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500 miles
On Monday 20 April 2015 the french singer Richard Anthony passed away. One of his biggest hits was J' entends siffler le train in 1962:
Elvis fans might recognize this particular song as 500 Miles, a song composed in this fashion by Hedy West:
Elvis' version is, sadly, just a private recording:
Peter, Paul and Mary's version is not too shabby either, sung with great care and dedication:
My personal favourite though is this one:
Could this be the one that got Elvis' attention?
Elvis fans might recognize this particular song as 500 Miles, a song composed in this fashion by Hedy West:
Elvis' version is, sadly, just a private recording:
Peter, Paul and Mary's version is not too shabby either, sung with great care and dedication:
My personal favourite though is this one:
Could this be the one that got Elvis' attention?
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Re: 500 miles
Fish wrote:On Monday 20 April 2015 the french singer Richard Anthony passed away. One of his biggest hits was J' entends siffler le train in 1962:
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Elvis fans might recognize this particular song as 500 Miles, a song composed in this fashion by Hedy West:
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Elvis' version is, sadly, just a private recording:
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Peter, Paul and Mary's version is not too shabby either, sung with great care and dedication:
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My personal favourite though is this one:
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Could this be the one that got Elvis' attention?
As Elvis and his friends sing "500 Miles" accompanied by the Kingston Trio, I would say their recording is the most influential. An FECC review of In A Private Moment uncovered the folk instrumental singalong album that supplied backup on this number and Bob Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind."
http://www.elvis-collectors.com/ftdreview/ftdprivate.html
Here's the LP:
Sing A Song With The Kingston Trio (Capitol SKAO-2005, November 30, 1963)
Side 1
1. Darlin' Corey
2. Where Have All the Flowers Gone
3. The Sinking of the Reuben James
4. 500 Miles --> http://www.folkusa.org/sas_500miles.mp3
5. Pullin' Away
6. Tom Dooley
Side 2
1. Greenback Dollar
2. Blowin' In the Wind --> http://www.folkusa.org/sas_blowininthewind.mp3
3. A Worried Man
4. Chilly Winds
5. One More Town
6. When the Saints Go Marchin' In
Billboard - December 7, 1963
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One of my all-time faves. Thanks.Eap3577 wrote:I like the song but think Bobby Bare did the best version
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I'll take a small bet that Elvis would have tackled it more like Jerry Reed.
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The first version I ever heard was by The Shadows. Here's a live version (starts at about 2:39) which I've included because of the opening song that just happens to be Cliff's version of 'Angel'. Incidentally the bass player is John Rostill, he of Let Me Be There and If You Love Me Let Me Know fame.
The first version I ever heard was by The Shadows. Here's a live version (starts at about 2:39) which I've included because of the opening song that just happens to be Cliff's version of 'Angel'. Incidentally the bass player is John Rostill, he of Let Me Be There and If You Love Me Let Me Know fame.
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Re: 500 miles
Wasn't Red West involved in writing this song???
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Re: 500 miles
You are mistaking.It was Hedy West.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_West
http://lyrics.wikia.com/Hedy_West:500_Miles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_West
http://lyrics.wikia.com/Hedy_West:500_Miles
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I'd support the Jerry Reed approach. He was another great guy. Writing his own stuff (gem after gem) he'd make any other song his own, similar to Elvis. Had Elvis only concentrated much more on writing ...along with Red West or Charlie Hodge. Oh, this is another thread...wait...
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Thanks, my fault!svallen wrote:You are mistaking.It was Hedy West.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_West
http://lyrics.wikia.com/Hedy_West:500_Miles
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Actually the song is based on the traditional tune/song "Train 45 " sometimes called "Reuben"svallen wrote:You are mistaking.It was Hedy West.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_West
http://lyrics.wikia.com/Hedy_West:500_Miles
The greatest version was cut by G B Grayson & Whitter in yhe Twenties...
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I love the movies by the Coen bros but have yet to see this one. Great that it features 500 miles! Thanks for your contribution.Greystoke wrote:500 Miles also features in the Coen brothers' splendid 2013 movie, Inside Llewyn Davis, which is the tale of a struggling singer-songwriter trying to find work in Greenwich Village during the pre-Dylan folk scene of 1961. Based loosely on Dave Van Ronk's autobiography, this rewarding movie features a splendid folk music soundtrack that includes a hitherto unreleased version of Bob Dylan's Farewell. Here's Stark Sands, Carey Mulligan, and Justin Timberlake performing 500 Miles in the movie.
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Also thanks to all the others who have contributed.
Don't you just love the loneliness in the lyrics....?
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I've never been drawn to "500 Miles." Its ubiquitousness with folk music devotees is on a par with "The Riddle Song" as being long past its sell-by date, and ripe for parody.Fish wrote:Also thanks to all the others who have contributed.
Don't you just love the loneliness in the lyrics....?
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Just remind me, who are we talkin' about, again? You're making it too easy for me.drjohncarpenter wrote:..........as being long past its sell-by date, and ripe for parody.
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Great and classic clip!drjohncarpenter wrote:I've never been drawn to "500 Miles." Its ubiquitousness with folk music devotees is on a par with "The Riddle Song" as being long past its sell-by date, and ripe for parody.Fish wrote:Also thanks to all the others who have contributed.
Don't you just love the loneliness in the lyrics....?
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Does not change my opinion about 500 miles though (don't care for the Riddle Song however).
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Thanks. Bluto didn't care for "The Riddle Song" either.Fish wrote:Great and classic clip!drjohncarpenter wrote:I've never been drawn to "500 Miles." Its ubiquitousness with folk music devotees is on a par with "The Riddle Song" as being long past its sell-by date, and ripe for parody.
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Does not change my opinion about 500 miles though (don't care for the Riddle Song however).
You realize the same thing would have happened had that fellow been strumming a chorus of "500 Miles."
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Great and classic clip!
Does not change my opinion about 500 miles though (don't care for the Riddle Song however).[/quote]
Thanks. Bluto didn't care for "The Riddle Song" either.
You realize the same thing would have happened had that fellow been strumming a chorus of "500 Miles." [/quote]
Haha, yes indeed! And then it would still have been very funny....don't you just love the look on Bluto's face as he is watching the guitar player?
Obviously, smashing guitars is criminal, as old John Hiatt has already pointed out but we will make an exception in this case.
Does not change my opinion about 500 miles though (don't care for the Riddle Song however).[/quote]
Thanks. Bluto didn't care for "The Riddle Song" either.
You realize the same thing would have happened had that fellow been strumming a chorus of "500 Miles." [/quote]
Haha, yes indeed! And then it would still have been very funny....don't you just love the look on Bluto's face as he is watching the guitar player?
Obviously, smashing guitars is criminal, as old John Hiatt has already pointed out but we will make an exception in this case.