Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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6 December 2009
19:0734477The season for another outpouring of the usual music. Do members have any particular favourites, or one`s they`d rather not hear?
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Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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6 December 2009
19:1034478One I love is 'Stop The Cavalry' by Jona Lewie. My wife would rather die the death of a thousand cuts than hear it!
My all time favourite is a traditional carol, Coventry Carol. Haunting..........
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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6 December 2009
19:2134479I like 'White Christmas' by Bing Crosby, all the old Phil Spector produced 'Frosty the snowman' kind of happy tunes and Kirsty MacColl 'Fairytale of New York'. My real favourite has to be Wizard (Roy Wood) 'I wish it could be Christmas everyday'. I had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful Roy Wood several times when I was young; he's such a lovely guy. I guess we don't hear Gary Glitters 'Rock and Roll Christmas' anymore!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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6 December 2009
19:2234480"fairytale of new york" with that bloke with the rotten teeth out of the pogues, and kirsty maccoll.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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6 December 2009
22:0134501"Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues, 'And the boys from the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay, And the Bells were ringing out for Christmas day', gets me all the time
6 December 2009
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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6 December 2009
22:1534504my understanding is that there is and was no such thing as the nypd choir.
who were they?
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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6 December 2009
22:2534506Apparently the song is about Irish people who emigrated to America in the 19th century to escape the potato famine in hope of making it as entertainers in New York. You are right there is no NYPD choir but they do have Pipe and Drums divisions that were featured in the video. The NYPD Pipes and Drums didn't know "Galway Bay" and so played a different song for the music video, which was edited to fit the beat.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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7 December 2009
15:4734527Yes Andy, mine too, `The Coventry Carol` plus `The Sussex Carol`.
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20 December 2010
21:3285725And it`s still `The Coventry Carol`!
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20 December 2010
21:3585727I was just thinking I don't recall posting that recently then I looked at the date!
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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20 December 2010
21:4285731I haven`t found a skeleton in your cupboard have I Jeane?
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20 December 2010
21:4585732I let him out now it's Christmas Colin
By the way he's rubber (in case anyone has a heart attack) and he answers to the name of Bonaparte!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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21 December 2010
07:5685765Well, leaving the bone apart, hope you have a safe and happy Christmas Jeane and Les.
Roger
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21 December 2010
09:4685794Thank you Roger, likewise to you and Jean.
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21 December 2010
11:4385825I like his ear-rings. And such a lovely smile- both of you !!
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Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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21 December 2010
13:3285837I thought it was Les Phew!
It looks as though he needs fattening up for Christmas
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21 December 2010
14:2785851Thank you Kath
Barry W-S, my (non) cooking is legendary!
