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Help: Thunder Road (Robert Mitchum)

08 Dec 00 - 07:12 AM (#353559)
Subject: Question, Thunder Road
From: mkebenn

The moonshine thread brought this to mind for obvious reasons. Does anyone else play this wonderfull song written, believe it or not, by Robert Mitchum? Mike Bennett


08 Dec 00 - 07:48 AM (#353571)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: Robby

Hi Mike,

You bet. I have this on an LP collection of "road" songs I got in the 60s. The collection includes songs like "Black Leather Jacket", "Cheater Slicks"; "Chicken"; "Little Deuce Coupe", etc. I finally copied it onto an audio cassette with other songs of the 50s and 60s so I could play it while driving in the car. I can't imagine listening to "Thunder Road" by anyone other than Robert Mitchum.


08 Dec 00 - 08:49 AM (#353589)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: Ferrara

I can't remember the words, except for the chorus. Have been trying to retrieve it from the memory banks for I'd say about a decade... but it's never at the top of the list, just a passing fancy.... I found a friend who could write out the words to "Black Denim Trousers," which is not nearly as classy a song but is probably the reason why I started wishing I could remember Thunder Road.

Glad you mentioned it. I think I saw the movie, but my life is one big Senior Moment these days.


08 Dec 00 - 09:41 AM (#353619)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: Jeri

Lyrics to Ballad of Thunder Road in the DT.
The copyright is Robert Mitchum & Don Raye. I used to love this song when I was a kid.


08 Dec 00 - 09:44 AM (#353621)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: Kim C

My favorite Thunder Road is the Bruce Springsteen song.


08 Dec 00 - 11:11 AM (#353684)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: Midchuck

Compare Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road." It's like the next installment - adding on a generation.

Peter.


08 Dec 00 - 11:18 AM (#353688)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: GUEST,dan evergreen

Didn't realize Robert Mitchum wrote it; how interesting. It is a good song. How could there be a much better line than "When his engine roared they called that highway Thunder Road," or, "The Devil took the moonshine and the mountain boy that day. ..."?


08 Dec 00 - 11:23 AM (#353691)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: Ferrara

Never dreamed it might be in the DT! Silly of me. thanks.


08 Dec 00 - 11:33 AM (#353695)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: GUEST,mkebenn

When I said played I meant performed, I do this with just my martin in a kinda Woody way, if that makes sense..MB


08 Dec 00 - 12:49 PM (#353747)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: GUEST,marshman

A great song, I agree; but forget about the movie. I rented it a few months ago just to get the lyrics and see some exiting moonshine footage. Boy what a disapointment the movie was. Very slow and sappy and they never played the song as it was sung on the radio. Only a slow shortened alternative version.


08 Dec 00 - 05:52 PM (#353904)
Subject: RE: Question, Thunder Road
From: Kim C

Copperhead Road is an AWESOME song.