Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From: Gareth
Date: 19 Apr 02 - 07:13 PM

I am surprised that no one has mentioned the Rugby Club varient of "Saying His Prayers"

PM me if you want the text. _It's a tad obseen

Gareth

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From: Dani
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 12:52 PM

Do tell!

Dani

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From: Gareth
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 03:19 PM

Shame on you Dani - PM en route !

Gareth

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From: ray bucknell
Date: 20 Apr 02 - 10:15 PM

The Chad Mitchell Trio's musical rendition of "James James Morrison Morrison" can be found on the "Bitter End" album, which is available on CD. Chad apparently set the poem to music.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From:
Date: 21 Apr 02 - 11:03 PM

Does anyone have a copy of the Little Golden 45 RPM record "Two Songs from Winnie the Pooh" - the songs are "Sing Ho for the Life of a Bear" and "Cottleston Pie" I still have the record jacket, with Pooh dancing on the front, but the record was lost by a friend's kid. The band was Mitch Miller w/ Anne Lloyd and the Sandpipers!!! Please let me know if you have any leads, thanks.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From:
Date: 26 Apr 02 - 01:14 PM

Does anyone have "Three Cheers for Pooh" CD with Robert Tear, Tenor, Philip Ledger, piano, P. 1981 or have a suggestion where I could find it? Mine was lost/destroyed in a recent auto accident.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From: pavane
Date: 26 Apr 02 - 06:16 PM

Gareth,

Is that the one with blood on the carpet and fur on the mat?

If so, I wouldn't have mentioned it at mudCAT

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From:
Date: 13 May 02 - 09:23 PM

i might have an answer for many of you! i happened upon this site in my search for the frank luther rendition of these songs,backround music and therefore ambience of my childhood. i am about to make the purchase of a tape of said songs offered by a website called [e-mail] they are rather expensive but i must have them!! check out the site!

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From: GUEST,me
Date: 23 Oct 03 - 04:15 PM

are you mrs. verdi?

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From: GUEST,Sheila
Date: 12 Jul 07 - 01:38 PM

http://smart-central.com/christopher.htm

Is this of any help or interest?

Sheila

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music
From: GUEST,Susan
Date: 15 Jun 08 - 06:00 PM

I have been looking for a specific version of "Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers" (Vespers) for a very long time. The version that I remember hearing when I was a little girl in the 1950's was performed by a man with I think, a British accent. I wonder if the version that you mentioned by Jack Gilford is the one that I am looking for. Do you have any idea where I might be able to purchase it or have a recording made of it... I would love to play it for the grandchildren..

susan

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Ro
From: GUEST,Adnan Ahmed
Date: 28 Dec 08 - 11:33 AM

Can someone give me a link for poet Christopher robins LONELY NEW YEAR the last version, not the new version of four lines please. or please just send me the poem...

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: trevek
Date: 28 Dec 08 - 11:57 AM

I seem to remember the Muppets doing a few AA Milne, particularly Kermit's nephew, Robin, singing "Halfway Down the Stairs"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lI2QGGvh2oE

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Barley
Date: 10 Jan 09 - 02:12 PM

My mother left me 4 books as follows:

FOURTEEN SONGS from WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Copyright, Canada, 1925 by McClelland & Steward, Limited, Toronto
Dedicated by permission of
H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY, VISCOUNTESS LASCELLES
to the AUTOCRATS OF HER NURSERY
Songs in the book are:
HAPPINESS
MISSING
IN THE FASHION
HALFWAY DOWN
HOPPITY
GROWING UP
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
THE THREE FOXES
POLITENESS
MARKET SQUARE
THE CHRISTENING
BROWNIE
LINES AND SQUARES
VESPERS

TEDDY BEAR AND OTHER SONGS
FROM WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG BY A.A. MILNE
copyright, 1926
by McClelland @ Steward, Limited, Toronto
by Permission of
Her Royal Highness The
DUCHESS OFYORK
these Songs
are dedicated to
THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH
Songs in this book are:
DISOBEDIENCE
THE ALCHEMIST
JONATHAN JO
THE FOUR FRIENDS
INDEPENDENCE
BEFORE TEA
BAD SIR BRIAN BOTANY
SAND-BETWEEN-THE-TOES
PUPPY AND I
DAFFODONDILLY
RICE PUDDING
TEDDY BEAR
AT THE ZOO
IF I WERE KING

SONGS FROM NOW WE ARE SIX
Copyright, Canada, 1928 by McClelland, & Stewart, Limited, Toronto
Printed in Canada
No Dedication
Songs in this book are:
DOWN BY THE POND
SNEEZLES
THE ENGINEER
THE FRIEND
FURRY BEAR
THE EMPEROR'S RHYME
CHERRY STONES
WIND ON THE HILL
TWICE TIMES
CRADLE SONG

