Lexie's Chain: The Forty-Seventh Chain

Hello pals! Welcome to Week 47 of #lexieschain. Dis week was down to @kelsoterrier to choose da winner.

So, last week da winning link was Rio by Duran Duran. Let's see wot ideas come in dis week.

Oh I fort also I tell you dat I list them in order of how them come in and also when da winner selects the next winner, they dussn't know who it is, coz of I take they names off!

@terenceterrier
Doin my linky quick before I forgets my spark of inspirayshun. Last week the winna wuz the track Rio by Duran Duran. Rio wuz a boat so I look for anuver boat song. I choose “Day-O / Banana Boat Song” by Harry Belafonte

@djladylexie
Rio is a song about both a boat and a place – Rio De Janeiro which is the capital of Brazil. So I chose Brazil by Geoff Muldaur wot dus be used in the film Brazil by Terry Gilliam. Simon Le Bon dreamed of sailin and wrote da song for it – Rio. Like Simon, Sam in Brazil dreams of a place where life is perfect and he can live the life he dreams of.

@i_am_fuzzy
I choose 'the lost girl in the midnight sun' by the lilac time. the singer stephen duffy was a founder member of duran duran before they became famous, and before simon le bon bon joined.

@patchdacat
After much pondering for link to follow “RIO” by Duran Duran I finally decide that because RIO was a yacht I am staying with the sea faring theme. The Sutherland Bros Band released an album called “Lifeboat”. One track on this album was “Sailing”. This was also recorded by Rod Stewart for his album “Atlantic Crossing” so I am choosing his version as the link this week.

@tartan_terrriers
So we have Rio by Duran Duran... Ok, we going for Queen cause both Duran Duran and Queen have drummers called Roger Taylor! Queen performed at the first ever Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro in 1985 so thats the link, now the song... Tie your mother down by Queen. ;)

@bvfeyj (Tucker)
"Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo. Why? Cuz we can't pronounce it! BOL But really cuz was produced by Nick Rhodes ob Duran, Duran. So dat me linky!

@rosieterrier
Hello - well we start with Duran Duran's RiO which is of course, a river songy. Another rivery song do be Robbie Robertson - Somewhere down the Crazee river. Continuing with the watery theme the next link do be Jimmy Cliff and his Many Rivers to cross (also by Culture Club but we won't mention dat!) and so to my last link and my ansa: Jimmy Cliff-Wondeful World Beautiful People. Cos that's all of us.

@diamondbertie
Rio Grande by Dave Alvin - why? Nice song which has Rio in it's title and the words "Rio Grande" are in the song by Duran Duran RIO

@bunnersandharvs
we dus says that da chainy wainy dis week is justin timberlake's 'seniorita'. We dus says it becauz he wus influenced by dem Duran Duran guys wot like and den he did singy a songy wong much like Rio Rio wher he did like did woman and all that stuff wid dem peepers flirtin with em they wot dus says she is da one fur him ragardless of anything cus dey did look at each odder and wus in LOVE - aw...

@marleyterrier
This week we be selectin She Wolf by Shakira. We ben watchin the wolves on Froxen Plannit all week and we notiss that Hungry Like The Wolf was also on the Rio album by Dooran Dooran and i always do be ungry an do like owlin (i took off da reference to Lola coz uvvawise Kelso wud know it was you!)

Da winner .. as chosen by ... @kelsoterrier ... dus be .... @tartan_terriers wiv Tie Your Mother Down by Queen! Yay!! Well done ma pals!!!

So, is time again get your finkin caps on an send me (find out how on da guidelines page fing) the next link in the chain. Da winner dis week dus be pickin da winner next week and dat means you @tartan_terriers!

So, it's over to you! Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until noon (GMT) Sunday 4 December 2011. I also wants to tell you sometime they dussnt always seem to come frew, so double-check wiv me bout dat. Errr ... oh and sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea for dat is wot Tucker dus -- type DO NOT DELETE in the title! Ha-haaaaa - works though!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Forty-Sixth Chain

Hello pals! Welcome to Week 46 of #lexieschain. Dis week was down to @tartan_terriers to choose da winner.

So, last week da winning link was Cat Stevens wiv I Love My Dog. Let's see wot ideas come in dis week.

Oh I fort also I tell you dat I list them in order of how them come in and also when da winner selects the next winner, they dussn't know who it is, coz of I take they names off!

@i_am_fuzzy
if you love your dog, as cat stevens does they'd be 'hounds of love' & if you couldn't find a lamp-post then maybe you'd pee up a bush......so i choose kate bush - 'hounds of love'.

@diamondbertie
I choose Me and You and a Dog Named Boo by Lobo (I think James Last did it too). Why? Cat Stevens' I love my dog is a love song dedicated to his dog and so is my choice Me and You and a Dog Named Boo. My thinking cap finally came up with a link that I like.

