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Patrick
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MAY 28, 09:06 PM
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Ed Ames died today at age 95.
Ed Ames had a fantastic voice. When the following song of his was released in 1967. I was 11 years old. Even at that young age, I appreciated the meaningful lyrics, and I loved how the song built up as it went along. It was also quite controversial in its day. Not being religious myself, I don't know what the proper term is, but the opening lyrics mimic the way a chant of some sort is performed, possibly in the Catholic Church.
As I say, I'm not religious, but I can certainly see how this song could be interpreted along those lines. Nevertheless, it's a great song.
RIP Ed Ames.
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maryjane
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MAY 29, 12:18 PM
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Raydar
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MAY 29, 01:02 PM
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Thanks for the post. I'm almost certain I have heard this before, but I certainly don't remember when.
Still...
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Patrick
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MAY 29, 09:19 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
adios mingo.
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
I'm almost certain I have heard this before, but I certainly don't remember when.
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Yeah, I didn't expect too many PFF members to be familiar with that song. Only a few of us old dinosaurs here would have any recollection of Ed Ames.
Here's something for the young'uns to snicker at. This is Ed Ames when he was still singing with his brothers (Ed's in the middle), and accompanied by the McGuire Sisters, on an April 24, 1960 broadcast of the iconic Ed Sullivan Show. I probably watched the original broadcast, along with my parents, all those many years ago.
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rinselberg
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MAY 29, 10:12 PM
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Ed Ames, Ed Ames... that rings a bell.
| quote | | Ed aims to please, and so does Louise. So don't hide arms, get side arms at Aims Guns, 30102 Eukypa [assumed spelling] Ridge Island School of Design Terrace |
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"Don't Crush that Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers"
Firesign Theatre on Columbia Records; 1970.
Every performance from Firesign Theatre that was distributed on "vinyl" is curated as one of the millions of audio recordings that comprise the archive of Recorded Sound in the Library of Congress.
I can't remember the last time that "Ed Ames" crossed my mind, before Patrick started this thread. But I did remember this.
Are we not here to share?[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 05-29-2023).]
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Patrick
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MAY 29, 10:47 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by rinselberg:
Are we not here to share?
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I don't quite understand why you'd wish to "share" Don't Crush that Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers in a tribute thread to Ed Ames, but...
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rinselberg
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MAY 29, 11:50 PM
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I like to post messages for the sake of posting messages, if there's some tangible connection or association that comes to my mind. It's like a Rorschach exercise. I was thinking about Ed Ames, and I do remember (I think) one of his more popular recordings, but then I remembered this Firesign quip—a pun on the newly late recording artist's name—and I thought, why not go with that?
It's evidence of the not insignificant contribution to American pop culture that Ed Ames had created during his life, by 1970, when that Firesign album was recorded.
I can appreciate that, even though the Ed Ames discography has only the smallest intersection with the Venn diagram circle that represents my consciousness.
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fredtoast
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JUN 08, 06:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
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Sounds to me like Ed Ames invented rap. Or an early primordial white version of rap.
He was Jewish like the Beastie Boys.
And liked to play Indians.
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