auld lang syne: favourite version

frank sinatra or boney m? or someone else?

Probably not well known, but Rebecca Pidgeon (David Mamet's wife)'s amalgamation of Bring It On Home to Me with Auld Lang Syne is probably my favorite...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6oUaXBuUZI

i d/l'd a brave combo version that's quite nice

why did dan fogelberg have to die so close to NYE.

Guy Lombardo?

ʃɪd ɑld a.kwe̙n.tæns bi fɪɾ.ɡɔt,
an nɪ.vɪɾ brɔxt tɪ meind ?
ʃɪd ɑld a.kwe̙n.tæns bi fɪɾ.ɡɔt,
an ɑld laŋ sein ?

CHORUS:
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein, mɐ dɪɾ,
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein,
wil tak ɐ kɔp o keind.nɪs jɛt,
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein.

an ʃir.li jɪl bi jʊɾ peint.stɔp !
an ʃir.li al bi mein !
an wil tak ɐ kɔp o keind.nɪs jɛt,
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein.

CHORUS

we twa heː rɪn ə.but ðɪ brez,
an pud ðɪ ɡo.wɪnz fein ;
bɪt wiv wan.dɛɾt mo.ne ɐ wi.ɾi fɛt,
sɪn ɑld laŋ sein.

CHORUS

we twa heː pɛ.dl̩t ɪn ðɪ bʊɾn,
fre mɔɾ.nɪn sʊn tɪl dein ;
bʌt siz bɪ.twin ʌs brɛd heː rɔrd
sɪn ɑld laŋ sein.

CHORUS

an ðɛrz ɐ han, mei trʊs.ti fiɾ !
an ɡis ɐ han o ðein !
an wil tak ɐ rɛxt ɡɪd-wʊ.le-wɔxt,
fɪɾ ɑld laŋ sein.

CHORUS

In Pakistan, the tune was played at the formal resignation of President Pervez Musharraf as the country's Chief of Army Staff.

A local band here in Eugene called Toad in the Hole (think Pogues/Flogging Molly) did a superb version that's sort of remained my preferred version.

here we go again

I had no use for 2008, but R.I.P. anyway.

so i learned how to play this yesterday