A thing I learned today

[leadshoes]

Just learned that surf guitar music originates from Dick Dale who was half-Lebanese being inspired by Arabic music. In fact his Misirlou is a originally an Arabic folk song and the title means Egyptian Girl. It's amazing how you can really hear the Arabic influence and it never occurred to me before at all.

[Low D]

No idea had i, EVER, that 'Tainted Love' was not a Soft Cell original

https://youtu.be/OJKe2j9Wjh4

But I definitely knew it wasn't a f**king Marilyn Manson original!

[leadshoes]

No idea had i, EVER, that 'Tainted Love' was not a Soft Cell original

https://youtu.be/OJKe2j9Wjh4

But I definitely knew it wasn't a f**king Marilyn Manson original!

Weird. That version of Tainted Love has been hanging around my youtube sidebar for a few days but I never clicked it. I figured it was a different song with the same title.
Now looking up that singer Gloria Jones, I also learned she was a member of T.Rex and became Marc Bolan's girlfriend and mother of his son.


And then tragically she was driver of the car that crashed and killed Marc Bolan. She was hospitalized but "when she was well enough to leave the hospital, she was informed that Bolan's "fans" had looted from the house most of their possessions." What the hell.
Later "In 2010, together with her son Rolan, she established the Marc Bolan School Of Music & Film in Makeni, Sierra Leone."

What a crazy sad life. I'm glad to know she and her son are very close.

[Frances]

Watching the news from the Philippines I can now say: magtago tayo'.

“Let's hide in our homes.” Let’s do.

[Frances]

Brussels sprouts not brussel sprouts.
That’s your American pronunciation right there.
Brussel spr-out-zzz.

[leadshoes]

Learned more about FBI abuses during the Black Power movement.
https://timeline.com/black-justice-fbi- ... cf2986515c

[left]

Canadians never cease to amaze me:

https://torontoist.com/2016/04/historic ... ller-boat/

[left]

And better late than never...I’ve realised that “And the band played waltzing matilda” is NOT the popular australian song known as “Waltzing Matilda”.

Doh.

And the lyrics even say it. The ”band” played that song. Not the song itself. I mean...pretty obvious right?


So, apparently the “unofficial australian anthem” isn’t about war, veterans and pacifism.

[Low D]

The Equals never toured America.

The mixed-race band formed by Eddy Grant in North London, UK, in 1965 was a global top-ten sensation with "Baby Come Back" in 1968, and toured the UK, Europe, and Africa during their late 60s heyday. According to singer Derv Gordon, President Records' boss Edward Kassner did not believe it would be safe for the multiracial band to tour the United States.

Side note: The Equals' 1967 single 'Police on My Back' remains as relevant as ever, but especially you know where.

Side side note: Apparantly, record company presidents used to care about their artists, huh.

[Fr. McGreer]

And better late than never...I’ve realised that “And the band played waltzing matilda” is NOT the popular australian song known as “Waltzing Matilda”.

Doh.

And the lyrics even say it. The ”band” played that song. Not the song itself. I mean...pretty obvious right?


So, apparently the “unofficial australian anthem” isn’t about war, veterans and pacifism.

Wow, that's quite an admission The last verse of 'And The Band P W M' is even followed by a refrain of 'Waltzing Matilda'.

What triggered the realisation?

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I’d try to hide behind the non-native speaker shield, if it wasn’t two completely different songs.

I was in a old-fashioned-folk music mood, and thought “ha let’s look for the traditional version of waltzing matilda.....*clickety click...*youtube...click* ....mh quite different lyrics...ok....WAAIIIDAMINUTE”

[Fr. McGreer]

I’d try to hide behind the non-native speaker shield, if it wasn’t two completely different songs.

I was in a old-fashioned-folk music mood, and thought “ha let’s look for the traditional version of waltzing matilda.....*clickety click...*youtube...click* ....mh quite different lyrics...ok....WAAIIIDAMINUTE”

Ha ha. Sorry, i didn't take any consideration to the fact English isn't your first language.

Now that i think about it, and having looked at the lyrics of the said song, i have found a massive plot twist........ are you ready for this??

The song is written about a traveller type Bushman who sets up camp one evening and having settled down HE starts to sing a song with lyrics "Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me"

So, the song 'And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda' is written about a song in which a man sings the lyrics of another song with the words "Waltzing Matilda"

Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong;
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tuckerbag,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."

Etc.....etc....

So, does anybody know the name of the song the Bushman was singing?????

[DzM]

The repository of all knowledge had lots of trivia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda

"Waltzing" is/was slang for walking. "Matilda" is/was slang for a bundle of gear (ala a bag or backpack), etc.

I've always just figured the song the rambler was singing was just a little tune he was making up as he went. Just an improvisational thing to do to pass the time.

[Fr. McGreer]

The repository of all knowledge had lots of trivia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda

"Waltzing" is/was slang for walking. "Matilda" is/was slang for a bundle of gear (ala a bag or backpack), etc.

I've always just figured the song the rambler was singing was just a little tune he was making up as he went. Just an improvisational thing to do to pass the time.

Absolutely, i also read all that. However, It's a song about song mentioned in another song

[DzM]

Absolutely, i also read all that. However, It's a song about song mentioned in another song

Someone oughta write a song about that.