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Merrily We Roll Along is a mish-mash of high energy lunacy, reverence, and irreverence for forgotten pop stars, love for Saturday morning cartoons, and exploration of the side of Bandcamp where I seem to be the only one purchasing. Bringing to you the odd and the upbeat from a growing collection of pre-rock novelties, classic and neo-Vaudeville, jug bands, polka, klezmer, and more at the convenient hour of 8-9 AM EST, Merrily We Roll Along starts the day off with a little light-hearted musical tomfoolery cut with an occasional comedy sketch. It's organic, free-range, cheese with the occasional onion thrown in.

Friday 8 - 9am (EDT) | On WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room
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Favoriting July 28, 2023: Merrily We Roll Along: Episode 61 - "Rolling Around Down Under"

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Peter Dawson  Song of Australia   Favoriting 1932   
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J Walter Thompson Advertisement Agency  Happy Little Vegemite's Song   Favoriting 1954   
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Harry Jacobs & His Palais Pictures Orchestra  Whistler and His Dog   Favoriting 1928   
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Jim Davidson's Dandies and Dick Cranbourn  Where the Dog Sits on the Tuckerbox   Favoriting 1938   
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Jack Grimsley  Heinz Big Red Tomato Soup   Favoriting 1969  Composer   
Alan Scott and the Bushwhackers  The Drover's Dream   Favoriting 1957   
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The Radio Trio  Gotta Big Date   Favoriting 1928   
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Flotsam & Jetsam  Is 'E An Aussie Lizzie Is 'E   Favoriting Unknown   
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Skiffleparty  John Henry   Favoriting 2022   
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Greg Poppleton  My Gal Sal   Favoriting 2012   
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Joy King  Aeroplane Jelly   Favoriting 1938  "John Dunne, a 2SM presenter and studio manager, is believed to have conducted the 2SM orchestra for the recording of the jingle. Dunne brought in ideas from America for the station and was keen to link advertisers with talent quests. The violin solo towards the end of the tune is performed by prize-winner Betty Elsa Gillas (later Rofe) who had won first prize on Uncle Tom’s Amateur Hour, a talent quest children’s program presented on 2SM by John Dunne. Seven-year-old Joy King won a state-wide competition in New South Wales to sing the 'Aeroplane Jelly Song’. The tune is undeniably catchy, though its recognition factor was probably helped by the longevity of the advertising campaign and the frequency of the broadcast. A big part of the recording’s appeal is down to Joy’s charming and plaintive delivery of the simple lyrics. And in case you were wondering what aeroplanes have to do with jelly, the lyrics provide the answer: 'The quality’s high as the name will imply’. So now you know!" https://aso.gov.au/titles/ads/aeroplane-jelly-song/clip1/ 
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Ice Cream in A Mug  Istanbul (Not Constantinople)   Favoriting 2016   
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Rob Leereveld  Pub With No Bear   Favoriting 2016   
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Neil Williams  Louie The Fly   Favoriting 1962   
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Ragtone Ramblers  Sista Donna   Favoriting 2018   
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Don Gresham  Hoppin' Poppin'   Favoriting 1975   
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Ray Stevens  Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport   Favoriting 2012  Manages to avoid the offensive lyrics 
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Sandshoe Willie and the Worn Out Soul Band  How About A Beer For The House   Favoriting 1979   
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The Merry Singers  Waltzing Matilda   Favoriting 1948  American Band on Carboard Disc 
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Eddie Cantor  Merrily We Roll Along Theme   Favoriting 1935   
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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:29am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

Hello, my lovelies!
I'll be streaming for Mason today and also hosting the chat, so do come along for a chinwag, and enjoy the show!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:00am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

And we're off! :-)
Avatar 8:00am
DJ Guin:

morning MHLee!
howdy GG!!
hi kids!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:01am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @8:00
Hello, lovely! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:01am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

My pleasure, Mason! <3
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:02am
WR:

Hello hello.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:02am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

