Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel

Subject: Birmingham Brothel
From: Maxine
Date: 13 Dec 01 - 04:43 PM

Well now, I would love to see how many of you Brummie lads (or near Brummie lads) suddenly paid lots of attention to this thread! This is a very innocent thread really, just asking for lyrics to a song which I think is called Birmingham Brothel.....lyrics perhaps go " it's one hell of a night ...dah dah dah dah dah dah (?) when they open the Birmingham Brothel". Does anyone have any ideas? I was told The Waverleys sang it but nothing shows up with them, perhaps it was someone else? Thanks very much. Maxine

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: Gareth
Date: 13 Dec 01 - 07:03 PM

Just a guess, and no more than this, working on the alliteration, and the fact that this was sung by the Waverleys - Could this be a parody of "Glencoe"

Click Here for Glencoe This might jog a memory or so ?

Gareth

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: Maxine
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 02:20 AM

Thanks Gareth. That looks like it could be it. It seems a pretty gruesome song - why have I only ever heard the filthy version I wonder?!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 03:45 AM

Maxine, I'll own up to a prurient interest! I'm from Walsall originally (but why would I travel to Brum when I used to libve around the corner form Caldmore?). Never heard of the song, though. Which part of Brum is suposed to be notorious then? In Wolverhampton it was (is?) Raby Street, if that ever inspired a song.

Steve

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 03:58 AM

Don't know the lyrics, do you want the address?
RtS (only kidding, dear , honest!)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: mooman
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 04:21 AM

Last time I was in Brum I saw no brothel but millions of holes in the road (as usual!) with roadworks keeping me awake most of the night! I'll be back for a couple of days in February and will look again!

mooman

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 04:49 AM

Used to be Lozells Road....
RtS (they'd all be grandmothers by now!)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: Snuffy
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 08:33 AM

It was Cheddar Road in the 80s

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: Maxine
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 02:50 PM

I obviously spent far too many hours standing outside the locker room at the local rugby club! I'm still trying to track down this song. At the risk of being screamed at by some of you - I am trying to download Glencoe from Morpheus, but no luck so far, I'll keep trying.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: GUEST,King Street Smith
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 07:37 AM

The notion of a brothel in Birmingham is absurd. Everyone knows that Brummies would never waste money on paying for sex when there is beer to be bought. I can only conclude that such a place would be for tourists.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: Harry Basnett
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 10:48 AM

I remember the Three Crows doing a version of this song called 'The Dukinfield Brothel'. The tunes a pretty well known Latin-American song but I'm damned if I can remember what it's called!

The opening verse to the 'Brothel' song goes:

Some Councillors over in Dukinfield town
Have thought up a marvellous scheme
A council-owned brothel is what they propose
We think it's a wonderful dream:
So ladies please note, that its time to apply
If you want to be picked for the team.....

Chorus:
When they open the Dukinfield brothel!

Sorry...that's the only verse I can remember...hopefully somebody else can supply the rest.

All the best,

Harry.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: Maxine
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 12:48 PM

Thanks Harry - that's the one! Having been to Birmingham myself I reckon that all those red lights would surely go to brightening the place up - god knows,it needs it!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: GUEST,ermintrudeclaire
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 12:59 PM

probably lozells road - and certainly raby st, wolverhampton, even the mechanics who worked at wolverhamton motor services were terrified of them!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 01:41 PM

Tourists? To BIRMINGHAM??? Naaaahhh!

Subject: Lyr Add: BIRMINGHAM BROTHEL
From: Leadfingers
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 05:30 PM

just picked this request up.I have a set of lyrics as follows:-

Some concillors up there in Birmingham town
Have had quite an interesting dream
A Council run brothel is what they propose
We think its an excellent scheme
So ladies take note for its time to Apply
If you want to be picked for the team
Its a bit of alright we'll be there every night
When they open The Birmingham Brothel

The opening night will be quite an event
And all the top brass will be there
To see the golden key turned in the lock
By his worship the bleeding Lord Mayor
And the vicar will say at the close of the day
A short dedicatory prayer
Its a a bit of alright we'll be there every night
When they open the Birmingham Brothel

And the Methodist Choir will sing Bless this House
And the minister will come if he dares
But the vicar,of course,will be right out in front
To the girls he will say a few prayers
First he will bless them and then he'll undress them
And lead them away up the stairs
Its a bit of alright we'll be there every night
when they open the Birmingham Brothel

The whole city council will all want to join
The committee selecting the staff
And the Work study experts will soon be called in
Which should be a bloody good laugh
They'll measure production in the art of seduction
And mark it all down on a graph
Its a bit of alright we'll be there every night
When they open the Birmingham Brothel

A real money spinner this venture should prove
As soon as the ladies begin
And the Treasury Department will need extra staff
To cope with the cash rolling in
But the council,of course,will be let in for free
Just to check on the service within
Its a bit of alright we'll be there every night
When they open the Birmingham Brothel

Written I believe when this idea was mooted in Brum. The council DID
open a Restuarant, I believe as a way of boosting income.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: harvey andrews
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 06:39 PM

In my day it was down the back a Rackhams

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From:
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 06:55 PM

'The Birmingham Brothel' was written by Stan Crowther - who also wrote 'The Vicar and the Choirboy' and a great many other very funny, topical songs.
Having been Mayor of Rotherham in Yorkshire and later the MP for the town, he's retired but still involved and singing from time to time.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Birmingham Brothel
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 11:28 AM

Stan Crowther wrote some great songs, has anyone got the words to "The ballad of Camberley Kate" ?

It was inspired by the fact that workmen employed by the borough of Camberley, Surrey, were given a list of ladies in the borough who might be likely to try and seduce them. The council then tried to deny the existence of the list, but had to admit in the end that it had been distributed. There was a huge scandal - which was probably partly to do with the fact that the ladies on the list were getting first call on all the council services !

In the song, which is a sort of parody of Eskimo Nell, the insatiable Camberley Kate manages to be even beyond the resources of the army:

"They called in the army and sent in platoons,
But they came back defeated and rather depleted".

All is eventually solved by Dustman Dick and his enormous garbage vehicle in the end.