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The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 02 Dec 2014, 21:05
by RobbieM
Ladies and gentlemen, courtesy of Guy Barry/Rob Mansell entertainments, please click below to see the debut performance of:
The Underground Can-Can
I trust I've done it justice. Sound quality is not great, but you get the idea. And you can see the stations pop up on the screen as I sing them.
To view it from a different angle, you can watch this
truncated version, which also includes some of my introductory oration (including a credit to Guy Barry). However, this recording unfortunately dropped out at the end of the Jubilee Line.
And loadsa money was raised that day for our building project, including £10 when I auctioned off a signed copy of the notes I'd used at the piano to perform this!
Enjoy, and get dancing!
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 03 Dec 2014, 01:15
by The Orange One
OK, this is actually quite impressive! Shame about the visibility of the Victoria on the screen, though.
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 03 Dec 2014, 09:40
by GuyBarry
RobbieM wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, courtesy of Guy Barry/Rob Mansell entertainments, please click below to see the debut performance of:
The Underground Can-Can
I am speechless with admiration. Didn't realize there were going to be visuals as well. I don't think I could have sung it as well as you!
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 03 Dec 2014, 11:44
by Sam
It was really good! Top marks to the both of you
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 03 Dec 2014, 17:59
by RobbieM
Thank you all! I thought I'd leave you to discover the visuals for yourselves. Many thanks to Rachel who appeared in the video as my 'scorekeeper'. She also created the Powerpoint.
I have a feeling I may be asked to perform this again a few times...
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 09:17
by GuyBarry
It's taken me all this time to realize that a much better title would have been "Orpheus in the Underground"
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 19:08
by RobbieM
GuyBarry wrote:It's taken me all this time to realize that a much better title would have been "Orpheus in the Underground"
Of course! Never occurred to me either. I've now added this alternative title to the write-up on YouTube. Nearly at 100 views, and they're not
all my mother...
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 20:48
by The Orange One
A couple of them were me.
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 09:26
by GuyBarry
About half-a-dozen of them were me! Also my own mother, who suggested I should send a copy to Boris...
It's spurred me on to consider performing a couple of my own songs at a local open mic night next week, so thanks to Rob for giving me the inspiration.
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 13:13
by RobbieM
'Tis my pleasure; hope your performances go well if you decide to do them.
And please feel free to forward the
Underground Can-Can link to Boris, TFL, The Queen etc.
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 19:02
by GuyBarry
Seems as though I wasn't the first person to have this idea!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVi59az997o
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 19:16
by RobbieM
But yours might be the first version with all 270 stations in it!
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 30 May 2015, 08:38
by GuyBarry
For those who weren't there, I'll just mention that RobbieM and I gave an impromptu performance of this at the Zone 1 social last night - him on piano, me singing. Despite fluffing a few stations I thought it went down reasonably well! (I'd like to rehearse a bit next time though...)
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 31 May 2015, 19:24
by Going Underground
Superbly done gentlemen
Re: The Underground Can-Can
Posted: 31 May 2015, 19:25
by leamfarrar
I will add my kudos to the performance after the Z1 challenge. I loved it!