@bvfeyj
Dis week me stay wif da dog theme. Me suggest "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" by Lobo Dat's it, bery simple. "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" by Lobo.

@terenceterrier
Linky wanted for “I love my dog” by Cat Stevens. This was a record released in the swinging sixties so will be sticking with the same era & and also the feline theme. My choice this week is “What’s New Pussycat” by Tom Jones.

@border_pup
Dis week we has to do a linkie to 'I love my dog'. Well, I fink it should stay top for annuver week cos it is grate! But if not, I dus choose 'Atlantis' by Donovan. Why? Because Cat Stevens did make an album called 'Tea for the Tillerman'. A tillerman steers a boat. Anyfing nautical dus make me fink of ma beeuwtiful friend, Lady Lexie, who has a boat called .... Atlantis!

@marleyterrier
my entry for da chain dus be Turn Your Lights down Low by da Bob Marley. Ow is dat I ere you ask? Well, I Love My Dog was released as a single wiv Portobello Road as a B Side. Portobello Road is in Notting Hill and dat Bob Marley track feature on soundtrack for Notting Hill.

@patchdacat
Last week’s winna wuz “I love my dog” by Cat Stevens. Cos I’m a cat I am loyally sticking wiv the cat theme. I am choosin a song from the mewsical “Cats” by Andrew Lloyd Webber . Mi link do be “Memory” which iz a bootiful song.

@bunnersandharvs
we dus says the chainy dis week is simple like wot last week but hope is eqwally good as @tartan_terriers 's selecshun. We dus says is da Beatles All You Need is Love cus dat wot we dus be about and we dus think that is all da world shuld be abowt too!

@rosieterrier
Okay so happily dis week da beautiful chain does lead me to my favouritist song eva! So here goes. Mr Cat Stevens singing bout his dog love puts me in terrier mind of Mel Blanc's 'I taut I saw a Puddy Tat' cos traditionally da dogs n da cats do not get along. Of course this is a song for puppies n young 'uns so another great and classic song for 'em does be My Brother by the late n great Terry Scott (Ed Stewpot-eat your heart out). Going on with children's songs next is 3 blind mice by The Chipmunks Soooo now we come to my ansa for da chain -another novelty song and the best ----The Gnu Song by Flanders and Swann.

@kelsoterrier
Ok, Cat Stevens and I love my dog. Well Cat Stevens was very religious and converted to Islam and I love my do iz an anagram of godly movie so I got a religious theme going. A godly movie that comes to mind is the excellent City of God which was based in Rio. So my choice is Rio by Duran Duran.

@djladylexie
Ok Cat Stevens sung I Love My Dog. So Cat Stevens has a name wot involves an animal = a cat and his love for a dog. So I fort abowt an artist who has name wot is a dog = Snoop Dogg and he dun a song wiv Pussy Cat Dolls! So there's more dog and cat linkies ! I pick Buttons by The Pussycat Dolls ft. Snoop Dogg!

Da winner .. as chosen by ... @tartan_terriers ... dus be .... @kelsoterrier wiv Rio by Duran Duran. Yay!! Well done ma pal!!!

So, is time again get your finkin caps on an send me (find out how on da guidelines page fing) the next link in the chain. Da winner dis week dus be pickin da winner next week and dat means you Kelso!

So, it's over to you! Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until noon (GMT) Sunday 27 November 2011. I also wants to tell you sometime they dussnt always seem to come frew, so double-check wiv me bout dat. Errr ... oh and sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea for dat is wot Tucker dus -- type DO NOT DELETE in the title! Ha-haaaaa - works though!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Forty-Fifth Chain

Hello pals! Welcome to Week 45 of #lexieschain. Dis week was down to Tucker (@bvfeyj) to choose da winner. So, last week da winning link was Sammy Davis Jr wiv Mr Bojangles. Let's see wot ideas come in dis week:

@i_am_fuzzy
I ice-skated to (neil diamond's version of) mr. bojangles....it's on u-toobe - i'm also a brilliant dancer *cough* & danced... with lippe to abba's 'chiquitita' (also on u-toobe) we had to send the human out of the room in the end because she kept... whistling along to it while we tried to dance! so unprofessional *sigh* (at least she wasn't singing!! phew!!) er, is it obvious i choose abba and chiquitita.

@maggietkat
Mr. Bojangles was covered by Sammy Davis, Jr., and also by Harry Belafonte. Mom sways in time to the music and makes us try to tap our paws! the indignity! Belafonte covered a song that also makes Mom want to dance, luckily without us (she thinks she's on Dancing with the Stars). It is from a Portugese movie, Black Orpheus, and is titled "Maña De Carnaval". It also know in the US as "Carnival" or "A Day in the Life of a Fool". I have 2 links for this song, one by Belafonte and one from our favorite female vocalist, Cassandra Wilson.

