thebes Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Ok it's friday night let's try this again. Maybe we'll actually finish a song this time. Tonight's selection is that 50's (early 60's?) classic The Ballad of Thunder Road. This is a great song from an era that would produce about one of these a week. This song is The Duke of Earl with an attitude. A genuine 50's ballad. Now, I don't ant to exclude anybody since this song is so old it's ok to look up the lyrics on the net. Drop a couple of lines in, pass it on, and let's see how far we get. I start it off with the opening lines which are: Here's the first line from that early rock classic Ballad of Thunder Road: Let me tell the story, I can tell it all About the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluless Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 ....Let me tell the story, I can tell it all ....About the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol.... Too bad he's suffering brain damage and His puny brain was fried, tossed with pasta and set out for the latest fish fry... Yess...I made all of this commentary up.. And Out Come the Wolves...(for those that care...an excellent punk album by Rancid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted September 17, 2004 Author Share Posted September 17, 2004 CLUUUUUUUUUUUU! (For some reason I'm having fun typing capital and streching out wrod stonight) That was funny, but your follow on words were wrong. It's The Ballad of Thunder Road not hat johnny-come-lately Bruce Springstein. Here's another line: His daddy made the whisky, son, he drove the load.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Thebes, I don't think anyone knows the song, let alone the words. Can you hum a few bars for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted September 17, 2004 Author Share Posted September 17, 2004 You're right Gary. Although very popular at the time, unless you've ever listeend to an oldies, oldies station you may not have heard it. BUT, there's a good chance you have. Let's bring it up to the chorus: ...When his engine roared, they called the highway Thunder Road. Sometimes into Ashville, sometimes Memphis town The revenoors chased him but they couldnt run him down Each time they thought they had him, his engine would explode He'd go by like they were standin still on Thunder Road. (CHORUS) And there was thunder, thunder over Thunder Road Thunder was his engine, and white lightning was his load There was moonshine, moonshine to quench the Devils thirst The law they swore they'd get him, but the Devil got him first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Sorry. I've never heard that in my life. At least not the way YOU sing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted September 17, 2004 Author Share Posted September 17, 2004 I gotcha. Too obscure. Oh well. Maybe some people who still have ductails and still wear pegged pants will show up and get a kick out of it.Forget the Khorns, what you really need is a '59 Chevy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Why don't you pick a song everyone nose, like Norwegian Would? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 when i was a teen, Thunder Road was the best movie i ever saw and i now own it on dvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Thebes, I think you are making them too easy. How about The Israelites by Desmond Dekker? Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be fed. Poor me, the Israelite. Aah. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myhamish Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Well, the sheriff came around in the middle of the night. Heard mama crying and knew something wasn't right He was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load. You could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road slainte mhath!! y'all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myhamish Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Verse 2 Everybody sing! My wife and my kids, they are packed up and leave me. Darling, she said, I was yours to be seen. Poor me, the Israelite. Aah. You could smell the whisky Poor me, Israelite, I look a-down down Copperhead Road - starting to whur my slurds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Another verse from one of these songs, I forget which. Shirt them a-tear up, trousers are gone. I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde. Poor me, the Israelite. Aah. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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