MORE "VERY YOUNG" SONGS
Copyright, Canada, 1928
No Dedication
Songs in this book:
US TWO
KNIGHTS AND LADIES
IN THE DARK
SHOES AND STOCKINGS
FORGIVEN
BINKER
NURSERY CHAIRS
WAITING AT THE WINDOW
SPRING MORNING
THE END

ALL BOOKS HAVE FULL SCORE - VOICE AND ACCOMPANIMENT, MUSIC BY H. FRASER-SIMSON, DECORATIONS BY E.H. SHEPARD

IF ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW LYRICS, I'D GLADLY RELAY THEM TO YOU.

REGARDS FROM CANADA

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Mo the caller
Date: 10 Jan 09 - 05:05 PM

Most of the post on this thread are old. But not as old as the memories they have stirred up of listening to these songs on the BBC. Children's Hour probably. The stories were broadcast too.

Goodnight children.......everywhere.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Suegorgeous
Date: 10 Jan 09 - 08:47 PM

It was announced today that they're going to publish a sequel to the Pooh books. It's taken them years to find the right author and illustrator, and now they have.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Lindsay in South Wales
Date: 11 Jan 09 - 08:54 PM

http://www.andmas.co.uk/radio/children/childfav.html

Will take you to a page of "click on" Children's Favourites. Changing Guard At Buckingham Palace was sung by Ann Stephens

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: loeilalice
Date: 10 Jun 09 - 03:10 AM

WHO WAS THAT ENGLISH SINGER who sang A A Milne's poems put to song and also a few stories from Hans Christian Andersen? I am American, and in the 1960's I listened to a 33rpm record in which all the parts and songs were narrated (not much, small spoken parts in the songs) and sung by an English man with a very distinguished accent, and there were choruses in some of the songs.
I HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE!!! My kingdom for the right answer!
No, it certainly isn't Danny Kaye, Jack Gilford, it was an English accent.
The following songs were on the record:
Changing Guards at Buck. Palace
Happiness
Politeness
Halfway Down
The king's Breakfast
Vespers ( C. Robin saying his prayers)
Thumbelina
Ugly Duckling
Disobedience

I HAVE SEARCHED FOR MONTHS-on specialty children's records sites,
on Amazon, through Google, and don't know where else to look -
ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
thanks!
Alice

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 10 Jun 09 - 03:22 AM

David Tomlinson, who played the father in Mary Poppins...

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 10 Jun 09 - 03:23 AM

Here ya go...

Link to the record

:0)

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Will Fly
Date: 10 Jun 09 - 03:56 AM

I'm very fond of the Pooh books - and regularly went to Poohsticks Bridge in the Ashdown Forest to play Poohsticks with my son. I'm looking forward to doing the same with my grandson when he gets a little older.

However, I also treasure the review of one of the A.A. Milne books by Dorothy Parker in hew role as 'Constant Reader':

"Tonstant Weader fwowed up".

Anyway - anyone for "The Tao of Pooh"?

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Chris Murray
Date: 10 Jun 09 - 05:21 AM

Who can forget the Muppet version of Halfway Down the Stairs, starring Kermit's nephew Robin?

I think you could find quite a lot of them by searching through the 'Good Morning Children Everywhere' series of albums - I assume they're on CD?

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: loeilalice
Date: 15 Jun 09 - 01:11 PM

THANK YOU LIZZIE!!!!!!!!!!!

It certainly looks like the record I knew!
I could tell by the content listed and the orchestra which was credited; I knew it was an "educated" children's record, done with style and class.
So glad someone out there knew what I was searching for - that record plays a bit role in the sentimental and musical memories of my childhood.
I've just informed my sister and a Scottish friend who equally remembers those interpretations and who also loves to sing them.
We were reared 12 years apart and an ocean away from each other, but he remembers the same orchestration, the same narrator, singers, etc

Thanks!! Now we're off to try and find a copy of the recording.
Cheers!
Alice

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Ro
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 15 Jun 09 - 03:44 PM

A couple of weeks ago in Upper Stoke Kent, Tone Deaf Leopard did Halfway Down the Stair to the tune of Paint It Black, by the Rolling Stones.

