tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.comments2023-10-10T15:37:36.564+01:00Seriously, I'd pay good money to read this.sometimestheycallmejchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251993549479346120noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-60418793761894175342023-03-11T16:32:57.409+00:002023-03-11T16:32:57.409+00:00Simon, I remember the tune too, must be almost 45 ...Simon, I remember the tune too, must be almost 45 years ago, but my son and I were walking home from the shops the other night and he was telling me about a computer game he's playing and he said "Sunbird" and it all came flooding back into my head, something I didn't know I'd lost until I found it again. Next it'll be Twigwidge!Beetlemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895358020387145103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-69241800041308672982021-12-30T21:46:57.744+00:002021-12-30T21:46:57.744+00:001) Star shining bright,
Twinkling in the night,
Ca...1) Star shining bright,<br />Twinkling in the night,<br />Casting a ray and making it like day.<br />Wonderful star,<br />Glowing from afar,<br />No one has seen the hea-ven so serene.<br /><br />2) Star up on high,<br />Diamond in the sky,<br />Jewel of the night, you give<br />a wondrous light.<br />Blazing a trail,<br />Showing without fail,<br />Where we must go through<br />all the winter snow.<br /><br />(Repeat 2)<br /><br />3) Star shining bright,<br />Silvering the night,<br />lead us we pray and guide us on our way.<br />Keep very near,<br />Do not disappear,<br />Star all ablaze, we share your radiant praise.<br /><br />(Repeat 3)<br /><br />I have an almost complete set of Time and Tune (1951 to mid 1980s)<br />I'm always willing to provide lyrics (music) and a full(ish) list of the songs can be found at: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=158547<br /><br />I'm also ever-ready to add booklets I don't have to my collection.<br />Nigel Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483838067903329054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-89021808275975667142021-07-03T16:37:59.148+01:002021-07-03T16:37:59.148+01:00In the Time and Tune pamphlet Autumn 1983, there w...In the Time and Tune pamphlet Autumn 1983, there was a song Star Shining Bright. The last line of the first verse goes, 'No one has seen the heavens so serene'; the second verse goes,<br />Star shining bright, diamond of the sky,<br />Jewel of night, you give a wondrous light,<br />Blazing a trail, showing without fail<br />Where we must go through all the winter snow. <br /><br />I'd be very interested to see the full lyrics for this beautiful song.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585015227669255539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-63996004106385673862020-04-28T09:36:17.940+01:002020-04-28T09:36:17.940+01:00I am sure when I was Trig Trog, the words went a l...I am sure when I was Trig Trog, the words went a little like<br /><br />"do as Im doing, follow follow me<br />do as Im doing, clap hands 1,2,3"<br /><br />Or did I make that up somewhere in the last 40years?firestarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894780039004839145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-36466865935014399982018-10-20T12:54:05.293+01:002018-10-20T12:54:05.293+01:00It was fun. I hope you'll do another one! (Nex...It was fun. I hope you'll do another one! (Next year perhaps?)H Dickinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354955930261127220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-28206053891677062712018-01-10T15:25:31.911+00:002018-01-10T15:25:31.911+00:00Hey there - would be great if you could upload the...Hey there - would be great if you could upload the audio to the internet somehow!sometimestheycallmejchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251993549479346120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-15184205804667295852018-01-10T15:24:53.976+00:002018-01-10T15:24:53.976+00:00Sorry for the late reply! Only just seen this. I w...Sorry for the late reply! Only just seen this. I would be very interested to see the scans if you are still able?sometimestheycallmejchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251993549479346120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-10571057825086667962017-12-16T17:26:31.986+00:002017-12-16T17:26:31.986+00:00Hi there! I was in Trig Trog when I was about 7! I...Hi there! I was in Trig Trog when I was about 7! I sang 'Sunbird' and I think another song! Back waaaay before video cameras (circa 1983), but my parents did record it on audiotape. Bryonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598800502170368970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-74478531714910668132017-08-31T22:53:28.411+01:002017-08-31T22:53:28.411+01:00I know this is an old post, but I would like to dr...I know this is an old post, but I would like to draw your attention to <a href="http://everychildwins.com/music/ekag-1/" rel="nofollow">Every Kid's A Genius: Lesson 1</a>. It's kid's music with a hip-hop/rnb feel aimed at teaching children educationally through music.James Contrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657733231481749620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-35286232010582052342017-06-15T13:09:14.858+01:002017-06-15T13:09:14.858+01:00Thank you very much for this great post. card read...Thank you very much for this great post. <a href="https://acceptcardpayments.com/" rel="nofollow">card reader</a><br />Saqib Khatrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07730556578524554655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-61419196840905229172017-04-07T10:27:37.232+01:002017-04-07T10:27:37.232+01:00Yes, well worth a read. You are welcome to borrow ...Yes, well worth a read. You are welcome to borrow my copy!sometimestheycallmejchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251993549479346120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-62205287212402504452017-03-23T22:14:38.315+00:002017-03-23T22:14:38.315+00:00Maybe I'll get round to Seveneves some day. I...Maybe I'll get round to Seveneves some day. I have to finish Neal's "Baroque Trilogy" first though. (2 down 1 to go.) He certainly is an impressive author.H Dickinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354955930261127220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-38688299059458155522017-01-18T09:49:00.220+00:002017-01-18T09:49:00.220+00:00I've got a collection of Time and Tune books f...I've got a collection of Time and Tune books from the '70s and '80s, and Trig Trog is amongst them. And yes, Sun Bird is part of it, although that originally featured in the Spring 1973 programme, La Campanelita (a story of two kids in Peru).<br /><br />I'm more than happy to upload scans for you?<br />Antonuzzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005881119034247043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-82665588927511432462016-03-29T15:33:10.917+01:002016-03-29T15:33:10.917+01:00For the girl left alone now,
