“Oh-Bla-Di, Oh-Bla-Da” by Spencer Lambeth-Angell

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Covered by the Marmalade that song, very well put together Spencer.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Thu 04 Jul 16:33:59

The song was written by Paul McCartney and put on the Beatles 1968 album, ‘The Beatles’, also known as the White Album. It was written in Jamaican ska style and appropriated a phrase popularised by Jimmy Scott, a London based Nigerian musician, for the songs title and chorus. Paul began to write the song in Rishikesh, India at a time when reggae was becoming popular in Britain. The character of Desmond in the lyrics was a reference to reggae singer, Desmond Dekker.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 04 Jul 16:37:35

I just love it. Great style. Great memory.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Thu 04 Jul 16:37:35

Love the way you do these pictures, super colours.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Thu 04 Jul 16:45:30

Great style Spencer and interesting info too!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Thu 04 Jul 17:29:46

Superb Spencer. I believe Marmalade and a few other groups covered this Beatle song and all entered the charts at some point.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 04 Jul 17:32:38

How absolutely superb, Spencer!!

Posted by David Stevens on Thu 04 Jul 17:49:25

Love the stained glass style Spencer.

Posted by David Williams on Thu 04 Jul 18:09:40

Love the painting Spencer but was never fond of the song, but I was a Stones fan!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Thu 04 Jul 18:15:52

Lovely, like the style, Spencer

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Thu 04 Jul 18:31:52

Excellent again Spencer😊

Posted by Rupert Downes on Thu 04 Jul 18:39:27

Very nice work,

Posted by Dave Bryant on Thu 04 Jul 19:16:21

I can imagine the sun beaming through this. Excellent work Spencer.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 04 Jul 19:51:36

Thank you so much for your lovely comments everyone. I really appreciate it!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 04 Jul 19:54:22

Great sense of design and very innovative Spencer.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 04 Jul 20:03:09

Love this, great style!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 04 Jul 20:06:53

Excellent!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Fri 05 Jul 05:49:23

Great design , well done !

Posted by Andrew Roles on Fri 05 Jul 06:08:51

I really like this one!

Posted by valerie harper on Fri 05 Jul 07:27:13

It brings back fond memories Spencer. A great interpretation.

Posted by Mark Annison on Fri 05 Jul 07:34:24

Very very clever and very very good!

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 05 Jul 07:59:14

Super stuff Spencer. Really different take.

Posted by Jim Morris on Fri 05 Jul 08:29:08

Stylish clever and colourful - lovely!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Fri 05 Jul 08:41:02

Great design, excellent painting. Very well thought out Spencer.

Posted by George Cutter on Fri 05 Jul 08:41:10

I really like this - its like soft and gentle stained glass.

Posted by Bobbie Matulja on Fri 05 Jul 10:40:04

Thank you all for your kind words. I really do appreciate it!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 05 Jul 15:34:35

Very interesting, not just because it’s the Beatles

Posted by Martin Shaw on Fri 05 Jul 17:19:44

Really love this Spencer - it’s fabulous

Posted by Rachel Wood on Fri 05 Jul 17:32:33

Lovely 😍

Posted by Faye Patrick on Fri 05 Jul 18:05:17

Thank you so much Martin, Rachel and Faye. Much appreciated.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 05 Jul 18:18:19

Absolutely brilliant, love your theme too, Spencer

Posted by Lesley Hardy on Sat 06 Jul 07:57:16

A wonderful concept, skilfully achieved. Superb!

Posted by James Underwood on Sat 06 Jul 08:08:56

Thank you so much for your lovely comments Lesley and James. Much appreciated.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 06 Jul 09:19:18

Thank you so much Cheryl. Most kind of you.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 06 Jul 14:09:57

Life goes on.,😁

Posted by Steve Hobrough on Mon 08 Jul 16:21:01

Hi Spencer, keep painting what you see so we can look through your eyes ❤

Posted by Snowey Baker on Tue 09 Jul 13:26:17

Thank you so much for your great comments Steve and Snowey. I do appreciate your comments.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 10 Aug 08:54:48

Hang on Studio Wall

04/07/2024

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Continuing my Beatles theme and following a suggestion or challenge from a group member here is my stained glass style version of that song. My painting encapsulates the whole content of the song and the life story of Desmond and Mollie Jones. Painted in watercolour on A3 300gsm paper. See above for the facts about the song,

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Spencer Lambeth-Angell

I only took up painting during the lockdown so a lot of my work is experimental trying to find out what techniques work well for me. Decades ago I trained as a Primary School teacher with art and design as one of my subjects but textiles was my main area of work. I enjoy painting and drawing but am…

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