Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Marymac90
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 01:38 PM

Since my favorite chanteys for yelling have already been mentioned by chanteyranger or others, I'll go to the rock genre that I so often disparage.

WAR!!! What is it good for? Absolutely NOTHING!!!

and

We will, we will ROCK 'EM!!!

I think these will do to sing your guts out with, if that's what you've gotta have. Not my usual taste, but I think they fill the bill.

Marymac

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Barbara
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 01:02 PM

The variant of the Volga Boatmen/Birthday song I know goes :
Happy Birthday HUUUHH!
Oh, Happy Birthday HUUUHH!
Smoke and smog fill the air
People dying everywhere
Happy Birthday HUUUHH!
Oh, Happy Birthday HUUUHH!

And I've heard a number of other verses on that theme. I think they may be in the Forum someplace, if someone wants to search.

And if you want to count less-serious, doesn't-shove-your-guts-out-your-mouth type "HUHs", there's always,
"Oh, I wanna be a dog, HUH, HUH, HUH, HUH,
Oh, I wanna lie around, HUH, HUH, HUH, HUH
I wanna scratch fleas, and pee on trees,
I just wanna be a hound

I don't see it in the database, but it's in Rise Up Singing.

There is also a singer I sing with regularly at the pub who has raised the art of 'but-saying' to a high level; Whenever the word 'but' appears in his song, BUT especially at the beginning of a line, he belts it out with enough force to remove paint from the walls and cause his adjacent companions to spill or spew their beer. Do you suppose it's relevant to say he's English?
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Clinton Hammond2
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 12:52 PM

The White Collar Holler was written by Nigel Russell... And it's near the top of my list with the way Song Of The Lakes used to do "Rolling Down to old Maui", (Made Stan Rogers sound like a little girls blouse) and of late, James Keelaghans's "Number 37"... for it's
"way-hey-ya-hey-yahey hey-ya hey-ya-hey!"

{~`

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Mbo
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 12:29 PM

Was it this? Fairytale of New York.

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: WyoWoman
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 11:49 AM

Bugsy, honey, not to be impolite, but are you buggin' again? I don't recall any exclamations or grunts in either of the songs you suggested. Barbara Allen and Scarlet Ribbons?
'they called her Barbry Allen [UNNH]...')
('Scarlet ribbons for her hair ... AIIYYAAAAEEEEEEE!...)

But, heck. Maybe my memory is just ... huh? ... oh, .... faulty ....

Mbo -- I'm not sure the name of it because someone gave it to me on a tape and didn't include the names of the songs. I just knew that it was a Pogues tape and their "Christmas" lyrics sort of suited my pissy and profoundly cynical mood at that particular time of my life.

ww

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: GUEST,dan evergreen
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 11:15 AM

To make my little girl crack up, I used to throw in a few exclamations in this song:

"When John Henry was a little baby, (WHOOOOOOOO!) Sitting on his mammy's knee, (GET DOWWWWN!) etc., etc.,..."

Of course, "UNHHH!" would work good, too.

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 11:15 AM

try singing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with ho-ho-hos...

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say...HO HO HO
Rudolph with your nose so bright...

Rise and Shine in the DT. On the third line of the chorus stand up and sing, Rise and shine and...(insert big umph or clap or stomp here)...give God the glory, glory...

So rise and shine and give God the glory glory
Rise and shine and give God the glory glory
Rise and shine and give God the glory glory
Children of the Lord.

This one is on the missing tunes list. I may try to do a midi from memory. Somehow, the ole memory always plays a few subtle tricks when trying to get the melody just right.

Mary

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: GUEST,dan evergreen
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 11:13 AM

To make my little girl crack up, I used to throw in a few exclamations in this song:

"When John Henry was a little baby, (WHOOOOOOOO!) Sitting on his mammy's knee, (GET DOWWWWN!) etc., etc.,..."

Of course, "UNHHH!" would work good, too.

