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Arlo Guthrie – “City of New Orleans” (1977)
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| 11/15/2016
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Posted on 11/15/2016 9:10:04 AM PST by simpson96
Hope you enjoy.City Of New Orleans
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:10:04 AM PST
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simpson96
To: trisham; hoosiermama; Dawgreg; OddLane; Fiji Hill; Chgogal; originalbuckeye; ...
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11/15/2016 9:10:22 AM PST
by
simpson96
To: simpson96
I would bet that at least 99% of people hearing the lyric “Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee” would have no idea what it was referring to. Hint: on a train heading from the North to the South, think Jim Crow.
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:12:30 AM PST
by
bus man
(Loose Lips Sink Ships)
To: simpson96
Are arbitrary cat videos also fair game nowadays on FR?
To: bus man
Not a big folk music guy but this is one of my favorites. I like the original version better for some reason.
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:17:26 AM PST
by
lodi90
(President Trump - Has a nice ring to it!)
To: bus man
Same reason that Cairo, Illinois holds a special place in Black American folklore.
It was the place on the journey north where the curtain came down, and you could sit on the bus anyplace you wanted.
To: simpson96
Nice song and that’s a hilarious album cover !!!
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:21:39 AM PST
by
virgil283
(“An intellectual is knowledgeable in one field but speaks out only in others.”)
To: simpson96
Arlo Guthrie performing Buffalo Springfield on “The Muppet Show” is a highlight of my youth.
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:23:24 AM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: simpson96
Written by Steve Goodman Chicago Cubs fan and writer of “Go Cubs Go”.
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:28:25 AM PST
by
John W
(Under One Year And Counting!)
To: bus man
Good catch... thanks for sharing. Young folks don’t know about segregated train cars... or much of anything about the horrors of Jim Crow...
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:31:24 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(Trump took 40% of the Hispanics vote in FL and more than 30% of Hispanics nationally-LS)
To: simpson96
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:33:44 AM PST
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: Enterprise
And the sons of Pullman Porters, and the sons of Engineers
Ride their father’s magic carpets made of steel
I sometimes perform this song and I love those lines. Very well written.
To: bus man
I would bet that at least 99% of people hearing the lyric Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee would have no idea what it was referring to. Hint: on a train heading from the North to the South, think Jim Crow.
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I had no idea. I thought it meant the train was changing cars.
BTW, my mom worked on the City of New Orleans.
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:39:43 AM PST
by
Moonman62
(Make America Great Again!)
To: freedomlover
I liked those lines a lot. Taking your son to work. :)
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:42:59 AM PST
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: simpson96
Always liked that song...brought back memories.
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:44:00 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: simpson96
I just love this song. Thanks for reminding me of it.
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:45:44 AM PST
by
married21
( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
To: simpson96
A number of years ago I was watching a video clip of a reporter interviewing Arlo Guthrie. Arlo mentioned that he was a Republican. The reporter was surprised by that, to say the least.
I believe that Arlo now calls himself a libertarian.
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:55:40 AM PST
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: simpson96
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posted on
11/15/2016 9:56:02 AM PST
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: Leaning Right
I believe that Arlo now calls himself a libertarian.
Still quite an accomplishment considering his daddy was one of the most dyed-in-the-wool Communists this country ever produced.
To: PLMerite
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posted on
11/15/2016 10:07:39 AM PST
by
Arthur McGowan
(https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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