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Her Father Called Me Frankenstein
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This is all true except he called me Lurch (anyone who can make a song with the word "Lurch" in it is welcome to try"!)
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Multi-talented Scottish singer-songwriter performs his own take on Americana. Original tunes with beautiful guitar work: laugh with Her Father Called Me Franken
Bob Leslie is the unknown soldier of the Scottish songwriting scene. Out of full-time professional action for fifteen years (due to family commitments), he never stopped writing and has recently returned with a 12-song CD of self-penned Americana with a touch of Tom Waits about it. In A Different World (release August 2010) employs top musical talent from the Central Scotland scene: Bernadette Collier & Alice Leslie - backing vox; Fraser Speirs - harmonica; Jim Keilt - lead guitar, Alex Mack - banjo, mandolin, and lead guitar; Craig Nelson - alto sax; and Carl Esprit Bridgeman - bass guitar. Apple, Chrysalis Records, and the Kinks' managers showed interest in Bob's early work and his later songs have elicited high commendation from the the prestigious Billboard Song Contest. Top players Bob has worked with include: Andy Hamilton (sax player for multi-million-selling Canadian songwriter Corey Hart) Chris Glen and Ted McKenna (bass and drums, respectively, with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band) Colin Bass (bass player of seminal prog-rockers Camel) Dave Vasco (guitarist for Warner Brothers artists Clancy) Fraser Speirs (harmonica maestro with Paolo Nutini and Scots blues legend Tam White) Jim Keilt (virtuoso lead guitarist with John Otway and the London production of Tommy - the Musical) Kathy O'Donoghue (vocalist with, amongst others, Roger Chapman and Hank Wangford) Zeke Manyika (drummer for Scots chart-toppers Orange Juice)
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
#4,118 in subgenre Peak #22
Charts
Peak #211
Author
Bob Leslie
Rights
2004
Uploaded
July 05, 2010
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MP3 2.1 MB • 128 kbps • 2:17
Story behind the song
The father of my first serious girlfriend was an Edinburgh folksinger called Paddy Brock. He'd apparently been a bit of a lad in his youth so, when his daughter turned up with a large guitar-playing hippy, he was very suspicious. He actually called me Lurch but that doesn't scan too well! Sandy Bell's is a famous folksingers' pub in Edinburgh. I met Paddy there once after Joan and I broke up and he gave me the words to "She Moves Through The Fair". If Joan Brock reads this, send me an e-mail, Joan - very fond memories.
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Her father called me Frankenstein I got the impression he did not like me He was five foot six I was six foot three And he had a little fusty black beard Her father called me Frankenstein Her mother said I reminded him of Him in his youth when he ran quite wild And he thought he was another James Dean (still did) Lay a hand on his daughter And he’d lead you to the slaughter Even Elvis wasn’t good enough for him She was dark, she was sweet, She was good enough to eat But I really didn’t want to lose a limb (or worse) I would sing Wild Mountain Thyme For his folky friends up from Sandy Bell’s T’was the only folk song I knew then And I hoped that it would drum up support But he still called me Frankenstein And strangely enough I grew to like him In old bottles there’s fine wine But in his case it was crusty old port Her father called me Frankenstein All the time I was with his daughter Then I saw him in the pub one night After she and I’d been parted some time And it was . . . “Hello, laddie, you’re looking fine, come on over here, son, I’m glad to see you” And he gave me the words to a song I’d liked But the drinks were still on Frankenstein
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