Posted on 03/15/2024 9:55:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway
My favorite translation of the original story, Bambi: A Life in the Forest by Felix Salten is the one by Whittaker Chambers in 1928--yes, that Whittaker Chambers, who would later wake America up to the threat of Soviet espionage and propel Richard Nixon to stardom.
By the way, Salten was Jewish, and the Nazis suppressed Bambi.
I believe Jim Reeves was the one who really made “The Blizzard” famous. One of the many “greats”. I always thought the greatest of all (cowboy songs as well as others) was Waylon Jennings.
Lots of good cowboy songs, not just those ones. I go see Riders in the Sky whenever they come near enough, always a good show.
BTW, in Back in the Saddle Again, the lyrics are “where the longhorn cattle feed on the lowly jimson weed”, not “gypsum weed”. Though I hope the cattle don’t eat jimson weed, because it’s really poisonous.
I remember that Firesign Theatre version.
You made me think of the last song at a cousin’s funeral decades ago... Happy Trails... my little brother and I looked at each other and couldn’t decide whether to laugh or cry!
He spent his life crippled as a result of a horse-riding accident.
Oh dang! I know every one of those songs! Glad it was not some whining bar room song.
But then, I was born on the High Plains West end of the Santa Fe trail, Cimarron Cutoff and raised on Bob Wills music. Learned to hate modern country when dad moved us to hillbilly country.
I have all of these songs on my playlist. Have a pretty extensive catalog of Sons of the Pioneers. Was driving with a friend once and a song came on that had the line “Darkie picks the cotton, white man makes the money.” He asked “Did they really just say that?” Yup. in 1936 we didn’t have political correctness. Some of the tunes actually sound amazingly good considering many were recorded in the 30s.
At least 2 decades ago, here on FR, this movie and the original book came up on a thread/was a thread and what I wrote was what some poster had written back then. Yes, I should have looked it up myself ( which I just did );you're correct, he was NOT a Nazi, but an Hungarian Jew, living in Austria.
I saw the movie when I was 5, never saw it again, but DO remember it. I wasn't crazy about the movie ( didn't hate it/didn't love it ) and was NOT frightened by the fire nor any other part of this film.
And yes, the book is really NOT a children's book!
As a child ( and now ), I loved FANTASIA, THE SONG OF THE SOUTH, and the cartoon movies that were NOT fairy tale based. And that's it; I've never really been a fan of the majority of Disney stuff...and for good reason! Once you've been read/read yourself, the original material, Disney's adaptations STINK!
Porter never flaunted his homosexuality, it is NEVER in his songs, and one shouldn't denigrate him/his talent/his work because of his personal life, which he did his best to hide.
In 1940, my father hitchhiked from Loma Linda, Calif. to LA to see “Fantasia” at the Carthay Circle Theater, where first-run blockbusters were often shown (sadly, it was torn down in 1969). He said that the final scene alone made the trip worthwhile. I would see the film for the first time in 1963.
I was lucky to have seen “Song of the South” in 1958. If you want to see it today, you need to consult a dealer in bootleg DVDs.
Recently started reading the four-book series "Lonesome Dove" - good stuff.
Riders on the storm!
My favorite version is by Vernon Dalhart from 1927. I also like the Jules Allen's version from 1928, although the quality of the Youtube video isn't the greatest.
You may notice that each of these uses a different melody. The melody that everyone knows today first appeared in 1930.
No mention of Chris LeDoux ?
He was the real deal.
Rodeo champion .
Chris sang western songs from real experience.
Not country western songs .
Big difference .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QTynMfGstk
Little Joe, the Wrangler ~ Don Edwards
Like that video! American animation has been bizarre for years. By distorting faces and bodies way too much. They are messing with children’s minds. I really resent this.
“I was lucky to have seen “Song of the South” in 1958. If you want to see it today, you need to consult a dealer in bootleg DVDs.”
It is highly available as a torrent.
The Berlin Top 10--Dickie Goodman (1961)
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