Help Adamsdown kids get an internet No 1!

[ddraig]

so happy for them!
well done all involved

it brings a tear and a smile every listen

 

[1927]

Lloyd recently had a book published about his search for the poetic Robert Mitchum. It's an entertaining read.

website

Thats what he was doing in New York when I met him in a party at the Chelsea Hotel. He was interviewing people had known him, his book seems to have got some great reviews, if I read books I'd be tempted to have a look.

Liked this "poem" on his website Arms Deal in Adamsdown

 

[ddraig]

seen the press release this morn some smiling kids and a grumpy looking old git (urbanite?)

A song written and performed by children from an inner city area of Cardiff has reached number one on an international internet chart.
Adamsdown Song beat 100,000 other songs to top the Soundclick.com pop charts over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Children at three local primary schools

are the full lyrics anywhere?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

seen the press release this morn some smiling kids and a grumpy looking old git (urbanite?)



are the full lyrics anywhere?

Oh, can’t you see the old farm fields
And the cows going down to market
On Constellation Street
Ah, can’t you hear the workers’ boots
On the black bridge to the steelworks
All the places that we meet

Oh we’ve got Diamonds, we’ve got Pearls
In our inner city world
We’ve got life from Broadway down to Tin Street
We’ve got Comets, we’ve got Stars
In this universe of ours
We stand on a hundred years of history

Oh, can’t you see down Stacey Road
Fred Keenor’s in the schoolyard
With a long long way to go
Borne from the trenches of the Somme
To the victory steps of Wembley
He just kept on keeping on

(Chorus)

Doo, do do do do do. . .
We’ve got diamonds we’ve got pearls
Doo, do do do do do. . .
This is our inner city world

Oh, can’t you hear the newborn cry
In the wards of the Infirmary
As the old trams rattle by
Ah, take a walk down Mucky Park
Past the loan sharks and the broken glass
Not always easy to survive

But we’ve got Diamonds, we’ve got Pearls
In our inner city world
We’ve got life from Broadway down to Tin Street
We’ve got Comets, we’ve got Stars
We’re the city’s beating heart
We stand on a hundred years of history
(repeat chorus)

 

[ddraig]

thanks Mrs M

i lived on one of the precious streets for over a year.
love the way they sing 'maarket' and a 'hunnddred'

 

[ddraig]

yay we're no 1

some of the kids
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8068543.stm

 

[penderyn2000]

The song launch is this Thurs, 11 June, 4pm, Adamsdown Primary, System St, after which the CD will be on sale on Clifton St and there'll be an exhibition in Roath Library. Everyone is welcome to the launch.

 

[Brockway]

Will you be flogging any copies through Spillers? How much are they?

 

[penderyn2000]

CDs are £1 (cost price) but can only be bought in shops on Clifton Street at present. We'll discuss using Spillers though.