Here's another tune I used to hear a lot, riding around in the car with Old Paco when I was a kid.
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I was wondering about that line 'no hi brow woman make me walk the line' was that a snark on Johnny Cash? But according to you know whatki, this was written in '46, while Walk The Line was written in '56.
I just found this on youtube.
Enjoy the weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acb-js00c40
I was wondering about that line 'no hi brow woman make me walk the line' was that a snark on Johnny Cash?
In today's woke world, it would be considered misogyny.
This was one of my favorite songs back then. I would sing along and imagine I sounded just like TEF at his best. Until the time I actually recorded myself singing the song. Upon playing it back, I noticed a few subtle differences between my voice and his.
And by subtle differences, I mean the song was barely recognizable. So much for my appearance on Ted Mack.
The lyric is actually high toned woman, but it means the same thing.
R-man: I'm sure that was just a case of inferior recording equipment.
Ted Mack. There's a name I haven't thought of in awhile!
Gregory: That's a cool musical group. Thanks for linking it.
Yeah, it was my first tape recorder, which wasn't exactly high fidelity.
However, as I upgraded my hi-fi equipment over time, my voice always stayed low-fi.
One of my favorite singers doing a fave song! TEF was on my family's play list. Thanks, Paco! It made Friday and the weekend better! It also got a ear worm out. Btw, this is a two-fer/win win; the video after Ernie's is Glenn Miller doing Chattanooga Choo Choo.
Old Paco was frequently away from home when my brother and I were kids, so we treasured the time we had with him. And driving around in the car with the radio on brings back happy memories. All those old songs - like "16 Tons", and "Big, Bad John", and "Alley Oop!", and those Ray Stevens novelty tunes - they put me in mind of those days when pop would take us out to lunch for a burger somewhere, and then we'd go by the drug store to buy comic books, and occasionally go to a movie. Good times, way too short.
One of my favorites was "North to Alaska". I could sing every word of that one.
I wasn't a fan, but I really liked when he visited Mayberry.
I think Andy was talking about someone else, but I still think it was some mighty fine pickin' and grinnin' whenTEF showed up.
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