bone through her nose ?

[cucumbers]

has anyone ever heard a song containing the lyrics ' she has`nt got a bone through her nose ' or another song , possibly entitled ' Valerie ' , with the lyrics ' playing to the gallery ' within it. I think they may be conected to Richard Thompson or fairport convention but thats a stab in the dark perhaps.

[gazzawazza]

I'm sure "Matthew's Silver Hammer" by The Beatles has lyrics something like, "Rose and Valerie, ----- ----- ----- the gallery."

[mikewith]

Could it be
"Valerie, call on me,
Call on me, Valerie"

... the impressive rhyming couplet at the heart of 'Valerie' by Stevie Winwood. See lyrics/ hear a clip: http://www.stevewinwood.com/releases/w.talkingback
.full.html

[cucumbers]

Thanks for the help mikewith, its much appreciated but i am a Steve Windwood fan and its not that song . I used to listen to a local band in nottingham called ABK and they did the numbers i am on about but as yet i still do not know who did the originals. thanks also Gazzawazza, it may not be the one but i will see.

[Gef]

cucumbers, you are quite right. The line "she hasn't got a bone through her nose" is from the song "Bone Through Her Nose" and "playing to the gallery" is from "Valerie". These are tracks one and two respectively on the 1986 Richard Thompson album "Daring Adventures" also available on CD. Great songs, great album, great man!!!

[mikewith]

*doffs cap in direction of Gef - top answer!*

[cucumbers]

Gef you are a star. have trawled briefly through some RT albums courtesy of amazon but did not find the songs cos I have an 18 month old so time on the PC and AB is restricted. Thank you so much.

[Lennon]

gazzawazza you really made me smile! Just in case you did wanna know, its 'Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery' but it was Maxwells Silver Hammer, not Matthew's although he might have had one as well :)