Amapola

brdbw...@aol.com

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Mar 11, 2013, 12:01:58 PM3/11/13

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Have a gig coming up - the leader sent me a cd with this instrumental song on it.
Sure sounds like the old "Green Eyes" of yesteryear.
Is it?
Thanks,
Brad

Gerry

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Mar 11, 2013, 12:17:23 PM3/11/13

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Yes.
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Music is the best means we have of digesting time. -- W. H. Auden

matelo...@gmail.com

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Mar 11, 2013, 12:31:40 PM3/11/13

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no.
similar melodies, progressions and Spanish origins,
but not the same.
ex:
Amapola bar 1 melody: root to 2nd
Green eyes bar 1 melody: maj7 to root

matelo...@gmail.com

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Mar 11, 2013, 12:33:10 PM3/11/13

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classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ShiyDntp3U

ott...@hotmail.com

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Mar 11, 2013, 3:20:15 PM3/11/13

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On Monday, 11 March 2013 09:33:10 UTC-7, matelo...@gmail.com wrote:
> classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ShiyDntp3U

Good choice.
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Gerry

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Mar 11, 2013, 4:19:58 PM3/11/13

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I stand corrected they are in fact "different" songs.

Still, I think if the composers of "Green Eyes" (1929) had been sued by
the composer of Amapola (1924) for infringement, they'd have lost. But
the world was much bigger then.

ott...@hotmail.com

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Mar 11, 2013, 4:55:52 PM3/11/13

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On Monday, 11 March 2013 13:19:58 UTC-7, Gerry wrote:
> On 2013-03-11 16:31:40 +0000, said: > no. > similar melodies, progressions and Spanish origins, > but not the same. > ex: > Amapola bar 1 melody: root to 2nd > Green eyes bar 1 melody: maj7 to root I stand corrected they are in fact "different" songs. Still, I think if the composers of "Green Eyes" (1929) had been sued by the composer of Amapola (1924) for infringement, they'd have lost. But the world was much bigger then. -- Music is the best means we have of digesting time. -- W. H. Auden

Boy, are they ever close, whew.
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Greger Hoel

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Mar 11, 2013, 5:18:25 PM3/11/13

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On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:01:58 +0100, <brdbw...@aol.com> wrote:

> Amapola

as in "Amapola gun on yo'ass"?

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ott...@hotmail.com

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Mar 11, 2013, 5:50:43 PM3/11/13

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On Monday, 11 March 2013 14:18:25 UTC-7, Greger Hoel wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:01:58 +0100, <

wrote: > Amapola as in "Amapola gun on yo'ass"? --

Heh,
I'm sorry yo assed about it. :-)
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Gerry

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Mar 11, 2013, 6:32:41 PM3/11/13

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On 2013-03-11 16:01:58 +0000, brdbw...@aol.com said:

> Have a gig coming up - the leader sent me a cd with this instrumental
> song on it.
> Sure sounds like the old "Green Eyes" of yesteryear.

As I listen to these kissin'-cousins again, I find that Amapola rules.
And thanks, Brad; I'm definitely putting this in my kit. It's a great
old tune!

matelo...@gmail.com

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Mar 11, 2013, 7:26:44 PM3/11/13

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yes, definitely very similar songs.

David J. Littleboy

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Mar 12, 2013, 10:49:36 AM3/12/13

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classic
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ShiyDntp3U

WOW! That's the first time I've ever heard a classical guitar equipped with
a wang bar...

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David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

matelo...@gmail.com

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Mar 12, 2013, 1:24:39 PM3/12/13

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> WOW! That's the first time I've ever heard a classical guitar equipped with a wang bar

ha
delvecchio guitar with scalloped frets:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdYF5gZckmk

Gerry

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Mar 12, 2013, 4:47:56 PM3/12/13

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More amazing among the Vietnamese who relaly uses the quarter tones. I
alwasy wanted a *very cheap* scalloped neck guitar.

TD

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Mar 12, 2013, 5:43:36 PM3/12/13

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I prefer sea scallops myself. At least they are capable of staying in tuna.

thomas

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Mar 12, 2013, 6:54:42 PM3/12/13

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On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:43:36 PM UTC-4, TD wrote:
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> I prefer sea scallops myself. At least they are capable of staying in tuna.

You're straying from the thread's original porpoise. Back on topic: If I had a scalloped neck, I'd play way too many clams.

ott...@hotmail.com

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Mar 12, 2013, 7:16:02 PM3/12/13

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On Tuesday, 12 March 2013 15:54:42 UTC-7, thomas wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:43:36 PM UTC-4, TD wrote: > > I prefer sea scallops myself. At least they are capable of staying in tuna.

I play with Horn players a lot so I prefer Bb clams than C clams :-)
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TD

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Mar 12, 2013, 8:55:56 PM3/12/13

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I suppose then that you use lots of shell voicings? Far be it from me to bait you.

matelo...@gmail.com

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Mar 12, 2013, 10:24:18 PM3/12/13

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these puns are smelling fishy

Bill Williams

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Mar 13, 2013, 10:15:57 AM3/13/13

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> these puns are smelling fishy

Yes indeed, enough scaling the heights and plumbing the depths - time to finnish up.

TD

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Mar 13, 2013, 10:51:57 AM3/13/13

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On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 10:15:57 AM UTC-4, Bill Williams wrote:
> > these puns are smelling fishy
>
> Yes indeed, enough scaling the heights and plumbing the depths - time to finnish up.

You are out of your 20,000 leagues.

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Mr. Maj6th

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Nov 16, 2014, 12:29:15 AM11/16/14

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On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:37:19 -0800 (PST), bianc...@cs.com wrote:

>Incredible---the melodies are extremely similar, to the point where even musicians say "too close for me!" Amazingly, Helen O'Connell recorded an album that included both songs, so you can compare from a single source!

We play this quite often in the big band. I remember it as a wee lad,
but I had never played it untill about six months ago. It is a great
tune.

Maj6th