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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:51:03 GMT
In case you want to actually listen to the Wag Song and see the video it is now up on line - by the way I only recently found out that a mopper was another word for what we called a wag and I wonder how many other names we were called - names you can decently print that is!!
Anyway here is the link for the video:
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:51:56 GMT
in liverpool we were known as tally boys
chris, the video is amazing, well done, really nice to see a picture of my bike included in there as well. its still in the tram museum in birkenhead if anyone wants to take a look, great vid
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:52:13 GMT
Hi Paul,
Wow Thailand - hope you're keeping out of the troubles there at the moment.
It's a shame I didn't know we were called different things in different parts of the country before I wrote the song - might have been a different song:
The Tally Boys and Moppers were all running from the coppers and the wags headed them off down in old Soho - Mexico would have fitted better I suppose.
Which bike in the video is your bike - my bike is lost and gone.
When you look at the video look at the time time code to see where it is seen.
Take care.
Chris and thanks for the compliments.
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:52:42 GMT
hi chris, my bike is the one at 39 seconds into the youtube video, looks like there could be an album in the making here, good luck www.inews3.com/topstory.php?id=4368726973207c53756c6c6976616e what we need is a wag in the white house, cast your vote now click on the link above _________________ paul girling |
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:53:13 GMT
That's a laugh - I fell for it for a moment thinking there was some fella with the same name somewhere; I did the same for a mate.
Your bike at 39 seconds: it's very hard for me to remember my bike although I can still remember the pain in my right foot when I had to change down and the gear lever didn't have the little rubber piece on it. We had to walk around with it in our pockets inm case someone took it. It was OK if you were wearing thick boots.
Anyway what year was your bike active? It is a great photo but we made it look a bit faded for the video - if I had have had some footage of the time I would have used it but I couldn't find any so I settled for me dreaming.
I was up near Birkenhead with the army cadets - somewhere near Hightown in sand dunes I remember and then when I started as an actor I did a show called A Family at War playing a soldier and we filmed it in the same place - I remember one night we went into the bar of the hotel there and the pop singer David Whitfield came in with his girl friend who looked about 14!!!!
Take care there in Thailand.
Chris.
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:53:30 GMT
hi chris, my bike was a 1971 on a J plate, although i was on the bantams 1967/68, its from the same office i was based in liverpool though.
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:53:49 GMT
well I mentioned it on YouTube if you care to look.
Chris.
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:54:05 GMT
hi chris, are you aware of the 1963 British movie - live it up - its about a group of telegram boys who start a rock band and go for stardom, loads of scenes of the lads in uniform on the bantams, great stuff, stars a very young, gangly david hemmings, also has one of my hero's, steve marriot, of small faces fame later, as the drummer, also got appearances from people like kenny ball, outstanding movie, never saw it at the time but caught a glimpse on daytime t.v. one time and nearly fainted, brings it all back, managed to track it down thru the British film society on the net, cheers
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:54:20 GMT
Hi Paul,
Yes I remember that one - originally I wrote the wag song as I had an idea to write some kind of musical or movie about it - it had references to various people's names I worked with but I couldn't come up with much of a plot so put it on the back burner.
Then last year I recorded my novel onto tape as audible.com wanted to publish it and I had to get some recording equipment downloaded when I decided to record it myself.
So I had the equipment and recorded quite a lot including the Irish CD from my show and then I kind of re-jigged the wag song with new lyrics etc.
I wrote the chorus a long time ago but needed to make the verses more acceptable to people in general and not just the wags who worked with me.
It's a coincidence that it has been released on iTunes to more or less coincide with the reunion but joining the web site made me think of the song I had started but not finished some time ago.
Take care.
Chris.
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