Subject: Lyr Add: IT'S MY PARTY (AND I'LL LIE...) - parody From: YorkshireYankee Date: 18 Nov 20 - 12:12 AM There was a request for the words to the parody I sang on Monday (Nov 16th), so here it is (I've also added it to the "'Fall of Trump' songs" thread). Nobody knows where my vict'ry has gone Rudy said it would be mine Joey and Kam are ruining my plan To rule to the end of time It's my party and I'll lie if I want to Lie if I want to, lie if I want to You would lie too if it happened to you Playing my mindgames on election night Tweeting that mail-ins are frauds Any vote cast that was not for me Just ain't the will of the Lawd It's my party and they'll lie if I say so Lie if I say so, lie if I say so You would lie too if you wanted a coup Antifa libtards all think they have won But I'll show them they are wrong Oh what a bigly surprise I've had advice from Kim Jong It's my party and they'll lie if I say so Lie if I say so, lie if I say so You would lie too if you wanted a coup Some nasty people think all votes should count Whether or not they're for me So bad they can't understand Wake up and smell the covfefe It's my Whitehouse and I'll stay if I want to Stay if I want to, stay if I want to You would stay too if you wanted a coup You would lie too if you wanted a coup You would lie too if it happened to you new words by Vikki Appleton Fielden, 16th Nov 2020 Video here or here. |
Subject: ADD:Don't Know the Words.(for My Favo(u)rite Thing From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Dec 20 - 03:33 PM I'm listening to an online concert by Vikki Appleton Fielden, the Yorkshire Yankee. Vikki writes some interesting songs, but they're scattered all over Mudcat and hard to find. I thought I'd post duplicates here. She sang most of these songs during the performance, and ended the program with "Music in my Mother's House" by Stuart Stotts of Madison, Wisconsin. Thread #168014 Message #4062116 Posted By: YorkshireYankee 30-Jun-20 - 01:49 AM Thread Name: Mudcat Worldwide Singaround - On Zoom Mondays Subject: ADD-Don’t Know the Words.(for My FavoUrite Things)
And here are the words for my UK vs US English parody of "My Favorite Things", as a number of people seemed interested. (I've posted it in a Mudcat thread before now, but I've revised it since then, so might as well share the updated version.) Vikki's concert is hosted by Piers Cawley, also a good singer. |
Subject: ADD: True Love (Vikki Appleton Fielden) From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Dec 20 - 03:34 PM Thread #168211 Message #4063299 Posted By: YorkshireYankee 07-Jul-20 - 11:01 PM Thread Name: Lyr Add: True Love (alternative broken token song Subject: Lyr Add: TRUE LOVE (Vikki Appleton Fielden)
Hello folks, |
Subject: ADD: Ode to Joy (alt lyrics for EU anthem) From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Dec 20 - 03:37 PM Thread #161747 Message #4062114 Posted By: YorkshireYankee 30-Jun-20 - 01:32 AM Thread Name: Ode to Joy - other lyrics Subject: ADD: Ode to Joy (alt lyrics for EU anthem)
Here are the words for the EU Anthem I sang at yesterday's session (I've also added them to the "National Anthems" thread): |
Subject: ADD: April Fool (Vikki Appleton Fielden) From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Dec 20 - 03:52 PM http://thedance.net/~roth/SONGS/aprilfool.html
April Fool Very rough recording of me singing this: https://soundcloud.com/user-878817332/aprilfoolmp3 |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Steve Gardham Date: 11 Dec 20 - 04:23 PM Great stuff, Joe! I don't know Vikki but we do have mutual friends I believe. The Europe anthem is pretty poignant at the moment! |
Subject: ADD: Email He-male (Vikki Appleton Fielden) From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Dec 20 - 05:52 PM Thread #138566 Message #3171731 Posted By: YorkshireYankee 16-Jun-11 - 07:53 PM Thread Name: Help me get 'exposure' for e-sex song? Subject: ADD: e-mail He-male (Vikki Appleton)
