Subject: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: LukeKellylives (Chris) Date: 05 Feb 07 - 09:15 PM I'm just curious, what was the name of the original tune that Paddy's Not at Work Today (The Sick Note Song) used? I found it in the database, but the music had different lyrics than the song. Anyone know the name of it? Help would be much appreciated. |
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 06 Feb 07 - 12:29 AM I think what you need is found here in this OLD thread |
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 06 Feb 07 - 12:31 AM Quite often this sort of information can be found in older threads by searching through them using Lyric and Knowledge Search |
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: GUEST,Ingrid Frances Stark Date: 06 Feb 07 - 12:37 AM According to this site, its "athe Garden Where The Praties Grow": http://www.patcooksey.com/lyric_the_sick_note.html Ingrid |
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: Scrump Date: 06 Feb 07 - 04:16 AM Aaarrgh! Not this again. :-) The questtion is: was the tune around before "The Garden Where The Praties Grow" used it? It wouldn't surprise me if it was. |
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: Bonecruncher Date: 06 Feb 07 - 07:01 PM Of what sort of timeline is Scrump talking? I was singing "The Garden Where The Praties Grow" at school, more than 50 years ago. Colyn. |
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: Bill D Date: 06 Feb 07 - 07:23 PM "The Sick Note" has so many variations in song & story that absolute answers are not easy. It has become one of those legends that, like the hydra, has many heads. Just enjoy it...don't try to chase it. |
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: GUEST,Bill the sound Date: 06 Feb 07 - 07:51 PM I first heard it as a monologue on an open university tape in the late sixties bill the sound |
Subject: RE: Origins: The Sick Note Song From: Bob Bolton Date: 06 Feb 07 - 08:01 PM G'day Bill the sound, That monologue was by the late Gerard Hoffnung ... an address to the Oxford Union (~ ?) ... and I don't think it was original to Hoffnung - who had adapted a music hall piece. Regards, Bob |
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