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We had a request at a gig for "The Battle of New Orleans" a song based on the fiddle tune "Eighth of January" that was a hit for Johnny Horton in the 1950's. It went over so well, we continue to do it and people love it. I don't imagine it would go down well in England, but are there others that for some quirky reason go over? Something along the lines of "Henry the Eighth" by Herman's Hermits. I imagine in England, the line "wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam", would get a chuckle, but wouldn't register in the States.

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Henery The Eighth was a US number 1
[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Henery_the_Eighth,_I_Am"]https://en.wikipedia...he_Eighth,_I_Am[/url]
The Battle Of New Orleans got to number 2 in the UK by Lonnie Donegan.
(Athough the line "Fought The Bloody British" was censored to "Fought The Blooming British" :D
http://www.45cat.com/record/7n15206

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The Battle of New Orleans done as a skiffle tune in England? That's funny. Probably most of the budding rock stars of the 60's did it as wee lads, on their washboards and tea chest basses.

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It was also used by Big Audio Dynamite in this tune. Kicks in at 1.36. Nice to hear the original version
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BR9flFVy8DM

Edited by KingPrawn

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