oldhippie, thanks! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Steve Gardham Date: 11 Dec 20 - 05:54 PM Wow! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Dec 20 - 06:16 PM And besides that, she's such a nice person! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: r.padgett Date: 12 Dec 20 - 02:24 AM Yes I know Vikki Football is football ~ American football is American football end of! Soccer does not exist in UK Ray |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle Date: 12 Dec 20 - 04:08 AM Lovely to hear from her after all this time. Very urbane lyrics too. Please pass on my warmest regards. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Cool Beans Date: 12 Dec 20 - 12:44 PM Vikki, these are wonderful!! Marty |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 05 Apr 21 - 08:39 PM Wow! I only check in on Mudcat sporadically these days, so I've only just happened across this thread (while googling for my April Fool song; was wondering whether or not I'd posted the words here). Thank you, Joe! I consider it a real honor that you took the time to do this. I might add a few songs when I have a spare moment. Steve, I don't think we've met, but we've both attended events in Sheffield (including the Wanton Seed book launch and Trad Song Forum meetings). I'm certainly aware of all your good work in the field. Perhaps we will eventually meet, post-Covid... Hi Ray, hope to see and sing with you again one of these months... Al, good to hear from you, too! Hope you're well and enjoying your retirement. Marty, coming from you, I consider that to be very high praise indeed. Thanks again to Joe and the rest of you. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: r.padgett Date: 06 Apr 21 - 03:57 AM "there's no fool like an April Fool" missed it! Ray |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Steve Gardham Date: 06 Apr 21 - 09:29 AM Vikki, Do you have any specifically Yorkshire songs we could add to our Yorkshire Garland website if ever we get the chance to add more songs? Do you have a website? Ours are www.sparehands.org and www.yorkshirefolksong.net among others. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 07 Apr 21 - 12:41 AM Wow, Steve, I'm very flattered that you would ask! I don't have any specifically Yorkshire songs; I'm a transplanted Yank (hence the "Favo(u)rite Things" song, inspired by the steep vocabulary learning curve when I moved from the Detroit area to Sheffield 20+ years ago), so it might be a bit presumptuous of me to write a Yorkshire song (then again, maybe someday)... I don't have a website, although I should probably do something about that one of these days. Raymond, yes, this is definitely the time of year I'd sing April Fool. (Have been doing it at some zoom sings, though it's not the same, of course.) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: r.padgett Date: 07 Apr 21 - 02:32 AM Hy Vikki ~ not really sung anything last 12 months or so ~ though I bring songs to mind and pick up the concertina for tunes ~ a bit of a problem without fellow singers around Hopefully we will get the all clear before long now ~ fingers crossed Ray New songs in the making then Vikki? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Steve Gardham Date: 07 Apr 21 - 09:34 AM Hi Vikki, You have every qualification to write a Yorkshire song, not least being an excellent songwriter. Some of the world's best songs are about places the writer has never been to. I write songs about the trawling industry. I've never been to sea on a trawler but I've read lots of books and talked to people who have. Added to that is the fact sometimes a newcomer's perspective is desirable. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 08 Apr 21 - 12:09 AM Steve, thank you very much for the kind words. That's food for thought – and definitely motivation to have a go at writing a Yorkshire song! Ray, have you tried any of the zoom sings? I can definitely recommend the Mudcat sing on Monday evenings! I've been singing more this past year than before Covid; I manage 7-10 a week, and I think they've helped keep me sane during lockdown. I do sorely miss 'wall of sound' sessions like Kelham Island Tavern, but it's been lovely getting to meet/hear other folkies from various countries and time zones. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: leeneia Date: 08 Apr 21 - 12:39 AM AAAGRHH! The video is unavailable. I love the song True Love. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 08 Apr 21 - 10:09 PM Hi leeneia! That's odd, as I've just copy-pasted the link and it works when I do that. (It also works when my husband tries it.) It is a link to a post in the Mudcat group on fb, so if you don't do fb, maybe that's why? Anyway, if you PM me your @ddress, I'd be happy to send you an mp3. Steve, I've thought of something I've written that might qualify as a Yorkshire song... inspired by the Sheffield flooding of 2007. Only problem is that it's a parody – of John Tams' wonderful Rolling Home. He is aware of it, thanks to a friend of mine who sent it to him (without telling me) and has given me his blessing – verbally, though