Lol...I'd like to hear that one, Scott!
Last tune I played is an original that I recently composed, no title yet, and I'm trying to get it learned.
A few days back I was messin' with Big Eyed Rabbit. Then the lyrics got me to feeling sorry for Mr. Rabbit so I switched to Hangman's Reel. Hmmm, thinking about all of this I just might be in some kinda' depressing fiddle tune rut.
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Originally posted by groundhogpeggySteve, is that the one they play on Bugs Bunny, Merry-go-round Broke Down?
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Hey - never noticed this before but MGBD sure sounds alot like Chinese Breakdown.
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Originally posted by RichJquote:
Originally posted by farmerjonesquote:
Originally posted by groundhogpeggySteve, is that the one they play on Bugs Bunny, Merry-go-round Broke Down?
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Hey - never noticed this before but MGBD sure sounds alot like Chinese Breakdown.
I've been told Chinese Breakdown is in C. Consequently I named it something else. Then I heard Spike Jones maybe sing this: "The Merry-go-round Broke Down. The only one in town. I don't know why, and I don't know when, but the Merry-go-round Broke down." It seemed to fit the melody, so that's what I started calling it. And it's in D.
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Originally posted by farmerjonesI've been told Chinese Breakdown is in C. Consequently I named it something else. Then I heard Spike Jones maybe sing this: "The Merry-go-round Broke Down. The only one in town. I don't know why, and I don't know when, but the Merry-go-round Broke down." It seemed to fit the melody, so that's what I started calling it. And it's in D.
I think Chinese Breakdown is played in both C and D. I learned it in D, then heard it in C and actually liked it better. But, the point is, regardless of key, Merry-Go-Round and Chinese Breakdown sound very much alike... well at least to me. Does anyone know where these tunes originated?
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WEll that was certainly educational...lol. My gosh we learn a lot of stuff here...well there's even words if you sing the jump rope rhymes they mentioned...lol...one thing I've noticed is just about any fiddle tune you can name has or had words at one point or another. I 've always loved to sing about as much as I love to fiddle...so I just look for words all the time. Miss Susie had a Steamboat sounds like a doggone interesting Chinese Breakdown nonpareil...lol.
Edited by - groundhogpeggy on 06/29/2021 13:42:25
The "Merry go round" song must have been quite a hit in 1937. There are several big band versions on YouTube, including Eddie Duchin and Ross Morgan - both in C, BTW.
Funny thing but Chinese Breakdown bein "in C" because I've never met (in person or at a jam) another fiddle who plays it in C; they all do it in D.
I should've lied and said, Soldier's Joy.
Edited by - farmerjones on 06/29/2021 20:25:58
Scotland the Brave
Dennis McGee’s Polka
Tonight it was "Coleman's March" in D and then G.
Over the Waves (Waltz)
Soldier's Joy in C, played in third position. I'm currently obsessed with trying to get comfortable playing up the neck and Soldier's Joy is the tune my brain tends to automatically play. Anyway, to say the least I'm still not entirely comfortable up there.
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Originally posted by Lonesome FiddlerSoldier's Joy in C, played in third position. I'm currently obsessed with trying to get comfortable playing up the neck and Soldier's Joy is the tune my brain tends to automatically play. Anyway, to say the least I'm still not entirely comfortable up there.
Go for it Ed. It gets more liberating the More you do it. Things are often easier up the dusty end, and new vistas open in my limited experience.
The Hangout's own Chickenman wrote a C tune called 'jump, Reggie, jump'... I've been tweaking it during my busking stints..!!! Maybe he'll grace us with a Sound-Off post of it some day soon..
Yesterday, Waynesboro, or however you spell it.
I think it was Long Train, which all I know about it is someone recorded it off the Quarantine Happy Hour last year. It's a pretty fun tune because it's a two-key tune and it sounds like a train and is fun to play forever.
I've been making a tune list I call the "play forever list" with the intention of starting a jam where the rule is we're going to play the tunes on the list, each one for at least 15 minutes straight or long enough that we are put into a trance. None of this play it 4 times and go on to the next. Long Train made the list.
I'd love to hear Chickenman's Jump Reggie Jump tune! Is Reggie a rooster?
Diane, I just love those kinds of tunes that you could just sit and play forever! You'll have to share that forever list one of these days!
Oh, there's Reggie! He's very cute, and I love his bowtie! Jump, Reggie, Jump!
Kentucky waltz. I love waltzes!
Blue Jeans and Gingham, a great waltz written by Spade Cooley
Play Happy
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