And today's updates ...

[snorkackcatcher]

Happy birthday to finmagik!

Lyrics: Last time the song was Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang from 1979, the ur-song of rap, spotted by pennswoods and also by sugarannie, who also recognised that the recent song vaguely based on it was (believe it or not) Aserejé aka The Ketchup Song by Las Ketchup -- for the reason why see Wikipedia!

So quickly, here's an oldie:

Now ... Jenny Diver ... ho, ho ... yeah ... Sukey Tawdry
Ooh ... Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe (1920s/1950s)

Comments

Delurking briefly

[threeoranges.livejournal.com]

Mac The Knife? :)

Re: Delurking briefly

[snorkackcatcher]

Hi! And yes, it is indeed. :)

[(Anonymous)]

Good grief - thanks for the Wikipedia link, which even mentions the satirical German radio programme 'Die Gerd Show', which I haven't thought of for years, but I used to love in the days when I lived in Germany. Funny the things which are connected, isn't it?

[snorkackcatcher]

Yeah. Mind you, I'd never heard of the German radio show. :)

[finmagik.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the birthday wish!

[snorkackcatcher]

You're welcome!

[lareinenoire.livejournal.com]

Whee, finally one I recognise! Mack the Knife!

[snorkackcatcher]

Yup. :)

[maple-clef.livejournal.com]

Oh the shark, babe
Has such teeth, dear...

Mack the Knife :)

And I knew the Las Ketchup song sounded very familiar, but it never really occurred to me what it reminded me of, thanks for settling that one!

[snorkackcatcher]

Yup. And I must admit, I hadn't realised that The Ketchup Song was based on Rapper's Delight until I Googled to copy the lyrics for it -- it's not a track I play often, what with it being about 14½ minutes long. :)