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Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: opimus on March 11, 2008, 07:24:53 PM
Has any one downloaded the bagpipe cover version of Swingin Safari by The Royal Ulster Constabulary  Pipe Band from Itunes?
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: HYHYBT on March 12, 2008, 11:42:57 AM
So *that's* what my music collection's been missing: bagpipes!
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: geno57 on March 12, 2008, 12:50:00 PM
[quote name=\'opimus\' post=\'180958\' date=\'Mar 11 2008, 05:24 PM\']
Has any one downloaded the bagpipe cover version of Swingin Safari by The Royal Ulster Constabulary  Pipe Band from Itunes?
[/quote]


Ach, from Ulster, it's tayeem ta play ye, The Motch Gemm!  And now ye host, Gene O'Rayburn!

I just downloaded it.  I'm laughing hysterically as I type this.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: lobster on March 12, 2008, 01:34:46 PM
[quote name=\'geno57\' post=\'181071\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 11:50 AM\']
Ach, from Ulster, it's tayeem ta play ye, The Motch Gemm!  And now ye host, Gene O'Rayburn!
[/quote]

"Trauchle Fergus MacCloud is sooo thrawn... (how thrawn is hae?!) .. Soo thrawn, his dreich claes is drookit frae th' blanke!"
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: Matt Ottinger on March 12, 2008, 01:52:58 PM
Someone get Craig Ferguson to host, and Drew to sit on the panel for the debut show, and we've got a sale.

\But the game will get old after a while when everybody keeps answering 'haggis'
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: tpirfan28 on March 12, 2008, 01:56:08 PM
What...the....hell....is....that....

Definitely an interesting remake......

/if Drew's on it, don't let it be for a Million, or ye be givin' a million on ye's first show
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: opimus on March 12, 2008, 02:00:52 PM
Guys, Ulster is in Ireland.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: lobster on March 12, 2008, 02:05:37 PM
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'181078\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 12:52 PM\']
Someone get Craig Ferguson to host, and Drew to sit on the panel for the debut show, and we've got a sale.
[/quote]

but then they'd have to give away a million dollars :]

/To win you must be able to match Patti Deutsch exactly on a question that has many potential smart-ass answers
//Odds: 2800 to 1
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: lobster on March 12, 2008, 02:08:57 PM
Get on ye to match th' starr'd paeple:  Seth MacFarlane! Sarah MacLachlan! Frances MacDormand! John MacEnroe! Joey MacIntyre! an' Jim MacLehrer!  .. as we get gulloch't plae Motch Gaem!

/no more hot sake with lunch
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: MikeK on March 12, 2008, 02:25:13 PM
[quote name=\'lobster\' post=\'181084\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 02:08 PM\']
Get on ye to match th' starr'd paeple:  Seth MacFarlane! Sarah MacLachlan! Frances MacDormand! John MacEnroe! Joey MacIntyre! an' Jim MacLehrer!  .. as we get gulloch't plae Motch Gaem![/quote]
Wouldn't that be Mac Game?  And where's Groundskeeper Willie?
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: DrBear on March 12, 2008, 04:14:29 PM
An' if ye get this'n rrrrright...well, ken ye len' me five quid?
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: opimus on March 12, 2008, 04:21:50 PM
Ladie. Do ye want Aye or Be?
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: lobster on March 12, 2008, 04:50:59 PM
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'181088\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 01:25 PM\']
[quote name=\'lobster\' post=\'181084\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 02:08 PM\']
Get on ye to match th' starr'd paeple:  Seth MacFarlane! Sarah MacLachlan! Frances MacDormand! John MacEnroe! Joey MacIntyre! an' Jim MacLehrer!  .. as we get gulloch't plae Motch Gaem![/quote]
Wouldn't that be Mac Game?  And where's Groundskeeper Willie?
[/quote]

Naturally, he takes on the role of Earl..
"Sleid it, Willie!"
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: DrBear on March 12, 2008, 08:10:03 PM
Parrrrting guests'll rrreceive...
A year's supply of Scottowels!
Scotch tape!
A thousand books of Scotch Plaid stamps!
And an autographed picture of James Doohan!
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: Kevin Prather on March 12, 2008, 08:16:56 PM
I'll bite. Where can I find it?
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: TimK2003 on March 12, 2008, 08:47:41 PM
I liked the song!

