Thy kingdom come to every nation
Thy will be done in everything we do
Lord, lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from those who think they're You
âA Clownâs Heartâ. Oysterband. Firmly stuck ever since hearing their superb rendition in Chester a couple of weeks ago (thus temporarily displacing the default worm of Leonard Cohenâs âDemocracyâ)
âElementary, My Dear,â but with the word changed to âalimentary,â has been running in my head for a while tonight. Itâs from 1973âs Schoolhouse Rock, about multiplication by two.
"Let's all go to A & W! Food's more fun at A & W! Dah dah dah dah dah dah doo... Hop in your car! (Hop in your car!) Come as you are! (Come as you are!) to A and W..."
A very long time ago, in my childhood, there was a TV programme The Black and White Minstrel Show (really). We watched it because there wasn't a lot else - I'm not sure ITV had even been invented yet. I didn't like it then but sadly one of the songs has somehow embedded in my memory - Don't Bring Lulu.
If anyone has a recipe for failsafe brain bleach I'd like to hear it.
A very long time ago, in my childhood, there was a TV programme The Black and White Minstrel Show (really). We watched it because there wasn't a lot else - I'm not sure ITV had even been invented yet. I didn't like it then but sadly one of the songs has somehow embedded in my memory - Don't Bring Lulu.
If anyone has a recipe for failsafe brain bleach I'd like to hear it.
Either âItâs a small world after allâ or Ravelâs Bolero. Though either is a very high price to pay.
A very long time ago, in my childhood, there was a TV programme The Black and White Minstrel Show (really). We watched it because there wasn't a lot else - I'm not sure ITV had even been invented yet. I didn't like it then but sadly one of the songs has somehow embedded in my memory - Don't Bring Lulu.
If anyone has a recipe for failsafe brain bleach I'd like to hear it.
Well, it is seasonal: Gayla Peavey's "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas."
Some years ago, someone recommended Hit Me Baby, One More Time to me as the ultimate earworm killer. But as @Lamb Chopped says, it depends whether you think that's a price worth paying.
And that, interspersed with Joanna Forbes-L'Estrange's O Advent Carol makes for an interesting juxtaposition. (And I'd quite like to empty my ears of both!)
The chorus of âAtsa Mattaâ (note: Italian and/or Italian-American stereotypes) is stuck in my head. It apparently dates back to a 1951 Looney Tunes cartoonâŠ
And just the chorus, or rather the first line of the chorus, not the rest of the song, which Iâve actually never known (until looking it up now).
Thank God, after seeing the video, that oneâs gone⊠for now. But Iâm sure a 1970s bubble gum ad will replace it⊠and just typing that, thereâs the Juicy Fruit (âJuicy fruit, itâs gonna, the (something?) soft, it gets right to ya, juicy fruit, the taste is going to moo-oo-oove yaaaaâŠâ) ad.
Does anyone else have that property of their brain, like a TV or radio constantly switching channels?
Does anyone else get a pair of musically similar earworms that persist in morphing between each other?
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of watching highlights from the Queenâs Jubilee concert shortly after church, and got stuck with a composite earworm for a day or two that combined âSweet Carolineâ and âShine Jesus Shineâ.
It was before racism and homophobia were recognised,
Actually, I would say it was before people realised that anyone would be stupid enough to embrace a character who was deliberately rude and offensive like Alf. Unfortunately, we now know that people love a rude, racist, offensive character like Nigel.
Anyway, Earworms - I was watching the end of Unbrella Academy the other day. They had a 20+ hour journey in a bashed up old van where they couldn't change the tape, which was playing Baby Shark.
Mine were too old to have been impacted by this when it was trendy, bt it is an earworm, and I would have done violence to that tape drive.
Weâve just passed what would have been my parentsâ 83rd wedding anniversary which brought back some poignant memories. One of which has given me a beautiful earworm which I shall be happy to carry around for some time.
It might be a consequence of the triumph of Trumpism but I keep hearing post apocalyptic songs. Dylan's "A hard rain's gonna fall' for example. But the one I'm currently stuck with is Bonny Dobson's "Morning dew". And in particular the iconic 1974 live version by the Grateful Dead, which both incorporated the lament and also transformed it.
I put it in Hidden Text because of the song's history:
Mickey Dolenz wrote the song about a party the band attended in London. The song is all over the place, being part love song, part protest song and part observational and social commentary. In other words, Very Much 1960s. He gave the song a title based on a phrase he heard from a British TV show while he was in London. He didn't really understand the phrase, but it stuck in his head. It, of course, had no relation to the lyrics at all. Because it was the 60s and why should the title have anything to do with the lyrics?
When the song came out, he was told by the British distributor that he had to give it an alternate title because the one he used was somewhat rude to the British audience. Which stunned Dolenz since, as noted, he had actually heard the phrase on a British TV program! Anyway, the distributor demanded an alternate title, so it was release in Great Britain as "Alternate Title" and hit #2 on the UK charts.
