Reportage and song
Bother. I've just realised that I can't in any way comment on something that is making me very cross.
Bother!
Bother!
Oh well that's that then. I'm going to sulk. Well actually I'm going to practice my fiddle. Cos I've been asked to play with some friends tomorrow at the pub and accompany them on a song I really love but have never played before..need to have some idea of how it goes before tomorrow night.
The version we are doing is taken from Kate and Anna McGarrigle and is quite utterly magical and plaintive. As most of their work is. I wish I could give you the tune.
The Swimming Song
by Loudon Wainwright III
G
This summer I went swimming
Em
THis summer I might have drowned
C D7
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
G Em
And I moved my arms around.
D7 G
I moved my arms around.
This summer I swam in the ocean
Swam in the swimming pool
Salt in my wounds, chlorine in my eyes,
I'm a self-destructive fool,
Self-destructive fool.This summer I did the backstroke,
And you know that thats not all.
I did the breast stroke and the butterfly,
And the old Australian crawl,
The old Australian crawl.
This summer I swam in a public place and a reservoir to boot,
At the latter I was informal,
At the former I wore my suit,
I wore my swimming suit.
This summer I did swan dives and
Jack knives for you all.
And once when you weren't looking
I did a cannonball
I did a cannonball.
This summer I went swimming
THis summer I might have drowned
But I held my breath and I kicked my feet
And I moved my arms around.
I moved my arms around.
Actually I wish I was singing it as well as playing it.
11 comments:
what a lovely song
I wish I could work out the tune!
hope you enjoy playing it
I think it's a cute song!
(dunno if that would make the artists happy....LOL....but cute isn't bad!)
btw......how come you can't comment?
This could just possibly be a link to a site where you can hear samples!
Wow! It is.
Swimming song is on the last album, 'Kate and Anna McGarrigle'
I forgot to say, yes thank you I, it was great fun playing and it turned out to be quite a session.
It's a gentle song Mel. I'm sure they'd love to know it's cute as well:)
(It's to do with a person's identity Mel. I hate having my lips sealed!)
Oh and incidentally I, every time I do a link, I have to go to blogger help and copy the html and then substitute the bits that fit my link!
In fact I need one of Mel's sticky notes!
Oh it IS a cute song....AND a toe tapper!
:-)
:-)
hope it's going well, mig
Thank you I for asking. All going well :)
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