s.a women's war cry

[noxi]

Wathint` abafazi!
Wathint` imbokodo uzo kufa!

Now you have touched the women!
You have struck a rock (You have dislodged a boulder!)
You will be crushed!

[michele cryer]

Interesting Noxi..are u going to become a member of the site?

[Mitch]

I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl - BESSIE SMITH

by Brymn / Small / Williams
recording of Friday, November 20 1931


Tired of bein' lonely, tired of bein' blue,
I wished I had some good man, to tell my troubles to
Seem like the whole world's wrong, since my man's been gone

I need a little sugar in my bowl,
I need a little hot dog, on my roll
I can stand a bit of lovin', oh so bad,
I feel so funny, I feel so sad
I need a little steam-heat, on my floor,
Maybe I can fix things up, so they'll go
What's the matter, hard papa, come on and save you mama's soul
'Cause I need a little sugar, in my bowl, doggone it,
I need a little sugar in my bowl

I need a little sugar, in my bowl,
I need a little hot dog, between my rolls
You gettin' different, I've been told,
move your finger, drop something in my bowl
I need a little steam-heat on my floor,
Maybe I can fix things up, so they'll go

(spoken: Get off your knees, I can't see what you're drivin' at!
It's dark down there!
Looks like a snake! C'mon here and drop somethin' here in my bowl,
stop your foolin', and drop somethin', in my bowl)

[michele cryer]

Great Mitch, those old bluesy numbers are the best...let's try for some Billie Holliday next!!!

[Diana Dors]

Lottie Collins began her career in 1877 in a skipping rope dance act with her sisters. While in America in 1891 she heard what was to become her trademark song, ‘Tar-ra-ra-boom-der-ay!’. She sang it at the Tivoli in London and it became a major hit. Lottie would pause after the demure first verse and then whirl into an uninhibited version of the skirt dance. Her legs flashing in high-kicking Can-Can style steps would reveal her stockings held up by sparkling suspenders. This sent the audience wild and left Lottie exhausted.

The sensational, uninhibited nature of the dance and the expanse of exposed leg drew complaints from the Puritan league, but music hall audiences loved her and she became a symbol of the ‘Naughty Nineties’. One hundred years later her garters were sold by auction at Sotheby’s. Although she performed other songs and sketches, Lottie was forever associated with her one song. The exhausting nature of the dance may have contributed to her early death in 1910 at the age of only 44. Her daughter José became a star of musical comedy.

www.peopleplayuk.org.uk/guided_tours/music_hall_tour/music_hall_stars/collins.php





Known as the ‘Queen of the Music Hall’ Marie Lloyd’s career spanned forty years. She first appeared at the Eagle Tavern in London aged 15 as Bella Delmare, singing ‘My Soldier Laddie’. By 1885 she had become Marie Lloyd with her hit song ‘The Boy I love is Up in the Gallery’. She was a huge success and topped the bill at the West End music halls.

Marie Lloyd’s songs were full of innuendo and double meaning. ‘She’d never had her ticket punched before’ and ‘Oh Mr Porter what shall I do’ appear to be innocent on first reading but could take on a very saucy interpretation when sung by Ms Lloyd.


In one famous incident she was summoned before the committee responsible for cleaning up the stage and asked to sing her songs. She sang ‘Oh Mr Porter’ and ‘A Little Bit of What you Fancy’ in such a sweet innocent way that the committee had no reason to find anything amiss. Ms Lloyd, indignant that she had had to go through such a charade, then sang some very innocent songs in such a way as to render them obscene, shocking the committee into silence and doing herself no favours.

In 1912 she was omitted from the Royal Variety Performance for fear of offending the Royal party, but in true style rented another theatre for the same night and played to sell out audiences.
www.peopleplayuk.org.uk/guided_tours/music_hall_tour/music_hall_stars/lloyd.php

[michele cryer]

Brilliant pieces..where are we getting such unusual 'guests' from I wonder...anybody any clues? Love their contributions!

[Mitch]

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