It has been a long night. I've been drinking fruit juice, milk and water at various times. I had to set my alarm to take my penicillin 6 hours apart and I've been drifting in and out of sleep, coughing profusely, blowing my nose, finding it hard to breathe. During the time when I couldn't sleep I was in Rob's chat and he played some very good music to see us through the night. I consider many of the visitors there to be very good friends now. I am getting to know everyone better and am not so nervous now of many of them. Promised Rob and Spatzie I'd send them foreign language versions of Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days" I've got to locate the boots first, which may take some time (1) because I don't know where they are and (2) I'm a bit unsteady on my feet for leaving my bed and going down to look for the CDs and (3) I have to rip and then send. I'll do a cc to Greg too, just in case he doesn't have some of them. I promise I will get around to it eventually Spatzie. Thanks for joining me here at DD. :)
Norman "Hurricane" Smith was mentioned in the chat tonight. He was one of the Beatles' engineers. Just as John gave Neil Aspinall his own nickname, "Nell", John used to call Norman "Normal". LOL. This Mr Smith had a hit in the charts in the 70s called "Oh Babe What Would You Say" and Greg asked to hear the song. Rob didn't think that he had the song but Greg (who seems to be kindly helping Rob out with a lot of material) told him where he could find it. I don't think Rob saw that part of the chat text and so as time went on and Greg had to sleep (he's been working on mixing the Donovan gig he attended last week and it's worn him out), he didn't get to hear his request. I told Rob I'd like to hear the song too. Rob figured out where it was and played it, specifically as a request for me. Oh dear. It was Greg who requested the song initially. I hope he doesn't mind.
I'd quite forgotten this song. My Dad loved singing along with this whenever it came on the radio at the time of its popularity, I remember. This song's melody and sweet lyrics remind me of another, very very old, ancient song that my Grandad used to sing called, "Let Me Call You Sweetheart". The songs are not alike in tune or lyrics - there is no similarity really but the gorgeous melody and lyrics just remind me of the other song, which I love too.
Here are the lyrics of "Oh Babe What Would You Say"
Have I a hope, or half a chance
To even ask if I could dance with you, yoo hoo
Would you greet me or politely turn away
Would there suddenly be sunshine on a cold and rainy day
Oh babe, what would you say?
For there are you, sweet lollipop
Here am I with such a lot to say, hey hey
Just to walk with you along the milky way
To caress you through the nighttime
Bring you flowers everyday
Oh babe, what would you say?
'Cause, oh, baby I know
I know I could be so in love with you
And I know that I could make you love me too
And if I could only hear you say you dooo, ooh, ooh, ooh
But anyway, what would you say?
Yes, oh, baby I know
I know I could so in love with you
And I know that I could make you love me too
And if I could only hear you say you dooo, ooh, ooh, ooh
But anyway, what would you say?
Here's "Let Me Call You Sweetheart".
I am dreaming Dear of you, day by day
Dreaming when the skies are blue, when they're gray;
When the silvery moonlight gleams, still I wander on in dreams,
In a land of love, it seems, just with you.
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true.
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.
Longing for you all the while, more and more
Longing for the sunny smile, I adore
Birds are singing far and near, roses blooming everywhere
You, alone, my heart can cheer; you, just you
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true.
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you.
Remember the song Convoy? Well here's the novelty disc English version.... :)
Anyone find an mp3 of this?
Convoy G.B. by Laurie Lingo & The Dipsticks (aka Dave Lee Travis & Paul Burnett, two BBC Radio 1 DJs).
It was a foggy day on the sixth of May
In a Scammell haulin' bricks
It was just crackin' dawn and I started to yawn
Cos I couldn't find any nice chicks.
I'd tried Newport Pagnell, Toddington,
And even Watford Gap,
But after so many eggs and chips, sausage and beans
What I really needed was a nap.
It's a lonely life, truck driving
But it's better than a bike
Cos when you're up in the cab, you're the king of the road
And it's dead romantic, like.
And then I remembered my two-way radio,
So I started feelin' better,
And I thought "I'll start a convoy"
"You know, just like that American feller."
[Chorus]
Thus began the saga
On the M1 Motorway
Of the biggest bloomin' convoy
Outside the USA.
Why not join our line-up?
It's completely free.
All you need is transport
And a current MOT.
Convoy!
[On the CB]
Hello, this is Super Scouse callin'. Anyone out there, come on?
Hello, hello, this is Plastic Chicken, go off?
That's "come on" - what's your load, Plastic Chicken?
Er, well it would have been quick-drying cement, but the rain got in - do you know anyone who wants to buy a three-ton brick?
So there we were, the two of us,
At the start of something big.
There was Plastic Chicken with his brick on wheels,
And me in my big rig.
With every junction that we passed
Others would tag on
There was even a London Transport bus
"Hey, that's a nice wagon - fares please..."
It certainly was an impressive sight,
To see us on the road
There was vehicles of every shape and size
It certainly had growed.
Suddenly there was this commotion,
There was a circus, and a fair.
There was an animal acrobatic act
"Ooh look - a bear in the air!"
[Chorus]
You're listening to the saga,
On the M1 Motorway.
Of the biggest blooming convoy,
Outside the USA.
We're half-way through our story,
But please don't go away.
They're on Spaghetti Junction
"We could be here all day..."
Convoy!
[On the CB] Hello, Plastic Chicken to Super Scouse, gerroff, I mean come in, er, come on - oh, do I have to say this every time?
Yeah - have you seen any fuzzboxes? - that's slang for police cars.
Er, Jackanory, Super Scouse - that's slang for No!
That's Negatory, you berk...
Ooh I say, is this a private convoy or can anyone join in?
What's your wheels, our kid?
Would you believe, a camper...?
Spaghetti Junction was coming up
So we were bound to lose a few.
And sure enough, the fork-lift truck,
Disappeared heading up towards Crewe.
The combine harvester shred a wheel,
And the driver lost control.
And a mobile DJ crashed his van,
So we ain't gonna play no Soul, 10 - 4.
[Chorus]
So we end our story,
On the M1 Motorway.
Of the biggest blooming convoy,
Outside the USA.
This record is good value,
As you can plainly see.
It's labelled as a tax disc
Though it's [words indistinct]
Convoy!
[On the CB]
Er, Plastic Chicken to Super Scouse, there's a big black limo coming up behind...
Er, what about it?
Well it's got a flag on the front and a funny number plate - "HRH 1"
Mercy sakes, good buddy, you'd better give it the front door and wave her on, like...
Will do, Super Scouse, I'm waving her on - ooh look, she's waving back, isn't that nice...
Plastic Chicken, do you want to stick it in behind that suicide jockey?
What's a suicide jockey?
As it happens, How's about...
Er, Plastic Chicken, don't you think you'd better change gear for this hill?
What's wrong with the gear I've got on, doesn't it look right?
Change gear, ram your foot on the floor and change the gear, what you talking about, you don't know how to drive a truck do you, you've no idea how to drive a truck, you're mad... (continue to fade)
http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djst2v.htm#travis
http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsbo.htm#burnett
Whilst surfing around websites I've come across this one - haven't checked it all out yet but it looks promising and just thought I'd share it with you. :)
Sixties City
Kay would enjoy that site. Got to email her the link.
Have to boil the kettle for another Lemsip and then drift off to sleep again..
Later dear friends....
Love and (((hugs)))
Sair xx
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