[Dixielandjazz] Re: Ooyah, ooyah, ooyah! and similar songs (was YOBS)

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

perhaps, correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't that be:

"plagerisimistic copyright infringement," does A.S.C.A.P. know about 
this dastardly practice? if so there will soon be Hell to Pay not to 
mention fines and royalties and lots of lawyer fees,  :))  hence Jack's 
smirk  :))

Cheers,

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: David Richoux <tubaman at tubatoast.com>; dixieland jazz mail list 
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:26:38 +1100
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Ooyah, ooyah, ooyah! and similar songs 
(was YOBS)

   Dear Dave, John Farrell and friends,
I have known of drummer Lennie Hastings' "Ooyah, ooyah, ooyah!" vocal 
break
for many years.
Indeed, on a visit to the Osaka Jazz Club in Japan during the 1980s I 
was
invited to sit in with the resident group, the internationally famous 
New
Orleans Rascals. On "Tiger Rag", during my solo, I pulled out the 
"Ooyah,
ooyah, ooyah! thing.
[Which, of course, had nothing to do with the saki we had consumed at
dinnertime.]
It brought the house down so effectively that I've forever wondered 
what,
phonetically, it may mean in Japanese!
I've never had the courage to ask.
Dave, you commented in your reply that the Bonzo Dogs used the vocal 
break
in one of the tunes on their 'Gorilla' LP (which I have) and mentioned 
that
the "whole song is a version of Bill Bailey/Tiger Rag."
Which reminded me of a question I was asked recently, but have not yet
researched.
What is the term used to describe the situation where one song can be 
sung
to the tune of another?
The examples given in the query to me were "It's A Long Way To 
Tipperary"
and "Pack Up You Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag".
There are many other examples, as you know.
Our clarinet player, Jack Wiard, does it whenever we play "Bill Bailey" 
and
frequently, with a knowing smirk, in quite a few other tunes.
Kind regards,
Bill.




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