Post an obscure thing from the past without context

Hotblack Desiato · 08-12-2023 12:27am

The next best thing to growing your own... Jim says.

Hotblack Desiato · 08-12-2023 12:28am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121467972#Comment_121467972

"open the f**king door... open the f**king door"

iamstop · 08-12-2023 4:42pm

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Well in the bog there was a hole

A rare hole and a rattlin' hole

Hole in the bog

And the bog down in the valley o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Well in that hole there was a tree

A rare tree and a rattlin' tree

The tree in the hole

And the hole in the bog

And the bog down in the valley o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

On that tree there was a branch

A rare branch and a rattlin' branch

The branch on the tree

And the tree in the hole

And the hole in the bog

And the bog down in the valley o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

On that branch there was a limb

A rare limb and a rattlin' limb

The limb on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree in the hole

And the hole in the bog

And the bog down in the valley o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Well on that limb there was a nest

A rare nest and a rattlin' nest

The nest on the limb

And the limb on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree in the hole

And the hole in the bog

And the bog down in the valley o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

In that nest there was a bird

A rare bird and a rattlin' bird

The bird in the nest

And the nest on the limb

And the limb on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree in the hole

And the hole in the bog

Down in the valley o

Ho, ho, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

In that bird there was an egg

A rare egg and a rattlin' egg

The egg on the bird

And the bird in the nest

And the nest on the limb

And the limb on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree in the hole

And the hole in the bog

And the bog down in the valley o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

In that egg there was a bird

A rare bird and a rattlin' bird

The bird on the egg

And the egg on the bird

And the bird in the nest

And the nest on the limb

And the limb on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree in the hole

And the hole in the bog

And the bog down in the valley o

Ho, ro, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Real bog, the rattlin' bog

The bog down in the valley o

Filmer Paradise · 09-12-2023 1:23am

Just one Cornetto!

ruth...less · 10-12-2023 2:28pm

And of course..Celtic

Hangdogroad · 10-12-2023 5:54pm

Garret the man you know.

K-9 · 10-12-2023 6:17pm

But arise and follow Charlie, also gang of five and the Country and Western alliance.

Majority government and temporary little arrangements.

Sgt Hartman · 10-12-2023 7:15pm

I’m an innocent man yer honour, I’m innocent! Anyway they couldn’ta seen my face, I was wearin’ a balaclava.

Hotblack Desiato · 10-12-2023 8:45pm

I feel like chicken tonight, like chicken tonight.

Photobox · 10-12-2023 10:25pm

Hope its chips its chips

iamstop · 11-12-2023 2:56pm

Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.

odyssey06 · 11-12-2023 3:00pm

In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army. Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon. The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and before I could join it, the second Afghan war had broken out.

Ger Roe · 11-12-2023 8:23pm

Steve Austin, Astronaut..... a man barely alive.

Hangdogroad · 12-12-2023 7:55am

Spot on no bother.

Archeron · 12-12-2023 9:30am

WHOOOOAAAAAAARRRRGGHHHHHH bodyform

NewbridgeIR · 12-12-2023 9:49am

"Jenkins, do my senses deceive me, or are you up to no good?"

"No sir"

fish fingers · 13-12-2023 9:10am

Stu.. stu.. studioline, from Loreal

fish fingers · 13-12-2023 9:12am

Go easy on the sausages

Archeron · 13-12-2023 7:12pm

You appear to be writing a formal letter. Do you need help?

Hangdogroad · 13-12-2023 7:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121485619#Comment_121485619

Colmans mustard?

Filmer Paradise · 13-12-2023 11:31pm

The appliance of science.

NewbridgeIR · 14-12-2023 12:21am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121492071#Comment_121492071

Grange Hill

Hotblack Desiato · 15-12-2023 12:46am

Where's Grandad? He just got up a minute ago to turn this off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBzhcgj5kec

spurious · 15-12-2023 9:37am

IRC.

Hangdogroad · 15-12-2023 12:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121497166#Comment_121497166

Nice one, I'd been curious as to what was.

NewbridgeIR · 15-12-2023 1:00pm

It’s on the KPM LP Solid Gold which dates from 1976. I have quite a few 1970s library LPs but that one has always proved to be pricey.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2530177-Various-Solid-Gold

Hotblack Desiato · 15-12-2023 1:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121497657#Comment_121497657

Yes you do recall correctly 😉

Hotblack Desiato · 15-12-2023 1:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498558#Comment_121498558

I wonder what the composer thought if he (a) ever found out that it was part of a cultural icon in Ireland (b) the producers chose it because they wanted a clip of some really annoying music 😁

Google song search brought it up right away

NewbridgeIR · 15-12-2023 1:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498639#Comment_121498639

He (Keith Mansfield) is probably aware of it. Still alive. He was still performing with a number of other KPM heavyweights only a few years back. I saw them (The KPM Allstars) at The Jazz Cafe, London in mid 2000s. There was bedlam when Alan Hawkshaw started playing Chicken Man (which became the Grange Hill theme). Another Mansfield track from the same KPM album was used as the Grandstand theme for many years.

Keith Mansfield also composed Classical Action which was used as theme for RTE’s News & Newstime for years.

https://youtu.be/yDyWuoG4pSE?si=lJbEFF8owHPh-vFu

While Brian Bennett (member of The Shadows and still active) composed Thrilling Spectacle for another KPM LP. This later became the theme to RTE’s Sports Stadium.

https://youtu.be/eEnPzg3BVEo?si=wMxOzDRN2bC-OMFt

Hotblack Desiato · 15-12-2023 3:06pm

Sure while we're at it

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

Hotblack Desiato · 16-12-2023 2:05am

Keith Mansfield also composed Classical Action which was used as theme for RTE’s News & Newstime for years.

In the 80s they moved away from that stuff and started using compositions by Frank "Free Gaff" McNamara, most of which sounded like they were played out by a BBC Micro [*]

[*] to be fair, the Music 500 peripheral for the BBC Micro https://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/content/Hybrid-Music-5000-Synthesiser/ but he seemed to stick to the default sounds/voices and it all sounded very samey. For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRDthvSBjs4 which is all built-in sounds, this guy was being paid a fortune to produce crap.