Now can the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pipe Band follow that up with some more game show themes like:

The 2nd Password theme from the 60s,
$10,000 Pyramid
Break The Bank (the 70's version)
Treasure Hunt (likewise)
Jackpot (ditto)
Let's Make a Deal (70s as well)

Some would sound good in bagpipe renditions! :)
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: Matt Ottinger on March 12, 2008, 10:00:20 PM
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'181174\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 08:47 PM\']
Now can the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pipe Band follow that up with some more game show themes like:
...
$10,000 Pyramid
...
[/quote]
Well, we do have this. (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QxxcH9PSS8\")  
And between the two, the start of the greatest concept album ever.

Which reminds:  Long time ago, I compiled a collection I called "There Were Words to That?" which featured game show themes being sung.   Two of my favorites were Chuck Barris oddities: Summertime Guy, which was a pop single he wrote and then later adapted into the theme from The Newlywed Game, and Lovee's Come Back, which was used as theme music for The Gong Show.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: Game Show Man on March 12, 2008, 10:56:42 PM
[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'181163\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 05:10 PM\']
And an autographed picture of James Doohan!
[/quote]

For the record, James Doohan was Canadian. :D
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: chris319 on March 13, 2008, 05:14:51 AM
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'181187\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 07:00 PM\']
Well, we do have this. (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QxxcH9PSS8\")  
[/quote]
I can't imagine why Stan Blits would ever go to Kalehoff again when these guys are available.

Quote
Now can the Royal Ulster Constabulary Pipe Band follow that up with some more game show themes like:

The 2nd Password theme from the 60s,
$10,000 Pyramid
Break The Bank (the 70's version)
Treasure Hunt (likewise)
Jackpot (ditto)
Let's Make a Deal (70s as well)

Some would sound good in bagpipe renditions! :)
General MIDI has a bagpipe instrument, knock yourself out.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: opimus on March 13, 2008, 10:25:42 AM
Departing contestants will get a case of spotted dick.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: clemon79 on March 13, 2008, 01:04:22 PM
[quote name=\'opimus\' post=\'181216\' date=\'Mar 13 2008, 07:25 AM\']
Departing contestants will get a case of spotted dick.
[/quote]
Little shampoo'll clear that right up.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: DrBear on March 13, 2008, 06:03:42 PM
[quote name=\'opimus\' post=\'181216\' date=\'Mar 13 2008, 09:25 AM\'] Departing contestants will get a case of spotted dick. [/quote]
Strangely enough, so do departing clients at the Emperor's Club.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: joshg on March 15, 2008, 03:10:32 PM
No Emperor's Club joke here, but on iTunes we can find the second track of our game show concept album:

Oslo Strykekvartett covers "Chump Change" by Quincy Jones.

Josh
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: chad1m on March 15, 2008, 04:27:38 PM
Wow, I just purchased that track. Very nice.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: MikeK on March 15, 2008, 05:16:01 PM
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'181527\' date=\'Mar 15 2008, 04:27 PM\']Wow, I just purchased that track. Very nice.[/quote]
Make it two who have sacrified 99 cents to download this.  It's actually pretty good.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: clemon79 on March 15, 2008, 05:36:02 PM
Sadly, not available on AmazonMP3.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: CarbonCpy on March 15, 2008, 11:52:06 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'181542\' date=\'Mar 15 2008, 05:36 PM\']
Sadly, not available on AmazonMP3.
[/quote]

Best I managed to find so far for us non-iPod users was this Norwegian site (http://\"http://www.musiconline.no/shop/displayAlbum.asp?id=30609\"), but it at least has samples.  I can't say I'm thrilled by the exchange rate at the moment (1 Krone = 19 cents, according to google).

This page (http://\"http://www.fabra.no/1_0_fabra.html\") also has sound samples for Chump Change, once you scroll halfway down.  But this one's the tail-end of the song.  

I'll keep looking.

