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20 Jan 01 - 03:29 PM (#378548) Subject: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Zebedee Unless my memory is defective (which is certainly possible), there's a totally different song which uses the same tune as "The Black Velvet Band" I've got a feeling that Steeleye Span did it, my mind can hear Maddy Prior singing it. This may (or may not) be a really obvious question, but I'd be grateful for any help. Thanks, Ed |
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20 Jan 01 - 04:35 PM (#378587) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Susanne (skw) The only song I can find is 'In a Neat Little Town (They Call Belfast)', written by Matt McGinn. It's on his album 'Tinny Can On My Tail' but I haven't listened to it very often and haven't got the words down so I can't tell you what it's about. I doubt Steeleye Span ever sang this one. |
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20 Jan 01 - 05:40 PM (#378615) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Sorcha Was it a parody, or a "filk" version of the song? I don't think this is it, but there is a parody thing here. |
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20 Jan 01 - 05:54 PM (#378621) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Zebedee Sorcha, No, it's a case of someone singing 'The Black Velvet Band' to me last night, and my mind suddenly associating with something else. As I said Maddy Prior came to mind, but who knows... It may possibly be the case that it's just a song with a very similar melody, I'm not sure. But it's bugging me like hell, I've racked my brains more than brains should healthily be racked... Ed |
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20 Jan 01 - 06:38 PM (#378641) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Sorcha ahh. I have had that happen, too. Be careful, and don't rack yourself too much, (grin)Could be painful!! |
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20 Jan 01 - 06:47 PM (#378648) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: McGrath of Harlow That's always happening to me when I'm singing songs I wrote - I suddenly notice a similarity of tune to some other song.
I do have a song called The Stain on the Blue Velvet Dress which uses the tune. But that's another matter entirely. |
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20 Jan 01 - 06:54 PM (#378650) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Sorcha I just went to the DT and listened to it again, parts of it sound just a little bit like Foggy Dew.....could that be it? |
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20 Jan 01 - 10:14 PM (#378777) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: paddymac There's one called "The Black leather Band". Doesn't appear to be in the DT. I've got it somewhere and would be glad to post it if that might be the one. |
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20 Jan 01 - 10:58 PM (#378795) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Joe Offer Hi, Paddymac - "Black Leather Band" was posted in this thread. The ^^ marks mean it's been harvested for a future edition of the DT. -Joe Offer- |
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21 Jan 01 - 10:55 AM (#378984) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: GUEST,Nick Anyone have all words to "The Black Velvet Gland"? Hamish Imalach sings one verse about Hairy Mary. He says on the record that it was the only verse he was allow to sing. Nick |
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21 Jan 01 - 11:03 AM (#378989) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Matt_R Here's a different version that I wrote, here. I know that Spider Tom had written one too...I'm still looking for it.
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22 Jan 01 - 01:58 AM (#379422) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: alison Spidertom wrote "the black velvet skirt"... which should be in a thread somewhere... I'll go look...
slainte alison |
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22 Jan 01 - 02:03 AM (#379423) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: alison found it black velvet skirt.... great song..... if you put velvet into the filter box and set it to 1 year... you get a few variations.... slainte alison |
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22 Jan 01 - 07:19 AM (#379462) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: Grab I've got a song recorded by Brier called "The old Morris van" which is a comedy version ("Her headlights they shone like diamonds"). Grab. |
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22 Jan 01 - 09:52 AM (#379524) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: paddymac Thanks, Joe. I found the file I had downloaded it to, and inadvertently posted it to AggieB's Bawdy Music thread. Must of been a bad ice cube in my glass. Interesting thing, though- I downloaded from MMario's original post, but when I cut & pasted to the new thread, the line-breaks disappeared. Just one of life's little mysteries. |
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22 Jan 01 - 10:23 AM (#379547) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: MartinRyan See's a pity to actually answer the original question but... I think it was a version of "Ratcliffe Highway"! Not that its actually "totally different" Regards |
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22 Jan 01 - 12:37 PM (#379618) Subject: RE: Help: Song sung to 'Black Velvet Band' Tune From: IanC Don't know any other songs currently sung to this tune except parodies. However, the original tune is called "Tars of the Blanche" and appears to have been written as part of an opera in 1795. The tune was obviously well known by this name, as the earliest versions of the BvB broadsides just say "Tune: Tars of the Blanche". More info about the tune in this thread : Lyr Req: Old versions of Black Velvet Band
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