Fun Music Information -> Fairport Convention
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Band Name Origins:
- Named after the house ("Fairport") in the Muswell Hill section of London where they originally got together to practise. Submitted by: mike weber
- Guitarist Simon Nicol's family owned a house called 'Fairport' where the band would 'convene' for their early rehearsals. They therefore became the 'Fairport Convention' Submitted by: Unhalfbrcking
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "John Gaudie" | "The Doctor" | Claire Chaplin |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Matty Groves | Marriage Counseling | Todd W. Zimmerman |
Misheard Lyrics:
"The Wandering Man"
Misheard Lyrics: So brass band, hold this moment in time.
Original Lyrics: So grasp and hold this moment in time.
| "Reynardine"
Misheard Lyrics: For I'll be in my church
In choir with Reynardine. Original Lyrics: For I'll be in my castle
Inquire for Reynardine. |
Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Tam Lin"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: They will turn me in your arms into a newt or a snake
Oh, hold me tightly in your arms I am your baby's father Why They're Misrhymed: Okay, so the song's an adaption of an old English folk tune and wasn't actually written by the band, and Sandy Denny does her best with such ridiculous lyrics, but it doesn't rhyme and just sounds daft.
Submitted by: Fletch
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"Rocky Road"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I've met with poor men who were kings and rich men who were slaves
And I've knelt beneath the spires Why They're Inappropriate: The song kicks along nicely with Simon Nicol and Chris Leslie singing the opening two verses. Dave Pegg, the Fairport basist, then takes over for the final verse and for some reason this non -sensical mixed up lyric appears with Pegg struggling to pronounce the final word 'spires' in rhythm with the rest of the song and it isn't just because he is an awful vocalist either!!
Submitted by: Paul Howe
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