answers now as to who wrote certain versions, but the origins of the idea will probably be forever subject to speculation. "Subject: RE: Paddy's Excuse Note; who when wh??? From: Bill D - PM Date: 23 Nov 99 - 07:56 PM I saw it published in a magazine..(like Readers Digest?) saying it 'had happened' to an apple farmer in Nova Scotia...and involved apples... This one is worse than the alligators in the sewer story, or the Jeeps packed in cosmoline rip-off...or the iron lungs for cigarette packs tale...." |
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09 Jun 09 - 01:59 PM (#2652384) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: MartinRyan Check out the link I posted earlier today! Regards |
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09 Jun 09 - 09:41 PM (#2652812) Subject: RE: Review: The Sick Note, Bricklayers Song, et al, From: Barry Finn I saw that Martin. But how does he hand them off, with a slight nod of his head? Amazing Barry |