Chalkhills Digest Volume 1, Issue 163
Date: Sunday, 9 June 1991
Chalkhills, Number 163
Sunday, 9 June 1991
Today's Topics:
Chalkhills #162
Funk Pop A Roll
Re: oranges and lemons
Love on a Farmboy's Wages
No News is No News
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Date: Tue, 28 May 91 09:50:36 BST From: Toby Howard <toby@computer-science.manchester.ac.uk> Subject: Chalkhills #162 2 quickies: 1. AP Skylarkling interview disc is on sale her for #25 ($50?). Is it worth it? 2. Making plans for andy CD -- what's on it and is it worth it? Thanks peeps T
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Subject: Funk Pop A Roll Organization: Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN Date: Tue, 28 May 91 20:02:58 +0900 From: Yuji `RUSHER' Chikahiro <rusher@tansei.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp> Subject: Re: RUSHER's musical observations (Re: Chalkhills #158) Duane.Day@ebay.sun.com (Duane Day) wrote: > > RUSHER writes: >>For example, "Funk Pop A Roll" is played in G-lydian (someone might >>express it as A7th on G). I have never heard tunes written in such >>unstable scale. > > I'd think of this as being basically in A mixolydian, with the bass > shifting between G and A. This makes the most sense to me - it makes > the D and E chord in each verse a straight IV V progression, resolving > to I (A, except with the bass going back and forth between G and A.) You say that the tonic of "Funk Pop A Roll" is A7(mixo), as well as the subdominant is D7 and the dominant is E7, don't you? I mind you are consistent as far as this dominant motion you mentioned. But natural it is for my ears that the tonic key = Dmaj whether Collin plays D7. > This month's issue of _Keyboard_ (Patrick Moraz on the cover) has a > nice column by Dave Stewart (Hatfield & the North, National Health, > Bruford, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin, etc.) which discusses > this issue - I think it's referred to as "the naming wars" wherein > you say to-may-toe, I say to-mah-toe, you say G11 no 3 no 5, I say > F major/G bass, etc. When I would play just chord, I am sure to write the harmony as F/G, because I can push it at a glance easily. On the other hand if I would play also solo or so, I write it as adequate chord name for its scale. If you offer me a score written just F/G, how do I comprehend its available notes? Subject: Re: Introduction (Re: Chalkhills #162) John M. Relph <relph@presto.ig.com> wrote: > > Xian <caleman@rpi.edu>, neophyte XTC fan writes: >>What are some other good CDs? > > Well, _Oranges and Lemons_ is good. I agree with you. Especially "Pink Thing" kids me. Did you notice humorous diminish scale where is below-mentioned underline? C Ab dim G/B C I want to take you out and show you around the world, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > _Mummer_ is really nice, except for "Funk Pop A Roll", which is > awesome dance music. Then who in the world can compose such great song except for XTC? :^) - RUSHER <rusher@tansei.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp> # bye bye
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] From: Andy Holyer <and@ux.rfhsm.lon.ac.uk> Subject: Re: oranges and lemons Date: Tue, 28 May 91 13:44:40 BST Organization: Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London Yes, "Oranges and Lemons" is a nursery rhyme. I learnt it when I was so high, and I'm surprised that that's another bit of English culture that didn't get across the Pond. For the literary among you, it plays quite a big part in George Orwell's 1984. For the rest of you, another &mpersand annotation.... The rhyme is about the churches of London, and especially the sound of their bells. I've actually recognised the tune in the carillion of some of them. Now, I *hope* I get all these right; I haven't sung this since I was four.... Oranges and Lemons sang the bells of St Clement's --- St Clement Dane's which (I think) is in either Fleet St. or The Strand) You owe me three farthings sang the bells of St Martins --- St Martin's in the Fields, one of my favourite Wren churches beside Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. They have very nice Classical recitals there. And a very good craft market in the churchyard. Oh yes, and a farthing is 1/4 of an old penny, 1/960 of a pound. When will you pay me sang the bells of Old Bailey --- The Old Bailey is the site of the central Law Courts. Most of the TV pictures of people after a major trial in London are taken there. When I am rich sang the bells of Shoreditch --- Shoreditch is in the East End (think Walford) in what they now describe as "Docklands" (which is rather like NYC's South Street Seaport on Acid) When will that be? sang the bells of Stepney --- Stepney is also in the East End. My Father grew up round there, but I avoid it when possible. I do not know sang the Great Bell of Bow --- Bow is again in the East end, near to Tower Bridge. The bells of St Mary le Bow are famous. only those born within the sound od Bow bells can call themselves a cockney - and thus a true Londoner. This is why I am not a Londoner (I'm a Man of Kent) whereas my father is. Here come the candle to light you to bed, And here comes the chopper to -chop -off -your -head This last bit has some riitual movements to go with it that I don't feel up to describing of the net. Someone else fancy a go? --------------- | && |&ndy Holyer | & & |(Until) Snail:Dept. of Medical Informatics & Computing, | & & |(May 31st) Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, | && | Rowland Hill St. | & & & | London NW3 2PF | & & & | England | & & | JANET: and@uk.ac.lon.rfhsm.ux | & & & |Voice: (+44) 71 794 0500 x4233/ (+44) 71 794 5146 | & & & |From May 3rd, School of Cog. and Comp. Sci, Sussex University | &&& & |I guess I'll then be and@uk.ac.susx.cogs |--------------
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 3 Jun 91 11:18:12 PDT From: "WES WILSON, PKO3-2/T12, 223-4891" <wilson@psylo.enet.dec.com> Subject: Love on a Farmboy's Wages Has anyone figured out "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" on the guitar? I have _some_ of it down, but there are big sections which elude me. First, I'm playing it with the usual e-a-d-g-b-e tuning and a capo on the fourth fret. I know Andy uses a capo because I heard him say so in the Acoustic Radio Tour WBCN segment. Anyway, I use the position for the C maj chord with the capo on the 4th fret for the opening "High climbs the summer sun, high stands the corn." On "corn" I switch to a G maj and then it's immediately followed by some kind of suspended G chord. Why do I have the capo on the 4th fret? Because, for the most part, a lot of the song is easier (for me) to play that way and it sounds like the right timbre...I just can't get the chords in the bridge begining with "People think that I'm no good..." Anyone...?
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 9 Jun 91 10:53:46 PDT From: John M. Relph <relph@presto.ig.com> Subject: No News is No News Yes, it's true. No news on the XTC front. Geffen has delayed the release of _Rag & Bone Buffet_ until July. I haven't been able to find _Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings_ though it was supposed to be released last Tuesday. I went to the KFJC Record Swap this morning. Lots of XTC singles (I already had them). I saw a copy of the flexidisc from Trouser Press. I didn't buy it though I probably should have. $30 for the Three Wise Men single. $85 for a real copy of _Jules Verne's Sketchbook_. No bootlegs. Nothing interesting. Oh well. -- John
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