From the days of sailing ships, through folk-song, pop music and football chants, Liverpool has always been a singing city. Even so, there are times when people know the tune well enough - they just can't remember all the words. It was partly for these people that I decided to make my "Liverpool Lyrics" PDF Booklet.
One response was from an ex-pat scouser in Spain, who found the words, and just wished he could learn to sing the songs. To help him out, I decided to sing the songs into my computer and make a CD for him to learn from. Of course, once it was all safely on the hard disk, it was easy to run off some copies now and then, for other friends.
This situation ended very suddenly, in late July 2005. I decided to try to enlist our local BBC Radio Merseyside in a bid to "raise awareness" about a pet project of mine - to have a Third Liver Bird built, full-size, in the city centre, standing on a Liver Clock dial, as public art, and as a tourist attraction for 2008. (Try "Third Lyver Bird" in Google).
So I gave them a copy of the CD, and a few weeks later Billy Butler played "The Lyver Bird Song" - and he also gave out my home phone number on air! The result was that our phone went mad with dozens of callers, all wanting to buy it! And I had to turn away dozens of sales, because I had not obtained permission or copyright for the songs. This is now sorted, and the CD can go on sale, thanks to the kind permission of the authors and copyright holders as credited on the titles page.
International postage costs will apply if the actual CD is purchased from Amazon for a non-USA address.
If you live in UK, and prefer to order directly through me, I am selling it by post at £9, including £1 p&p, (discount for quantity e.g. for two = £15 &, £,1 p&p, for three = £20 & £1.p&p). If you email me your postal address, I will pop a copy into the post, and include a bill with my home address for you to send a cheque to. I can only accept cheques or postal orders in pounds sterling.
The "08 place" in Whitechapel, and The Williamson Tunnels. It may later be available at Tourist Offices, Ferry Terminal shops, and similar outlets.
This situation ended very suddenly, in late July 2005. I decided to try to enlist our local BBC Radio Merseyside in a bid to "raise awareness" about a pet project of mine - to have a Third Liver Bird built, full-size, in the city centre, standing on a Liver Clock dial, as public art, and as a tourist attraction for 2008. (Try "Third Lyver Bird" in Google).
So I gave them a copy of the CD, and a few weeks later Billy Butler played "The Lyver Bird Song" - and he also gave out my home phone number on air! The result was that our phone went mad with dozens of callers, all wanting to buy it! And I had to turn away dozens of sales, because I had not obtained permission or copyright for the songs. This is now sorted, and the CD can go on sale, thanks to the kind permission of the authors and copyright holders as credited on the titles page.
Liverpol Lyrics CD Contents
In My Liverpool Home | Johnny Todd | The Leaving of Liverpool | Liverpool Ladies | Liverpool Lullaby | Maggie May | Seth Davy
If you ever go across the sea to...Liverpool | Whip Jamboree | I wish I was back in Liverpool | Liverpool Blues | Rent collecting in Speke
Blow the man down | The Lyver Birds | Back Buchanan Street | Wallasey Ferries | The Liver Birds
International postage costs will apply if the actual CD is purchased from Amazon for a non-USA address.
If you live in UK, and prefer to order directly through me, I am selling it by post at £9, including £1 p&p, (discount for quantity e.g. for two = £15 &, £,1 p&p, for three = £20 & £1.p&p). If you email me your postal address, I will pop a copy into the post, and include a bill with my home address for you to send a cheque to. I can only accept cheques or postal orders in pounds sterling.
The "08 place" in Whitechapel, and The Williamson Tunnels. It may later be available at Tourist Offices, Ferry Terminal shops, and similar outlets.
