Thanking about Captain Beaky and Hissing Sid got me thinking..... What is the daftest song you remember from your childhood(or later)? Mine has got to be Star Trekin... It was in the charts when I was sitting my A Levels, and helped cheer us up no end! We found it on a website a few years ago and played it for our daughter. She was literally doubled up and crying with laughter!
Happy memories
Love Chris
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Haha to start you off how about this Tiny Toons Sing Girls Wanna Have Fun
One that reminds me of my childhood is Little White Bull by Tommy Steal. I actually saw him live in Half a Sixpence there is another song that reminds me of my childhood. One that reminds me of my kids when they were young is The Birdy Song I can remember them doing the actions to it on saturday nights at The local working mans club. must be about 25 years ago. X x sorry don't know how to download them from you tube but if anyone does I would love to hear them again x x love Babs
What a lovely distraction Chris for the end of a beautiful sunny day. I loved Captain Beaky and Hissing Sid, and about the same time a friend and I performed The Telephone Man by Merri Wilson for friends at a Christmas Party.
There are so many nutty songs. I loved Flanders and Swan as a kid but didn't understand the Madeira joke, and another favourite was my pink half of the drainpipe. Now I live in a terraced house it's even more funny!
Yeah! I remember 'Itsy bitsy tiny weeny yellow polka dot bikini'. I was madly in love with Bryan Hyland when I was about 13 Hee Hee. Does anyone remember something about
'ghillie ghillie ossen pepper , cassanella bogan by the sea... ea ea ea ea....' Talk about weird!
I don't know how many funny looks I have had when I have mentioned this song!!! SOOOO pleased someone else remembers it! I was very little when I heard it and sometimes think I dreamt it.
You have started something now I have been on You tube for the past hour looking at songs from the 60's and 70's it's bringing back so many memories both good and naughty x x
But my absolute favourite though is Dana who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland with "All kinds of everything" in March 1971. My brother was born on the same night and my sister and I were far far more excited about Dana's win than the arrival of our long awaited baby brother. Every little Irish girl dreamed of growing up and winning the Eurovision again. Xxx
This brought back memories- when my eldest daughter was 10, she and her dance partner entered the Hastings Musical Festival- a prestigious event up to that point!- dressed as the toothbrushes and did a tango to this. I can see the costumes now- the bristles were made of unravelled mops- and we had to make a gigantic tube of toothpaste. We, that is the proud mums thought they did really well but the adjudicator had other comments. Wish I had a video of it to show her three little girls!!
Then there was 'There's a Hole in my Bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza' ..... by Harry Belafonte I think. We used to love singing that on and on and on and on......till we got told in no uncertain terms to STOP! 'The wheels on the bus go round and round' had a similar effect!
My fave was Shaddupayourface! I felt it very keenly as a half Italian but... Sort of loved it anyway! Catchy, silly and memorable -- all the hallmarks of a great ish song!
This is not so much the daftest song as I used to love the original version but does anyone else remember Pinky and Perky? My sister had one of their records when we were kids
I remember pinky and perky, used to love to watch them. The first '45' I bought so therefore always remember the song for that reason was 'video killed the radio star'
Thanks Monique, both those teddies went off to their new homes last year My Mum bought this single for me as a Christmas present as I liked the song so much (unlike the drink which I can't stand! LOL) Belinda xxx
This reminds me of my 21st birthday party, held at home. The floorboards in the front room were shaking so much when we were doing 'the bump' that my dad was worried that we'd all end up in our cellar!! haha
There was a song sung by a bloke about a pullover that his girlfriend made for him. Can't remember who sang it. I think the title actually was "This pullover"
You're all probably going to hate me for this one, but trying to remember enough of the lyrics to find it has been driving me mad all morning so I just had to share once I finally remembered... sorry!
There used to be a funny video, made by the Splitting Image team, but I couldn't find a decent version. I'm glad everyone found it funny... its been stuck in my head all afternoon! :/
Brilliant ladies - just logged on and have spent the last 20 minutes laughing and tripping down memory lane, we are all certifiable I am sure - hurrah for that. Enjoy the rest of the day and the sunshine xxxx
I tried to embed Angie's choice but it didn't seem to work. This might be one of those silly old songs but it is quite appropriate and is now Angie's signature tune.
Unbelievable, Annie! My Rachel and Beth danced to this too- they had Rastafarian tutu skirts!
The latter ended up in my dressing up trunk at school and on 'golden afternoons' when the whole of Key Stage one had free reign to go into any classroom they liked I always had a queue! Heard one child say one particular afternoon 'She's got some good stuff in there!''.
Thanks Annie! Now why didn't it work for me lol. That's brought a smile to her face. I have a feeling we're going to be playing this on every hospital visit from now on.
What about Billy Cotton band show. I can still remember the tune that started off the program. It was always on when we were having Sunday lunch must be 50 years ago now x x
Now then Babs what about the Clitheroe kid and the Navy Lark ......
Sunday afternoon while Dad was washing the salad for tea we would listen to sing something simple .....
Always a roast on Sunday followed by a good healthy salad ..its why I eat so much of it now ..... we then had a block of Aldous icecream from the van that came round in the afternoon ..we had that with tinned or fresh friut or sometimes waffers .
Mondays were rather different as it was wash day so it was cold meat and boiled potatoes ...... do not eat boiled pots to this day ...hated them .... and didn't much like the cold meat unless it was chicken , funny how things stay with you even after all theses years ...xxxx
Added this last night from my I-Pad - so have repasted on the Mac Book Air this morning. I've had such a lovely time reading all the posts and listening to music long-forgotten - and probably best to forget most of it too! ha ha
Only caught up with most of these this morning with no-one else around! When I tried playing them for my family yesterday I got a resounding "turn it off!!!" from my son and daughter! No appreciation for some good old singalong songs (although I did agree that some were really annoying). xxxxxxxxx
No they aren't. At least we all knew the words to these songs. I can't understand any of the lyrics to current chart songs, but maybe that's because I'm a bit deaf now!! I'm reminded of Peter Kay's concert, where he joked about misinterpreting the lyrics of songs and played them to demonstrate. It was just so true, and so so funny!!
I think my vote would go to There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - a Canadian offering, but well known here in the UK as well! I'm sure we did have a recording of Alan Mills (who wrote the tune) singing it when I was growing up, but I can't find it on YouTube, so here's Burl Ives' version instead:
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