Waiting days were so ...For the girl left alone now,<br />Waiting days were so long,<br />She became lovely Sun-bird<br />And keeps singing her song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-59475539008704863342016-03-29T10:50:55.631+01:002016-03-29T10:50:55.631+01:00I can still remember the tune to the Sunbird song ...I can still remember the tune to the Sunbird song - from primary school circ. 1977...!Simon Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630576277069891995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-39028927280971954032016-03-29T10:49:03.951+01:002016-03-29T10:49:03.951+01:00I can still remember the tune to the Sunbird song ...I can still remember the tune to the Sunbird song - from primary school circ. 1977...!Simon Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630576277069891995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-10451999017864259402016-02-05T20:08:51.980+00:002016-02-05T20:08:51.980+00:00Good points, well made.Good points, well made.Jongudmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355906920547912762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-7750609515131162882015-08-20T12:12:04.135+01:002015-08-20T12:12:04.135+01:00I've always been a fan of extemporized modelli...I've always been a fan of extemporized modelling anyway (I only ever build any instructed model once and then rip it apart to build something else...)<br />But now I'll have to go and build something...H Dickinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354955930261127220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-53788925114739532142015-06-04T12:08:54.853+01:002015-06-04T12:08:54.853+01:00I'm not so optimistic. Will most people lose t...I'm not so optimistic. Will most people lose their livelihoods and die in poverty before these changes can be managed, while tycoons and robot-owners corner more and more of the worlds wealth and resources, harvested by their AI underlings? Unless we are *very* smart about managing the revolution fairly, I think many will be crushed under a robot-capitalist steamroller. H Dickinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354955930261127220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-81288255474789284092015-03-20T22:27:48.704+00:002015-03-20T22:27:48.704+00:00I'm another kid from the 70s who was taught fr...I'm another kid from the 70s who was taught from this song-book, and who has been haunted by the Sun bird song ever since. I'm glad to know that it only has 4 verses so it's only 1 line I've forgotten! The parts I remember go:<br /><br />Sun bird tell me a story<br />Of a day long ago<br />When the sun left the heavens<br />And the clouds turned to snow.<br /><br />To a girl in a village<br />Came a king robed in gold<br />They were happy together<br />So the story was told.<br /><br />Then the king had to leave her<br />And he never returned<br />But the heavens were shining<br />And the golden sun burned.<br /><br />For the girl left alone now<br />{can't remember this line at all, but it has to rhyme with "song"!}}<br />She became lovely sun bird<br />And keeps singing her song.<br /><br />Can anyone fill in the missing line?Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094416953732329370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-43954130337571842902014-12-11T00:13:26.447+00:002014-12-11T00:13:26.447+00:00Have just been having a clear-out of my very old P...Have just been having a clear-out of my very old Primary School things, and found a copy of "Trig Trog and the Christmas Children". I dimly remembered performing in it, googled the name to find out more about the background to the story, and ended up here!<br /><br />In my copy of the book Sun Bird is on pages 8-9 and has only 4 verses so I think you have them all!<br />("Sun-bird tell me the story..."/"To a girl in a village..."/"Then the king had to leave her..." and "For the girl left alone now")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-23087918084422997062014-06-28T09:49:54.104+01:002014-06-28T09:49:54.104+01:00Lol... ok! :-)Lol... ok! :-)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041420228333203728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-26930892828734888422014-06-27T17:18:07.326+01:002014-06-27T17:18:07.326+01:00I'm afraid not - I hardly remember the play ap...I'm afraid not - I hardly remember the play apart from me having to wear weird shoes and a big hat! Sorry! ;-) sometimestheycallmejchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251993549479346120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-1308383025475591202014-06-27T16:28:12.575+01:002014-06-27T16:28:12.575+01:00Hello videomonkey. I was brought to this site by S...Hello videomonkey. I was brought to this site by Stella's reference to the song Sunbird. For months now I have been looking for the lyrics as it has great sentimental value to me. So far I have been able to find 4 stanzas. Might you or Stella remember the whole song?Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041420228333203728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050916638746406282.post-33301667580466587822014-05-27T16:47:10.235+01:002014-05-27T16:47:10.235+01:00Ha ha! Brilliant. Thanks for your post. I'm gl...Ha ha! Brilliant. Thanks for your post. I'm glad my school wasn't the only one that chose an obscure play to put on at xmas!sometimestheycallmejchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251993549479346120noreply@blogger.com