Yank Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) 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" http://www.45cat.com/record/7n15206 Edited April 25, 2017 by Hobbayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) 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 April 26, 2017 by KingPrawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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