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Thread #30091 Message #806908
Posted By: DougR
19-Oct-02 - 06:33 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
Subject: RE: Help: Tie a yellow ribbon-origin
I believe the song gained it's most popularity around the time that Iran held many Americans hostage during Jimmy Carter's administration. Tony Orlando and Dawn released it and it became a very popular song at the time, much like "Green Green Grass of Home," became popular during the Viet Nam War.