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10 Feb 98 - 12:13 PM (#21133) Subject: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme Click for related thread For the last 38 years I've been collecting songs on the life, times and assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. This was a time of great activity in the folk music world. Topical songs were being written all over the U.S.A. Baez was queen and Dylan was writing songs that hit like a .38 slug. So were Ochs & Paxton. Broadside Magazine and Sing Out were printing many of these songs. The Freedom Riders were singing new words to the old spirituals to bolster their nerve.This was a time when gentle but angry people thought that the wrongs of this world could be righted if we could only write songs that were good enough. There were songs about the Bay Of Pigs travesty, Viet Nam, Civil Rights, campaign songs, the Cuban Missile crisis, etc. John Kennedy was president at just the right time to show up in many of these songs. Then came Nov. 22nd, 1963; the assassination!! The spontaneous outpouring of emotion on the part of the people was fantastic. Testament Records issued "Can't Keep From Cryin'-- topical blues on the death of J.F.K."! Phil Ochs wrote his classic "Crucifixion".In Jamaica, the Mighty Sparrow composed a calypso song on the assassination. The Byrds re-wrote "He Was A Friend Of Mine" for J.F.K.I've found songs by Anthony Newley, Tom T. Hall, Gordon Lightfoot, T. Texas Edwards and the Sickoids, Oscar Brown and MANY OTHERS. There were songs looking at J.F.K. positively and negatively---from the left, the right and the middle. Some were very funny! Some serious. At present I've collected hundreds of these songs. There was a time that I was sick of these songs--but now I seem to be on the lookout again even at this late date. I thought about publishing the songs but the copyright problems were too big for some publishers---so I sent the whole thing (one copy anyhow) to Joe Hickerson at the Archive of Folk Culture at the Library Of Congress. That's probably where it really belongs. But now I find myself thinking that THE WEB IS A GRAND PLACE TO FIND MORE J.F.K. SONGS!!! See what we can come up with!! I'll be in Memphis with the amazing Folk Allince folks for several days so when I get back it'll be nice to see what shows up!! Thanks!!! Art Thieme |
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11 Feb 98 - 05:12 AM (#21181) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Joe Offer Hey, Art - the Web is also a great place to share JFK songs. Got some for us? I guess the only ones I can think of are "Crucifixion," "He Was a Friend of Mine," and "Abraham, Martin, and John" - those are all pretty obvious. I'd sure like to hear of more when you get back. -Joe Offer- |
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11 Feb 98 - 06:05 AM (#21188) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: dwditty Ry Cooder does his version of Mr. President (written by Sleepy John Estes) on his album Boomer's Story. By the way - Oscar Brown? - He happens to be one of my personal favorites (I have a large catalog of his stuff), but I can't recall a song about JFK. Would like to pursue it. |
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11 Feb 98 - 09:26 PM (#21223) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: alison Hi If you want more modern ones.... Was not Was, (name of a group) did one called "Eleven Miles an Hour" on their "What up dog" CD. "Eleven miles an hour, such a deadly speed, Eleven miles an hour, at the time and place agreed, They turned their limousine down Elm Street ???? & ???? Lead fell like a shower at eleven miles an hour." Slainte Alison |
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12 Feb 98 - 08:11 AM (#21257) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Susan-Marie Alison - Yes! You beat me to it - Eleven Miles an Hour by Was/Not Was is a great JFK song. What I can't get over is that there's someone else in this world who likes Celtic music and Was/Not Was. ;) |
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12 Feb 98 - 01:54 PM (#21286) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: rich r I brought 2 related threads back from the archive.