@tartan_terriers
Well Mr. Beau Jangles was about a man and his dog so how about Cat Stevens - I love my dog. We love it!

@bvfeyj
Me was working on linky for Mr. Bojangles by Sammy Davis Jr. Dat was written by Jerry Jeff Walker an' he was friend ob Willie Nelson who did mention him in da song Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love). Dere was some more stuff about dem & some uffer people and me was finkin' hard about which way to go wif dis when me accidentally stumbled upon dis song bideo. It kinda a linky (if you watch at da end it mention Mr. Bojangles on da screen but not in da audio), but mostly me picks it cuz me fort it be so funny and finked me pals might enjoy it but probly wouldn't see it cause it not so famous or popular, so me gib you da linky soes u can watch it & hopes you enjoys it like me did! So dis week me submit "Damn Them Old Songwriters" by Jim Cave. Me hope you enjoys it!

@kelsoterrier
Right, this week gotta find a link to Sammy Davis Jnr & Mr Bojangles. Well, MrBojangles is a song about a man who used to travel round country fairs with his dog and dance. It is very sad though coz his dog died and he became a lonely hobo-type dancing in bars for tips and drinks. This made me think of dogs and hobos which immediately brought to mind the TV show "The Littlest Hobo" about a travelling dog and his adventures. So my link is the theme tune from that show wot be Maybe Tomorrow by Terry Bush.

@borderpup
Loada peeps has recorded it, one famously was Bob Dylan. So mum did choose a Dylan song from back in da day - when Dylan was on tour and her then boyfriend went to the concert at Blackbushe wivout taking her pfffft - not that she bears a grudge or nuffink! The album out at the time was Street Legal, and she chooses 'Baby Stop Crying' from dat album.

@bunnersandharvs
whewie dat Tucker is rilly challenging to da brainy cells... hee Anyway, we dus says that Frank Sinatra's The Lady is a Tramp. We dus went wif dis because Frankie did singy Mr Bogangles as did da Sammy Davis Jr and den da Andrews Sistas wot wus on Frankie's show once too so we dus think ok den Mr Bogangles wus in jail so he wus a norty person so dat must mean he wuld like ta hang out wid da tramp in dis singy song too! hee hee!

@diamondbertie
My entry this week is Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World
Why? Mr Bojangles was from New Orleans, and so was Louis Armstrong the song is lovely. I did consider the other members of the Rat Pack only to lean towards Louis.

@patchdacat
Linky needed for the track Mr Bojangles sung by Sammy Davis Jnr. Now a lot of youmight not know this but Mr Bojangles was the name of a fictional dog (well bitch actually – don’t ask – too complicated) who appeared in a sketch in the TV show Saturday Night Live . The other dog in the sketch was called Mr Rocky Balboa. Rocky Balboa was the title of the 6th film in the Rocky series starring Sylvester Stallone. The film had several music tracks one of which was the song “High Hopes” sung by Frank Sinatra. “The Rat Pack” was a term used by journalists for a famous group of friends in New York which included (in the 60’s version ) Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jnr so we can linkify the two singers though this. So my choice for linky is “High Hopes” by Ol’ Blue Eyes.

@rossi_dog
Evening all! Loved da song about Mr Bojangles so much - seems 'e was a dancing type but a bit down on 'is luck. Dis made me fink of Mr Astaire who was a great, great dancer (though always v. spiffingly turned out). Mum luvs his movies 11/10 and can't stop smiling when they're on. So may we suggest 'No Strings' from the wonderful film Top Hat - enjoy the song and dance, and the percussion added by things in the room that he bashes as 'e flies past. See Ginger Rogers tie on da most glamorous dressing gown ever. And if you don't go rushing to yer DVD cupboard to get film outwhen Fred says 'Hello!' I'll eat my (Top) hat! xxxx good luck Chainsters xxxx 

@rettetkaninchen
Nina Simone with "My baby just cares for me". Why? Nina covered Mr Bojangles like Sammy Davis Jr did. And both supported the civil rights movement in the USA.

@djladylexie
I chooses Pure Imagination by Anthony Newley. Why? Sammy Davis Jr sang a song wot called The Candy Man wot was in da movie Willy Wonka. The song was written by Anthony Newley who was an actor, singer and songwriter form England. He also wrote dis one wot was in da movie as well.

Da winner .. as chosen by ... Tucker ... dus be .... @tartan_terriers wiv Cat Stevens and I Love My Dog. Yay!! Well done ma pals I loves dat one.