/Listening to those samples, all I could think was "This is Jonathan Olsen speaking for Presently You Can Visualize the Answers, with your host Sir James Purceful Blythe Narsington III.  This program has been a Marcus Fineprogeny--William Todfellow, Esq. production.  Quite."
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: lobster on March 15, 2008, 11:58:34 PM
there is The Cadets drum & bugle corps of Allentown PA that had Chump Change in its 1979 repertoire at the DCI -- I spent an entire afternoon trying to track down a copy.. I'm sure someone has it.. a D&BC cover would be awesome to hear -- it's almost as if the song was meant for that..
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: lobster on March 16, 2008, 12:00:52 AM
...for 45 bucks you can have the marching band sheet music arrangement for Chump Change :D

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/a/product.ht...ic&id=57620 (http://\"http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/a/product.html?command=search&db=/store/db/inventory.db&eqskudata=HL.190168&searchtitle=sheet%20music&id=57620\")

"By Quincy Jones, Bill Cosby. Arranged by John Tatgenhorst. Band Music Press Marching Band. Published by Band Music Press. (190168)

From the pen of the two greatest writers and entertainers in the world, we're proud to present a great rocker for the field or in the stands. A real crowd pleaser."

I wonder what role Bill Cosby actually had in writing that song..
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: clemon79 on March 16, 2008, 12:04:03 AM
[quote name=\'CarbonCpy\' post=\'181602\' date=\'Mar 15 2008, 08:52 PM\']
Best I managed to find so far for us non-iPod users[/quote]
Oh, I'm an iPod user, I simply refuse to give the iTunes Store money for music they want to control and restrict my usage of. AmazonMP3's stuff is completely DRM-free, the same price as the iTunes Store (most of the time) and no less convenient, considering there is a plug-in that will even handle importing the download into your iTunes library.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: CarbonCpy on March 16, 2008, 12:12:27 AM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'181606\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:04 AM\']
Oh, I'm an iPod user, I simply refuse to give the iTunes Store money for music they want to control and restrict my usage of. AmazonMP3's stuff is completely DRM-free, the same price as the iTunes Store (most of the time) and no less convenient, considering there is a plug-in that will even handle importing the download into your iTunes library.
[/quote]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I was approaching that from the point of "iTunes being the only other place that has this track."  I should have worded that differently.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: clemon79 on March 16, 2008, 12:15:13 AM
[quote name=\'CarbonCpy\' post=\'181610\' date=\'Mar 15 2008, 09:12 PM\']
Oh, don't get me wrong, I was approaching that from the point of "iTunes being the only other place that has this track."  I should have worded that differently.[/quote]
That's cool. I just think it's important for people to know that just because they have an iPod, that they're not locked in to the ITS, there are other very good and very convenient alternatives available.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: rebelwrest on March 16, 2008, 12:46:49 AM
[quote name=\'opimus\' post=\'181080\' date=\'Mar 12 2008, 02:00 PM\']
Guys, Ulster is in Ireland.
[/quote]

Actually Ulster is in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (as part of the United Kingdom).  The only reason opimus' statement raised a red flag because I remember Ulster Television holds the ITV franchise to broadcast to Northern Ireland (and yes I did more research to make sure what I said is correct).

Back on topic, those two instrumentals have made onto my MP3 player.  One right next to The Offspring.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: ChrisLambert! on March 16, 2008, 10:55:24 AM
[quote name=\'lobster\' post=\'181604\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:00 AM\']
I wonder what role Bill Cosby actually had in writing that song..
[/quote]

Tangent: Would've loved to have been in on the Cos's writing process for "Hikky-Burr." :)

/whoo lawd!
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: DoorNumberFour on March 16, 2008, 12:20:50 PM
[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' post=\'181633\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 10:55 AM\']
[quote name=\'lobster\' post=\'181604\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:00 AM\']
I wonder what role Bill Cosby actually had in writing that song..
[/quote]

Tangent: Would've loved to have been in on the Cos's writing process for "Hikky-Burr." :)

/whoo lawd!
[/quote]
I sincerely lol'd.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: Monarx on March 16, 2008, 04:25:54 PM
[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'181642\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:20 PM\']
[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' post=\'181633\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 10:55 AM\']
[quote name=\'lobster\' post=\'181604\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:00 AM\']
I wonder what role Bill Cosby actually had in writing that song..
[/quote]