not in writing, so he may or may not remember doing so at this point. But it's not entirely original, so may not truly qualify... Rowing Home with apologies to John Tams new words ©July 2007 Vikki Appleton Fielden There goes the River Don, luv, Just watch it bloody rise There’s a place we go to sleep each night, Waits on the other side There’ll be p’lice & mud aplenty, And Skodas in the foam As we go rowing home, As we go rowing home CHORUS: Rowing home, as we go rowing home, When we go rowing, rowing, As we go rowing home. From Meadowhall to Brightside, The helicopters roar The river tops The Wicker, And tide’s in down Shalesmoor There are no trams or buses, Or taxis we can phone So we’ll go rowing home, We will go rowing home CHORUS They kicked us out of Fatcat*, Although the beer weren’t gone They said it were not safe no more, Though we had us wellies on So it’s a little damp, miluv There’s still no need to moan As long as tap still flows, We won’t be rowing home CHORUS The rain is on my hedgerow... So is the River Don And now I can go fishing Where once I mowed the lawn So Walkley’s lost their power I’ve lost me garden gnome! I hope it’s rowing home, I hope it’s rowing home CHORUS So Summer’s brought us flooding Now winter drought has passed If this i’n’t global warming, George Bush can kiss my... knee If we don’t pull together, We’ll reap what we have sown As we go rowing home, As we go rowing home CHORUS *If singing for people who don't know Sheffield, substitute "pub, lads" for "Fatcat". |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: r.padgett Date: 09 Apr 21 - 02:23 AM Yes Fat Cat, Kelham Island Tavern ~ referred to as KIT and Shakespeare(Gibraltar Street) all quite close to each other ~ all folkie pubs ~ Kelham Island Industrial Museum with its iron and steel exhibits worth a look if visiting Sheffield has in the past suffered some high flooding levels ~ hopefully sorted now Ray |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Steve Gardham Date: 09 Apr 21 - 09:39 AM Okay, Vikki I believe a parody is counted as an original composition so the text is fine. However if the tune is as one presumes the same, we would need permission to record that, and presumably you singing it. Regarding localised placenames in Sheffield, that's all fine too. If any explanation is needed that comes in the provenance notes. Once you or s.o.e. has got permission to use the tune from John, unless of course it's a traditional tune, which I don't think it is.(then we'll need to get it recorded). The verse tune is quite close to one of those tunes used for 'The Dolphin' with a different rhythm. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 09 Apr 21 - 10:39 PM Very interesting, Steve, thanks. (I don't know what "s.o.e." stands for, though.) The tune is the same as Rolling Home; I don't know John personally, so I don't know if an email from me would get through... |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: GerryM Date: 10 Apr 21 - 12:08 AM "s.o.e." = "SomeOne Else". |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 11 Apr 21 - 05:22 AM Thanks, Gerry. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 12 Apr 21 - 09:00 PM Adding the song I sang during the Mudcat zoom this evening... I wrote this in the spring of 2017, after reading about a beautiful golden beach that had disappeared and then returned – after 33 years – to the town of Dooagh on the tiny island of Achill (pronounced Ack-ill) off the coast of Ireland. If you're intrigued, there's more info in this article, and photos, too. I started to muse about where the beach might have gone to on its 'holiday' had a look (thanks to Google) at various maps of the world's ocean currents, and came up with a route that this beach might have traveled... Wave Goodbye ©April 2017 Vikki Appleton Fielden My name is such a mouthful that I pray you call me Sandy My home's a tiny village where the tides they love to tarry I there resided gladly for more years than can be counted Until one day I ran away to see the world about me Chorus: Wave goodbye, wave hello There are so many places to go Wave goodbye, wave hello You're always welcome home I hitched a tide to Iceland, then to Greenland made my way And drifted continental to a Caribbean bay I surfed the South Atlantic, took a quick Antarctic tour... 'til Pacific currents left me Russian for Alaska's shore Chorus I sang a song in Singapore, Australia was a blast I rolled around South Africa, Sahara waved me past But then in southern Europe I began to miss my home After three-and-thirty years upon the roam Chorus For in 1984 I left my home on Ireland's coast I hear they missed me greatly, though I know I shouldn't boast So in 2017 I caught an April storm and then How the town of Dooagh cheered to have a golden beach again Chorus My name is such a mouthful that I pray you call me Sandy My home is Achill Island where the tides they love to tarry I've played the wild rover and around the world migrated But now I'm back where I belong, my wanderlust abated Chorus |