PT109 and Kennedy Assasination rich r |
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12 Feb 98 - 07:18 PM (#21316) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: alison hi susan-Marie Yes, I have very diverse musical tastes, (anything from Classical to heavy rock...... not fussed on yodelling I must admit, otherwise most things are OK. Sorry all you yodellers out there!!!) Some of these days I'm going to try to get the band to do some Was/not Was..... don't tell Alan of Oz....... (he's still getting over the shock of being told he's singing "My Sharona", at a party we're doing soon!!!) Slainte Alison |
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06 Apr 99 - 03:17 PM (#68546) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Jodi O. I had no idea there were so many songs and such related and dedicated to our (by far) favorite president. Thanks for the insight. |
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06 Apr 99 - 03:24 PM (#68549) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: The Shambles Art Who says the devil has all the best tunes? I'm sure there must be more songs about Clinton now than there were about JFK. I don't think the quality is quite as good though. Just a thought but how would JFK had fared with the sort of press coverage that Clinton had to put up with? |
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06 Apr 99 - 09:07 PM (#68658) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme Hey, Shambles, howdy!, In Kennedy's time we were certainly more civil and accepting of the natural drives of humanity (huwomanity too). What we've been through recently was a civil (uncivil) war. Clinton was just the excuse. Is it any wonder Colin Powell wants nothing to do with it? Art |
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06 Apr 99 - 10:55 PM (#68673) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Sandy Paton Art: Did we ever give you the song Caroline wrote at the time of Kennedy's funeral, quoting Mike Mansfield - "She took the ring from off her finger, and then she placed it in his hand..." etc.? I can't remember. Caroline sang it at the Frank Proffitt Memorial service in New York and Doc Watson allowed as how he loved it. Sandy |
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06 Apr 99 - 11:57 PM (#68685) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: DonMeixner Art, I'm surprised that I haven't seen "That Was The President" by Phil Ochs mentioned. "Oh The bullets of the false revenge have struck us once again. As the angry seas, they strike upon the shore." And It looks as tho' a friendless world has lost itself a friend, That was the President and That was the man. In so many ways Phil was my favorite. Imagine what he could be writing about today. Don |
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07 Apr 99 - 11:26 AM (#68827) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme Don, Check in with the OTHER Kennedy Assassination thread. That took over from this thread quite a while back. That's where I posted the songs you mentioned & quite a few more from my collection. I do hope you good people found a few of 'em to be interesting. Sandy, Yes, Caroline sang that for me a long time ago--back when we were making one LP or the other. It has an honored spot in the collection. Is now residing happily at the Library of Congress. All the best, Art |
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07 Apr 99 - 09:42 PM (#68954) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Anne Art: Greg Brown's "Brand New Dodge" |
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21 Jul 99 - 11:52 PM (#97854) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Max relevant again? |
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28 Jul 02 - 12:02 PM (#755920) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme What is Greg Brown's "Brand New Dodge"?? Art Thieme |
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28 Jul 02 - 12:26 PM (#755931) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: SINSULL "In The Summer Of His Years" |
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28 Jul 02 - 12:45 PM (#755938) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: greg stephens I heard McGrath of Harlow sing his on Nov 23,1963. |
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29 Jul 02 - 09:47 AM (#756360) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Nigel Parsons Other two threads noted with this thread ID. Refresh to move this one above! Nigel |
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29 Jul 02 - 07:20 PM (#756625) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST Pedantic note. On the other thread, rich r, in a 1997 posting asserts that President Kennedy was killed on a Thursday. Nobody, to my knowledge, has corrected this erroneous statement. For the record, let it be noted that the murder took place on a Friday Murray |
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29 Jul 02 - 07:23 PM (#756626) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Murray MacLeod Pedantic note. On the other thread, rich r, in a 1997 posting asserts that President Kennedy was killed on a Thursday. Nobody, to my knowledge, has corrected this erroneous statement. For the record, let it be noted that the murder took place on a Friday Murray |
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29 Jul 02 - 07:27 PM (#756628) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: BH The Brand New Dodge song always gets me---I always remember that shocking wknd. I always play that song on that wknd on the program Bill Hahn |
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30 Jul 02 - 04:01 AM (#756796) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,JIm McLean The Ballad of Lee Harvey Oswald was recorded on Transatlantic Records, TRA 150, 1966. Writers Grimes/Harvey Copyright control. Cheers, Jim McLean |
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30 Jul 02 - 04:37 PM (#757129) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: McGrath of Harlow Well, I believe greg, and it seems likely enough, because I can't imagine not trying to make a song in the circumstances. But I've no recollection whatsoever. Probably wasn't too good a song.
