who sang that song?

[LongVodka]

the dance is the slosh....
but who sang the song which has the lyrics.....
"hey hey hey....what a beautiful day"

[Dr Wu]

It's called beautiful sunday and I think It was by Daniel Boone.

.................shudders at the memory!

[cruella]

Yes, it was Daniel Boone Go to youtube. You can listen to it there if you like the song

[surreyman]

Or possibly The Levellers - What A Beautiful Day which also has that lyric

[Dr Wu]

now there's an image

...doing the slosh to The Levellers!!

[surreyman]

LOL Dr Wu, excuse my terpsichoreal ignorance but what is the slosh exactly ?

[Dr Wu]

I wish there was a wikipedia entry for 'the slosh' but sadly no!

It's a proto-line dancing shuffle done by drunken middle aged Scots 'en masse' in 'clubbies' and at weddings throughout Scotland in the 1970's/80's.

Knock 3 times was another slosh classic as was 'Amarillo' pre Peter Kay.

being a working class Dundonian, I had 1st hand experience of this and am still in therapy!


....and don't get me started on Sidney Devine!

[THAIBUS]

Daniel o'Donnell also done a good version of Beautiful Sunday on his Jukebox Years Cd

[Goodsoulette]

Sounds brilliant, think ill stick to the Levellers though. Middle aged Scots and 80scombined with Amarillo just didnt sell it well.

[Dr Wu]

don't knock it till you've tried it!!

[cruella]

Dr Wu,
Loved the description you gave of "The Slosh" Hope you are not knocking Dundee though. lol. I am still laughing!

[Pippa68]

I watched wedding reception revellers doing the slosh to this song whilst at a wedding in Scotland last October.

It was awesome!

And now I have the tune in my head :o)

[cruella]

Pippa
Is the slosh a scottish thing then? When you say awesome, do you mean good or bad. lol

[Pippa68]

I don't really know..but according to Dr wu it is..and as I haven't ever seen this done during celebrations in England I will have to agree, lol.

Awesome..yes it was an experience. Kids from 5 years old up to pensioners 80 +

You gotta love it!

[cruella]

Pippa
You gotta love it. I am ashamed to admit I know every step of it. lol

[Pippa68]

Well it made me smile, cruella ~ and anything that can do that has to be good!

Nothing like a bit of cheesey fun. Can't do any harm, eh?

[cruella]

Pippa.
The elderly whom I work with insist they have this dance at every social evening we arrange for them. hence the reason I have to join in!!!! lol

[surreyman]

OK Dr Wu i'll strike a bargain with you. You try and keep The Slosh your side of the wall and i will promise to try and keep The Lambeth Walk south of Watford.

[Dr Wu]

That rather begs the question:

what on earth is going on between Watford and Gretna!!??

[Pippa68]

Probably 'wig wam bam' or the 'time warp', Dr ;o)

cruella ~ it must be awful for you to have to join in. Aaaaaahh, old folk doing the slosh..gives me a warm fuzzy glow!

[dken]

Even myself, who is 18, I know the slosh and when your at a night out and had a few drinks, everyones dancing to it, its a good laugh.