Subject: ADD: Get Your Vaccination (Yorkshire Yankee) From: YorkshireYankee Date: 09 May 21 - 04:10 PM I wrote this a couple of months ago, persuaded a few friends to help me sing it and got a couple of pros to help me record it and produce a video: "Come On Baby, Get Your Vaccination" I'm very pleased with how it turned out! GET YOUR VACCINATION to the tune of "The Locomotion" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King new words ©Vikki Appleton Fielden, 15 March 2021 Everybody's talkin' bout this brand new jab now Come on baby, get your vaccination Kudos to the people workin' in the lab now Come on baby, get your vaccination Do it for your granny, for your family and friends 'Cos that's the only way this nasty virus will end, so Come on, come on, get your vaccination with me You gotta make that call now Come on, baby, sign up... relax Well I think that you're on track After you have done it you will feel so good, yeah (BREATHE!) Come on baby, get your vaccination You know you'll wanna tell it to the whole neighborhood, yeah Come on baby, get your vaccination It really is so easy now, it won't be long Til Covid disappears and we can sing a song, so Come on, come on, get your vaccination with me And then we'll lose those masks, yeah Come on, baby, roll up... your sleeve And a gift you will receive When it's fin'ly over and the job is done, yeah (BREATHE!) Come on baby, get your vaccination We'll get to sing and dance again and have some fun, yeah Come on baby, get your vaccination We'll get to live our lives again, and have no fear We'll see a show and hug our friends and shed a tear, so Come on, come on, get your vaccination Come on, come on, get your vaccination Come on, come on, get your vaccination today |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: leeneia Date: 11 May 21 - 01:22 PM Good work, Vikki. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 17 May 21 - 07:55 PM Thanks, Leeneia! |
Subject: ADD: Do You Love an Orange? (Yorkshire Yankee) From: YorkshireYankee Date: 24 May 21 - 07:36 PM Do You Love an Orange? to the tune of Do You Love an Apple? new words ©Vikki Appleton Fielden Just over six years ago (on 22nd May 2015) the Irish held a referendum on gay marriage, which passed – with 62% of voters in favour (on a turnout of 61%). When I went to my fourth Sunday pub sing that evening (at Kelham Island Tavern in Sheffield), one of my friends said, "I wish we had a song we could sing to celebrate the result!" So I had a bit of a think, and wrote this (with a nod to Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit): DO YOU LOVE AN ORANGE? (Vikki Appleton Fielden) Do you love an orange, do you love a pear? Do you think allowing gay marriage is fair? Oh, yes we know love, We'll not deny love We'll vote for love wherever it grows We used to be Catholic, at mass every day But now the hypocrisy gets in our way Oh, yes we know love, We'll not deny love We'll vote for love wherever it grows When we were all children, we bought what they said That only a man and a woman could wed Oh, yes we know love, We'll not deny love We'll vote for love wherever it grows Now that we're older, we're sure God must feel That any love's worthy as long as it's real Oh, yes we know love, We'll not deny love We'll vote for love wherever it grows And why should we say any love deserves shame When hate, greed and cruelty cause so much pain Oh, yes we know love, We'll not deny love We'll vote for love wherever it grows Do you love an orange, do you love a pear? Do you think allowing gay marriage is fair? Oh, yes we know love, We'll not deny love We'll vote for love wherever it grows |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: leeneia Date: 25 May 21 - 12:33 PM Another fine song, Vikki. Thanks. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: gillymor Date: 25 May 21 - 12:43 PM I haven't read everything here but the first two songs posted are absolute gems, well done. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 26 May 21 - 07:42 PM Thank you very much leeneia and gillymor! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 10 Jun 21 - 04:54 PM Here you go, Moorley Man... The Mother’s Story ©~Feb 2012 Vikki Appleton Fielden Once I had a bonny daughter Many suitors sought her hand Pure of heart and fair of face Her fame it spread throughout the land chorus: (Oh) Cold the wind (and) cruel the sea That carried o’er the sailor lad Who stole my daughter away from me One fine day she met a sailor Bold and handsome, strong & brave Speaking words as sweet as honey And to him her heart she gave chorus So the wedding bans were posted And the couple made their plans Every morning as they walked Together across the harbour’s sands chorus Then one morning, oh so early A young sailor did appear Shot my daughter and her lover While his crew and captain cheered chorus Since I lost my bonny daughter Here in Bedlam I remain All because she loved a sailor William Taylor was his name Written because it seems rather unfair to me that William Taylor's old girl friend shoots the new one (fair enough if she wants to shoot him! ;-) ), as it's highly unlikely the new sweetheart would be aware of the previous one.) Very rough recording of me singing it here: https://soundcloud.com/user-878817332/the-mothers-story |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 07 Sep 21 - 06:42 PM Sang this song during the Mudcat Worldwide Sing a few weeks ago, but forgot to post the words here. (As it happens, I've just (as of 31st August) released it as a single – the first time I've actually released something I've written! Which is why I was so busy I forgot to post it here...) It refers to the old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times", and explores the idea that there may be more than one kind of "infection" to blame for our current "interesting times". I wrote it so I could enter it in the 2020 John Birmingham Cup songwriting competiton, which was online and (for the first time) requested that entries be on a specific subject: the year 2020 (it received an honourable mention). Interesting Times © Vikki Appleton Fielden, Aug 2020 It's in the air, it's everywhere My love, we live in interesting times And anyone at all can share it Alas, we live in interesting times SOME are worried, call for change Others laugh and see no danger If you got gold, you can buy the news And facts can be whatever you choose The world is burnin' up with fevers, Shakin' with storms and hellish leaders The real disease ain't nothin' new It's been around longer than me and you Friends, the cure we really need Is for hate and fear and lies and greed Feeling hopeless? That's too easy There's work to do, so let's get busy And let us end these interesting times There's work to do, so let's get busy And let us end these interesting times You can listen to (or even buy ;-) ) the song on Bandcamp – or pretty much any streaming service. Interesting Times video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFIUB05cR9w The video of me is from a recording session at Abbey Road Studios in July '21; the graffiti in the video is on a looong wall a few minutes' walk from where I live in Sheffield. (And while I'm plugging stuff... I may as well mention that I've finally got 'round to doing a website for myself: https://yorkshireyankee.com) This is the kind of song that's easy to 'update' by adding new verses, so here are some new ones that aren't on the recording: The PM lies, the press salute The fields are full of rotting fruit The NHS is on its knees The Yanks will buy it, piece by piece The numbers spike and Twitter sings The problem here is not the 'ping' If no-one believes your votes were stolen Tell Fox News to do some trollin' The icecaps melt, Australia burns The forest shrinks, the plague returns Our troops in Kabul wave goodbye While those who helped us stay and die |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: leeneia Date: 08 Sep 21 - 10:07 AM Good for you, Vikki. That's very hard-hitting. My own theory about Murdoch and the foxes is that Murdoch is jealous of America. Jealousy is the crazy emotion. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 10 Sep 21 - 10:43 PM Thanks very much, leeneia! Interesting theory about Murdoch. My own theory is that he simply doesn't care who he hurts or how much damage he does, as long as he's making money. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 19 Sep 21 - 01:48 AM I sang this during Monday's (13th Sept) Mudcat Worldwide Sing. It's a fairly new song, just written this past August, about the steel town I now live in and love, and its rich industrial and musical heritage. Sheffield Sings ©Vikki Appleton Fielden, August 2021 The music of Sheffield begins with the rivers Porter Brook, Rivelin, Loxley and Sheaf They meet in the Don and they daily deliver The power that brought Sheffield glory and grief chorus Sheffield sings with mills and mettle Open hearths and open hearts Forging songs of love and sorrow Burnishing the flats and sharps The music of Shepherd Wheel turns with the story Of men doubled over to grind Sheffield blades Crucible steel sounds a fiery new anthem Tempering tunes and transposing the trades chorus The music of war brought a new pride and purpose Bugles and marching and medals in bronze Factory girls making bullets and ammo Stealing the thunder from siren and bomb chorus The music of forges and factories faded Leaving their hallmark on all who remain But even the silence belongs to the symphony Soon we'll be singing and blooming again Sheffield sings with mills and mettle Open hearths and open hearts Forging songs of love and sorrow Burnishing the flats and sharps Forging songs of love and sorrow Burnishing the flats and sharps Rough recording of me singing it here: https://soundcloud.com/user-878817332/sheffield-sings |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 28 Sep 21 - 07:11 PM In March 2018, Sergei and Yulia Skripal – and a police officer – were hospitalised in Salisbury, UK, after being poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. (In June, two more people were hospitalised (one of whom died) after finding a discarded perfume bottle which had contained Novichok). I wrote this parody in September, after UK authorities charged two Russian nationals with the poisoning. These men – and the Russian government – claimed they were being unfairly maligned; they were simply innocent sports nutritionists on holiday, visiting Salisbury in order to see the historic cathedral's famous spire, although they never quite managed to get there. Apparently, they had trouble finding it (even though it's so tall it can be seen from anywhere in the town), zig-zagging all over the city, then abruptly cutting short their visit – because the weather was too nasty (Russians being very unused to harsh weather, natch!). Are You Going to Salisbury Town? ©Vikki Appleton Fielden, Sept 2018 TTO Scarborough Fair Are you going to Salisbury town? Ricin, novichok and strychnine We look for friend to show us around He once was a comrade of mine We come on holiday, just to admire Ricin, novichok and strychnine One hundred twenty-three-metre spire He once was a comrade of mine Spire much harder to find than we thought Ricin, novichok and strychnine We spend two days taking 'special' shortcut He once was a comrade of mine Weather so bad we decide not to go Ricin, novichok and strychnine Russians not used to half-inch of snow He once was a comrade of mine I am a simple man – just ask my wife Ricin, novichok and strychnine Sports nutrition is my whole life! He once was a comrade of mine This all so silly – what is big fuss? Ricin, novichok and strychnine Hey, why you not feel sorry for us? He once was a comrade of mine And if you still think we telling you lie Ricin, novichok and strychnine Here is good perfume that you must try He once was a comrade of mine |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Sep 21 - 11:44 PM well, done! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 29 Sep 21 - 08:24 PM Thanks, Sandra! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: leeneia Date: 02 Oct 21 - 10:36 PM Thanks for two more fine songs, Vikki. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 09 Oct 21 - 07:02 PM Thank you very much, leeneia! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: GUEST Date: 17 Oct 21 - 05:40 PM Just added this on the Lyr req: Londonderry Air thread, and thought I might as well post it here as well, while I'm at it... I wrote this one a few years ago (not really sure how long ago, so the date below is a guess), just for fun. Thought of the pun and wrote the rest of the song to make it work; it's in Franglais: London Derrière © Vikki Appleton Fielden (~2015?) When Ah was young Ah left mah 'ome in gay Paris Ah crossed La Manche To leeve in Angleterre To mah soorpreeze Zee lovely girls of Lohndohn Sont tres gentil Et belle beyond compare So when Ah go to bed Mah rose Anglaise Oh voulez vous Ahccompahnee me zayre For zo j'adore Les jolies filles Francaises Zere's nossing cahn soorpass a London derriere (For those who may not know, "la Manche"("the sleeve") is what the French call the English Channel, Angleterre = England and Anglaise = English woman.) