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« Reply #40 on: May 29, 2014, 08:25:23 AM » |
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Have to say, I'm amazed that The Hiring Fair is making hearts sink. I've always thought it the quintessential post-split Fairport song. I particularly loved the way they used to do it live with DM playing keyboards. I think it sounds fantastic at Cropredy when the sun's almost gone and you can smell the night air and see the lanterns in the fields. Not saying any of you are wrong, of course. I'm just genuinely surprised  I think the sound of those keyboards is one of the major problems I have with the song. Very cheesy. On the other hand, I thought the ukulele song was fun. Jules |
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« Reply #41 on: May 29, 2014, 08:28:09 AM » |
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I think the sound of those keyboards is one of the major problems I have with the song. Very cheesy.
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« Reply #42 on: May 29, 2014, 08:57:47 AM » |
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When in a certain field - Matty Groves; 'cos it means that Cropredy is coming to an end for another year.  Other artists - the Streets of London. There's always someone shouting out for it at a McTell gig (on one occasion I actually found myself voicing "noooo!") |
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« Reply #43 on: May 29, 2014, 09:32:05 AM » |
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Am sitting here quite incredulous at some of the answers so far.
And still no-one has mentioned that damn ukulele song!
There's a bloke on fb who is running a "get fc into the r&r hall of fame campaign". I have had occasion to take him to task more than once about his evidence, but his latest one was to cite that awful uke song. I thought he was a pisstaker at first but he he seems deluded enough to think it's going to help his one man campaign. Re "hiring fair" , while never having read any, it sounds to me like it was written for a mills and boon novelette. Horrible song, never liked it. |
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« Reply #44 on: May 29, 2014, 09:46:40 AM » |
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Other artists - the Streets of London. There's always someone shouting out for it at a McTell gig (on one occasion I actually found myself voicing "noooo!")
Did you ever see the Big Train sketch about sort of the opposite of that situation? Very funny, if a little cruel.  |
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« Reply #45 on: May 29, 2014, 10:22:34 AM » |
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Did you ever see the Big Train sketch about sort of the opposite of that situation? Very funny, if a little cruel. Never seen it, so I just looked for it on YouTube:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1YNEtaHbzAJules |
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« Reply #46 on: May 29, 2014, 10:40:19 AM » |
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I loved Big Train. One of the funniest and most surreal things the BBC has ever done and pretty much the starting point for Simon Pegg & Kevin Eldon amongst others. If you enjoyed that, try Chairman Mao singing Roxy Music (if I remember rightly). Sorry, can't link to it from here. the complete series DVD is well worth your time. |
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« Reply #47 on: May 29, 2014, 11:10:24 AM » |
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Thanks Jules, really enjoyed the clip Chris |
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« Reply #48 on: May 29, 2014, 12:21:17 PM » |
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You are right Jim, Hiring Fair is very Mills and Boon... all that sentimentality and bodice ripping..
But Sloth is a track for the gods themselves..
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« Reply #49 on: May 29, 2014, 12:24:56 PM » |
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Anything preceded by "and this comes from Excalibur"
That did make me laugh Spot on though...seriously lacking any quality control whatsoever, the whole project imho  |
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« Reply #50 on: May 29, 2014, 12:27:48 PM » |
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But Sloth is a track for the gods themselves..
Yep - I find a decent Sloth almost transcendent (up there with A Sailor's Life for folkedelic loveliness to me). I'm particularly thinking of some of the Jerry/Richard guitar duelling Cropredy versions of old. Happy memories....  |
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« Reply #51 on: May 29, 2014, 01:10:44 PM » |
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I like Sloth - any track that goes on for over 8 minutes is good with me! I love Hiring Fair, but prefer the version on In Real Time (the first FC album I heard). I'm not so keen on how they do it these days. I loved the Excalibur project, and thoroughly enjoyed it live a few years back at Copredy (yes, I was the one!) I think the words to the Uke song are quite clever but I'm not that bothered with it But I did spend some time yesterday listening to various versions of Now Be Thankful, and I'm still not keen on it. I think it's because (for me) it drags along. Sorry - I did try, really I did, but I'm uninspired Oh - and I despair when I see Ric get his wah wah peddle out tho  it's just wrong!  |
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« Reply #52 on: May 29, 2014, 02:22:05 PM » |
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But I did spend some time yesterday listening to various versions of Now Be Thankful, and I'm still not keen on it. I think it's because (for me) it drags along.
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« Reply #53 on: May 29, 2014, 02:26:17 PM » |
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But I did spend some time yesterday listening to various versions of Now Be Thankful, and I'm still not keen on it. I think it's because (for me) it drags along.
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« Reply #54 on: May 29, 2014, 02:40:44 PM » |
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The Wood and The Wire (title track) has been overplayed, there must be other songs from that album they could play.
Love Sloth - if only they'd surprise us and dust it off on a Winter Tour instead of saving it for Cropredy.
Hiring Fair is still deservedly part of the core repertoire...
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« Reply #55 on: May 29, 2014, 03:57:36 PM » |
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Wild think.
It makes my heart sink.
Sorry I hab a code.
Bud I dope think Fairbort sank id anyway.
'Choo.......
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« Reply #56 on: May 29, 2014, 04:54:44 PM » |
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But I did spend some time yesterday listening to various versions of Now Be Thankful, and I'm still not keen on it. I think it's because (for me) it drags along.
But it's only two and a half minutes long! Jules Really? it seems so much longer.... Worse thing is, because I listened to it continuously for about 30 minutes it's STUCK IN MY BL**DY HEAD EARWIGGING ME AND I CAN'T STOP SINGING IT   |
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« Reply #57 on: May 29, 2014, 05:01:02 PM » |
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Really? it seems so much longer.... Worse thing is, because I listened to it continuously for about 30 minutes it's STUCK IN MY BL**DY HEAD EARWIGGING ME AND I CAN'T STOP SINGING IT You see how catchy it is! Conversely, I have to play it three times in a row because it's so short that I'm left wanting more. Jules |
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« Reply #58 on: May 29, 2014, 05:21:47 PM » |
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Love Sloth
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Love Sloth
Is that a very slow version of Love Cats? |
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