DUmmie FUnnies 12-17-09 (DUmmies ready to join Olbermann in going to jail!)

DUmmie FUnnies ^ | December 17, 2009 | DUmmies and Charles Henrickson

[Mr. Silverback]

I was joking, y’all. I know Croce covered Cooke. He did it in a track called “Chain Gang Medley” that also had “He Don’t Love You” (also a Cooke song, IIRC) and “Searchin’” (originally by The Coasters) in it.

[Condor51]

*** I did. See post 61. ***

Missed that, I type slow :-)
(plus I logged of after posting)

As to The Pretenders. You prolly didn't miss much. They were a Rock Group in the late 70's, early 80's led by Female Singer-song-writer Chrissie Hynde. Their big hit was 'Back On The Chain Gang'. (R&R was still pretty much DEAD then. (imo)

And I didn't know Jim Croce covered Sam Cooke's 'Chain Gang' until I searched his discography. I didn't really care for him. I kinda cringed at his 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown', even though I was at that time still living on the 'South Side of Chicago' (like in his song).

[Mr. Silverback]

I didn't really care for him.

Fill Your hands, you son of a biscuit!

Seriously, everyone should hear this Croce song at least once...he doesn't get credit for writing what is basically one of the funniest novelty songs ever. The best part is that the woman in the song is a real person Croce met whil singing in bars.

The guy who posted this included the lyrics under "More Info."

[Condor51]

*** Fill Your hands, you son of a biscuit! ***

I would. If I knew what that meant ;-)

Okay, "SERIES" I listened to that song and I kinda like it. Its got a nice Blues beat.
But as to Jim Croce himself there's just something about the guy, the way he looks.

He reminds me of.. Borat!

[Charles Henrickson]

I didn't really care for him. I kinda cringed at his 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown', even though I was at that time still living on the 'South Side of Chicago' (like in his song).

I was living at the time on the North Side of Chicago, the bestest part of town, where I grew up. I didn't really care for "Leroy Brown," but I did like Jim Croce.

Most of his songs seemed to fall into one of two categories: the urban-gritty/blue-collar/redneck character story-song (LB, Rapid Roy, Roller Derby Queen, Car Wash Blues) or the tender ballad (Operator, Time in a Bottle).

[Mr. Silverback]

As far as tender ballads go, his best one--the simple, phenomenal and heartbreaking Dreamin' Again--is his probably his least well known. This guy's cover is just about as good as the original, though the background singers coming in at the beginning of the last verse on the original is something I wouldn't want to do without if I recorded it. It literally gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it, something about that and the way he sings "everything was still." It gives me an image of heavenly beauty, like an angel chorus, but he's denied it because of either who he is, who his woman is, or both.

And yeah, with some exceptions (such as Next Time, This Time) his stuff does fall into those groupings. He had a heavy folk background, a blues man's life and a lot of dues-paying time in redneck bars, so it all comes together in a certain type of repetoire.

"Girl, I can hang up as fast as you can call. And that ain't all." I just love that line.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I’m currently working on the southside (Lake Calumet). His lyrics ring true.

2 weeks ago, there was shooting at 105th and Torrence (about a mile from my office).

[Mr. Silverback]

I would. If I knew what that meant ;-)

It's a cleaned up line from True Grit.

[U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn confronts four outlaws across a field]
Ned Pepper: What's your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?

Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?

Ned Pepper: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.

Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hands, you son of a bitch!
[Rooster goads his horse into a charge]