Speaking of Shel Silverstien
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Speaking of Shel Silverstien
I mentioned a novelty tune of his recently and went on to find that he wrote a LOT of songs that major artists recorded.
The ones I recognized are:
Boa Constrictor J Cash
Boy Named Sue "
Cover of the Rolling Stone,. Dr Hook
Drinking and Druggin. ( Bobby Bare?)
Gotta get rid of this band Bobby Bare
Pour me another Tequila Shiela B Bare
Quaaludes again. Hank Jr
Queen of the Silver Dollar. ( Dave and Sugar?)
Some of the other ones like "Somebody ate the baby" didn't ever really make it that big. Go figure.
Here's the site.http://www.banned-width.com/shel/misc/lyrics.html
B 1930 D 1999
They just don't make 'em like that any more.
EJL
The ones I recognized are:
Boa Constrictor J Cash
Boy Named Sue "
Cover of the Rolling Stone,. Dr Hook
Drinking and Druggin. ( Bobby Bare?)
Gotta get rid of this band Bobby Bare
Pour me another Tequila Shiela B Bare
Quaaludes again. Hank Jr
Queen of the Silver Dollar. ( Dave and Sugar?)
Some of the other ones like "Somebody ate the baby" didn't ever really make it that big. Go figure.
Here's the site.http://www.banned-width.com/shel/misc/lyrics.html
B 1930 D 1999
They just don't make 'em like that any more.
EJL
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I think the best version (and probably the first) of "Queen of the Silver Dollar" was by Buck Owen's ex-bassman, the great Doyle Holly. I heard that version before any of the others. Shel was also a regular contributor to Playboy Magazine for many years although I never would read such trash, I just looked at the pictures.
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I remember Shel Silverstein more as a cartoonist than a songwriter. His cartoons in the Army Times during the Korean War were equalled only by Art Buchwald in WWII.
However, his humor was somewhat bizarre. An example: ....a private with a minature human head growing out of his neck was being examined by an Army Doctor and the caption was:..."At first I thought it was a wart"!
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However, his humor was somewhat bizarre. An example: ....a private with a minature human head growing out of his neck was being examined by an Army Doctor and the caption was:..."At first I thought it was a wart"!
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