Rock around the Clock!

Published: Nov. 8, 2014, 9:43 a.m.

The song I\u2019ve sent you is from an interesting period of my songselling activities.\n It was originally written for the Blackpool tourism dept and it was called \u201cIt\u2019s Blackpool Magic\u201d\u2026they didn\u2019t want it so I changed the lyrics to \u201cLong Live The Isle of Man\u201d\u2026sent it to Norman Wisdom who lived over there ............\n \nI was quite moved when I watched \u201cRock Around The Clock\u201d on the TV recently\u2026.this was the film which changed the direction of my life in 1956 when I saw it on the pictures\u2026it still has that same magic\u2026as John Lennon once said \u201cbefore rock and roll there was nothing\u201d\u2026.what surprised me was one of Bill Haley\u2019s Comets played an accordion\u2026unbelievable\u2026a classic film.\n \nAs always there is the annual debate about bonfire night\u2026WHY?...\n \nI was watching the programme they had on the guy who cracked the Enigma code\u2026thus saving thousands of lives and helping to end the war\u2026but oh no\u2026that\u2019s of no importance \u2026HE WAS A HOMOSEXUAL!!...\n\nNothing has changed in this country\u2026.as I always say it\u2019s serfs and noblemen\u2026if the Sheriff of Nottingham decided to extend his land he would have.......