Songs about craft

Craft Talk
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Lauren Laverne is looking for Arts and Crafts songs for her 6Music show.

Can anyone knit her a playlist? If you can, tweet it to @laurenlaverne and @bbc6music and tag it #peoplesplaylist

Tell us your suggestions - and maybe we can make a special Folksy Spotify playlist full of crafty tunes too.

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Trying to think of something.
This popped into my head, Cinderellas mice making her a dress. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sewing+songs&FORM=VIRE3#view=detail&mid=41008FA8BC5F7C3FBF3941008FA8BC5F7C3FBF39

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Breaking Glass - Bowie seems to fit me :smile:

Edited to say actually Bandages - Hot Hot Heat fits me even better at the mo, Iā€™ve just sliced the top of my thumb on a shard :thumbsdown:

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The songs I can think of are going back a decade or four! I remember one that goes ā€œA sewing machine, a sewing machine a girlā€™s best friendā€¦ā€ Apparently it was sung by Betty Hutton in ā€œThe Perils of Paulineā€. ā€œScarborough Fairā€ mentions a few impossible craft tasks.ā€œIf I were a Carpenterā€ used to make my teenage self squirm when it came on the radio when my parents were in the room- something about ā€œwould you have my baby?ā€ seemed very embarrassing! Perhaps not up to date enough for Lauren :slight_smile:

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I remember a song called 'Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs, by Brian and Michael. It was about L.S.Lowry! Itā€™s from quite a time ago, though!

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Talking of sewing machines there was ā€œPearls a Singerā€ by Elkie Brooks.

My children used to sing one called ā€œWind the bobbin upā€ which presumably was about spinning or weaving.

One that is suitable for me is ā€œIf I had a hammerā€

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Tapestry by Carole King. Just use the whole album! My Mum had this on vinyl and the cover art would be great for this theme-I especially remember the cat.

Love Sam x

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Iā€™ve made a Spotify playlist with your suggestions and the ones Lauren played this morning on her Peopleā€™s Playlist!

Itā€™s a collaborative playlist, so feel free to add lots and lots more songs about craft!!

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Songs about craft is tricky, songs with a passing reference to craft is easierā€¦

One of my faves is Sewn by The Feeling - the video is seriously creepy though so donā€™t watch if youā€™re sensitive!

And thereā€™re a couple by Tinpan Orange
Song for Frida Kahlo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIbIVEXUsf0
and Lovely https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZwvWhDr_jg

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is there a song called ā€˜needles & pinsā€™ - i think really old