Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: GUEST,Rob from Woolton
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 10:13 AM

Whisper it soft, but Lonnie Donegan made a version of 'Long Haired Lover from Liverpool'. Sorry to tarnish his memory!

Fortunately, few people noticed it at the time because of Little Jimmy's hit version.

With regard to version by a British comedy actress, I don't personally remember one, but it's the sort of thing that Dora Bryan might have done. She did an appalling song called "All I Want for Christmas is a Beatle" in about 1963/4. Perhaps she turned it round to be the long-haired lady from Liverpool of the thread subject, with a sunshine lover from LA.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: GUEST,Bill
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 08:10 PM

Here's a clip on Utube by Billy Connolly doing a parody "Short-haired Police Cadet".

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: Betsy
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 06:53 PM

There was also a British comedy actress had a hit with it I can "see" her face but can't put a name to her. Wasn't Sims was it ?? Personally I think Camper Ted is taking the piss - well done Ted.
Cheers Betsy

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 05:50 PM

I believe that Tiny Tim, the long haired, tulip tiptoeing, Uke player did it before little Osmond.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 02:56 PM

Me too Shim, I wouldn't miss it either, (smirks)

Off to Beech, Les

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 02:39 PM

If you get round to learning it and to singing it in a folk club, do you think that you could see your way clear to letting us know when and where?

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: ThreeSheds
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 02:09 PM

"a bit uncalled for"
understandably so though!!!!!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 11:14 AM

Appologies, I was being a bit un-called for

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: Dave Roberts
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 10:00 AM

It is a catchy tune and there's nothing particularly wrong with the lyrics.

I think it was the toe-curlingly cutesy and almost unbelievably irritating way that Little Jimmy O used to sing the song which has poisoned our minds against it.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: GUEST,Elfcall
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 09:43 AM

You're kidding us - right?

Elfcall

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: Camper-Ted
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 09:38 AM

Hi Les,

Thanks for the laugh. I am not a fan of the Osmonds, although some of my children were.

I have a wide taste in music and this song hit me as one that my grand kids would like to sing.

Thanks

Camper-Ted

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 06:29 AM

Shack earn ass and gut, Les.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 05:03 AM

"Anyone have the music, chords, melody? It was a catchy tune."

Have you considered therapy of some kind?

Best wishes for a swift recovery

Les

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 09:43 AM

#1 25 November 1972   Little Jimmy Osmond: Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 09:42 AM

From here:

Long Haired Lover From Liverpool is a pop song by Little Jimmy Osmond.

Written by Christopher Kingsley and produced by Mike Curb and Perry Botkin Jr, Long Haired Lover from Liverpool was a UK number one single for Little Jimmy Osmond. Riding high on the popularity of The Osmonds, Jimmy (the youngest sibling) had a massive hit with the song, in the process becoming the youngest person to ever reach number one on the UK singles chart aged 9 years 8 months.

A UK number one for five weeks in December 1972, it was the Christmas number one that year, eventually selling 998,000 copies.

The song went to No. 38 in the U.S.


You can find it on YouTube here.


Your 'Lady' version is a parody of the above.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 09:39 AM

You'll do better with "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool".

Subject: Tune Req: Long Haired Lady From Liverpool
From: Camper-Ted
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 09:37 AM

Last night I saw the Osmonds 50th Anniversary show on PBS. They sang a song called "Long Haired Lady From Liverpool." Anyone have the music, chords, melody? It was a catchy tune. Does anyone know anything about it?