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Saturday 9: Diamond Girl
Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? Hear it here. 1) This week’s song is by Seals and Crofts, a pair of Texas boys who met when they both joined a local band called The Crew Cats. Have you ever visited The Lone Star State? If yes, where did you go? I have not, but I’d like…
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Saturday 9: Two Easter Sunday Sweethearts
Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? Hear it here. 1) This song is about a couple dressed in their “Sunday Best.” Will you be getting dressed up this weekend? So I’m getting to this late–I did dress up for Easter but did not dress up this weekend. Next weekend, though, is Mother’s Day, and we have brunch…
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Saturday 9: If You’ve Got the Money (1950)
Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? Hear it here. 1) In this week’s song, Lefty Frizzell is eager to go out on the town and hit all the night spots. What are your plans for the weekend? I had a hair appointment and then my niece’s dance recital, with a solid few hours to kill in…
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Saturday 9: Charlie Mops
Not familiar with this week’s song? Hear it here. 1. This week’s song is about a legend, Charlie Mops, the man who invented beer. Tell us about something you enjoy so much you could sing about it with the same enthusiasm the Salt Sea Pirates sing of beer. My son! 2. The lyrics tell us…
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Saturday 9: Hold Me Now
Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? Hear it here 1) This week’s song begins with a young man gazing at a picture of himself and his girlfriend in happier times. Are there any photographs in the room you’re in right now? There aren’t! I’m in our bedroom, and we don’t have anything up, although we could…