Posted October 13, 200519 yr 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, 200519 yr by jonbuck
October 13, 200519 yr 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? :-)
October 13, 200519 yr 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 ??
October 13, 200519 yr HAVE A GREEN LABEL STEPHANE 2 ISSUE YOU CAN HAVE ?? No thanks, i'm an originals only kindas guy
October 13, 200519 yr CANT EVEN GIVE IT AWAY Didnt think they reissued it thats all, got a green one me-self....
October 13, 200519 yr Author 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, 200519 yr by jonbuck
October 13, 200519 yr 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...
October 13, 200519 yr 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
October 14, 200519 yr 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.....
October 14, 200519 yr 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 ?
October 14, 200519 yr 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
October 14, 200519 yr 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?
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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....
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