Tony Orlando & Dawn ~ Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (blast from the past)

Tony Orlando and Dawn via You Tube ^ | April 16, 2012 | stardustdays

[beaversmom]

Man, I loved this song in the 70s as a little girl. Makes me so happy to hear it.

[Fiji Hill]

Neil Diamond’s “I Am, I Said” (1971) makes me nostalgic, in that he notes that “rents are low” in Los Angeles.

[mmichaels1970]

I didn’t favor the song because it seemed to be about a guy getting out of prison.

I took the opposite view. I favored the song because to me it was a story about redemption. He told her he'd totally understand if she didn't want him back, and he would put all of the blame on himself.

Of course I was 3 years old at the time.

[Fiji Hill]

"Tie a Yellow Ribbon" went to number one on the Billboard Hot Hundred and stayed on the chart for almost half a year. But as it was falling, this tune--my favorite from 1973--was rising and would reach number eight.

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy--The Andrews Sisters

[PapaNew]

Sometimes there’s so much BO I almost pass out. Also, can only take so much political BS... :)

[Fiji Hill]

The Flamingos' recording of I'll Be Home, from 1956, includes the phrase "my time's about up" as well as "I'll be home to start serving you" and "once more, our love will be free." Were these references to a prison term? In any case, Pat Boone's version of the song changed "my time's about up" to "my mind's made up."

[Hot Tabasco]

Tony Orlando recognizes our American military

[Hot Tabasco]

I should have read the thread further, you beat me to it...LOL!

[chimera]

Yes, they both did keyboards. DD did a tour with the Beach Boys doing their keys and when they went on another tour he didn’t want to go but recommended TT (they weren’t married yet) take over the keys. She did the tour and the Boys always called Toni the first girl “Beach Boy”. Toni developed a crush on Daryl and penned the tune “The Way I Want To Touch You” but she claimed the “touching” referred to an emotional touch (but some stations wouldn’t play the song anyway because it was “too suggestive”).

[elcid1970]

Muskrat fun....muskrat fun for everyone!

[Steely Tom]

Sweet Caroline was way before Tie a Yellow Ribbon.

Sweet Caroline was a hit in the early fall of 1969.

Tie a Yellow Ribbon became a hit in the spring of 1973.

[Dr. Sivana]

Try

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxkhKf0yaI

Most lady pop stars are the kind a guy might want to have fun with. Toni Tenille looks like the kind you’d bring home to your parents and announce the engagement.

[PapaNew]

Fun to learn all these stories about these people. Thanks for posting.

[Enterprise]

I think another song that referred to prison was “My Boyfriend’s Back.” (Probably back from a juvenile prison.)

[Fiji Hill]

I think another song that referred to prison was “My Boyfriend’s Back.” (Probably back from a juvenile prison.)

Hmmmm--never thought of that. I had always assumed the boyfriend was on vacation, had relocated to pursue a career, or was sitting east of the Rhine holding an M-14 and keeping an eye out for Russkies.

In any case, here's the answer song:

Your Boyfriend's Back--Bobby Comstock & the Counts (1963)

[beaversmom]

Found this one from October 2013:

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2013/10/tony-orlando-gary-sinise-come-to-dallas-to-support-nonprofit-that-helps-military-families.html/

Tony Orlando, Gary Sinise come to Dallas to support nonprofit that helps military families

[beaversmom]

Im trying to find something about a sympathy letter Orlando wrote to a family member of someone famous that died. My mom remembers the story, but can’t think of who it is. First she said Diana Shore. Now she thinks Freddie Prinze. Anyway, keep finding nice stories about him:

Singer Tony Orlando Visits Families of Missing Israeli Teens

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/06/19/singer-tony-orlando-visits-families-of-missing-israeli-teens/