What I can remember is. I heard the news just before going into Heritage Folk Club in Oxford. And there we all were, completely floored by what had happened, and rumours about what might happen next, and what it was all about. Especially the Yanks among us, even the ones who hadn't been too impressed by Kennedy, which didn't seem to make much diffeence right then. So we were all singing those kinds of songs. A sort of wake.
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30 Jul 02 - 06:06 PM (#757158) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Susan of DT We entered a number of songs from these threads. Search for JFK* |
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30 Jul 02 - 06:29 PM (#757169) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,greg stephens M of Harlow you must have heard an hour or too before you went into the club, because I'm sure you had a new song ready. I remember it well, because I had one in my pocket too, but after I'd heard yours I didnt do mine. There were a lot of American folkies round , oxford was infested with them. Dave Laibman was there and sang "Set on freedom" I think.(still picking and Marxing in New York I believe). And when we all sang "We shall overcome" everybody stood up. A strange and sombre night.Funny, we'd all been protesting against Kennedy on the streets, must have been only a few months before. Ah,the 60's. |
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30 Jul 02 - 10:26 PM (#757263) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Big Red SING OUT vol.14, no. 4, Sept, 1964 has an article about a Testament Records album titled "Can't keep from crying: Topical Blues on the Death of President Kennedy". The article also contains the music for an Otis Spahn song titled SAD DAY IN TEXAS. |
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31 Jul 02 - 02:56 PM (#757645) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,Eric I do not know if it fits your "muse" but for some work linked to RFK try John Stewart. His "Last Campaign" album would be best. He and his wife were on the road with Bobby K doing crowd warm ups during the campaign. |
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17 Nov 03 - 12:45 AM (#1055176) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,andyshay43@hotmail.com im lookin for a kennedy song about the pt 109 any idea |
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17 Nov 03 - 01:19 AM (#1055191) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Stewie Guest, Art very generously gave me a set of cassettes related to his JFK collection. He is not online at present, but I can tell you that the PT 109 song you are seeking was by Jimmy Dean. --Stewie. |
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17 Nov 03 - 05:04 AM (#1055263) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: rich-joy there's always Hoyt Axton's "The Gypsy Moth" which has a verse that runs : " ... Many long years have come and gone since John F Kennedy died, And I'm not sure for what that man was downright crucified, But the same bad guys are still telling lies, And you know they keep us used - and abused - they make us unhappy - And everything they do gets us in trouble! And river can rock ..." sung wonderfully by one Jenny Fitzgibbon!! Cheers! R-J |
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17 Nov 03 - 06:04 AM (#1055309) Subject: Lyr Add: BLACK DAY IN DALLAS From: Little Robyn I was just thinking about this recently, with the 40th anniversary coming up in a few days. I believe this song was written by a New Zealander but I'm not sure who. It was sung by Arthur Toms in about 1964 and the tune wasn't very inspiring but the song stuck in my head. But I can't remember if V.1 was actually a chorus or if it was just repeated at the end. Black Day in Dallas Black day in Dallas Twenty second of November Bloody day in Dallas Tragedy in that dry Texas town. Twenty second of November Two lives were made to pay Twenty second of November History was made that day. The shots that were fired in Dallas Were heard the whole world round The shots that were fired in Dallas Left bloodstained roses lying on the ground. Prejudice, hate, injustice These things beware Prejudice, hate, injustice These are the things Kennedy feared. Black day in Dallas Twenty second of November Bloody day in Dallas Tragedy in that dry Texas town. Robyn |
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17 Nov 03 - 12:30 PM (#1055545) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,Den There was "Dallas 1 pm" by British Heavy Rock group Saxon. |
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18 Nov 03 - 09:03 AM (#1056147) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: McGrath of Harlow I was thinking how September 11 evoked a very similar mixture of feelings - fear for the future and sadness, and a feeling that we were in a new era. And then I thought how very very different the reaction would be if something like Dallas happened this week. Any Bobby Kennedy songs? |
