"Did you ever stop to think that penance is a duty?"
Somehow I don't think that would have sold too many Victrolas...
Happy Ash Wednesday!
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Happy Ash Wednesday to you as well.
A Victrola playing an Uncle Josh record would be penance indeed! (Sorry Uncle J. fans.)
A Victrola playing an Uncle Josh record would be penance indeed! (Sorry Uncle J. fans.)
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JerryVan wrote:Happy Ash Wednesday to you as well.
A Victrola playing an Uncle Josh record would be penance indeed! (Sorry Uncle J. fans.)
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gramophone-georg wrote:JerryVan wrote:Happy Ash Wednesday to you as well.
A Victrola playing an Uncle Josh record would be penance indeed! (Sorry Uncle J. fans.)
But I suppose it would be more appropriate to break out some some records of Sam Ash, or maybe just play "No News, or, What Killed the Dog."
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For maximum penance play something with Ireland, Heaven, or Mother in the title. Ugh.
I usually avoid foxtrots if they have vocal refrains.
I usually avoid foxtrots if they have vocal refrains.
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Happy Ash Wednesday! For maximum penance I suggest a dirge, or a slow waltz. The dirge allows us to reflect on mortality, which is to me a big part of the Lenten season. Or just play it on a machine that isn't flashy or heavily metal-plated!
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And I thought I was the only one who wasn't fond of the vocal refrains plunked right there in the middle!VanEpsFan1914 wrote:For maximum penance play something with Ireland, Heaven, or Mother in the title. Ugh.
I usually avoid foxtrots if they have vocal refrains.
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Oh, c'mon... they're not all horrible, but the ones that are more than make up for the rest.coyote wrote:And I thought I was the only one who wasn't fond of the vocal refrains plunked right there in the middle!VanEpsFan1914 wrote:For maximum penance play something with Ireland, Heaven, or Mother in the title. Ugh.
I usually avoid foxtrots if they have vocal refrains.
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Hmmm, you must not listen to very many fox trots from the late 20s then. They almost all have vocal refrains. Myself, having been a singer, I prefer the sung interludes especially when they are by good singers. But, I have never been one to like what most others like.VanEpsFan1914 wrote:For maximum penance play something with Ireland, Heaven, or Mother in the title. Ugh.
I usually avoid foxtrots if they have vocal refrains.
For Ash Wednesday I suggest any version by the myriad of singers out there that recorded "The Old Oaken Bucket". To me possibly the worst song ever recorded.
BTW... I also cannot stand Uncle Josh records. I just don't get why obnoxious unintelligible laughing stories are a good thing. They just irritate me. I know many people think they are great, and I have a few, but I certainly am not a fan.
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How about repeated playings of a "laughing record" for penance? Once may be amusing, but more than that...
While not an Uncle Josh fan, I don't think Punkin Centre stories are painful to listen to on occasion. I can understand the annoyance factor.
To me, an instrumental interlude compliments a mostly sung record. Personally, I don't find the reverse to be true. More often than not, a short vocal refrain in the middle seems to just interrupt a fine instrumental arrangement, talent of the singer notwithstanding. To each their own. I can't help but think "Gee, I would have enjoyed this record more without the singing."
While not an Uncle Josh fan, I don't think Punkin Centre stories are painful to listen to on occasion. I can understand the annoyance factor.
To me, an instrumental interlude compliments a mostly sung record. Personally, I don't find the reverse to be true. More often than not, a short vocal refrain in the middle seems to just interrupt a fine instrumental arrangement, talent of the singer notwithstanding. To each their own. I can't help but think "Gee, I would have enjoyed this record more without the singing."