Excuses why a 'song' went wrong

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: stallion
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 12:12 PM

Ah, my latest excuse, I blamed Martin, for, as we stepped on the stage, he said "oh, by the way, I have shifted the key half a note and made a slight adjustment to the arrangement, it's ok you can busk it" That was just the two of us singing a couple of new songs a cappella with only two rehearsals, I fretted so much I dried on my lead, made a joke at which most laughed and then realised it was probably inapropriate at a remembance day do!

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Genie
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 11:39 AM

"WTF!? This guitar was in tune when I bought it!!"

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: GUEST,Val
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 11:11 AM

What key was that in? I thought it was in G, but it sounded like L.

or

I play a tenor recorder. That means ten or more of the notes will be wrong.

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 10:26 AM

I like that last one.

My all-time favorite remains from Ralph McTell, who said, "Now, when I play this it's going to sound like I'm making a lot of mistakes. But actually it's quite clever."

Dan

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Mooh
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 10:20 AM

We don't wanna peak to soon.

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Acorn4
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 10:06 AM

Juvenile demensure - caused by too much use of mobile phones!

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 09:57 AM

OH SHIT, OH SHIT
(John English) (TTTO Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho)

Oh shit, Oh shit, I can't remember it
As I sing this song, the words have gone.
Oh shit, oh shit oh shit
Oh shit oh shit, what was the other bit
For the life of me it's a mystery
Oh shit, OH SHIT.

published in "... and then 3 come along together" (ISBN1-870824-44-X) a reprint of the three standard UK 'Filk' hymnals in one, ringbbound volume.
NP
Originally published in "The Drunken Rabble Project" (Feb 1990)

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 09:50 AM

"Senior moment" is slowly being replaced by ... er ...um ..

Oh yes, "CRAFT Moment" ... "Can't Remember A F...... Thing!"

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 09:49 AM

We'll try any song we halfway think we can do (at weekly worship), but we always do these maybe-dodgy ones LAST-- after all the formalities. We'll introduce it as "here's a new one that's WAY too soon to try, let's see how it goes" or "you donpt know this next one and neither do we," and lustily launch right in.

Sometimes they wrok surprisingly well. If it goes down in flames, however, we just giggle over the last, lingering (wrong) note and the people join right in. I think only once have we just stopped mid-song and called it quits to try another, instead.

But then we're songleaders, not performers. :~) Our NAME furnishes the excuse: The Good News-Goodtime Band.

~S~

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Midchuck
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 09:48 AM

The phrase, "senior moment" covers a multitude of f***-ups if you are, or appear, old enough to qualify. Some who could use it are too vain to. They deserve whatever happens.

Peter

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Fidjit
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 09:43 AM

Good old Ronnie Drew On stage in concert , "I can't get this bloody thing to sound right. What are we doing"?

Was then told to put the capo on the second fret and play G.

Chas

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 08:42 AM

"This is a great song! I think I'll learn the chords next time."
"These are great chords, I'm sure there should have been words to go with them though, La la la ..."

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: M.Ted
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 07:33 AM

"This is a great song! I think I'll learn the chords next time."

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: goatfell
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 06:00 AM

buy a music stand and have the words to the song in front of you and that way you don't forget the words and if your have glassess to see then wear them.

I do,

but then the folk purists or dickheads as I call them will say but you must learn the song at first, well if if you a lousy memeory like mine, you tend to forget the words.

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Will Fly
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 05:41 AM

"Sorry about that, but I'm from Chorley".

Nay lad, that's no excuse! Horwich - yes, but not Chorley... surely...

(Born in Chorley, lived in Horwich)

Subject: RE: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Genie
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 04:49 AM

Heck, mine are usually either "Sorry. I should rehearse more often than once a month." or "Sorry. I should've downed a couple less before I got up here on stage."   ; D

Subject: Excuses why a 'song' went wrong
From: Sailor Ron
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 04:43 AM

At Fleetwood Folk Club, we have, over the years, collected several score excuses why the song went wrong. Amongst our favourites are: "The wallpaper put me off","I've forgotton the tune so I'll sing it[?]", "Sorry about that, but I'm from Chorley", "I've forgotton the last verse, but he kills her, or t'other way round".
What other excuses have folk heard?