Showing posts with label One Toke Over The Line. Show all posts
Showing posts with label One Toke Over The Line. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Yet another post that's One Toke Over The Line

Mainly because today is 4/20.....

From what I heard it's a national holiday for those who smoke the "wacky weed."

And by the way, I do not smoke that stuff or advocate the use of that stuff.

What you choose to do is your own personal responsibility.

 
That being said, I once again drag up the subject that is Dick Dale and Gail Farrell's cover of Brewer & Shipley's hit song "One Toke Over The Line".

Somehow, and this is just my opinion only, I think many members of the Musical Family really knew the true meaning of that song's lyrics.

And believe me, it ain't religious, even if the Maestro says it's a 'Modern Day Spiritual'.

If you've seen the video on You Tube, you noticed when Myron Floren was introducing the number, he coughs midway....


Maybe he knew something, or not, or he's just clearing his throat....

But it does add a bit of mystery and myth to this classic moment in music history though.


Once again, in "celebration" of this phenomenon known as 4/20, here's the number again for all to enjoy!
 

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

A Gail and Dale Modern Day Spiritual Haiku

Here's Gail and Dale and one of the newer haikus....



Two nice kids will sing
a modern religious tune
So what is a toke?




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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Cover Me

From all the years watching the Welk show, the Music Makers have done thousands of tunes done in champagne style.

They also did covers of very popular pop and rock songs! Here's a few for example....

Joy To The World (Three Dog Night) by Gail and the fellas



Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley and the Comets) by the band and singers



Land of a Thousand Dances (Wilson Pickett) danced by Bobby and Elaine



I Say a Little Prayer (Dionne Warwick) by Tanya Falan



and the grand-daddy of them all.....

One Toke Over The Line (Brewer & Shipley) by Gail and Dale


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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

No Toke about it with Gail and Dale

You'll never know what gems one would find on this online wonder called YouTube....

Here's an early 1970s Welk gem, Gail Farrell and Dick Dale singing Brewer & Shipley's huge chart hit, "One Toke Over The Line."

And that's no "toke"......ha ha ha
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