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Happy birthday to [livejournal.com profile] finmagik!


Lyrics: Last time the song was Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang from 1979, the ur-song of rap, spotted by [livejournal.com profile] pennswoods and also by [livejournal.com profile] 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)

Delurking briefly

Date: 2006-09-05 08:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] threeoranges.livejournal.com
Mac The Knife? :)

Date: 2006-09-05 08:55 am (UTC)
From: (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?

Date: 2006-09-05 03:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] finmagik.livejournal.com
Thanks for the birthday wish!

Date: 2006-09-05 04:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lareinenoire.livejournal.com
Whee, finally one I recognise! Mack the Knife!

Date: 2006-09-05 05:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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!
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