Music you sing along to - in the car, bath, when hoovering..

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:54 pm

Hi Marian--thanks for the link----but it just took me back to the AOL Search Site again!! I just do not understand it !!!

I think it may be to do with AOL--it sometimes does strange things.

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:38 pm

Marians link worked for me

john · Post by **john** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:23 pm

Marian, I think the track you are looking for of Kathy Kirby, KNOWING WHEN TO LEAVE is on the MY THANKS TO YOU CD advertised on Amazon. It hasn't got an actual track listing but someone has reviewed it and mentions this is on it. Hope this helps.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:03 am

John--thanks for your help--I did check out Amazon last night and I did order that cd--I must have read the same comments as you.

I just hope that it is the same song as the one I am thinking of

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:01 pm

Marian - you mentioned 'Poor Jenny' from an old show - and I know who sang it! I think it was Gertrude Lawrence. Its about a girl who nevers know what she wants out of life - ends up deciding at the age of 75 that she wanted to live to be the oldest woman alive - and then 'kicks the bucket' (to quote the song!) at 76. Julie Andrews sang a song by that name in her first flop 'Star!' which was based on Gertrudes life. I remember liking that song in the film, but couldn't name any others from it (but I am sure you'll all remind me!)

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:12 pm

The Everly Brothers recorded a song called "Poor Jenny, but I doubt it was the same one as sung by Gertrude Lawrence.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:31 am

Mike--you may well be right about "Poor Jenny"--it would be from that era definately. Unfortunately I did not catch the beginning when the speaker was telling us about it, as they started singing straightaway, before our Minutes etc, and I was still collecting in the subscriptions

But we all managed to sing along with the chorus !!!

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:33 am

Just remembered--my Kathy Kirby disc arrived this morning---that was quick !! And the song "Knowing when to leave" was the same song I was thinking of--the one by Burt Bacharach. Kathy sang it really nicely---but not as good as Karen Carpenter !!

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:55 am

Marian, Mike could certainly be right about the song with Gertrude Lawrence and " Poor Jenny" and we also remember the circle games that we played as children those far off days when it was safe to play in the streets, for instance "Ring-a-ring-of roses," "The Farmers In His Dell" "Oranges and Lemons" The Big Ship Sails On The Alley Alley OH were favourites, and then there was "POOR JENNY". Your WI friends would definitely remember this.

A circle was formed with a girl who is elected to be Jenny sits in the centre with eyes covered and the voices would sing out with these words,
Poor Jenny Is A Weeping-a-weeping-a weeping
Poor Jenny Is A Weeping on a bright summers day.
Then continues a question...
Oh Why Are You Weeping-a-weeping-a-weeping
Oh why are you weeping on a bright summers day.
Then came the reply from Jenny.
Because you stole my lover , my lover my lover .
Because you stole my lover on a bright summers day It continues with more verses until Jenny finally chooses a lover from the circle to replace her.
Ahhhhh......Those were the days

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:15 pm

Hi Harry and Lena--yes I remember that "Poor Jenny" too--but not until I read your posting that it brought it back to me. I can even remember the tune ---funny all the stuff in your head, that you do not even know is there !!

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:03 pm

The song I was talking about is , I have discovered, is 'The Saga of Jenny' and is a Kurt Weill composition. Various versions, including the Gertrude Lawrence one, are available on i-tunes.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:19 pm

Do you know--they did mention Kurt Weill---seeing it written down brought it back to me. Well done Mike for checking that out.

But at the moment, I have enough left for only 2 more tracks from Itunes--till I load up again---so I will give that one a miss.... I may just listen to it though

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:23 pm

I have just listened--yes it is the same song---I certainly never expected to be listening to it again in less than a week !! I have to say that Gertrude Lawrence singing, sounded very different to 50 middle-aged [!!] WI ladies singing it

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:41 am

Hi Marian or Mike. Just curious. We have a recording of "Poor Jenny" by Danny Kaye. We haven't heard the Gertrude Lawrence recording and wondered if it was the same song and words as Gertrude Lawrence Are
these words the same.?... Poor Jenny, Bright As a Penny, Her equal would be hard to find.

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:00 pm

Hi Lena & Harry (which one of you does most of the typing by the way?!) - yes that is indeed the same song - chronicles Jennys dreams at various ages and then brings you down to earth with here actual experience. eg 'jenny made her mind up when she was three, that she herself was going to trim the Christmas Tree. Christmas Eve she lit the candles, threw the taper away. Jenny was an orphan on Christmas Day'