Showing posts with label jp long. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jp long. Show all posts

15 July 2018

My Old Man's a Fireman/Soldier/Dustman (strike out whichever is not applicable)


Some time ago I looked into the origins of My Old Man's a Dustman, the 1960 song by Lonnie Donegan which helped broaden his appeal.

I didn't look hard enough.

18 October 2010

Gnome Thoughts ... 17 (more songs by JP Long)


Further investigation into JP Long takes us back to Stratford East as, along with M. Scott, he wrote Oh It's a Lovely War, the 1917 music hall song which helped inspire the Theatre Workshop musical.

17 October 2010

Gnome Thoughts ... 16 (JP Long and My Old Man's a Dustman)


Have just found JP Long's lyrics for the original version of My Old Man's A Dustman, actually entitled What D'Yer Think of That?

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