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13 May 03 - 06:55 AM (#951638) Subject: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong From: stevethesqueeze I have checked but just can't find the tune and lyrics to a half remembered song. I heard it at the height of the Great Folk Scare back in the early seventies. a beautiful song contratsting hunger and suffering in the world with the fact that Armstrong had just "walked upon the moon." You guys are bound to know it. stevethesqueeze |
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13 May 03 - 11:56 AM (#951811) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong From: GUEST,Bernie it's "Armstrong" written/sung by John Stewart on an RCA lp "Cannons in the Rain" circa 1973. |
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13 May 03 - 12:02 PM (#951814) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong From: Wolfgang Assuming Bernie has identified the song it is here: Armstrong Wolfgang |
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13 May 03 - 12:04 PM (#951816) Subject: Lyr Add: ARMSTRONG (John Stewart) From: MMario ARMSTRONG (Words By John Stewart) © Bug Music, INC. / Burgle Publishing (BMI) ) Black boy in Chicago Playing in the street Not near enough to wear Not near enough to eat Don't you know he saw it On a July afternoon He saw a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon Young girl in Calcutta Barely eight years old The flies that swarm the market place Will see she don't get old Don't you know she heard it On that July afternoon She heard a man named Armstrong Had walked upon the moon She heard a man named Armstrong Had walked upon the moon The rivers are getting dirty The wind is getting bad War and hate are killing off The only earth we have But the world all stopped to watch it On that July afternoon To watch a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon To watch a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon To watch a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon And I wonder if a long time ago Somewhere in the universe They watched a man named Adam Walk upon the earth |
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13 May 03 - 12:12 PM (#951820) Subject: DTADD: Armstrong From: GUEST Black boy in Chicago,playin' in the street not enough to wear,not near enough to eat but dont you know he saw it,on a JUly afternoon Saw a man named Armstrong walk upon the moon He saw a man named Armstrong walk upon the moon. Young girl in Calcutta,barely eight years old flies that swarm the marketplace will see SHE don't grow old but don't you know she heard it on a July afternoon She heard a man named Armstrong walked upon the moon She heard a man named Armstrong walked upon the moon River's gettin' dirty,wind is smellin' bad wars and hate are killin' off the only earth we have but the world all stopped to watch it on that July afternoon Watched a man named Armstrong walk upon the moon. And I wonder if,a long time ago,somewhere in the universe They watched a man named Adam walk upon the earth {Repeat} |
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14 May 03 - 06:38 AM (#952349) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong From: stevethesqueeze thank you friends for getting me this information. I loved this song and it conjures up a little folk club I used to play in wilmslow in cheshire. We wern't very good but this one guy came in and sang the song. We were all excited in those days about the moonshots and the song really challened us to think again. You could have heard a pin drop when the guy sang it. |
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21 Mar 09 - 10:02 AM (#2594006) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong From: GUEST heyyy, anyone got this song so that it can be uploaded???? |
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25 Jun 09 - 10:30 AM (#2664323) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong From: GUEST Isn't it strange that I should think of this old song walking to work today and google it. I heard it when it came out and at that age was singing and playing my melancholy stuff all around Kent and London. And it's still just that one line that sticks in my head. Brilliant. |
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25 Jun 09 - 01:41 PM (#2664508) Subject: ADD: Armstrong (John Stewart) From: Joe Offer "Armstrong" is on John Stewart's Airdream Believer retrospective CD (which has a great photo of an Airstream trailer on the cover). The track can be heard at Last.fm. -Joe- After listening to the CD, I'd like to add a few corrections to the text MMario posted. ARMSTRONG (Words By John Stewart) © Bug Music, INC. / Burgle Publishing (BMI) ) Black boy in Chicago Playing in the street Not enough to wear Not near enough to eat (But) Don't you know he saw it On that July afternoon He saw a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon (A) Young girl in Calcutta Barely eight years old The flies that swarm the marketplace Will see she don't get old (But) Don't you know she heard it On that July afternoon She heard a man named Armstrong Had walked upon the moon She heard a man named Armstrong Had walked upon the moon The rivers are getting dirty The wind is getting bad War and hate is killing off The only earth we have But the world all stopped to watch it On a July afternoon To watch a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon To watch a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon To watch a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon And I wonder if a long time ago Somewhere in the universe They watched a man named Adam Walk upon the earth transcribed by ear from the John Stewart Airdream Believer: Retrospective CD. A slightly different recording is available on the John Stewart American Originals CD. -Joe Offer- |
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25 Jun 09 - 04:00 PM (#2664633) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong (John Stewart) From: catspaw49 I generally use my hand to write. How and why the hell do you use your ear? I can't imagine it being even vaguely legible which makes your version suspect. You still drinking that fockin' mushroom tea or what? Spaw |
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25 Jun 09 - 05:27 PM (#2664704) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong (John Stewart) From: Joe Offer Well, Spaw, Mom told me not to stick that ball-point pen in my ear - but I didn't listen... |
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25 Jun 09 - 05:50 PM (#2664729) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong (John Stewart) From: Gurney You'll fing Geordies everywhear. Caant keep the buggers at houm. Why aye! That bonnie lad went the furthest, though. |
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26 Jun 09 - 08:46 AM (#2665187) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: a man called Armstrong (John Stewart) From: GUEST Nanci Griffith does a really nice version of this song |
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13 May 10 - 07:43 AM (#2905959) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Armstrong (John Stewart) From: GUEST i used to have an old lp in which lobo sang this song back in the 70's - i am trying to by a cd with this song on it but no luck i am also looking to dowloading this song but cannot find anything great song takes me back years barry south africa |