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Cor blimey, god bless you D!ck. RIP.

No shoes, no shirt, no problems - Kenny Chesney Damn, too late!

Shame shame shame - Shirley and Company

A place in the sun - Stevie Wonder

Good point. The Proclaimers got to number 3 in the US singles chart with (I’m gonna be ) 500 Miles, although I’ve no idea what they made of some of the lyrics. Also some of the Liverpool bands from the 60’s who sang with local accents did okay over there I think, maybe on the back of The Beatles success? Gerry and the Pacemakers spring to mind with ‘Ferry cross the Mersey’.

Knock three times - Tony Orlando and Dawn. (Sorry!)

Anyway, anyhow, anywhere - The Who

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere - Alan Jackson

Just got a Ticketmaster email which includes tickets now on sale for my band playing in York in April 2021. Can’t see it happening TBH, but I will optimistically note it down to put in my next year’s diary. It will be the first entry. 😕

Now is the time - Jimmy James and the Vagabonds

Nick of time - Bonne Raitt

Demon - Keith Richards

I pity the fool - Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland / Robert Cray

Help the poor - BB King / Eric Clapton

Honey Pie - The Beatles

Goodbye pork pie hat - Charles Mingus / Jeff Beck etc.

A brilliant song. Have to be careful when I play it though, as it can get to me big time. Beautiful pedal steel by Gerry Hogan too.

Hats off to Larry - Del Shannon

I’m too sexy - Right said Fred ( I shake my little tush on the catwalk....)

Up on the roof - Carole King / Drifters / James Taylor

Lovely Rita ( Meter maid) - The Beatles

Guy Garvey Jarvis Cocker Chas n Dave

American girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Proclaimers - caused quite a stir when they first surfaced as few (in pop and rock music anyway) had sung in such broad Scottish accents. After first seeing them on ‘The Tube’ I loved them immediately, instantly recognisable and with great songs too. Some music genres seem to suit regional accents more than others - obviously folk being one of them. I can’t imagine Kate Rusby or say The Unthanks using anything other than their own accents. Rock n roll, being thought of as primarily American in origin, means that most people covering it usually adopt a transatlantic style of phrasing. Not sure whether this is really correct, but after many years few question it being done.

Back in the USA - Chuck Berry