I Hear A Melody mp3

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:42 am

Enjoy!

http://s61.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=13F2 ... 1Q6F8X7LSG

charliestumpy · Post by **charliestumpy** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 6:42 am

Lots of thanks as usual - this is a Costello song on my 'hunt it down' list, and I shall listen to it many more times than I shall to 'interesting' Hans C. Anderson songs ...

Emotional Toothpaste · Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:30 am

What an excellent find! Great song. Thanks MF.

Dr. Luther · Post by **Dr. Luther** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:09 pm

Man, that thing is perfect sound quality.

Anybody know the story behind this stuff -- why it has surfaced all of a sudden? (see: "Unloved Songs" thread...)

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:15 pm

It's from the first Unloved collection, which consists of leaked trimmings from the latest round of re-issues. Since Elvis himself has resurrected the tune I thought everyone would like to give it a listen. It's a nice little thing, love that tongue cutting line.

Dr. Luther · Post by **Dr. Luther** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:29 pm

Yeah, I was pretty sure that it was related to the reissues, what with the quality and all.
It just seems strange that they are surfacing now, in that that period's stuff would've been plodded thru years ago, as the MAIT reissue is years old now.

Perhaps these leaks are related to still-to-come bonus -- perhaps "Taking Liberties"?

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:29 am

Thank you, Mr. Foyle, that was a nice listen. Now if I could only find the rest of the Unloved Songs so easily....

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:24 am

Dr. Luther wrote:Perhaps these leaks are related to still-to-come bonus -- perhaps "Taking Liberties"?

Or the next reissue of This Year's Model (which is the session it's taken from according to the sleeve) of the bootleg.

Dr. Luther · Post by **Dr. Luther** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:12 pm

Or the next reissue of This Year's Model (which is the session it's taken from according to the sleeve) of the bootleg.

I don't know. With the phrasing and singing style, that track sounds "pre-professional". Very similar to his approach on the "Honky Tonk demo" songs.

I may be wrong, but I would venture that the info on the bootleg is innaccurate. It sounds like it's earlier than TYM to me...

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:06 am

From listserv-

At Saturday's show he said he had written it in '75. When someone asked
him about it afterward, he said he had just found a tape of it a couple
weeks ago and decided to play it.
Rozy

verena · Post by **verena** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:24 am

Is it a silent melody ? Otherwise there must be something wrong because I hear nothing at all.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:00 am

Dr. Luther wrote:
Or the next reissue of This Year's Model (which is the session it's taken from according to the sleeve) of the bootleg.
I don't know. With the phrasing and singing style, that track sounds "pre-professional". Very similar to his approach on the "Honky Tonk demo" songs.

I may be wrong, but I would venture that the info on the bootleg is innaccurate. It sounds like it's earlier than TYM to me...

I agree. At the show he's introduced it as being from 1975 but the bootleg sleeve says it's from the TYM sessions. The style of the song would fit as being a solo demo predating TYM. I think the song Blue Minute may predate 1978 too.

Still, it's great that he played an old unreleased song.

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:37 am

verbal gymnastics wrote: At the show he's introduced it as being from 1975 but the bootleg sleeve says it's from the TYM sessions. The style of the song would fit as being a solo demo predating TYM.

I think it sounds closer to the Honky Tonk style as well. Verbal, can you post these liner notes? Unless, of course, you want to burn me a copy....

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:28 am

I would love to wardo but you should know by now that my technomological skills are worse than useless. Firstly I don't have the facilties to copy/burn CDs, I don't know how to use dimeadozen etc., I don't even know how to put a picture up onto the board. I could go on but you get the drift.

If you read my Unloved Songs thread you'll see that I don't actually have a copy of the CD. I was lent it by a friend on the basis that I didn't get it copied. The person who lent it to me said it was not in circulation and if it became more widely circulated the chances are he could be traced. It was very trusting of him to lend it to me and I wouldn't abuse anybody's trust.

If it comes into wider circulation I'll get a copy and perhaps someone here could copy it and distribute it down the line.

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:55 am

Verbal -- I understand completely. Just wishful thinking on my part. I read your post about hearing the discs; I thought perhaps you had a copy of the notes handy. I certainly wouldn't want to put you in a bad spot.

It's a slippery slope -- sometimes I think I'd be better off not knowing this stuff existed! In the meantime I'll keep my fingers crossed for an expanded Juliet Letters, and perhaps we'll actually see a leftovers collection as hinted way back when the Rhino program started.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:01 am

wardo68 wrote:Verbal -- I understand completely. Just wishful thinking on my part. I read your post about hearing the discs; I thought perhaps you had a copy of the notes handy. I certainly wouldn't want to put you in a bad spot.

I'm sure if it becomes generally available other people will have it before I get it. But I will make sure I get a copy sent to someone on the board with copying facilities.

wardo68 wrote:It's a slippery slope -- sometimes I think I'd be better off not knowing this stuff existed!

I know what you mean. Elvis said last week he just found a tape with this song on it - coincidence?

And who knows how much more unreleased stuff there is. The Unloved Songs set has a lot of different takes of songs on it as well as the three unreleased ones.

Dr. Luther · Post by **Dr. Luther** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:26 pm

I don't know. With the phrasing and singing style, that track sounds "pre-professional". Very similar to his approach on the "Honky Tonk demo" songs.

Check that. More specifically, the phrasing is closer to the Flip City stuff, rather than Honky Tonk Demos.

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:59 pm

A transcription of the lyric -

It's easy to do
It's not so easy to say
I was talking to you
When you took my tongue away
I hear a melody
And I feel so ashamed
I got nothing you need
And your so hard to blame
I hear a melody
I hear a melody
I hear a melody
And your so hard to blame
It will never work
I know thats easy to see
So the way that I want you
Stays hidden in me
And you'll nevr know
The fool that I'm feeling tonight
But it's best that you never know
Because I know it's not right
I hear a melody
I hear a melody
I hear a melody
I hear a melody
And I know it's not right
I hear a melody
I hear a melody
I hear a melody
I hear a melody
And I know it's not right

nobodygirl · Post by **nobodygirl** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:11 pm

martinfoyle wrote:Enjoy!

http://s61.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=13F2 ... 1Q6F8X7LSG

That link has expired, would anyone be kind enough to repost it?

verena · Post by **verena** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:38 pm

I would be happy to do it for you girl, but this is beyond me.

What an amazing song... I'd like to hear the melody, cause the music is right.

Thanks for the transcript.

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:09 am

Here it is again for another week

http://s45.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1D1Z ... IZ4TMOSZN9

nobodygirl · Post by **nobodygirl** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:07 pm

Thank you very much.

verena · Post by **verena** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:15 pm

Thank you belatedly.

I love this song. True, the melody isn’t quite right, but in all likelihood he was asking for it. Poor little fellow, not his fault...

whar · Post by **whar** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:43 pm

I missed the boat.

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