mystery song, broken things, remixed song

[solarbird]

I’ve been learning to play melody parts on zouk and mandolin – you might notice the lack of zouk or mandolin solos in the studio album? there’s a reason for that – and I started playing this tune, which I’ve known for forever, and which, in my headcanon, everybody in the world knows.

I’m wondering what it’s called. None of the tune recognition software knows it, and I’ve been asking people and turns out in reality, almost nobody knows it at all! It has an A part and a B part so I thought it was perhaps Irish, and I have it in my head it might be French in some way, but Ellen (whose mom is from Japan) says it sounds Japanese to her.

Here, have a quick recording I just made on my cell phone. Do you know this? If you do, what is it? And is there somewhere that everybody knows this song, or did I just make that part up:

What is this song? Clickie for mp3!

Also, last weekend, I got BONGOS! at a yard sale for cheap and fixed the cracks and refurbished everything else. (I like reclaiming abandoned instruments.) They look like this now:

If I hold them vertically with the smaller drum on top I can play them like some kind of two-tone bodhran, which sounds totally weird but kinda awesome.

Someday I’ll learn to play instruments the correct way. Hopefully not too soon tho’. XD

Finally! I remixed the Cracksman Betty version of “Paddy Murphy,” with new vocals on the first verse and chorus. I like this one better, I think it’s more fun. (Go ahead, you try to sing “O’Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play” sober. Can’t be done. BOOST THE ALCOHOL LEVELS TEN! MORE! POINTS!) It’s also a pay-what-you-like download. Enjoy:

Paddy Murphy
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I think I’ve really improved as a vocalist – and certainly become more consistent as one – over the last few months.

No time to post Friday, busy. Have a good weekend!

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Comments

[acelightning]

The first phrase sounds as if it wants to turn into "Union Maid"/"Red Wing", but then of course it doesn't. Just on a wild guess, I think it might be a Breton dance tune, possibly having passed through the Canadian Maritimes, and I think it's usually played on the fiddle. But, like you, I know I've heard it before, but I can't quite remember in what context.

[solarbird]

I really thought everybody knew this.

Thanks for poking at it. If you come up with anything, please let me know!

[acelightning]

It occurs to me that it might also be played on the pennywhistle or recorder.

Hmm... *applies Google-Fu*...

Nope. I ran it through a couple of song identifiers, but I think they're more likely to recognize Lady Gaga or Bruno Mars :-(

I expect that it will suddenly pop into my head six months from now, just as I'm drifting off to sleep...

[solarbird]

I've been through several, including TunePal, which is specifically tunes in the Irish sense - no joy at all.

If it comes to mind six months from now, let me know! I probably won't have found it yet, given the success rate so far!

[acelightning]

It's very, very familiar, but I may not have ever known its title. Like the waltz melody that trapeze artists always used to use - the one that you can sing as "George Washington Bridge, George Washington Washington Bridge..." over and over to the end - everybody knows the tune, but how many people know that it's called "The Loveliest Night Of The Year"?