Ob la di Ob la da - Beatles

[billyblue1654]

I think if my old memory is correct that Paul MaCartney also had a wee hand in the Urban Spaceman as well.

 

[Bluenose Rab]

It was just the Chorus that was sung 'Rangers are the Champions'
It was Marmalade that had it out as a single

It was, but d'ye remember the B side?
(I do, Mars Bar for you if you do, free pint for me if you don't. Fair, yes?)

 

[redstarrob]

Yes it was.but it was before my time (just) that’s my excuse for getting them mixed up

They maybe both sang it mate, it was just about my time lol

 

[yosser hughes]

I think if my old memory is correct that Paul MaCartney also had a wee hand in the Urban Spaceman as well.

and gave badfinger a top ten hit with "come and get it"

 

[Mamabear56]

It was, but d'ye remember the B side?
(I do, Mars Bar for you if you do, free pint for me if you don't. Fair, yes?)

Chains. I remember as a 15 year old wanting to go and see Marmalade at Shotts Co-op hall and my auld man said no, as the Shotts boys were wild.

 

[westenclosurebear]

There are loads of Beatles songs written for others but ob la di bla da was a Beatles single, just wasnt released in this country (or America I think)

Where was it released?

 

[maxblue]

The Pope is on the gallows in the market square
The bishops dain a pish against the wall
Paisley said give them all the orange pill
and there'll be no f b,s left at all
Ob la Dee ob la da life goes on
Rangers are the champions !!

lol I have never heard that before and im of an age where ive heard most of these songs

 

[Polar bear]

Don't remember that song at our games , if it was more likely to be late sixties/ early 70s.

Late 60’s/early 70’s it was.

 

[Laudrup11Cooper]

Thought Dean Ford was from Coatbridge and Junior Campbell was from Springboig.
Dean Ford died a couple of years ago on NY eve/day and Pat Fairley died in August this year.

Loved this little ditty.
Not a typical Marmalade pop song.

Pat Fairley used to live in LA.The Valley.
I always remember he was one of the few that got a message through from LA to family in Glasgow, after the massive Northridge earthquake in ‘94?
Is Junior still with us?
I remember Blue in 77 as well.Ex Marmalade guys.

 

[TQ3]

I recall my brother singing, and it's stuck with me to this day,
I'd like to teach the world to sing
The sash my father wore
I'd like to hang the pope
From an orange rope
Outside a Chapel door

Couldn't say if these were the words sang on the terraces or just his version

That is the version I used to sing. I think my big brother taught me it. There was many a good song mimicked on the terraces. There was another song he used to sing that went “ they were shagging all the nuns
When they heard King Billy’s guns,
and the dirty 19th Century Terrorist bastards ran away,
They ran away, they ran away
Aye the dirty 19th Century Terrorist bastards ran away.”

 

[Woodrow Call]

Thought Dean Ford was from Coatbridge and Junior Campbell was from Springboig.
Dean Ford died a couple of years ago on NY eve/day and Pat Fairley died in August this year.

Reflections is still one of my fave songs

 

[Woodrow Call]

Remember being at Somerset and we're going to win the league to that tune lasted for about 30 minutes non stop during the second half.

Sproat with his green jersey. We were hitting him with everything

 

[RoyalBurghGer72]

Where was it released?

Austria, Australia, Belgium, Japan & Switzerland among others

 

[dublinbluenose]

That is the version I used to sing. I think my big brother taught me it. There was many a good song mimicked on the terraces. There was another song he used to sing that went “ they were shagging all the nuns
When they heard King Billy’s guns,
and the dirty 19th Century Terrorist bastards ran away,
They ran away, they ran away
Aye the dirty 19th Century Terrorist bastards ran away.”

One of forfar true blues favourite songs,the lyrics on that one were
“Just by Bridgeton cross when the Pope fell of his horse and the eagles on his banner flew away.
He was shaging all his nuns when he heard the orange guns and the dirty 19th Century Terrorist bastard ran away”

 

[1Hamburg]

Marmalade, which was originally known as The Gaylords.

Later Dean Ford & The Gaylords, mate.
Here's an anecdote:
Marmalade had just gone to number 1 in the charts
and Junior Campbell was asked in an interview if he
didn't think the song was a bit childish for a rock band.

He replied, "If somebody had told me it would get to
Number 1, I would sing bee-baw-babbity.

