tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648927811143478675.post7914146886216204877..comments2023-07-09T02:43:24.143-05:00Comments on 45 Blog: Said The Fair Young MaidenHowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817710041339540732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648927811143478675.post-49295365913554705452010-05-20T12:45:05.922-05:002010-05-20T12:45:05.922-05:00There are a lot of versions of this out there. I h...There are a lot of versions of this out there. I heard a version with a man with a popeye type voice doing it that was a real hoot! Of course, the original by the legendary Carson Robinson is still one of the best!!Howdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817710041339540732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648927811143478675.post-48656907649923499652010-05-20T10:34:58.903-05:002010-05-20T10:34:58.903-05:00This is a hoot -- great orchestration, too. Hard t...This is a hoot -- great orchestration, too. Hard to imagine the normally suave Hoagy Carmichael doing this . . . but I guess he did have his folksy side, didn't he?<br /><br />I compared this with an earlier version I have by one Bud Billings -- Bud's is raunchier and has many more verses. Ends with Barnacle Bill telling the fair young maiden that he's never coming back -- then slams the door and says "goodbye."mrb394everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149763185339071212noreply@blogger.com