How I wish I'd never heard..........

[vinteuil]

Was "posh" or "class" or something not once defined as being able to hear "William Tell" without thinking of the Lone Ranger?

... and there was some definition predicated on - "if left alone in a room with a tea-cozy in it, - would not put it on his head."

- but - dagnabbit! - I can't recall what this was supposed to define...

[salymap]

My favourite overture, The Lone Ranger, is always spoiled for me when I recall that naughty little doggerel - 'diddy bum diddy bum diddy bum bum bum'

Ah those eight chorus girls. Always reminds me of Clem Relf, the Philharmonia Librarian,who told us the correct version.

[mangerton]

... and there was some definition predicated on - "if left alone in a room with a tea-cozy in it, - would not put it on his head."

- but - dagnabbit! - I can't recall what this was supposed to define...

Something along the lines of ' "a man who, left alone......on his head", is not to be trusted.'

And thank you - it was of course intellectual.

[mercia]

google credits Billy Connolly with "Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn't try it on"

[vinteuil]

google credits Billy Connolly with "Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn't try it on"

... many thanks, mercia - "doesn't try it on", of course!

[Serial_Apologist]

The melody to the finale of Mahler 9 with "Abide with me".

[Nick Armstrong]

The melody to the finale of Mahler 9 with "Abide with me"....

.... segueing into 75% of the phrase "I'm dreaming of a White [Christmas]". Such a shame! (see my #13 above)

[Biffo]

I had a friend who used to go ballistic when anyone mentioned 'Torvill & Dean's Bolero' and he didn't really like Ravel all that much.

[Serial_Apologist]

I had a friend who used to go ballistic when anyone mentioned 'Torvill & Dean's Bolero' and he didn't really like Ravel all that much.

The jazz musician Iain Ballamy recounted a funny remark from a punter at the end of one particular gig in Essex, who came over and said words to this effect: "Great. Loved ya playing. As happens our nipper's in the school orchestra. Clarinet. Went and saw them rehearse the other night. What was it now?? Oh yeah: that Holst bloke... erm... "Planet of the Apes Suite"!

Having lived in Essex and become well acquainted with locals' verbal shorthand, I could well picture that scene!

[3rd Viennese School]

Mrs.3rd Viennese School doesnt like Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Dance of the Knights.
Reminds her of the Apprentice and Alan Sugar.

I tell her "Its the scene in Romeo and Juliet ballroom where its the men's turn to dance"

She says "Its still the apprentice theme, though!"

3VS

[Nick Armstrong]

Mrs.3rd Viennese School doesnt like Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Dance of the Knights.
Reminds her of the Apprentice and Alan Sugar.

I tell her "Its the scene in Romeo and Juliet ballroom where its the men's turn to dance"

She says "Its still the apprentice theme, though!"

3VS

[teamsaint]

Luckily, I happened to decide what the worst piece of music ever made was, and i decided this just the other day.

It wasn't by Supertramp.
it wasn't something by the 2 year old Mozart.
It wasn't even by The thompson Twins.

its " Anyone can fall in love", the Eastenders theme.

Not classical. But quite ,quite awful, in a "no redeeming features at all " way.

So by deciding this, i feel I have saved everybody else a bit of work. No need to thank me.

[teamsaint]

I also wish I had never heard, or heard of Alan sugar.

Wish I had never bought that amp in 1979.

[EdgeleyRob]

Luckily, I happened to decide what the worst piece of music ever made was, and i decided this just the other day.

It wasn't by Supertramp.
it wasn't something by the 2 year old Mozart.
It wasn't even by The thompson Twins.

its " Anyone can fall in love", the Eastenders theme.

Not classical. But quite ,quite awful, in a "no redeeming features at all " way.

So by deciding this, i feel I have saved everybody else a bit of work. No need to thank me.

'Nuff said.
Fin.

[barber olly]

I had a friend who used to go ballistic when anyone mentioned 'Torvill & Dean's Bolero' and he didn't really like Ravel all that much.

I just go ballistic when I hear Bolero, that's because I love Ravel!