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20 Nov 03 - 01:50 PM (#1057924) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST "The Day John Kennedy Died" by Lou Reed from his 1982 album, The Blue Mask |
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20 Nov 03 - 03:12 PM (#1057977) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,pdq The Chad Mitchell Trio did "In The Summer Of His Years/ Rally 'Round The Flag" as a medley, not long after the JFK assassination. Quite moving. |
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16 Dec 03 - 10:37 PM (#1074229) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,annieoops3@aol.com I remember a 45 we had that had the song "What the world needs now is love sweet love...." and a live version of the assasination on it. Any idea where you can find it? I think the song "Abraham, Martin and John" was on it also. We would listen to it over an over agin. |
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17 Dec 03 - 01:27 AM (#1074281) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme Annie and other recent posters to this thread, I've refreshed the other much longer thread on the JFK assassination. That thread contains a few of the songs mentioned here recently lncluding "Summer Of His Years" and "Abraham, Martin and John". Art Thieme |
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17 Dec 03 - 01:53 AM (#1074285) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Ebbie Fascinating thread(s), Art. I remember the day very well. I hadn't voted for Kennedy (this was in my non-thinking Republican days) but after that I started really listening to Bobby Kennedy. When he too was killed, so very soon after Martin, I was devastated. I was watching the coverage from California LIVE in the middle of the night, sitting on the couch alone- nearly went ape. Very strange and tragic years, those were. May we never again see the like. |
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17 Dec 03 - 10:39 AM (#1074530) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: McGrath of Harlow Still no response to my query about Bobby Kennedy songs. I'd have thought the Bobby Kennedy story would make for a pretty good song, more so in a way than that of his brother. It's got a kind of Border Ballad story arc (to adopt the jargon they use these days for such things.) |
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17 Dec 03 - 11:41 AM (#1074561) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme A BOBBY KENNEDY SONG: Part way down the other longer Kennedy thread is a song called "SONG FOR A FRIEND" by John Stewart. Also there is a discussion between Alan C and myself about this song. I did see John Stewart singing with Robert Kennedy and entourage in Newport, Oregon jus a week before Bobby was killed in California. I'll scan a couple of slide photos I took ob Bobby and his wife Ethel that day in Oregon. Then I'll try to figure out how to send them to Kat or Joe so possibly they can be made accessable to folks through these threads. My tech abilities are quite limited.) Art Thieme |
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17 Dec 03 - 12:06 PM (#1074582) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme The son "Clack Clack Clack" by John Stewart is also for Bobby. |
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23 Dec 03 - 11:53 AM (#1078526) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST Art...have you got anything for me..on a 45 rpm of JFK! Again...the song goes something like this: "John F. Ken-ne-dy, What a remarkable Young Man Was He, at age forty-three, was elected to the president-cy,.He was born in 1917 the second child of nine...in the State of Massachusetts in the City of the blind. |
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23 Dec 03 - 12:02 PM (#1078540) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST Has anyone in this room got any information on a 1960's Children's 45rpm record - song. A title and/or artist a label - anything? Again...the song goes something like this: "John F. Ken-ne-dy, What a remarkable Young Man Was He, at age forty-three, was elected to the president-cy,.He was born in 1917 the second child of nine...in the State of Massachusetts in the City of the blind. |
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23 Dec 03 - 12:19 PM (#1078554) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme Guest, That is a new one to me. Had not seen or heard of it before. very interesting. I would still like to see the lyrics for the Greg Brown song "The Brand New Dodge". What CD is that on. also...The Testament album Can't Keep From Crying on Testament Records was reissued on CD with a few extra tracks---one an assassination song by Eddie Son House. That song was interesting as a document from a great and original country blues singer---BUT it was not a blues song--and it was not easy to listen to. There was a reason it was left off of the original LP. Also: The Otis Spann song, "Sad Day In Texas", was beautifully done in a minor key-- and very moving. Just Otis and his piano. Big Joe Williams (my mentor with his 9-string guitar) is on this production also---as is Mary Ross, John Lee Granderson. Some are fine songs. Some were created by various singers because they knew Pete Welding was looking for blues songs about the assassination and they wanted to get on the album. I think some songs from Jim and Fannie Brewer were written with that as the motivation. Art Thieme Art |
