Who remembers this from the 50s? OH just mentioned something about a bulldog and for some reason "The Big Rocks Candy Mountain" popped into my head, complete with the tune. Did anyone else listen to it?
I remember Children's Favourites and Junior Choice, it's successor. I used to listen to it in my parent's bed on Sunday morning. I would hate it when my mum changed the channel to listen to the Archers.
Remember: The Runaway Train, Puff the Magic Dragon, Right Said Fred, Hole in the Ground, There's a Hole in my Bucket?
Yes, we always listened, we had no TV so radio was our only entertainment.
Remember the Ugly Duckling, 3 little fishes, Battle of New Orleans, Messing about on the River.
I’m not old enough to have listened to it but I know all the songs that have been mentioned! I’m guessing that mum listened with my brother and then, when I came along 15 years later, she sang all the songs with me too!
I recall that we had some kids 'songs' or nursery rhymes on red vinyl discs/45's that were played on the Dansette. God knows where they got them from. How much are those worth now!
Oh dear, I'm getting very old. I can remember Uncle Mac and Children's favourites. The big rock candy mountains -
"Oh, the buzzin' of the bees in the cigarette trees
The soda water fountain
Where the lemonade springs and the bluebird sings
In that Big Rock Candy Mountain."
I think there's also reference to "All the hens lay soft boiled eggs and the all bulldogs have rubber teeth"
I recall that at one time "The Yellow rose of Texas" was the most requested song. I asked my mother to request it for me and she said she had, but I knew she hadn't.
------------- Two drifters off to see the world.
I'm tired of reality, so I'm off to look for a good fantasy.
The cops had wooden legs...when you read all the words of the song there is a reference to alcohol which strangely enough did not feature in the version played on Childrens Favourites. Loved the Yellow Rose of Texas.
“Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?
I've been to London to look at the Queen.
Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you do there?
I frightened a little mouse under her chair.”
I think this must have come from my grandparents, my dad was a late child with an elderly father, so my grandpa’s memories were 1880s.
I remember that. My parents were unusual in that they didn't like any remotely modern music. I well remember myself and 2 slightly older girls being asked to sing to someone's piano playing. 6 tunes, I knew none. "Sing up Anne" said the player. She told my parents that I couldn't sing in tune ...
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Topic: Childrens Favourites
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