valincal
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Post by valincal on Jul 27, 2014 6:05:29 GMT
Total fluff and ignorance.  "Fanny Be Tender". Love the BeeGees but I know (at least in the UK, correct?) that 'fanny' has a meaning we in NA don't associate in the same way. Was it an issue or point of discussion?  |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 27, 2014 6:59:35 GMT
No. Never heard of it tbh.
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Post by Sam on Jul 27, 2014 7:07:06 GMT
Now or when it was released in the mid 70's? I've also never heard of the song - not a big enough BeeGees fan, I think! |
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Post by pmk on Jul 27, 2014 7:31:32 GMT
I haven't heard of the song so I'm no help whatsoever! Fanny, as well as being something less than polite, is an old-fashioned name for girls (there was a cook many moons ago called Fanny Craddock for example!)
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Post by mystydog on Jul 27, 2014 7:36:35 GMT
Fanny can be used as a slang word for your lady parts.
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Post by gar on Jul 27, 2014 7:41:39 GMT
I've never heard of it (the song) either to be honest...released in 1975 according to Wiki but I have no recollection of any to-do about it. Apparently the full title is Fanny be Tender With My Love....still, weird name if you know the slang meaning of fanny  |
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Post by KiwiJo on Jul 27, 2014 7:55:21 GMT
I don't remember it as a big hit. I guess we just took "Fanny" to be the girl's name (diminutive of Frances),
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 27, 2014 8:03:31 GMT
I think I might actualy remember the song! I will have to go look it up. And yes, fanny here means your "front bum:  Corinne ETA- I just looked it up. I loved that song. Admittedly I was ten at the time. The chorus does focus more on the "be tender with my love" bit so I had forgotten about the fanny. But my favourite book was "the Enchanted wood" and Fanny was one of the main characters so I would not have thought twice about it either. |
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Post by joelise on Jul 27, 2014 8:44:24 GMT
I just listened to it on YouTube and I recognised it and remember it well. I don't remember there being an issue with the name. But as Kiwijo said since Fanny is also a girl's name it wouldn't have registered as anything else.
UK peas (are we still calling ourselves peas?) do you love the Irn Bru advert? "Your Granny was a Fanny'", I laugh everytime I see it :-)
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Post by gar on Jul 27, 2014 9:13:50 GMT
I don't think I've seen it Joelise  |
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Post by joelise on Jul 27, 2014 9:55:46 GMT
I don't think I've seen it Joelise Gar since Irn Bru is Scottish maybe the advert is only shown in the North. Briefly- it's set at a hospital bed, a baby has just been born. The father is told they are calling the baby Fanny, he's shocked at first but the more Irn Bru he drinks the more relaxed he becomes about the name. I think the final words are "Fanny, you look just like your Daddy"! Said in a Scottish accent! It's hilarious! :-) |
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Post by gar on Jul 27, 2014 10:09:56 GMT
I guessed maybe it wasn't being shown down south Sounds funny though! |
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Post by joelise on Jul 27, 2014 10:15:34 GMT
You can watch it on YouTube. I googled "Irn Bru Fanny advert" I just watched it now and my dog couldn't understand why I was laughing at my iPad :-)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2014 10:19:18 GMT
I don't remember the song either. I had to look it up and the lyrics suggest to me it's as per KiwiJo's post.....they're referring to a girl named Fanny (diminutive of Frances). Joelise - I've just watched that on you tube........that is soo funny,his face is priceless  |
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Post by Sam on Jul 27, 2014 10:20:43 GMT
You can watch it on YouTube. I googled "Irn Bru Fanny advert" I just watched it now and my dog couldn't understand why I was laughing at my iPad :-) Now THAT'S hilarious! A long line of Fannys  |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 27, 2014 11:01:12 GMT
I don't think I've seen it Joelise Gar since Irn Bru is Scottish maybe the advert is only shown in the North. Briefly- it's set at a hospital bed, a baby has just been born. The father is told they are calling the baby Fanny, he's shocked at first but the more Irn Bru he drinks the more relaxed he becomes about the name. I think the final words are "Fanny, you look just like your Daddy"! Said in a Scottish accent! It's hilarious! :-) I've seen it umpteen times and I live in South Yorkshire. It is funny. |
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Post by gar on Jul 27, 2014 11:02:13 GMT
Obviously I don't watch enough telly then  |
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Post by Kelpea on Jul 27, 2014 11:16:46 GMT
That was a sweet little song. But now it's in my head. lol
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Post by pmk on Jul 27, 2014 11:59:53 GMT
I don't think I've seen it Joelise Gar since Irn Bru is Scottish maybe the advert is only shown in the North. Briefly- it's set at a hospital bed, a baby has just been born. The father is told they are calling the baby Fanny, he's shocked at first but the more Irn Bru he drinks the more relaxed he becomes about the name. I think the final words are "Fanny, you look just like your Daddy"! Said in a Scottish accent! It's hilarious! :-) It's a very funny advert |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 27, 2014 12:08:27 GMT
Irn Bru FannyAs a big Bee Gees fan I am  to have never heard of this song but thb, I doubt I could ever get away from the double meaning! My 3 x gt.granny was Francesca - a lovely name in my opinion - sadly always shortened to Fanny.
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Post by Country Ham on Jul 27, 2014 12:21:39 GMT
Fanny can be used as a slang word for your lady parts. I never heard it referred to as that. Just your backside. "Sit on your fanny". And as a name for a girl. |
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Post by gar on Jul 27, 2014 12:23:32 GMT
Fanny can be used as a slang word for your lady parts. I never heard it referred to as that. Just your backside. "Sit on your fanny". And as a name for a girl. We wouldn't say that in the UK. |
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Post by Country Ham on Jul 27, 2014 12:40:19 GMT
I never heard it referred to as that. Just your backside. "Sit on your fanny". And as a name for a girl. We wouldn't say that in the UK. I don't think I have heard it here in my part of the US either. I have back in Canada though. Might of been regional. |
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Post by Sam on Jul 27, 2014 12:51:30 GMT
We wouldn't say that in the UK. I don't think I have heard it here in my part of the US either. I have back in Canada though. Might of been regional. Yeah - you can imagine the infantile joy I got out of hearing the phrase 'fanny pack' for the first time!  |
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Post by Country Ham on Jul 27, 2014 13:00:28 GMT
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Post by peajays on Jul 27, 2014 13:33:11 GMT
Here (in Canada) I only heard fanny referenced as your bum, as Country Ham mentioned above.
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Post by Sharon on Jul 27, 2014 13:35:57 GMT
Fanny can be used as a slang word for your lady parts. I never heard it referred to as that. Just your backside. "Sit on your fanny". And as a name for a girl. I know the song. I agree. I've always heard it referred to as your backside. |
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Post by gar on Jul 27, 2014 13:50:54 GMT
I never heard it referred to as that. Just your backside. "Sit on your fanny". And as a name for a girl. I know the song. I agree. I've always heard it referred to as your backside. Just bear in mind the different meanings should you come to the UK  |
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Post by pmk on Jul 27, 2014 14:14:00 GMT
I know the song. I agree. I've always heard it referred to as your backside. Just bear in mind the different meanings should you come to the UK Definitely! It's a faux pas that's difficult to recover from! |
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Post by valincal on Jul 27, 2014 14:19:44 GMT
Thanks for your responses to my silly question, ladies! lol (And yes, here in Canada the word fanny is sometimes used to refer to one's bottom!) |
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to have never heard of this song but thb, I doubt I could ever get away from the double meaning! My 3 x gt.granny was Francesca - a lovely name in my opinion - sadly always shortened to Fanny. 
