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18 Oct 98 - 10:46 PM (#42279) Subject: History Needed -- Song From: bluefrog I am trying to find out information on the history of the song "Barges". If anybody has any info or knows of any sites that I can check out, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. |
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18 Oct 98 - 11:14 PM (#42285) Subject: RE: History Needed -- Song From: Art Thieme BARGES!!! WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BARGES!!! |
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19 Oct 98 - 07:12 AM (#42341) Subject: RE: History Needed -- Song From: bluefrog Thanks for the laugh, Art. I needed it this A.M. Anywhay, a friend is looking for history -- and anything anyone can provide would be appreciated. |
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19 Oct 98 - 10:29 AM (#42355) Subject: RE: History Needed -- Song From: Nathan I believe it may have been in the Girl Scout songbook. My wife remembers singing it in scouts back in the sixties. |
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19 Oct 98 - 11:21 AM (#42359) Subject: RE: History Needed -- Song From: Jerry My 12 year old daughter sang this song in music class in 3rd grade, but she shared no history of it. It does seem to be a children's song. The image of pirates boarding a barge on the "ocean blue" is rich, don't you think? Jerry |
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20 Oct 98 - 10:33 PM (#42604) Subject: RE: History Needed -- Song From: rich r Ok so I have a scruffy beard and yah I I have a weight problem. But I still take issue the notion that the image of a pirate boarding a barge is "rich" Rich r |
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21 Oct 98 - 01:28 PM (#42670) Subject: RE: History Needed -- Song From: Animaterra I also sang it in the 60's in Girl Scouts- maybe that's all there is to the history! And, I do confess, I teach it to 3d and 4th graders because it has such a great descending major scale pattern in in (" I would like to go with you...") |
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21 Oct 98 - 05:23 PM (#42690) Subject: RE: History Needed -- Song From: BAZ Ther's a cracking song by Ralph McTell called Barges but I don't suppose that's the one? Baz |
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21 Oct 98 - 05:34 PM (#42691) Subject: RE: History Needed -- Song From: Art Thieme On the Mississippi River a group of barges filled with pigeons went aground and the entire tow was stuck fast blocking the river traffic. The Capt. was adept with a bullwhip and he'd crack his whip and get the birds to flying. That lightened the load and they easily backed off the sandbar. Of course, that was a pigeon-tow. Barges filled withy Tic-Tac candy would be a tic-tac-tow. Hammers would be a hammer-tow, but they'd need to be removed surgically! (rim shot!) I closed this thread in an attempt to avoid splitting the discussion (and to enshrine to comments of the immortal Art Thieme). Please post here (click) or in one of the related threads listed in the crosslinks toward the top of this page. Thanks. -Joe Offer- |