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16 Dec 03 - 07:51 PM (#1074110) Subject: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: Jeep man In DW Dittys version of this song,(And Really Good Too) the words are "She's a moving violation, from her CONK down to her shoes". My question; What is a Conk? I can't recall ever having heard the word before. By the way, Isn't that a fine piece of lyrics? Jeep |
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16 Dec 03 - 08:15 PM (#1074136) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: Stewie In may mean something different elsewhere, but in Oz it means 'nose' as a noun and 'to hit or bash', particularly on the head, as a verb. Also, in Oz, 'on the conk' refers to an offensive or disgusting smell. --Stewie. |
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16 Dec 03 - 08:25 PM (#1074140) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: GUEST,pdq Could it be spelled conch? That is a type of large sea shell and sometimes, in slang, refers to the head. Is this a reworking of a late fifties song written by Roger Miller? |
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16 Dec 03 - 08:37 PM (#1074144) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: GUEST Conk is also British slang for nose |
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16 Dec 03 - 08:40 PM (#1074147) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: GUEST that should read Head sorry :) |
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16 Dec 03 - 08:59 PM (#1074165) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: GUEST,Jon I would have gone for nose but from the official Tom Waits site. conk See http://www.officialtomwaits.com/music/m_lyrdic.htm Jon (great job dw does of this song btw) |
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16 Dec 03 - 09:00 PM (#1074166) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: GUEST A 'conk' is, or rather was a processed hairdo for black people, it involved treating the hair with chemicals to straighten it |
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16 Dec 03 - 10:38 PM (#1074230) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: Jeep man This is not the Roger Miller song with the same name. I believe Tom Wait may have written it. ?? I think I know what a conk is now. Great, guys. Jeep |
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17 Dec 03 - 07:07 PM (#1074897) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: Rory B Did you know that you can hear him perform this song live (Dec.17/03) tonight? He is performing at Anna Liffey's in New Haven...stop by if you are in the area! I wish I lived closer for sure!!! |
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17 Dec 03 - 09:32 PM (#1074977) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: Jeep man I'm several hundred miles south of Anna's. T'would be mighty nice to see him in person. I'm also still trying to get the chords to his"Just a little while to stay here". Jim |
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17 Dec 03 - 10:29 PM (#1075022) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: GUEST,Jon If you want to "meet" dwditty and have a Windows PC, do try the live music rooms in Paltalk. I can pretty welll assure you he will sound as good live there as he does on his CD. |
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16 Jan 08 - 01:37 AM (#2237492) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: Jim Dixon According to Allmusic.com, several different people have written songs called INVITATION TO THE BLUES: One written by Doris Fisher, Arthur Gershwin & Allan Roberts, recorded by: Les Brown & His Orchestra Doris Day Anita Ellis Lannie Garrett Gene Krupa & His Orchestra Julie London Ella Mae Morse One written by Mike Titre & Todorovic, recorded by: Blues Company One by Roger Miller, recorded by: Tommy Alverson Pete Drake & His Talking Steel Guitar Bill & Bonnie Hearne Chris Hillman Jim & Jesse Kiss Reba McEntire Roger Miller Weldon Myrick Willie Nelson Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys Doug Sahm Jumpin' Gene Simmons Wild River Band Undertakin' Daddies One written by Tom Waits, recorded by: David Basse Holly Cole Trio James Naughton Giant Sand Bill Sheffield Tom Waits Jennifer Warnes D. W. Ditty's recording is also listed, but it doesn't say who wrote it, and there is no sound sample. |
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16 Jan 08 - 04:48 AM (#2237533) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: Brian Hoskin The linequoted in the first post as being in DW Ditty's version is a line from Tom Waits' song:Tom Waits Library |
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16 Jan 08 - 09:47 AM (#2237657) Subject: Lyr Add: INVITATION TO THE BLUES (Fisher, et al.) From: Jim Dixon I've been listening to sound samples, and I figure I have pieced together nearly the whole song--but see the footnote. I also figured out Doris Day must have been the vocalist who sang this song with Les Brown and His Band of Renown. This is probably the oldest of the songs that go by this title: INVITATION TO THE BLUES Doris Fisher, Arthur Gershwin & Allan Roberts, 1944 1. My heart was all dressed up to go dancing. I had a brand new shine on my views. The roses you sent for, the line that I went for, Was just an invitation to the blues. 2. The very thought of love was entrancing. I figured I had nothing to lose. Your smile so elusive, that kiss so exclusive, Was just an invitation to the blues. BRIDGE: I went to town, priced a wedding gown, Put my little red book on the shelf. I even hired a hall, got the band and all, And marched down the aisle by myself. 3. I guess you can't depend on romancing. It puts your heart right down in your shoes. Instead of a wedding, for which I was heading, I got an invitation to the blues. [However, according to the listing at The Indiana University Sheet Music Collections, there is a verse that begins, "What will I do with these wedding gifts?" Maybe this verse was never recorded.] |
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16 Jan 08 - 11:19 AM (#2237717) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: dwditty I guess this is proof that old threads never die...they just move waaaay down the list. I always took Waits' use of the work "conk" to mean head. A live version of this song (me with Kenny Mack on sax) is HERE dw |
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16 Jan 08 - 11:50 AM (#2237737) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: PoppaGator GUEST of 16 Dec 03 - 09:00 PM and D.W. are correct: "conk" refers to a "process" hairstyle (chemically straightened/waved artrangement of hair originally very curly/kinky), and thus to the person's head. |
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16 Jan 08 - 12:58 PM (#2237782) Subject: RE: Invitation To The Blues by DW Ditty From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Jim Here's most of the verse for the Fisher/Gershwin/Roberts version: What will I do with these wedding gifts I'd better return them today <*4 syllables missing*> embarrasing situation But I'm sure they'll understand when I say. (missing syllables probably something like I know it's an) There's also an alternative first line for the bridge for male singers: I shopped around for a place in town. Mick |