The Lawrence Welk Show

[PrettySquareGal]

I'd take that over someone screaming into a microphone and labeling it "metal" rock any day.

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What's funny is that I like some metal, too. Depends on my mood. But I don't understand why so many people have an aversion to "sweet."

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I know what you mean, but still think it's sweet syrup. MUCH better than the saccharine schlock on the Hallmark Channel, for example.

Hallmark has a channel??? :eusa_doh:

 

[Retro_GI_Jane]

Amen there! I didn't like it too much at the time because every Saturday my family would get together at my grandmother's house and that would inevitably be on TV. I can see it differently now that I am not forced to see it. I liked Hee Haw better than and still do though.
Oh and this one is hilarious. Thanks to Tom for reminding me of it:
One of the Newer songs. lol A modern spiritual! :rofl:

I love me some Hee Haw.

And I do agree, some of the songs sung on LW was pretty corny. I can't stand the Chicken Dance at all and apparently they had a segment for it on the show but I think it was Bobby with his kids doing it...ugh! I just can't find any class in doing the Chicken Dance, regardless who is playing the music!

 

[Retro_GI_Jane]

I know what you mean, but still think it's sweet syrup. MUCH better than the saccharine schlock on the Hallmark Channel, for example.

Hallmark used to make good movies...notice I said "used to." lol I caught some newer ones at my mother-in-law's once and longed for when they made books into movies like "Sarah, Plain and Tall."

 

[PrettySquareGal]

Hallmark has a channel??? :eusa_doh:

Oh yes. Lots and lots of artificial sweetener in their movies!

 

[PrettySquareGal]

Hallmark used to make good movies...notice I said "used to." lol I caught some newer ones at my mother-in-law's once and longed for when they made books into movies like "Sarah, Plain and Tall."

It's like Lifetime movies with happy endings. Yuck.

 

[Retro_GI_Jane]

What's funny is that I like some metal, too. Depends on my mood. But I don't understand why so many people have an aversion to "sweet."

Metal is good, just depends on what type. If it's that death metal type hooplah, forget it. I feel like most artists in that genre are just trying to up one another on who can holler the loudest while banging out some chords on their guitar.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

... I don't understand why so many people have an aversion to "sweet."

Sweet can be great, it's true. For me, sweet needs a ukelele somewhere in the mix. There's just something about a ukelele's sound, played slowly, that's both happy and longing at the same time.


Case in point: Isham Jones's 1924 song, "I'll See You in my Dreams."




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[PrettySquareGal]

Sweet can be great, it's true. For me, sweet needs a ukelele somewhere in the mix. There's just something about a ukelele's sound, played slowly, that's both happy and longing at the same time.


Case in point: Isham Jones's 1924 song, "I'll See You in my Dreams."




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That is sweet.

 

[PrettySquareGal]

Metal is good, just depends on what type. If it's that death metal type hooplah, forget it. I feel like most artists in that genre are just trying to up one another on who can holler the loudest while banging out some chords on their guitar.

I agree!

 

[EmergencyIan]

Here is a very nice version of Jones' "I'll See You In My Dreams" by Joe Brown performed at the Royal Albert Hall (Concert For George) in 2002. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-U-qdPB8t0&feature=related

- Ian

 

[scotrace]

Along the same lines, but much more my style:



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+1!

 

[jamespowers]

Sweet can be great, it's true. For me, sweet needs a ukelele somewhere in the mix. There's just something about a ukelele's sound, played slowly, that's both happy and longing at the same time.


Case in point: Isham Jones's 1924 song, "I'll See You in my Dreams."




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Stop posting those with the notes for it. I might go home and try to play it.

 

[sal]

one of my earliest memories was watching the show with my grandparents. I still watch occasionally and when I do it brings those back. Like you said, everyone looks so happy

 

[John in Covina]

They play sometims on PBS here. I like to try to guess the year of the show by the clothes people are wearing.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I love Hee Haw. It's on Sundays at 7 on RFD-TV and the family gets together at my Mom and Dad's house every Sunday at 7 to watch it. I showed up at their house at about 10 to 7 last week, because I had to choose between watching the rest of the Packer game or going over there on time. Packers were losing, so that made the choice for me lol

If I was told I could only watch one, it would be Hee Haw over the Welk Show. Thank goodness that's not the case!

I love me some Hee Haw.

I can't believe that nobody filled him in on this song!

I liked Hee Haw better than and still do though.
Oh and this one is hilarious. Thanks to Tom for reminding me of it:
One of the Newer songs. lol A modern spiritual! :rofl:

It's very common in Welk's 'Champagne Music' for him to have his back-up girls singing some 'la la la's' in the background. On the original Calcutta cut from 1961, Norma Zimmer was one of the back-up girls and eventually replaced Alice Lon as the Champagne Lady until the show's run ended in 1982.

I have Calcutta on my iPod and have been known to turn that old volume knob up when it comes on lol

It's not the (truly skillful) dancing that grates on me in this YouTube clip: it's the music in the background! What's with those voices chirping "la la la"?

 

[O2BSwank]

I remember watching the show when I went over to my grandparents house back in the 60's and 70's. I used to watch it at home with my folks sometimes. I have the six record Readers Digest anthology of champagne music. I was sampling the discs and it did bring back memories but I prefer my big band albums more. However I must admit that at my age I'm beginning to enjoy "wholesome" entertainment more and more.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I love Hee Haw. It's on Sundays at 7 on RFD-TV and the family gets together at my Mom and Dad's house every Sunday at 7 to watch it. I showed up at their house at about 10 to 7 last week, because I had to choose between watching the rest of the Packer game or going over there on time. Packers were losing, so that made the choice for me lol

If I was told I could only watch one, it would be Hee Haw over the Welk Show. Thank goodness that's not the case!

One of my friends has tastes very similar to yours (though I don't think he's a Lawrence Welk fan). Lemme guess... Were some of your other favorite TV shows Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons?

 

[jamespowers]

I can't believe that nobody filled him in on this song!

How do you tell Lawrence Welk that you want to sing a dope smoking song?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

How do you tell Lawrence Welk that you want to sing a dope smoking song?

Easy. Just tell Mr. Welk. And when he protests, reply that champagne is just fermented dope with bubbles.