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  • #7872
    HelloMabel
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    Hi all,

    Just joined G&T after a bit of foolish waiting around: my confirmation e-mail from Cappsy went straight into “Spam” for some reason. It’s great to finally be out of lurk mode!

    Question: do any of you have guitar chords for Lunar City 7? I looked in the music library on reddwarf.co.uk and it said that Lister sings the words to the tune “My Darling Clementine,” but that doesn’t sound right to me at all. No luck on Howard Goodall’s site either. If there were a complete performance of it somewhere, I could easily transcribe the chords.

    (And yes, I’m a big enough RD fan to know that I’ve just set someone up to quote a line from VII.)

    Looking (I mean, llewking) forward to getting to know you!

    PS, the articles and Dwarfcasts I’ve read/heard so far have been absolutely incredible. Well done all.

    #111687
    Ian Symes
    Keymaster

    Hello!

    It’s the one at the start of Future Echoes that’s set to My Darling Clementine – the “lived an old plutonium miner” one.

    Can’t help with the Lunar City 7 chords unfortunately, but if anyone were to record it, we’d use it as a jingle on a Dwarfcast!

    #111688
    Seb Patrick
    Keymaster

    Good introduction. Welcome!

    #111689
    Alex
    Participant

    It’s only ever hummed isn’t it? So it’s only the melody line that’s been heard. I mean I can get some background chords easily enough for you but i’m just checking that there isn’t a more complete version somewhere as my knowledge of the show isn’t as encyclopaedic as others.

    If anyone were to record it, we’d use it as a jingle on a Dwarfcast!

    I’ll get onto that then…

    #111690
    Alex
    Participant

    Thinking about it, I’m not even sure Craig ever hums it in exactly the same key twice. Off the top of my head i’m pretty sure it’s in D#, but can anyone list which episodes it crops up in (save future echoes) to save me having to trawl through everything?

    #111691
    Danny Stephenson
    Keymaster

    Lunar City 7 to my knowledge is only sung in Future Echoes, but in two instances. it’s like an ear-worm for Lister in that episode.

    – As he approaches the vending machine

    – as he’s shaving and arguing with the toaster,

    – and again shortly after before the ship passes the light barrier.

    #111692
    HelloMabel
    Participant

    Thanks for the welcome!

    VS- In The End he sings the first line and later hums it in the same key, but when he switches to cheeking and clicking, it changes key. ;)

    The melody of the first line starts and ends on F#. I always interpolated the harmony as beginning with an F#7 chord, changing to E7 on “sir” and back to F#7 on “-round.”

    #111694
    Alex
    Participant

    Ok, that’s easy enough then. There’s only 3 chords, you’ll need to downtune half a step if i’m right about the key (I need to check against Craig singing as i’m going by memory at the moment):

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    320033

    I’ll still have to check that like I say, but that should work ok.

    #111695
    Alex
    Participant

    The melody of the first line starts and ends on F#

    Does it? I’ll take your word for it as i can’t remember it well enough to say for sure.

    #111696
    Alex
    Participant

    I’ve just looked on youtube and it is in a different key in that episode which would explain it. I’d just go with whatever key suits to be honest, Craig seemed to.

    #111697
    HelloMabel
    Participant

    Thanks Alex, can’t wait to hear your version and I’ll post my version when it’s ready too.

    I’ve only found the 1st verse and refrain on lyrics sites, so coming up with a couple more verses and a bridge/middle 8 will be the tricky part for me. Actually, the first part (up to “toddlin’ town”) sounds more like an intro than a verse. What a fun project!

    I always thought it had a lounge lizardy, cruise shippy feel to it, which goes nicely with Lister’s 5-year Fiji plan.

    #111698
    Seb Patrick
    Keymaster

    He sings it in Me2 when Rimmer moves out, too. Well, “sings”.

    #111699
    Alex
    Participant

    I don’t think anymore than that exists does it? I might be wrong, but the novels have that most complete version of the lyrics and I think that only ran to about 3 verses. I’m sure the only music that exists is that 3 chord progression. If I get round to it i’d imagine i’ll just do it as in show. I’ve got 15 minutes of a 30 minute piece to finish writing and demoing first though, so it might be a while.

    He sings it in Me2 when Rimmer moves out, too. Well, “sings”.

    Yes, that makes it a bit awkward. I notice there is a particularly odd note in the Future Echoes version that is best ignored for fear of dragging it into a Beatles territory.

    #111700
    Danny Stephenson
    Keymaster

    Lunar City 7 to my knowledge is only sung in Future Echoes

    Utter bollocks. Ignore me.

    #111701

    Hello Mabel. Any chance that’s a reference to the Bonzo Dog band song as well as your name?

    #111702
    HelloMabel
    Participant

    >Hello Mabel. Any chance that’s a reference to the Bonzo Dog band song as well as your name?

    Hiya fella. (If you are indeed a fella.)

    Cue tapdancing.

    :)

    #111709

    My God, that’s brilliant.

    #111710
    HelloMabel
    Participant

    Thank you; you’re far too easily impressed! :) I just chose that user name to match the current e-mail address, which I got the year the Bonzos did their reunion tour thing. I couldn’t go see Stinkfoot the Musical although I really wanted to.

    I actually haven’t listened to the Bonzos lately. Last week after rewatching BtE I listened to far too much of this:
    http://mp3lemon.org/song/98987/Ray%20Conniff%20-%2006%20-%20Getting%20To%20Know%20You%20-%20I%20Whistle%20A%20Happy%20Tune

    -until the neighbors started cussing me out; am currently listening to this. Possibly the most beautiful melody ever penned:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWXVZlrLa6E

    Enjoy,

    M

    #111711
    Tanya Jones
    Participant

    Beautiful Mabel, leave me alone.

    #111712
    HelloMabel
    Participant

    Tanya – love your review of the Bonzo reunion show in Noise to Signal! Did you get to see Stinkfoot?

    (If you meant “leave me” alone” literally, pretend you didn’t read this. :) )

    #111715
    Tanya Jones
    Participant

    Cheers! We didn’t make it to Stinkfoot, sadly, but I think the Bonzo gig was possibly the best night out that I’ve ever had. I’ve enjoyed Neil Innes gigs before, but (nearly) the whole lot of ’em was incredible.

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