This is without doubt the oddest song we’ve had to date, of which Jon says, “Given to me on cassette by Malcolm Taylor from the Vaughan Williams Library. We started doing it with the Ratcatchers but never recorded it. A fairly amazing bit of traddy surrealism.” This seems to be a variant on Duck Foot Sue, or at least shares the surrealism and some of the lyrics, you can Mudcat here for more of that.
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I think I married Duck foot Sue…didn’t know she’d had a song written about her…
she should have married the fella Jon sings about……..made for each other!
I’d like to tell to you that I like this bizarre song. It’s a fine start to get us into the mood for the New Year’s Eve party.
Odd is good – we like odd, and it’s a jaunty little tune too!
Sorry folks a slip on the scheduling again. As I tend to do them in batches I think I just missed one, compounded by the fact I’ve just discovered I’ve got parallel word documents running with different bits saved, so it took me a while to work out what the hell I’d done. Still, hopefully normal service is resumed.
Reinhard are you coming over for New Year’s Eve?? Is anyone else going??
@Muzza. Do you think this fella is related to duck foot sue?
@ Lady D.you are right……probably direct kinfolk…….imagine the offspring!
This one doesn’t do owt fer me. folks.
I see you have lost the fringe on top, Muzza… not sporting a duck’s a*se instead, by any chance? Hahahahahahaha!
Odd is certainly an apt description but so so funny. Pity it was so short – I was really enjoying it.
Pewter I meant to tell you when I was on earlier that your “other self” is on Film 4 at 9pm in DH2.
Have just been doing some printing of lyrics and found someone has adopted a middle name. Gotcha!!!
Seems you are no cross-eyed boy like the hero on this song, noticing such fine details!
Have printed so many sheets before, I notice things like this as I read all the fine print.
Must add it was quite a surprise!
Accompanying AFSAD on my website for a year was a bit of work and a lot of fun. I’m glad that this is of worth for others too.
I think that a lot of us have had some fun on AFSAD but your message sounded a little ominous. Trust you aren’t going off the radar!
No no, Diana, I’m just glad that you are printing and using the lyrics.
And I just picked up my post and found my Christmas present in it: a copy of BACCApella’s CD “The Haworth Set” (where Jon got The First Nowell and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from). I’ve been looking for this gem for five years!
We’ve said it before but I need to say it again…….
Thank you Jon/Simon/Rainhard(I was looking out of the window when I typed that!) and Joe from Mudcat……..for all the work you put in to AFSAD
I offer da same thanks as Muzza!
@Jane…….I mean’t to add you to the above list Janie……….my little anorack and fount of all knowledge
@ Muzza: *curtsies* Not easy for a bear… in an anorak…
This appears to be a version of ‘Blue Haired Jimmy’ (Roud 1411).
Still funny but so short.
Listened yet again and wondered(yet again) who would write a song like this!)