Biography:
British pop group founded in 1973, featuring Phil Pickett, Georg Kajanus, Henry Marsh and Grant Serpell. The band was still performing in 2007, albeit with personnel changes.
The group's musical line-up incorporates such diverse instruments as mandolins, glockenspiels, accordion, military bass-drum, and the legendary Nickelodeon, an extraordinary instrument designed and built for the purpose of delivering Sailor's definitive sound.
Their first album, released in 1974, included the hit "Traffic Jam".
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Words and music by Georg Kajanus 1975
Capo 3
D G D G
[Verse 1]
G D G D
I guess I'm an old-fashioned dreamer,
D A
walking the street on my own,
A D G D
out of date, like the old-fashioned steamer,
D A D
no longer feeling at home.
[Chorus]
D G D A D
For now romance has gone, time races on, but I still remember
D A D G
the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors,
G D A D
and the old nickelodeon sound.
D A D A A A7 D A
D A D A A A7 D
[Chorus]
D G D A D
The old cobblestone street echoes of feet like distant reminders,
D A D G
of the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors,
G D A D
and the old nickelodeon sound.
[Verse 2]
D G D
There used to be all kinds of places,
D A
where people like me used to go,
A D G D
full of rough but friendly old faces,
D A D
looking for someone to know.
[Chorus]
D G D A D
But now, they only belong in old films or songs almost forgotten,
D A D G
like the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors,
G D A D
and the old nickelodeon sound.
D A D A A A7 D A
D A D A A A7 D
[Chorus]
D G D A D
The old cobblestone street echoes of feet like distant reminders,
D A D G
of the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors,
G D A D D7 G D A A A7 D
and the old nickelodeon sou........nd.
Capo 3
D G D G
[Verse 1]
G D G D
I guess I'm an old-fashioned dreamer,
D A
walking the street on my own,
A D G D
out of date, like the old-fashioned steamer,
D A D
no longer feeling at home.
[Chorus]
D G D A D
For now romance has gone, time races on, but I still remember
D A D G
the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors,
G D A D
and the old nickelodeon sound.
D A D A A A7 D A
D A D A A A7 D
[Chorus]
D G D A D
The old cobblestone street echoes of feet like distant reminders,
D A D G
of the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors,
G D A D
and the old nickelodeon sound.
[Verse 2]
D G D
There used to be all kinds of places,
D A
where people like me used to go,
A D G D
full of rough but friendly old faces,
D A D
looking for someone to know.
[Chorus]
D G D A D
But now, they only belong in old films or songs almost forgotten,
D A D G
like the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors,
G D A D
and the old nickelodeon sound.
D A D A A A7 D A
D A D A A A7 D
[Chorus]
D G D A D
The old cobblestone street echoes of feet like distant reminders,
D A D G
of the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors,
G D A D D7 G D A A A7 D
and the old nickelodeon sou........nd.
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