Yuri Gagarin folk songs?

[Richard Glueck]

Does anyone know of folk songs, Russian and otherwise, that honor the
first human in space, Yuri Gagarin?

[Joseph Kesselman, yclept Keshlam]

Ask over in rec.music.filk, which specialized in folksongs related to
science, science fiction, fantasy, technology, and anything else that
appeals to the science-fiction-and-fantasy fan community. I can't think
of one solely about Gagarin offhand, but there must have been several by
now; I _can_ think of isolated verses about him without half trying.

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Performing April 10th at Walkabout Clearwater: GREG BROWN!
http://www.lovesong.com/walkabout/coffeehouse.html

[Mike Regenstreif]

Richard Glueck <glu...@saturn.caps.maine.edu> wrote in article
<7ebdj5$12a2$1...@sol.caps.maine.edu>...

> Does anyone know of folk songs, Russian and otherwise, that honor the
> first human in space, Yuri Gagarin?

Yes, Utah Phillips wrote one just called "Yuri Gagarin" that he recorded
in the 1960s on an obscure album that he did on Prestige called NOBODY
KNOWS ME years before he hit the road as a travelling folksinger.

Many years ago, Utah found the LP on my record shelves and rendered it
unplayable. He used to do that whenever he'd come across a copy.

--
Mike Regenstreif
Folk Roots/Folk Branches -- CKUT 90.3 FM -- Montreal
mre...@vax2.concordia.ca
http://www.dejanews.com/~ckutfolk/

[Barrie McCombs]

Back in the 1960s, The Limeliters recorded a Russian (or Yiddish?) folk
tune called "Gari Gari". I think it was on their first album - before
"There's A Meeting Here Tonight".

After Yuri's flight, I remember hearing a parody of that song called
"Yuri, Yuri". It started out "Yuri, Yuri - the Russian
cosmonaught...". Of the rest, all that remains in my brain after 30
years is the one line "... He even wears his Russion boots in bed"!

- Barrie McCombs

[Adam Mcnaughtan]

There were at least two Scottish songs, though perhaps "honour" is not the
word. Matt McGinn wrote a short ironic piece beginning: The Moon belongs to
Gagarin, The skies are no longer free" and Roddy Macmillan wrote a song with
the chorus: Oh dear, Yuri Gagarin/He flew to the moon when it looked like a
farthing/He said to the boys at the moment of parting/I'm just going away
for the Fair."
Adam McNaughtan
Richard Glueck wrote in message <7ebdj5$12a2$1...@sol.caps.maine.edu>...

[Gerry Myerson]

In article <7egnir$e2j$1...@nclient5-gui.server.virgin.net>, "Adam
Mcnaughtan" <adam.mc...@virgin.net> wrote:

-> There were at least two Scottish songs, though perhaps "honour" is not the
-> word. Matt McGinn wrote a short ironic piece beginning: The Moon belongs to
-> Gagarin, The skies are no longer free" and Roddy Macmillan wrote a song with
-> the chorus: Oh dear, Yuri Gagarin/He flew to the moon when it looked like a
-> farthing/He said to the boys at the moment of parting/I'm just going away
-> for the Fair."

I remember a small parody from that era;

Russia is red, dilly-dilly
England is green
They've got the moon, dilly-dilly
We've got the Queen.

Gerry Myerson (ge...@mpce.mq.edu.au)

[Elizabeth Martin]

I only know of one song that mentions Gagarin - Ju Les Ver Negre
En Cheese (Ed's Tune) on (Noel) Paul Stookey's "Paul And" album
from 1971 or so.

HTH,

Beth

[Mary Creasey]

Richard Glueck wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of folk songs, Russian and otherwise, that honor the
> first human in space, Yuri Gagarin?

You've already been referred to rec.music.filk, where folks who write
that kind of stuff hang out; may I recommend Jordin Kare's excellent
"Fire In the Sky" from the album of the same name:

"...Now Gagarin was the first, back in 1961...
...and he knew he might not make it, for it's never hard to die,
but he lifted off the pad and rode a fire in the sky..."

It's a tribute in general to all the astronauts and cosmonauts
from Gagarin up to the shuttle.

Mary the Filker

[beverlie]

There was also a calypso written by "the Mighty Sparrow" (I think) that was
quite popular & began
"Yuri, Yuri, the Russian cosmonaut
To the planet Venus, he ain't got,
But I think some time & very soon,
You'll hear Yuri Gagarin is upon the moon..."

Barrie McCombs wrote in message <7efhie$8...@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca>...

>After Yuri's flight, I remember hearing a parody of that song called
>"Yuri, Yuri". It started out "Yuri, Yuri - the Russian

[Richard Glueck]

Mary Creasey (cre...@worldnet.att.net) wrote:

: You've already been referred to rec.music.filk, where folks who write

: that kind of stuff hang out; may I recommend Jordin Kare's excellent
: "Fire In the Sky" from the album of the same name:

Thanks for the reference, I've never heard of tht one, and it
sounds pretty good, too!
Dick