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Thread #19974   Message #206388
Posted By: Mark Cohen
04-Apr-00 - 02:23 AM
Thread Name: In praise of Tom Paxton
Subject: RE: In praise of Tom Paxton
When I was a junior in high school I carried a copy of "What Did You Learn In School Today?" folded up in my wallet. (A copy of the page from his book, not the record.) I heard Tom at the Main Point near Philadelphia in 1970. He sang a song I don't think I've ever heard since. I think it was called "Icarus." The chorus went something like: "Can't go home, I'll make 'em cry/Mama's boy, he flew too high/Mama's boy, he'll never learn/He flew too high, his wings got burned" Anybody know the song? Also, does anyone know who Tom's song "Uncle Jack" was written about? He mentioned it at the concert but I guess I wasn't listening.

Aloha,
Mark