At last I get around to presenting a song, that I have wanted to do for a few months now. It was Sev that gave me the idea (he might just remember if his memory is any better than mine).
Blue Mink was a British five-piece pop group, that existed from 1969 to 1974. Over that period they had six Top 20 hit singles in the UK Singles Chart, and released five studio based albums. According to Allmusic: “they have been immortalised on a string of compilation albums, each recounting the string of effervescent hits that established them among Britain’s best-loved pop groups of the early 1970s”.
Roger Coulam (born Roger Keith Coulam, 26 April 1944, England) (organist) formed the band in the autumn of 1969, with Madeline Bell (vocalist), Roger Cook (vocalist), Herbie Flowers (bassist), and Barry Morgan (drummer) (born November 1944, London died 1 November 2007). Most of the songs were written by Cook and Roger Greenaway (ring a bell Sev).
Todays choice was their first single, which reached the British Top Ten, peaking at no. 3 in 1969. To be truthful it was a favorite of my mothers, I didn’t like it at all. Today, however, I do enjoy the music. The lyrics are a little controversial, some of the words that were at the time common British slang now sound a little different, undermining the intent of the song. However, I won’t go into this further. Just enjoy the music!
Your lyrics were:
Mick and Lady Faithfull, Lord and Mrs. Graceful
[boxheading class=”blue”]Looking Back In Lyricland[/boxheading]
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[boxheading class=”blue”]The Winners[/boxheading]
[highlight class=”blue”]Phiz[/highlight][highlight class=”black”]Mavourneen[/highlight][highlight class=”amber”]Jayne and the gang[/highlight][highlight class=”green”]Peter[/highlight]
[highlight class=”grey”]Sharon[/highlight][highlight class=”red”]Diana[/highlight][highlight class=”taupe”]Sev[/highlight][highlight class=”blue”]Lyle[/highlight][highlight class=”black”]Dan[/highlight][highlight class=”amber”]Brenda[/highlight]
Lyrics courtesy of Phiz, Sharon, Lyle and Dan
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Roger Coulam (born Roger Keith Coulam, 26 April 1944, England) (organist) formed the band in the autumn of 1969, with Madeline Bell (vocalist), Roger Cook (vocalist), Herbie Flowers (bassist), and Barry Morgan (drummer) (born November 1944, London died 1 November 2007). Most of the songs were written by Cook and Roger Greenaway.
Flowers, Morgan and the guitarist Alan Parker all worked with Coulam at London’s Morgan Studios. The four of them recorded several backing tracks, with which Coulam approached soul singer Bell and Greenaway (who had been half of David and Jonathan) as vocalists. Greenaway declined, but put forward Cook (the other half of David and Jonathan).
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That’s from “Melting Pot” by Blue Mink. It appears on their 1969 album, “Melting Pot Blue Pink”.
— Phiz
Melting Pot – Lyrics from Blue Mink
Blue Mink – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amazon.com: Blue Mink: Songs, Albums, Pictures, Bios
WTG Phiz, thanks for pics, links and lyrics. A sound answer as ever, and extra kudos for coming in first!
Melting Pot Blue Mink
Camelot 68
correct, WTG Mavourneen 🙂
Blue Mink – Melting Pot
Jayne and the Gang
and another fine reply…. wtg Jayne!!
Blue Mink – Melting Pot
Thought this would be up your street Peter, well done!!
Melting Pot from Blue Mink
Take a pinch of white man
Wrap it up in black skin
Add a touch of blue blood
And a little bitty-bit of red indian boy
Mm, curly latin kinkies
Mixed with yellow Chinkees
If you lump it all together
Well, you’ve got a recipe for a get-along scene
Oh, what a beautiful dream
If it could only come true
You know, you know
What we need is a great big melting pot
Big enough to take the world and all it’s got
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more
And turn out coffee-coloured people by the score
Yeah, Lord
Rabbis and the Friars
Bishops and the Gurus
You got the Beatles or the Sun God – it’s true
Well, it really doesn’t matter
What religion you choose
No no no – ooh
Mick and Lady Faithfull
Lord and Mrs. Graceful
You know the living could be tasteful
Oh, we should all get together in a lovin’ machine
I’d better call up the Queen
It’s only fair that she knows
You know, you know
What we need is a great big melting pot
Big enough to take the world and all it’s got
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more
And turn out coffee-coloured people by the score
Yeah, what we need
What we need is a great big melting pot
Big enough to take the world and all it’s got
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more
And turn out coffee-coloured people by the score
Yeah, yeah, yeah
What we need is a great big melting pot ….
slnwsc
Thanks for the lyrics and a fine reply Sharon!! WTG
Blue Mink – Melting pot lyrics
Lyrics4US
Thanks for the lyrical link, always good to hear from you Diana … wtg!!
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yes I do remember
in fact my collection has this 45, The LP & I even went out and got the CD
mainly at the time for my love of Madeline Bell’s voice
Great tune I even considered using it a few time
Click here: MELTING POT LYRICS – BLUE MINK
I remember featuring Roger Cook under the name David and Jonathan,
Click here: Blue Mink – Melting Pot – YouTube
Click here: Melting Pot – BLUE MINK L @ @ K live ? TV 1994 Roger Cook Madeline Bell & Herbie Flowers – YouTube
Yes, Sev, it does sort of live from the vocals of Madeline (not to be confused with Maggie lol), although its a good song all around.
And it was you featuring David and Jonathan btw that gave me the idea for this month. Thanks for that and WTG!!
Melting Pot from Blue Mink*
Lyletoad
Well done, Lyle. Thanks for the lyrics and wtg!!
Hi Dave This is “Melting Pot” by Blue Mink. Link, pics and lyrics to follow. Dan
Blue Mink – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cheers Dan, for some great pics and link. WTG!!
Melting Pot
Blue Mink
Nice to see you here Bren, thanks for some great pics and a super answer…wtg!!!
Thanks everyone for playing again this month. Hope you like the presentation and I will see you again the next time I present Mystery Lyrics in April 2012
Take care!!