The programme was Till Death Us Do Part. The main character was Alf Garnett who was racist and homophobic but his outbursts were embraced by the public, unfortunately.
It was a popular comedy and viewers would laugh at Alf Garnett
It was played on Add to Playlist, and so is now stuck in my head.
A very good friend, serious Christian, but with a marvellous sense of human, died far too early from an aggressive cancer. She insisted on having this played at her funeral. It worked!
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and did he give you a dream?
And make it a deam of peaches and cream?
Oh no, I've got it now!
Here are some alternate lyrics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k99bMtg4zRk
I'm hoping to have different dream music tonight!
https://youtu.be/AilDza95hYc?si=hnv1CHPc9AQW8Mzb
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hasBJ1Gkjy8&pp=ygUMYmxhY2sgYmVhdXR5
They were recognised. The writers were specifically lampooning them by putting them in the mouth of the somewhat ridiculous Alf.
Whether that worked as intended is somewhat up for grabs.
My father used to say you can't rip the piss out of shit.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SVeaAhYluOc&pp=ygUiZGVsaXVzIHdhbGsgdG8gdGhlIHBhcmFkaXNlIGdhcmRlbg==
Now that's a good earworm to have. At the moment, for me, it's bits of Berlioz!
Mrs RR opines this is not as bad as bits of Bruckner.
If anyone has a recipe for failsafe brain bleach I'd like to hear it.
Either âItâs a small world after allâ or Ravelâs Bolero. Though either is a very high price to pay.
Well, it is seasonal: Gayla Peavey's "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP-TPCs9Fj8&pp=ygUjaSB3YW50IGEgaGlwcG9wb3RhbXVzIGZvciBjaHJpc3RtYXM=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK3ZP6frAMc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfpi2H8tOE&pp=ygUabyBzdXBlcm1hbiBsYXVyaWUgYW5kZXJzb24=
And that, interspersed with Joanna Forbes-L'Estrange's O Advent Carol makes for an interesting juxtaposition. (And I'd quite like to empty my ears of both!)
Fixed link
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FrbmePR-mUk&pp=ygUabWlrZSBvbGRmaWVsZCBvbiBob3JzZWJhY2s=
And just the chorus, or rather the first line of the chorus, not the rest of the song, which Iâve actually never known (until looking it up now).
https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/A_Hound_for_Trouble
Does anyone else have that property of their brain, like a TV or radio constantly switching channels?
ROTFL!!
A couple of years ago I made the mistake of watching highlights from the Queenâs Jubilee concert shortly after church, and got stuck with a composite earworm for a day or two that combined âSweet Carolineâ and âShine Jesus Shineâ.
Sorry, itâs actually called âRoyal Telephone.â
https://youtu.be/Ce0Yw4Lj6hA?si=vNyzYHIF0LD0sBX0
Actually, I would say it was before people realised that anyone would be stupid enough to embrace a character who was deliberately rude and offensive like Alf. Unfortunately, we now know that people love a rude, racist, offensive character like Nigel.
Anyway, Earworms - I was watching the end of Unbrella Academy the other day. They had a 20+ hour journey in a bashed up old van where they couldn't change the tape, which was playing Baby Shark.
Mine were too old to have been impacted by this when it was trendy, bt it is an earworm, and I would have done violence to that tape drive.
Hot child in the city!
Hot child in the city!
Hot child in the city!
. . .
Youâre welcome.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Lb9r-oh6g&pp=ygUXZGF2aWQgYm93aWUgcnViYmVyIGJhbmQ=
OMG this is rather cool!
It's like a David Bowie from a parallel universe...
The marvellous duet from âThe Pearl Fishers sung by Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill. A favourite of both of them. Such sublime soaring singing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5dDWEIvbZkY&pp=ygUdY2lsbGEgYmxhY2sgbGl2ZXJwb29sIGx1bGxhYnk=
It might be a consequence of the triumph of Trumpism but I keep hearing post apocalyptic songs. Dylan's "A hard rain's gonna fall' for example. But the one I'm currently stuck with is Bonny Dobson's "Morning dew". And in particular the iconic 1974 live version by the Grateful Dead, which both incorporated the lament and also transformed it.
If you haven't heard it try this out.
Memories of a bygone era brought back to life. Bouncing around in my head!
A masterpiece. Now you've got me at it!
Day 3
"Always look on the bright side of life".
It was played on Add to Playlist, and so is now stuck in my head.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cSVDF5IbN-g&pp=ygUodmF1Z2hhbiB3aWxsaWFtcyBlbmdsaXNoIGZvbGsgc29uZyBzdWl0ZQ==
A very good friend, serious Christian, but with a marvellous sense of human, died far too early from an aggressive cancer. She insisted on having this played at her funeral. It worked!