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1 hour ago, Henry_iain said:

I think Wet Wet Wet did a better version of Love is all round.

I just now checked out the Wet Wet Wet cover of the Trogg's, Love Is All Around. Very nicely done! I had never even heard of the group before and this is what I came up with. We are still very much on topic here. This version came out in 1994 according to the Vivo video. Lovely song still to this day. Thanks for the tip!

 

Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish soft rock band band formed in 1982. They scored a number of hits in the UK charts and around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. The band is composed of Graeme Clark (bass, vocals), Tommy Cunningham (drums, vocals), Neil Mitchell (keyboards, piano, vocals) and, since 2018, former Liberty X singer Kevin Simm.
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I always liked them. They never quite had the popularity they deserved. 

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Who is this pretty British singer/entertainer? Can you name her first hit song? Were there any other hits that followed? What songs were heard on the radio airwaves where are are? 

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This is worth a repost. Thanks, John for this lovely tune to your son, Sean. 

 

  1. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)

    Close your eyes
    Have no fear
    The monster's gone
    He's on the run and your daddy's here

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
    Beautiful boy
    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
    Beautiful boy

    Before you go to sleep
    Say a little prayer
    Every day in every way, it's getting better and better

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
    Beautiful boy
    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
    Beautiful boy

    Out on the ocean sailing away
    I can hardly wait
    To see you come of age
    But I guess we'll both just have to be patient
    'Cause it's a long way to go
    A hard row to hoe
    Yes, it's a long way to go
    But in the meantime

    Before you cross the street
    Take my hand
    Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
    Beautiful boy
    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
    Beautiful boy

    Before you go to sleep
    Say a little prayer
    Every day in every way, it's getting better and better

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
    Beautiful boy

    Darling, darling, darling
    Darling Sean

    (Goodnight Sean, I'll see you in the morning)

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            John Lennon

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13 hours ago, BeauJangles said:

Who is this pretty British singer/entertainer? Can you name her first hit song? Were there any other hits that followed? What songs were heard on the radio airwaves where are are? 

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Surely that is Marianne Faithfull. Indecently she was quite close to members of the band in question in the previous quiz. I love Working Class Hero and the Ballad of Lucy Jordan 

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2 hours ago, Henry_iain said:

Surely that is Marianne Faithfull.

Indeed. This would be lovely Marianne. The tune, Wild Horses was also said to be penned for her. 

2 hours ago, Henry_iain said:

Indecently she was quite close to members of the band in question in the previous quiz.

Yes, there are some rather risque but not exactly accurate tabloid trash write ups on her. 

2 hours ago, Henry_iain said:

I love Working Class Hero and the Ballad of Lucy Jordan 

Ah. John Lennon's song from his first solo LP, Plastic Ono Band. Some bold tunes on that album. 

15 hours ago, BeauJangles said:

Can you name her first hit song?

DebP knows this one. As Tears Go By, composed by Jagger/Richards and later performed by them.

 

15 hours ago, BeauJangles said:

What songs were heard on the radio airwaves where are are?

I could be wrong the next song heard on KONG AM but, Come Go With Me seems like a follow up. 

After the release of her hit single "As Tears Go By", she became an international star. Her debut album Marianne Faithfull (1965) (released simultaneously with her album Come My Way) was a commercial success followed by a number of albums on Decca Records. From 1966 to 1970, she had a highly publicised romantic relationship with Mick Jagger.
 
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Could we count Julie Andrews as a great British singer of the time although in a very specific genre? 

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8 minutes ago, Henry_iain said:

Could we count Julie Andrews as a great British singer of the time although in a very specific genre? 

Julie Andrews certainly deserves far more credit than the 5 Academy awards for her debut in Mary Poppins and the 2 for the wonderful follow up hit film, The Sound Of Music. What a marvelous person and a genuine human being. Her voice is as lovely as she is. Everything she has performed in turned to gold. Julie is true star that yet shines bright. She's one of the most charming ladies that ever hit the silver screen. Just super!

 

  1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    It's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Even though the sound of it
    Is something quite atrocious
    If you say it loud enough
    You'll always sound precocious
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I

    Because I was afraid to speak
    When I was just a lad
    Me father gave me nose a tweak
    And told me I was bad
    But then one day I learned a word
    That saved me aching nose
    The biggest word you ever heard
    And this is how it goes

    Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Even though the sound of it
    Is something quite atrocious
    If you say it loud enough
    You'll always sound precocious
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I

    He traveled all around the world and everywhere he went
    He'd use his word and all would say there goes a clever gent
    When dukes and Maharajahs pass the time of day with me
    I say my special word and then they ask me out to tea

    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Even though the sound of it
    Is something quite atrocious
    If you say it loud enough
    You'll always sound precocious
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I
    Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I

    So when the cat has got your tongue
    There's no need for dismay
    Just summon up this word
    And then you've got a lot to say
    But better use it carefully
    Or it can change your life

    For example
    Yes?
    One night I said it to me girl and now me girls my wife
    Oh! And a lovely thing she is too. he he he

    She's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

 

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This is one of my favorite folk ballads written and performed by The Rolling Stones, in 1966. It was a tender love song called, Lady Jane. Lead guitarist Brian Jones, played an Appalachian instrument known as a dulcimer. It's a simplistic four stringed musical instrument that has a beautiful droning sound. In 1971, Canadian born folk singer Joni Mitchell, also used a dulcimer in several songs on her album, Blue.

 

  1. Lady Jane

    My sweet Lady Jane
    When I see you again
    Your servant am I
    And will humbly remain
    Just heed this plea, my love
    On bended knees my love
    I pledge myself to Lady Jane

    My dear Lady Anne
    I've done what I can
    I must take my leave
    For promised I am
    This play is run, my love
    Your time has come, my love
    I pledge my troth to Lady Jane

    Oh, my sweet Marie
    I wait at your ease
    The sands have run out
    For your lady and me
    Wedlock is nigh my love
    Her station's right my love
    Life is secure with Lady Jane

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    Brian w/Dulcimer Studio       Brian w/Dulcimer Live

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I wan't all that fond of the strolling bones. But they had some good songs i'll admit. I like 19th nervous breakdown. 

 

btw, Do you know Strawbs? and Jethro Tull? 

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