Very interesting "old sounding" song about General McArthur!

[Mr. 'H']

Has anyone heard this?

I heard this yesterday playing in the record store and had to buy the album! Love the lyrics - couldn't believe my ears - singing about General Douglas McArthur!

[video=youtube;ThxaHKyMIG0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThxaHKyMIG0[/video]

 

[dhermann1]

I can't listen to it here at work (I will when I get home). But remember, General MacArthur was Chief of Staff for the Army as far back as 1933, so he was well known for a long long time.

 

[Feraud]

Yep. Another CW Stoneking fan here.

 

[Feraud]

Jungle Blues. Enjoy.
[video=youtube;Jgncwm9cMio]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgncwm9cMio[/video]

 

[dhermann1]

Oh, wow! Love it! So presumably that Gen'l MacArthur song is FAUX antique.
Never heard of this guy before. He's a new fave!

 

[Feraud]

Oh, wow! Love it! So presumably that Gen'l MacArthur song is FAUX antique.

No, it's a real antique song! Remake of Wilmouth Houdini tune.

CW Stoneking would fit right in at one of Diane's events.

 

[lolly_loisides]

C W Stoneking is fantastic. He's from Australia, but based in the UK now (lucky me, I've seen him perform a few times). He's released 2 albums so far, King Hokum & Jungle Blues - here's the link to his website http://cwstoneking.com/

 

[ScionPI2005]

Wow. Those two songs are great! I'll have to look up more of their work.

 

[vitanola]

MacArthur?

Mention him to some of the vets of the Somme, The St Mihel defensive sector, Aisne-Marne, the Meuse-Argonne, or Ypres-Lys on whom troops advanced, bayonets drawn, at his order.

Neither these veterans, nor the family of Bernard Meyers would have much truck with the cannonisation of this deeply flawed man, I think.