[78-L] Double response, "Answer Songs," question

[Taylor Bowie]

I like him a lot as a performer.  Generally,  I try to avoid judging actors 
and musicians on the basis of their politics or personal lives.

He is brilliant in the movie of  Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...and one of the 
first 78s I can remember playing was a plastic Decca (pink label?) of him 
singing   "I Know An Old Lady (Who Swallowed a Fly)."

Taylor




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Double response, "Answer Songs," question


> Sheesh, isn't anybody offended by what I just wrote about Ives? I would 
> be, if
> I liked him (which obviously I don't and never have).
>
> Oh well.
>
> On 7/31/2011 1:31 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> Would "Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor" count?
>>
>> I didn't know about Tex..Burl Ives also recorded that thing (as his 
>> descent
>> into worse than mediocrity continued unabated, but he was a rat bastard
>> informer anyway).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 7/31/2011 1:08 PM, Dennis Flannigan wrote:
>>> The Tex Williams' recording, "CLOSE THE DOOR RICHARD (I Just Saw the
>>> Thing)", got me thinking. It's the only answer song that I know 
>>> responding
>>> to two different originals -- "Open the Door, Richard," and, "The 
>>> Thing,"
>>> from the early 1950s. Or is it? That's my question.
>>>
>>> Are there other, double song answer songs? Seems likely, but can't think 
>>> of
>>> any. Thank you.
>>>
>>> Dennis
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