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 09:47 AM

I reserve the right to differentiate between a holler and a pelvic thrust: Elvis was a long way from hollering, as was Burton Cummings in the lamentable "American Woman". But never mind that. Sophcleese has uncovered further evidence of the sinister "Yellow Rose of Texas/Gilligan's Island/" conspiracy: "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" can be sung to the same melodies.HAH!

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Snuffy
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 09:35 AM

Lighthouse,

There are more bits in John Kanaka for really opening your lungs -

I thought I heard the old man say UNNNHHH!!
John Kanaka-naka, Too-rye-ay
Today, today's a holidayUNNNHHH!!
John Kanaka-naka, Too-rye-ay

And then you've still got the chorus!

Wassail! V

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: sledge
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 09:26 AM

A song from the Napoleonic eara, The route has just come for the Blues, loud Huzzahs all round.

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Callie
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 09:13 AM

At a local session the evening used to end with "Jean". And after the chorus that goes "And I love 'er. I love 'er" etc everyone would grunt loudly, suggestively and in a vulgar fashion right on the first beat of the following bar - very funny and very satisfying.

A few South African songs are good for singing your brains out: Senzenina and Nkosi Sikele Afrika.

And for some reason the chorus of "Factory Lad" (with hand actions which can get a little irreverant - especially at "chuck") has always been satisfying:

Turning steel how do you feel
As on the chuck you spin
If you felt like me you'd roll right out
And never roll back in.

Callie

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: guinnesschik
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 09:12 AM

A friend of ours encourages the audience to yell "bulls***" during the chorus of "Charlie On The MTA."

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 02:29 AM

I thought he died long ago.

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 02:01 AM

General Taylor is a goodun....

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From:
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 01:53 AM

John Kanakanaka and Blood Red Roses have had a mention, and i can manage a whoop or yelp into many shanties but my unrestrained shriek in Chinesee Bumboatman apparently blew Mbo clean off HearMe

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 13 Sep 00 - 12:03 AM

There's the chantey, "Dan, Dan." the chorus is nothing more than "Ar!" "Blood Red Roses" and "Bring "Em Down" are other great shout at the top of your lung chanteys. Real voice killing, hernia inducing ones!

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Marion
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 11:06 PM

I like the grunt in the chorus of "White Collar Holler" (I can't remember who wrote it; Stan Rogers sang it).

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: The Lighthouse
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 10:36 PM

"Drunken Sailor" is a good song for thumpin away. "Home Boys Home" obviously and "Wild Rover". Anyone know "John Kanaka"?? John Kanaka-naka too ri ay. Too ri ay WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH too ri ay! John Kanaka-naka too ri ay!

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Mrrzy
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 09:39 PM

You get to thump on Home Boys Home, and clap at The Wild Rover, but my personal favorite Uunhh is Man Piaba - the one that Harry belafonte did on what was the first record my parents bought as a couple. It's about trying to figure out the birds and bees. The chorus I hear in his very West Indian voice is:
Hey! Woman piaba and the man piaba
And the tam tam call but the lemon grass
The lily root, golly root, belly root UUUNH!
And the famous randy scratch scratch.

No points for guessing my favorite line... and as a child, I just LOOOOVED singing about that famous randy scratch scratch!

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Lox
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 08:53 PM

Anything with a "whack-fol-the-do-fol-the-diddly-idle-day"

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Bugsy
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 08:43 PM

Barbara Allen, and Scarlet Ribbons, Spring to mind.

Cheers

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: sophocleese
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 08:16 PM

God Rest ye Merry Gentleman sounds sort of Russian if you sing it kind of fast and punctuate each line with a deep 'Hey!'

God rest ye merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay, HEY!
Remember Christ our saviour was born upon this day, HEY!
To save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astraaaaaay
Oh tidings of comfort and and joy (vodka!) comfort and joy (VODKA!)
Oh tidings of comfort and joy. (Ha Hey!)

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Quincy
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 07:52 PM

What about 'Fine Girl you are' shouted in 'The Holy Ground' or 'The Boys from the County Armagh' where you shout 'where' after 'it's my own Irish home'.

