Thrown together after hearing Girl Talk's version: http://youtu.be/gqY-6IBV1YM

Get Lucky / Remember The Time

Springtime in Melbourne… is it…?

Probably a bit late posting this, as the joys of spring mentioned in the song feel like they may already be fading into the balmy heat of summer… but… the song’s finished, so here it ruddy is…

A Melbourne-ised cover of “Springtime in New York” by Jonathan Richman.

Video on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/gRbkgd48igs?si=U3F9g3ompb6FzTrF

Join the White Ace on a springtime cycle ride around Melbourne, passing through so-called “hip” inner north locations, and pootling into the heart of the city… On the way, the glossy sheen of a green bottle catches his eye, and a romance ensues, however, it is only fleeting, like the seasons themselves…

Listen to the original Jonathan Richman song here:
https://youtu.be/Ymx-ZyRyh3k?si=OCxSBlf4x6Epx-_t

Lyrics:

By the banks of the Yarra in September, birds are swoopin’ from the trees,
With the sound of the sirens, from the footy finals on the breeze.
In Edinburgh Gardens, a couple is meeting,
Say what you want, but I feel my heart beating,
‘cause I love springtime in Melbourne, springtime in Melbourne, I do.

Springtime in Melbourne when it’s October, and the Wattle’s blooming fast,
It’s still shady in the morning, when you’re laughing in your t-shirt cycling past.
Up on Johnston Street, our couple is fighting,
Springtime is wild, Melbourne is exciting,
And I love springtime in Melbourne, springtime in Melbourne, I do.

Shooby-dooby-do…

Well, springtime in Melbourne, in thirty days, will come the sticky summer nights,
And if you’ve been in Melbourne in December, you know when I say sticky I’m right.
Down at Flinders Street, our couple is breaking up,
Rent increase too, they must be shaken up,
But I love springtime in Melbourne, springtime in Melbourne, I do.
Springtime in Melbourne, springtime in Melbourne, I do.


Springtime in Melbourne

Quick and roughly recorded rehearsal at home. 

All improvised. 

Guitar / Synth / Drum Machine / Plastic Recorder / Voice

18th Feb Rehearsal Session

Eine Dr Heinz Funkenpumpe Kreation!

Sources:

Papa was a Rollin' Stone
The Pioneers
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The Temptations
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Keep A Light In My Window
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Disco Spectrum 2: Real Disco For Real People
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Springtime in Melbourne

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