They don't mak'em like they use to

Aircav · February 21, 2009, 10:24:10 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxzg_iM-T4E&feature=related

philp · February 21, 2009, 02:46:59 PM

Love the song and on the side was Sink the Bismark, another classic.

Aircav · February 22, 2009, 06:19:52 AM

Yeah, Johnny Horton had a great voice and I grew up listening to that song and his other such as "Battle of New Orleans" and "North to Alaska"

cthulhu77 · February 22, 2009, 06:42:23 AM

Have them all on cd and vinyl...man, that old album is war torn beyond belief ! I had four brothers, and that was our go-to album as rugrats. Great music.

Aircav · February 22, 2009, 06:57:05 AM

My father had The Brothers Four too, use to hear that all the time as well from a reel to reel tape deck

cthulhu77 · February 22, 2009, 07:45:56 AM

Ah, love that stuff. But I think you mis-interpreted my line...my four brothers and I listened to Horton all the time (and I never heard a who!)...to the point that the album cover had to be taped together. I keep a bunch of those songs on my mp3 for driving sing alongs.

Cobra · February 22, 2009, 08:24:55 AM

Thanks for Posting a Cool Song Video!!!!!!!! i've got the Song on 45!!!!!! thanks!!!!!!!

Aircav · February 23, 2009, 02:03:08 AM

Quote from: cthulhu77 on February 22, 2009, 07:45:56 AM
Ah, love that stuff. But I think you mis-interpreted my line...my four brothers and I listened to Horton all the time (and I never heard a who!)...to the point that the album cover had to be taped together. I keep a bunch of those songs on my mp3 for driving sing alongs.

Ah, I with you know ;-D

Captain Canada · February 23, 2009, 03:53:46 AM

Awesome ! Love the break at around the 1:50 mark.....very cool !

Thanks !

lancer · February 23, 2009, 09:53:23 AM

Fun to hear again, but I've got that dammed song buzzing arounf my head on replay!! AAAAGH!!!

puddingwrestler · February 27, 2009, 12:59:23 PM

Why don't people write pop songs about worlds wars anymore? Dammit, the Marine Corps hymn actually made the charts in the 50s (I'm serious here)

Oh wait. Because the idea of Brittney Spears or the Jonas Bros. singing anything like that is terrifying.

And besides, 50 cent and his mates seem to sing basically the same thing, just with gangs instead of armies and nations.

puddingwrestler · February 27, 2009, 05:38:03 PM

Driving to melbourne this morning I got to thinking about this thread again - the other thing no one seems to get hit songs out of any more is cars. I mean, up until the 70s there where numerous hits about cars. (Including 'Little Duece Coupe' which I sang as 'Little two scoop' for years - Australians and other speakers of the Queens English pronounce Duece Coupe as Dyoos Coopay, the way it should be!)

Could part of the problem be the difficulty of working 'Z32TT' or 'R32 GT-R' into workable lyrics?
Maybe I should go find a 60s pop song to re-write the lyrics of into a touching tribute to San Torta's own Tortwagen Gulf, clearly that would have topped the national charts for some time!

hmmm...
Little Tortwagen, you're really lookin' fine
Three blades and a four-stroke and a fishing line
Listen to her tachin' up now, listen to her why-ee-eye-ine
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out TORTWAGEN!

lancer · February 28, 2009, 05:11:43 AM

Quote from: puddingwrestler on February 27, 2009, 05:38:03 PM
Driving to melbourne this morning I got to thinking about this thread again - the other thing no one seems to get hit songs out of any more is cars. I mean, up until the 70s there where numerous hits about cars. (Including 'Little Duece Coupe' which I sang as 'Little two scoop' for years - Australians and other speakers of the Queens English pronounce Duece Coupe as Dyoos Coopay, the way it should be!)

Could part of the problem be the difficulty of working 'Z32TT' or 'R32 GT-R' into workable lyrics?
Maybe I should go find a 60s pop song to re-write the lyrics of into a touching tribute to San Torta's own Tortwagen Gulf, clearly that would have topped the national charts for some time!

hmmm...
Little Tortwagen, you're really lookin' fine
Three blades and a four-stroke and a fishing line
Listen to her tachin' up now, listen to her why-ee-eye-ine
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out TORTWAGEN!

YOU are one CRAZY colonial!!!