Course there's always the two thumps on the table after 'Home Boys Home'!!

best wishes, Yvonne

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: GutBucketeer
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 07:19 PM

Paddy Doyle's boots also has a Unhh.

You already mentioned John Cherokee which is one of my favorites.

JAB

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Mbo
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 07:15 PM

You mean "Fairytale of New York"?

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: WyoWoman
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 05:00 PM

Yes, Radriano, I'm coming to the Bay Area again -- I hope this fall. Waiting to hear about various job-related insanities to know whether I'll be moving again or staying put and if b.) then whether I'll actually be getting paid with some hint of regularity. But I definitely am looking forward to a return engagement. I've even learned a couple more songs! Whoo-hoo.

MMario. Thank you so much for the words to the birthday song. I've been doing that for friends, but only remembered a verse or two. I'll print them out and keep them ever.

Mbo -- do you know the Pogues' Christmas song? It's one of my seasonal favorites. Not one I do at the retirmement home, of course -- unless it's the House of the Setting Sun ...

Good ones, everybody, keep 'em coming!

ww

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Mbo
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 04:43 PM

Or if anyone knows Burach, "The Funky Fat Challenge".

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: MMario
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 04:37 PM

"Three Jolly fishermen" the one that ends with DAM DAM DAM!

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: mousethief
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 04:34 PM

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt?

O..O
=o=
click me

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Wesley S
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 04:05 PM

ANYTHING by James Brown

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Jeri
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 04:05 PM

Note - the Barbarian Birthday Song is to the tune of The Volga Boatmen.

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: MMario
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 03:47 PM

rover.....a few verses (grunts left out after the first couple)

While you eat your birthday stew We will loot the town for you, Happy Birthday. [Hunh!] Happy Birthday. [Hunh!]

Indigestion's what you get From the enemies you 'et, Happy Birthday. [Hunh!] Happy Birthday. [Hunh!]

We brought linen, white as cloud, Now we'll sit and sew your shroud,

Just be glad the friends you've got Haven't found out you-know-what!

This one lesson you must learn, _First_ you plunder, _then_ you burn!

Hear the Women Wail and Weep Kill them all, But Spare the Sheep

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 03:46 PM

"I'm in love...UNNNH!...I'm all shook up! Woh-oh-oh...oh...Hey...eyhey! (the one and only Elvis)

Who-o-o-o-o-o-oh...Jokerman! (Dylan)

Way-hey-a-hiya-ho-way-ya-hey-hiya! (Little Hawk chant)

Great Balls Of Fire! (Jerry Lee Lewis)

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Mbo
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 03:40 PM

Just about everything by Oasis, especially "Cigarettes And Alcohol," "Shakermaker," "Headshrinker," and "Round Are Way." Also "When The Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin, "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty, "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" by Boston, and lots of stuff by The Old 97's and The Pogues, especially "Sally McLennane". FAR AWAY!

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Irish Rover
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 03:19 PM

Never heard the birthday song. give me a clue

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: radriano
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 02:52 PM

Hi, WyoWoman. You ever going to visit us in the Bay area again? This one's for you - Yeeahhhhhhhhh!!

Regards,
Radriano

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: MMario
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 02:41 PM

yes, when we do "MacIntyre" we aim for volume (verse one) volume(verse two) and length (on the third verse) McIntyre's.....

The Barbarian Birthday Song is another good grunting song...

Subject: RE: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: Irish Rover
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 02:36 PM

my all time fav is The Old Dun Cow you bang on the table and yell MacIntyre.

Subject: Songs that let you holler or go 'unhh!'
From: WyoWoman
Date: 12 Sep 00 - 02:25 PM

In the thread on the San Francisco festival, Radriano mentioned that he liked a particular shanty because he didn't get to yell enough in real life. I completely identify -- particularly since I'm not a boss anymore. ;-+

BUT, fear not. WE have songs to help us. For instance, "Alabama John Cherokee," with that satisfying grunt ...unhh ... after the "way-he-yah".

What other songs do you know that provide a good grunting or yelling outlet?

WW whoisoccasionallybutnotdependablywell-behaved