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21 May 03 - 01:19 PM (#957058) Subject: Lyr Req: Old London City by Rod Shearman From: Baron Has anyone got the words to Rod Shearman's great song about London - "Old London City" ? |
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21 May 03 - 03:15 PM (#957147) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old London City by Rod Shearman From: Liz the Squeak HAve you tried Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman? They were compiling a book of his songs, check out the links for details. LTS |
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21 May 03 - 05:21 PM (#957235) Subject: Lyr Add: OLD LONDON CITY (Rod Shearman) From: GUEST,MCP I did ask Anni about the state of the book a month or two ago. (Dave asked me if I was interested in doing some of the transcriptions at the Memorial Day in Nov 2001, as they were already behind schedule then, but although I had the time then nothing more was heard). Anni told me the transcriptions were all done and the book ready to be published, so I should expect it soon. (The Old And New Tradition website has no information on it, but still shows their old address so may not have been updated recently). In the meantime, here are the words to Old London City from Rod's CD Here's To Friends - buy a copy (As well as Rod's singing it has excellent guitar work too). Mick OLD LONDON CITY (Rod Shearman) Back through time my thoughts go stealing Where memory can never tread - Ancient people found a homeland And a place to rest their heads. Chorus: I still love old London city, Every road and every street. I still love old London city And that love it is complete. See those buildings tall and stately Luxury that's fit for kings. She's got slums still sprawling greatly Where people lack the finer things. Feel the pulse of history beating Where Dickens trod, Wat Tyler died. Mosely's men with war-drum beating On her streets he was defied. Feel the pain of war receding, A new-born city to arise. Bomb sites cleared and work proceeding, Buildings rising to the skies. I wander through her streets and byways Where petrol fumes pollute the air. But her ways are ever my ways, What other city could compare? Town of pain or joy or sorrow, Town of working people's dreams, Town of bright sunshine tomorrow Home to Pearly Kings and Queens. Cockney banter fills my senses, Irish blarney fills my ears, Many folk and many races Gave her something through the years. Source: Rod Shearman CD Here's To Friends |
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21 May 03 - 05:28 PM (#957240) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old London City by Rod Shearman From: Herga Kitty Said MCP modestly (check the guitar credit)... |
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21 May 03 - 05:36 PM (#957246) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old London City by Rod Shearman From: GUEST,MCP I'm too modest to comment on my modesty, but I will put up the tune when I've got time. Mick |
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21 May 03 - 05:51 PM (#957260) Subject: Lyr Add: Old London City by Rod Shearman From: GUEST,Sorcha Just an Add for MCP's post of 21 May 03 - 05:21 PM this thread. |
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22 May 03 - 07:39 AM (#957562) Subject: Tune Add: OLD LONDON CITY (Rod Shearman) From: GUEST,MCP, Tune Add Here's the tune. The 5/4 bars in the chorus could be 4/4 with the last note of the bars held on a bit. Mick X: 1 T:Old London City M:4/4 L:1/4 Q:1/4=120 C:Words & Tune: Rod Shearman S:Rod Shearman CD Here's To Friends K:E (3:2:2G G2 A G|[M:5/4]F E C B, w:Back through time my thoughts go steal-ing z/2 G/2|[M:4/4] G> F (3:2:2A2 G|F E B,2| w:Where mem-o-ry can nev-er tread C C A,< E|C> E (3:2C B,2 w:An-cient peo-ple found a home-land z/2 G G/2 A> F|[M:5/4]D B, E3|| w:And a place to rest their heads. "Chorus"(3:2:2G2 E (3:2:2A G2|[M:5/4]F E C/2 B,/2-B,2| w:I still love old Lon-don ci-ty_ [M:5/4]G> E (3:2:2A2 G|[M:5/4]F E B,3|| w:Ev-ery road and ev-ery street [M:4/4](3:2:2C2 C A,< E|C E C/2 B,/2-B,2| w:I still love old Lon-don ci-ty_ [M:4/4]G G A> F|[M:5/4]D B, E3|| w:And that love it is com-plete |