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23 Dec 03 - 12:30 PM (#1078562) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: PoppaGator The Asylum Street Spankers do a great one entitled "Lee Harvey Was A Friend of Mine." No, it's not a song of praise for assassinating JFK -- it's a conspiracy-buff's lament for an innocent man who was framed and quickly murdered. For those not already familiar, the Spankers are based in Austin Texas and are perhaps the most militantly acoustic band in the world, distaining the use of all microphones, amplifiers, etc. Makes it a bit difficult to record an album, of course -- for one CD, they went with one microphone suspended from a hotel ballroom ceiling. This for an emsemble numbering anywhere from five to a dozen members at any given time. |
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23 Dec 03 - 01:21 PM (#1078599) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: McGrath of Harlow Here's that song about Bobby that Art mentioned. |
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23 Dec 03 - 04:02 PM (#1078700) Subject: Lyr Add: FAMILY SNAPSHOT (Peter Gabriel) From: ToulouseCruise There is an interesting Peter Gabriel song, taken from the point of view of the assassin called "Family Snapshot", found (most recently) on a greatest hits album of his called "Shaking the Tree: 16 Golden Greats". It is rather poignant (I never thought I would have a circumstance where I would be able to use that word, actually), here are a two of the verses from it: The streets are lined with camera crews Everywhere he goes is news Today is different Today is not the same Today I make the action Take snapshot into the light, snapshot into the light I'm shooting into the light They're coming 'round the corner with the bikers at the front I'm wiping the sweat from my eyes -It's a matter of time -It's a matter of will And the governor's car is not far behind He's not the one I've got in mind 'Cos there he is-the man of the hour, standing in the limousine "I don't really hate you -I don't care what you do We were made for each other -Me and you I want to be somebody -You were like that too If you don't get given you learn to take And I will take you." If you can get a copy of it, it is definitely worth a listen... Brian. |
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23 Dec 03 - 07:45 PM (#1078870) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Stewie Art, unfortunately I do not have either, but the Greg Brown song that you are seeking, 'Brand New '64 Dodge', is on 'The Poet Game' (Red House 1994) and 'The Live One' (Red House 1995). --Stewie. |
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19 Jan 04 - 10:43 AM (#1096275) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST I am looking for the same song. Anybody know what it is? |
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31 Jan 04 - 09:44 AM (#1105825) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,Shawn Has anyone mentioned "THE BALLAD OF PETER PUMPKIN HEAD" tHIS SONG CAOULD BE TAKEN AS JFK, Jesus, or any other political figure with great influence killed unjustly. |
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31 Jan 04 - 11:40 AM (#1105897) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: voyager The Mother - Padraic Pearse (1916) Don't know if this poem was ever translated to song The Mother - Padraic Pearse (1916) Got this from a 1968 LIFE MAGAZINE tribute to the Kennedys. voyager |
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31 Jan 04 - 12:23 PM (#1105928) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST Steve Gillette has a song called "Two Men In The Building" about the JFK assasination that he's recorded twice. First on "Texas & Tennessee," then on "Fourtold." |
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09 Feb 04 - 11:09 AM (#1112566) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,W. Everhart Would love to get in touch with Art Thieme re.: Kennedy song materials. Any way of getting an e-mail address? Or forwarding mine to him? Thanks--Bill |
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09 Feb 04 - 01:03 PM (#1112648) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: McGrath of Harlow Register as a Mudcat member, W Everhart, and then you can send Art a Personal Message, and avoid getting caught up in the tide of spam. And he could reply in the same way. |
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10 Feb 04 - 06:46 PM (#1113634) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: W Everhart Thanks for info, McGrath. Much appreciated. Has anyone ever heard Fran Baskerville's (The Singing Psychic) abomination "The Grassy Knoll"? It's a hoot. |
