{"id":578,"date":"2011-10-30T19:01:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T18:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skamonics.co.uk\/?p=407"},"modified":"2011-10-30T19:01:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-30T18:01:49","slug":"great-gig-in-rotherhithe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/30\/great-gig-in-rotherhithe\/","title":{"rendered":"Great gig in Rotherhithe"},"content":{"rendered":"

>Update: <\/em>We’ve had a nice message from our clients:<\/p>\n

”\u00a0Thanks so much for playing on Saturday, we had such a fantastic time. We’d like to send you all a card “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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We had huge fun playing for D and N’s wedding blessing last night. This was at the Hilton hotel\u00a0on the banks of the Thames in Rotherhithe,\u00a0just across the river from Canary Wharf.
\n\"\"As Steve’s photo shows, it was a beautifully clear evening though not the time of year for outdoor gigs.<\/div>\n

We learnt three new songs at the couple’s request. For their first dance we had to knock up a quick arrangement of They can’t take that away from me<\/em>. This is an old jazz standard written by George Gershwin, though we suspect many people today are more likely to know the Robbie Williams version and probably think it’s called The way you wear your hat<\/em> as at least some of the band did. As we already do songs like Fly me to the moon<\/em> and In the Mood for Love,\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0we know how to ska up these great old swing tunes.<\/div>\n
For their second song they wanted Moondance. We didn’t think this could really be done with a ska or reggae feel so did it rather like the original.<\/div>\n
We had the most fun with Hava Nagila. This introduced the band to the traditional chair-lifting that goes with this old tune at Jewish ceremonies. And it makes for a great bit of ska, allowing Steve to demonstrate the klezmer side of his clarinet playing. We will be playing this one again.<\/div>\n
Here’s the set list we played.<\/div>\n
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They Can’t Take That Away\u00a0from me<\/strong> –a special request for the first dance<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moondance<\/strong> – another request<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guns Of Navarone<\/strong> – all ska bands have to play this<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin Goes Ska –<\/strong> a favourite 60s ska instrumental<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I\u2019m in the Mood For Love – <\/strong>swinging ska jazz that we often do as a first dance<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You’re Wondering Now – <\/strong>a 60s ska song that Amy Winehouse recorded<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alley Cat Ska <\/strong>– another 60s instrumental<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Man In The Street –\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>and another<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fly Me To The Moon –<\/strong> ska swing<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Can’t Get You Out out of my Head – <\/strong>Kylie goes ska<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enola Gay – <\/strong>many 80s songs make great ska<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 Out Of 10 <\/strong>-Paolo Nutini proves that great ska songs are still being written<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hava Nagila –<\/strong>probably the best known Jewish song, which we do as an instrumental<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Second Set\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

James Bond <\/strong>instrumental classic<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Misirlou – <\/strong>from Greece to surf guitar classic to the Skamonics!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99 Red Balloons –<\/strong>another 80s classic<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tainted Love <\/strong>– and another<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rudy A Message To You – <\/strong>a 60s song that evryone associates with the Specials<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My Boy Lollipop – <\/strong>more 60s <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baggy Trousers <\/strong>– our Madness tribute<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Israelites<\/strong>\u00a0 – Desmond Dekker’s great reggae song<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Night Boat To Cairo – <\/strong>and another Madness song<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Encore\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Gangsters – <\/strong>more Specials<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tequila – <\/em><\/strong>not ska, but a another great 60s instrumental and party favourite<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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We have a very rough recording of the gig, and more photos, so there should be more to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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