Music For Troubled Times

jj1985 · 09-05-2015, 08:56

Whining juvenile lust songs or illiterate screams through the shredding speaker cones just don't do it for me. My country of birth given away cheaply to enemies worse than those we defeated in war. Songs for our times? They've maybe still to be written but here's one I found earlier.

Lyrics
See the Anglii in your face,
that seeded and grew in this land.
Home now you kneel and kiss the sand
'Cos you're the winner of the race.

See them sitting in the dark.
Two thousand years dripping rain,
always struggle, burning toil and pain.
But they're the winners of the race.

By boat and by plane they came.
Thieves in the night, as of old,
Age-old right to drop 'em stone cold.
And still be winner of the race.

In every corner strangers.
If you are not for you and yours,
Who's gonna respect you in the wars?
And still be winner of the race.

Chorus
Some hate you, steal your dreams.
Tell me if you're gonna take it?
Find yourselves, live your dreams.
Tell me if you're gonna take it?
Not you! 'Cos you're the winner of the race.

https://musescore.com/user/2613131/scores/850651

maxthecollie · 09-05-2015, 12:23

No intro?

Gordon Booth · 09-05-2015, 12:46

I think I prefer a whining juvenile lust song.

Preferably one from the time when I was a whining juvenile full of lust.

Accyexplorer · 10-05-2015, 01:54

Well,there may not be troubled times (yet) but it is Sunday morning

Michael1954 · 10-05-2015, 06:18

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Originally Posted by jj1985

https://musescore.com/user/2613131/scores/850651

The link mentions P McHugh. That wouldn't be the Phil McHugh of Tesco fame, would it?

cashman · 10-05-2015, 10:38

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Originally Posted by Michael1954

The link mentions P McHugh. That wouldn't be the Phil McHugh of Tesco fame, would it?

More than likely in my view.

Barrie Yates · 10-05-2015, 14:10

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

I think I prefer a whining juvenile lust song.

Preferably one from the time when I was a whining juvenile full of lust.

Surely not a "Je t'aime" fan Gordon - I was and still am

Gordon Booth · 10-05-2015, 15:36

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Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Surely not a "Je t'aime" fan Gordon - I was and still am

Love it Barrie but it didn't come out until 1969, I'd done my fair share of whining and lusting by then!

Lot's of other good songs to whine and lust to late 50's, early 60's.

If jj thinks that rubbish is a 'song for our times' about this country he should emigrate urgently.

cashman · 10-05-2015, 15:39

If hes who i suspect he is Gordon, yeh may just have his brother telling yeh off.

Gordon Booth · 10-05-2015, 15:46

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Originally Posted by cashman

If hes who i suspect he is Gordon, yeh may just have his brother telling yeh off.

Well, cashman, if his brother thinks he's right they'd better both emigrate.

AccyMad · 10-05-2015, 16:05

Is it just me who hasn't a clue what the first post is all about???
Doesn't make one iota of sense to me

Gordon Booth · 10-05-2015, 16:11

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Is it just me who hasn't a clue what the first post is all about???
Doesn't make one iota of sense to me

Me neither.

I think it's a bit rich that a man who whines about whining, juvenile songs posts those whining juvenile words.
The mind boggles thinking of what the tune sounds like!

Barrie Yates · 10-05-2015, 18:08

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Originally Posted by cashman

If hes who i suspect he is Gordon, yeh may just have his brother telling yeh off.

I am sure that Gordon is thinking similar to me - who cares, big brothers soon got sorted in our time

Margaret Pilkington · 10-05-2015, 20:09

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Is it just me who hasn't a clue what the first post is all about???
Doesn't make one iota of sense to me

Nor me...but I just thought it was because I am the wrong era for juvenile whining songs....by about half a century.(and Boy am I glad about that?)

accytom18 · 17-05-2015, 21:12

Under the Bridge is good song in times of trouble