No castanets, please.

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   I am trying to track down what I think was an Erik Satie piece, which either ended or began with the phrase "No castanets, please." At least I think it was a Satie piece, but we listened to a lot of strange stuff back in the early '70s. So I turn to those who have memories perhaps more intact than mine. Any ideas?

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jammun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 14 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3449	Topic: No castanets, please. Posted: May 04 2012 at 20:17
	I am trying to track down what I think was an Erik Satie piece, which either ended or began with the phrase "No castanets, please." At least I think it was a Satie piece, but we listened to a lot of strange stuff back in the early '70s. So I turn to those who have memories perhaps more intact than mine. Any ideas?
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Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65692	Posted: May 04 2012 at 20:40
	yeah that doesn't sound a Satie piece unless it was some pesky rock band trying to be silly, and I couldn't find any references online connecting Satie with that phrase

jammun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 14 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3449	Posted: May 04 2012 at 21:07
	Yeah, it wasn't a rock band, those I can usually chase down. I obviously did a search before I turned to you all here and couldn't find anything connecting that phrase to Satie either, but as said we listened to some fairly unconventional things back then and Satie came to mind. I searched Amazon for Satie albums, hoping to find the album cover of the album I had, but of course that cover has been changed probably 37 times between then and now, if the thing is even still in print. It's driving me halfway crazy, because I can hear it as clear as bell. The "no castanets, please" were the only lyrics.
	Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.

Sagichim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 6632	Posted: May 05 2012 at 01:06
	It is funny, i have a friend who just had the same problem regarding a different song, starting with some spoken words too, he tried the shazam application on his iphone/ipod and in 10 seconds he found what he was looking for years! So cool!. You can give it a shot if you remember how it was sung or spoken. EDIT: Maybe it wasn't shazam or just a different version of it, it was an application that you can hum a tune or sing it yourself and it can track down what it is, it has a lot of 70's rare stuff too so it's worth a shot. Edited by sagichim - May 05 2012 at 01:10

Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630	Posted: May 05 2012 at 13:34
	Tambourines then?
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