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 10 Nov 21 - 07:19 PM OK, this one needs a bit of background, unless you're already familiar with the plot of Child Ballad 31, "The Marriage of Sir Gawain". Here's a summary: Arthur, apparently some day after Christmas, had been encountered at Tarn Wadling, in the forest of Inglewood, by a bold baron armed with a club, who offered him the choice of fighting, or ransoming himself by coming back on New Year's day and bringing word what women most desire. Arthur puts this question in all quarters, and having collected many answers, in which, possibly, he had little confidence, he rides to keep his day. On the way he meets a frightfully ugly woman; she intimates that she could help him. Arthur promises her Gawain in marriage, if she will, and she imparts to him the right answer. Arthur finds the baron waiting for him at the tarn, and presents first the answers which he had collected and written down. These are contemptuously rejected. Arthur then says that he had met a lady on a moor, who had told him that a woman would have her will. The baron says that the misshapen lady on the moor was his sister, and he will burn her if he can get hold of her. Upon Arthur's return he tells his knights that he has a wife for one of them, and they ride with the king to see her, or perhaps for her to make her choice. When they see the bride, they decline the match in vehement terms, all but Gawain, who is somehow led to waive "a little foul sight and misliking." She is bedded in all her repulsiveness, and turns to a beautiful young woman. To try Gawain's compliance further, she asks him whether he will have her in this likeness by night only or only by day. Putting aside his own preference, Gawain leaves the choice to her, and this is all that is needed to keep her perpetually beautiful. For a stepmother had witched her to go on the wild moor in that fiendly shape until she should meet some knight who would let her have all her will. Her brother, under a like spell, was to challenge men either to fight with him at odds or to answer his hard question. (source – and more info – here: http://71.174.62.16/Demo/LongerHarvest?Text=ChildRef_31 – part of an extremely useful index of the Child Ballads by Ed de Moel) With that out of the way, here are the words for my re-working of Child 31. I call it "Sir Gav Gets Hitched" ;-). Sir Gav Gets Hitched ©Vikki Appleton Fielden "Hey Arfur," said his cousin Gav "You're lookin' kinda down Is something wrong? What happened when You partied in Carlisle town?" "Oh Gavin, you would not believe The trouble I am in I got so drunk I made a bet I don't think I can win "Some spotty kid harassed me and when He threw down the gauntlet I could not resist, and said I knew what women wan-ted "I've really no idea, of course There is no man who does But I'll be bankrupt if I don't Give him an answer, cuz" But Gavin said, "Do not lose hope No point in being bitter Just ask your friends – the female ones On Facebook and on Twitter" So Arfur took this good advice And of women did inquire, all Before he went to bed that night And of course his post went viral So many answers did he get And no two were the same But one did stand out from the rest For its author did proclaim, "I know who asked this question, Guv I know the answer, too But I want something in return: A man who will be true" Although she looked a little fey Our man said, "You're in luck Me cousin Gav's a lovely guy I'm sure you'll want to... marry!" She told him just what words to say And off he went to meet The spotty kid on New Year's Day On a dark, deserted street He tried some other answers first His cousin for to spare But in the end it was no use And so he did declare (big breath) The thing that women really want Should not come as a shock, it's Simply to have their own will – And dresses that have pockets! His enemy said things obscene And proceeded to complain "I bet my bloody sister snitched She really is a pain Although I'm bound to let you go You now are in her debt But if I get my hands on her, Her words she will regret" Then Arfur and his crew rejoiced And went to see this dame With Gav in tow, to be her beau His passion to proclaim When they arrived they were surprised For there in scarlet clad The bride-to-be they did agree Was a very lovely lad Sir Kay exclaimed in great dismay But Sir Gav said "Don't be cruel. I think you'll find I'm so inclined And everything is cool." The