"The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" Song memories!!! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: GlennSprigg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2020, 04:44:47 pm
content: People think that the song... "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" was byRoberta Flack...I'm an old 'folkie' guitarist/piano player. I was just playing along with this on YouTube...But I got to "rememberin!"... It was 1st written by an acquaintance of mine, 'Ewan MacColl',nearly 50 years ago, for his THEN wife, 'Peggy Seeger'. (They are long divorced now).About 15 years ago?, when Peggy Seeger was touring Australia, I set her up on stage withmy best keyboard, and 'jammed' with her, before her Concerts. She played this song at herconcerts as it was originallyWRITTEN for her!and people wanted it. She told me that she(and Ewan) had eventually SOLD the rights to the song, to Roberta Flack, and received amere pittance over the years since then, in royalties...However, I was proud that she played my piano, and that I had accompanied her on myguitar. It adds a whole new meaning when I play it now!!

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2020, 05:29:37 pm
content: As Frank Zappa so wisely told the young musicians he took under his wing, like Steve Vai, "always keep control of your publishing".

author: GlennSprigg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2020, 05:46:47 pm
content: Quote from: coppice on February 08, 2020, 05:29:37 pmYes, you are right my friend. Then again, a lot of us don't want/need recognition or remuneration!!When I was 1st learning 'Music', someone made me never forget part of an old mantra/poem, that...May those that soar in the sky,Walk back down the mountain...And teach those with leadened feetTo fly!!

author: SG-1
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2020, 11:44:31 pm
content: Great Song, my favorite version is by Peter, Paul, & Mary.

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 09, 2020, 11:58:28 pm
content: Ahhh.. memories.The first time I ever sat on your face.

author: Ed.Kloonk
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timestamp: February 11, 2020, 10:24:39 am
content: Students doing something useful for a change.

author: GlennSprigg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 11, 2020, 01:45:16 pm
content: Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on February 09, 2020, 11:58:28 pmAhh... the proverbial 'Face-Sit'As per other replies: Yes, numerous other people have sung it too. I always had a problemremembering when a particular song was being sung by Peter, Paul, & Mary... or the Seekers!!I remember years ago when a 'Singer' would throw to me, with a... "Take it away Glenn", afterno prior discussion about what is being played!!!!!!Luckily one gets the 'gist' of what isbeing played pretty quickly, and the 'key' that it is played in, so adlibbing becomes automatic.'Music' is a lot like Mathematics. You know the 'formulas' & it just seems to 'happen' !Sometimes, I would be at some festival or what ever, and would sit down off camera with 3 or4 people I've never met before who don't even speak English. (Japan, France, German etc..).With NO introductions, WE would just MAKE MUSIC! together.... Hard for others to understand.

author: ucanel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 11, 2020, 02:08:28 pm
content: Quote from: Pablo Neruda (i think)

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 11, 2020, 02:12:04 pm
content: An amusing take on music copyright

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2020, 05:22:17 am
content: Quote from: GlennSprigg on February 11, 2020, 01:45:16 pmAh, makin' music together.When I put this on the CD Player, Mrs. Kloonk knows she's in trouble..