last heard: 1971-2 thereabouts
genre: top 40 / soul station, big hit
artist: haven’t faintest idea
title: haven’t faintest idea
Lyrics (to the extent that I recall them):
Where your mama gone? (where your mama gone?)
Little baby boy (little baby boy)
Where your mama gone? (where your mama gone?)
Far far away…far far away
Melody (much better recall)(don’t confuse these with chords):
think in C major, same octave all –
E G D G C E E F E E
Where your mama gone? (where your mama gone?)
E G D G C E E F E E
Lit - tle ba-by boy (Lit-tle baby boy)
E G D G C E E F E E
Where your mama gone? (where your mama gone?)
F E C D F E C D
Far far away… far far away
followed by part for which I remember melody but not lyrics (boldface is in octave below):
C C D E D C G A, A G, A G
C C C D, C C C D,
C C C D, D E
Rhythm (counts incl syncopation):
123 4 12 3 412 3 4 1 2 3 4
Where your mama gone? (where your mama gone?)
123 4 12 3 412 3 4 1 2 3 4
Little baby boy (little baby boy)
123 4 12 3 412 3 4 1 2 3 4
Where your mama gone? (where your mama gone?)
1234 12 3 41234,1234,1234 12 34 1234 1234
Far far away… far far away …
(www.lyrics.ch has nothing on it; I haven’t heard it in years and years.)
Mac & Katie Kissoon had the U.S.'s most popular version of this song, peaking at #20 in 1971. This was their only charting song in the U.S. But at least they did better than the song’s writer, Harold “Lally” Stott, whose version peaked at only #92, also for his only U.S. chart entry.
Weird little tune, but you still occasionally hear it on the oldies stations, especially during “One Hit Wonder Weekends”.
Hey everyone, look at this!
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Hmmm, it seems that “CODE” preserves ALL your formatting, including the LACK of line-wrapping. Let’s try it again, shall we?
Hey everyone, look at this!
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=“1” face=“Verdana, Arial”>code:</font><HR><pre>The UBB code for preserving formatting is the word “CODE” in square brackets. In other words,
if you want to use NON-proportional spacing in your post, begin it with the word “CODE” in square
brackets, and then put “/CODE” in square brackets when you are done,
Okay, I got one: Female singer, first four lines go-
Maybe you like my story, maybe you don’t
Still one thing you’ll have to say to me
Maybe you won’t
Playing currently on the music service where I work. I kinda have come to hate it (the music service) because they play lots of interesting stuff, but don’t announce like a radio station does, so I can’t ever find the songs I like. - MC