Comments on: Songs At School http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/songs-at-school-240/ Everything looks better through rose-tinted glasses... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Julian Bray http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/songs-at-school-240/comment-page-1/#comment-7625 Julian Bray Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:19:07 +0000 http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/songs-at-school-240/#comment-7625 I remember the song books Andy Pilkington talks of. They were called 'Time and Tune' The whole class listened to tapes of the songs and stories and played along with tambourines,drums and various percussion instruments etc,it was good fun! I think the 'little tribal village' one had the famous song "La Cucaracha". Amazingly the football song is the one I remember as well from the football team story. I often have the song in my head for some strange reason,infact thats why I done a websearch just this second and found this page!!! I remember the song books Andy Pilkington talks of.
They were called ‘Time and Tune’
The whole class listened to tapes of the songs and stories and played along with tambourines,drums and various percussion instruments etc,it was good fun!
I think the ‘little tribal village’ one had the famous song “La Cucaracha”.
Amazingly the football song is the one I remember as well from the football team story.
I often have the song in my head for some strange reason,infact thats why I done a websearch just this second and found this page!!!

]]> By: Andy Pilkington http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/songs-at-school-240/comment-page-1/#comment-5004 Andy Pilkington Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:08:15 +0000 http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/songs-at-school-240/#comment-5004 I remember books very similar - and have been trying to find info about them for ages. I was at school earlier than you - born in the 70s - but I'm sure it's the same thing. I remember two 'song books'. One was about a little tribal village and life there... one memorable tune was in descending scale to the words "tinkle tinkle, water for our crops..." And one was a football team story with their highs and lows, of which I can remember much more of one song.. "When you have fallen, Down from the ladder, That you were scaling up high to success... You lose your appetite And nothing goes quite right You find your life in a mess. There's nothing sadder Than a team in distress." Amazing really... about 28 years ago and I still remember the tune. Wish I could find more to tweak the nostalgia button a bit more... I remember books very similar – and have been trying to find info about them for ages. I was at school earlier than you – born in the 70s – but I’m sure it’s the same thing.

I remember two ‘song books’. One was about a little tribal village and life there… one memorable tune was in descending scale to the words “tinkle tinkle, water for our crops…”

And one was a football team story with their highs and lows, of which I can remember much more of one song..
“When you have fallen,
Down from the ladder,
That you were scaling up high to success…
You lose your appetite
And nothing goes quite right
You find your life in a mess.
There’s nothing sadder
Than a team in distress.”

Amazing really… about 28 years ago and I still remember the tune. Wish I could find more to tweak the nostalgia button a bit more…

]]> By: Rob http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/songs-at-school-240/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Rob Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:52:12 +0000 http://www.popular-nostalgia.com/songs-at-school-240/#comment-562 Those books were called Ahmen apparently. I also remembered a song about "If I was a wiggly worm". Those books were called Ahmen apparently. I also remembered a song about “If I was a wiggly worm”.

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