from Oannes Songs Of Childhood Nostalgia #51
& one more contribution by me triggered by Madness & a memory!
Το post του Oannes με τους Madness, μου θύμισε την πρώτη φορά που επισκέφθηκα την Αγγλία στα 80s. Ημουν 11, κι έμεινα για το καλοκαίρι στο Royal Holloway College [νομίζω University τώρα], για διακοπές και μαθήματα Αγγλικών, μαζί με ένα γκρουπ παιδιών. Μερικές μέρες μετά την άφιξή μας, μάθαμε οτι είχε δραπετεύσει από τη γειτονική φυλακή HM Holloway prison ένας κατάδικος. Τα βράδια μας έβριθαν ιστοριών τρόμου, στους διαδρόμους του Βικτωριανού κτιρίου, με τον κατάδικο να έρχεται στο κολλέγιο για να βρει καταφύγιο και επι τη ευκαιρία, να σκοτώνει και μερικά παιδιά! Προφανώς καμία από τις ιστοριές μας δεν πραγματοποιήθηκε. Ενα από τα μαθήματα που είχαμε, ήταν να ακούμε τραγούδια και να προσπαθούμε να καταγράψουμε τους στίχους. Το πρώτο τραγούδι ήταν το “Baggy Trousers”. Οντας 11 και όχι ιδιαίτερα [!] εξοικειωμένη με τη διάλεκτο, δεν μπορούσα να σταματήσω να γελάω καθώς προσπαθούσα να καταλάβω τι λένε! Για την πλάκα, έχω κάνει bold τις λέξεις που είχα μαντέψει τότε! Το Baggy Trousers, ήταν μία από τις πολύ ευχάριστες στιγμές μου εκεί, για να μην πω πόσο συνεισέφερε στο να μην σκέπτομαι τον …κατάδικο. 😉
Aπό το άλμπουμ τους “Absolutely“.
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Oannes’ post on Madness reminded me of my first visit to England back in the 80s. I was 11 and stayed during summer at the Royal Holloway college [I think University now], part vacation / part learning English, with a group of kids. A few days after our arrival, we heard that an inmate from the neighboring HM Holloway prison had escaped, making our nights full of stories we’d make about him trying to find a hiding place in this Victorian building and murdering kids in the process! Well, obviously none of that ever happened! One of the lessons we had was listening to songs and trying to write the lyrics. First one given was “Baggy Trousers“. Being 11 and not familiar with the accent …yet, I couldn’t stop laughing while guessing words here and there. As a joke, I’m making them bold in the lyrics below… 😉 Baggy Trousers was one of the happy moments in my time there and definitely took my mind off that escaped inmate! 😉
From their album “Absolutely“.
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❝ Naughty boys in nasty schools
Headmasters breaking all the rules
Having fun and playing fools
Smashing up the woodwork tools
All the teachers in the pub
Passing ’round the ready-rub
Trying not to think of when
The lunch-time bell will ring again.Oh what fun we had
But, did it really turn out bad
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend not break the rules
Oh what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to…The headmaster’s had enough to-day
All the kids have gone away
Gone to fight with next-door’s school
Every term, that is the rule
Sits alone and bends his cane
Same old backsides again
All the small ones tell tall tales
Walking home and squashing snails.
Oh what fun we had
But, did it really turn out bad
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend not break the rules
Oh what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to the days.
Lots of girls and lots of boys
Lots of smells and lots of noise
Playing football in the park
Kicking Pushbikes after dark
Baggy trousers, dirty shirt
Pulling hair and eating dirt
Teacher comes to break it up
Back of the ‘ead with a plastic cup.
Oh what fun we had
But, did it really turn out bad
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend not break the rules
Oh what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to the days.
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers ❞
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Enjoy!
and
Stay Safe!
Categories: MUSIC, Oannes Reblog
A wonderful tale, a bit scary too. Love those. Wonderful music at Oannes!
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You wouldn’t imagine the stories kids make! …and that Victorian building spooked them up even more!!!! 🤣😉🤣 Baggy Trousers was such a happy memory to me! 😉
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I’m sure, it’s pretty scary , loved baggy trousers!!😘😘🥰🥰
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Back to you dear Marina!
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Good morning a, have a glorious day. ☕️🍩❤️🌺🤗
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A glorious day to you too!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh yum, now Im hungry. 🧀🥐🥗🍎🍓xoxo
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🍏🍊🍎🍉🍇🍐🍓🍒🥥🍍🥝….for something slightly healthier! 😉 xoxoxo
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Nice! 🙂
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Thank you!!!! 🙂
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I love this band. Well done for coping with thick London accents! Great song, terrible school memories which were a reality to many of us!
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Yes, I know my friend…
I love them too!
Being a complete fresher [first time in a foreign country, very young and not at all fluent in english] first time they played the song, I thought they were joking… I gradually began hearing words! 😉 Next time I visited London was to apply to Middlesex Poly. You should see my expression when I asked someone for directions and they kept saying “Hobom – change at Hobom!” It took some time before I had a look at the tube map to realize I had to change train at Holborn… and should I say that I walked all the way from Marble Arch to Holborn station?!!!!!! Yep, I did! 😉 😂🤣😂🤣
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Ha ha brilliant! 😂
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Sounds like your listening exercise back then would have provided ample scope for ‘mondegreens’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen
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You wouldn’t believe the things kids thought they heard!!!!!! 😂🤣😉🤣😂
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Haha, yes, I can imagine. It can sometimes be difficult enough in your own language, never mind a foreign one.
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It was fun in a creative way! 😉
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