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Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking
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Subject: Music for a ground breaking From: GUEST,cariboumark Date: 03 May 01 - 11:42 AM I have been tasked to provide a PA for a groundbreaking cerimony at my company's new office. One of the things I need to do is come up with a song to play while the big whigs are using the silver spades. The best I can come up with is "Brick House" or the theme from "The Jefersons"... any ideas for an appropriate song? |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: MMario Date: 03 May 01 - 11:56 AM LOL! My first thought was also the theme from The Jeffersons... not much luck searching for songs about either buildings or construction... |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Sorcha Date: 03 May 01 - 12:17 PM This Old House? (grin) Seriously, though, how about Morning Has Broken? |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Sorcha Date: 03 May 01 - 12:22 PM I thought of another silly one--"they're gonna tear that little brown building down" (about an outhouse, if you don't know it) Tell us what tone you want--silly, serious, what? Maybe we can get more help. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Clinton Hammond Date: 03 May 01 - 12:26 PM Hold Your Ground by James Keelaghan!!! LOL!!!! |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: GUEST,cariboumark Date: 03 May 01 - 03:26 PM As much as I would like to bust out with "Well she's a brick... house-a!!", I would be the only one enjoying the groove. Seriously, humorless people will be in attendance at this thing... and I can't get "movin' on up!" out of my head! |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Chicken Charlie Date: 03 May 01 - 03:47 PM My suggestion would most likely be vetoed, but there's an old prison song called "Rocks and Gravel"--I think. "I'm breakin' rock and gravel (x3) I'm breakin' rock, breakin' gravel, and I'm-a moanin' low." Very slow, with a heavy bass thump at the end of the line, like the sound on "Lazarus," in "Oh, Brother." There were all the great work song couplets in it, like, "Aks [sic] my cap'n for time o'day; he got so mad, throwed his watch away," and "If I'd known the cap'n were blin', Wouldn't a gone ta work till quarter to nine." On a particular (peculiar) level, it would be amusing, but I doubt The Average Person would think so. DT doesn't have a "Rocks & Gravel." Maybe try a search with "Rosie" because there were a couple of verses built on that--"Rosie, be my gal; everyday be payday, well, why doncha come along Rosie." Good old tune, though. :) Chicken Charlie |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Sorcha Date: 03 May 01 - 04:16 PM Would a hymn be appropriate? There are quite a few about building temples, etc. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Chicken Charlie Date: 03 May 01 - 07:47 PM |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Snuffy Date: 03 May 01 - 07:48 PM Most of the General Taylor/Santayana/Stormy songs have a silver spade in them |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: catspaw49 Date: 03 May 01 - 07:49 PM "I feel the earth..move....under my feet" Sorry Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Sorcha Date: 03 May 01 - 07:51 PM We're not being much help, are we? |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Chicken Charlie Date: 03 May 01 - 07:52 PM Cripes I wish I would stop hitting return instead of tab. Now then. On a probably equally strange but more serious level, take Longfellow's poem, "The Builders" and set to to whichever folk or hymn tune appeals. One thing about Longfellow--he may not get respect, but his stuff scans regularly. Don't know if this is the first verse, but it's one:
All are architects of Fate And so on in the same vein, which may appeal to you or not. At least it would be unprecedented. CC |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: catspaw49 Date: 03 May 01 - 07:52 PM I wish I was a mole in the ground. I wish I was a mole in the ground If I'se a mole in the ground I'd tear this mountain down Sorry.....I gotta' get off this kick........... Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Sorcha Date: 03 May 01 - 09:05 PM We could write something:
We're breakin' this ground today, |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: GUEST,cariboumark Date: 04 May 01 - 08:53 AM Well... at least I've got the theme song from the Jeffersons out of my head. It was replaced yesterday with the theme song from All in the Family, last night with the theme from Survivor, and now with "I feel the earth... move... under my feet!". The Longfellow idea is a good one, as are some of the references. Unfortuneately, I need to find a song in a recorded format or I would love to help write a tune! |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Charley Noble Date: 04 May 01 - 09:23 AM How did I miss this thread! Look, friends, we need to know something about "what" is being built. What's this new corporate headquarters for? Of course, most of the songs I know are the protest songs which are probably not appropriate for our guest, songs like "The Dalesman's Litany", "I Cant Find Brummagem", "General Mills is Coming to Town", and "Across the Western Suburbs". I'm not sure Fred Small's song "Housewarming" would do it either, nor Charlie King's "Self-Storage". Now Howie Bursen had "Building Boom" but that's probably not what we want either...you know this really is a challenge. Cordially, Landlady's Daughter who shares membership with Charley Noble and 3 cats (Tilahun, Tejitu and Gashay). |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Charley Noble Date: 06 May 01 - 06:38 PM Refresh! |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Hollowfox Date: 07 May 01 - 11:03 AM Does it have to tie into the theme of building? Perhaps just some instrumental pieces that sound good will do. "Also Sprach Zarathustra" might be a bit pretentious, though. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Mark Clark Date: 07 May 01 - 11:53 AM What about "Working On A Building," seems like a natural choice to me.
I'm working on a building, I'm working on a building, (hallelujah) Or perhaps Nat Adderley's great number, "Work Song."
Bustin' rocks out here on the chain gang, - Mark |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: LR Mole Date: 07 May 01 - 12:24 PM Oooooour company Is a very very very fine company, ...no, we're not being helpful. At least I'm not. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Chicken Charlie Date: 07 May 01 - 04:32 PM Charley Noble-- You planted an evil seed in my mind with "Across the Western Suburbs." What a great 'urban folk' title. "Times are hard and the wages are low ..." is your inspiration, right?? CC |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Charley Noble Date: 07 May 01 - 05:23 PM Charlie Chicken, You're talking about the other version of "Across the Western Ocean." The Sydney, Australia, urban renewal protest song I was talking about is a parody of "All for Me Grog" which for some reason is also known as "Across the Western Ocean." Don't despair, though, there's always room for another parody and why not crank it out now that the "evil seed" is planted. The chorus of the Sydney parody runs: Under concrete and glass, Sydney's disappearing fast; It's all gone for profit and for plunder; Though we really want to stay, They keep forcing us away, Now across the Western suburbs we must wander. Not appropriate for our guest's special event, I'm afraid.
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Chicken Charlie Date: 07 May 01 - 05:40 PM CN-- So many details; so little time. CC |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: GUEST,Claymore Date: 08 May 01 - 05:26 PM Why don't you do a song about building something or the process of building, such as Seeger's Inch by Inch, Row by Row, Land of Odin by Barry and Barry, or God forbid, something like "If I had a Hammer"? By the way, when I was in the Corp, the squids used to call the Galley smoke stack the "Charley Noble." Any chance... nah. |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: pattyClink Date: 09 May 01 - 01:21 PM Add a new 'customized' verse to Inch by Inch? |
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Subject: RE: Tune Req: Music for a ground breaking From: Charley Noble Date: 09 May 01 - 01:55 PM Claymore, You're not the first one to "smoke" my tag "Charley Noble." It's not too hard to find out my real name but it would be a lot easier if Mudcat could successfully recruit someone to update the member personal info file...but it's a free and wonderful service and I do understand why people hestitate to take on more responsibility. Who were the "squids"? Charley |
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