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    From Rink@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 23 13:45:44 2021
    Op 18-9-2017 om 21:52 schreef Robbie:
    Col wrote:
    On 18/09/2017 15:07, Robbie wrote:
    Chris Brown wrote:


    9. (23) The Wurzels I Am A Cider Drinker

    Much loved by Windy Miller I would imagine (Camberwick Green
    reference, for those who don't know).

    I assume you are referring to the episode where Windy has too much
    to drik and falls asleep outside his windmill. Imagine something
    like today in a programme aimed at young children.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27hPy38EyI

    Yup, things were certainly different back then!


    Never seen before (I'm not British)

    It is a bad designed windmill.
    If it works, you cannot go inside.......

    And who closed the door between 1:25 and 1:28?

    :-)

    Rink

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  • From Rink@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 23 13:59:38 2021
    Op 23-9-2017 om 22:08 schreef Robbie:
    James Heaton wrote:
    "Chris Brown" <[email protected]> wrote ...
    On 23/09/2017 11:13, James Heaton wrote:
    "Chris Brown" <[email protected]> wrote ...
    On 22/09/2017 21:13, Mark Goodge wrote:
    On Sun, 17 Sep 2017 12:44, Chris Brown wrote:

    12. (21) Pussycat Mississippi

    I thought I didn't remember this, from the title. But
    hearing it, I realise that I do.

    I'm pretty sure the only times I've heard it in full are when
    I've listened for these threads. It must be one of the least
    remembered Number One singles of the era.

    This was no1 on the BBC4 TOTP repeats the week we got digital!

    I used to watch some of those on iPlayer but I must have missed
    that one.

    When I did finally listen to the track I realised I recognised
    part of it from one of those adverts for a compilation not
    available in any shops that used to be on a lot.

    A really lovely song, the lyrics in the original are
    completely different - it's a bog standard love song in German
    (I know they were Dutch but the original's in German)


    The original version was in English.
    A hugh hit all over the world...


    Ooh, not heard the German version - is it still called the same
    title?

    I know it's not uncommon for "translated" songs to end up with a
    totally unrelated lyric.

    Enjoy. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rklDwBRTwQk>

    German lyrics below, ran through Google translate and my rusty
    German says it's pretty good, other than it's boyfriend not friends
    in this context.
    James

    And to think I thought it started life as a Dutch song...



    And: are you Dutch?

    Never knew Pussycat sung it in German. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EoqVYzd-OY>

    As far as I know there is no Dutch version.

    When I was young I heard it too many times.
    And it was not "cool" to like Pussycat.
    (I think the word "cool" was not used then how I use it now)

    They used it at dance lessons (the English version of course),
    but I do not know anymore which dance it is.

    But now I'm oder I like it more, it is a great song.

    Rink
    (from The Netherlands)

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