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[miltiades]

Saturday night , a bottle of wine a little cheese a guitar and an old song by Kokotas , Oniro Apatilo , in my days as a bouzouki / guitar player I used to play this , one of two songs , the other one being Delfini delfinaki , that my wife and I used to sing together . Yiannis Kalatzis on this one .
First fell in love with Greek music in 1961 shortly after coming to the UK , influenced by a great classical guitarist I met , Julian . Later on I met my wife and already had a bouzouki , she didn't think much of it , its me and the bouzouki I told her , the guitar too , she put up with me , and I was bad in those early days !
"Tha me thimithis" , a great song , what an intro on the piano , what an interpretation by Parios , what an amazing collection of words , how real they all sound , how poignant those words are ! Along with Dinah Washington's "This bitter earth " my favourite song .
Another glass of wine and its off to bed before I bore you all with my sentiments ..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5zjDSxEfpc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7pHrKrX ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=judyCgN2daA

[Oracle]

Saturday night , a bottle of wine ...

Cutting down, huh!

A late night thought which gets me through:

I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.

(... and you know how much I love my Jimmy Choos )

Chin up .....

[bill cobbett]

Hmm... .... No harm in a glass or two or three of a fine red .... but .... hmmm ... can't help but wonder

[Get Real!]

I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.

I know a different version of that...

I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who wore Florsheims, and took them off him!

[CBBB]

I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.

I know a different version of that...

I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who wore Florsheims, and took them off him!

Bloody thug!

[pissouri]

What about this one "Aharisth" by Tsitsanis.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2i3yvo4FTk

To be fully appreciated, wine will not do. You need at least half a bottle of a good scotch.

[miltiades]

What about this one "Aharisth" by Tsitsanis.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2i3yvo4FTk

To be fully appreciated, wine will not do. You need at least half a bottle of a good scotch.

Admired him as a great Bouzouki player , not a singer . His singing , including his most famous song " sinnefiasmeni kiriaki " seemed to be coming through his nose.
Too early for scotch !!

[pissouri]

What about this one "Aharisth" by Tsitsanis.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2i3yvo4FTk

To be fully appreciated, wine will not do. You need at least half a bottle of a good scotch.

Admired him as a great Bouzouki player , not a singer . His singing , including his most famous song " sinnefiasmeni kiriaki " seemed to be coming through his nose.
Too early for scotch !!

I agree, but it's the lyrics more than anything.

[miltiades]

What about this one "Aharisth" by Tsitsanis.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2i3yvo4FTk

To be fully appreciated, wine will not do. You need at least half a bottle of a good scotch.

Admired him as a great Bouzouki player , not a singer . His singing , including his most famous song " sinnefiasmeni kiriaki " seemed to be coming through his nose.
Too early for scotch !!

I agree, but it's the lyrics more than anything.

Ah , the lyrics , I'm working on the lyrics for a new Cyprus anthem to reprressent all communities , Im putting a tune to it and will soon be posting it . Do you read Greek ?It will also be translated into Turkish and English too !
Here is the first verse :
SE FOUMARO ME MANIA POU TO HARAMA TO FOS ,
APSE NAPSOUME LALO SOU MEN AKOUIS TOUS YIATROUS
EN PELLARES POU LALOU SI APSE NAPSOUME SIOR !

THA FOUMAROUME STOUS DROMOUS STA VOUNA CHE THALASSA
THA FOUMAROUME KAPALI CHE STON KOLON TOUS REPANI !!