Jeannie Shrimpton
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1967
Track ID
36724
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1967.144.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
A comic song about a Jean Shrimpton, who causes a stir when she turns up to a horse race in Melbourne wearing a mini-skirt.
Bob Bertram's own composition.
Item Notes
2 verses of 4 lines; last line of verse 2 repeated. Bob Bertram's own composition. First in a series of four consecutive songs in a medley, all concerning short skirts (mini-skirts).
Jean Shrimpton (b. 1942), a successful English model, wore a mini-skirt at the Victoria Derby horse race at the Melbourne Cup in 1965; the crowd's disapproval was exacerbated by Shrimpton's lack of the traditional hat, stockings and gloves.
Item Subject/Person
Shrimpton, Jean
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair