Word Association Game

[trevethin]

From balloons to party.  A tune from my uni days.  It's my PARTY and I'll cry if I want to.

 

[grumpyhack]

From Party to TELEPHONE

I remember the old days when people used to have party lines to their home telephones because there were simply not enough telephone lines to meet the needs.  You picked up your phone and if the neighbouring house was on the party line you had to wait before you could make a call. Now most households have a handful of mobiles.

This was one of those novelty songs from 1977 that you just don't seem to get any more. Meri Wilson, a Grumpy Gonner.  Died in a road accident in 2002 aged 53.

 

[brandycoke]

Could've went with ring ring, but instead i'll use the phone link to make an S.O.S. call.

Described by Pete Townshend as "The best pop song ever written".

 

[grumpyhack]

You can call me AL.  He might have been a sh*t to Art Garfunkel and gave a dreadful performance at Glastonbury a few years back but he did write some superb songs.

 

[oneeye]

WAYS 

Avenue and ALleways

 

[grumpyhack]

LEAVE

Sorry if I'm on a bit of a Paul Simon roll but the joy for me in this performance is the magnificent Steve Gadd on drums.  Right from the first strokes he gives the whole thing a distinctive feel.

 

[trevethin]

With.  (From Leave to Stay WITH Me.)  An oldie from he with the unusual voice.

 

[grumpyhack]

Stay With Me or Stay With Me BABY has to be one of the most covered classics. So I thought I'd post the original recording by Lorraine Ellison just for a comparison.

 

[grumpyhack]

BE My Baby.  Ronnie Spector was great at Glastonbury but I can't find that performance so settle for Jools.

 

[oneeye]

FLY 

Fully intend to be there to see Dave & Co Saturday headliner; first Pyramid headliner for me and Mrs oneeye in 3 years.

Of course, best laid plans.... could all go to rat shit haha; normally does 

 

[grumpyhack]

FLAKE  The connection is that this classic Small Faces album was narrated by Stanley Unwin and was a story featuring a fly.

A great album with classics like Tin Soldier as well

Edited March 5, 2017 by grumpyhack

[trevethin]

Flake is made of chocolate so I am choosing brother from Hot Chocolate's BROTHER Louie.  Some lovely early 70's fashion clothing in this video

 

[grumpyhack]

Several connections to one of my favourite films The Full Monty, which included this Hot Chocolate track.

They became a close group of brothers but, because of the Brothers Cider Glastonbury connection, I'll pick as the link word CIDER

 

 

Edited March 6, 2017 by grumpyhack

[oneeye]

Cider is a great addition to any PUNCH 

 

[grumpyhack]

Punch and JUDIE (I know it's normally Judy with a y) but this is an excuse for a blast from the past. Glastonbury 1982.

 

 

[carlosj]

That crocodile uses his TEETH on Punch's sausage... Martin was good in the Acoustic Tent 2 years ago(?), looing forward to June more than ever now.  Mr G, should be ready to help for resale day if it's not the 9th, NFiR!

[grumpyhack]

You show your teeth when you SMILE

 

[trevethin]

We smile when we're HAPPY

 

[grumpyhack]

And we can be Happy TOGETHER

Memories from my yoof and a great singalong.

And their other hit for good measure

 

[oneeye]

APART 

 

[grumpyhack]

LEAVE

Sadly Mary is another Grumpy Gonner, died in 2009 of leukaemia aged 72.  I remember seeing their reunion tour in 1978. Great songs and harmonies.

Peter Yarrow wrote a solo album which featured a beautiful, bittersweet song of regrets about making some wrong choices in his life that is still one of my favourites when I get into a melancholy mood.

 

[carlosj]

Someone in the ARMY gets leave.

 

 

[grumpyhack]

SOLDIER

Still going strong and well preserved at 75 here

 

[grumpyhack]

TIN  One of the great bands that had so many influences and contributed members to so many other bands.

 

[carlosj]

Tin is one of those things that get given as a wedding anniversary present.