Weird thought

[ffutures]

You can sing the original St. Trinian's School Song (but possibly not the chorus) to the tune of Pink's "So What?"

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na

Maidens of St Trinian's, gird your armour on.
Grab the nearest weapon; never mind which one.
The battle's to the strongest; might is always right.
Trample on the weakest; glory in their plight.

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na

Stride towards your fortune boldly on your way,
Never once forgetting there's one born every day.
Let our motto be broadcast: "get your blow in first!"
She who draws the sword last always comes off worst.

Comments

[dergeis.livejournal.com]

And the theme to "Gilligan's Island" can be sung to the tune of "Amazing Grace." And vice versa.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I don't know Gilligan's Island at all, but there are no end of songs that work to more than one tune - the St. Trinian's one amuses me because it would be good music for another ST film, much better than that silly "Daughters of Anarchy" tune they're using.

[pauldormer.livejournal.com]

I can lend you the DVDs of season 1 of Gilligan's Island.

(Actually used to get it on Yorkshire Television back in the sixties. I don't know if other ITV companies showed it.)

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I'd better not, I really don't need to get addicted to yet another show when I have about 50 unviewed DVDs.

[dsample.livejournal.com]

You can also sing "Jabberwocky" to the tune of "Greensleeves."

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

True.

[pauldormer.livejournal.com]

I don't actully know So What.

The tune for the original song was written by the composer Malcolm Arnold, who also wrote serious music.

There was a play on Radio 4 a few years ago about Arnold's involvement in the original Hoffnung concerts:

ARNOLD: What are you asking me for? I'm a serious composer.
HOFFNUNG: I did like that thing you did with the schoolgirls.

The piece Arnold wrote for the Hoffnung concerts was his Grand Grand Overture, which has parts for vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and rifles.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Here's So What - warning, it's an earworm, it was the opening music in an episode of Castle and I was humming it for about three weeks...

http://youtu.be/lUvYR2ZYjVY

[dergeis.livejournal.com]

I know better than to click on THAT link.

[pauldormer.livejournal.com]

Well, I watched it. I'll see what happens. Pop songs usually don't stick for me. (And, for that matter I can't now recall the Gilligan's Island song.)

Incidentally, it amused me to realise that Larkin's They fuck you up, your mum and dad can be sung to the same tune as Tolkien's The Road goes ever on and on.