fake thackray

Subject: fake thackray
From: breezy
Date: 16 Apr 13 - 06:56 PM

he has returned me to the original.

'Paleolithic' leer

well I never !

Jake's website has a comprehensive lyric library which has enhanced my appreciation of the man's command of language

And all thanks to an evening listening to John Watterson
aka Fake Thackray



must mention
Malcolm Jeffrey

recommend the youtube tribute prog

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: michaelr
Date: 16 Apr 13 - 08:25 PM

Another cryptic post. What are you on about?

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: Rob Naylor
Date: 16 Apr 13 - 09:43 PM

Michaelr: Jake Thackeray of course!

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: Rob Naylor
Date: 16 Apr 13 - 09:53 PM

Breezy: Just loved what Jake Thackray (spelling correct this time!) did with Georges Brassens' "Le Gorille" when he translated it (the sentiment, if not exactly a literal translation!) into "Brother Gorilla".

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: Bert
Date: 16 Apr 13 - 10:02 PM

I love a good bum on a woman, it makes my day....

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: michaelr
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 01:16 AM

Never heard of any of them. Are there links to be had, or are you keeping it secret?

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 03:54 AM

michaelr knows nowt

not big bad michael on the run ?he does aka Desmond, Norman, Bernard

we are extracting some yardidge here are we not?

as you mentioned 'a good bum' it was through this bridle path I learned some latin '

who can solve that one then ?

post here I would

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 03:57 AM

'All the little angels are sent up on high'. 'Which end up? Arse end up.' etc.

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 04:11 AM

breezy accidently guested

oo thanks liza

???????

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 04:30 AM

When a name appears on here that one doesn't know, as michaelr claims never to have heard of Jake Thackray, why not just, first off, google the name, check wikipedia etc, before claiming ignorance with an odd sort of almost proud tone, or asking helplessly for a link to be provided?

Here for a start is a link to wikipedia on Thackray ~~

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Thackray

~M~

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: LesB
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 04:35 AM

For clarification (& michaelr)
Jake Thackery
and
Fake Thackray
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 04:38 AM

Having watched both of them perform live, I have to say that Fake is one up on Jake - he smiles more!

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: Leadfingers
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 04:45 AM

I dont think Jake evr got across the pond , so its not surprising Michael does not know him ! There ARE some You Tubes of the original !

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 05:52 AM

What has smiling got to do with it?

he was a nervous performer

J T's comments on how us post war brits were brainwashed by pop american 'musical' culture which has had in some ways a cancerous effect on creative British culture

Thankfully there was a Woody Guthrie as american's saving grace

rather like soaps contribution to dramatic art

still guesting

Before entering inane comments maybe take time to watch the tribute prog

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 06:02 AM

That was a cock up, a cock-up

To settle my own trembling bowels

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: Charmion
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 08:09 AM

Jake may not have crossed the Pond in person, but his music certainly did.

Back about 1983, I first heard "Isabel Makes Love On National Monuments" on CBC Radio, on a show hosted by Max Ferguson (may he rest in peace). Max also frequently programmed "My Dog Ulysees" and "Lah Di Dah", but it was "Isabel" that left me helpless over the sink while doing the dishes -- I couldn't believe my ears.

Despite its almost complete conversion to Toronto-style hipsterism, CBC still occasionally surprises me with a wee dose of Jake. There is hope.

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 08:39 AM

Met woman yesterday from ontario and she hadnt heard of Stan Rogers!

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: doc.tom
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 08:46 AM

Anybody else not heard of anybody?

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: Snuffy
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 08:59 AM

I bet Stan had never heard of the woman from Ontario.

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: Elmore
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 09:03 AM

ontario? What's that?

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: michaelr
Date: 17 Apr 13 - 07:28 PM

Thanks for the links. Funny stuff!

When I post here, I generally try to make clear what I'm talking about. Breezy's posts appear to do the opposite, and I find that annoying. Why should I have to enlist Google to understand what he's saying, when he could just as well write plain English?

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: Capo da Monty
Date: 18 Apr 13 - 05:41 AM

Respect to all J T tribute performers!
The best I have seen was at The New Xpress Folk Club in Bournemouth
Ed Mortimer...

CdM

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 18 Apr 13 - 02:07 PM

Crptic crossword clue posts might make sense in twitter, where space is short. But on Mudcat its more common, and politer, to use sentences that provide enough information to allow people to understand what we are on about. It doesn't take significantly longer to write, and it can a lot of time when reading.

Subject: RE: fake thackray
From: michaelr
Date: 18 Apr 13 - 06:42 PM

Thank you, Kevin.