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Isn't it about time for some new covers of "One Tin Soldier?"


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yeah it is!!!

 

at the very least--there's room for a country version, a smooth jazz version, and an urban version...

 

i call upon my fellow musicians to uplift the people with new and timely recordings of this deathless anthem...

 

together, we can make the world a better place...

 

it's dying...

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to get better!! :)

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Originally posted by songrytr:

I think it's time for a cover of "Amos Moses."

 

:D

I defy ANYONE to improve on Jerry Reed's version. That was Jerry doing what Jerry does best...er...well, there wasn't enough pickin' on the radio version of the tune.
"Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
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I was working out at the gym last week and the line "one tin soldier rides away" kept going through my head, but I couldn't recall the rest of the song.

While showering the rest of the record hit me, brass charts and everything. I burst into song; now they won't let me come back to that gym anymore... :(

The rest of the day these old Sonny and Cher reruns kept flashing through my head.

That's why its in my tag line, at least until I see the next clever t-shirt or bumper sticker. ;)

Botch

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Originally posted by Tedster:

I defy ANYONE to improve on Jerry Reed's version. That was Jerry doing what Jerry does best...er...well, there wasn't enough pickin' on the radio version of the tune.

Yeah...you have a point there. Just heard it on the Sirius 70s channel (man, I love satellite radio) and that track JAMS.

 

I googled Mr. Reed and found a couple of fan sites...apparently he let his own site lapse a couple of years ago.

 

Getting nostalgic for Glen Campbell's Goodtime Hour....

this house is empty now...
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Originally posted by songrytr:

I think it's time for a cover of "Amos Moses."

 

:D

I always thought Jerry Reed and Vickie Lawrence should do a duet with a combination of Amos Moses and The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. :D
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I always Liked that tune.. Hmmm....

 

Listen children

to a story

that was written long ago

'bout a village on a mountain

and the Valley folke below

 

...Peace on earth was all it said

no horns though.. ugh.. too brassy..

Frank Ranklin and the Ranktones

 

WARP SPEED ONLY STREAM

FRANKIE RANKLIN (Stanky Franks) <<<

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Originally posted by Ani:

Originally posted by songrytr:

I think it's time for a cover of "Amos Moses."

 

:D

I always thought Jerry Reed and Vickie Lawrence should do a duet with a combination of Amos Moses and The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. :D
I disagree. In keeping in tune with the "Alien vs Predator" movie release, Reed and Helen Reddy should come up with an "Amos Moses Meets Delta Dawn".

 

Whitefang

I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left!
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Christina Aguilera - "I Will Survive"

 

Britney Spears - "Ooh Love To Love Ya, Baby"

 

Metallica - "Put Your Hand In The Hand Of The Man..."

 

Pearl Jam - "That's The Way Uh-Huh Uh-Huh I Like It"

 

...and my prediction for record of the year...

 

Creed - "Seasons In The Sun"

 

:rolleyes::mad::eek::confused::wave:

The Black Knight always triumphs!

 

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Originally posted by arellspencer:

I always Liked that tune.. Hmmm....

 

Listen children

to a story

that was written long ago

'bout a village on a mountain

and the Valley folke below

 

...Peace on earth was all it said

no horns though.. ugh.. too brassy..

It was an okay song. I hated the way the gal sang it though. Her voice drove me nuts.
"Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
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Originally posted by arellspencer:

Listen children

to a story

that was written long ago

'bout a village ...

It's Kingdom!! :mad:

You've ruined the whole song!! :mad:

 

Now, I'm gonna take my right foot and kick you on the right side of your face. And there's not a damn (oooh!) thing you can do about it.

 

---B. Jack

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Okay NOW I jus' gotta larn it so's I get the lyrics correct. it'll be a goode break from the bach and mozart I been slaveing over.. ahahaha. and I might as well record it for uh posterity..

 

'bout a KINGDOM on a mountain.

 

I will make sure I get it correct. just for prague..

Frank Ranklin and the Ranktones

 

WARP SPEED ONLY STREAM

FRANKIE RANKLIN (Stanky Franks) <<<

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Originally posted by whitefang:

Or maybe "Poke Salad Annie"!

 

Whitefang

Hey, I saw Tony Joe White perform live, man...

 

He came out by himself and sat down on a chair with a Strat which he played through a fender Twin.... which more than filled a good sized Hall with sound (I had previously seen the Hollies, Simon and Garfunkel, the Association, and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap there!!!)

 

Great Show!! :)

 

This was in College Station, Texas, maybe 1969, give or take a year....

 

He was the opener for a group called "Smith"

 

(and they were pretty darned good too!) :)

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Well... I saw Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods rise up from the ground on the Tomorrowland Stage at Disneyland singing their hit "Billy Don't Be a Hero". Now THAT rocked. That was enough to stop my mad dash to the line for the Matterhorn, have a cardboard burger and fries and dig Bo with my Mom and Dad in tow. These are the things that get us started down the road to ruin...
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