Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

"Funeral for a friend", first track on Elton John's album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

[Flay]

An excellent collaboration!

Funeral for a Friend - Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Funeral March - Britten's 8th Frank Bridge Variation
And yes, the funeral march slow movement in Mahler 1.

Please Grapple over the G

[antongould]

Can someone give Our Learned Friend a G up - we've been waiting for hours.......................................

[Nick Armstrong]

Can someone give Our Learned Friend a G up - we've been waiting for hours.......................................

Three minutes between Flay's confirmation and your G-up... Have you tumbled into a time-warp, anton...? (Tyne-warp... ... sorry, just amusing myself while I think of a G...)

[antongould]

Lost in the Fog on the Tyne

[Nick Armstrong]

A G please to link Ravel, the Swingle Singers and a German butterfly collection.

[Northender]

However I have had an inkling. Unusual at this time of night!

I believe the F to be F-f-f-f-funeral... even though Frank Baum and Frank Bridge might be trying to lead one astray...

The Eighth Variation of Britten's 'Frank Bridge' Variations is "Funeral March"

The sleepy brother sounds like a reference to 'Frère Jacques.... dormez-vous?' - being the theme of the funeral march slow movement in Mahler 1.

The highway continues to stump me, however... can't link the YBR or any other

Bed calls.

As it happens, 'funeral' was the answer to today's 'Brainteaser' on Essential Classics.

[amateur51]

As it happens, 'funeral' was the answer to today's 'Brainteaser' on Essential Classics.

That is very worrying, Norths

[Northender]

Is the 'G' by any chance Grandfather?

[cloughie]

Is the 'G' by any chance Grandfather?

I wondered that in terms of Papillons and maybe something in L'Heure Espagnole but the only other thing I could link is that Ward Swingle is a grandfather.
Then I thought of G as Ravel's chosen key for his two-handed PC and Swingles doing the Air, but was Papillons done in G?
The oter thought I had was goose.

[Northender]

The opening number of 'Papillons' (a German butterfly collection) is the Grandfather's Dance. There's an irritable grandfather clock in 'L'Heure Espagnole'. And, as you say, Ward Swingle is indeed the Grand-Daddy of said singing group.

[mercia]

do the SS sing "My Grandfather's Clock" ?

[Northender]

There's a clip on you tube (apparently 'unavailable' when I checked it after posting, but you can try it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fPIYmQYw71) of them singing a little ditty entitled 'Grandpa's Tricks'.
Doesn't strike me as typical Caliban territory but, hey, what do I know?

[mercia]

or Grandpa's Spells ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGetSR8jJzA

[cloughie]

or Grandpa's Spells ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGetSR8jJzA

Cali will no doubt pronounce when he's around!