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Posted by Lost Canine on 01-29-2005 at09:47:

  Don't Fence Me In

My wife and I are lovers of Broadway musicals. We have been listening a lot lately to the works of Cole Porter. He was a great writer, but a troubled soul. He wrote a tune called Don't Fence Me In which was a western song for a Bing Crosby movie. It was also recorded by many country artists, including Roy Rogers. If you ever heard this song, listen for hints of it in Uncle Terry's Ten Gallon Hat. I swear there is a correlation. Tell me if I am wrong:
Don't Fence Me In (You'll have to scroll down to find the clip and listen)

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Posted by Aqua Green Toupee on 01-29-2005 at09:57:

 

I liked David Byrne's version of that song.

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Posted by Lost Canine on 01-29-2005 at10:05:

 

I guess I missed his version. What recording was it from?

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Posted by Aqua Green Toupee on 01-29-2005 at10:33:

 

It was from an AIDS album. Red Hot and Blue, I think it was called. A bunch of singers did covers of Cole Porter songs. Early nineties.

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Posted by Lost Canine on 01-29-2005 at10:41:

 

I must get this cd! I just listened to the clip from Byrne, and it is great. I still hear Ten Gallon Hat in it!

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Posted by dorfsmith on 01-29-2005 at11:34:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Aqua Green Toupee It was from an AIDS album. Red Hot and Blue, I think it was called. A bunch of singers did covers of Cole Porter songs. Early nineties.

I used to have that CD.

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Posted by wes berlin on 01-29-2005 at11:59:

 

i love ella fitzgeralds version.

i hear what you are saying.

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Posted by Lost Canine on 01-29-2005 at12:30:

 

quote:

Originally posted by wes berlin i love ella fitzgeralds version. i hear what you are saying.

I haven't heard EF's version, but I would love to!

I'm glad I'm not alone on this.

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Posted by wes berlin on 01-29-2005 at19:17:

 

you should get her cd "ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter songbook". very good stuff.



and since you brought up the subject.....how about the correlation that links "sweet mother of God" and "this will be" by natalie cole.

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Posted by dennis on 01-30-2005 at07:54:

quote:

Originally posted by wes berlin you should get her cd "ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter songbook". very good stuff.

Yes! Go Buy Now!






































What? Are you still here?

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Posted by Lost Canine on 01-30-2005 at09:26:

 

We have blue laws in Oklahoma, I can't.

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Posted by Aqua Green Toupee on 01-30-2005 at11:07:

 

Really? You can't buy anything? Or are they just blues laws?

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 01-31-2005 at09:41:

 

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Originally posted by Aqua Green Toupee Really? You can't buy anything? Or are they just blues laws?

No, they are blue laws - as in it's a "blue" state, so if you didn't vote blue, you can't buy stuff at certain times.

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Posted by Lost Canine on 01-31-2005 at13:41:

 

Our blue laws cover liquor purchases mainly. It used to be all places were shut down, but that has changed.

Now blue balls, that is another story.....

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 01-31-2005 at13:44:

 

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Originally posted by Lost Canine Our blue laws cover liquor purchases mainly. It used to be all places were shut down, but that has changed. Now blue balls, that is another story.....

I think SC recently repealed about the last of their blue laws, related to alcohol purchases. I think it was about the last state around here to have any (blue laws, that is).

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 01-31-2005 at16:04:

minty fresh breath?