The Dad Song Festival
Posted at 5:35 AM on June 19, 2009
by Dale Connelly
(15 Comments)
Thanks to everyone who suggested Dad Songs for this Friday, especially the obsure ones. This song, offered by Steve in Forest Lake, isn't in our library, but You Tube has it, featuring Cat Stevens as you've never seen him before.
For the rest of the nominees, I'll play what I can find, and as many as time allows.
Just for fun, let's have a song lyric scavenger hunt. See if you can find these ten lines inside the Father's Day songs being played today between 6 and 8 am, or during the re-broadcast from 11 to 1.
I haven't thought of a prize, but if you are the first person who posts a list correctly identifying the source of all ten quotes, you will be honored as someone with great lyrical recall, or the ability to bring laser-beam focus to a task, or just an excess of spare time. Or all three.
- It wasted no time and it had one desire, at the end of each week to be wound.
- Now the music takes me back across the yellowed age to the summers with my dad and the tunes he played.
- I grew up quick and I grew up mean, my fists got hard and my wits got keen.
- You never talk much in a fishing boat, 'cause it scares the fish away. You just give it time and watch your line.
- He always brought an extra pail of water from the well. And if you needed a confidant, he was the one who would never tell.
- He could look you in the eye and sell you a car. That's not an easy thing to do.
- From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen. Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away.
- And with a teardrop in his eye, as he went to say goodbye, said he, "My lad, that's too bad. I've some advice to give."
- Me, I'm a hick and I dance like one. I just kind of jump around and grin.
- Is it true what they say that papa never worked a day in his life?
Comments (15)
what a great idea, Dale! will listen whenever i can be near the computer today - a busy day. hope it's a good one for Y'all! Happy Father's Day
Good luck everybody on the scavenger hunt. Unfortunately I had too many non-HD gaps in the morning (garden, car). Meeting from 11-12 today won't help. But I'm enjoying all the songs so far.
On a separate note... made my first radish butter last night. Got my first share from the farm with bunches and bunches of radishes. Yum yum. Thanks to whoever on this blog suggested "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle", which got me to this point!
I don't have any of the skills or resources needed to participate in scavanger hunt, but good luck to those who do.
I'm one of those grumpy fathers who doesn't like to have a fuss made about father's day and I guess I should stop being like this. I like the good sense of humor that is shown on this blog and in the comments. I think it is doing a little to help me get over the grumpy thing.
My submission for the scavenger hunt:
1. My Grandfather's Clock
2. Daddy Played the Banjo
3. A Boy Named Sue
4. My Father's Only Son
5. My Father Was a Quiet Man
6. My Old Man
7. Father & Son
8. Always Leave 'Em Laughing When You Go
9. Billy From the Hills
10. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
"THEY SAY" that if Danny Boy is sung by a man, it was meant to be from father to son. My father loved to this song and it was played at his funeral.
He especially liked Mario Alonzo but I've never heard a bad version.
Danny Boy is my song about my father.
Very good, Linda in St. Paul. I think you've got it! Here's a "Great Lyrical Recall" salute to you.
wow, sherrilee and Jim - great revelations today! thanks for sharing how TB helps. helps me too. it's a way to be social without the risk of appearing anywhere and one can talk or not. very comfortable.
the song about being her father's only son really hit my heart. that was me too. we spent many an hour in a fishing boat, chatting or just watching the birds or the fish roll. the last time we fished together was Father's Day 1971 and we talked about "Silent Spring" which i was reading at the time. (have i told this story already?) and Dad died suddenly that December. i was glad we had that day together. (this will add to the weeping mood - sorry)
Congratulations Linda in St. Paul (West Side).
You are correct! And I see you had it figured out before I finished playing the songs. That's amazing! How did you manage that?
"My Old Man" has always been a favorite of mine. I saw Steve Goodman live four or five times in the early 80's, and I think he always included that one in his live shows. The hall would get so quiet you could hear a pin drop when he sang it.
Thanks for the Judy Collins, too - I haven't thought it in ages.
Thanks for the Dad songs Dale. It's been grand. Glad you found so many good ones.
Dale & Mike -- thanks for the great show this morning. This morning is EXACTLY why I love RH - you couldn't get this kind of programming anywhere else. I feel incredibly lucky.
Heartlanders -- have a FABULOUS weekend!
Thanks for all the Dad songs! My iPhone actually kept playing almost all the way to work this morning, a little reverence for dear old dad perhaps.
Have a great weekend everyone!
... And the McGarrigles' one, I'd almost forgotten it! What a rich morning, Dale, I'm on the rebroadcast, laughing, crying, wishing I could stay for all of it.
Sherilee, I'm going to have to go back to the book and see how to make radish butter, as THE RADISHES HAVE ARRIVED! BTW, I can't remember is you're in The Cities or not, but there is a buying club for local grass fed meats and more, and other Traditional Foods, minimally processed: http://web.me.com/willwinter/traditionalfoodsmn.mac.com/introduction.html
In this City Pages article: http://www.citypages.com/2009-03-04/restaurants/traditional-foods-off-lyndale-leads-extreme-natural-foods-movement/
it is dubbed part of the "extreme food movement."
I'm a little slow on the uptake, here, I am just listening to the rebroadcast. But it's fun to be a little slow on the uptake making comments and suggestions and still hearing them a day or 2 later! Anyway, I recently learned the Eliza Gilkyson's father, Terry Gilkyson, wrote the music for Disney's "Jungle Book." There is a live recording called "Your Town Tonight" that I believe has Eliza singing it with a sweet little intro about her dad. It would also be fun just to hear it sung by the bear himself (Phil Harris). Obviously, it won't be in time for Father's Day, but it's a good song any day of the year!
Have a great weekend, all!
Checking in late, but couldn't help but be reminded of these two greats from SNL while watching Cat Stevens' moves. Happy Friday Heartlanders!
Will & Chris
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