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Ray Stevens - We the People
Ray Stevens Twitter Page ^ | 11/20/09 | Ray Stevens

Posted on 11/22/2009 5:15:28 PM PST by smalltownslick

WOW! Just came across this on the Twitter page of Ron Smith from oldiesmusic.com. Ray is always interesting - most of the time funny, sometimes serious, always worth listening to. But I never knew him to get political like this, and what a joy that he is on our side! This will never get airplay, of course, but we need to spread it around as much as we can.


TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: humor; obamacare; pelosi; wethepeople
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1 posted on 11/22/2009 5:15:32 PM PST by smalltownslick
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At least he isn’t like Cat Stevens.


2 posted on 11/22/2009 5:18:02 PM PST by GeronL
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Oh, it can get air play. Just send it to the correct folks. :)


3 posted on 11/22/2009 5:44:38 PM PST by madison10 (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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I did not know he was still alive. One of the funniest people I have ever seen.

I used to drive through his home town of Hahira, Georgia around once a week. Not sure if I spelled that right.


4 posted on 11/22/2009 5:53:10 PM PST by yarddog
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To: smalltownslick; FatherofFive

Funny stuff


5 posted on 11/22/2009 6:04:32 PM PST by verga (I am not an apologist, I just play one on Television)
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Thanks for the post! I’ve been a fan of his since I was a kid. I drove my family crazy with my Guitarzan 45.


6 posted on 11/22/2009 6:07:17 PM PST by GBA
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And who can forget Ahab the Ay-rab? That’d go over big today, wouldn’t it? I say resurrect it!!!!!!


7 posted on 11/22/2009 6:12:57 PM PST by Migraine (Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
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To: smalltownslick

I think we’l be hearing this on Rush and the other talk shows tomorrow. I was listening to it while my wife was watching The Amazing Race and asking me what I was laughing at.


8 posted on 11/22/2009 6:16:23 PM PST by driftless2 (for long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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Not sure - who are the correct folks? Obviously not music radio. You think maybe Rush or Glenn or someone like that?


9 posted on 11/22/2009 6:18:16 PM PST by smalltownslick
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“And who can forget Ahab the Ay-rab? That’d go over big today, wouldn’t it? I say resurrect it!!!!!!”

I’ve thought that many times, too - wouldn’t it be fun for him to update those lyrics? That’s one of the reasons I was so pleased over this.


10 posted on 11/22/2009 6:20:06 PM PST by smalltownslick
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“I used to drive through his home town of Hahira, Georgia around once a week. “

Which song did he use that in - was it the Shriners’ Convention? Thatps probably my favorite of all his great stuff.


11 posted on 11/22/2009 6:23:50 PM PST by smalltownslick
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Not sure - who are the correct folks? Obviously not music radio. You think maybe Rush or Glenn or someone like that?

Yes, one of those two.

12 posted on 11/22/2009 6:25:26 PM PST by madison10
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I always liked, “Mr. Business Man”.


13 posted on 11/22/2009 6:26:06 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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“...and I yelled, ‘Don’t look Ethel,’ but it was too late...”


14 posted on 11/22/2009 6:30:29 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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Yeah that was the one. That is also one of my favorites too.

When she was around 10, my Daughter had one of his tapes and she would play it while we were driving. It was great.


15 posted on 11/22/2009 6:37:40 PM PST by yarddog
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A real sleeper for him, with me anyway, was “It’s Me Again, Margaret!” Guess I’m just a weirdo!


16 posted on 11/22/2009 6:42:08 PM PST by jwparkerjr
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Ray reminds me a whole lot of Jerry Reed.

Both of them were funny as all get out and I don’t think either one had to work at it. It was just their nature.


17 posted on 11/22/2009 6:42:39 PM PST by yarddog
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There was a really sweet, older black woman in my old neighborhood in North Little Rock. I’m not real good at names of people I don’t see often. Her name is Ethel. Guess how I’ve always been able to remember her name....


18 posted on 11/22/2009 6:43:15 PM PST by smalltownslick
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Much as I love Ray, that one was a hit for Paul Craft long before Ray got ahold of it! Paul’s biggest claim to fame was Dropkick Me Jesus Through the GoalPosts of Life.


19 posted on 11/22/2009 6:44:45 PM PST by smalltownslick
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I always liked his c&w version of the old Johnny Mathis chestnut, Misty.

My mom could not bear to hear it, and my wifw, who heard the Stevens version first, could not take the Johnny Mathis version.


20 posted on 11/22/2009 6:51:46 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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