So, is time again get your finkin caps on an send me (find out how on da guidelines page fing) the next link in the chain. Da winner dis week dus be pickin da winner next week and dat means you @tartan_terriers.

So, it's over to you! Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until noon (GMT) Sunday 20 November 2011. I also wants to tell you sometime they dussnt always seem to come frew, so double-check wiv me bout dat. Errr ... oh and sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea for dat is wot Tucker dus -- type DO NOT DELETE in the title! Ha-haaaaa - works though!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Forty-Fourth Chain

Hello pals! Welcome to Week 44 of #lexieschain. Dis week was down to me to choose da winner. So, last week da winning link was Chatanooga Choo Choo by The Andrew Sisters. Let's see wot ideas come in dis week:

@kelsoterrier
Song dis week is Chatanooga Choo Choo by Andrews Sisters. Ok, dis song is about a train journey from New York to Chatanooga. Annuver song about train journey between 2 US cities (Chicago & New Orleans) iz "City of New Orleans" by Willie Nelson. As luck would have it Willie Nelson also lent some vocal support on Chatanooga Choo Choo when covered by Asleep at the Wheel on their Western Stanard Time album. Also, The Andrews Sisters covered a song called "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" which also links them to my song choice which is "City of New Orleans" by Willie Nelson ;-)

@rettetkaninchen
Cat Stevens with "Peace Train" - Why? It's another great train song. Peace and love to you!

@bvfeyj (Tucker)
Me pick dis week duz be Mr. Bojangles by Sammy Davis Jr. Why? Da Andrews Sisters was bery famous and popular and set lots ob records (some still unbroken) and was bery influential and widely imitated. Dey recorded and performed wif many ovver artists and appeared on many major telebision shows. Before da Supremes dey was da most imitated female group. Dey appeared wif da Supremes on da Sammy Davis Jr. show where dey sang da Supremes songs and da Supremes sang da Andrews Sisters songs, den dey boaf togevver sang one ob Sammy Davis Jr's. So me picked dis in tribute to the multi-talented, ground-breaking, late, great Sammy Davis Jr. who brought da Andrews Sisters togevver wif da Supremes and united 2 ob da greatest and most influential female groups ob all time.

@diamondbertie
I thought of a link for Chattanooga Choo Choo - Chattanooga is in Tennessee and I thought of Sam Cooke's "Tennessee Walz".

@rossi_dog
'Elllo DJ Lady Lexie - I see you has won again BOL! We liked Chatanooga Choo Choo v. much and fort we wud send a link about anovva Sisters band, but all be could come up wiv was da Nolan Sisters and dey is too awful for werds, so instead we fort TRAINS! Wot about Slow Train To Dawn by The The feat. Nenah Cherry? Dad takes dat train to London every day BOL! Good luck Chainsters! xxx

@bunnersandharvs
we dus did go wid Tony Bennet's, I left my heart in San Francisco becuase the Andrews Sisters did singy wing it too and well dey both dus hav cities in da titles and we dus thinky it is a purdy song. We dus says is a great song by an oldie but a goodie (dat is wot mum dus says)... hee hee

@rosieterrier
Chatanoogoo choo choo by the Andrews sisters makes me think of Wichita Lineman by the wonderful Glen Campbell who also sung Rhinestone Cowboy. Elvis da Presley wore a sparkly rhinestone suit and sang the wonderful Hugga Hugga Burning' Love AKA Burning Love and this dus be me entry.

@borderpup
Well dis week is difficult! We couldn't fink of a good linky, so we decided to pick anuvver best selling girl trio and decided on Wilson Philips singing 'Hold On'.

@terenceterrier
*Rush Rush Rush Puff Puff Puff* Linky to follow on from Chatanooga Choo Choo iz “Ticket to Ride” by The Beatles. Why ? Cos you need a ticket to ride on a train. Simples.

Da winner .. as chosen by ... me ... dus be .... Tucker (@bvfeyj) wiv Mr Bojangles by Sammy Davis Jnr. Was so close between dat and Kelso's entry followed by Rossi Dog wiv - I love TheThe! I hate avin to pick! From now on if I wins I gonna let someone else dus it!!

So, is time again get your finkin caps on an send me (find out how on da guidelines page fing) the next link in the chain. Da winner dis week dus be pickin da winner next week and dat means you .... err Kelso and Tucker (not sure how we gonna dus that yet)!!

So, it's over to you! Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until noon (GMT) Sunday 13 November 2011. I also wants to tell you sometime they dussnt always seem to come frew, so double-check wiv me bout dat. Errr ... oh and sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heeheee. So good idea for dat is wot Tucker dus -- type DO NOT DELETE in the title! Ha-haaaaa - works though!

As a look on da right to see all of da links in our chain. Is gettin longer all da time!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!