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2 Responses to Night Music: Fings Ain’t What They Used To Be
Good stuff. I’ve not encountered Bygraves before. He seems very much in the Music Hall tradition. The song, by the way, is very reminiscent of “In a mountain greenery where God made the scenery” by Rogers and Hart.
Yes, the tune is definitely similar. The lyrics to “Fings” are worth studying as a social sciences course on change in England in 1960. Bygraves was the big star when I was a nipper. He was my Mom’s favourite and we used to go watch him at the Chiswick Empire Music Hall.
Good stuff. I’ve not encountered Bygraves before. He seems very much in the Music Hall tradition. The song, by the way, is very reminiscent of “In a mountain greenery where God made the scenery” by Rogers and Hart.
See what you think.
Tom
Yes, the tune is definitely similar. The lyrics to “Fings” are worth studying as a social sciences course on change in England in 1960. Bygraves was the big star when I was a nipper. He was my Mom’s favourite and we used to go watch him at the Chiswick Empire Music Hall.