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he starts singing at 2 and says "oh no" at 2:16 and mmmyesss at 220
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09-13-2018 08:15 PM
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Oh, right. That's just part of the lyrics. I thought you meant he was making lascivious noises behind her singing...
And at 2.40 he goes 'Oh, no, yes' which was most enlightening
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lascivious— this place is like SAT review sometimes
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Originally Posted by joe2758
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Well, consider libidinous...
But 'gone for a burton' is much more interesting.
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Originally Posted by joe2758
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Actually, not entirely :-)
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i feel like i'm being japed
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no, some of those terms used may be based on jargon of the time. It’s very cleverly written.
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Joe -
In wartime they really did talk like that. All branches of the services had their own slang and jargon, just like the US services had, and still do today. In some ways, due to the stresses of war, it was almost certainly part of what they call 'survival humour'. It's a way of making a joke of something very serious, given the constant proximity of death.
You're not being japed.
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those ww2 vets are cushtie geezas, i have the fortune of working for some of the few who are left
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My Irish grandad signed up for the war mainly because he was bored and needed a job. (He was from Southern Ireland so he did not have to join up, it was voluntary). He ended up in the Desert Rats and went from North Africa to Italy. He had a few stories to tell! He was at Monte Cassino but survived it (luckily for me!).
My other grandad was a bank clerk who was conscripted as RAF ground crew. So he probably heard that kind of talk a lot!
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My father was in all three services, which is unusual. He started in the navy, decided it wasn't for him and joined the RAF. He flew as a navigator in bombers as far as I know. After the war he went into the army and ended up driving tanks. As a commander, I might add.
But he didn't play jazz guitar, so he wasn't perfect
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This is one of my favorite tunes, but I've always just played it really straight, cheesy, and vanilla. Anyway, today I worked on some kind of different things with it and was pleased with some of the ideas, but I never could get a clean take on it.
I tried to put some different harmony on it. I don't know that I'll get to another version, but here's some of today's:
Last edited by matt.guitarteacher; 09-17-2018 at 12:04 AM.
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
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Originally Posted by PaulW10
Really appreciate the kind words.
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
I personally certainly don't think you need to pull back as I love that sound and tone. It's like a bluesy guitar playing a jazz standard. I can almost hear others (bass, etc.) playing along with you. I think I've mentioned this before but your style implies there is more happening than one guitar playing solo. It's a nice ability to have for this chord melody/solo guitar style.
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Since I started this thread, I decided it's about time I at least contribute to it. I wasn't being lazy not contributing (honestly)! I've just been away from all things fun because of work.
I never heard this song before a year or so ago. I like to google threads like "best melodies of all time" and see what songs pop up that I don't know. This one did and I got the lead sheet and learned it never having heard it before. Actually the first rendition I later heard I believe was Walter Rodrigues which blew me away. It's become one of my favorite songs to hear.
This is not my best effort! However, after numerous tries it was apparent my best effort was never going to get recorded today! One trick I sort of learned for myself here is using the tritone sub for the D7 (G#) and C7 (F#) which allows the bass line to descend all the way down from the Am7 to the F. However since I was nervous recording I realized I didn't do very much of that on this today!
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Originally Posted by Chris Whiteman
I bought your arrangement here when it first came out. It has such wonderful harmonies and instructive ideas. Very helpful. I love your arrangements, your approach to solo guitar and tone. Amazing stuff!
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Originally Posted by Chris Whiteman
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I've just discovered this so I think I'll post it.
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Hi everyone,
I just recently did a version of the song with guitar and vocals – so strictly speaking no other instruments
Would be happy for feedback or suggestions.
Here's my take on the song:
RIP Nick Gravenites
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