"They dont make songs like this anymore", (to borrow a line from one of them!)

grahamg

grahamg

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Here are some old songs I'd guess most have heard of the band (and/or the song), some maybe not at all though. I thought it might be worth reminding folks of them or introducing those that are unfamiliar:

New to me this one:


This is very well known here, and remarkable perhaps for the repetition:

 
"Here are some old songs I'd guess most have heard of the band (and/or the song), some maybe not at all though."
Right over my head Graham, but you might be impressed that I have heard of Marc Bolan.
And here's why!

 
Lyrics from the Riley Green version above:

hey Don’t Make ’Em Like That No More Lyrics​

[Verse 1]
I'm still drivin' that Chevrolet
That daddy bought new back in '88
It's more rust than two-tone paint
But turn the key and it'll crank

My first guitar was an Epiphone
Same one I'm still pickin' on
Thought about sellin' when times got tough
But just couldn't give it up

[Chorus]
'Cause they don't make 'em like that no more
Some things you can't find at the discount store
There's just something about bein' handmade
Bought with cash on a firm handshake
Like ol' Zebco's and pocket knives
Shotguns, rifles, four wheel drives
And this worn out pair of boots my daddy wore
They don't make 'em like that no more

[Verse 2]
Got a carboard box mom won't give away
Full of old casettes and 8 track tapes
That's the first way I ever heard Hank
Don't wanna hear him any other way

In a little white box granddaddy built
Cross a cotton field up on the hill
Sawed every board at the local mill
In a hundred years it'll be standin' still

[Chorus]
'Cause they don't make 'em like that no more
Some things you can't find at the discount store
There's just something about bein' handmade
Bought with cash on a firm handshake
Like ol' Zebco's and pocket knives
Shotguns, rifles, four wheel drives
And this worn out pair of boots my daddy wore
They don't make 'em like that no more
 
grahamg said:
Lyrics from the Riley Green version above:

hey Don’t Make ’Em Like That No More Lyrics​

[Verse 1]
I'm still drivin' that Chevrolet
That daddy bought new back in '88
It's more rust than two-tone paint
But turn the key and it'll crank
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I saw 88 and immediately thought of:

Well I got me a date and I won't be late
I picked her up in my eighty eight
We'll shag on down to the union hall
And when the joint starts jumpin I'll have a ball

I'm gonna rock it up
I'm gonna rip it up
I'm gonna rock it up
Gonna ball it up
I'm gonna rock it up and ball tonight
I'm gonna rock it up and ball tonight

It's called "Rip it Up," by Little Richard and released in 1956. Elvis Presley went on to record it and sold squillions.
 
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