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08 Jul 04 - 02:19 PM (#1221547) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,another guest This is a follow up to an old post, see below: Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK ""From: GUEST Date: 23 Dec 03 - 12:02 PM Has anyone in this room got any information on a 1960's Children's 45rpm record - song. A title and/or artist a label - anything? Again...the song goes something like this: "John F. Ken-ne-dy, What a remarkable Young Man Was He, at age forty-three, was elected to the president-cy,.He was born in 1917 the second child of nine...in the State of Massachusetts in the City of the blind. "" I am looking for these lyrics also, tried the Kennedy library site, will see if they answer my email. As I remember, the line was "in the state of Massachusetts, in the city of 'Brooklyn" and then continues "his grandad was the mayor, his dad ambassador, he graduated Harvard then gave service in the war" etc Anyone else been able to remember or locate the rest of the lyrics? Another verse was about Kennedy rescueing people on the PT109.... |
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09 Jul 04 - 12:27 AM (#1221888) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Janice in NJ No one mentioned it, but I recall hearing this verse added to Passing Through: I rode in Kennedy's in Dallas on that day, I heard the shots ring out one, two. Made some mistakes before he died, But at least he went and tried, 'Cause he knew he was only passing through. |
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24 Feb 06 - 12:51 AM (#1677388) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,Art Thieme refresh |
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24 Feb 06 - 10:14 AM (#1677702) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Den Not sure if you're collecting anything other than folk songs Art but here is the Saxon one I mentioned way back up the thread there somwhere. Dallas 1 pm Down on main street the scene was set They check out the fuel turn the radio on Open the gates, assemble the gun Wait at the ready, for the president's run The world was shocked that fateful day (*) A young man's life was blown away, away Dallas 1 p.m., 1 p.m. Right and left in the back of the head Screaming confusion, shots rip the air Cadillac racing, cops on the run They couldn't believe the president's hit The shooting stunned as I seemed to run Is he dead, no-one will say Around the world the news was flashed We sat and watched your tragic history The world was shocked that fateful day (*) A young man's life was blown away, away Dallas 1 p.m., 1 p.m. The world was shocked In Dallas 1 p.m. We sat and watched Tragic history The world was shocked In Dallas 1 p.m. |
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22 Nov 06 - 10:04 PM (#1891355) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST Den, A hearty belated THANK YOU! And tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Perfect!! Art |
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23 Nov 06 - 06:43 PM (#1892106) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: terrier I'm not sure if this is pertinent to this thread, but I was handed these words years ago by Mr McCoy. I'm sure he would be happy for me to publish them. I have just OCR'd the original type written sheet. ........................... Copyright : Tim McCoy, 56 curate Road, Anfield, Liverpool 6. OH MY SONS?. MY SONS. To be sung to the tune of John Brown's Body. Oh, Mr. President from the White House, please help me if you can, Help me to find my boy's assassin, he was a fine family man. If your skin was black, yellow or brown, He would help them with their troubles and never let them down. Oh my poor heart is broken, what shall a poor mother do. I lost my poor first son in World War Two. All countries should get together, and let us all plan Let's pray for peace and for those poor boys in Vietnam. Oh, Mr. President, what can a poor mother do, It's not long since I lost my son Jack and now it's Robert too. Please let's get together, let's all plan Let's pray for peace, I think we all can. My Robert and Ethel were at the Ambassador's Hall last night, There was a shot from a pistol somewhere in sight, He fell to the floor with his head bent low, She placed his head in her lap But the blood began to flow. Oh my son, my son, my poor dying son, Don't worry, please understand, You were fighting for the people of America, When you were shot by the assassin band. Pray when this trouble is all over, I know your victory shall be won. Because I've still got one more Kennedy, So good-bye, my dying son. So goodbye, my dying son. So good-bye, my dying son. So good-bye, my dying son. |
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23 Nov 06 - 09:26 PM (#1892181) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: oldhippie There's a song about Jackie K, "The Little Girl Who Saved America" recorded by Carolyn Hester. |
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23 Nov 07 - 09:48 PM (#2201074) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Art Thieme refresh for historic context |
