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lemonade kid
Old Love
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 Posted - 13/08/2010 : 18:55:29
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Did anyone one see the brilliant American Masters series about Merle Haggard. A legend, and the last artist to still carry the flame for the Bakersfield Sound. After him...it's gone. Jhis sound is a more hard edged blues sounding country, that is as anti modern country music as it gets!...one of the original Outlaw Country boys...and the best.
But when some of us were enjoying our peace, love and psychedelic music, Merle hit us with his "OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE".
That was a battle cry for anti-war activists and drew the line between the two camps...for and against. I must say I was conflicted. I hated Merle for that song, but respected him as an already legendary artist.
Anyone else remember the strong feelings that Merle inflamed in us with "OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE"??
An iconic figure and an iconic song, that still gets me feeling those emotions again...
 Peace and Love.
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SignedRW
Fifth Love
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 13/08/2010 : 19:08:37
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| A pair of pretty entertaining responses to "Okie" from back at the time (as opposed to "back in the day"; sorry, I'm out of the demo for that line, kids), were the Youngbloods release "Hippie From Olema," and the amusing post-Janis Big Brother track, "I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle." |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 13/08/2010 : 21:10:07
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You know that was a real conservative song from a conservative guy.
Wonder what the Burritos thought. You know they did his cover respect with their "White Line Fever." It was a pretty mized up time with all battle lines drawn. At the time, I was a city guy and didn't know anything about Okies. |
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 13/08/2010 : 22:23:13
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I remember that record when it was released, and thought, Fcuk Him !
I have later grown to respect and enjoy the man. That song was satire (i think!).
Around the same time, The Byrds were banned from certain country stations for their song, " Drug Store Truck Driving Man", and were snubbed when they did, " Hickory Wind" at the Grand Ole Opry.
I think the hipster country rockers accepted and enjoyed the classic country-western artists, than the other way around.
Pedal steel Bakersfield honky-tonk was a meeting -ground for both sides , and then there was peace happilly ever after!
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 16/08/2010 : 15:27:34
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| You got that right. Eventually there was peace in the valley! |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 16/08/2010 : 19:30:39
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Originally posted by rocker
..... peace in the valley!
Great Rascals song, rocker!
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rocker
Old Love
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boombox
Old Love
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Posted - 19/08/2010 : 13:39:22
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| I saw Banana with David Nelson a couple of years back relating the saga of Okie/Hippie from Olema - much better than Merle's original. Their acoustic duo spin on it was just perfect. |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 19/08/2010 : 16:07:27
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Originally posted by boombox
I saw Banana with David Nelson a couple of years back relating the saga of Okie/Hippie from Olema - much better than Merle's original. Their acoustic duo spin on it was just perfect.
How is good ol' Banana? Was they a better California musical union, for a while, in the Youngbloods. Their first three albums are wonderful, with Elephant Mountain still a favorite!
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waxburn
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 22/08/2010 : 18:33:07
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Originally posted by Signed RW
A pair of pretty entertaining responses to "Okie" from back at the time (as opposed to "back in the day"; sorry, I'm out of the demo for that line, kids), were the Youngbloods release "Hippie From Olema," and the amusing post-Janis Big Brother track, "I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle."
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boombox
Old Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/08/2010 : 17:23:04
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Originally posted by lemonade kid
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Originally posted by boombox
I saw Banana with David Nelson a couple of years back relating the saga of Okie/Hippie from Olema - much better than Merle's original. Their acoustic duo spin on it was just perfect.
How is good ol' Banana? Was they a better California musical union, for a while, in the Youngbloods. Their first three albums are wonderful, with Elephant Mountain still a favorite!
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Everything you do returns at last to you,
so why don't you...do...love.
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Banana seemed fit and well and played and sang great. He gigs regularly with Barry Melton too. |
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