Songs Of Birmingham

[boro keith]

Sitting at home in the N.E of England watching T.V and all the time there are adverts for C.D of songs about Newcastle does anyone know if there are any songs about Birmingham would there be enough for a C.D ?

 

[sistersue61]

Hi Boro Keith, the only one that springs to mind is Birmingham Blues by ELO, but I'm sure some of the other members will come up with more.
Loosely i suppose,Spaghetti Junction is mentioned in "Convoy" by Lorry Lingo and the Dipsticks!
Sue

 

[Wendy]

What about Funky Moped by Jasper Carrot.

 

[bramwell]

How about Way down summer lane.

Jean

 

[john knight]

Down County Boys-Backing up to Birmingham.

 

[Big Gee]

Try the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_Birmingham

G

 

[maypolebaz]

Not actually about Brum but does anyone recall a record which has a taxi despatcher telling a driver to go to an address ? The driver won't comply because it's the home of his ex.
The despatcher had a brummie accent and sounded like my kid brother.
My eldest son, when he was little, couldn't understand how his Uncle Derek was on the radio.

 

[sylviasayers]

There is a cassette or disc about a ride around the No.8 bus route, I bought this for my brother who lives in Australia, I think it was made by Laurie Hornsby, but not quite sure.

 

[BernardR]

Sung and co-written by Paul Phillips of Wolverhampton so not far away.

 

[annie56]

I think the Laurie Hornsby CD may have been called `Any Road Up`

Annie

 

[maypolebaz]

Is this one? [video=youtube_share;tGwYPd6ajTk]https://youtu.be/tGwYPd6ajTk[/video]

That's the one mate.
1979 eh ? I wouldn't mind being back there again.

 

[Rob1abb]

Hoochie Coochie Man from Kingstanding

 

[maggieuk]

The C.D of the theatre production of Wallop Mrs Cox has all Birmingham songs ..

 

[pudding]

Here is one I found song by malcolm stent and carl chinn The Brummagem Air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH0dKkfkAJc

 

[wam]

Here's an 80s number from The Photos called "Barbarellas" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er8S-mJTzTI which is about the club of the same name. They also mention Birmingham in a song called "Maxine"

 

[Dave M]

Birmingham Rain


Froggy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEkCj1_kRG0

 

[Vivienne14]

Need a bit of cheering up? Try any of the links above. There's even a Carl Chinn ditty in pudding's post #5! Viv.

 

[norfolk brummie]

There is a great old jazz song, often played in jazz clubs in days gone by. It is called BIRMINGHAM BOUNCE. Sadly it refers to Birmingham, Alabama