Alex Carter wrote:Just to whet your appetite for the songs of Norman Long, I thought I'd share just some of the lyrics from the Sydenham entertainer from the 30s who made his name on the radio. I'm delighted to be accompanied by London jazz maestro Christian Vaughan on the piano and the fabulous sound of violinist Cath Haggo from English National Opera Orchestra.
That little Back Garden (which is still there!)
"...in that little back garden of mine,
when the day's work is done I recline,
in the cool of the night in my chair 'neath the trees,
and in pleasant reflection I sit there at ease,
while the smell from the gas works is borne on the breeze
to that little back garden of mine..."
Come and join the no shirt party (quite a bit political!)
"...Now I'm sick of all these blackshirts and the others
We've got them brown and red and green and blue
And as all the colours now appear exhausted,
I've sought around for something really new,
So I've started a unique and novel party,
And thousands have been flocking to the call,
for the first and most important stipulation
Is that members mustn't wear a shirt at all..."
