Tag: Maggie Danylewycz

I assume this was Maggie Danylewycz, who directed several times. Usual apologies for the shoddy looking list where the neat and tidy Amipro table used to be, but the facts about the submissions are all there to be seen. I think Maggie used a few of mine that year in Edinburgh.

No idea what her pricing problems were. Someone might know and chime in one day.

LIST OF SONGS SUBMITTED AND TAPE TRACK LISTING
EDINBURGH 1995 RUN

Dear Maggie

This starter pack consists mainly of songs which have been in the show and have a good chance of still being topical or becoming topical again for Edinburgh (e.g. VE Day stuff becomes VJ Day stuff). There are also one or two unperformed ones. If you want me to work on a rewrite of an old chestnut of mine that you might have uncovered in the archive, just let me know. I’ll send you brand new ones as I write them.

Call me and let me know if you are short of any subjects or styles and I shall try to oblige. Also, if any of these need a bit of rewrite then I am happy to change them on request.

I hope you have resolved your pricing problems; do let me know what you finally resolved. I look forward to seeing you soon.

Song Title/Original Title/Artist on Tape

Aprox. No. of weeks performed 7+ 4-6 1-3 New

side 1

i’ll never find another job/i’ll never find another you/seekers 7+

newt gingrich/moon river / danny williams New

privatise/bright eyes/art garfunkle 7+

oj’s girl/bobby’s girl/marcie blaine 7+

have i the right? / have i the right? / honeycombs 4-6

bye bye barings / bye bye baby / bay city rollers 4-6

crap tarrantino man/son of a preacher man/dusty springfield New

the shit of araby/the sheik of araby/spike jones New

posy band perfect day/lou reed New

lilley the prick lilley the pink/scaffold New

side 2

ve day medley x 2 many ghastly ww2 songs sung badly by soldiers 4-6
vanessa mae / enola gay / omd 4-6
jumping mick jagger / jumping jack flash / rolling stones 4-6

Maggie Danylewycz 16 February 1994
News Revue


Dear Maggie
 
MAJOR’S HAT

I have a quick update to the Russian Shock song to incorporate the major news story of the week.
 
At the end of the dancing interlude:
 
JOHN MAJOR APPEARS WEARING A SILLY RUSSIAN HAT
 
MAJOR:Hello, Russians.
 
RUSSIANS:(to John Major)Where did you get that hat?
(to each other)Where did we get this twat? Oy!
 
THEN GO INTO CHORUS
 
No doubt you have suitable headgear somewhere in the News Revue stock. However, should you lack a suitable titfer, I have one that you could have gladly. If you do need the hat, please leave a message on my answering machine today and I shall bring the hat in for you tomorrow evening. Look forward to seeing you then.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
 
 
Ian Harris
 
PS Please may I have some of those tapes back on Thursday, if you have finished with them. My stocks are very low now that I am sending stuff to Steve as well as you!

I had no recollection that the Mad Frogs And Englishman lyric was somewhat a request by Maggie and Paul. Nor that my father passed on sage advice about it through me! But I do recall my father absolutely loving that lyric.

Maggie Danylewycz 6 February 1994
News Revue
(Paul’s Noel Coward Song)
 

Dear Maggie
 
PAUL’S NOEL COWARD SONG
 
This was much harder to write than I thought it would be, but it has gone down very well with everyone who has heard it so far (and I can barely do Noel Coward).
 
My old man reckons that “Noel” should be introduced by a maid or butler bringing him a newspaper or some such business. Whether this would mean anything to the under 70’s I cannot judge, but I promised to pass on his advice to you.
 
I hope you have fun with the Noel song.
 
Some friends of mine who regularly visit the show came along last Thursday and called me yesterday to say that it was the best News Revue they had seen in ages. Well done!
 
I look forward to seeing you all this week.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ian Harris
 
encs

Maggie Danylewycz 21 January 1994
News Revue


Dear Maggie
 
WOW, WHAT AN OPENER!!

Yes, I loved it to death. I enclose the Portillo and Lilly sketch I promised. Hope you like it. A few thoughts and comments on the stuff from last night.
 
MR GHALI
 
This one goes down so well when I try it out on people one to one. It seemed a bit static -you could try having the “let’s here it for Mr Ghali” over the PA and have one of the cast then come skipping on later in the song. It would benefit from a short sketch to lead into it I think. Also, consider “Guatemali” instead of “Bengali”. The former is so far from accurate that it could only be a joke. Also, Guatemala is very definitely still a war zone whereas Bengal sort of isn’t.
 
MEDLEY FROM HELL
 
I love the bike. It has a News Revue-ness about it. I think Paul could go further in the urine bit – I suggest a glass of Lucozade or Honey & Lemon. This should make the audience laugh and it just about might save Paul’s volume.
 
Basically I think the show is great and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone next week. If you want call me this weekend, please leave your telephone number on my answering machine as I have mislaid it from last week!
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
Ian Harris

My first encounter with the superb director Maggie Danylewycz – hence my inability to spell her name that first time. This didn’t seem to put Maggie off using my material – she used loads in that run.

                    LIST OF SONGS SUBMITTED AND TAPE TRACK LISTING


                      MAGGIE DANNIEVICH JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1994 RUN
 
Dear Maggie
 
I enclose your starter pack of lyrics and tape for my offerings.  The pack consists of mainly new songs plus one or two rewrites of older ones etc.  I haven’t included chestnuts from earlier runs, but if you want me to work on one that you have uncovered, just let me know.
 
Please do call me and let me know if you are short of any subjects or styles and I shall try to oblige.  Also, if any of these need a bit of rewrite then I shall be happy to change them on request.
 
See you soon.