England Swings!
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squirrelnest
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That song was so popular at the time I could write down the lyrics. Roger Miller had some of the best songs. Dang Me.That's cheating!
Doug
Without looking at the YouTube, "England swings like the pendulum do..."
My father had the RM record
My father had the RM record
Well yeah but don't try singing it when you're roller skating in a buffalo herd.
This is what search assistant says about roller skating in a buffalo herd. This is for real.
Search Assist
"You cannot roller skate in a buffalo herd because the environment is unsuitable, with uneven ground and the unpredictable nature of the animals posing significant safety risks. It's best to find a smoother, safer location for roller skating."
It should have just said "Because Roger Miller says so...!" He is after all, King Of The Road
Yep, Dang Me, King of the Road, England Swings (like a pendulum do). and Do-Wacka-Do!!! I remember them well.
Doug G.
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okay, now that I have that song stuck in my head, I hope there was a good reason for dredging it up....
Nope, just kind of popped into my head.
I'm sure it was the easiest song for me to memorize, ever, after just one time hearing it.And let's not forget "Chug-A-Lug". Burns your tummy, don't ya know? My friend and I used to sing that line and laugh our heads off. In contrast to "England Swings", its lyrics are almost impossible to memorize.
Doug
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My father was more of a 40's/50's music guy, but somehow he became aware of RM right around King Of The Road time, and he bought the LP 
As a pre-teen, and hearing it on WBZ-AM all the time, I thought it pretty cool, in rotation on our Westinghouse (tube) record player often. Probably even worked out some of the tunes back then as I was starting into guitar.
When we cleaned out the house, after he went into nursing care and my Mom into assisted living, there were no records to be found. I suspect he must have peddled them off during his flea-market phase.
As a pre-teen, and hearing it on WBZ-AM all the time, I thought it pretty cool, in rotation on our Westinghouse (tube) record player often. Probably even worked out some of the tunes back then as I was starting into guitar.
When we cleaned out the house, after he went into nursing care and my Mom into assisted living, there were no records to be found. I suspect he must have peddled them off during his flea-market phase.
Here we go, this LP is all you need to experience Roger Miller, though he was on TV everywhere
Doug G.
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Here we go, this LP is all you need to experience Roger Miller, though he was on TV everywhere
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Over the years, I have acquired two copies of that album.
My second wife's mom and her sisters always sang "King of the Road" whenever we got together. We all would join in.
Doug
KentTeffeteller
Gimpus Stereophilus!
And best of all recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville (formerly the Owen Bradley Quonset Hut studios). Engineered by Selby Coffeen. Superb recording and mastered by Mercury's mastering studio (later in the 1960's became MasterDisk).Here we go, this LP is all you need to experience Roger Miller, though he was on TV everywhere
When I listened to my Roger Miller CD a couple nights ago one of the first things I noticed was that it was recorded well.
I noticed that about the record too. Excellent recording.
KentTeffeteller
Gimpus Stereophilus!
The excellent CD of this was mastered by Dennis Drake. It's truly superb sounding.