Perfection.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Donna
Date: 27 Aug 09 - 07:03 PM

I am looking for a recording of Pooh songs from the poems of A.A. Milne that were sung by a man with a deep voice and a somewhat British accent. I heard this recording several years ago when I checked it out from the library. This is driving me crazy.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Marje
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 06:07 AM

Can't help you, but this recent incident might make you smile:

Granddaughter, aged 4, was given a Pooh story CD and enjoyed listening to the stories. Her Mum decided to introduce her to the book, which was the first time the little girl had seen the illustrations. She said, "Who's that?" and pointed to the child in the picture. "That's Christopher Robin," says Mum.

Puzzled silence. And then, "But I thought he was a robin?"

Marje

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 07:01 AM

Wow, this thread has been going on for a long time. But never too late to correct a 10+ year old error: Joe Offer quite early on put the whole of Changing Guard [for which Milene's title was actually Buckingham Palace] on a post, but misrendered one of its best jokes as "One of the sergeants is after their socks", which makes no sense. Should be "One of the sergeants LOOKS after their socks" - just how a nursemaid would have viewed the duties of a senior NCO in the Brigade of Guards! Sorry Joe - but accuracy matters.

Another early poster reported Ann Stephens's version as being recorded in 1930s: she was actually a young 1940s-50s singer & actress, very successful at the time - she played, e.g., the vindictive troublemaking teen in the film of Josephine Tey's The Franchise Affair.

---

"Buckingham Palace," recorded by 9-yr-old Ann Stephens in 1941. Music by Harold Fraser-Simson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Z5LpHuXVE

Petula Clark recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw2j6I0IAUU

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Girl Friday
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 11:24 AM

Tone Deaf Leopard sing "Halfway Up The Stairs" to the tune of "Paint It Black". It works!!

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Ro
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 03:02 PM

Girl Friday is my echo. See 15 June posting.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Girl Friday
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 09:22 AM

Sorry- I thought I might have seen that already, but couldn't see you on the list Tam.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,JB at Little Delving
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 06:50 PM

Here you go, about halfway down the page. ;o)

http://littledelving.com/HappyHollow/CrowCorner/CrowCorner.html

Cheers,
JB

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Sheila
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 12:58 AM

Lizzie, THANK YOU for that link on 10 June. I emailed John Frame and he sent the record as an attachment, along with the music for Hans Christian Anderson. I've been singing it all night. I'm so grateful.

Sheila

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Suicran
Date: 10 Oct 09 - 04:26 PM

I know that this post discussion has been going on for 10+ years now, but I'm wondering if anybody knows exactly where I could find the poems set to music in "Now We Are Six" on the internet AND listen to those recordings.

Thank You.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Ro
From: GUEST,Cindy
Date: 30 Nov 09 - 09:33 PM

I've reviewed all the posts back to 1997 and followed all the links that seemed promising. I'm looking for a recording of Milne poems with a mix of narration and singing ... not by the British guy ... by a woman and a man, too I think. It was an LP I listened to in the 1960s. I remember (I'm paging through the books When we were very young and Now we are six):
Buckingham Palace, The Four Friends, Nursery Chairs, Market Square, The King's Breakfast, Vespers, Busy(?), Cherry Stones, Sneezles, Furry Bear, Twice Times, Wind on the Hill. I would appreciate any leads or information so I can search for the recording by the name of the album or the narrators/singers/musicians.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Ro
From: GUEST,Cindy
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 10:06 AM

It was the Frank Luther record. My mother found it.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 28 Jan 10 - 08:22 AM

Little boy sits at the foot of the stairs,
In his hand a bunch of white hairs,
Oh my just fancy that,
Christopher Robin's castrated the cat.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Winnie the Pooh songs, Frank Luther versions
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 03:51 AM

If you are interesting in getting a copy of the Frank Luther Winnie the Pooh records in CD form, I think you can find them here. Type in "Winnie the Pooh" to find the listing   http://www.kiddierekordking.com/index.html

It has Vespers, The Kings Breakfast, They're changing Guards at Buckingham Palace and more...

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,A Lamy
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 04:20 PM

http://www.queerradio.org/David_Tomlinson_When_We_Were_Very_Young.htm

The BEST musical version of A A Milne's poems, graciously offered free in mpg form by John Frame on the above site.

Included are the following poems sung by David Tomlinson; it is quite simply EXCELLENT!

