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07 Jun 16 - 11:56 AM (#3794261) Subject: Discombobulated requests From: Jack Campin From a Czech guy at a session in Edinburgh last Sunday: could we play "My bunny is over the ocean". Others like that? |
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07 Jun 16 - 01:12 PM (#3794271) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: cnd Not a request to me, but once I was listening to a radio station and the disc jockey made fun of the person who called in for requesting "Secret Asian Man" |
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07 Jun 16 - 02:01 PM (#3794283) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: leeneia And what is Secret Asian Man supposed to be? I used to think that Steeleye Span was the Steel Ice Band. |
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07 Jun 16 - 02:05 PM (#3794285) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: cnd "Secret Asian Man," better known as "Secret Agent Man" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4 |
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07 Jun 16 - 03:42 PM (#3794296) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: Helen This isn't a song request but a book request at a library where I used to work. Tequila Mockingbird. Needless to say the library assistant was having no luck at all finding it in the catalogue. |
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07 Jun 16 - 04:10 PM (#3794303) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: fat B****rd An English ex pat working in a New York record shop was, allegedly, asked, in broad Brooklyneese, for "Da Biggest Tits of Pussy Face". i.e. "The Biggest Hits of Percy Faith". |
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07 Jun 16 - 06:35 PM (#3794318) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: GUEST,HiLo One of my older siblings thought that Mario Lanza was an Irish lady singer... Mary O'Lanza. she was very disappointed in the Student Prince! |
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07 Jun 16 - 06:46 PM (#3794321) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: GUEST,Ed From a Czech guy at a session in Edinburgh last Sunday: could we play "My bunny is over the ocean". So you want to snigger at people whose first language isn't English? You really are an arsehole sometimes, Jack. |
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07 Jun 16 - 07:12 PM (#3794328) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: GUEST,HiLo Lighten up Ed! For Gods sake. I am sure no harm or disrespect was meant! |
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07 Jun 16 - 07:15 PM (#3794329) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: michaelr Me, at a Harvey Mandel concert: "Walk on the Water!" After the third time, Harvey gave me the stinkeye and said, "It's called Wade in the Water!" Oops. |
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08 Jun 16 - 01:49 AM (#3794357) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: GUEST,Gerry I think it was Colum Sands who said he got a request to sing the one about the woman with the hairy tongue. It turned out the request was for Black Velvet Band – "Her hairy tongue over her shoulder/Tied up in a black velvet band." And Enda Kenny (Australian singer-songwriter, not Irish poltician) has told the story of a request for the one he wrote about the two green cars. It was a song that mentioned peregrine falcons. |
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08 Jun 16 - 02:05 AM (#3794359) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: Helen That's funny, Gerry! |
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08 Jun 16 - 04:18 AM (#3794375) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: GUEST,In good company I would have thought the opening one was more of a mondegreen but I see what you mean. On requests, one I recall was someone requesting Alan Taylors 'Roll on the day' by calling out, 'give us the one about the bloke with the chest' :-) At our folk club we often used to get asked for the DIY song - Polycell, oh Polycell, the grouting's now begun... Cheers Dave |
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08 Jun 16 - 04:29 AM (#3794378) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: Mo the caller There's always the Chester Song...(at twilight) And the jockeys song.... Big horse, I love you so. And the French composer Jacky Bear. |
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08 Jun 16 - 04:49 AM (#3794382) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: Steve Shaw That last one reminded me of the knock-knock one: Knock knock. Who's there? M A B it's a big horse M A B it's a big horse who? M A B it's a big horse I'm a Londoner... Christy Moore regaled us once with his tale of the man who rushed up to the stage, askiing him if he did requests. "What would you like me to sing?" asked Christy. "Ah, anything you like!" came the reply. |
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08 Jun 16 - 06:04 AM (#3794390) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: Stanron We never did requests unless we were asked for them. |
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08 Jun 16 - 06:05 AM (#3794391) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: Georgiansilver I did mistakenly hear someone asking for Dolly Partons Greatest Tits once upon time. |
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08 Jun 16 - 08:00 PM (#3794503) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: Ebbie Not a biggie but I did think that 'Grey Funnel Line' lauded the Great funnel line... |
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09 Jun 16 - 03:36 AM (#3794539) Subject: RE: Discombobulated requests From: GUEST,Mark Bluemel We'd finished our Sunday night gig and were packing up when an occasional visitor piped up "You didn't sing the one about the cow". We were somewhat confused, till he said "MacIntyre" at which point light dawned and we sang it to him as we finished packing up. |