~Yesterday was the birthday of Rolf Harris; i had intended to post this yesterday but I blew it. There are many songs that made me smile, laugh out loud and brought me unbridled pleasure; Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport from the album, Sun Arise, by Harris is one of them.
Rolf Harris ~ Sun Arise
vinyl LP front cover detail
vinyl LP front cover detail
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport was written in 1957 but didn't become a hit until the 1960s with two recordings
(1960 in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom,
and 1963 with a re-recording of his song in the United States).
Inspired by the Harry Belafonte calypsos (I didn't know this until I started writing this article), it is about an Australian stockman on his deathbed. The song is one of the best-known and most successful Australian songs.
The song is delightful with it's boingy, distinctive sound of the use of an instrument of Harris' own design called the "wobble board"—a two-by-three-foot piece of hardboard.
I
will always remember the first time I heard the song with the punch
line ending, "So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it
hanging on the shed". I burst out laughing!
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - Sun Arise - 2:25
A2 - The Big Black Hat - 2:12
A3 - Living It Up - 1:42
A4 - Nick Teen And Al K. Hall - 3:06
A5 - Hair Oil On My Ears - 3:15
A6 - In The Wet - 3:15
Side 2:
B1 - Johnny Day - 2:31
B2 - Mighty Thunderer - 2:24
B3 - Ground Hog - 2:29
B4 - Someone's Pinched My Winkles - 3:03
B5 - I’ve Been Everywhere - 2:19
B6 - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - 3:02
Credits:
Directed By [Orchestra] – Johnnie Spence
Notes:
Title on the cover and spine is "The Original Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport & Sun Arise". The title on the back and on the labels is "The Original Sun Arise".
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side 1): XEM-59418-1F
Matrix / Runout (Side 2): XEM-59419-1F
Rolf Harris – The Original Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport & Sun Arise
Label: Epic – LN 24053
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Pop, Children's, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Novelty
Song Facts ~ Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
YouTube links:
The fun songs:
The Big Black Hat
Ground Hog
Hair Oil On My Ears
In The Wet
Nick Teen And Al K. Hall
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (original version)
The fun songs:
The Big Black Hat
Ground Hog
Hair Oil On My Ears
In The Wet
Nick Teen And Al K. Hall
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (original version)
Happy belated birthday, Mate!
Styrous® ~ Sunday, March 31, 2019
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