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24 Nov 07 - 06:47 AM (#2201209) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: Susan of DT As I posted before, Art, search for jfk* |
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01 Mar 11 - 08:40 PM (#3105304) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST I had the record too. On the flip side was a song with "O hail to George Washington leader of men ..." Of the JFK song the only lyric I remember was "As commander of a PT boat, he got the purple heart.." |
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03 Mar 11 - 09:29 PM (#3106592) Subject: ADD: JFK (Gary Forrester) From: GUEST,dbranno Another JFK song - written by Gary Forrester, an American fellow living in Australia (current whereabouts unknown) who I think came from Illinois and had some background in the law (maybe also FROM the law! I'm not exactly sure why he was in Oz) Anyhow, he had a bluegrass band called The Rank Strangers during the 90s (I played a bit of bass there for a while) and had some fine songs, among them this one... JFK (Gary Forrester) Where was you in 1959? Was you even born, can you remember the time? I was workin' in a fact'ry, grabbin' them bottles as they come off the assembly line I'd stack 'em on a pallet and the world was mine At the end of the day the fact'ry whistle would blow I'd jump in my Studebaker and drive it home John F. Kennedy was runnin' hard and the world was black'n'white on the 6 o'clock news 'most every night Now down in Havana Castro took power Fidel made a fool out of Eisenhower and the military men in the USA said "We gotta cut him down to size" come up with a plan to take him by surprise Now JFK was just 43 said, "Ask what you can do for your country" 3 months later in the Bay of Pigs the counter-revolution was blown away It was humiliation for the CIA Now the Mob in Chicago felt the heat come down Brother Bobby chasin' 'em all over town In Cuba the whorehouses all shut down Fidel put the squeeze on the Mob and the right-wing Cuban refugees Now they all got together down in New Orleans The macho boys and the bayou queens said "We lost our money, we lost our home somebody got a price to pay I think you're gonna get hit Mr. JFK" Ridin' into Dallas in a limousine November 22nd 1963 wavin' to the people with the top pulled down his wife sittin' by his side that was the the day that the President died Now you don't need no college degree to understand that the murder was a conspiracy But the people in power in the USA say that "Oswald done it alone and Jacky Ruby come and shot him for reasons of his own" I can never forget that mournful day when 6 white horses took his body away It was bye-bye American pie THAT was the day that the music died and the only thing to do was to lay down and cry So where was you in 1959? Was you even born, do you remember the time? I was workin' in a fac'try grabbin' them bottles as they come off the assembly line That was the time when the world was mine Yeah, that was the time when the world was mine... I have a vinyl called "Uluru" with this song on it, Larrikin Records LRF230, probably out of print, but worth an enquiry - there's been a changing of the guard at Larrikin since that time, maybe a current website, or try the old postal address P.O. box 162 Paddington NSW 2021 Australia. Cheers Dave Brannigan |
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16 Apr 11 - 01:23 PM (#3136409) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,Alan Aronson In case anyone is still looking for the lyrics to the John F. Kennedy song that is part of the "Sing a Song of Presidents" collection as recorded by the unforgettable Peter Pan Orchestra, here they are: [chorus:] John F. Kennedy A remarkable young man is he At age forty-three Elected to the presidency He was born in 1917 The seond child of nine In the state of Massachusetts In the city of Brookline His grandad was a mayor His dad ambassabor He graduated Harvard Then gave service in the war [chorus] As commander of a PT boat He got the purple heart He was a combat hero And he bravely did his part He served his country proudly And when the war was won The hero of the Solomons Went on to Washington [chorus] And for three terms he served theHouse of Representatives And after that a senator He gave all he could give A senator this Democrat Worked harder and did strive Til he became the president Number thirty-five [chorus] |
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16 Apr 11 - 01:30 PM (#3136414) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST,Alan Aronson p.s. I forgot to mention that if you would like to hear the recording from the original 45rpm record of the JFK song from Sing a Song of Presidents, please feel free to email me at alan@aronson-law.com. |
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29 Apr 12 - 09:59 PM (#3345023) Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK From: GUEST City of Brookline, not City of the blind.... His Grandad was a mayor, his dad ambassador. He graduated Harvard then gave service in the war. |