Downtown - Page 2

sonicl · 11.22.2006, 06:43 AM

You nasty little cynic!

Hip Priest · 11.22.2006, 06:46 AM

When can we expect to see her on Never Mind the Buzzcocks?

porkmarras · 11.22.2006, 06:46 AM

The sleeve is a little too sexy for a charity record.Or might it be a desperate attempt at rescuing the remains of a career already in tatters?

Hip Priest · 11.22.2006, 06:46 AM

I voted for Petula, by the way.

Hip Priest · 11.22.2006, 06:56 AM

I have to go out for an hour or two now, but it was jolly nice talking to you all. I'm not in work today.

Pookie: it's been a while, eh? I hope everything is good.

porkmarras · 11.22.2006, 06:57 AM

Always nice chatting to you Hip Priest.i voted Dolly Parton but it really was a toss between her and Petula as i love both versions.

sonicl · 11.22.2006, 06:58 AM

Have a good day doing whatever you're doing, Hip.

sun city girl · 11.22.2006, 07:11 AM

this poll is missing the finnish version sung by danny, it rules!

Pookie · 11.22.2006, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hip Priest

I have to go out for an hour or two now, but it was jolly nice talking to you all. I'm not in work today.

Pookie: it's been a while, eh? I hope everything is good.

Everything is dandy thanks.

Hope all is well with you.

Pookie · 11.22.2006, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonicl

Right! You asked for this!

EDIT - Is the same one as Pookie posted?

No, mine was a little classier. But I should have gone for this one:

porkmarras · 11.22.2006, 07:33 AM

Erm.....insert cello somewhere in the above picture.

Pookie · 11.22.2006, 07:36 AM

Ooh, Emma Bunton playing the cello. Now that's something to dream about tonight. Thanks Porky.

jon boy · 11.22.2006, 07:49 AM

booker t and the mg's. imagine how much fun that would be. there would be drinking, laughing and all kinds of mischief. i would be at the table with donald dunn and steve cropper.

i am gonna have this song inmy head all afternoon now!

Glice · 11.22.2006, 08:46 AM

Dolly for me.

On the subject of Bunton, I didn't fancy her in the Spice days, but she's had a late blosomming which has led to me finding her very attractive indeed. Her music is still munting though.

atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 11:00 AM

I haven't heard any cover versions of "Downtown" besides Sinatra's and B-52s and chose Petula Clark.

Songfacts: This was Petula Clark's first hit in the US. She was the first female singer from England to hit #1 in the US during the Rock era (after 1955).This won a Grammy in 1965 for Best Rock & Roll Recording, making Clark the first British singer to win a Grammy. In 2003, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA, for above 2)A British songwriter and producer named Tony Hatch wrote this. During the '60s, he wrote most of Clark's material, including her follow-up hit "I Know a Place" (which also dealt with city life).After the words, "And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you," there is the drum roll from Little Peggy March's #1 version of the French tune "Chariot." In 1962 Petula had a big continental hit with the same song, which was also known as "I Will Follow Him." (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England, for above 2)This was used for the soundtracks of the films Twin Town (1997) and Girl, Interrupted (1999). (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA)

Пятхъдесят Шест · 11.22.2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by porkmarras

Call yourselves cool all you like but unless you have heard the People Like Us's version you can sing Emma Bumton's praises forever.

I must agree. Hmmm, I wonder how did I hear this version, hmmm?

atari 2600 · 11.22.2006, 08:58 PM

I'd like to hear the Dolly Parton and Booker T and the MGs versions.

Alex's Trip · 11.22.2006, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hip Priest

'DOn't Sleep in the Subway' is Petula Clark's best song, although it was nice to see series three of Lost open with Downtown on Sunday. Is that what inspired the thread?

Fact: The CD that she puts in is not Petula Clark's. It is Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads.

EMMAh · 11.30.2006, 10:55 PM

IIIIIIIII LOVE THIS SONG! (Only ever heard the Petula Clark version though)
When I used to go downtown a lot, I'd sing it the whole bus ride there and everyone would get annoyed hahah.

View Poll Results: When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go... But with whom?
Petula Clark	5	20.83%
The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu	0	0%
Emma Bunton	2	8.33%
The B-52s	3	12.50%
Booker T and the MGs	5	20.83%
Marianne Faithfull	0	0%
Dolly Parton	5	20.83%
Frank Sinatra	2	8.33%
Gene Vincent	0	0%
I haven't the faintest idea what you're on about	2	8.33%
Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll

11.22.2006, 06:43 AM	#21
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	You nasty little cynic!
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11.22.2006, 06:46 AM	#22
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	When can we expect to see her on Never Mind the Buzzcocks? __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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11.22.2006, 06:46 AM	#23
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	The sleeve is a little too sexy for a charity record.Or might it be a desperate attempt at rescuing the remains of a career already in tatters? __________________
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11.22.2006, 06:46 AM	#24
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	I voted for Petula, by the way. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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11.22.2006, 06:56 AM	#25
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	I have to go out for an hour or two now, but it was jolly nice talking to you all. I'm not in work today. Pookie: it's been a while, eh? I hope everything is good. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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11.22.2006, 06:57 AM	#26
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Always nice chatting to you Hip Priest.i voted Dolly Parton but it really was a toss between her and Petula as i love both versions. __________________
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11.22.2006, 06:58 AM	#27
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	Have a good day doing whatever you're doing, Hip.
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11.22.2006, 07:11 AM	#28
sun city girl the end of the ugly Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: finland Posts: 945	this poll is missing the finnish version sung by danny, it rules!
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11.22.2006, 07:33 AM	#31
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Erm.....insert cello somewhere in the above picture. __________________
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11.22.2006, 07:36 AM	#32
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Ooh, Emma Bunton playing the cello. Now that's something to dream about tonight. Thanks Porky.
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11.22.2006, 07:49 AM	#33
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	booker t and the mg's. imagine how much fun that would be. there would be drinking, laughing and all kinds of mischief. i would be at the table with donald dunn and steve cropper. i am gonna have this song inmy head all afternoon now! __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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11.22.2006, 11:00 AM	#35
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	I haven't heard any cover versions of "Downtown" besides Sinatra's and B-52s and chose Petula Clark. Songfacts: This was Petula Clark's first hit in the US. She was the first female singer from England to hit #1 in the US during the Rock era (after 1955).This won a Grammy in 1965 for Best Rock & Roll Recording, making Clark the first British singer to win a Grammy. In 2003, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA, for above 2)A British songwriter and producer named Tony Hatch wrote this. During the '60s, he wrote most of Clark's material, including her follow-up hit "I Know a Place" (which also dealt with city life).After the words, "And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you," there is the drum roll from Little Peggy March's #1 version of the French tune "Chariot." In 1962 Petula had a big continental hit with the same song, which was also known as "I Will Follow Him." (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England, for above 2)This was used for the soundtracks of the films Twin Town (1997) and Girl, Interrupted (1999). (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA)
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11.22.2006, 08:58 PM	#37
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	I'd like to hear the Dolly Parton and Booker T and the MGs versions.
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11.30.2006, 10:55 PM	#39
EMMAh invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,433	IIIIIIIII LOVE THIS SONG! (Only ever heard the Petula Clark version though) When I used to go downtown a lot, I'd sing it the whole bus ride there and everyone would get annoyed hahah. __________________
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