Cov kid 55
Well-Known Member
That’s been sung a few times, it’s pretty rubbish really.
That’s been sung a few times, it’s pretty rubbish really.Away at Brizzle City in 2012:
'He stinks of piss and he's got no mates, Gerken is his name'
I believe it was a WW1 song sung by the troops. 'Mademoiselle from Armentieres'.Oh, and the last line was, for some reason or other,
‘Inky pinky parlez vous’
Suppose it just finished the verse off.
I believe it was a WW1 song sung by the troops. 'Mademoiselle from Armentieres'.
Thanks Oscillatewidly and LSB. Amazing where the tune and the words came from. Makes you think that it was a very old take off of the song from the film, and we were still singing it in the late 60’s. Fascinating - l may have seen the film years ago, full of old English character actors? I’ll reprise.Yes it was played at the end of the film, 'They shall not grow old'. A film I would recommend watching to anyone whose not seen it. I defy anyone watching it to not to be moved to tears.
Thanks Oscillatewidly and LSB. Amazing where the tune and the words came from. Makes you think that it was a very old take off of the song from the film, and we were still singing it in the late 60’s. Fascinating - l may have seen the film years ago, full of old English character actors? I’ll reprise.
Yes, it’s strange to think that when some of us were growing up in the 60’s, a lot of people around us would have had clear memories of the First World War, including troop songs. Indeed, many of the ‘older’ men (as we thought of them) would have fought in the trenches. I wish I had the interest then that I do know.Covkid - no the film is recent, from last year. It colourized old WW1 footage and used lip readers to translate the Tommy's words captured on film ,which they then dubbed over it. Absolutely brilliant film making, and makes it really come to life. I watched it in Warsaw last Summer, and the Poles in the cinema were really moved by it. All stayed until the end of the credits to the end of this song and applauded when the film finished, something I've never seen before. Looking at some of the comments attached to that youtube clip it looks like some people remembered their parents/ grandparents humming and singing the tune, which in the 60's would have still been in living memory of many - a bit like a Beatles song is familiar to many of us today.
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