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This is a really strange song for me to listen to. I can’t decide if he was pandering when he made this song or if it’s genuine. But at least we got a country SW song.
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May the force be with you always sweetheart
Might twangy, but nice.
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His dark forces were Jesus and Jack.
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Godfather of Filk!
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Biff Tannen?
Tom T Hall is the man. He’s written around a dozen #1 hits, including Harper Valley PTA. My personal faves are Faster Horses, I Love, The Year Clayton Delaney Died, Watermelon Wine and Country Is.
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I prefer the Alec Guinness version.
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Country music isn’t my cup of tea (although I do enjoy some cross-over tunes), but this song comes off as sophisticated compared to the infamous Star Wars Christmas Special.
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When I was a kid I swear I heard Tom T. Hall’s “Sneaky Snake” a hundred times–he even appeared in a commercial for a nearby zoo and mentioned “sneaky snakes” as one of the attractions. The adults never thought to put this song on for us.
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The 70’s were a very sincere time for country music and for music in general.
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He also wrote this tune that Kottke made his own:
And you know this one, from his album “Songs Of Fox Hollow”, I was obsessed with this song for a while:
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40 years later I still get bits of that song running through my mind from time to time.
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I’ve always had this irrational hatred of Tom T Hall. I’ve never been able to put my finger on it. The slimy Vegas lounge act vibe? The hokey collection of cliches in his lyrics? The teeth?
Ugh!
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