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True Blue
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/25/2003 : 06:50:21
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| Ok, so this is my first post & it's a question! Like to think I have Frank's career pretty much covered on records and stuff, but there's one song I can't pin down. Frank did a solo show in London back in August I think it was, in which he played loads of material off the new album, but he also played this excellent song about a family of shrimps getting caught in nets and stuff, don't laugh, it was sung with a lot of emotion, be it a little tongue-in-cheek! But where the hell did that song come from?? I thought it would end up on SMYT and I suppose it could be a cover - anyone out there know? |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 07:25:43
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| It is a very old cover - Frank said that Elvis apparently played it during his career as well. Generally it is called The Shrimp Song - and as far as I know he has never recorded it, BUT there are random recordings of live shows and radio shows where he played it. I have one, but I don't have a CD burner - so I won't be much help to you. Someone out there probably will though...anyone? |
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 07:42:29
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Ok well ramona beat me to it. you said all that I was gonna say only I was looking for the link to the glen hansard/frank version of the shrimp song. I think this guy would get a kick out of it. why the hell doesn't the search function work on these boards? wait, just got it to work and it's still not there. I couldn't find it through a google search either, GDAMNIT! Can anyone find the link for this guy? True Blue, if the link is posted check out the other 2 tracks too, they're worth it. Welcome to the boards.
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True Blue
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
14 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 08:40:21
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| Hey, thanx for the help guys! Hopefully I'll get to hear a version at some point, even if it isn't Frank's! Shame he didn't do a studio recording of it and put it out as a b-side or something.... |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 08:49:02
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Originally posted by realmeanmotorscutor
I was looking for the link to the glen hansard/frank version of the shrimp song.
http://camac.dcu.ie/~donal/glen_frank/
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 08:51:51
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HAHA! I finally founf the link. At last I'm of some use around here. You should absolutely check out the other 2 tracks, especially John The Revelator - I love this version. Here's the link:
http://camac.dcu.ie/~donal/glen_frank/
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 08:53:20
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DAMN YOU BAZZA!!!! I'm never able to help anyone. And you posted 3 GD seconds before me. It's not fair!!
Semper ubi sub ubi.
Edit; ok, so now that I look at it closely it's more like a few mins before me but still. my stupid job is keeping me from posting speedily and this comp sucks my ass. I need to learn how not to blather on endlessly. |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 01:32:14
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Elvis did a version of this song, I got it from Kazaa. Pretty funny.
Denis
 "In the Cult of Frank/You don't even get backstage passes" |
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Jettison
- FB Fan -
USA
228 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 05:40:34
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should be on the next studio album.
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 07:38:56
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Jettison, do you mean is "ought" to be or is "supposed" to be? If the latter, where do you get your information?
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 08:28:15
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Originally posted by realmeanmotorscutor
DAMN YOU BAZZA!!!! I'm never able to help anyone. And you posted 3 GD seconds before me. It's not fair!!
im sorry!
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LivER_FisH
- FB Fan -
South Africa
57 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 09:33:02
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just curious
these 3 tracks
are there any copyright laws?
or is it fully legal to just download them?
and if so will it stay that way? |
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 15:07:51
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Originally posted by LivER_FisH
just curious
these 3 tracks
are there any copyright laws?
or is it fully legal to just download them?
and if so will it stay that way?
not sure about copyright issues. Would that keep you from DLing them? I know that none of the songs are original so I'm not sure where the copyright would come into play.
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 15:40:40
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When Frank did his solo show in Paris this summer, before he played it, he read it in French and it was very very funny.
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 16:28:00
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Was that when he had a translator repeating the lyrics to the audience and they were all laughing and Frank said, "It's really a very sad song"
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2003 : 01:11:38
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No, that was the dutch version from the VPRO show. In Paris some guy wrote the words of the song in french on a paper, and Frank read it phonetically before singing the song in english.
Denis
"In the Cult of Frank/You don't even get backstage passes" |
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