Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation

Subject: Oh Jeremy Corbyn
From: Jack Campin
Date: 25 Jun 17 - 02:59 AM

It may only be six notes long but it looks like the collective creation and distribution of songs is still a reality.

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn
From: BobL
Date: 25 Jun 17 - 03:46 AM

???

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn
From: Jack Campin
Date: 25 Jun 17 - 03:49 AM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/oh-jeremy-corbyn-story-behind-song-summer/

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 25 Jun 17 - 12:31 PM

It looks like another non-story picked up & repeated ad nauseum
I suppose, with the supposed links to anti-Semitism, we should be glad they didn't think to set it to "Oh Solomon Levi" (tra-la-la-la-la-la)

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: Jack Campin
Date: 25 Jun 17 - 12:55 PM

Glastonbury is a high-profile event, and for this song to take off there (and at similar gatherings) is something new.

I don't think the crowd at Woodstock thought up jingles about John Kennedy, did they?

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 26 Jun 17 - 12:49 PM

Anti-Semitic?
Don't you mean anti-Israeli treatment of Palestinians?

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jun 17 - 12:54 PM

Aye, right.

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: Jack Campin
Date: 26 Jun 17 - 02:03 PM

It does actually resemble the beginning of "Old Solomon Levi" (which is a Jewish song from the East End of London, though it's gone a bit further). Dunno if that's where the White Stripes got it.

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 26 Jun 17 - 04:00 PM

Solomon Levi (1885)

"Words and music by Fred Seaver published by Oliver Ditson & Co. sung by Sheet Music Singer, Fred Feild"
https://youtu.be/eUiHqRtbb9I

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: Jack Campin
Date: 26 Jun 17 - 04:23 PM

I am sure there's more to it than that - Solomon Levy was a real person and there were good reasons why he might have inspired an anonymously improvised song.

More on the Glastonbury event;

http://www.nme.com/news/watch-glastonbury-silent-disco-crowd-chant-oh-jeremy-corbyn-to-white-stripes-2091967

There are disgusted responses in the Spectator and the Telegraph as you might expect; it looks like it did the trick like a good political chant should. If it ends up doing for Theresa May what Lilliburlero did for James VII&II, nobody's going to complain it was a bit dull.

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 26 Jun 17 - 05:20 PM

Quite a painful listen is that though. I'm not a football watcher, I suppose those are the accepted notes now? And I'd never heard of the White Stripes.
The original "proper" tune is a lot better.
I don't expect many will go back to check the White Stripes tune.
https://youtu.be/Mut_jxG1Uhc 

I wimped out and prefer the rather tame but more melodic Rockabye Baby! version of the tune to sing along with
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L5N6iLLGPyg# 

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I'm looking forward to the next Conservative Conference video
"Oh, Theresa May-yay" ?

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 27 Jun 17 - 02:29 PM

my jeremy song


https://soundcloud.com/denise_whittle/jeremy-corbyn-song

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Jun 17 - 03:06 PM

Glastonbury's was better.

Subject: RE: Oh Jeremy Corbyn - Song Creation
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 28 Jun 17 - 03:16 AM

Oh Jeremy
You're going to be
Prime Minister one day

We've had enough
Of poorer stuff
Goodbye to Mrs May