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30 Jun 15 - 01:57 AM (#3719952) Subject: Music Hall Songs From: GUEST Hello all, I wonder if you would be so kind as to list what you think are some of the best / most entertaining music hall songs? |
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30 Jun 15 - 03:44 AM (#3719969) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: Mr Red Where do you start? Marie Lloyd - but check this thread. And then "If it Wasn't for the 'Ouses In Between" has a nice ring to it. Cosmotheka used to do a song "You Can't Get Many Pimples on a Pound of Pickled Pork" - in fact Al Sealey still does talks on Music Hall, particularly Stanley Holloway, peppered with songs. And this is a good schpiel on Music Hall songs. I'm sure there will be a lot of "favourites" quoted soon. |
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30 Jun 15 - 03:54 AM (#3719970) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: Will Fly Gus Elen: The Postman's Holiday Alec Hurley: 'Arry, 'Arry, 'Arry |
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30 Jun 15 - 04:44 AM (#3719976) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: Leadfingers If you put Music Hall in the Search Box you will have enough choice to stop you doing ANYTHING for hours |
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30 Jun 15 - 04:57 AM (#3719978) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: GUEST not hours, centuries, almost as big a waste of time as Youtube- sing 'em, don't goggle at them |
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30 Jun 15 - 06:19 AM (#3719982) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: GUEST,HiLo Fred Fanacapan sung by Gracie Fields. |
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30 Jun 15 - 06:57 AM (#3719984) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: GUEST,# The following site is a must-have for people who like music hall songs. http://monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-A/Alpha-A.htm |
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30 Jun 15 - 02:55 PM (#3720078) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: Steve Gardham Sticking to the OP's request: Married to a Mermaid, Arthur Lloyd, 1860s He Played his Ukulele as the Ship went down, Le Clerq, 1932 The Egg. 1920s Lord Lovel, J W Sharpe, 1850s Billy Taylor, Sam Cowell, 1860s Ain't it grand to be blooming well dead, Lesley Sarony, 1930ish A Proper Cup of Coffee, 1920s John Foreman used to sing many of these in the folk clubs. |
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30 Jun 15 - 05:50 PM (#3720110) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: GUEST,Auldtimer Ah.... John Foreman... he used to say his wife had a great head for money...a big slot right down the middle |
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01 Jul 15 - 07:37 AM (#3720215) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: SPB-Cooperator I've got a thousand or so at home! There are some song books which may still be in print - try a search on amazon. |
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01 Jul 15 - 07:42 AM (#3720219) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: SPB-Cooperator You haven't said if you are looking for song for women or men - though some can crossover. |
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02 Jul 15 - 08:11 AM (#3720496) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: FreddyHeadey OP guest didn't ask for where to find them. I'm guessing he knows how to look them up. I've not checked if they were strictly from the music hall era, but of that genre mine would be. Mud. Mud. Glorious Mud Daisy Daisy Give Me your Answer.. Proper Cup Of Coffee ( not the 'Trout Fishing' one though. Link to PDF of original sheet music & midi here : Proper cup of coffee -thread ) |
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02 Jul 15 - 09:11 AM (#3720520) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: Megan L I fondly remember my dad singing she was only a bird in a glided cage and After the ball The boy I love is up in the gallery |
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02 Jul 15 - 09:27 AM (#3720524) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: SPB-Cooperator Try these (for starters) men Two Lovely Black Eyes The Man Who Broke The Bank at Monty Carlo I'm Shy Mary Ellen I'm Shy I'm Twenty-One Today Where Did You Get That Hat? women I Might Learn to Love Him Later On Oh Mr Porter Molly O'Morgan (The Irish Italian Girl) I'm A Bit of A RUin That Cromwell Knocked About A Bit Are We To Part Like This, Bill Either When Father Papered The Parlour |
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02 Jul 15 - 04:27 PM (#3720591) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: CupOfTea I confess, my taste runs to what I now recognize as Music Hall songs. Some of the first I fell in love with came from the singing of some Dublin natives - Antoinette McKenna, a very fine harpist, brought me "Between me and You" and Dermot Sommerville, now lost to the folks in Florida, sang "Mrs. Fogarty's Christmas Cake." John Roberts & Tony Barrand could likely belt out a few. At the Boston Folk alliance 20 years back John flummoxed all the singer-songwriters by singing "Henry the Eighth" with ALL the verses in the main showcase. Both of 'em grand at the recitation pieces that, in my mind, seem to be part of that music hall tradition. Lou Killen could do that as well. David Jones (and Tom Goslin) did a whole album of music hall "Songs of Exquisite Taste" that is all good stuff. I once had the definitely exquisite pleasure of being present for a workshop on music hall songs by John Roberts, David Jones and Heather Wood (who at one point had on a horned viking helmet on like a pinup for opera cliche). It was so memorable a session that one of the other attendees, Claudia Schmidt, was inspired to write something based on it. My votes would go for the songs mentioned and Father Papered the Parlor. Granny's Old Armchair, and of COURSE Right said Fred (how could I resist having another cup of tea?) Joanne in Cleveland |
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02 Jul 15 - 04:28 PM (#3720593) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: Joe_F Freddy: The "glorious mud" song (its actual title is "The Hippopotamus") is by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. They are too late in time (1950s) and too upper-class to count as music hall. "Daisy Bell, or a Bicycle Made for Two" is by Harry Dacre, an Englishman in America. It was written in 1892. It may well have made it into the music halls, but I don't know. I have never heard "Proper Cup of Coffee", but it has all the earmarks of music hall. |
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03 Jul 15 - 02:04 AM (#3720682) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: SPB-Cooperator What I Want Is A Proper Cup Of Coffee Weston & Lee 1926 Sung by Ernie Mayne - also performed I Can't Do My Bally Bottom Button Up and You Can't Get Many Pimples on A Pound of Pickled Pork |
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03 Jul 15 - 06:13 PM (#3720842) Subject: RE: Music Hall Songs From: Paul Burke Cardigan the Fearless, his name immortal made, when he crossed that Russian valley with his famerous Light Brigade (his Li-i-ght Bri-hi-gade). |