I didn't know for example that Richard of RBB was a Led Zeppelin fan until he posted this:
My gig at the Tawa library is getting close. Remember that's with my duo Sii Gentile. There is only time for about six tunes as the gig lasts for half an hour. Daryl is on piano and I'm on violin. The tunes I intend to play are Besame Mucho, Oh Lady Be Good, Manha De Carnaval, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Immigrants and The Accordion Lady.
It's good that the old boy is branching out and getting away from that boring old classical-style stuff. The old rockers at the library will be pleased.
Immigrant Song is one of Led Zep's classics. It's built upon a repeating riff and has references to Norse mythology. This I guess explains why Richard bangs on about Thor a lot when He's discussing religious ideology with Robert.
It'd be great to be a fly on the wall at the Tawa library especially when Richard starts off with with the distinctive, wailing cry - "Aa-ah-aa .." on top ofa repeating, staccato guitar/bass/drum riff which will, I guess, simultaneously be played by Richard's brother Darryl who seems to play about 90 instruments in The Prowse Brothers band. It will be powerful if it comes anywhere near Led Zeppelin's performance. I looked it up out of interest and read that it is performed in the key of F#minor at a moderate tempo of 112 beats per minute. Cool!
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Immigrant Song is not the same name as The Immigrants.
I've heard that song you mentioned before but didn't know its name. Anyway, it's nothing like my tune which is in D minor. I normally play my tune at about crotched = 190.
Do you know why Led Zeppelin spelt 'lead' that that way? They evidently didn't want it confused as in 'lead guitar'.
Oh!
I didn't know and now I know.
"I normally play my tune at about crotched = 190." That's a lot. Is that why you sound so crotchety?
"That's a lot. Is that why you sound so crotchety?"
Best note to use that joke when you come to the Nui. They won't understand.
Sorry, I meant 'best not'.
Well, at least you got lots of comments for your silly little post.
That's OK. My next post isn't "silly".
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