jonbuck Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 (edited) Always puzzled Me why an American Artist would sing about Picking Up A Bag Of Fish & Chips,& Calling It A Groove ???? when it is a very British Thing.... Jon Buck Edited October 13, 2005 by jonbuck Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Abbott Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Glad you confimred the lyrics because I always wondered this too - i just thought perhaps i always misheard it! Wouldn't mind a copy of this if any ones got a spare? :-) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest the dukester Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Glad you confimred the lyrics because I always wondered this too - i just thought perhaps i always misheard it! Wouldn't mind a copy of this if any ones got a spare? :-) HAVE A GREEN LABEL STEPHANE 2 ISSUE YOU CAN HAVE ?? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 HAVE A GREEN LABEL STEPHANE 2 ISSUE YOU CAN HAVE ?? second issue??? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest the dukester Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 second issue??? HOW ITS DESCRIBED - MAYBE "RE" IS THE WORD? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Abbott Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 HAVE A GREEN LABEL STEPHANE 2 ISSUE YOU CAN HAVE ?? No thanks, i'm an originals only kindas guy Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest the dukester Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 No thanks, i'm an originals only kindas guy CANT EVEN GIVE IT AWAY Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 CANT EVEN GIVE IT AWAY Didnt think they reissued it thats all, got a green one me-self.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
jonbuck Posted October 13, 2005 Author Share Posted October 13, 2005 (edited) Didnt think they reissued it thats all, got a green one me-self.... So Back to my Original Question, Why would Someone, Supposedly from Detroit be Singing about Fish & Chips & Calling it A Groove ???? Jon Buck Edited October 13, 2005 by jonbuck Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Abbott Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Funkadelic did a track called Fish, Chips & Sweat maybe after all these years we find out that fish and chips actually came from the states... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Didnt think they reissued it thats all, got a green one me-self.... they didn't re-issue it...someone booted it original styrene boot vinyl Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rbman Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 So Back to my Original Question, Why would Someone, Supposedly from Detroit be Singing about Fish & Chips & Calling it A Groove ???? Jon Buck You must remember that large numbers of black americans were camped in Britain during WW2 and when they were allowed out almost the only food they could find to eat out was fish and chips which wasn't rationed....although very limited openning hours ......so that's possibly why they have fond memories of them.....................as to why "a Groove"....no idea..... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Funkadelic did a track called Fish, Chips & Sweat maybe after all these years we find out that fish and chips actually came from the states... Didn't George Clinton co write "Baby Thats A Groove" ? Lets face it he's on the eccentric side so no reason he shouldn't write about anything really like ooooh, the electric spanking of war babies. And I wonder if the reference has something to do with "cup of tea' which is another unlikely phrase that crops up in soul records sometimes. English acts had been big in the US so it's not inconceivable that it is just a gimmick associated with that. I'm hungry now ! Think I'll put the kettle on. PS - my bootleg copy of the 45 (the thirtieth Northern 45 ever bought) has "Monkey See, Monkey Do" a great San Remo-esque instrumental but its all off centre and speeds up towards the end. Are the real ones like that and if not has somone got an mp.3 ? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mike Lofthouse Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Didn't George Clinton co write "Baby Thats A Groove" ? Lets face it he's on the eccentric side so no reason he shouldn't write about anything really like ooooh, the electric spanking of war babies. It is fact the same song - different title - and much different arrangement!!!! Mike Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gary Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 So Back to my Original Question, Why would Someone, Supposedly from Detroit be Singing about Fish & Chips & Calling it A Groove ???? Jon Buck Anglophile perhaps? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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