Yes it's true, I destinctly remember learning this song at primary school. These lyrics, of course set an ethos that has made this great country what it is today. A burgeoning nation with 'rivers of alcohol' searching for the 'jerk who invented work'. Is that odd?
PD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dasspunk" <[email protected]> To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:54 AM Subject: Re: Something to think about... We have a winner! Big Rock Candy Mountain... but only because they were taught the song as kids and sang along to it. And this is NOT the oddest thing about OZ by any means. B On Jan 18, 6:38 pm, "Paul Duff" <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, having been there I think there may have been a couple. "Big Rock > Candy Mountain'?, Sitting' On Top Of The World'? For me though, the big > 'Killer' number was (and I must say Mr T does it so well it hurts) > 'Forever > Has Come To An End'. Ouch! It's good. > > Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mistertaterbug" <[email protected]> > To: "Taterbugmando" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 3:31 AM > Subject: Re: Something to think about... > > Yea, I'm sort of curious what it was too... > Tater > > On Jan 13, 1:26 pm, Dasspunk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Song selection is funny stuff. What would you guess was the big "hit > > song" while Monsignor Tater was down-stroking down under (I'm talking > > about Australia... mind out of the gutter!)? > > > That said, song selection, IMO, is the most underrated attribute of > > great musicians. I can think of a number of players that burn up the > > fretboard but that can't pick a song to save their life (or their > > show... or their records). > > > Brian > > > On Jan 12, 2:49 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Long time lurker. First time poster. I've had a few lessons at the > > > Tater Institute of Technology. > > > > I spent the summer busking on Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, > > > VT with my mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and harp. It was a great > > > experience that I recommend to any performer. You have to audition to > > > get a license to play. There were musicians, mimes, jugglers, > > > acrobats, sketch artists, and even a poet for hire. The music ranged > > > from a husband and wife clarinet/tuba dixieland combo to fiddle and > > > banjo to solo guys like me. No amps were allowed. I had a little > > > folding camping stool that I sat on. Some days where tough because I > > > would end up on the same block as the guy who rode his unicycle on a > > > high-wire while juggling. That's when I would think of Mr. Bell. > > > > I usually did about two hours before my voice gave out. Without a PA > > > you really have to project your playing and singing to get over the > > > ambient city noise. After a while I figured out that there were > > > certain songs that were big money makers. > > > > "You Are My Sunshine" on the mandolin was huge. It would be > > > interesting to see if Tater played it whether you would have a Joshua > > > Bell situation where people would be completely oblivious to what was > > > going on. > > > > Boston has a lot of music at the T(subway) stops. High turnover of > > > customers. When I was younger I used to watch this little blonde girl > > > named Mary Lou Lord at Park Street sing Syd Barrett songs. She told me > > > about her boyfriend in Seattle and that I should meet him when he came > > > to Boston with his band to play. I never made the show but when the > > > mood struck him he played a old D-18 and did a pretty mean version of > > > "In the Pines" :>) > > > > Regards, > > > Jim Berkeley > > > > On Jan 12, 10:52 am, "Mark Seale" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is a very astute point. Setting up in the subway where your > > > > potential > > > > listeners are bound to a schedule isn't a recipe for general > > > > success. > > > > But, > > > > if you set up in an area where people are spending free time, you > > > > stand a > > > > much better chance of catching their less focused attention. Some of > > > > the > > > > biggest fiddlers' contests we've had, in terms of listeners, have > > > > been > > > > in > > > > shopping malls. > > > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Trey Young <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it seems > > > > > like > > > > > young > > > > > children and the elderly are almost always the most appreciative > > > > > of > > > > > live > > > > > music...this story definitely shows how hit or miss busking can > > > > > be. > > > > > Last > > > > > time I was in New York (City!) there was a dixie land (ish) band > > > > > playing in > > > > > Central Park. I sat and watched them for about an hour and they > > > > > always had > > > > > a crowd standing there of about 30 or so and they had to stop > > > > > twice > > > > > in that > > > > > hour to empty out the tip bucket. I guess if you set up to play > > > > > where > > > > > people are there primarily to get some where else... > > > > > > <http://www.myspace.com/mudmusic> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > *From:* 14strings <[email protected]> > > > > > *To:* Taterbugmando <[email protected]> > > > > > *Sent:* Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:45:05 AM > > > > > *Subject:* Re: Something to think about... > > > > > > Read some more on busking by Danny Barnes (an excellent musician > > > > > and > > > > > songwriter) > > > > > >http://www.folktronics.com/web/node/121 > > > > > > Perry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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