The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #9784   Message #64848
Posted By: Banjer
21-Mar-99 - 09:45 PM
Thread Name: Comedic songs, do they work ?
Subject: RE: Comedic songs, do they work ?
Les, I can conjure up a mental picture of the herd heading for the trough when the music started. Of course in many cases any reason for bellying up to the bar is a good one. So at least the alchoholic, stuck on himself, dis-barred lawyer served a useful purpose...He made sure no one in the room suffered from de-hydration!!! Good story...I sometimes sit in with a circle of folks that range from mediocre (my end of the spectrum) to VERY GOOD...There is one fellow that never lets an evening pass without playing "The Sloop John B". He changes the entire meaning and tempo of the song (imagine it as a waltz) and when he starts, one can detect a migration ("detect" hell....get out of the way so as not to get trampled is more like it)to the kitchen facilities.