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Martin Burns martin at easyweb.co.uk
Sun May 16 17:19:14 CDT 2004


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On 13 May 2004, at 14:35, Luther, Ron wrote:

> Martin Burns reminded one and all of the wonderful music of SAHB:
>
>>> Other cracking SAHB tracks:
>>> * Delilah
>>> * School's Out (one for Young Ones' fans there)
>
> OMG WTF LOL! ... Another SAHB fan?   ;-)

It's a Scottish thing...

>>> [1] Country music specialises in brilliant deadpan humour in titles 
>>> and
>>> lyrics.
>
> Dunno if you're familar with David Allan Coe's "You Don't Even Call
> Me By My Name" ... (probably bka [You don't have to call me darlin',
> darlin']) but it's often mentioned (usually, I think, by Mr. Coe) as
> 'the ultimate country music song' since it covers everything; drinkin',
> trains, pickups, momma, prison, rain, ... :
> http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiDARLDARL.html

Damn, can't find a URL for it, but Glasgow's The Humpff Family (a fine 
thrash bluegrass band of the 1990s) had a song whose chorus went (and I 
quote):
"Love, death, divorce, prison, alcohol, rivers and traiiiiinnnnns"
ooh, found a site selling the CD with it on:
http://www.scottish-irish.com/asp/viewitem.asp?id=933
although this one's got more tracks of theirs that I remember:
http://www.scottish-irish.com/asp/viewitem.asp?id=2849

> RonL.
> Who will now probably spend the rest of the day misremembering the
> lyrics from his favorite SAHB tune ... "Anthem":
>
> <verse 2>
>
> "Sel-lin' stories to the pea-tox
> Sellin' ... SYSTEMATIC HALLEEN!
> Just ... a counterfeit ... engravin'
> of the way You Used To Been!
> Just ... another ... one way num-ber
> Another two way so-ong
> For though it's True I'm worried Now
> I won't be worried loooong"
>
> (Yeah, so the web disagrees with me ...

http://www.win.net/ltreed/sahb/anthem.html for those playing along at 
home

Your version's better though

cheers
Martin
- --
Now playing on iTunes: "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Ivy League from 'Good 
Morning Vietnam' - a hit from way back in 1965

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