I realise, given today's theme, that I *should* have said: G'day, mates! ;-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:03am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:02
Hello, WR, my lovely! :-)
Avatar 8:04am
DJ Guin:

land of the POME bastids
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:04am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @8:04
Don't let Scott and Aitch hear you say that!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:04am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ DJ Guin @8:04
Although, pommie refers to me and my kin ;-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:05am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Happy Little Vegemite's Song" by "J Walter Thomps...
The great and ongoing Aussie vs Pommie fight. Lol.
Vegemite or Marmite?
You decide ;-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:05am
MHLee:

Checking in to make sure this was running smoothly. Phone at 1%. Bye
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:06am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ MHLee @8:05
Hello, lovely! All going tickety-boo :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:09am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

No matter what the stresses and the strains of the week, I always feel refreshed and calmed by Mason's wonderful show <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:09am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

"Merrily We Roll Along" is like taking a lovely, warm bath in innocence and joy <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:17am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Gotta Big Date" by "The Radio Trio"
I think my life can be defined by "Unknown ukulele" :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:19am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Is 'E An Aussie Lizzie Is 'E" by "Flotsam & Jetsam"
'as 'e jazzy ways? I LOVE IT. :-)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:23am
WR:

↳ Song: "Is 'E An Aussie Lizzie Is 'E" by "Flotsam & Jetsam"
www.elsewhere.co.nz...

The lyrics & some info on the performers.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:24am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:23
That's wonderful - thank you! :-)
Rhyming "well-born" with "Melbourne" was a genius move for me :-)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:25am
WR:

↳ DJ GeorgyGirl @8:24
Yes, that line made me laugh.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:26am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:25
I thoroughly enjoyed that one! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:31am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

From Wiki: "Adolphus Herbert Frederick Norman Appleroth, known as Bert Appleroth, was a tram conductor who created jelly crystals using gelatine and sugar in his bath. He sold these jelly crystals door-to-door, using his tram route to transport him around Sydney. In 1917, Appleroth rented premises to manufacture his jelly, then formed a company with Albert Francis Lenertz named Traders Pty Ltd in 1927. Planes were considered new and exciting at the time, so aviation fan Appleroth named the brand Aeroplane Jelly. Appleroth used a Tiger Moth plane to make deliveries to rural areas in 1934, and his publicity stunts and Aeroplane Jelly's advertising campaigns made the jelly a national icon, like Holden and Vegemite."
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:36am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Pub With No Bear" by "Rob Leereveld"
A pub with no beer = English Existential Dread ;-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:39am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

So says the unofficial Australian National Anthem:

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
"You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me"

:-)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:42am
WR:

↳ Song: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by "Ray Stevens"
I very much liked the Tie Me Kangaroo song when I heard it on the radio in the 60s. 12 year old me never caught on to the verse later avoided due to derogatory reference to aboriginals.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:45am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:42
I'm pleased that Mason is playing this rather than The Person Who We'd Rather Forget, too
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:45am
WR:

↳ Song: "Sista Donna" by "Ragtone Ramblers"
I like that customized washboard.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:46am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ WR @8:45
I'm intrigued by what looks like the little metal fish at the bottom :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:46am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Sista Donna" by "Ragtone Ramblers"
Is the metal fish a mousse mould? :-) (Mold? Mould? One of the two)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:48am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by "Ray Stevens"
As a Brit, even a cover is giving me hives :-(
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:48am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by "Ray Stevens"
Kudos to Ray for the passable Aussie accent tho!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:54am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

↳ Song: "Waltzing Matilda" by "The Merry Singers"
I love this illustration <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:55am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

Thank you for a wonderful show, Mason! <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:56am
DJ GeorgyGirl:

I hope you've all had a lovely time today :-)

I'll be back at 4 pm Eastern with the Flange & Frigate - today I'm celebrating what would have been Rick Wright's 80th birthday <3
www.wfmu.org...
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:58am
WR:

Thank you MHLee and DJ GG
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:06am
MHLee:

Thanks GG. May be home for the flange.
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