![]() ![]() Being a rather nicer fellow than he, I took some time to devise a more pleasant response. When I was playing in a classic country duo a dozen years ago here, we would get the odd "Free Bird!" The guitarist was fond of saying "Here's your free bird," coupled with an example of non-verbal communication. I was playing an EM-150 then, with single strings (too much trouble tuning the pairs). :disbelief: The end part, with triple lead played on electric guitar, amplified acoustic guitar, and electric mandolin - unique. The band I was in here back in '88 was known as the band that actually DID "Free Bird." Not as an encore or only-if-you-ask deal - it was in our set list. That's not necessarily a bad thing, is it? Still a good song, and people know it and join in. If someone wants to do Will the Circle Be Unbroken or Mountain Dew, well, what's the harm? Doing seniors' programs as much as I do, I must sing You Are My Sunshine 150 times a year. ![]() ![]() He said, "People ask me if I get tired of singing that song. No bluegrass content, but I went to a Tom Paxton concert a year or two ago, and he sang Last Thing On My Mind - a song he wrote 50 years ago, that's been covered by many, and sung at a zillion hootenannies and sing-arounds, open mics and campfires. Someone said to me, "Well, I guess we can sing that song now, since everyone's not singing it any more." So I guess, if everyone else is singing a song, we "cool people" can't? We had a "Dylan night" at our folk club tonight (Bob turned 73 this week, can you believe it?), and I led Blowing In the Wind. Ya know, one of the reasons songs get overplayed is that they're good songs. "Back in the day" that was played over and over again, perhaps not so much now. Jams where certain songs are banned seem odd to me if someone had suggested Foggy Mountain Breakdown or Rocky Top, would the answer have been the same? I resurrected Fox On the Run at a join-in open mic a few months ago. It stands on its own as a terrifying achievement in undeserved popularity () and one of the worst songs of all time (), in fact, nearly THE worst, edged out by "We Built This City" by Starship. Or should! :mad: BTW, I don't see it as having anything to do with "Tulsa Time," other than the similar chord pattern. I did not come to this forum this morning and expect to see Achy Breaky Heart. Same thing with "Duelling Banjos." "Hey, can you play 'Deliverance?'" Again, "The whole movie?" Blank stare. The request was most often phrased, "Hey, play 'O Brother.'" Every now and then I would respond, "The whole movie?" Blank stare. When I was playing in a duo, mostly classic country, we got a lot of requests for this when the movie was out and for ever after. "Hey! That's that song George Clooney sang in that movie!" I know a lot of people are resistant to playing "Man of Constant Sorrow", but people know it and love it. ![]()
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