A classic

padlock man · Post by **padlock man** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:28 pm

Remember old Chas and Nancy's classic?

Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast.....

http://www.chasmcdevitt.com/juke.htm

brian c · Post by **brian c** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:42 pm

Lonnie Donegan did it years ago.

baldy.smith · Post by **baldy.smith** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:47 pm

But it was a one hit wonder for Nancy Whiskey

Pooter · Post by **Pooter** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:57 pm

baldy.smith wrote:But it was a one hit wonder for Nancy Whiskey

So it was. I always remember this one with Last train to San Fernando by Johnny Duncan, they came out round about the same time.

brian c · Post by **brian c** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:12 pm

"If you miss this one you'll never get another one"

Jarrow Pete · Post by **Jarrow Pete** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:45 pm

Six five special coming down the line, six five special right on time.

Globalmyths · Post by **Globalmyths** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:09 pm

Who was it sang about their train had only pig iron on board and as it gets through customs he starts singing I fooled yah I fooled yah we have got ? ?

brian c · Post by **brian c** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:12 pm

That was "The Rock Island Line"

gag · Post by **gag** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:13 pm

Saw Johnny Duncan and the blue grass boys at the Cleadon Club years ago. They were bloody great.

cheers.
gag.

Globalmyths · Post by **Globalmyths** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:18 pm

Thanks brian c. I remember the name "Rock Island Line". But who sang it I thought it was Lonnie Donegan? I think the same singer also sung the song called the "Auctioneer" as well.

brian c · Post by **brian c** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:21 pm

Yes he did sing it but I don't know if it was the original.

Globalmyths · Post by **Globalmyths** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:23 pm

And then there was "My Old man was a dustman he wears a dustmans hat weres cor blimey trousers and lives in a council flat". Am I to late? Nah jump up on the cart, I can't lily is still wearing them.

And that all I can remember from this humerous song

Globalmyths · Post by **Globalmyths** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:29 pm

Your Tommy Steele was a popular singer in New Zealand. The last I heard of him he was doing Pantomines, and I am sure he was singing in the stage production of Oliver Twist which I think was also filmed.

baldy.smith · Post by **baldy.smith** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:55 pm

Tommy Steele did not film Oliver Twist. I think his biggest film/stage performances were "Half A Sixpence".
He is 70 years old now and I don't think he has done anything since 1980 when his one man show ended.

captain beefheart · Post by **captain beefheart** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:42 pm

like a lot of things sometimes your appreciated more when your gone, this seems the case with Lonnie Donegan, he was really a great artist who brought skiffle into a popular form, his lastest album, the skiffle sessions, was a collaboration with chris barber and van morrison, his last tour was just before he diesd in 2002.

robpapE2 · Post by **robpapE2** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:56 am

I see that the legend of lonnie lives on and his son is performing at the Ampitheatre in this fair town soon,,
Also the Zombies mwill apppear there too

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE !!!!!!!

StottieCake · Post by **StottieCake** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:49 pm

"Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight" was one of my favourite Lonnie songs

Globalmyths · Post by **Globalmyths** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:05 am

Maybe it was the pantomine version of Oliver Twist that I had seen all those years ago. And then again I might have seen half a sixpence.

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