 

[TQ3]

One of forfar true blues favourite songs,the lyrics on that one were
“Just by Bridgeton cross when the Pope fell of his horse and the eagles on his banner flew away.
He was shaging all his nuns when he heard the orange guns and the dirty 19th Century Terrorist bastard ran away”

That’s it. I knew as soon as I seen the first line. Thank you @dublinbluenose

 

[Gordonek]

First song I ever learned on the guitar..

 

[Renoranger]

Thought Dean Ford was from Coatbridge and Junior Campbell was from Springboig.
Dean Ford died a couple of years ago on NY eve/day and Pat Fairley died in August this year.

Have not read through the thread :

Pat owned the Scotland Yard pub in Canoga Park, Los Angeles. Our football team played out of there many years ago. He was a very nice man.

 

[bluebeak]

It's my attic and I'll fry if I want to.

Not in the best possible taste but a belter. Well remembered.

 

[bluebeak]

Maybe getting songs a wee bit mixed up there

Naw? What ones are you implying?

 

[Mason Boyne]

Reflections is still one of my fave songs

A classic song .

 

[UncleG]

A dearly parted pal of mine used to sing a song to this tune which ended “Rangers are The Champions”.
Can anyone mind the words ? I assume it was mid 70’

A dearly parted pal of mine used to sing a song to this tune which ended “Rangers are The Champions”.
Can anyone mind the words ? I assume it was mid 70’s

My dad sung it but it was Glasgow rangers champions at the end

 

[UncleG]

A dearly parted pal of mine used to sing a song to this tune which ended “Rangers are The Champions”.
Can anyone mind the words ? I assume it was mid 70’s

Stevie g Stevie g fifty five oohoh Glasgow rangers champions. Should be the new one

 

[esemsea]

Marmalade, which was originally known as The Gaylords.

Actually “Dean Ford and the Gaylord”

 

[esemsea]

Michael Row The Boat Ashore, - Send The Celtic To Vietnam.

Send Pope Paul to the Orange Hall

 

[Enclosure Blue]

Naw? What ones are you implying?

Ignore me, I was thinking of something else this morning

 

[bluebeak]

Send Pope Paul to the Orange Hall

Send Jock Stein to The Argentine

 

[Bordersbear]

Remember being at Somerset and we're going to win the league to that tune lasted for about 30 minutes non stop during the second half.

First ever trip on a football special that day and it was an experience to say the least.

 

[Bordersbear]

Another bus song was soulful rendition of the first verse of Nobody's Child followed by a rousing chorus of The cry was No Surrender.

 

[esemsea]

Hopefully we have remembered McCartney;s dirge
“Give Ireland back to the Irish” it stares out of his pseudo scouse face

 

[Timardim]

To us older Bears it is quite astonishing. They were always the huns but I think the Scotland fans were called it at Wembley and somehow it stuck with us. Ridiculously inappropriate!

"" If I had a Tommy gun I'd shoot every 19th Century Terrorist hun just for walking on the Queens Highway " . ......

 

[Mason Boyne]

"" If I had a Tommy gun I'd shoot every 19th Century Terrorist hun just for walking on the Queens Highway " . ......

No Pope priest or holy waater, no home rule for Ireland, If....

 

[steviered]

Mary Hopkin

Half Man Half Biscuit loyal.

 

[steviered]

Song was called Kalingka

The wedding present did a brilliant cover of it on their Ukrainian record.

 

[blue barney]

Another bus song was soulful rendition of the first verse of Nobody's Child followed by a rousing chorus of The cry was No Surrender.

As I was slowly passing an orange hall one day
I stopped there for a moment to hear the flute band play
Alone a boy was standing and when I asked him why
He raised the banner high aloft and he began to cry

And his cry was no surrender........

 

[steviered]

Hopefully we have remembered McCartney;s dirge
“Give Ireland back to the Irish” it stares out of his pseudo scouse face

They were all ira loving scum. Mark Chapman did the world a favour

 

[lutonloyal]

Marmalade, which was originally known as The Gaylords.

Best Band to ever come out of Scotland. IMHO

Fab Act. Loved Reflections of My Life, Rainbow and Radancer singles.

 

[theryesider]

One of them in Marmalade went to the Albert School in Springburn pretty sure my mate knew him well, will give him a call tomorrow to find out which one.