[78-L] Here we go again ^
David Lennick
dlennick at sympatico.ca
Mon Dec 15 20:33:12 PST 2008
No idea why my response has failed to show up (first one out of the gate, too)
but here it is again:
"There's No Depression in Love"..Vincent Rose & His Orchestra. Brian Boyd
loaned that one to me for an Intersound CD. Wish I'd kept a flat dub of it.
dl
davdieh at aol.com wrote:
> Prosperity is Just Around WHICH Corner -Carson Robison
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>
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> David Diehl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Steven C. Barr
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:56 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Here we go again ^
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>> . . . and try to hit me up for some money
>>> mb
>>>
> And there, folkses, lies the difference between the Last Great Depression
> and the current sequel version!! In 1933, one could actually purchase
> something
> useful with the "dime" requested in the song...whereas in 2008-09 the tune
> would have to be rewritten as "Brother, Can You Spare Five Bucks"...?!
>
> FWIW, "Brother..." was one of only two songs of that era that actually
> acknowledged there WAS a depression going on...?!
>
> Who can name the other one?!
>
> ...stevenc
> (whose "anti-depression" pills did absolutely SFA against the current
> economic crises...?!)
>
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