7 Comments on “Mairzy Doats: The Innocence”

1. katry Says:

   
   September 30, 2014 at 12:27 pm

   https://app.box.com/s/p3jrjjr586dnpcfarfbz
2. Birgit Says:

   
   September 30, 2014 at 2:55 pm

   It sounds like they used a recorder in 0:50 – 1:00, a quite neglected musical instrument in pop music. The only other song with a recorder that just comes into my mind is Blanche Comme La Neige by the McGarrigles which probably doesn’t count as ordinary pop music.
   • katry Says:

     
     September 30, 2014 at 4:57 pm

     Birgit,
     I could even identify the recorder though I didn’t think about it until your comment. We learned to play them (sort of) in elementary school so even my tine ear recognizes the sound.

     I have played Blanche Comme La Neige here but not in a long while. Perhaps it is time for another McGarrigle visit.
3. Peter Says:

   
   October 1, 2014 at 8:45 pm

   Of an older version I’m sure, my late mom used to sing this, over and over, when I was a kid.
   • katry Says:

     
     October 1, 2014 at 9:08 pm

     Peter,
     That’s exactly how I learned the song. It took me a while to figure out the actual words.

     I looked up the song and found that the Merry Macs’ version reached No. 1 in March 1944. That was probably the one my mother knew.
4. Peter Says:

   
   October 2, 2014 at 10:26 am

   True, I’m sure that’s the one. I was born in ’46, so the song stuck around a while for me to remember it.
   • katry Says:

     
     October 2, 2014 at 10:44 am

     Peter,
     I was born in 1947 so the same thing holds for me.

     One year for Christmas I found a wall hanging with those lyrics on it. The piece was embroidered and lambs cavorted along the side. I bought it for my mother, and she loved it (she collected lambs so it was a doubly great find).

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