Q: 500 Miles Peter Paul + Mary COVER ?
Nic Caciappo
Miles" by a early 70's group that issued a version of the tune. I can
remember their name, can you help? I have found versions by The
Journeymen and Seldom Scene. That's not what I am looking for. This
version of the tune was somewhat "electric", not folk music oriented at
all, it had some nice electric guitar work and vocal harmony that fit in
with what the Mike Curb Congregation were doing on the early 70's. I
can't find this tune for the life of me! Anyone?
Nic Caciappo
Modesto, CA. USA
Stephen Suffet
>
> Peter & Gordon recorded the song ["500 Miles"] too. But it's not a
> Peter, Paul & Mary song. It's by Hedy West.
Correct. But even Hedy West's "500 Miles" belongs to a family of "I
Can't Go Back Home This-a-Way" songs. Here are some verses I heard in
the late 1950s or early 1960s, much faster than PP&M and a lot rougher
than Hedy. The tune lies somewhere among "Reuben's Train" and "900
Miles" (modal version) and Hedy's "500 Miles." Rev. Frederick D. Kirk-
patrick later used a similar tune for "I Can't Feed My Family This-A-
Way."
Regards,
Steve
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I CAN'T GO BACK HOME THIS-A-WAY
Words & music: traditional(?)
It's been years since I left home, and I've been a rambling round,
And I never got a letter from my home.
'Til a letter finally came, saying take the very next train,
Saying son it's time for you to come back home.
Oh, your daddy's dead and gone, and your sister has gone wrong,
Saying son it's time for you to come back home.
Come back home, come back home, come back home, come back home,
Saying son it's time for you to come back home.
Not a shirt on my back, not a dollar to my name,
Lord, I can't go back home this-a-way.
This-a-way, this-a-way, this-a-way, this-a-way,
Lord, I can't go back home this-a-way.
So I'm stranded in this town as the sun's a-going down,
And I'm too many miles from my home,
Gonna take a razor blade, and I'll hide out in the shade,
And I'll start me a graveyard of my own.
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Rich Clark
Nic Caciappo <nic...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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The Hooters had a minor hit with a reggae-flavored version of the song
in 1989, adding new lyrics referring to the Tienamin Square
student-vs-tank incident. PP&M sang harmony. It's on The Hooters' album
"Zig-Zag," and also on their "Hooterization" retrospective. Probably
not what you're looking for, but certainly worth mentioning!
RichC
Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
love. It is simply stunning. I am not sure if this has been recorded but
Laura tours a lot so if you catch her you may be lucky enough to hear it. She
is an incredible performer. Tons of energy and full of heart and soul.
Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
--<A HREF="http://www.musicaustin.com/folk/secampbell.html">Sarah Elizabeth
Campbell:Austin Music</A>
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Nic Caciappo <nic...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I am trying to remember a cover version of Peter Paul & Mary's "500
> Miles" by a early 70's group that issued a version of the tune. I can
> remember their name, can you help? I have found versions by The
> Journeymen and Seldom Scene. That's not what I am looking for. This
> version of the tune was somewhat "electric", not folk music oriented at
> all, it had some nice electric guitar work and vocal harmony that fit in
> with what the Mike Curb Congregation were doing on the early 70's. I
> can't find this tune for the life of me! Anyone?
>
Frank Hamilton
Hedy West has the copyright. YOu might try looking under the ASCAP or
BMI websites or check with HARRY FOX website. There is a listing of
who recorded the song.
Frank