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Thread started 08/02/12 10:33am

MickyDolenz

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Napoleon XIV ~ They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #1 posted 08/02/12 10:36am

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Here's the B-side smile

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #2 posted 08/02/12 12:25pm

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My husband Ron turned me on to this a few years ago. I think it's a great novelty record. And if I may be so bold to say...probably the first rap song. I can hear Eminem doing a cover of this.

If it breaks when it bends, U better not put it in!
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Reply #3 posted 08/02/12 12:30pm

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Reply #4 posted 08/02/12 12:32pm

MickyDolenz

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benjaminira said:

My husband Ron turned me on to this a few years ago. I think it's a great novelty record. And if I may be so bold to say...probably the first rap song. I can hear Eminem doing a cover of this.

The oldies station used to play this a lot. As far as rap goes, there's many songs before this that could be considered proto-rap. Shirley Ellis' Name Game is one.

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #5 posted 08/02/12 3:53pm

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OK, I'm showing my age --...when I was a little kid, I had one of those K-tel ( lol) record compilations called "Looney Tunes", with all of these old novelty records, and "They're Coming To Take Me Away" was one of my favorites!!!

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Reply #6 posted 08/02/12 5:57pm

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eek

I saw this song being performed by hand-puppets on some children's program when I was a little kid, and it scared the shit outta me! Even now, when I hear this song, I think it's creepy as Hell.

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Reply #7 posted 08/02/12 6:36pm

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At the end of Gonna Buy Me A Dog during the fadeout, Davy Jones quotes this song.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #8 posted 08/02/12 6:44pm

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paligap said:

OK, I'm showing my age --...when I was a little kid, I had one of those K-tel ( lol) record compilations called "Looney Tunes", with all of these old novelty records, and "They're Coming To Take Me Away" was one of my favorites!!!

I had a K-Tel cassette with some disco & pop hits. It had Heart Of Glass, Pina Colada Song, and Don't Stop Till You Get Enough on it. biggrin

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #9 posted 08/02/12 7:36pm

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holy shit parts of that sound similar to the ending dialouge of

If I Was Your Girlfriend eek

"Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
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"Midnight is where the day begins"
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Reply #10 posted 08/02/12 7:40pm

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MickyDolenz said:

At the end of Gonna Buy Me A Dog during the fadeout, Davy Jones quotes this song.

nod omg I totally remember this from when I was a kid! We wore out that Monkees album, oh yes!

"Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___

"Midnight is where the day begins"
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Reply #11 posted 08/03/12 12:36pm

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chewymusic said:

MickyDolenz said:

At the end of Gonna Buy Me A Dog during the fadeout, Davy Jones quotes this song.

nod omg I totally remember this from when I was a kid! We wore out that Monkees album, oh yes!

I read once that there was a straight take of Dog. The released version is the first take. They thought the song was stupid, so just started goofing in the studio. lol

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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