Songs with incorrect lyrics
Discussion
Sparked by a comment Graham Nash made last night at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (brilliant concert by the way) about the English.
He sang the Beatles song "A Day In The Life" (and did a good job of it) but there's a lyric in there "the English Army had just won the war" erm, what about the Scots, Welsh, Irish, Americans, Polish etc etc
Lennon was usually pretty good with his lyrics.
He sang the Beatles song "A Day In The Life" (and did a good job of it) but there's a lyric in there "the English Army had just won the war" erm, what about the Scots, Welsh, Irish, Americans, Polish etc etc
Lennon was usually pretty good with his lyrics.
Back in the day I doubt the expression "UK" was used much at all. It's mainly a creature of joining the EEC/EU where the official name of our state was "United Kingdom". United Kingdom actually means "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Great Britain principally means "England and Wales" (which was one country), plus Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Britain and Great Britain would also have been rare terms to hear.
The two most common expressions will have been,
"England" - which was used to include Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and
"British Empire" - which included Australia, Canada, India etc. The "British army" will have contained troops from all of those.
The idea that places like Wales and NI were "countries" would have been considered laughable. Even Scotland will have been seen as a special flavour of Englishness rather than somewhere completely separate from England. the Scots, of course, may have disagreed...
So perhaps England fielded the British army after all....
Britain and Great Britain would also have been rare terms to hear.
The two most common expressions will have been,
"England" - which was used to include Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and
"British Empire" - which included Australia, Canada, India etc. The "British army" will have contained troops from all of those.
The idea that places like Wales and NI were "countries" would have been considered laughable. Even Scotland will have been seen as a special flavour of Englishness rather than somewhere completely separate from England. the Scots, of course, may have disagreed...
So perhaps England fielded the British army after all....
Edited by Panamax on Friday 22 September 15:38
Panamax said:
Back in the day I doubt the expression "UK" was used much at all. It's mainly a creature of joining the EEC/EU where the official name of our state was "United Kingdom". United Kingdom actually means "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Great Britain principally means "England and Wales" (which was one country), plus Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Britain and Great Britain would also have been rare terms to hear.
The two most common expressions will have been,
"England" - which was used to include Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and
"British Empire" - which included Australia, Canada, India etc. The "British army" will have contained troops from all of those.
The idea that places like Wales and NI were "countries" would have been considered laughable. Even Scotland will have been seen as a special flavour of Englishness rather than somewhere completely separate from England. the Scots, of course, may have disagreed...
So perhaps England fielded the British army after all....
I've been rereading some of the original James Bond books and it's noticeable that in most cases Fleming talks about "England" when referring to the UK state.Britain and Great Britain would also have been rare terms to hear.
The two most common expressions will have been,
"England" - which was used to include Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and
"British Empire" - which included Australia, Canada, India etc. The "British army" will have contained troops from all of those.
The idea that places like Wales and NI were "countries" would have been considered laughable. Even Scotland will have been seen as a special flavour of Englishness rather than somewhere completely separate from England. the Scots, of course, may have disagreed...
So perhaps England fielded the British army after all....
Edited by Panamax on Friday 22 September 15:38
Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street
"I got a '69 Chevy with a three-ninety-six
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor"
Going to have to take someone else's notes on this, as it's a bit technical for me!
"The issue is the fuelly heads on a big block. A 396 is the smallest big block ("Rat" in Chevy parlance, vs. "Mouse" for the small block) Chevrolet motor made. The 427 was the most common and popular "Rat" motor.
The sticking point: "Fuelly" heads only fit small block Chevy motors. Completely different architecture and castings. No way, Jose. My own first '55 Chevy Nomad strip car (first car I owned, back in '68!) had a 283 with "Fuelly" heads. These heads fit most small block engines, and were distinguished by their larger ports and valves."
Seem to also recall that a 396, 'Fuelly' Head and Hurst gearbox components together would be a very odd combo to choose due to certain spec issues.
I did read that this was highlighted to Bruce sometime after the writing and recording, and it's bothered him since!!! Still a brilliant song.
"I got a '69 Chevy with a three-ninety-six
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor"
Going to have to take someone else's notes on this, as it's a bit technical for me!
"The issue is the fuelly heads on a big block. A 396 is the smallest big block ("Rat" in Chevy parlance, vs. "Mouse" for the small block) Chevrolet motor made. The 427 was the most common and popular "Rat" motor.
The sticking point: "Fuelly" heads only fit small block Chevy motors. Completely different architecture and castings. No way, Jose. My own first '55 Chevy Nomad strip car (first car I owned, back in '68!) had a 283 with "Fuelly" heads. These heads fit most small block engines, and were distinguished by their larger ports and valves."
Seem to also recall that a 396, 'Fuelly' Head and Hurst gearbox components together would be a very odd combo to choose due to certain spec issues.
I did read that this was highlighted to Bruce sometime after the writing and recording, and it's bothered him since!!! Still a brilliant song.
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
"As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti"
Nope
Is killimanjaro not visible from the Serengeti on a clear day?Nope
It might be......
https://reddit.com/r/geek/s/i6Vt43dsZG
dave_s13 said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
"As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti"
Nope
Is killimanjaro not visible from the Serengeti on a clear day?Nope
It might be......
https://reddit.com/r/geek/s/i6Vt43dsZG
MikeT66 said:
Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street
"I got a '69 Chevy with a three-ninety-six
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor"
On the subject of cars, the song "Greased Lighting" seems to start with "Well, this car's automatic, it's a load of other -matics", yet later it apparently has "a four-speed on the floor". Would a fifties American car have a four-speed auto box?"I got a '69 Chevy with a three-ninety-six
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor"
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