Oldies song - Identify this sailor's song
ZugZug
my head. Unfortunately that won't help anyone on this newgroup to ID
the song...so I'll tell you what the song was about. The song was
sung by a man with a distinct rhyming story format. I think my only
hope of identifying this song is if someone is very familar with the
story behind the song:
There was a pretty waitress (or bar maid) named Susie in a small
fishing town that all of the sailors would ask out...but she would
never go out with them because she promised her heart to another
sailor a long time ago. They both knew that he couldn't stay but she
never let go of her love for him. The song ends with her looking out
to the sea waiting for his return.
If someone can guess this song with the lame amount of imformation I
provided then I would be truely impressed!!!
Thanks,
ZugZug
Lee H.
Maybe "Brandy" by (I think!) Looking Glass?
--
Lee H.,
in beautiful Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada!
Kevin Ilias
you may be thinking of Brandy, check out the lyrics below
Kevin
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
Looking Glass
Words and Music by Elliot Lurie
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda)
There's a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes
And there's a girl in this harbor town
And she works layin' whiskey down
They say "Brandy, fetch another round"
She serves them whiskey and wine
The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea"
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
Brandy wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the North of Spain
A locket that bears the name
Of the man that Brandy loves
He came on a summer's day
Bringin' gifts from far away
But he made it clear he couldn't stay
No harbor was his home
The sailor said " Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes
When he told his sailor stories
She could feel the ocean foam rise
She saw its ragin' glory
But he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest man
And Brandy does her best to understand
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
At night when the bars close down
Brandy walks through a silent town
And loves a man who's not around
She still can hear him say
She hears him say " Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
"Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
FADE
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"
ZugZug
horrible information that I provided!!! That was it...thanks Lee.
Lee H. <spamless_m...@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:<kpj4e0lev31af7k4g...@4ax.com>...
MA
> ZugZug wrote:
>
>> I heard a song on the radio a few weeks ago and the beat is stuck in
>> my head. Unfortunately that won't help anyone on this newgroup to ID
>> the song...so I'll tell you what the song was about. The song was
>> sung by a man with a distinct rhyming story format. I think my only
>> hope of identifying this song is if someone is very familar with the
>> story behind the song:
>>
>> There was a pretty waitress (or bar maid) named Susie in a small
>> fishing town that all of the sailors would ask out...but she would
>> never go out with them because she promised her heart to another
>> sailor a long time ago. They both knew that he couldn't stay but she
>> never let go of her love for him. The song ends with her looking out
>> to the sea waiting for his return.
>>
>> If someone can guess this song with the lame amount of imformation I
>> provided then I would be truely impressed!!!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ZugZug
>
>
> you may be thinking of Brandy, check out the lyrics below
> Kevin
>
> Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
> Looking Glass
> Words and Music by Elliot Lurie
>
> Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes
> When he told his sailor stories
> She could feel the ocean foam rise
> She saw its ragin' glory
> But he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest man
> And Brandy does her best to understand
> (dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
>
Interesting. I always thought that verse said "She could feel the ocean
fall and rise..."
MA
Ron Hontz
>>
>> Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
>> Looking Glass
>> Words and Music by Elliot Lurie
>>
>> Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes
>> When he told his sailor stories
>> She could feel the ocean foam rise
>> She saw its ragin' glory
>> But he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest man
>> And Brandy does her best to understand
>> (dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
>>
>
> Interesting. I always thought that verse said "She could feel the ocean
> fall and rise..."
> MA
I must confess. That posting looks like some of my transcription work
and I do believe I got that part wrong. I just heard the tune on my
oldies station about 3 days ago and I thought I noticed something then
but I hadn't gotten around to fixing it yet. Alas, my work, initially
sent out to only 3 or 4 web sites, has now been copied so widely that I
can't possibly notify every site where it now is. I'll have to settle
with saying "Sorry" to the public herewith. You are correct, MA.
MA
Very gracious of you sir. I had no idea. I just thought that if I'd been
singing it wrong all these many years, it wouldn't be the ONLY one I
still mangle. We learned most of the songs in a 1966 Chevy Impala with a
single dashboard speaker for the AM radio and over 30 mountainous miles
from the nearest R&R station. I still can't HEAR some of the words
(especially "Louie Louie") even with the lyrics staring me in the face
heh heh. Thanks for replying.
Lane Closure
>>> ocean fall and rise..."
That's what I always heard, too.
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Props to my peeps
And please keep your receipts
I'm a suburban homeboy.
ZugZug
Now that I know what the song is I hear it all of the time on a
co-workers radio. My dad said it use to be one of his favorite songs.
Appearently it was a one-hit wonder because he can't think of any
other songs by Looking Glass that made it big.
Take care...
Hal
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It used to be one of my favorites as well.
Your Dad's basically correctly. About a year after "Brandy" they released a
song called "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne." Only went to #33 on Billboard and only
for about 3 weeks. Not a very memorable song and definitely couldn't be
classified as "big" or a hit for that matter.
NOTE: The band was formed by Elliot Lurie while he was attending college at
Rutgers, NJ.
Take care,
Hal Lowe
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Uncle Stevie69
> of the time on a co-workers radio. My dad said
> Appearently it was a one-hit wonder because he
> can't think of any other songs by Looking Glass
> that made it big.
The group Looking Glass actually had another Top-40 hit single called
"Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" (1974), but it is not as well-remembered as
their other hit "Brandy".
The group's singer and songwriter Elliott Lurie left the band shortly
after that second hit song and had a short-lived solo musical career
on his own.
According to the website allmusicguide.com, Lurie now works in the
movie business, supervising movie background scores.
Check out his filmography at the following site:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527092
Hope this helps a bit! :-)
Steven
Sacramento, CA