SIDE ONE

Halfway Down

Politeness

Hoppity

The King's Breakfast



SIDE TWO

Buckingham Palace

Disobedience

Jonothon Jo

Happiness

Vespers

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Uncle Bulgaria
Date: 30 May 11 - 06:32 PM

Christopher Robin Milne reputably recorded "Vespers" at some stage, though I don't know the catalogue number (presumably on HMV). It appears to have been received with some derision by his peers when he went to public school. Anybody know anything of this? I do have HMV B.2980, which is labelled as sung by one "Master Christopher Robin" and contains four songs from the "Now We Are Six" block - Down By The Pond, The Engineer, The Friend and Us Two. This was recorded in 1928, when CRM would have been eight. As it wasn't unknown for girls to impersonate boys unashamedly at that period (Joe Petersen being the obvious example in the early 30s), there's no guarantee that this is for real. Sure sounds like an eight-year-old, though.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: harpmolly
Date: 31 May 11 - 12:06 AM

I feel compelled to add that a group called "Einstein's Little Homunculus" (geek rock, what can you do?) recorded a brilliant version of "Disobedience"(James James Morrison Morrison etc.), set to...wait for it..."Morrison's Jig". It worked astoundingly well with the melody. Then during the instrumental break they launched into what they jokingly referred to as "Gilligan's Jig". :)

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,damienjr22
Date: 18 Jul 11 - 03:04 PM

i own a copy of this and i wondered how much it is worth does anyone know and would you beable to help me on priceing it.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Oct 14 - 07:11 AM

Alice is marrying one of the guards a soldiers life is very hard ,said alice

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Michael
Date: 15 Oct 14 - 09:04 AM

Alice is marrying one of the guard.
"A soldier's life is terrible hard,"
Says Alice.

For whatever reason you've posted the quote; at least get it right.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Mrrzy
Date: 06 Nov 17 - 05:28 PM

Maybe my idea should really be a song challenge, but could someone with more talent than I put these 2 poems to music please?

First:

Daffodowndilly

by A.A. Milne

She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,
She wore her greenest gown;
She turned to the south wind
And curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbour:
"Winter is dead."

Second:

"The Wrong House."

"I went into a house, and it wasn't a house,
It has big steps and a great big hall;
But it hasn't got a garden,
A garden,
A garden,
It isn't like a house at all.

"I went into a house, and it wasn't a house,
It has a big garden and a great high wall;
But it hasn't got a may-tree,
A may-tree,
A may-tree,
It isn't like a house at all.

"I went into a house and it wasn't a house ---
Slow white petals from the may-tree fall;
But it hasn't got a blackbird,
A blackbird,
A blackbird,
It isn't like a house at all.

"I went into a house, and I thought it was a house,
I could hear from the may-tree the blackbird call...
But nobody listened to it,
Nobody
Liked it,
Nobody wanted it at all."

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,keberoxu
Date: 06 Nov 17 - 06:03 PM

In Temecula, California, according to biblio dot com,
at a shop called Flamingo Books,
a copy of "The Hums of Pooh,"
with an extended handwritten message from A A Milne himself
and with the music by Fraser Simson,
is on the market
for just about three hundred fifty dollars.

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: dick.hamlet
Date: 07 Nov 17 - 12:53 AM

I just pulled from the bookcase THE POOH SONG BOOK, "containing The Hums of Pooh, The King's breakfast, and Fourteen songs from When We Were Very Young," music by H. Fraser-Simpson, E. P. Dutton, 1961. Apparently before ISBN numbers, but Library of Congress card number M61-1020. Maybe an unsigned copy isn't so expensive... ABE books doesn't show any copies available.

Though Mary LaMarca is no longer here, I am happy to know that her favorite was "Missing".

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Dave Hunt
Date: 07 Nov 17 - 09:20 AM

Different parody to the one in DT...another one I got from who knows where!

Little boy kneels at the foot of the stairs
Clutched in his hand a bunch of white hairs
O dear just fancy that
Christopher Robin's castrated the cat

Little boy kneels at the foot of the bed
Lily white hands caressing his head
O dear couldn't be worse
Christopher Robin is shagging his nurse

Little boy sits on the lavatory pan
Tugging and pulling his little old man
Plip plop into the tank
Christoper Robin is having a wank

Anyone any more of these...just to add to my collection of parodies and other rubbish!

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Mrrzy
Date: 10 Nov 17 - 08:50 AM

Those are GREAT! I love that poem!

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: GUEST,Roger Diggle
Date: 02 Jan 18 - 04:39 PM

Chad Mitchell, of the Chad Mitchell Trio, did a wonderful adaptation of "Disobedience" -
available on the Trio's album "At the Bitter End".
Song title on the record is "James James Morrison Morrison".
I've been singing it for years.

Roger Diggle

Subject: RE: Poems of A.A.Milne Set to Music/Christopher Robin
From: Joe_F
Date: 02 Jan 18 - 09:26 PM

Melody from the beginning of "They're changing guard..." from my childhood (1940s), solfa, scale SLTdrmfs:
Sm.SS.SdSdrm....
mSSSSr.Smd......