Tangent: Would've loved to have been in on the Cos's writing process for "Hikky-Burr." :)

/whoo lawd!
[/quote]
I sincerely lol'd.
[/quote]

I gotta go lie in my Cot after all these puns.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: MikeK on March 16, 2008, 04:30:11 PM
[quote name=\'Monarx\' post=\'181662\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 04:25 PM\']
[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'181642\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:20 PM\']
[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' post=\'181633\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 10:55 AM\']
[quote name=\'lobster\' post=\'181604\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:00 AM\']
I wonder what role Bill Cosby actually had in writing that song..
[/quote]

Tangent: Would've loved to have been in on the Cos's writing process for "Hikky-Burr." :)

/whoo lawd!
[/quote]
I sincerely lol'd.
[/quote]

I gotta go lie in my Cot after all these puns.
[/quote]
Secant, cosecant.  There, all of the trig ratio terms have been put to use.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: Kevin Prather on March 16, 2008, 04:59:08 PM
[quote name=\'Monarx\' post=\'181662\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 01:25 PM\']
[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'181642\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:20 PM\']
[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' post=\'181633\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 10:55 AM\']
[quote name=\'lobster\' post=\'181604\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:00 AM\']
I wonder what role Bill Cosby actually had in writing that song..
[/quote]

Tangent: Would've loved to have been in on the Cos's writing process for "Hikky-Burr." :)

/whoo lawd!
[/quote]
I sincerely lol'd.
[/quote]

I gotta go lie in my Cot after all these puns.
[/quote]
That will secure your sanity for....

[quote name=\'MikeK\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 01:30 PM\']Secant, cosecant. There, all of the trig ratio terms have been put to use.[/quote]
....Dammit, Mike! You're no fun!
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: jalman on April 25, 2008, 09:03:05 PM
[quote name=\'CarbonCpy\' post=\'181610\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:12 AM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'181606\' date=\'Mar 16 2008, 12:04 AM\']
Oh, I'm an iPod user, I simply refuse to give the iTunes Store money for music they want to control and restrict my usage of. AmazonMP3's stuff is completely DRM-free, the same price as the iTunes Store (most of the time) and no less convenient, considering there is a plug-in that will even handle importing the download into your iTunes library.
[/quote]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I was approaching that from the point of "iTunes being the only other place that has this track."  I should have worded that differently.
[/quote]
Giving a bump to inform Chump Change connoisseurs that The Oslo String Quartet website (http://\"http://www.mfn.musiconline.no/shop/displayAlbum.asp?id=30609\") offers this track also for about $1.86.

/Note to self: No more iTunes
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: MikeK on April 25, 2008, 09:14:16 PM
[quote name=\'jalman\' post=\'184859\' date=\'Apr 25 2008, 09:03 PM\']Giving a bump to inform Chump Change connoisseurs that The Oslo String Quartet website (http://\"http://www.mfn.musiconline.no/shop/displayAlbum.asp?id=30609\") offers this track also for about $1.86.[/quote]
Or if you ask very kindly, some of us have it as an MP3.

And even if you ask kindly, you probably won't get it until Sunday, as I'll be busy most of tomorrow.  It's still a better bargain than 99 cents or $1.86.

Quote
/Note to self: No more iTunes
QFT.  I reinstalled iTunes just to get that file.
Title: Bagpipe cover of Swingin Safari
Post by: jalman on April 25, 2008, 09:35:42 PM
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'184861\' date=\'Apr 25 2008, 09:14 PM\']
[quote name=\'jalman\' post=\'184859\' date=\'Apr 25 2008, 09:03 PM\']Giving a bump to inform Chump Change connoisseurs that The Oslo String Quartet website (http://\"http://www.mfn.musiconline.no/shop/displayAlbum.asp?id=30609\") offers this track also for about $1.86.[/quote]
Or if you ask very kindly, some of us have it as an MP3.

And even if you ask kindly, you probably won't get it until Sunday, as I'll be busy most of tomorrow.  It's still a better bargain than 99 cents or $1.86.
[/quote]
You're a kind man, Mike.  However, I already went a spent a buck on the track then my mind sank in the fact that it's in iTunes, haha.  Thank you but I'm good :-)

*cuddles What-U-Hear technology*