Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for July 05, 2015
Transcript:
Arlo: I've been through the desert on a horse with no name, DUM de dee Dum de dee dumm... Arlo: Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, HUMmm... Arlo: Band on the RUN, Band on th' run, Band on the RUN, band on the run... Janis: Wow! You sure know a lot of song titles! Arlo: Oh, yeah!
Reppr Premium Member over 9 years ago
Wow! You sure know the singers of a lot of songs!
JonDoh over 9 years ago
I can hear those songs in my head so clearly it’s like I’ve got the radio playing right next to me. I don’t know if that gives me a nice fuzzy feeling or just makes me feel old.
jbmlaw01 over 9 years ago
Most of those songs of our generation really don’t have much to them beyond the title. Mr. Bojangles was much better than average.
bsqnbay over 9 years ago
Of all the home improvements I hate painting the most!
Egrayjames over 9 years ago
I love Jerry Jeff, but it was Nitty Gritty Dirt Band that made the song popular on the radio. I remember seeing Sammy Davis Jr. doing it on television…..absolutely great performance.
Kirby_Dots over 9 years ago
I wish I could remember what comedian said it, but he had a good take on it. If it is your horse, you are the one who is supposed to name it.
In general, most people know only a few lyrics to songs. Even the National Anthem. There is a lot of mumbling during the middle bits.
Bofo1940 over 9 years ago
Nothing can touch the soul like music
Terry Foreman over 9 years ago
@Kirby_Dots
Regarding the National Anthem, even fewer people know about (let alone know the words) the other three verses.
mourdac Premium Member over 9 years ago
@kc: I’m fuzzy and old.
GR6 over 9 years ago
You don’t want to give that horse a name because you might have to eat it before you get through the desert.
bachinsure over 9 years ago
Somebody post a link to the music.
Charliegirl Premium Member over 9 years ago
I’m showing my age, of course, but I can’t understand the lyrics to the current music and I expect that’s a good thing! lol
efwjso (Sue) over 9 years ago
Thank you, Jimmy and all, for the comments about the music. I now have some great tunes going through my head, especially McCartney and Wings. Going for visit to Spotify and/or YouTube.
Arianne over 9 years ago
Hey guys! ♪ I hope you’re having fuu-un! ♪
zippykatz over 9 years ago
My avatar is a kitty named Mr Bojangles, we called him Mr B. He’s in heaven now, I get teared up when I hear that song. Or even the title.
DDrazen over 9 years ago
Yeah, but let’s hear him sing “Big Log” by Robert Plant.
Tarredandfeathered over 9 years ago
From Wikipedia:Walker has said he was inspired to write the song after an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail and that the song does not refer to the famous stage and movie personality Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Walker said while in jail for public intoxication in 1965, he met a homeless white man who called himself “Mr. Bojangles” to conceal his true identity from the police. He had been arrested as part of a police sweep of indigent people that was carried out following a high-profile murder. The two men and others in the cell chatted about all manner of things, but when Mr. Bojangles told a story about his dog, the mood in the room turned heavy. Someone else in the cell asked for something to lighten the mood, and Mr. Bojangles obliged with a tap dance.
ARLOS DAD over 9 years ago
Janice has a nice do-rag……
Maizing over 9 years ago
Mr Bojangles: Nitty Gritty Dirt BandYou got the others right though.
Maizing over 9 years ago
Mr Bojangles: Nitty Gritty Dirt BandYou got the others right though.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 9 years ago
what more do you need?
hippogriff over 9 years ago
p51strega: My blood is young. I gave last week and the new plasma is already in and the rest is still coming from t’marrow.