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Topic: Speaking of Shel Silverstien |
Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Mar 2003 4:26 pm |
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I mentioned a novelty tune of his recently and went on to find that he wrote a LOT of songs that major artists recorded.
The ones I recognized are:
Boa Constrictor J Cash
Boy Named Sue "
Cover of the Rolling Stone,. Dr Hook
Drinking and Druggin. ( Bobby Bare?)
Gotta get rid of this band Bobby Bare
Pour me another Tequila Shiela B Bare
Quaaludes again. Hank Jr
Queen of the Silver Dollar. ( Dave and Sugar?)
Some of the other ones like "Somebody ate the baby" didn't ever really make it that big. Go figure.
Here's the site.http://www.banned-width.com/shel/misc/lyrics.html
B 1930 D 1999
They just don't make 'em like that any more.
EJL
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Dave Long
From:
Charlotte, N.C.
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Posted 16 Mar 2003 9:30 pm
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| I think "Queen Of The Silver Dollor" was on Emmylou Harris' first album, its great. He also wrote children's stories & poems..I think he also drew cartoons..very talented guy |
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nick allen
From:
France
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Posted 17 Mar 2003 1:03 am
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As well as his humorous songs, he also wrote some very moving songs, e.g. "A Couple More Years", "Whistlers And Jugglers" (both recorded by Waylon), a lot of songs on Bobby Bare albums, and the "Old Dogs" album(s) (Waylon, Bare, Reed, Tillis) which were a mix of very funny and very sad...
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Shaan Shirazi
From:
Austin, TX, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2003 7:10 am
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He also co-wrote "You're Time's Coming" which Faron Young recorded. I think Kris Kirstofferson was the other writer on that one.
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The Pickin' Paniolo
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2003 10:07 am
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| Don't forget "Since my masochistic baby left me,I got nothin' to belt but my pants" I heard him sing it on the Johnny Carson show many years ago. How come nobody covered that one? -MJ- |
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Tom Olson
From:
Spokane, WA
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Posted 17 Mar 2003 1:58 pm
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Probably 'cause the title's too long  |
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Robbie Bossert
From:
WESCOSVILLE,PA,U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Mar 2003 4:24 pm
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Let's not forget "Freaker's Ball". A true classic.
Robbie Bossert
P.S.- Shel wrote some wonderful children's books as well. Most notably "The Giving Tree". The kids and I love that one. |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 17 Mar 2003 5:38 pm
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| And a terrific epic poem in "Playboy", called "the Devil and Billy Markham." |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2003 7:36 pm
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My kids love the giving tree, every time I read it I get a tear in my eye.
I always remember Shel when they used to publish his stuff in Playboy in the late seventies.
He was a talented guy
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Regards, Craig
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 18 Mar 2003 12:11 pm
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I think the best version (and probably the first) of "Queen of the Silver Dollar" was by Buck Owen's ex-bassman, the great Doyle Holly. I heard that version before any of the others. Shel was also a regular contributor to Playboy Magazine for many years although I never would read such trash, I just looked at the pictures.
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Livin' in the Past and the Future with a 12 string Mooney Universal tuning.
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Roger Miller
From:
Cedar Falls, Ia.
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Posted 18 Mar 2003 4:33 pm
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| One of the best from Shel was Bathroom tissue paper letter. Bobby Bare made that and Appaloosa Rider two of my very favorites. |
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Gary Harris
From:
Hendersonville, TN, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2003 4:34 pm
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| When "Boy Named Sue" was recorded by J. Cash, Don Helms was given a new Caddy by Shel Silverstien. Don was responsible for Cash recording this song but I've forgotten the business conection. The whole story was in the paper at the time. |
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Eddie Lange
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 28 Mar 2003 7:43 am
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| I believe the entire Everybody Loves a Nut album that John had was written by Shel. My personal favorite, "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the greatest singing star of all.......Waylon" |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 28 Mar 2003 8:41 am
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I remember Shel Silverstein more as a cartoonist than a songwriter. His cartoons in the Army Times during the Korean War were equalled only by Art Buchwald in WWII.
However, his humor was somewhat bizarre. An example: ....a private with a minature human head growing out of his neck was being examined by an Army Doctor and the caption was:..."At first I thought it was a wart"!
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