Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 04:04 PM

Took a walk and passed your house, late last night, all the shades were pulled and drawn, way down tight, then within a dim light cast two silhouettes on the shade, oh what a lovely couple they made

There she goes (ba da da rup) her royal majesty

I love him, I love him, I love him, and when he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow

Nobody knows where my Johnny has been, but Judy left the same time
Why was he holding her hand when he's supposed to be mine?

Soldier boy, oh, my little soldier boy, I'll be true to you

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Snuffy
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 08:16 PM

Three hours, Jacqui? You gotta be joking. And these can not be done in daylight - it has to be an all-nighter.

For goodness sake, I got the hippy hippy shake

Answer me, O my love

I'm a bow-legged chicken, I'm a knock kneed hen

Sylvia's mother says thankyou for calling

I'm a walking in the rain, tears are falling and I feel a pain

Gonna lock her up in a trunk, so no big hunk, can steal her away from me

Please don't wear red tonight

Put on your red dress baby, 'cos we're going out tonight

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: PoppaGator
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 08:30 PM

I'm getting a better idea about which of you are members of my age group and which (very few!) are older.

When I don't recognize the songs at all, I figure the person is younger...

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Janie
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 08:35 PM

Thread creep. How do you do the italics?

Janie, who wasn't going to open this thread again, sha-na-na.

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Homeless
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 10:02 PM

< i> to open
< /i> to close

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: KT
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 10:06 PM

Don't ..........let the sun....catch you cryin'.........

Sunny......... yesterday my life was full of rain

Though we gotta say goodbye, for the summer......

Pleeease, lock me away... and don't allow the day........

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Ebbie
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 02:55 AM

Sinsull, I don't think that was Juuuuuuuulie who was begged to stay home- it was her sister Ruuuuuuuuuuuuby. :)

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 03:37 AM

There are three steps to heaven (dop do wah)
etc

RtS
(lost in the '50s)

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Big Mick
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 08:05 AM

See you, in September, see you when the summer's through....

Denise, Denise, I'm so in love with you-u-u.....

..to Itchycoo Park....

He's leaving, leaving, on that midnight train to Georgia...

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Snuffy
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 05:27 PM

When I was a lad, and old Shep was a pup ...

She wears red feathers and a hooley hooley skirt..

We were rough and ready guys ..

Last train to San Fernando

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: SINSULL
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 05:49 PM

Thanks Ebbie. I was blinded with emotion.

Please mister please
Don't play B29
That was our song it was his song
And it's oooover

And what was the one about a girl who turned into a radio?????

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Snuffy
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 06:18 PM

I thought the strange girl lured the boy in and kept him prisoner inside her radio - something like:

Everyone knows that a boy disappeared
And everyone thinks he died
Except a ?????? girl with a secret lover
Who keeps her satisfied

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Bill D
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 07:15 PM

last May, at a weekend similar to the Getaway, but with no 'structure', a fellow sat down at a late night sing and sang "
She wears red feathers and a hooley hooley skirt.. " .......I had NEVER heard it before, and he did it so well!
It figgers you'd know it, Snuffy...what a strange song!

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: RangerSteve
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 07:22 PM

Julie, Julie, Julie do you love me?
Julie, Julie, Julie do you care?
Julie, Julie, are you thinking of me?
Julie, Julie will you still be there?

I hope no one on my department finds out that I know the above. I mean, what kind of cop sings James Darrin? or was that Bobby Sherman? It doesn't matter, they were both the same person.

Beach baby, beach baby, there on the sand from July to the end of September.....

Pussycat, Pussycat, I've got flowers and lots of hours to spend with you, so go and powder that cute little pussycat nose..... I sang that to my cat once, again, I hope no one on my department finds out.

Funny, I didn't see any TV theme songs in this thread. I must have missed them. There have to be some here, right?
I'm Tom Terrific, the greatest hero ever, I can be whatever I want because I am so clever....

