A Hit Before Your Mother Was Born

[poliphilo]

We celebrated our wedding anniversary and Ailz's birthday by opening a bottle of champagne .I was surprised at how quickly it went. My mother kept asking what we were drinking and why.

I found a recording of Champagne Charlie and played it for the company's edification. Every time the intro to the verse came round Ailz signalled her displeasure. I told her it was real working class music and part of her heritage.

And she calls herself a folkie.

1867 - wery good year, that was.  I miss it.

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I've only ever heard that song by Leon Redbone.

Happy Anniversary to you and Ailz!

Tim O'Brien said, quoting Will Rogers (I believe) "All music is folk music, I ain't never heard a horse sing a song yet."

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Yes, I'm with Will.