tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post9222249209057444822..comments2024-03-29T13:05:43.719+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: HopkinYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41408056006986252982015-02-02T08:39:05.194+00:002015-02-02T08:39:05.194+00:00Well, well. I never knew any of that but now you m...Well, well. I never knew any of that but now you mention it.......Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-11614840797098851892015-02-01T22:56:54.148+00:002015-02-01T22:56:54.148+00:00The Halcyon is a bird of Greek legend and the name...The Halcyon is a bird of Greek legend and the name is now commonly given to the European Kingfisher. The ancients believed that the bird made a floating nest in the Aegean Sea and had the power to calm the waves while brooding her eggs. Fourteen days of calm weather were to be expected when the Halcyon was nesting Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53173090236275502942015-02-01T22:53:19.194+00:002015-02-01T22:53:19.194+00:00Well! I never knew that "The Carnival is Over...Well! I never knew that "The Carnival is Over" also had Russian origins Kate but you are right I went to The Bible (Wikipedia) to check:-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carnival_Is_Over<br />Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13385251262534056902015-02-01T21:23:17.858+00:002015-02-01T21:23:17.858+00:00Oh yes! How right you are! Very Russian indeed. ...Oh yes! How right you are! Very Russian indeed. About the same time the Seekers (? I think) brought out 'The Carnival is Over' ('67) - another Russian tune. At the time I remember my Russian Grandmother being quite indignant that it had been appropriated, although later she would proudly tell anyone near. To Russia with Love came out in '63, The stage show musical Fiddler on the Roof in '64, and Doctor Zhivago in '65. In '68 - '71 Ivan Rebroff sang Russian songs madly (all over our house, at least), and '71 Fiddler on the Roof came out in movie form. <br />We certainly had a bit of a love-fest going with the strange 'romantic' world behind the Iron Curtain then!<br />Thanks for the memories.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27297646339684511072015-02-01T20:57:19.129+00:002015-02-01T20:57:19.129+00:00That was such a big hit. Those certainly were the...That was such a big hit. Those certainly were the days and I'm glad I was a part of those days. Halcyon days of youth...Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83600053265138371082015-02-01T18:50:51.043+00:002015-02-01T18:50:51.043+00:00Some songs stick in one's head don't they ...Some songs stick in one's head don't they Helen.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-86811871878263660292015-02-01T18:50:13.910+00:002015-02-01T18:50:13.910+00:00Feeling a good bit better today Madam Thyme. Went ...Feeling a good bit better today Madam Thyme. Went out for a stroll in the snow.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52106661684250123362015-02-01T18:49:20.231+00:002015-02-01T18:49:20.231+00:00I think that Mary Hopkin's "Those Were th...I think that Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days" is better.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49882059929147426382015-02-01T16:20:34.668+00:002015-02-01T16:20:34.668+00:00Well, I'll be! I always thought the music and...Well, I'll be! I always thought the music and the beat had a Russian kinda' overtone, but I have never bothered to look it up. Nice, Mr. Pudding. Thank you for the information. (I hope you are feeling better.)Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37251521993446606642015-02-01T12:20:05.840+00:002015-02-01T12:20:05.840+00:00I've always loved this song.I've always loved this song.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40588963957473079212015-02-01T04:29:08.523+00:002015-02-01T04:29:08.523+00:00When I first started reading I thought you were ta...When I first started reading I thought you were talking about the theme song from All In the Family! <br /><br />Now I've got the Archie and Edith Bunker version playing in my head! ;)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.com