Love this song. It introduced me to Goodman. I had a yard one time and was playing it. One lady said "If you are going to play that hippie I'll go elsewhere" I just smiled and turned it up.
In 1978 I went to see Steve Martins' Wild & Crazy Guy tour in Dallas. Steve Goodman came out as the unannounced warm up act. I had seen a few shows on PBS with Goodman, and was very pleasantly surprised to see Him. I felt like I was the only one there who knew who he was. Everyone was there to see crazy Steve Martin, not some unknown singer, and yet within a few songs His incredible charismatic stage presence had them in the palm of His hand. It was very impressive, and He did a very entertaining 30 min set. I'll never forget it, He made such a impact in His too short life. A few years later Steve Martin came on the Johnny Carson show and mentioned that He was doing a fund raising show to benefit Goodmans' wife and kids. I didn't know He was sick, or that He died. It was a shocking blow to hear. You feel so robbed when someone could have had a long career is abruptly gone. So sad. At least His music remains.
I was lucky-1971 I got a high lottery #went later to Viet Nam on my own-not Uncle's dime Saw Goodman a thousand times in Chicago in the 70's I really miss Steve-remember his bar off Milwaukee Blvd Somebody Else's Troubles? I am blessed Saw Steve and an early Jimmy Buffet @ the Quiet Night-2:30 AM show A best friend of mine-and 3 other patrons Enough? FUCK WAR_FUCK WAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Penny Evans is a Nominee for the PGS Top 40! Physicians for Global Survival is compiling the top peace songs of the past 70 years according to their mission statement: Nuclear Abolition-Social Justice-Environment-Peace E-mail pgsadmin@web.ca with your vote or nomination, include a comment on the song's importance to strengthen your vote. Visit www.pgs.ca for the results in Nuclear Disarmament Week October 24-30, 2015
I've seen the 1 down vote before and usually I just shrug it off. But I happen to think that this song by Steve is one of the best and this song is an example of old time singing that doesn't really exist anymore and chalk up that 1 down vote to ignorance of history and feel sorry for the person who posted it.
This is the goods, Well posted. Don't suppose anyone could post the one he does about the riverboat gamblers losing their shirts. You know the one where all of the calico dresses the gingham and lace being up in the attic with grandfather's darringer case. My mate laughed when I played it but I still love it and think he had an exceptioal voice. Thanx
Dear Penny, the checks were life insurance payments. Had Billy been killed in a car accident , or of a heart attack, would you refuse payment from an insurance company? I hope you didn't turn down your girls schooling benefits. Wars happen and will continue to happen. “The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.”. F. Hegal.
I was in college when he first recorded this. i remember thinking st the time Penny should have kept the checks. Viet Nam was a dumpster fire, we should not have gone, but not compensating widows is a horror that would have also drawn flack from the hippies and suits alike. Goodman died young, a real loss.
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Love this song. It introduced me to Goodman. I had a yard one time and was playing it. One lady said "If you are going to play that hippie I'll go elsewhere" I just smiled and turned it up.
Every Goodman song is a cut and polished jewel.
Saw him do this on Memorial Day 1975 at Harry Hopes in Cary ,Il.Not a dry eye in the house
This song made me cry uncontrollably when we were going through this mess. My friends and fellow students were among the 50,000 gone.
What kind of person can listen to Seve's perfect acapella delivery and click thumbs down????? This was a STUNNING performance!
AGREED! Someone with no soul!
Deaf people, evidently.
Perhaps they were expecting disco?
In 1978 I went to see Steve Martins' Wild & Crazy Guy tour in Dallas. Steve Goodman came out as the unannounced warm up act. I had seen a few shows on PBS with Goodman, and was very pleasantly surprised to see Him. I felt like I was the only one there who knew who he was. Everyone was there to see crazy Steve Martin, not some unknown singer, and yet within a few songs His incredible charismatic stage presence had them in the palm of His hand. It was very impressive, and He did a very entertaining 30 min set. I'll never forget it, He made such a impact in His too short life. A few years later Steve Martin came on the Johnny Carson show and mentioned that He was doing a fund raising show to benefit Goodmans' wife and kids. I didn't know He was sick, or that He died. It was a shocking blow to hear. You feel so robbed when someone could have had a long career is abruptly gone. So sad. At least His music remains.
I saw his last tour. He was magnificent.
what an amazing talent Steve is..(not was)...his songs go on....
It's happening again. And again and again and again and again...
I was lucky-1971 I got a high lottery #went later to Viet Nam on my own-not Uncle's dime
Saw Goodman a thousand times in Chicago in the 70's
I really miss Steve-remember his bar off Milwaukee Blvd
Somebody Else's Troubles?
I am blessed
Saw Steve and an early Jimmy Buffet @ the Quiet Night-2:30 AM show
A best friend of mine-and 3
other patrons
Enough?
FUCK WAR_FUCK WAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Penny Evans is a Nominee for the PGS Top 40!
Physicians for Global Survival is compiling the top peace songs of the past 70 years according to their mission statement:
Nuclear Abolition-Social Justice-Environment-Peace
E-mail pgsadmin@web.ca with your vote or nomination, include a comment on the song's importance to strengthen your vote.
Visit www.pgs.ca for the results in Nuclear Disarmament Week October 24-30, 2015
I've seen the 1 down vote before and usually I just shrug it off. But I happen to think that this song by Steve is one of the best and this song is an example of old time singing that doesn't really exist anymore and chalk up that 1 down vote to ignorance of history and feel sorry for the person who posted it.
Agreed!
I am Penni Evans.. :)
thanks so much for uploading!
my second favourite on remday
your first is ?
"The only boy I slept wit and the only one I will"😳😳😳
Lol. Did this disturb you? Perhaps you should listen to the whole song...
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Russian women may be singing this song soon.
This is the goods, Well posted. Don't suppose anyone could post the one he does about the riverboat gamblers losing their shirts. You know the one where all of the calico dresses the gingham and lace being up in the attic with grandfather's darringer case. My mate laughed when I played it but I still love it and think he had an exceptioal voice. Thanx
But
Spoon River by Mike Smith,who also wrote The Dutchman is the song you refer to, It's on Steve's album Jessie's Jig and Other Favorites
Dear Penny, the checks were life insurance payments. Had Billy been killed in a car accident , or of a heart attack, would you refuse payment from an insurance company? I hope you didn't turn down your girls schooling benefits.
Wars happen and will continue to happen. “The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.”. F. Hegal.
Don: How old are you? I assume that you are not over 50 years old or you would understand this song. F*ck Nixon!
I always thouught the same. Sad, sad death, but how do you feed the 2 infant daughters?
I was in college when he first recorded this. i remember thinking st the time Penny should have kept the checks. Viet Nam was a dumpster fire, we should not have gone, but not compensating widows is a horror that would have also drawn flack from the hippies and suits alike. Goodman died young, a real loss.
wars don't "happen" like weather.
I always interpreted that part as meaning that she could survive independently, without aid from the same government that helped kill her partner.