ID this song ("And then...?")
Joe Blevins
Help me ID this song. The words go something like this:
Then he grabbed her
And then...?
Then he tied her up
And then...?
Then he lit the fuse to the dynamite
And then? And then?
I think this might be the same song that has the line: "Meanwhile, back
in the States..." It's probably a novelty song from the 1950s.
--Joe--
Rob Killam
The first song is "Along Came Jones". I think it was done originally
by the Coasters, but I also remember Sha Na Na doing a version of it as
well.
The second song is "Stranded in the Jungle" by the Cadets, from "Dr.
Demento Presents the Greatest Novelty Records of All Time - the 1950's"
Dementedly Yours,
Rob
Daniel Kravetz
On Thu, 1 Jan 1998, Joe Blevins wrote:
> Help me ID this song. The words go something like this:
>
> Then he grabbed her
> And then...?
> Then he tied her up
> And then...?
> Then he lit the fuse to the dynamite
> And then? And then?
>
> I think this might be the same song that has the line: "Meanwhile, back
> in the States..." It's probably a novelty song from the 1950s.
>
It's "Along Came Jones" by Lieber and Stoller, recorded in 1959 by the
Coasters.
web surfer
In article <34AC24...@concentric.net>,
Joe Blevins <joe...@concentric.net> wrote:
>Help me ID this song. The words go something like this:
>
> Then he grabbed her
> And then...?
> Then he tied her up
> And then...?
> Then he lit the fuse to the dynamite
> And then? And then?
>
>I think this might be the same song that has the line: "Meanwhile, back
>in the States..." It's probably a novelty song from the 1950s.
>
and then "along came jones"....
(by the coasters)
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Jeff Morris
>I think this might be the same song that has the line: "Meanwhile, back
>in the States..." It's probably a novelty song from the 1950s.
As several people have pointed out, it's "Along Came Jones" (by the Coasters,
later covered by Ray Stevens).
Just thought I'd let you know it's not the same as the song with "Meanwhile,
back in the States..." That's "Stranded In The Jungle" by The Cadets (among
others).
Joe Blevins
Joe Blevins wrote:
>
> Help me ID this song. The words go something like this:
Thanks to everyone who identified this song both here and through
e-mail. As I expected, I got lots of responses right away. Actually,
you identified two songs at once. "Along Came Jones" by the Coasters
and "Stranded in the Jungle" by the Cadets were the ones I was thinking
of. For some reason these two seperate songs became confused in my
memory. I guess it's because they're from roughly the same time period
(late '50s) and both tell a story.
I got to thinking about "Along Came Jones" because it's used in John
Waters' "Mondo Trasho," which I was just watching on video yesterday.
While you watch that movie, you can make a little game out of trying to
identify all of the songs used in the film, since practically the ENTIRE
soundtrack is made up of snippets from old records, with only occasional
bits of wild-tracked dialogue. Waters says the film's use of music was
inspired by Dickie Goodman's break-in records. Dementites and
dementoids should love it.
--Joe--
Carrie I. Castro
: Then he grabbed her
: And then...?
: Then he tied her up
: And then...?
: Then he lit the fuse to the dynamite
: And then? And then?
: I think this might be the same song that has the line: "Meanwhile, back
: in the States..." It's probably a novelty song from the 1950s.
: --Joe--
This would be "Along Came Jones" done by The Coasters, I believe. And
probably done by others as well. Ray Stevens also did a version of it.
The line you're thinking off is "Meanwhile, back at the ranch.." Of
course, I could be wrong. It's been a few years since I heard it.
Carrie
Dr Dementoless in the SF Bay Area
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Domestic Engineer Par Excellence
Monet, NO! "Meow!"
Gary G. Taylor
>Help me ID this song. The words go something like this:
>
> Then he grabbed her
> And then...?
> Then he tied her up
> And then...?
> Then he lit the fuse to the dynamite
> And then? And then?
>
>I think this might be the same song that has the line: "Meanwhile, back
>in the States..." It's probably a novelty song from the 1950s.
Nope. "Meanwhile, back in the States" is from "Stranded in the Jungle"
by (I believe) the Cadets. You're thinking of "Along Came Jones" by
the Coasters. (The next line after "And then? And then?" is "Uh-uh!
Along came Jones!") But you have the era correct: late 1950s.
Both of these are probably somewhere on one of Art Laboe's "Oldies But
Goodies" collections.
kas...@cyberportal.net
Could It be then along came jones by the Coasters??
Bob Nickels
Joe Blevins wrote in message <34AC24...@concentric.net>...
>Help me ID this song. The words go something like this:
>
> Then he grabbed her
> And then...?
> Then he tied her up
> And then...?
> Then he lit the fuse to the dynamite
> And then? And then?
>
Sounds like "Along Came Jones" - Ray Stevens. I'd say mid-60's...
Bob Nickels
David Samuel Barr
I would tend to agree, but the original version of that song is by The
Coasters (Atco, 1959). Stevens's cover version came ten years later
(Monument, 1969).