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  • 10 January 2005 at 5:12 am #4268
    PabloElGatto
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      "The house is full of clothes pegs"

      31 May 2005 at 8:01 pm #4511

        One bob per ob
        jet d’art
        Gratis and carte
        blanche my heart

        Took me about 10 years to work it out and, having done so, failed to understand why it was not obvious. Agree with the previous post – Jumble Sale is riddled with brilliance; did he ever perform it live? The arrangement we’re stuck with on CD probably explains why it didn’t become one of his more well-known songs.
        Can someone please tell me the meaning of "Iacte was my alia" from the same song? I’ve never known, but would like to.

        1 June 2005 at 2:48 am #4513
        Paul
        Keymaster

          As far as I know Jake never did Jumble Sale live – see the detailed set lists on the Unofficial Jake Thackray Homepage site for evidence of this. I agree that it is the arrangement of the studio recording which kills the song off – I have only heard Jamie McCoan’s rendition live at a Jakefest and it completely changed my view of the quality of the song.

          ‘iacta was my alea’ is a reference to Julius Caesar’s words on crossing the river Rubicon in 49 BC (alea iacta est = the die was cast): in crossing this river and entering Italy with an army at his back Caesar effectively declared civil war and made himself a public enemy to the Roman people. Caesar’s ‘alea iacta est’ is one of the two most famous quotations associated with him (the other being ‘veni, vidi, vici’). Presumably Jake studied Latin as part of his Jesuit education and Caesar would almost certainly have been on the menu for any schoolboy in the fifties and sixties.

          Here ends the lesson (from a Latin teacher!).

          Paul

          1 June 2005 at 3:01 am #4514
          Janet
          Participant

            Elizabeth Jones Lily O’Grady & three or four more married ladies prefer to be tickled by the whiskery chins of bogeymen.

            17 July 2005 at 4:38 pm #4551
            Craig HARRIS
            Participant

              And thus the whisper, whisper went from pinafore to pinafore,
              Every "Tut-tut!" more grievous than the "Well I never!" before.

              Perfect imagery – Fate often wears twitching whiskers.

              22 July 2005 at 3:47 am #4555
              dmcgovern
              Keymaster

                I don’t think the poor old blacksmith got a mention yet . .

                When love is overdue, to miss your cue, delay or demur
                In answer to a little cri de coeur

                The story may be true, though even Laurie Lee told it as third-hand. But there must be plenty of people with stories like it, who are happy with their lot because they have learned not to expect too much.

                22 July 2005 at 2:39 pm #4556
                Malcy
                Participant

                  The house is full of clothespegs.

                  Does it for me every time. You have no idea how long it took me to learn to perform that song without laughing. 🙂

                  2 August 2005 at 2:38 am #4570
                  dmcgovern
                  Keymaster

                    " . . now don’t leave me hurtin’
                    You’re the 19th century Richard Burton

                    Disraeli won’t you please come home?"

                    Queen Victoria, as quoted by the eminent historian Alan Sherman. OK it’s not Jake, but I quite like it . . .

                    29 August 2005 at 1:27 am #4599
                    Ian Burdon
                    Participant

                      Tumble, tumble tattered petrel

                      11 November 2005 at 5:03 am #4653
                      penny
                      Participant

                        "I love a good bum on a woman, it makes my day" 🙂

                        13 November 2005 at 7:03 pm #4658
                        JohntheCoat
                        Participant

                          "Burglars who burgle us burgle us twice"

                          13 November 2005 at 7:15 pm #4659
                          Craig HARRIS
                          Participant

                            From which of Jake’s song does this come?

                            Sorry for this thakray-ignorance! :unsure:

                            13 November 2005 at 7:20 pm #4660
                            claresdad
                            Participant

                              The line comes from Our Dog which is the last track on the limited edition Jake Thackray Project CD.

                              You can find the words in the song section. This song has been performed at quite a few of the Jake Fests that have been held up and down the country with Bertie up on stage as well.

                              Post edited by: claresdad, at: 2005/11/13 15:23

                              13 November 2005 at 7:53 pm #4661
                              Craig HARRIS
                              Participant

                                Thanks for the enlightenment. I’ve lived in France since 1975 (more fool me) and am sorry to say that I never ever saw Jake live. I have been unable to get hold of any of the recent CDs (Project included) because I don’t live in the UK – or perhaps I haven’t understood the rules. Will I be able to get this stuff next time I’m in the UK?
                                I can understand though how Brassens, Brel and the like inspired Jake in his youth. If he had been French, he would have held the Legion of Honneur, had parks, schools and streets named after him and would have inspired a new generation of chansonniers: here’s a couple of verses from Brassen’s "Testament" – remind you of Jake?

                                Dieu veuille que ma veuve s’alarme en enterrant son compagnon,
                                Et que pour lui faire verser des larmes il n’y ait pas besoin d’oignon…
                                Quelle prenne en secondes noces un époux de mon acabit:
                                Il pourra profiter de mes bottes, et de mes pantoufles, et de mes habits
                                Il pourra profiter de mes bottes, et de mes pantoufles, et de mes habits

                                Ici-gît une feuille morte, ici finit mon testament…
                                On a marqué dessus ma porte : «fermé pour cause d’enterrement.»
                                J’ai quitté la vie sans rancune, j’aurai plus jamais mal aux dents:
                                Me voilà dans la fosse commune, la fosse commune du temps.

                                🙂

                                13 November 2005 at 8:53 pm #4662
                                richardshields
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                                  Craig HARRIS wrote:

                                  I have been unable to get hold of any of the recent CDs (Project included) because I don’t live in the UK – or perhaps I haven’t understood the rules. Will I be able to get this stuff next time I’m in the UK?

                                  Don’t wait til you get to the UK try these:

                                  http://www.jakethackray.co.uk/component/option,com_banners/task,click/bid,8/

                                  http://www.jakethackray.co.uk/content/view/229/2/

                                  http://www.sisterjosephine.co.uk/Merchandise%20backup.htm#CD0

                                  http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/artist-search/Jake%20Thackray/026-0655058-2534067

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