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Topic: Thats not Quite the Ring of Fire Cash Sang about |
Janice Brooks
From:
Pleasant Gap Pa
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Posted 30 Jan 2004 9:01 am |
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By BRAD SCHMITT
Staff Writer
But ad writer thinks song's a natural for Preparation H
No joke — a Florida TV production company plans to pitch Preparation H and other hemorrhoid-relief products with a commercial that features the country classic Ring of Fire.
The idea is hilarious to the song's co-writer, Merle Kilgore, who penned the Johnny Cash hit with Cash's late wife, June Carter Cash.
You see, Kilgore, an ex-country artist and 20-year veteran of the road, used to use a hemorrhoid joke onstage whenever he'd introduce Ring of Fire.
''I'd say, 'Ladies and gentlemen, I want to give credit where credit is due. I dedicate this song to the makers of Preparation H,' '' Kilgore said yesterday. ''And they would just fall out. So when the song publisher called and told me about it, I said, 'I can't believe it!' ''
TV producer Sula Miller of Big Grin Productions in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is quite serious about the idea. It came to her when she was, uh, struggling with that certain medical condition and heard Ring of Fire on the radio. Apparently that ''burns, burns, burns'' theme struck an oh-so-familiar note with her.
The script Miller created starts with a shot of a sunrise, and Kilgore's version of Ring of Fire is the audio. The camera pans to a high-rise apartment building and zooms in through an open apartment door to reveal a briefcase and shoes in a messy heap on the floor.
The bathroom door opens, a relieved woman in business attire walks out, and the camera zooms in on a tube of Preparation H in the bathroom.
The TV production company and the song publisher are trying to iron out a deal. We'll let you know how it works out in the end.
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Bob Wood
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Madera, California, USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2004 1:56 pm
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Janice,
Unhhhhhh! That one hurt! You're gonna let us know how it works out in the end? They should just tie that joke off, and let it fall! Tee hee!
Bob |
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Emmett Roch
From:
Texas Hill Country
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Posted 1 Feb 2004 4:11 am
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| Yeah, Merle handled that one great. I saw him pull this one when he was warming up the crowd for Hank Jr. He said he was going to do a song he wrote that was inspired by a TV commercial, and he knew the older listeners in the audience (like me) were probably thinking of the AC Spark Plug "ring of fire" commercial that aired in the 60's...then he'd say "PREPARATION H!" [This message was edited by Emmett Roch on 01 February 2004 at 04:13 AM.] |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 1 Feb 2004 7:18 am
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Wasn't that the theme song to the 60s TV comedy "Gomer's Piles"?  |
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David Cobb
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Chanute, Kansas, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2004 3:37 pm
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Marty Stuart was a sideman for J.C. for some years.
Is this where he got the idea for "This Ones Gonna Hurt You,(For a Long, Long Time)? |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 1 Feb 2004 11:41 pm
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And since the commercial format is not long enough for classical music,
it can only have one movement.
But if it does become a commercial it will be seen with some
regularity. |
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