Let the Good Time Roll (and Pitch!) - Songs at Sea !!

I thought I would brighten up a very dull grey Thursday by recanting the better times in music whilst at sea

Remember on Deployment there was always your favourite record / CD / MP3 in the charts. Whenever you hear it today it takes you right back to the mess,or minging nightclub or pub that you happened to stumble on.

Here are 3 of my favourites from the good old days. Always blasting out in the Galley or someone would be singing or whistling it, or just changing the words.

Drink till your tummies round:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM0XsaxapU8

There's a Guy works down the chip shop swears he Elvis...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL2GmaI3Xus

and one of my personal favourites to end with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4&ob=av3e

So what did you listen to ?

Let the good times roll. 8)

 

Not music related, but brings back memories of a particular time.

Never liked "The Young Ones" (Rick Mail etc). Joined the Cleopatra only to find that it was on constantly in the messdeck. Somehow it grew on me (eventually) and it always brings back memories of a very good and happy time onboard.

 

Drakey

For your amusement and to bring back some of your memories:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk5pO06BdSk&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=1&feature=BF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcoWdrerLdU&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=2&feature=BF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLwc9lbJlIQ&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=3&feature=BF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3z7oRCVuTY&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=4&feature=BF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzf1_6ROslI&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=5&feature=BF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08LG2pf4Yio&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=6&feature=BF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ocngVQ4XaE&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=7&feature=BF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIHUvfdG-nk&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=9&feature=BF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4dt4ThrdQc&p=B221F2DE0A679C9B&index=10&feature=BF

 

Always playing this in Terror back in 66.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTknhO-xj8M

For the moments they got away. (bad grollies)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELRHD4UCo74&NR=1

This nearly drove me over the edge as when we left UK for an 18 month foreign it was on telly. Back in the day you got no revised "input" whilst overseas so still singing it when we returned.Ahhhgggg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmZCMmNPkM

 

"On Echo Beach" not sure who by, Martha and something I think. In wireless shack in them days we used to have great big tape deck thingy (something to do with logging incoming) - but we used it to play tape on loopback and this track went on and on. Was ok with it for first few weeks but towards end of patrol it really got on my tit - so much so that I switched it off, my oppo switched it back on (2 on watch all time) I was the LRO he was the RO1 - so on/off, on/off for a couple of time - next thing we know we having a full blown punch up in the office, bouncing off the equipment etc. A bloody nose, cut lip later - calmed down, realised we were being tossers and gave each other a hug. To this day, Echo Beach always takes me back to that moment. Happy Days.

 

Martha and the Muffins:

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

 

Soleil, thanks for that link.

Like going back in time.

 

These two will make you feel proud to have served, serving or just about to !!

Hearts of Oak - Royal Marines Band

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

Remember Warship (HMS Hero) in the 70's a great piece of music:-

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


Let the good times Roll 8)

 

Neil Diamond's body of work were the 'coming into homeport' tunes for the Super B guys

 

In the mid 60s the Skipper of the Yarmouth,Derry Squadron always had played over the ship's Tannoy The Clancy Brothers singing "The Holy Ground" as we set off down the Foyle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61sMrJOI9_4
Good memories of happier times in NI before the troubles.

 

Every J R mess should have a copy of Bat Out Of Hell

 

On a loop on the Video on Trenchant JRs , compulsary viewing at meal times.

 

Beira patrol 67http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzHtm1jhL4 :lol:

 

HMS Invincible, mid-80s.

Destination Zululand by King Kurt (video starts at about 0:27)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-nuXlonTh8&feature=related

Not very PC these days though . . .