bride did coo "Now will you choose For what fate am I bound? A lass by day, and a lad at night – Or the other way around?" Then Gav replied "I cannot decide For I'm happy either way And was it you I walked beside At the Pride March Saturday?" "Oh, yes," they said, "and with those words You have made things better still, For you have healed my mother's curse When you gave me all my will." And now these two are so in love It is time to end this tale Let us all be kind to those we find And may love never fail And if someone should ask you what A woman's heart requires Just remember that it's pockets in A dress she most desires You can hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/user-878817332/sir-gav-gets-hitched-child-ballad-31 Superb medieval-sounding guitar part devised and played by the excellent Lynne Morley. All other instruments played by the brilliant Jon Loomes, who also engineered the sound. BIG thanks to Lynne & Jon for making this track sound so fabulously medieval! They're both also on SoundCloud, so do check them out. Note: This was written for Thank Goodness It's Folk, Sheffield's wonderful local folk radio show, at the request of James Fagan, for their weekly spot which focuses on a different Child Ballad each week (brilliantly named "Friday's Child", because the programme airs every Friday). There are some ballads that have not been recorded much/at all, and/or have some problematic content, so James put out a call to see if anyone could help out by writing/recording new versions (starting with Child 30, "King Arthur and King Cornwall", which resulted in some excellent new songs/interpretations). James suggested I have a go at Child 31 the following week (I think because it's a bit misogynistic), put me in touch with Jon Loomes, and this song was the result. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: leeneia Date: 12 Nov 21 - 01:30 PM That's a remarkably complex plot for a ballad. There's nothing wrong with that, I'm just observing. Vikki, you have touched on a truth which needs more acknowledgement in our world. Women need pockets. I always try to have at least one pocket in my clothes. A breast pocket is so useful to hold the glasses that I take off and put on several times a day. A pants pocket is good for the tissue without which no real lady starts her day. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: YorkshireYankee Date: 12 Nov 21 - 05:20 PM Thanks, leeneia. It IS a remarkably complex plot for a ballad (which is why the original was 50+ verses). Apparently it was the type of ballad that the professional minstrels did, rather than the punters. I'm a major fan of pockets myself, so much so that the last time I bought jeans (which had pockets made of material that quickly wore out and developed holes that let through coins and keys, and were so stupidly small that folded money tended to climb out of them), I took them to a seamstress and had them replaced with nice deep pockets made of a nice strong material (the kind that are standard on my husband's trousers). It was well worth it, as they're deep enough that I can get away without carrying a handback most of the time. That said, I must confess it was my husband who gave me the idea to put the desire for pockets in the song, as when I was working on it I told him it was the ballad with the "what women want" riddle, and he immediately said "Dresses with pockets!". (My husband... I think I'll keep him! ;-) ) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Joe Offer Date: 12 Nov 21 - 11:05 PM I've always been a major fan of Gollum in The Hobbit, who referred to them as pocketses. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pocketses |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Songs of the Yorkshire Yankee From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 13 Nov 21 - 02:43 AM speaking of pockets, they have been all over Sydney & Australian radio this week since Kaz Cooke released her latest book - You're Doing it Wrong. A history of bad & bonkers advice to women Amongst the questions is this one - As a woman, why can’t I find an item of clothing with real pockets? Kaz is also on twittter @reallykazcooke VIDEO: Author Kaz Cooke serves up the ridiculous myths told to women Back in the 80's my friend's 2 year old daughter demanded pockets in all her clothing, & of course grew into a stylish woman, not a dedicated follower of (transient) fashion, but a woman with her own style & proper pockets in all her clothes! |
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