Song
Title & Composer(s)
|
Track
info / Notes |
Tadpoles In A Jam Jar
(John Meeks) |
A new song released in 2004 on John Meeks' first
solo CD.
CD:
Just Me And Some Of Mi Songs |
Take Me With You
(Dominic Bugatti - Frank Musker) |
Pop song from the writing team who penned hits
for Sheena Easton (Modern Girl), Chaka Khan
and other artists.
LP:
Peddlers Of Songs; LP:
This Is The Fivepenny Piece |
Teacher, The
(words: Nick Brackin, music: John Meeks) |
Tale of the posh-speaking new teacher (played
by Lynda) at a Lancashire school, trying to
teach the childer to speighk proper! I don't
know who the lyricist Nick Brackin is.
LP:
Telling Tales; LP:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece |
Tell Us It Ain't So
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Gospel-tinged song written for the TV Programme
Get The Drift. A group harmony effort.
LP:
On Stage |
There's A Great Deal Of Difference
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Issued as a single and on the band's first LP,
this medium paced song has a brass-led accompaniment.
Although it's pleasant to listen to, it was
perhaps not the best choice for a single.
single:
There's A Great Deal Of Difference; LP:
The Fivepenny Piece |
They Tell Us Owt
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe - Eddie Crotty)
|
One of the band's best-remembered songs, bemoaning
the state of everything including rising prices,
lower quality food, and what would now be called
government 'spin' (sound familiar?). In spite
of this it's a light-hearted song with plenty
of Lancashire humour, typical of the band's
best material.
LP:
The Fivepenny Piece; LP:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece; LP:
Lancashire My Lancashire; CD:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece |
Time Is Now, The
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Catchy, medium-paced song with mainly Lynda
on vocals - another one which could be imagined
issued as a single, but never was.
LP:
Makin' Tracks |
Today I Am A Mountain
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Another song with slightly odd lyrics. Lynda
on lead vocals.
LP:
Songs We Like To Sing |
Tummeld In
(words: Mary Smith, music: John Meeks) |
Spoken tale (by Lynda) of a young lad who comes
home in a bit of a state, having fallen somewhere
he shouldn't have. I haven't been able to find
out anything about the lyricist Mary Smith.
LP:
Telling Tales |
Tuppence Change
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Lovely song on the first album, sung by Lynda
with harmonies from the rest of the group, about
a poor old man who has apparently been swindled
out of his money by heartless businessmen.
LP:
The Fivepenny Piece; CD:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece |
TV Addict
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Humorous song about someone who watches too
much 'telly' for their own good. That probably
goes for many of us! Because of the references
to 1970s TV shows, it now sounds a bit dated.
LP:
King Cotton |
Twelfth Of Never, The
(Paul Francis Webster - Jerry Livingston) |
Based on the old folk song The Riddle Song,
this pop song has been recorded by many artists
over the years since its first appearance in
1957. Not typical 5PP material - included on
the LP Here We Are Again.
LP:
Here We Are Again; CD:
Here We Are Again |
Two Soldiers
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Regarded by many as one of the Meeks-Radcliffe
partnership's finest songs, with an anti-war
message. John sings lead vocals, with Lynda
and Eddie joining in on
the chorus. Re-recorded in 2007 for the It
All Began album.
LP:
Wish You Were Here; LP:
This Is Fivepenny Piece; CD:
Where It All Began
|
Song
Title & Composer(s) |
Track
info / Notes |
Water Is Wide, The
(Trad.) |
Beautiful folk song so well known it probably
doesn't need much description here, recorded
by many artists over the years.
CD:
Better Than Ever |
|
Watercolour Morning
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe)
Lyrics
here
|
A bright and cheerful song celebrating love
and life, inspired by Colin's love of painting.
Issued as a single but sadly didn't get anywhere
chart-wise. Nevertheless, it remains one of
the group's most enduringly popular numbers.
single:
Watercolour Morning ; LP:
King Cotton; LP:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece; LP:
This Is The Fivepenny Piece; CD:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece; LP:
Hit Kaleidoscope; CD:
Best Folk Album |
Watering Can
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
A
catchy children's song with a singalong chorus,
popular with Fivepenny Piece fans.
LP:
The Fivepenny Piece; LP:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece; CD:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece |
Waterloo Silent Band
(Colin & George Radcliffe, Trevor Chance)
|
The band in question doesn't spend a lot of
time practicing on their instruments! Eddie
on lead vocals.
LP:
Here We Are Again; CD:
Here We Are Again |
Weightwatchers
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Another song about slimming, in the same mould
as Dieting.
LP:
Both Sides Of The Fivepenny Piece; LP:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece |
Well I Tell Thee Dick
(Mike Lyddiard) |
From the pen of Lancashire folk singer Mike
Lyddiard, this humorous song is about a young
lad telling his pal about his newly arrived
baby sister.
LP:
Wish You Were Here |
What A Splendid Character
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Strange song with unfathomable words, seemingly
about a tree. Not sure what to make of this
one! John on lead vocals.
LP:
Songs We Like To Sing |
What Can You Do When Your Clogs Let In Water?
(Dave Dutton - Bernard Wrigley) |
Another humorous song by the King of 'Lanky'
and the Bolton Bullfrog, this time about the
perils of leaky footwear.
LP:
An Evening With The Fivepenny Piece;
CD:
Where It All Began |
When Granny Sang Me Songs
(Dave Dutton - Bernard Wrigley) |
Nostalgic song harking back to childhood, again
from Dave Dutton and Bernard Wrigley. Lynda
sings lead.
LP:
Life Is A Game Of Chance |
Where There's Muck There's Brass
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
The famous northern saying forms a title for
this Meeks-Radcliffe song - one of the band's
best known songs, originally on the King
Cotton album and re-recorded on the later
CD Better Than Ever.
LP:
King Cotton; LP:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece; LP:
Lancashire My Lancashire; CD:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece; CD:
Better Than Ever |
While Children
Sleep
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe)
|
A
new Meeks-Radcliffe composition recorded for
the band's 2008 Christmas album.
CD:
A Special Child |
Who's To Blame?
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Lynda sings lead vocals on this song which has
echoes of the 1960s in the arrangement, featuring
some great bass playing by George.
LP:
Wish You Were Here |
Wild Rover
(Trad.) |
The well-known Irish folk song, sung in folk
clubs everywhere during the 1960s and '70s,
and maybe even today.
CD:
Better Than Ever |
Willie Pollard
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
One of the relatively few self-penned numbers
on the Peddlers Of Songs album, this
one has Lynda on lead vocals.
LP:
Peddlers Of Songs |
Wine Women & Song
(Trevor Chance, R. Turner) |
A bit more wine than women or song seems to
be the rule here! Rowdy vocals from Trevor,
Eddie and George.
LP:
Here We Are Again; CD:
Here We Are Again |
Winter Sun
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Pleasant country-tinged song sung by Lynda on
the album Makin' Tracks.
LP:
Makin' Tracks; CD:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece |
Wish You Were Here
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
The group's homage to the king of seaside resorts
Blackpool, with its sands, bingo, chips and
beer. Humorous album title track with a great
sing-a-long chorus. Re-recorded in 2007 for
the It All Began album.
LP:
Wish You Were Here; LP:
The Very Best Of The Fivepenny Piece; CD:
Where It All Began |
Write Me A Song
(John Meeks - Colin Radcliffe) |
Lynda sings lead vocals on this pop-oriented
song.
LP:
Telling Tales |
