In the summertime….
Barbara forgets she was on the radio when responding
Of course it isn’t summertime yet, but I was reminded of the Mungo Jerry song this morning, you know where they sing ‘have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find’. Poor old Mungo Jerry. They weren’t to know that their feelgood song embodied an attitude which would become socially unacceptable within a generation.
Now I happen to think that a 20 miles per hour residential speed limit would be a rather good thing. See Twenty’s Plenty for more information. Some people disagree, but then again some people disagreed about the breathalyser when it was introduced. For the next few days you can hear Barbara Castle defending it on the The World This Weekend from 1 October 1967 over on the BBC website here (Go to 18minutes 30 seconds and press play). The killer quote ‘….you’re only a woman, you don’t drive, what do you know about it?’
It is fascinating how participants often try to disenfranchise non-participants as way of winning the argument. Still we remember Barbara and her achievements, her questioner rather less so.
Didn’t Mungo Jerry also sing this? (well I know they did actually)
Ridin along on my pushbike, honey
When I nowhere near you
Round down town, in a hurry honey,
Now, I’ve got my sights on you
You look so pretty, she was ridiing this song,.
Puttin’ on speed, as I tried catchin up but you
Were pedaling harder, too
Riding along like a hurricane, honey
Speeding afta you,
You look so pretty, she was ridin along,
You look so pretty, She was singing this song,.
Round, round wheels go round and round
Down, up pedals, down, up, down
Well,gotta get across to the other side of town
Bfore the sun goes down,
Well, we’re ridin’ along on a bicycle, honey
That’s a bicycle built for two
Lookin’ at my honey
In the rearview mirror
Now I got a better of view
You look so pretty, she was ridin’ along,
You look so pretty, She was singing this song,.
Sing this song,
Round, round wheels go round and round
Down, up pedals, down, up, down
Well,gotta get across to the other side of town
Before the sun goes down,
hey, hey
Probably worth mentioning that while MJ sang that line about drinking and driving, they don’t say it has to be an alcoholic drink!
Simon Geller
3 Mar 10 at 10:27 am
“Probably worth mentioning that while MJ sang that line about drinking and driving, they don’t say it has to be an alcoholic drink!”
Very well spotted Simon – and thanks for reminding me about their other great number
Gareth
3 Mar 10 at 10:49 am