"Wasn't That a Time" is a fun documentary about the Weavers.
I'd heard of the Weavers and "Goodnight Irene" but I'd never paid close attention to the lyrics. That is rather morbid. Funny how Seegar went from being blacklisted to being invited to preform at a presidential inauguration party.
My family folk-lore has it that when I was 2 I had a seizure of some sort and spent the night in a hospital. I serenaded the Dr.s singing "Goodnight Irene". Flash forward. I meet Mr. Mean, he plays the guitar. He knows "Goodnight Irene". I propose.We still sing it at parties and just sitting around. We call the 3rd verse the happy, uplifting verse with deep sarcasm in our voices.
Mean Jean, amazing story. Playing the clip again, I realized there's one stanza missing:You caused me to weep, You caused me to moan,Caused me to leave my home,But the very last words I heard you say, were "Please sing me one more song."Is this where Ken Kesey got the title of his book, "Sometimes a great Notion"?Where can I see "Wasn't that a Time"?
"when I was 2 I had a seizure of some sort and spent the night in a hospital. I serenaded the Dr.s singing "Goodnight Irene".Hi Mean JeanSomething similar happened to me around that age, but I hear I just cried and complained about the food.
Namowal, maybe I was singing to keep them from trying to force-feed me? Or maybe I thought if I sang well they'd feed me better? I've slept since then so I don't recall. I was 2 in 1951.
Public TV used to play "Wasn't That a Time!" when fundraising. I saw it on Amazon (sellers asking $89!!)
Here's a link to the video on youtube from Sunday's event.Mean Jean, I was 32 in 1951 too. Tennessee gals, the Weavers are the group that made "On Top of Old Smoky" a huge hit.
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"Wasn't That a Time" is a fun documentary about the Weavers.
I'd heard of the Weavers and "Goodnight Irene" but I'd never paid close attention to the lyrics. That is rather morbid. Funny how Seegar went from being blacklisted to being invited to preform at a presidential inauguration party.
My family folk-lore has it that when I was 2 I had a seizure of some sort and spent the night in a hospital. I serenaded the Dr.s singing "Goodnight Irene". Flash forward. I meet Mr. Mean, he plays the guitar. He knows "Goodnight Irene". I propose.
We still sing it at parties and just sitting around. We call the 3rd verse the happy, uplifting verse with deep sarcasm in our voices.
Mean Jean, amazing story. Playing the clip again, I realized there's one stanza missing:
You caused me to weep,
You caused me to moan,
Caused me to leave my home,
But the very last words I heard you say,
were "Please sing me one more song."
Is this where Ken Kesey got the title of his book, "Sometimes a great Notion"?
Where can I see "Wasn't that a Time"?
"when I was 2 I had a seizure of some sort and spent the night in a hospital. I serenaded the Dr.s singing "Goodnight Irene".
Hi Mean Jean
Something similar happened to me around that age, but I hear I just cried and complained about the food.
Namowal, maybe I was singing to keep them from trying to force-feed me? Or maybe I thought if I sang well they'd feed me better? I've slept since then so I don't recall. I was 2 in 1951.
Public TV used to play "Wasn't That a Time!" when fundraising. I saw it on Amazon (sellers asking $89!!)
Here's a link to the video on youtube from Sunday's event.
Mean Jean, I was 32 in 1951 too. Tennessee gals, the Weavers are the group that made "On Top of Old Smoky" a huge hit.
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