I bought an old wooden box from a second hand furniture store just the other day. Opening it up, I found a few old newspapers and a pair of drumsticks. Finally two pieces of cardboard bound with a piece of string.
I cut the string and opened up to find a single sheet of paper. With the words of a song hand written, Titled “When Mo Sang The Blues” It was signed at the bottom by Millie and dated 1966 Motown. I assumed this to be Tamla Motown. I searched Google for the title and the name Millie but nothing surfaced, so wonder if this is a un recorded song written for Tamla Motown artists but never recorded, help.
Here are the lyrics exactly as they were written, does anyone recognize this song or composer?
When Mo sang the blues …… all her children listened ……
So she kicked off her shoes and dance barefoot across the kitchen
And when the door bell rang, all the neighbours ran, because they thought there was trouble … in the neighbour hood. But it was just Mo and her sons and daughter Millie …… singing the blues
Mo singing, motown singing
Mo singing, motown singing
Mo singing, motown singing
Mo singing, motown singing
When Mo sang the blues …… the full moon glistened ……
Her neighbours bemused since the day she was christened
And when the door bell rang, all the neighbours ran, because they thought there was trouble … in the neighbour hood. But it was just Mo and her sons and daughter Millie …… singing the blues
Mo singing, motown singing
Mo singing, motown singing
Mo singing, motown singing
Mo singing, motown singing
The trouble in this old town there’s not enough song to be found, but when I find my shoes, gonna walk the blues and invite my neighbours round.
When Mo sang the blues …… all her children listened ……
So she kicked off her shoes and dance barefoot across the kitchen
When Mo sang the blues
When Mo sang the blues
Just for fun I got out my old guitar and began melodizing the words; it was quite easy because of its synchronized structure. I learned the basic techniques of structuring rock and roll songs while learning to play the drums, reading and writing music. The basics; a verse, a dynamic lift, a chorus, a dynamic lift, another verse, chorus, bridge interlude, chorus and fade. Every rock and roll hit song is based on this simple structure.
At the same time I was playing percussion in a band named “Frog Legs” we were awful, but at the time thought of it all, our claim to fame was a raunchy fast paced version of “Jumping Jack Flash” it was our rendition that won us an audition to play a real club instead of the usual school ball.
But it all went wrong on the night, in the grip of stage fright the guitar player started playing “I can’t get no satisfaction riff” instead of “Jumping jack flash” if you listen closely the two are very similar. During our second song of the night one drumstick slipped from my hand and landed at the guitar player’s feet. At 10 am the manager suggested we pack up our gear and quietly leave. An argument between the keyboard player and guitar player over the wrong riff began on stage, the PA system was still on, so the audience shared in the action on stage. Then a women in the front row, she, clad in micro mini skirt, platform shoes, yelled out and was heard above all else, directing her full attention at the guitar player, “Leave her alone you mongrel” this sent shivers down my spine. We all froze and packed down our instruments in double time and got the hell out of there.
That was the last time I played live, stage fright has to be experienced to believe. I turned my creative attention to fashion design, it’s passive and safer than standing on stage in a pub with lights glaring in your eyes and aggressive women wanting your blood. Maybe this scrap book lyric is nothing, but it’s worth mentioning.
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