A Phil Spectre tribute

[Kiya]

Nice 1 Horus
Hows about this 1


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[Horus]

Great choice Kiya, I once saw them playing live before they were really famous.
The use of a Hammond organ gives it a memorable sound and I suppose like most people I know the words, but haven’t got a clue what its all about. There are another two verses that are never sung, but if read them carefully it is probably a story of seduction.

You can read them here:

She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
though in truth we were at sea
so I took her by the looking glass
and forced her to agree
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
that my anger straightway died

If music be the food of love then laughter is its queen
and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean
My mouth by then like cardboard
seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
and attacked the ocean bed

Continuing the theme of hard to understand lyrics, I thought about another great example, fabulous song, but lyrics that made little sense and that was ‘Nights in White Satin’ which when I first heard it all those years ago, I thought it was Knights in white satin.

Nights in White Satin, the Moody Blues
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[Kiya]

Thanks , I knew there was at least 1 other verse.

[blink]Knights[/blink] in white satin

[Horus]

Here are a few lesser known songs by the Bee Gee's

"Don’t forget to remember me" sounding more Country & Western
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"Saved by the Bell", an early one with Robin giving it full throttle
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"First of May" great song
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[Kiya]

Great choices Horus I remember them all so well I bet if you were to ask the younger generation they wouldn't know of the brother Andy of the Bee Gees.

[HEPZIBAH]

I bet if you were to ask the younger generation they wouldn't know of the brother Andy of the Bee Gees.

Andy? Who?

[Kiya]

Oh dear Hepzi you never heard of Andy he was the youngest of the Bee Gee brothers , died March 10th 1988, heart problems followed by a long battle with cocaine addiction.
Here is a tribute to him.
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[Horus]

I suspect Hepzi can remember him Kiya, but like most ladies she is not going to admit her age, Mrs H is always 21 when asked.

[Kiya]

I'm always 39 my youngest grandson is now starting to disbelieve me when he says " my mum is 30 that means you had her at 9 granny.......no no no that cant be " he's still left thinking to how old I really am

[HEPZIBAH]

I'm always 39 my youngest grandson is now starting to disbelieve me when he says " my mum is 30 that means you had her at 9 granny.......no no no that cant be " he's still left thinking to how old I really am

It's a great way to teach a child maths.

[HEPZIBAH]

I suspect Hepzi can remember him Kiya, but like most ladies she is not going to admit her age, Mrs H is always 21 when asked.

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Looking at the photographs of Andy Gibb in the tribute post above, it's strange how some years he looked nothing like his brothers and at others he was quite clearly from the same pod!

[LovelyLadyLux]

Am loving all the songs on this thread! I remembered how much I loved "Whiter Shade of Pale"........love going back down music memory lane

[LovelyLadyLux]

Am loving all the songs on this thread! I remembered how much I loved "Whiter Shade of Pale"........love going back down music memory lane

[Morgita]

One of my all time favourites from the seventies was "Layla" from Derek and the Dominoes, an early incarnation of Eric Clapton. Mind you, today I think I need to hear Jimmy Cliff singing "I can see clearly now" I can barely see the bottom of the garden for all the mist and drizzle. Is there a sky up there somewhere?

[Horus]

Here you go Morgita, I struggled to find a version that was not featuring Eric Clapton doing his version, but here we are, live from 1984:

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Weather not too bad today, but here’s a bit of sunshine for you::
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[HEPZIBAH]

Ah! I remember all this old music. I must have heard it on Jimmy Saville's old record club thing he used to present on the radio.

[Kiya]

I love " I can see cleary now " & it sure is up here in my little corner, temps reaching 17 degrees, no gloves or scarf needed today when I was out & about & made me think of this 1 from Daniel Boone 1972
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[Horus]

Great choice Kiya, Mrs H was up and dancing to that one as I turned the speakers up full bore.

Hepzi, you are letting slip vital information now, we are now homing in on your particular era, Saturday Club indeed!

Here’s one in keeping with the lovely weather we are having today in the UK and it was the very first record ever played on Radio 1

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As a Top of the Pops fan do you remember this one Hepzi? another great one by the Move, I love the line “If I put my hand upon her leg she’d hit me with a rule” ……………. typical Mind you that lead singer looks like he should be in Lord of the Rings
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[Kiya]

[quote="Horus"]Great choice Kiya, Mrs H was up and dancing to that one as I turned the speakers up full bore.

Good taste your Mrs H

[Morgita]

Thank you so much Horus for my bit of sunshine today. The mist and drizzle didn't clear all day and my spirits felt as though trampled on by hobnail boots. I can't abide not getting a fix of daylight usually in the form of a short walk in the open air. This is the second day I have scurried to and from the car in a grey mist. Oh to be in Egypt!