Below in the deep there's adventure and danger, that's where you'll find Diver Dan...

crowds will cheer you, you're our hero, as you go go GO Astroboy!!!

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: kendall
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 07:36 PM

Jacqui here - Mary - that song was Angie baby - I think by Helen Reddie.

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Ferrara
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 08:34 PM

You know, you can't tell a person's age by their repertoire of pop songs any more; Darriel learned "Unchained Melody" from an Oldies CD while he was in middle school, and learned "Snoopy and the Red Baron" and "Please Mr. Custer" in high school. He also learned "Mr. Ed" while he was in elementary school, I think he was watching re-runs.

Snuffy, delighted to see Tennessee Wigwalk, here's another:

Oh remember me, my darling, When spring is in the air
And the bald-headed birds are whispering everywhere.
When you see them walking southward in their dirty underwear,
That's the Tennessee Birdwalk! [twweeet tweet]
That's the Tennessee Birdwalk!"

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Janie
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 11:23 PM

Thanks, Homeless. Now, I wonder. Can I remember that?

I dunno!

Janie

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Ron Davies
Date: 30 Oct 04 - 12:15 AM

Finally made it out of the dark side (below the line where it's all serious-like) to UP ON THE ROOOOOOOF here WHERE LIFE IS FRESH AND SWEEEEET

Sinsull---sorry I don't know the chords to Tragedy (or anything else). I know lyrics but there was a guy there in the dining hall on Friday who was really good on guitar but NO NO NO IT AIN'T ME BABE

Man that was great stuff that Friday- I think we coulda gone about half an hour just on Everly Brothers, then slipped into doo-wop for an hour or so and then...?

Amazing amount of stuff you can do totally without guitar, even if it was originally with it.

And it's fun to try to reconstruct how the harmonies might possibly have gone (or maybe they didn't, but it's still fun.)


I also agree with Ranger Steve-- A bright array of CITY LIGHTS (I think Ray Price had an early hit with that)-----is probably one of the best country songs ever.

And Rita, you know that I love it when you and Lisa and maybe some others get going on the 50's stuff at my parties (or anywhere else).

And Bill as far as I'm concerned you could do "Managua,Nicaragua" every time I see you and I'd love it (but of course I'm weird----I'd also want you to do "Bold Fisherman" every time----and you've given me flak for that.)

But if we started doo-wop etc., it would be so frustrating if it was only for an hour---but it would also be frustrating to miss other great workshops.

Starting in the dining hall right after supper is great----gives the whole evening and maybe long into the night.

When I go up to the Eastern Pennsylvania Journey's End weekend   (are you reading this, Tony?) a bunch of us (a small bunch, but more would sure be welcome) start it after the big sing is over (about midnight) and we go til about 4 usually--sometimes a guitar, sometimes not-----but the unaccompanied stuff is probably my favorite----especially when we do Everly Brothers--sounds great, easy, and room for lots of harmony---or put together Mamas and Papas the way we think it might have gone, or Beach Boys, ( and our guesses I think are pretty good.) Some of our other productions may crash and burn but this is one situation where you really can make music (successfully) by committee---particularly dredging one brain and then another for lyrics buried down deep (AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS MINE LIES A BIG BIG MAN.)

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Snuffy
Date: 31 Oct 04 - 05:26 AM

Rita - when my twins were very small I always used to sing to them while giving them a bath. Tennessee Wigwalk was one of their favourites.

Bill D - She Wears Red Feathers is now part of my regular repertoire. Lots of folks remember it from their younger days. And there aren't many songs where you can invite all the bodhrans to pretend they are tom-toms and join in on the chorus.

Subject: RE: Guilty pleasures (no, not THAT kind...)
From: Snuffy
Date: 31 Oct 04 - 01:59 PM

And how dare you accuse me of singing "strange songs" when you are a known perpetrator of Mrs Ravoon? :-)