Name that Tune

[Tom Strange]

Isn't that itchycoo park? ...the small faces?

quite a little bit of "intertwining" we have going on here isn't it?

[waysider]

interTWIning?!-----------"Forsooth!" as Snagglepuss might have said.

Anyhow, You are mighty quick on the draw.

Itchycoo Park was the nickname given to a park (Little llford Park) that was near lead singer Steve Marriotts' boyhood home.

And to that I say----------------------"NEXT!"

[Tom Strange]

I loved Itchycoo Park... it (the song) was ahead of its time...

continuing the intertwining... (I'll try to choose one that's not too obscure)

I can see the sunset in your eyes

Brown and grey and blue besides

Clouds are stalking islands in the sun

I wish I could buy one out of season

[Tom Strange]

Here are the lyrics to Itchycoo Park:

Itchycoo Park

Small Faces

Over bridge of sighs to rest my eyes

In shades of green

Under dreaming spires, to Itchycoo park

That's where I've been

What did you do there? I got high

What did you feel there? Well I cried

But why the tears there? Tell you why

It's all too beautiful, it's all too beautiful

it's all too beautiful, it's all too beautiful

I feel inclined to blow my mind

Get hung up feed the ducks with a bun

They all come out to groove about

While I search for fun in the sun

I tell you what I'll do (What will you do?)

I'd like to go there now with you

You can miss out school(Won't that be cool?)

Why go to learn the words of fools

What do we do there? Well get high

(What will we touch there?) We'll touch the sky

But why the tears there? I'll tell you why

It's all too beautiful, it's all too beautiful

It's all too beautiful, it's all too beautiful

I feel inclined to blow my mind .......

It's all too beautiful

(Do you think this is where Robin Trower came up with the title of his first album? Or the other way around?)

[waysider]

Which came first?

This is only a guess but here goes.

There are several famous bridges throughout the world that have been nicknamed "The Bridge Of Sighs".

Perhaps the most famous is one in Venice,Italy.

There is another "Bridge of Sighs" in London that crosses the Thames.(Waterloo Bridge)

Because Trower and members of SF were from the same general area, I would be inclined to believe

they were both making reference to Waterloo Bridge.

Now, as to who of the two used the phrase first, the answer is clear. "Itchycoo Park" predates Trowers' album "Bridge of Sighs" by at least six or seven years.

[wasway]

Tom's was of course Frampton.. "Baby I love your way" ...I saw him on one of the late shows monday night.. still sounding good!!

and to continue with the interTWIninig: (a bit more obscure)

Black napalese, it got you weak in your knees

Gonna sneeze some dust that you got busted on

You know it's so hard to please

Newcastle Brown can sure smack you down

You take a greasy whore and a rollin' dance floor

You know you're jailhouse-bound

Edited December 28, 2006 by wasway

[Tom Strange]

see... I was going to try to use one of "theirs" but I didn't think anyone would be able to get it... so I jumped that link in the 'intertwining'...

[wasway]

I guess its on you, Tom

[Tom Strange]

I was going to let someone else answer (since we seem to be going back and forth)... but... it's

thirty days in the hole

and of course it's by

Humble Pie

[Tom Strange]

Okay... let's move forward a few years towards the present...

Relax.

I need some information first.

Just the basic facts:

Can you show me where it hurts?

(should be fairly easy, one of the all time great songs)

[Ca_dreaming]

Also enjoy them-Pink Floyd. The Wall.........thinking, better get the Cd.....Comfortably Numb....

[Tom Strange]

Yes, Comfortably Numb. Your turn CalDreamer...

[Ca_dreaming]

The winds of change are always blowing

And every time I try to stay

The winds of change continue blowing

And they just carry me away

[Ca_dreaming]

If I give anymore clues you will know the song so here it is:

To all the girls I've loved before

Who travelled in and out my door

I'm glad they came along

I dedicate this song

To all the girls I've loved before

To all the girls I once caressed

And may I say I've held the best

For helping me to grow

I owe a lot I know

To all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing

And every time I try to stay

The winds of change continue blowing

And they just carry me away

To all the girls who shared my life

Who now are someone else's wives

I'm glad they came along

I dedicate this song

To all the girls I've loved before

To all the girls who cared for me

Who filled my nights with ecstasy

They live within my heart

I'll always be a part

Of all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing

And every time I try to stay

The winds of change continue blowing

And they just carry me away

To all the girls we've loved before

Who travelled in and out our doors

We're glad they came along

We dedicate this song

To all the girls we've loved before

To all the girls we've loved before

Who travelled in and out our doors

We're glad they came along

We dedicate this song

To all the girls we've loved before

Take it away someone!

[waysider]

Ummmm------------"On the Road Again"?

To All The Girls I've Loved Before------Willie Nelson

Takin' my time

Choosin' my lines

Try'n to decide what to do

[Ca_dreaming]

Joe Walsh-Takin' My Time

[waysider]

Very close CaDreaming

Meet you half way

got nothin' to say

Still I don't s'ppose I can blame ya

Seems to me

You don't want to talk about it

Seems to me

You just turn your pretty head and "---- ----"

And yep. That's Joe W.,but what was the name of the band?

[Ca_dreaming]

Eagles

[waysider]

Nope.

This band pre-dates The Eagles and had some MONSTER players take a turn in the guitar chair. Walsh was actually the second guitarist for this power trio.(chronologically)

The original guitarist was Glenn Schwartz who left to work with a famous west coast power outfit and still works today though he doesn't venture far from home.

The aforementioned band with Walsh recently gave a reunion show in their hometown.

[Ca_dreaming]

With the help of my outstanding, smart husband we concluded it is James Gang

[waysider]

Yes, indeed.

Walk Away----James Gang

They had that "funk" sound down long before it had a name.

Another great James Gang tune to check out some time is "Midnight Man".

Aaaaaannnd!--------Yer next!

[Ca_dreaming]

Somewhere along the lonely road I had tried to find you

Day after day on that windy road I had walked, walked behind you

[Ca_dreaming]

This is early 70's folks! Another part of a verse:

Waiting, watching

Wishing my whole life away

Dreaming, thinking

Ready for my happy day

........................

[Tom Strange]

ahh.... now I see it! (I think)

Uriah Heep

easy livin' ?

[waysider]

Kinda funny, don'tcha think, how bands used to borrow names from classic sources?

Uriah Heep----Borrowed from Charles Dickens

Steppenwolf----Borrowed from Hermann Hesse

Pearls Before Swine-----Borrowed from the" sermon on the mount"

1910 FruitGum Company----Borrowed from-----ummmmm?

Never Mind!