Friday, September 21, 2007

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

Ex-convict on bus
looks to a tree to find out
if she still loves him.

Tuneweaving (1973)
Tony Orlando and Dawn

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1 comment:

Dianne said...

When I heard this song as a kid I thought it was funny and ironic.

"Now the whole damn bus is cheering, and I can't believe I see, a hundred yellow ribbons..."

I interpreted these lyrics to mean that an entire bus-load of convicts had all told their girlfriends the same thing. So now everyone was happy, but no one really knew who each yellow ribbon was meant for.

The whole yellow ribbon thing seems pretty unnecessary. You know, why didn't he just ask her to write back to him? Guess it wouldn't be as good a song.

Here's a link to a great political parody of the song by the Asylum Street Spankers: Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV. It's pretty funny and well done.