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Posted by Hammerer on 02/17/06 00:36
"anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hammerer wrote:
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> > "anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:45hsiqF6nmvfU1@individual.net...
> >
> >>Hammerer wrote:
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> >>
> >>>"anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
> >>>news:45cm4jF63hfeU2@individual.net...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Jack Sprat wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:09:52 +0000, anthonyberet
> >>>>><nospam@me.invalid> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>It was a slow video of a large recording studio, and an
> >>>>>>orchestra. Anyway, anyone know which artiste it could have
> >>>>>>been? It had a traditional orchestral backing, with a very
> >>>>>>deadpan male vocal. - In fact the lyrics were pretty much spoken.
> >>>>>>Anyway, any other ideas?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Could be the David Bowie/Bing Crosby duo??
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Nope that has Bowie and Bing in the video.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>He could have a point there, anthonyberet. Despite the fact that
> >>>there's two of them in the video; they sing rather than speak the
> >>>words; there's hardly any deadpan-ness in the performances
> >>>(though some would argue); there's no visual sign of a recording
> >>>studio or orchestra; and the song they're singing isn't 'White
Christmas'.
> >
> >>>Apart from those small differences, Jack could have hit the nail
> >>>on the head.
>
> >>>>- Wasn't their effort The Little Drummer Boy anyway?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>It certainly wasn't 'White Christmas'. This thread has been most
insane.
> >>>Very refreshing. Jack Sprat and D. Kirkpatrick should de-lurk more.
Yes.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Incidentally, there were about 1183 versions of White Christmas
> >>on that site that Petersen recommended. That is more than 542
> >>which is what you said.
> >>
> >
> > You're not wrong there, anthonyberet. It's considerably more than I
said.
> > It's . . . . well, hundreds more, at least. It just goes to show,
doesn't
> > it?
> >
> >>In fact, in my opinion 1183 versions is thousands,
> >>
> >
> > As you know, I respect your opinion, anthonyberet, even when I don't.
1183,
> > if I'm not mistaken (and, unlike the 'White Christmas' versions fiasco,
I'm
> > not) is *1* thousand, and spare change. Hundreds, in other words. So, in
a
> > way, despite my shite attempt at researching the versions, I'm still up
on
> > the deal, if you think about it.
> >
> >>and so they truly do outnumber the milkmen in Grimsby.
> >>
> >
> > I'll have to take your word on that, anthonyberet. I don't have those
> > demographics at hand. One thing I don't understand, though, is where
> > Grimsbians get their dairy products. They must have shops, or something,
> > there, despite what I hear of the dire financial straits they're all in.
> > Good luck to them, I say.
> >
> >
> and the atoms!
>
Absolutely! Good luck to the atoms as well!
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