Sunday, June 12, 2011

The Black Crowes - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down



Via T

3 comments:

  1. Brock, Et Alii:

    Boy, does THIS song bring back memories!!!

    But, first, here's the URL for a video playlist of ME(!) singing that same song:

    http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL3AB7EF519F37A7D2

    At Fort Lewis, Washington, in December of 1969, the day before I left for Viet Nam, I had KP duty for TWENTY-FOUR straight hours, scrubbing pots and pans.

    No, I wasn't being punished for anything.

    It was just my plain bad luck.

    They wanted to give as many guys as possible a final pass before leaving for Viet Nam, which meant that a few of us would pull more than our normally allotted fair share of duty.

    As I scrubbed those pots and pans, the local radio station played, "THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OL' DIXIE DOWN", recorded by Joan Baez, over and over and over and over and - - - .

    I sure was glad when, years later, I finally learned to strum a guitar, and memorized the lyrics, so I could sing it.

    Thank you.

    John Robert Mallernee
    Armed Forces Retirement Home
    Gulfport, Mississippi 39507

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  2. You did a good job and a great story!

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  3. John Congrats, on your rendition, I wish I could sing as well as you do. I enjoyed your KP stoty as well
    T

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