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Very sad...
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:59 pm
by TubaRay
Mr. La Prise may have brought a lot of joy into the world, but he also frustrated a lot of musicians.
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:41 pm
by WoodSheddin
this "obituary" has floated around for years
very sad...
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:01 pm
by TubaRay
I completely agree with you, Bloke. It seems that the Hokey Pokey and the Chicken Dance are simply easy targets. We all know there are many other tunes which are simply overplayed.
And, yes, Sean, I have seen the obits many times before. Even here on TubeNet.
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:20 pm
by Dylan King
Wow, and I just recently recorded a version of the Hokey-Pokey for Lion's Gate and was wondering who originally wrote it. Well, that's what it's all about.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:34 am
by MaryAnn
bloke wrote:
Gimme 75 Hokey-Pokey's over just one Proud Mary or New York, New York ANY day!
The one I got the sickest of the fastest was "I love New York" which was a composing contest back in 1982 or so. I was playing in Albany Symphony for the world premiere, which was outdoors; I remember one of the violins was wearing a fur coat.
MA, who prefers playing with chilly fingers to sweaty fingers