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mshray

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Friday June 3 - presumably not 1967 (1970 instead)
« on: June 03, 2005, 09:16:52 AM »
After playing "Lola", Dave just posed the question, "35 years ago today Ray Davies boarded a plane back to London to re-record 2 words from this song.  What were they & why?"

So I hit my speed dial, but it turned out to be a rhetorical question & he answered it himself.  However I stayed on the line & figured I'd ask him about the significance of the date June 3rd in song.  So Dave picked up & I asked him what happened 38 years ago today.  He gave up but then guessed my birthday.  I said, "No, Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee bridge."  Renee & Dave both went, "Ooooh, good one" but then Dave said, "I had that as 1953," and he proceeded to start singing the song (!).

Then I asked him if he'd played it yet today & he said, "You know, I don't think I have that here in the station, let me look around a bit."

So that's why I think it won't be 1967 today.
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2005, 09:34:04 AM »
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After playing "Lola", Dave just posed the question, "35 years ago today Ray Davies boarded a plane back to London to re-record 2 words from this song. What were they & why?"

If I had to guess? He recorded the words "cherry cola" to replace "Coco Cola". And he had to do that because it was considered unpaid advertising on British radio? I think it was the Brits who had a problem with it.

How close am I?
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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2005, 09:42:31 AM »
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After playing "Lola", Dave just posed the question, "35 years ago today Ray Davies boarded a plane back to London to re-record 2 words from this song. What were they & why?"

If I had to guess? He recorded the words "cherry cola" to replace "Coco Cola". And he had to do that because it was considered unpaid advertising on British radio? I think it was the Brits who had a problem with it.

How close am I?


You hit it right on the head!  And both versions exist on various Kinks albums & compilations.
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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2005, 09:46:59 AM »
Cool! Yeah, Dave mentioned that once on a 10at10...
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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2005, 09:48:24 AM »
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Ooops, hit enter too soon.

After playing "Lola", Dave just posed the question, "35 years ago today Ray Davies boarded a plane back to London to re-record 2 words from this song.  What were they & why?"

So I hit my speed dial, but it turned out to be a rhetorical question & he answered it himself.  However I stayed on the line & figured I'd ask him about the significance of the date June 3rd in song.  So Dave picked up & I asked him what happened 38 years ago today.  He gave up but then guessed my birthday.  I said, "No, Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee bridge."  Renee & Dave both went, "Ooooh, good one" but then Dave said, "I had that as 1953," and he proceeded to start singing the song (!).

Then I asked him if he'd played it yet today & he said, "You know, I don't think I have that here in the station, let me look around a bit."

So that's why I thnk it won't be 1967 today.


Well, I guess you're right, which is too bad.  About 10 years ago, when Dave did "My 3 Songs" at 9am every day, on a June 3rd he played U2, "Pride in the Name of Love", the Temptations "Papa Was a Rolling Stone", and as was the custom, folks were invited to guess song #3 and the connection (which was songs with dates in the lyric) -- I tried desperately to get thru but couldn't. And (since no one got it) he then played Ms Gentry.
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2005, 09:59:16 AM »
I'm going to guess 1971. Hope springs eternal.
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2005, 10:01:11 AM »
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I'm going to guess 1971. Hope springs eternal.


Missed by a year. What do I know?
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2005, 10:01:17 AM »
1970 -- a fine alternative.  instant BOS the Velvet U.
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« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2005, 10:01:36 AM »
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I'm going to guess 1971. Hope springs eternal.

Close! off by one year
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2005, 10:02:44 AM »
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1970 -- a fine alternative.  instant BOS the Velvet U.


Gosh I really hope not....   8)
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this version
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2005, 10:04:07 AM »
I think the original version gets a lot of reflected glory from the later live version, whatever that means
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« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2005, 10:04:41 AM »
Everybody sing along:

"She started dancing to that FINE FINE music, you know her life was saved by Rock and Roll."
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« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2005, 10:05:32 AM »
My first BOS (of several to come, methinks): The Seeker, The 'Oo.
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« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2005, 10:06:07 AM »
I asked Bobby Dylan
I asked the Beatles
I asked Ti-mo-thy Leary
But he couldn't help
me, either...
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« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2005, 10:06:32 AM »
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methinks it just might be.
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